UN General Assembly is ‘Super Bowl of espionage,’ ex-spy says

UN General Assembly is ‘Super Bowl of espionage,’ ex-spy says

Just a few days. Hundreds of diplomats, senior officials, translators and hangers-on from all over the world. Dozens of intelligents agents hungry to recruit any one of them as a source, eavesdrop on their communications or pilfer some confidential information. Dozens more counterintelligence officers trying to keep those agents away. Some spies just out to […]

U.S. and Iran argue over inspections at nuclear watchdog meeting

U.S. and Iran argue over inspections at nuclear watchdog meeting

The United States and Iran quarreled over how Tehran’s nuclear activities should be policed at a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday, in a row sparked last month by Washington’s call for wider inspections. Key U.S. allies are worried by the possibility of Washington pulling out of a 2015 landmark nuclear deal under […]

U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea

U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea

The U.N. Security Council on Monday agreed on its toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea that passed unanimously after the United States softened its initial demands to win support from China and Russia. The sanctions set limits on North Korea’s oil imports and banned its textile exports in an effort to deprive the reclusive nation of […]

270,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar, U.N. Says

270,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar, U.N. Says

The number of Rohingya who have fled fighting in western Myanmar has climbed sharply to 270,000, placing a huge strain on camps in Bangladesh where they are seeking shelter, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday. On Thursday, the United Nations agency said that about 164,000 Rohingya had fled since fighting broke out in late August. Two […]

The US military wants permission to start hunting down North Korean ships using ‘all necessary measures’

The US military wants permission to start hunting down North Korean ships using ‘all necessary measures’

In the aftermath of Pyongyang’s ground-shaking hydrogen bomb test, the US has circulated a proposal around the UN Security Council that would grant its Navy unprecedented powers to use “all necessary measures” to hunt down North Korean ships at sea, the New York Times reports. The resolution would let the US stop all shipments of crude oil, petroleum, and natural […]

Nigerian military raids United Nations camp for unclear reason

Nigerian military raids United Nations camp for unclear reason

The Nigerian military raided a United Nations base early Friday in a city often targeted by suicide bombers. The raid could add tension to the relationship between the two institutions as each struggles to respond to an eight-year-old war with Boko Haram. About 5 a.m. on Friday, soldiers entered a tent camp housing United Nations workers in […]

Only a day after voting on new North Korean sanctions, China back peddles in the press

Only a day after voting on new North Korean sanctions, China back peddles in the press

Only one day after voting in favor of new sanctions to be imposed on Kim Jong-un’s North Korean regime, China’s state-owned media released a statement stressing the limits of the new restrictions, and once again emphasizing their position critical of the United States in the region. The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday […]

U.S. Blackhawk helicopter goes down in hard landing in Afghanistan

U.S. Blackhawk helicopter goes down in hard landing in Afghanistan

Two U.S. soldiers reportedly suffered light injuries during a hard landing of a HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan early on Tuesday. The helicopter suffered an unspecified mechanical failure during operations over the Achin District in eastern Afghanistan.  No statements have been made as to whether or not the helicopter had been fired upon by […]

China claims U.S. ‘stabbed them in the back,’ while another Chinese diplomat attempts to explain trade increases with North Korea

China claims U.S. ‘stabbed them in the back,’ while another Chinese diplomat attempts to explain trade increases with North Korea

In recent months, United States defense officials and diplomats alike have repeatedly urged China to increase pressure on Kim Jong-un’s North Korean regime by way of economic sanctions, fully aware that China represents a robust ninety-percent of North Korea’s import and export markets.  As North Korea’s primary ally, China possesses what some believe to be […]