Israel’s PM Slams John Kerry for Saying Illegal Settlement Building is Holding Back Peace
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced a speech by US Secretary of State John Kerry which said illegal settlement building is holding back peace. Kerry also said that, rather than aiming for an internationally agreed two state solution, Israel is instead moving towards a one state reality. “I must express my deep disappointment with […]
South Sudan President Salva Kiir To Sign Peace Deal
South Sudan’s president has promised to sign a peace deal he had earlier snubbed, the US State Department says. Salva Kiir told US Secretary of State John Kerry he had decided to sign after “a couple more days of consultation”, a State Department spokesman said. His refusal on Monday to sign the deal to end […]
U.S. Secretary in Djibouti to discuss security, aid to Yemen and Somalia
DJIBOUTI – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti Wednesday, home to the main US military base on the continent and just across the sea from war-torn Yemen. Djibouti, a strategic former French colony and port that guards the entrance to the Red Sea and Suez Canal, […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry Gets Emotional With South Sudan
Kerry appeals to South Sudan’s warring leaders, threatens them with accountability for crimes. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry condemned South Sudan’s warring president and opposition leader as “disgraceful” Monday for squandering the promise of the world’s youngest country and pledged $5 million to create a court or another institution that might […]
World’s Youngest Nation Is ‘at Grave Risk’
Secretary of State John Kerry warned Monday that the violent civil conflict, mass displacement and deepening food crisis straining South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, were threatening its future.He also said the United States had allocated $5 million for the creation of a special court or other independent judicial mechanism that would hold perpetrators of […]
U.S. Pledges New Refugee Aid for Kenya
NAIROBI — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced millions of dollars in new aid for Africa at a Monday news conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Kerry said $45 million in additional funding will be provided to help the UNHCR provide better school, health clinics and clean drinking water to refugees. The State Department said […]
US forces unleash devastating firepower on ISIS terrorists
ISIS positions in and around Kobane felt the full force of American airpower last night, as sustained bombing raids resulted in a series of spectacular explosions in the besieged Syrian town. The radical Islamic group has been dramatically pushed back from the town, having as recently as last week looked like it was about to […]