Tag: Washingtons
Israel “took into account” Washington’s concerns on Rafah
Europe 1 with AFP 11:30 a.m., May 22, 2024 A senior American official judged on Tuesday that Israel had “taken into account” Washington’s concerns regarding military operations in Rafah, in…
Beijing sanctions American companies in response to Washington’s “economic coercion”
A Raytheon group site in California, June 10, 2019 (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/Archives/MARIO TAMA) Chinese authorities announced sanctions against 12 American companies on Wednesday, in response to Washington’s “economic coercion”…
Blinken reaffirms Washington’s opposition to any movement of Palestinians to Gaza
Blinken reaffirms Washington’s opposition to any movement of Palestinians to Gaza The United States remains opposed to any forced displacement of Palestinians against a backdrop of the threat of a…
Coup d’état in Niger: arrival of Wagner, fight against the jihadists … Washington’s concerns
Aviva Fried with AFP (in the United States), edited by Laura Laplaud / Photo credit: 07:00, August 09, 2023 Two weeks after the coup in Niger that overthrew President Mohamed…
Why Washington’s announced delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine is controversial
A Ukrainian serviceman holds a defused submunition from a Russian missile, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. CLODAGH KILCOYNE / REUTERS Himars, combat tanks, long-range missiles and now,…
Blinken reaffirms to Erdogan Washington’s support for Turkey
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 9 hours ago , Update 1 hour ago Antony Blinken and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday February 20. POOL / REUTERS The…
Violent Chinese charge against Washington’s “hysteria” and “protectionism”
(AFP/Odd ANDERSEN) The head of Chinese diplomacy delivered a violent charge against Washington on Saturday, denouncing its “hysterical” reaction to the overflight of a balloon and its economic “protectionism”. In…
Washington’s first direct military aid to Taiwan reaches key milestone in Congress
The destroyer “USS Kidd”, en route to Taiwanese waters, August 27, 2021. – /AFP Washington’s first direct military aid to Taiwan took a key step in the US Congress on…
Kaspersky, China Telecom and China Mobile join Washington’s blacklist
Kaspersky joined the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) blacklist on Friday, along with China Telecom and China Mobile. Kaspersky is the first Russian company to be added to the list.…
Washington’s trade pressure on Mexico City to save porpoises
Vaquitas, from the porpoise family, are on the verge of extinction, in the Gulf of California on September 3, 2019 (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/AFP/Archives/HO) The United States has invoked its…
Washington’s limited options in the face of Russia’s maneuvers on Ukraine’s doorstep
Joe Biden and Vladimir Poutin before the United States – Russia summit, at Villa La Grange, in Geneva (Switzerland), on June 16, 2021. PETER KLAUNZER / AFP Reducing Russian toxicity:…
Washington’s protectionism at the heart of discussions between Biden and Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 17, 2021, in Ottawa, upon his departure for Washington. ADRIAN WYLD / AP After several thousand of his fellow citizens, the traditional “snowbirds”,…