United States Cyber Command on Thursday conducted online attacks against an Iranian intelligence group that American officials believe helped plan the attacks against oil tankers in recent weeks, according to people briefed on the operation.
More from WPR: Amid Ratcheting Tensions, Iran Doesn’t Know What Trump Really Wants
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June 24, 2019President Trump on Sunday shrugged off the brutal dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, just days after a United Nations report described how a team of Saudi assassins called Khashoggi a “sacrificial animal” before his murder.
More from WPR: Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Reveals the Rot at the Center of U.S.-Gulf Ties
The U.S. plans to impose major new sanctions on Iran, signaling it won’t ease pressure despite a diplomatic push by European leaders to persuade Washington and Tehran to show restraint.
More from WPR: Trump’s Iran Policy Risks Catastrophic Success—or Catastrophic Failure
U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear program.
More from WPR: Is North Korea’s Regime Really in Peril?
Opinion
June 24, 2019The Trump administration’s upcoming Peace to Prosperity economic workshop, due to begin in the Bahraini capital Manama on Tuesday, already looks set to be a dud. The workshop is aimed at “unlocking economic development and investment in the West Bank, Gaza, and the region,” according to the subtitle on its program. In reality, it is shaping up to be an amateur refurbishing of Israel’s failed economic peace plan and little more than a photo opportunity.
If John Bolton isn’t careful, he could go the way of William Clark, whose hawkish policies sowed White House discord.
Africa
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June 24, 2019The chief of staff of the Ethiopian Army and at least three other senior officials were killed in different parts of the country when a general tried to seize control of the northern state of Amhara in an attempted coup, the prime minister’s office said Sunday.
More from WPR: In a Bold Experiment, Ethiopia’s Abiy Aims to Put Citizenship Over Ethnicity
Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election Sunday, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants.
More from WPR: Ahead of Mauritania’s Election, Activists Hope for ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’
Sudan’s protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country’s military rulers—who did not immediately commit to the plan.
More from WPR: Can Sudan’s Revolution Be Saved?
West African troops killed 42 suspected Islamic State fighters in a battle in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the heaviest death toll suffered by the insurgents in the last six months, a regional military task force said in a statement.
More from WPR: How to Manage the Threat of an Expanding Islamic State in Africa
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June 24, 2019Authorities reinforced efforts over the weekend to deter Central Americans and others from crossing Mexico to reach the United States, detaining migrants in the south and stationing National Guardsmen along the Rio Grande in the north.
More from WPR: Last Hope or Last Stop? Mexico’s Growing Migrant Crisis
Opinion
June 24, 2019How the United States can help rebuild.
More from WPR: Across Latin America, Venezuelans Reel From a Crisis That Has No End in Sight
Asia-Pacific
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June 24, 2019Protesters fearing an erosion of Hong Kong’s legal autonomy blocked access to a government office building for nearly two hours Monday and plan more demonstrations to draw the attention of leaders attending the G-20 summit this week.
More from WPR: Hong Kong’s Protests Show the Biggest Challenge to China’s Rise Is at Home
The Australian government has evacuated the children of two dead Islamic State fighters from a Syrian refugee camp, the first time Canberra has organized the return of its citizens from the conflict zone.
A U.S. judge has found three large Chinese banks in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in an investigation into North Korean sanctions violations. The order triggers for the first time a provision that could cut off one of China’s largest banks from the U.S. financial system at the demand of the U.S. attorney general or treasury secretary.
Opinion
June 24, 2019It’s not about nuclear weapons, leverage with President Trump or the trade war.
More from WPR: Xi’s Landmark Visit to North Korea Will Be Overshadowed by Standoffs With Trump
Europe
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June 24, 2019In the largest demonstration in the Czech Republic since the fall of the Iron Curtain, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday night calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
More from WPR: Czechs Are ‘Wary of Heading Down the Same Path as Hungary and Poland’
The leader of Georgia’s ruling party said Monday that the ex-Soviet nation will hold the next parliamentary election based entirely on a proportionate system, fulfilling a key demand of anti-government protesters.
An apparent noisy spat over spilled wine involving the front-runner to become prime minister, Boris Johnson, brought police to the London residence Johnson shares with his partner.
Opinion
June 24, 2019France’s young president is now Europe’s most forceful progressive. But violence at home and the success of right-wing parties throughout the Continent threaten his ambitions.
More from WPR: France’s Macron Strengthens His EU Hand With European Parliament Vote
Middle East & North Africa
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June 24, 2019President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey suffered the biggest defeat of his political career Sunday as his candidate for Istanbul mayor conceded defeat in a repeat election.
More from WPR: How Far Will Erdogan and the AKP Go to Hold Onto Power in Turkey?
A U.S.-backed investment conference to drum up business for Palestinians will have no Palestinian government representatives and Israeli officials appear unlikely to attend, leaving in doubt whether the session can raise significant money or political support for President Trump’s effort to strike a Middle East peace deal.
One person was killed and seven others were wounded Sunday in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on a Saudi airport, Saudi Arabia said. The strike came as the American secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, traveled to the country for talks on Iran.
Prominent philanthropist Osman Kavala and 15 others went on trial in Turkey on Monday accused of organizing anti-government protests in 2013, with defendants and rights groups calling the charges baseless and aimed at silencing civil society activities.
Opinion
June 24, 2019The devastating impact of American sanctions has left many Iranians feeling they are already at war.
More from WPR: The Nuclear Deal Raised Iranians’ Hopes. Now They’re Focused on Survival
United States
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June 24, 2019United States Cyber Command on Thursday conducted online attacks against an Iranian intelligence group that American officials believe helped plan the attacks against oil tankers in recent weeks, according to people briefed on the operation.
More from WPR: Amid Ratcheting Tensions, Iran Doesn’t Know What Trump Really Wants
President Trump on Sunday shrugged off the brutal dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, just days after a United Nations report described how a team of Saudi assassins called Khashoggi a “sacrificial animal” before his murder.
More from WPR: Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Reveals the Rot at the Center of U.S.-Gulf Ties
The U.S. plans to impose major new sanctions on Iran, signaling it won’t ease pressure despite a diplomatic push by European leaders to persuade Washington and Tehran to show restraint.
More from WPR: Trump’s Iran Policy Risks Catastrophic Success—or Catastrophic Failure
U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear program.
More from WPR: Is North Korea’s Regime Really in Peril?
A U.S.-backed investment conference to drum up business for Palestinians will have no Palestinian government representatives and Israeli officials appear unlikely to attend, leaving in doubt whether the session can raise significant money or political support for President Trump’s effort to strike a Middle East peace deal.
A U.S. judge has found three large Chinese banks in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in an investigation into North Korean sanctions violations. The order triggers for the first time a provision that could cut off one of China’s largest banks from the U.S. financial system at the demand of the U.S. attorney general or treasury secretary.
Opinion
June 24, 2019The Trump administration’s upcoming Peace to Prosperity economic workshop, due to begin in the Bahraini capital Manama on Tuesday, already looks set to be a dud. The workshop is aimed at “unlocking economic development and investment in the West Bank, Gaza, and the region,” according to the subtitle on its program. In reality, it is shaping up to be an amateur refurbishing of Israel’s failed economic peace plan and little more than a photo opportunity.
If John Bolton isn’t careful, he could go the way of William Clark, whose hawkish policies sowed White House discord.
How the United States can help rebuild.
More from WPR: Across Latin America, Venezuelans Reel From a Crisis That Has No End in Sight
The devastating impact of American sanctions has left many Iranians feeling they are already at war.
More from WPR: The Nuclear Deal Raised Iranians’ Hopes. Now They’re Focused on Survival
The Americas
News
June 24, 2019Authorities reinforced efforts over the weekend to deter Central Americans and others from crossing Mexico to reach the United States, detaining migrants in the south and stationing National Guardsmen along the Rio Grande in the north.
More from WPR: Last Hope or Last Stop? Mexico’s Growing Migrant Crisis
Opinion
June 24, 2019How the United States can help rebuild.
More from WPR: Across Latin America, Venezuelans Reel From a Crisis That Has No End in Sight
Europe
News
June 24, 2019In the largest demonstration in the Czech Republic since the fall of the Iron Curtain, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday night calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
More from WPR: Czechs Are ‘Wary of Heading Down the Same Path as Hungary and Poland’
The leader of Georgia’s ruling party said Monday that the ex-Soviet nation will hold the next parliamentary election based entirely on a proportionate system, fulfilling a key demand of anti-government protesters.
An apparent noisy spat over spilled wine involving the front-runner to become prime minister, Boris Johnson, brought police to the London residence Johnson shares with his partner.
Opinion
June 24, 2019France’s young president is now Europe’s most forceful progressive. But violence at home and the success of right-wing parties throughout the Continent threaten his ambitions.
More from WPR: France’s Macron Strengthens His EU Hand With European Parliament Vote
Africa
News
June 24, 2019The chief of staff of the Ethiopian Army and at least three other senior officials were killed in different parts of the country when a general tried to seize control of the northern state of Amhara in an attempted coup, the prime minister’s office said Sunday.
More from WPR: In a Bold Experiment, Ethiopia’s Abiy Aims to Put Citizenship Over Ethnicity
Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election Sunday, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants.
More from WPR: Ahead of Mauritania’s Election, Activists Hope for ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’
Sudan’s protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country’s military rulers—who did not immediately commit to the plan.
More from WPR: Can Sudan’s Revolution Be Saved?
West African troops killed 42 suspected Islamic State fighters in a battle in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the heaviest death toll suffered by the insurgents in the last six months, a regional military task force said in a statement.
More from WPR: How to Manage the Threat of an Expanding Islamic State in Africa
Middle East & North Africa
News
June 24, 2019United States Cyber Command on Thursday conducted online attacks against an Iranian intelligence group that American officials believe helped plan the attacks against oil tankers in recent weeks, according to people briefed on the operation.
More from WPR: Amid Ratcheting Tensions, Iran Doesn’t Know What Trump Really Wants
President Trump on Sunday shrugged off the brutal dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, just days after a United Nations report described how a team of Saudi assassins called Khashoggi a “sacrificial animal” before his murder.
More from WPR: Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Reveals the Rot at the Center of U.S.-Gulf Ties
The U.S. plans to impose major new sanctions on Iran, signaling it won’t ease pressure despite a diplomatic push by European leaders to persuade Washington and Tehran to show restraint.
More from WPR: Trump’s Iran Policy Risks Catastrophic Success—or Catastrophic Failure
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey suffered the biggest defeat of his political career Sunday as his candidate for Istanbul mayor conceded defeat in a repeat election.
More from WPR: How Far Will Erdogan and the AKP Go to Hold Onto Power in Turkey?
A U.S.-backed investment conference to drum up business for Palestinians will have no Palestinian government representatives and Israeli officials appear unlikely to attend, leaving in doubt whether the session can raise significant money or political support for President Trump’s effort to strike a Middle East peace deal.
One person was killed and seven others were wounded Sunday in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on a Saudi airport, Saudi Arabia said. The strike came as the American secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, traveled to the country for talks on Iran.
Prominent philanthropist Osman Kavala and 15 others went on trial in Turkey on Monday accused of organizing anti-government protests in 2013, with defendants and rights groups calling the charges baseless and aimed at silencing civil society activities.
The Australian government has evacuated the children of two dead Islamic State fighters from a Syrian refugee camp, the first time Canberra has organized the return of its citizens from the conflict zone.
Opinion
June 24, 2019The Trump administration’s upcoming Peace to Prosperity economic workshop, due to begin in the Bahraini capital Manama on Tuesday, already looks set to be a dud. The workshop is aimed at “unlocking economic development and investment in the West Bank, Gaza, and the region,” according to the subtitle on its program. In reality, it is shaping up to be an amateur refurbishing of Israel’s failed economic peace plan and little more than a photo opportunity.
The devastating impact of American sanctions has left many Iranians feeling they are already at war.
More from WPR: The Nuclear Deal Raised Iranians’ Hopes. Now They’re Focused on Survival
Asia-Pacific
News
June 24, 2019U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear program.
More from WPR: Is North Korea’s Regime Really in Peril?
Protesters fearing an erosion of Hong Kong’s legal autonomy blocked access to a government office building for nearly two hours Monday and plan more demonstrations to draw the attention of leaders attending the G-20 summit this week.
More from WPR: Hong Kong’s Protests Show the Biggest Challenge to China’s Rise Is at Home
The Australian government has evacuated the children of two dead Islamic State fighters from a Syrian refugee camp, the first time Canberra has organized the return of its citizens from the conflict zone.
A U.S. judge has found three large Chinese banks in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in an investigation into North Korean sanctions violations. The order triggers for the first time a provision that could cut off one of China’s largest banks from the U.S. financial system at the demand of the U.S. attorney general or treasury secretary.
Opinion
June 24, 2019It’s not about nuclear weapons, leverage with President Trump or the trade war.
More from WPR: Xi’s Landmark Visit to North Korea Will Be Overshadowed by Standoffs With Trump