“We are shutting down—not building—coal and nuclear plants,” the German foreign ministry said. “Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest.” The German foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a rejoinder to Republican nominee Donald Trump’s debate claim that Germany had reverted back to a “normal” energy policy after, as he implied, failing […]
“A soldier fired directly at the protestors, hitting the American activist in the head from behind,” said one eyewitness. One journalist said that “devastating levels of impunity” were on display in the West Bank on Friday as Israeli forces reportedly shot a 26-year-old American human rights advocate, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, in the head, killing her as she […]
The White House tells VOA it is “alarmed” by unconfirmed Western news reports that an unprecedented Iranian transfer of missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine recently happened or will occur imminently. Iran is responding to those reports by separately telling VOA that it “abstains” from arming parties engaged in the war that its ally […]
“The only appropriate course of action for the U.S. and other governments is to sanction and suspend weapons to Israel.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his hardline demands for any cease-fire agreement with Hamas late Monday as he faced massive domestic protests over hostage deaths in the Gaza Strip, where Israel’s U.S.-armed military continues to commit […]