A Russian court is expected to find a Ukrainian pilot guilty in the 2014 killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn Ukraine. The trial of Nadiya Savchenko has been internationally condemned as a political sham. She is set to be sentenced Tuesday after the court hands down its verdict. Prosecutors have demanded a 23-year prison […]
A Donald Trump presidency is the sixth biggest threat facing the world, tied with the prospect of terrorism destabilizing the global economy, according to an assessment by British research group EIU. Its latest ranking of global risks has a sharp economic slowdown in China at the top. That is followed by Russia’s actions in Syria […]
UNITED NATIONS—The United States is urging U.N. Security Council members to respond to Iran for its recent ballistic missile launch. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said Monday Tehran’s missile launches last week were “dangerous, destabilizing and provocative” and “undermine the prospect for peace” in the region. Washington says the launches violate language of a U.N. resolution […]
GENEVA—North Korea’s leaders, including Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, must be held accountable for crimes against humanity committed against their people, a U.N. special investigator said in a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. Over the past six years, U.N. Special Investigator Marzuki Darusman has submitted a succession of hard-hitting reports to […]