japan prime minister Shinzo Abe

Japan's Suga to join race to succeed PM Shinzo Abe

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga intends to run in the ruling party leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed source. Aug 30, 2020
Mike Pompeo

Thirteen of 15-member UN Security Council oppose US push for Iran sanctions

The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15-member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition, arguing that Washington's move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago. Aug 22, 2020