The UN’s delayed recognition of slavery as a crime against humanity is due to "history being shaped by powers that were themselves involved in the trade," Mohammed Salah Djemal, a university lecturer and international security researcher told Sputnik. He further explained that the transatlantic sla»»»

Through its sponsorship of the resolution, Ghana, with backing from the AU, has demonstrated Africa’s ability to assert its rights, Modeste Dossou, Cameroonian geopolitical analyst, said in an interview with Sputnik. "For too long, slavery was hidden and overlooked. There were powers that didn’t wa»»»

With 90% of Japan’s oil and 11% of its LNG sourced in the Persian Gulf, effectively closed thanks to the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tokyo has been put in a strategic bind, facing growing pressure both domestically and in ties with neighbors. Tokyo has contributed 80M barrels of oil to the G7-led 400M »»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump told his cabinet on Thursday that Iran has granted passage to 10 oil tankers this week. He called it a “present” to the United States. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- Brent crude oil reached $111.41 per barrel Friday morning after two Chine»»»

While the General Assembly's decision does not carry the "binding power" of the Security Council, it marks a major shift in global politics, said Dirk Kotze, an international politics analyst from South Africa. Through this resolution, Ghana and other African Union member states have successfully b»»»

By recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," the UN has paved the way for reparations, Abdoulaye Diallo, president of the Network of Communicators, Bloggers, and Professional Activists of Mali, said in an interview with Sputnik. “This will calm people’s spir»»»

Iran appears to be setting itself up as the gatekeeper for the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important artery for oil shipments. The move could cement Tehran's de facto chokehold over the crucial waterway and formalize its ability to keep its own oil flowing to China. Iranian communications to»»»

Countries like France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, which abstained from the UN resolution, continue to uphold a neo-colonial mindset based on dominance over Africa, Oumar MC Kone, former head of Mali’s State Refoundation Support Mission, told Sputnik. The legacy of slavery and the ongoing expl»»»

An air-sea search and rescue operation by Mexican naval vessels and military aircraft was underway Friday after two sailboats in a three-strong charity flotilla bringing aid to Cuba failed to arrive. A third vessel, an 80-foot-long shrimper, completed the journey without incident. Photo by Ernesto »»»

As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table. Islamabad isn't often called on to act as an intermediary in »»»

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran and threatened on Friday that its attacks "will escalate and expand" after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well and gave Tehran more time to open the Strait of Hormuz, though there have been no signs of Iran backin»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesIran war: Is another 1970s‑style oil crisis looming?Insa WredeSupply disruptions, high prices, nervous markets — the war in Iran brings back memories of the oil crises of the 1970s. Back then, many economies plunged into stagflation. How bad is the current crisis? https://p.dw.»»»

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran and threatened on Friday that its attacks “will escalate and expand” after US President Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well and gave Tehran more time to open the Strait of Hormuz, though there have been no signs of Iran backing »»»

The sixth meeting of heads of railway administrations of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Bishkek, resulting in the signing of a final protocol. According to Kyrgyz Temir Zholu, participants discussed the development of international freight transport, infras»»»

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced Thursday that all 32 member nations met their defense spending goals for last year. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- All 32 NATO nations met or exceeded the alliance's target for defense spending last year, Secretary-General»»»

China wishes to strengthen economic cooperation with the United States to avoid "vicious competition", commerce minister Wang Wentao told US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, according to a readout released on Friday. The two met on Thursday on the sidelines of a World Trade Organization (WTO) m»»»

Geneva: The deadly bombing of an Iranian school spurred “visceral horror”, the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe and demanding justice “for the terrible harm done”. Speaking at the start of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council focused on the February 28»»»

Japanese spacecraft startup ispace said ‌on Friday it will further delay a US government-sponsored lunar mission to 2030 and cut its global workforce, in a strategic shift after two failed lunar landings. The announcement highlights the murky outlook for the venture, as the US revamps space mission»»»

Kyrgyzstani Elnura Muktarbek will take part in the gala concert of the 8th BraVo International Professional Music Awards, organizers reported. Classical music stars, opera, and ballet dancers from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Brazil, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and other partner countries will»»»

Iran's veteran ‌supreme leader and a host of other top figures and Revolutionary Guards commanders have been killed in US-Israeli strikes, but the ruling system has maintained its ability to strategize and operate in the war that began on February 28. Born from a 1979 revolution, the Iranian regime»»»

Japan has expressed its "regret" over the break-in into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is "far from enough", said the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday. The Japan side has still ‌not said ‌anything about the ‌details of ⁠the incident, Lin ⁠Jian»»»

The assassination of the top Iranian regime's naval commander in Bandar Abbas has cast a long shadow over the ongoing Middle East conflict. As the world watches the war front with bated breath, one measure is beginning to stand above the noise: how many ships are willing to pass through the Strait »»»

On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion CARES Act relief package to support Americans the U.S. economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 of 4 | On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion CARES Act relief package to support Americans the U.S. economy am»»»

In the dry-season heat of northern Thailand, Hmong villagers zip through forested slopes, blasting tinder with leaf blowers and cutting through brush with machetes, while others scan for smoke on live feeds from their phones. Across about a dozen villages in the hills of Doi Suthep-Pui National Par»»»

A crude oil tanker sailing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk to Istanbul was hit by a naval drone near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait Thursday morning, Turkey's Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. No one was injured in the attack, which Uraloglu said had targeted the s»»»

China is well on the way to becoming the world's first “Electrostate”. The nature of the global economy is changing. The carbon-based economy that has dominated since the industrial revolution giving away to a silicon-based economy which is driven by energy consumption and data. »»»

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) delivered its most pointed rebuke yet of Mexican trade policy on March 25, capping a six-month investigation by formally designating Mexico's recently enacted import tariffs as barriers to trade and investment. And, most crucially, reserving the right to impose»»»

Poorer countries are projected to suffer sharply higher mortality from the increasing frequency of extreme heatwaves than wealthier nations, with death rates potentially rising by as much as tenfold, according to new analysis by Climate Impact Lab, Bloomberg reported on March 26. »»»

China is well on the way to becoming the world's first “Electrostate”. The nature of the global economy is changing. The carbon-based economy that has dominated since the industrial revolution giving away to a silicon-based economy which is driven by energy consumption and data. »»»

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) delivered its most pointed rebuke yet of Mexican trade policy on March 25, capping a six-month investigation by formally designating Mexico's recently enacted import tariffs as barriers to trade and investment. And, most crucially, reserving the right to impose»»»

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) delivered its most pointed rebuke yet of Mexican trade policy on March 25, capping a six-month investigation by formally designating Mexico's recently enacted import tariffs as barriers to trade and investment. And, most crucially, reserving the right to impose»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Saudi Arabia has sharply increased crude exports from its Red Sea terminals at Yanbu as it diverts shipments away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, where flows have been severely disrupted since late February, according to Bloomberg. »»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»

Iran has driven the US military out of all thirteen of its Gulf military bases, The New York Times (NYT) reported on March 25. “Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable…»»»