The foreign ministers of the United States, the UK, Russia, China, France, plus Germany (known as the P5 + 1 nations) came to an agreement with Iran on Thursday over that country’s nuclear program. The framework — which will be finalized in June — settles key questions over Iran’s ability to enrich uranium, the status…
A round of peace talks between Iran and six world powers adjourned one day early in Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday with P5+1 nations (the U.S., Russia, China, United Kingdom, France, Germany) at loggerheads over issues including sanctions relief and yet with hopes still high that diplomacy can proceed. The official reason for the recess was…
Mass electronic surveillance by intelligence agencies violates “the very essence of the right to privacy” and threatens international law, according to the official report released Wednesday by the United Nations counter-terrorism investigator. “The hard truth is that the use of mass surveillance technology effectively does away with the right to privacy of communications on the…
The death toll from ongoing conflict in Ukraine has nearly doubled in the past week, the United Nations human rights office said Wednesday. A “very conservative estimate” indicates that as of Aug. 10, 2,086 have died, compared to 1,129 on July 26, spokesperson Cecile Pouilly told media. Pouilly added that the rising toll marked a…
