French President Emmanuel Macron's acknowledgment of 'reparations' for enslaved Africans marks a shift, yet avoids specifics on what reparations entail, highlighting the 'Africa exception' in global reparations where the West pays for lost 'property' but not for African persons.
France is preparing a UN Security Council resolution to form an international mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as the US faces challenges in passing its own resolution, which Russia and China may veto. The situation is tense, with ongoing diplomatic efforts and military posturing.
A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea from its east coast on Sunday, prompting South Korea to heighten surveillance and convene an emergency meeting. Japan also detected the launches, protesting the violation of UN resolutions and the threat to regional peace.
