United States Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to fly back to America from Austria on a commercial airline flight after his Air Force Boeing 757 was grounded on Thursday because of mechanical problems. Kerry and around 40 other staffers from the State Department, together with accompanying journalists, were leaving their hotel rooms as they heard the news. What’s funny is that this … [Read more...]
U.S. Secretary of State Meets with Iranian Counterpart to Discuss ISIS
A rare encounter took place on Sunday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister, to discuss the Iranas nuclear program as well as the international threat that is the Islamic State. The meeting lasted over an hour and occurred at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. It came soon after the United States together with five other … [Read more...]
Final Agreement on 12-hour Ceasefire
This humanitarian truce comes after John Kerry’s unsuccessful bids earlier today. A spokeswoman with the Israeli military declared for the Reuters news agency that this short ceasefire will commence at 8 A.M. local Israeli time and that during this time, troops could search tunnels used by militants. The spokeswoman insisted on telling Reuters that the military would not stand idly by if … [Read more...]
John Kerry Arrives in Cairo to Press for Cease-Fire in Gaza
The Americans are receiving pressure from Europe and Arab allies to intervene in the Gaza Strip. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry came to Cairo, Egypt in a bid to broker a cease fire between Hamas, the Palestinian militant group and Israel. The visit came following President Barack Obama’s push to bring an end to the fighting, as the growing number of deaths in Gaza raised serious … [Read more...]
