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A Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) soldier takes part in a drill to mobilize their Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in response to a recent missile launch by North Korea © Issei Kato / Reuters China has accused Tokyo of “exaggerating” the threats it faces, urging it to explain its “true intentions” behind boosting military […]

Dr. Anjanette DeCarlo Horndiplomat- Exclusive interview with Dr. Anjanette DeCarlo, Ph.D.,Resident Research Scholar REDSEA Cultural Center, Hargeysa. Research Scholar, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security, University of Vermont and Project Director, Conserve Cal Madow; Frankincense Systems Analysis. A former Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies at St. Michael’s College. Previously she was a Senior Jeffords Fellow […]

A Nasa supporter in Karen, Nairobi, on September 1, 2017 expresses her happiness with the Supreme Court’s decision to nullify Mr Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory. PHOTO | RAPHAEL NJOROGE Opposition supporters in different parts of the country on Friday celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to annul Mr Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in last month’s presidential election. National […]

The SDF’s fighters first broke into Raqqa in early June and penetrated its Old City a month later [File: Reuters] US-backed fighters in Syria say they have removed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) from Raqqa’s Old City, bringing them closer than ever to the armed group’s most well-defended […]

AFP France’s foreign minister warned Friday that North Korea could have the capacity to deliver a nuclear strike on the United States and even Europe “within months”. Jean-Yves Le Drian called the situation following a string of missile tests by Pyongyang “extremely serious” and urged the reclusive state to turn to dialogue to ease spiralling […]

People attend prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia September 1, 2017. (Reuters) Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday on Friday, one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar. Marking the willingness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son on God’s […]

Defense Minister Song Young-moo, left, and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Harry Harris salute while inspecting an honor guard before their meeting at the headquarters of the command in Hawaii, Thursday. / Yonhap Adm. Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), vowed Friday to maintain combat preparedness against the growing threats […]

Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz. Photo: DPA. Angela Merkel, Germany’s cool and collected chancellor, will go head-to-head Sunday with her fiery challenger Martin Schulz in their only television debate before this month’s general elections, in a crucial match that could sway millions of voters. Analysts call it the “last chance” for the straight-talking Schulz to […]

© Ramil Sitdikov / Sputnik A series of diplomatic ‘tit-for-tat’ steps since Barack Obama’s expulsion of Russian staff last year has severely strained relations between Russia and US. In its latest move, citing a “spirit of parity,” Washington gave Moscow 2 days to shut down its San Francisco consulate. December 29, 2016: Obama expels Russian […]

NASA Coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga (R) with and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula at the supreme court for the proceedings of the presidential election petition they filed on August 28, 2017. Photo/Jack Owuor The Supreme Court has nulified Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election in the August 8 poll. Four judges ruled in favour […]