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government has declared “all-out war” against the militant group Al-Shabaab and adopted a multi-pronged counterterrorism effort which — despite some early headline-grabbing military gains — promises to be long and difficult. The broad coalition of fighters is chasing al-Shabaab from it’s traditional heartlands [Getty images] The dogged Al-Qaeda affiliate was driven from Somalia’s major cities a decade […]

Biden administration officials have assessed that Russian President Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine first before resorting to a nuclear confrontation with NATO if his troops continue to lose ground. Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the scene of a Russian shelling in the town of Vyshgorod outside […]

European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (3th L) and Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan (R) wear an orange tie to demonstrate solidarity against all forms of […]

Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians Friday, officials said, as engineers across the country sought to restore heat, water and power to major cities. Photo credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Throughout the country, Russian air strikes in recent weeks have brought Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to its knees as […]

Two brothers have been charged on suspicion of gross espionage against Sweden on behalf of Russia. Several authorities now need to tighten their controls, according to several experts SVT spoke to. – Security issues have come second, says Fredrik Brynander at the Norwegian Defense Academy. Sometimes the authorities’ security issues have come second, according to Fredrik […]

Lada Koslovska, like most Kherson residents, was thrilled when Ukrainian troops liberated the city. But the situation in the city is still grim, and now she and her child are leaving. A firefighter extinguishes a fire in a building after a mine left by Russian forces blasted in the centre of Kherson on November 18, […]

Anwar Ibrahim finally realised his over-two-decade dream of becoming Malaysia’s prime minister on Thursday following a tortuous detour in the political wilderness that included prison stints for sodomy and corruption in what he maintained were politically motivated charges aimed at ending his career. Issued on: 24/11/2022 – 16:01 File photo of Anwar Ibrahim taken in Tambun, […]

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has called on President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop the war immediately and enter into peace talks with Russia to avoid further casualties. Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko meets with military officials in Minsk on October 10, 2022. Photo by AFP “Everything is up to Ukraine. Indeed, everything is now in the hands of Ukraine. If they […]

TEHRAN- Defense experts from Iran and Ukraine have convened to clear up any misunderstandings over the deployment of Iranian-made drones in the Ukraine conflict. According to a European website, Oleg Nikolenko, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday confirmed such a meeting when speaking to the American news network CNN. Nikolenko refrained from […]

The European Parliament has declared Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” over the “brutal and inhumane” acts inflicted upon Ukraine and its citizens since the launch of the invasion. MEPs denounced Russia for provoking a “large-scale” humanitarian crisis and destroying essential infrastructure in Ukraine.   –    CopyrightLeo Correa/Copyright 2022 The AP. All rights reserved. “The deliberate […]