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Senior military officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and other international partners attend the closing session of the AMISOM Sector Commanders Conference in Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb. 15, 2019. (O. Top military commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Saturday that they had agreed to launch new, targeted military operations […]

Last week, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched an offensive in the ISIL-controlled Syrian village of Baghuz [Delil Souleiman/AFP] US President Donald Trump has demanded that Europe take in hundreds of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) fighters captured in Syria, threatening that the United States would otherwise be forced to release […]

Kenya’s ambassador to Somalia Lt. Gen. Lucas Tumbo. Photo/COURTESY Kenya has recalled its ambassador to Somalia Lt. Gen. Lucas Tumbo after it emerged that oil and gas blocks in disputed territorial areas were auctioned to the United Kingdom. According to Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau, Somalia ‘carelessly’ ignored internationally accepted norms of boundary disputes resolution as well as political […]

People leave after paying their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il as part of celebrations marking the anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong-il, known as the “Day of the Shining Star,” on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16. AFPPeople leave after paying their respects before […]

AA Photo Saudi Arabia’s own intelligence officers said the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a “disaster” when Turkey allowed them to listen to the audiotapes of the murder, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday. In a live broadcast interview with Turkuvaz Media Group broadcasters, Erdoğan slammed the CIA and U.S. for failing to “put […]

Hector Retamal / AFP (file photo) | Haiti’s president Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince on September 6, 2016. Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Thursday broke his silence after a week of violent protests demanding his resignation as the US announced it was pulling “non-emergency personnel” from the country over the deadly unrest.  “I will not leave […]

FILE PHOTO. A model demonstrates Eposon’s Moverio BT-200 smart glasses. ©REUTERS / Ina Fassbender The Moscow police may get a tool similar to what their Chinese counterparts have tested – augmented reality goggles that help officers identify people by matching them against a central database. A wearable device with facial recognition allows an officer to […]

Anti-Pakistan protests took place in cities across India after killing of 42 paramilitary personnel in Kashmir [Narinder Nanu/ AFP India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised a “strong response” to a car bombing in Kashmir that killed at least 42 troops, with New Delhi calling for “the complete isolation of Pakistan” for harbouring the armed group behind the […]

President Donald Trump announced a two-step maneuver that could appease frustrated supporters by keeping the government open and declaring a national emergency to get more money for a border wall. | Joe Raedle/Getty Image Two months of feuding with congressional Democrats and the longest government shutdown in history has exacted a heavy political toll from […]

Warsaw, Poland – A United States-led two-day conference on “peace and security” in the Middle East started on Wednesday – a gathering denounced by uninvited Iran as “dead on arrival”. The meeting was first announced last month by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after his strongly worded anti-Iran speech in Cairo and has been widely perceived as […]