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© Sputnik / Dmitry Astakhov They say life comes at you fast. A seemingly routine ‘state-of-the-nation’ address by Vladimir Putin unexpectedly turned into one of the most memorable afternoons in recent Russian political history. On Wednesday, Russia’s government resigned. Dmitry Medvedev departed the political frontline, and Vladimir Putin effectively confirmed that he will leave the […]

Boko Haram used to illustrate the story. The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, on Thursday, said only three of the five persons abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on December 22, were aid workers said. Mr Kallon, who heads the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Nigeria, said he […]

An aerial view of the Tamar gas-drill platform in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. (AFP Photo) Israel began pumping natural gas to Egypt for the first time Wednesday under a $15 billion, 15-year deal to liquefy and re-export the gas to Europe. It is the first time that Egypt, which in 1979 […]

Lev Parnas, the Rudy Giuliani associate caught in the middle of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, said on Wednesday that the president was fully aware of his actions in Ukraine, and leveled a string of potentially damaging accusations against the president’s closest allies, including Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General William Barr and the House Intelligence […]

Get short URL A UN Security Council meeting. © AFP / UN / Mark Garten The nuclear-armed countries, permanent UN Security Council members, must work on a common approach aimed at preventing a global war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Putin made the comments during his annual state-of-the-nation address on Wednesday. The president said […]

  Members of the Rapid Support Forces are seen near the area where gunmen opened fire [Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters] Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s sovereign council, said on Wednesday that the country’s airpsace was open, and that all intelligence buildings were under the control of the army, following a revolt by former security […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would “teach a lesson” to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar if he resumed fighting after abandoning ceasefire talks in Moscow. Haftar left Moscow on Tuesday without signing a peace deal aimed at ending nine months of fighting with the UN-backed government in Tripoli. “We will not hesitate to […]

US soldiers gather in front of a fighter jet at an orientation at the Spangdahlem air base in February 2015. Photo: DPA An investigation is underway after two US Air Force airmen were found dead last week in Germany at the base where they were stationed. Xavier Leaphart, and Aziess Whitehurst, both aged 20, “were […]

AFP Iran announces arrests over airliner crash Trudeau blames US ‘escalation’ for jet fatalities Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that all those accountable for the accidental downing of the civilian Ukrainian aircraft last week must be punished. “For our people it is very important in this incident that anyone who was at fault or […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his New Year press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. AP-Yonhap President Moon Jae-in said during a New Year press conference at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday, that he remains positive about the U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks as the leaders of […]