Trump's Tweets On Troop Withdrawals Unnerve Pentagon
President Donald Trump's surprise tweet the previous week that he would pull all US troops from Afghanistan by Christmas is not the only important military miss
Nigeria Is Only African Country Barred From 2022 US Visa Lottery
Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States' visa lottery in 2022. This was disclosed in a document titled 'Instructions for the 2022 div
At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest
Senior Pentagon leaders have a lot to worry aboutAfghanistan, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Iran, China, Somalia, the Korean Peninsula. But chief among those concerns is
18 Films Chasing Top Prize At Venice Film Festival
Azerbaijani director Hilal Baydarov, Azerbaijani actress Rana Asgarova and Azerbaijani actor Orkhan Iskandarli attend a photocall for the film "Sepelenmis oluml
Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Trump For Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the se
Melania Trump Offers Sympathy On Covid-19, Racial Suffering, In Republican National Convention Speech
First Lady Melania Trump urged voters to re-elect her husband during a impassioned speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday (Aug 25) that offered
US Military Accuses Iranian Forces Of Boarding Liberian-flagged Civilian Ship
The United States military on Wednesday (Aug 12) said that Iranian forces had boarded a civilian vessel in international waters in the Gulf. The US military's C
Duterte's 'draconian' Anti-terror Bill Alarms Activists In Philippines
MANILA (REUTERS)Lawyers and human rights activists in the Philippines have raised the alarm over a new anti-terrorism Bill pushed by the President Rodrigo Duter
Indonesian Policeman Killed By Sword-wielding Militants
JAKARTA • Sword-wielding militants killed an Indonesian policeman and critically injured another yesterday in what the authorities described as a terror attac
Afghanistan's Taleban Announce Three-day Eid Ceasefire
KABUL (AFP)The Taleban announced a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting on Sunday (May 24) in a surprise move following months of bloody
FBI Identifies Slain Suspect In Texas Navy Base Shooting
The suspect killed at the scene of Thursday's "terrorism-related" shooting at a US naval air base in Texas has been identified as 20-year-old Adam Aal
Afghan Hospital Attackers 'came To Kill Mothers' At Maternity Ward: Doctors Without Borders
KABUL (AFP)Gunmen who stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital this week had come to "kill the mothers" at the maternity ward, medical charity Doctors
US Says ISIS Conducted Attack On Kabul Hospital
The United States on Thursday (May 14) blamed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militantsnot the Talebanfor a gruesome hospital attack in Afghanistan this
US Withdrawing Some Patriot Missile Batteries From Middle East
The US has removed two of its four Patriot anti-missile batteries from Saudi Arabia and another two in the Mideast partly because tensions with Iran have eased
Militants Kill 11 Philippine Troops, Wound 14
MANILA (AFP)Islamic State-linked (ISIS) militants killed 11 Philippine soldiers and wounded 14 others on Friday (April 17) in the group's deadliest attack in ov
EU To Channel More Aid To Africa To Help Cope With COVID-19
The European Union has agreed to try to channel more aid to Africa to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic. After chairing a foreign ministerial video-con
There Is Nothing Like Religious Persecution In Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government has urged desperate politicians and the political elites to escape spreading lies about religious persecution in the country. The Ministe
UK Urged To Take Back Islamic State 'foreign Fighters'
Image copyright Reuters Alexanda Kotey (left) and El Shafee Elsheikh were captured by Syrian Kurdish forces A senior US military commander has called on the UK
Germany Urges Russia To Prevent Humanitarian Crisis In Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, say it envisage the Kremelin influence with the Syrian government to prevent a humanitarian di
Jeremy Hunt Wants 'malign' Russia To Face Tougher Sanctions
The foreign secretary tells Today that the EU should match US sanctions against Russia Europe should impose further sanctions on Russia in response to its "