Source link The bill abolishes the ‘fit for limited military service’ category as Kiev struggles to find troops for the front line Ukrainian recruits deemed ‘fit for limited military service’ could soon be thrown into the thick of the fighting after the nation’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, moved to abolish the term altogether. A bill […]
Source link The landlocked country is reportedly in talks with Togo to maintain maritime trade despite its withdrawal from ECOWAS Niger has taken steps to secure access to the sea through neighboring Togo for commercial purposes after announcing plans to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which allows cross-border trade and […]
Source link Russia’s Foreign Ministry says preparations for the high-level meeting have begun in collaboration with partners on the continent The African continent will host the third Russia-Africa summit in 2026, a Russian Foreign Ministry official told TASS in an interview published on Tuesday. The specific country where the summit will take place has not […]
Source link Israel has taken a step closer to banning Al Jazeera, after accusing a reporter for the Qatar-based network of working for Hamas. The Israeli parliament voted 25-4 on Monday to advance a bill that would let West Jerusalem temporarily outlaw foreign media outlets the defense ministry designates as harmful to state security. It […]
Source link Buenos Aires wants to relocate its embassy to West Jerusalem, President Javier Milei said on Tuesday while on a visit to Israel. The Gaza-based group Hamas has denounced the move. Milei was greeted at the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv by Foreign Minister Israel Katz. He proceeded to Jerusalem to pray […]
Source link Alejandro Mayorkas is accused of failing to enforce immigration rules at the border with Mexico Republican lawmakers took another step on Wednesday towards launching an impeachment process against US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The official is accused of failing to secure the border with Mexico, which has seen a record number of […]
Source link Nigeria claims that Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso’s decision to quit ECOWAS was not made in good faith Nigeria has spoken out against a decision by the military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement on Monday, the Nigerian […]
Source link Aleksey Zhuravlev has suggested that Moscow should deploy missiles in “friendly” countries such as Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua Russia should place its nuclear weapons in “friendly countries” near the US in response to Washington’s alleged plans to move its own tactical arms to Europe, lawmaker Aleksey Zhuravlev has suggested. His comments came after […]
Source link The strange decree on “historically” Ukrainian territories may be a hint at a planned insurgency once the war is lost Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has caused a stir. But this time not by haranguing the West on how much it owes Ukraine (in short: everything and then some). Or because prominent Ukrainians (former […]
Source link Residents and sex workers alike have opposed plans to develop a purpose-built ‘Erotic Center’ in the Dutch city Officials in Amsterdam have revealed plans to relocate its infamous ‘red light district’ to an ‘Erotic Center’ in the city’s south as part of a proposal intended to rid the area of its debauched image […]
Source link The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are seeking to expand their new partnership The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have endorsed plans to create a federation uniting the three West African nations, all currently ruled by their militaries, with the goal of tackling common challenges. The decision […]
Source link Visa-free travel may not seem like a big deal, but it throws a spanner in the works of the rhetoric about a “closed” and “bad-for-business” Beijing By Timur Fomenko, political analyst Last week, Beijing announced that the citizens of six EU countries – Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal – will be […]
Source link The new center-right coalition plans to scrap laws aimed at curbing cigarette sales New Zealand’s new coalition government has signaled plans to scrap the previous administration’s anti-smoking policies, and will instead support age-appropriate access to nicotine products. Health organizations in the country have called the move “extremely disappointing” and have urged the new […]