U.S. soldiers at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, August 2021. U.S. Marine Corps / Sgt. Isaiah Campbell / Reuters Foreign Affairs By Jennifer Kavanagh and Bryan Frederick American soldiers have been deployed abroad almost continuously since the end of World War II. The best-known foreign interventions—in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq—were large, long, and costly. But

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Philippine Coast Guard ship trains its hose as it tries to extinguish fire on the MV Lady Mary Joy at Basilan, southern Philippines early Thursday March 30, 2023. Multiple people died and others were missing after an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry with more than

By Anadolu Agency The global arsenal of nuclear weapons available “for use” by the armed forces of the nuclear-armed states increased in 2022 as the fear of a nuclear war also surged, the latest Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor report showed Wednesday. The “fear of nuclear war surged to the highest levels since the Cold War

Somali residents have accused Tower Hamlets Council of racial discrimination and “social cleansing” through the housing waiting list | openDemocracy openDemocracy By Anita Mureithi Dozens of Somali families have accused their east London council of trying to force them out of the community by overlooking their urgent needs for social housing. The residents have accused

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit -Sergei Bobylev/Spuntik/Kremlin Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The Telegraph By Campbell MacDiarmid Saudi Arabia is joining an anti-Western influence bloc formed by Russia and China, in a sign of Riyadh’s deepening ties with Beijing as the US pivots away from the Middle East. The kingdom’s cabinet approved a plan to join the Shanghai Cooperation

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks after touring the Cape Coast slave castle during her week-long trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, in Cape Coast, Ghana March 28, 2023. Photographer Francis Kokoroko By Reuters U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech to thousands of young Ghanaians on Tuesday in Accra on women’s empowerment,

Photo credit: Cebile Ntuli/ City Press By Face2Face Africa Women in Africa are oftentimes wrongly perceived to be incapable of attaining the level of success and achievements of men in different aspects of life. In the political and government cycle, the likes of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – former Liberian President, and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-iweala –

By Business Daily Africa How much foreign currency are banks holding? Commercial banks hold foreign currency in two forms; as customer deposits and as reserves. According to data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), commercial banks held Sh945.3 billion in foreign currency deposits at the end of January. At the same time, the banking

Credit to Photo/Twitter A strong discussion was caused by the visit of former Ambassador Idd Bedel Mohamed to Israel, where he participated in a conference on cooperation between Israel, the Arabs and Africa. Idd Bedel Mohamed, who once served as Somalia’s ambassador to the UN, participated in a meeting organized by the Jerusalem Center for

Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou gestures as he arrives at an airport in Shanghai, China March 27, 2023. Ma Ying-jeou’s Office/Handout via Reuters By Reuters People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are ethnically Chinese and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday at the start of a historic