Right-wing think tank says US military is ‘weak,’ questions ability to win war

By Anadolu Agency The right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank has concluded that the US military is “weak” and may not be able to win a war amid heightened tensions with Russia and China. The foundation’s annual Index of US Military Strength downgraded its assessment of the US military from “marginal,” which it appraised in 2021.

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Egypt Recruiting Somali Soldiers Amid Horn Power Struggle With Ethiopia

File Photo/Somali Times By East African Business Week Egypt is recruiting thousands of soldiers in Somalia in a project funded by the United Arab Emirates amid an escalating power struggle with Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa. Egyptian and UAE military and intelligence officials have been flocking to Mogadishu over the past weeks with an

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Explainer: Iran and Russia’s growing drone alliance amid Western outcry

A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Photographer Roman Petushkov By Reuters Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones,

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Algeria nears deal with Turkey to buy Anka drones

The TAI Anka drone on display at Istanbul’s Teknofest 2021 (Reuters) By Middle East Eye When a suspected Moroccan drone strike killed three Algerians in November 2021 near the Western Sahara town of Bir Lahlou, a furious Algiers blamed Turkey. Though there was no concrete proof, Algerian officials believed Morocco, which for a year had

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Soaring food prices push UK inflation back to 40-year high

A person buys produce from a fruit and vegetable market stall in central London, Britain, August 19, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls/File Photo By Reuters The biggest jump in food prices since 1980 pushed British inflation back into double digits last month, matching a 40-year high hit in July in a new blow for households grappling

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African airlines operating below capacity

Ethiopian Airlines is among eight African carriers that have exceeded the number of international routes they operated before Covid-19 outbreak. Photo/AFP By The East African African airlines are still operating below 40 percent of their routine capacity in spite of easier restrictions on movements following the Covid-19 pandemic. The local airlines only served 39.5 percent

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Mali threatens to defend against French sovereignty violations

Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop By Reuters Mali’s foreign affairs minister on Tuesday said the military government would exercise its right to self-defence if France continued to undermine the West African country’s sovereignty and national security. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Mali in New York, Minister

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Somalia president spends 100k on suits when his people are suffering from poverty and hunger

Credit to Photo Twitter: Silvano New York Tailoring/President Hassan Sheikh Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud spend 100k on suits when his people are suffering from poverty and hunger. According to sources inside Villa Somalia told Somali Times. According to Silvano New York United Nation meeting September 2022 Mr.President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud Somalia orders custom suit.

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UK concerned amid ex-military pilots recruitment by China

By Anadolu Agency The Chinese army’s employment of former British fighter pilots is concerning for the UK, a top British official said on Tuesday. James Heappey, minister of state for armed forces, said a law prohibiting such employment would be introduced to stop pilots from being recruited by China’s People’s Liberation Army. According to reports,

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Senator’s human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt

By The Associated Press A veteran senator’s objections over Egypt’s human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60,000 political prisoners, have compelled the Biden administration to trim a symbolically significant $75 million off its planned annual military aid to that country. Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy, the senator responsible, said in a statement

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