German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock answers questions from reporters at a hotel in Makati, Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Germany’s top diplomat said Thursday that China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom of navigation but added that the territorial disputes

By Anadolu Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reiterated their rejection of the West’s “confrontational policy” toward their countries in a phone call Wednesday. “The general rejection of the confrontational policy of the Western bloc towards Russia and China, attempts to restrain their development through sanctions, deliberate provocations and

A photograph appear on the Internet A helicopter belonging to the United Nations and its accompanying personnel has been captures Al-Shabab terrorist group, after it landed wrongly in an area controlled by the group, according to Somali officials. The helicopter was said to have landed in an area near Xindheere in the Galgudud region, which

By Anadolu Agency The US said Tuesday that its forces along with those of the UK shot down 21 drones and missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea amid rising tensions with the rebel group. “On Jan. 9 at approximately 9:15 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis launched a complex attack of Iranian designed

Russian officers from the wagner group are seen around Central African president Faustin-Archange Touadera, as they are part of the presidential security system during the referendum campaign to change the constitution and remove term limits, in Bangui, Central African Republic July 16, 2023. Credit Photo to Reuters By The African Exponent The Wagner Group is

MPs from the Somalia People’s Assembly issued a statement about issues related to the tension between Somalia and Ethiopia as a result of the maritime agreement in Addis Ababa. The MPs suggested the federal government to take action against Ethiopian Airlines, which is still operating in the cities of Mogadishu and Hargeisa. Read: Somalia’s president

Dogs look on from their cages at a dog meat farm in Hwaseong, South Korea, November 21, 2023. Photographer Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo By Reuters South Korea’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that will end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for animal

In this photograph released by Bangladesh Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, addresses a press conference following her election victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Jan.8, 2024. (Bangladesh Prime Minister’s office via AP) By The Associated Press The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule

People gather during a rally to commemorate the slaying in 1978 of two members of a neo-fascist youth group in an attack later claimed by extreme-left militants, in Rome, Sunday Jan. 7, 2024. Opposition politicians in Italy demanded on Monday that Italy’s government explain how hundreds of demonstrators were able to give a banned fascist

Signage of the World Bank. File Photo/Pool By Business Daily Africa Kenya has become the fourth-largest borrower from the International Development Association (IDA), the soft loan affiliate of the World Bank, which helps the world’s poorest countries, with a total borrowing of $2.01 billion (Sh316.78 billion at current exchange rates). Latest data from the World