Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks after giving President Joe Biden a gift as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By The Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked President Joe Biden, U.S. lawmakers and “ordinary people” of America for their support as

By International Monetary Fund United States of America, December 20, 2022/APO Group/ — On December 16, 2022, Austria disbursed a €14.9 million grant (about US$15.8 million) for the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. This contribution will allow the IMF to provide debt relief to Somalia and Sudan once all the

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Nigerian Culture Minister Lai Mohammed pose after signing a declaration to transfer the ownership of the Benin bronzes in Berlin, Germany July 1, 2022. Photographer Lisi Niesner By Reuters Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday,

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the country’s intelligence services to be vigilant and “put a firm stop” to activities of foreign espionage agencies. “The counterintelligence agencies, including the military ones, need to show utmost readiness and concentration. It is necessary to put a firm stop to the activities of foreign special

U.S. Army Brigadier General Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, center, talks with service members during a battlefield circulation on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Somalia. Senior Airman Kristin Savage/Associated Press Responsible Statecraft By Daniel Larison The piece blows Trump’s troop ‘withdrawal’ from the country out of

NHS nurses cast shadows as they strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain December 15, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls/Files By Reuters Nurses in Britain went on strike for the second time this month on Tuesday, and their union threatened to escalate a dispute over pay by

Military troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to prevent ongoing clashes between Congolese army and M23 rebels in Goma. France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels/ AFP By The East African France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels, laying the allegation for the

Protesters demonstrate outside the High Court over the legal challenge against the government’s policy to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda in London, Britain December 19, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who

Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh and his partner in crime Kadra Mahamoud Haid/Credit Photo Facebook Ismail Omar Guelleh, nicknamed Calooleey, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national security and intelligence gathering,

Gary Devine pictured outside of North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court. Credit to Photo /Newcastle Chronicle Chronicle Live By Sara Nichol A violent racist with a history of assaulting emergency workers has avoided jail after spitting in a police constable’s face. Gary Devine, who has previous convictions for attacking police and spitting on paramedics, also threatened housing