By Anadolu Agency Japan on Wednesday called for solving “Taiwan issues” peacefully, expressing concern over Chinese military activity around the self-ruled island. “Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are important not only for the security of Japan but also the world,” said Hirokazu Matsuno, the Japanese government’s top spokesperson. “We hope issues concerning Taiwan

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen arrive for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting top officials in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other congressional leaders

In this image taken from video, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. (AP Photo) By The Associated Press

File – In this 1998 file photo made available on March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri poses for a photograph in Khost, Afghanistan. Al-Zawahri, the top al-Qaida leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation on Monday night, Aug. 1, 2022, from the

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) By Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there could be no winners in a nuclear war and no such war should ever be started. The Kremlin leader made the comment in a letter to participants of a conference on the nuclear

In this photo provided by Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Sunday called on Kosovo, as well as the US and EU, to stop “provocations” and to respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo. Kosovo’s new rules on the reissuance of personal documents and license plates for local Serbs constitute another step toward their expulsion from Kosovo, claimed Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman

Benin bronzes objects are displayed at the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, June 29, 2022 .African countries’ efforts at restitution of artifacts from institutions in Europe are now blossoming with the return of pieces that once were thought unattainable. But many objects are still out of reach, and some officials worry they don’t even know

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and head of the Russian navy Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attend a parade marking Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 31, 2022. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov By Reuters President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia’s main rival and set

Eurasia Review By Dr. Theodore Karasik Somalia’s greater incorporation into East Africa is a major undertaking by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud whose election in May 2022 was notable for a policy program that views integration as the key to security in the Horn of Africa. The Somali president has traveled the region in a push