Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, 62, poses for a photograph at the Defence Command headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, June 16, 2022. Picture taken June 16, 2022. Reuters/Anne Kauranen By Reuters Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces

By Anadolu Agency A deadly earthquake has killed 280 people in eastern Afghanistan, official media said Wednesday. The tremors shook the eastern border provinces of Khost and Paktika, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, adding that 595 people were also wounded. Afghan officials said the death toll could rise as dozens of people are in critical

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Credit to Photo AP By Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a “hostage” in the war with Russia, which had contributed to rising food prices on the continent. African countries are acutely affected by the growing crisis, which has sent prices of grains, cooking oils, fuel

In this image from a video made available by the U.S. Navy, a boat of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operates in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, Monday, June 20, 2022. A U.S. Navy

File – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. Gantz said Monday June 21, 2022, that Israel is helping build a U.S.-led regional air-defense alliance against Iran, and that the partnership has already thwarted attempted Iranian attacks. Gantz said he

By Anadolu Agency This is a defensive test, not aimed at any country, says Defense Ministry China on Sunday successfully conducted a land-based, mid-course anti-ballistic missile test on Sun within the country’s borders. This is a defensive test and is not aimed at any country, Chinese daily Global Times quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.

United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan on Sunday received low profile no red carpet Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at the Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport. Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud travel his first trip to UAE officially and he is going to meet both UAE and Israel officials on matters

Firefighters work in front of flames during a wildfire in the Sierra de la Culebra in the Zamora Provence on Saturday June 18, 2022. Thousands of hectares of wooded hill land in northwestern Spain have been burnt by a wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby villages. Officials said the blaze

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive to vote in the second round of the French parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, June 19, 2022. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol By Reuters President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his

Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud travel his first trip to UAE officially and he is going to meet both UAE and Israel officials on matters related to Abraham Accords and the exploitation of Somalia. He’ll then travel to Saudi Arabia and other countries, according to reliable sources told Somali Times inside Villa Somalia. The