By African Exponent The resurgence of military rule in Africa has extensively occupied the African political space over the past decade. Coups coupled with unconstitutional subversions of constitutionally elected governments have been the order of the day. From the period 2020-present, coups and coup attempts in Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sudan and Guinea have been

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens after making a statement on Sue Gray’s report regarding the alleged Downing Street parties during COVID-19 lockdown, in the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2022. UK Parliament/UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By Guy Faulconbridge British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cannot answer specific questions over lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Reuters By William James and Kylie Maclellan Some events at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office and residence during a COVID-19 lockdown should not have taken place, an inquiry said on Monday, describing serious failures of leadership and

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the Downing Street in London, Britain, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Reuters By William James and Kylie Maclellan British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received an update on the internal inquiry into alleged parties at his Downing Street residence that breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the Cabinet Office said in

A combination image shows what appears to be a Hwasong-12 “intermediate and long-range ballistic missile” test, that state media KCNA says was carried out on Sunday, along with pictures reportedly taken from outer space with a camera at the warhead of the missile, in this image released on January 31, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS Reuters

By Anadolu Agency The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels while Israel’s president was officially visiting the country. The UAE’s “air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist group towards the country,” the Defense Ministry said in a

British troops arrive to Hoek van Holland to travel by land to Norway, as part of the NATO’s military excercise, in Hoek van Holland, Netherlands October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw By Reuters Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe’s borders in response to Russia

In this photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, center, and First Lady Michal Herzog are received by UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Israel’s president arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday in the first official visit by

File – Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, Jan. 7, 2022. Blinken will visit Ukraine this week as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of its neighbor. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File) By Reuters The Biden administration is set

Workers clean oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand’s eastern coast at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province, Thailand, January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun By Reuters A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline