File- French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali Wednesday June 9, 2021. European leaders said troops from the European-led military task force known as Takuba will withdraw from Mali, while France is expected

By Anadolu Agency British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on Wednesday warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still possible, despite announcement of troop withdrawals by Moscow. Interviewed by Sky News in Brussels, where he attended a NATO defense ministers meeting, Wallace said there is no evidence of a Russian withdrawal and the deployment of

File – French President Emmanuel Macron, center, salutes Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde, left, and Senegal’s President Macky Sall at the Summit on the Financing of African Economies on May 18, 2021 in Paris. European Union leaders want to re-engage with African nations and counter the growing influence from China and Russia across the continent during

Somalia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abukar Osman Bale, made the announcement at a UN Security Council meeting on the final phase of the anti-piracy resolution 2608 (2021) off the coast of Somalia. Ambassador Abukar Bale stated that the Government of Somalia is requesting the repeal of the Anti-Piracy Security Council Resolution 2608 (2021), which

A Photograph appear on the Internet Mohamed Hussein Roble today met with Representatives of the International Community to discuss a number of issues related to the completion, transparency and security of the country’s elections. Mohamed Hussein Roble said he was committed to ending the election on time and ensuring that no one was abused. He

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto (C) flanked by his mother Sarah Cherono (L) wife Rachel Ruto (R) and daughters Charleen Ruto and Mia Cherono address a news conference on the ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the case against him and broadcaster Joshua Sang in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is greeted by Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani after arriving at Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain, February 14, 2022. Haim Zach/Government Press Office (GPO)/via REUTERS By Reuters The U.S. Navy is considering adding unmanned Israeli boats to its joint Middle East operations, a U.S. official said, a move that

Herry Wirawan, center, the principal of a girls Islamic boarding school accused of raping his students, is escorted by security officers during a sentencing hearing at a district court in Bandung, West java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The court sentenced Wirawan to life in prison for raping at least 13 students between the ages

State of Duma, Russia’s lower chamber of parliament in Moscow By Anadolu Agency Russia’s parliament will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognize Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. A draft resolution submitted by the Communist Party and supported by the United Russia party that

By Anadolu Agency President Erdogan’s visit to Abu Dhabi comes within framework aiming to ensure prosperous future, says diplomatic adviser to UAE president. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s upcoming visit to the United Arab Emirates will open a new page in bilateral relations, a top foreign policy adviser to President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al