Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu watch servicemen passing by as they visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017. Photographer Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow’s very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat

Lieutenant General Hassan Abdul Ghani, a member of the opposition’s military operations department, announced on Telegram today that “the forces are now less than 20 kilometers from the southern gate of the capital Damascus.” Abdul Ghani said on Telegram: “Our forces have entered the city of Al-Sanameyn, north of Daraa, and announced that they have

By Anadolu Agency Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the presidential run-off scheduled for Dec. 8, and the results of the 1st round of the Nov. 24 election, local media reported on Friday. The electoral process will be resumed in its entirety, with the government setting a new date for the election of the president, said the

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets representatives when inspecting the information support force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 4, 2024. Photographer Li Gang By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for

This photo taken on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the 100,000th China-Europe freight train at Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) in Duisburg, Germany Europe. Photographer Du Zheyu By Xinhua News Agency The 100,000th China-Europe freight train arrived in Duisburg, Germany on Tuesday morning, marking a historic milestone for this rail link. The train, X8083, which had departed

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah By Anadolu Agency Namibia has elected its first female leader, with ruling SWAPO party candidate and Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced Tuesday as the winner of last week’s presidential polls. With Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, now president-elect, the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) has extended its rule in the southern African nation. She garnered

Civil Society By Chongyang Zhang A UK-based international development organisation has renamed itself after signing an agreement with the largest charity in the east African country of Somalia. British charity the Somali Relief and Development Forum (SRDF), established in 2011, signed a partnership agreement with the Zamzam Foundation last year and will now be known

Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Beau Jr., Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 29, 2024. Photographer Craig Hudson By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on

By Anadolu Agency Rescue workers have yet to find nearly 200 people who are missing one day after a boat capsized in Kogi State in Nigeria, an official told Anadolu on Saturday. Suleiman Makana, a spokesperson for the National Inland Waterway Authority, said rescue and emergency workers deployed to the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of the River

File Photo/Somali Times Corrupt Hassan Sheikh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are set to hold a face-to-face meeting and discuss Somalia sovereignty, territory integrity, but will be accompanied by some other regional leaders. Read: Jubaland issues arrest warrant for corrupt Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Kenyan