Russian Drone Strike Targets Ukrainian Grain
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russia’s strategic targeting of Ukrainian grain ports, failures to alleviate mass flooding in China, and an...
Time Running Out On Election Timeline For South Sudan
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:05 amPress Release: UN News Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South Sudan...
Trump’s Trials Are America’s Stress Test
Will the United States, the world’s oldest continuous democracy, make it to its 250th anniversary in 2026? This is not an unreasonable question because whoever...
Niger spoils Macron’s plan for an African reset
Six months ago, ahead of a four-country African tour, President Emmanuel Macron promised a “new era” for France’s ties with the continent, based on a...
Lebanon Is a Global Sanctuary for Criminals
Three years ago this month, the Netherlands-based Special Tribunal for Lebanon convicted Hezbollah member Salim Ayyash in absentia for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime...
Texas mission team headed home from Niger after military coup | Baptist Press
LUFKIN, Texas (BP) — A Harmony Hill Baptist Church mission team is headed home from Niger after the July 26 military coup interrupted their outreach...
Who Benefits From Niger’s Coup?
On July 26, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the commander of Niger’s presidential guard, launched an “anti-republican demonstration” against Niger’s democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Hours later,...
Africa: Secretary Blinken’s Call With African Union Commission Chairperson Faki About the Attempted Takeover in Niger
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today...
Women Will Be the Biggest Victims of Israel’s Judicial Reforms
On July 24, the Israeli government charged ahead with plans for a judicial overhaul with the passage of a bill striking down the courts’ ability...
Why Beijing Isn’t Interested in Setting Guardrails for China-US Competition
[ad_1] AdvertisementAlthough the view of strengthening competition between the United States and China with the aim of victory in this contest has become a bipartisan...