[caption id="attachment_55254171" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Members of the self-styled Libyan National Army, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar, patrol a street in central…
[caption id="attachment_55254116" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives in Syria on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN [/caption]
Are the…
A Guide to ISIS' Noms de Guerre
by Vera Mironova
The situation was solemn, but hidden smiles played behind the eyes of those listening in. An Islamic State (ISIS) fighter was yelling for his…
[caption id="attachment_55254096" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Pakistan army cadets take part in a guard of honour during an event to mark the birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali…
[caption id="attachment_55254077" align="aligncenter" width="900"] ISTANBUL, TURKEY - AUGUST 7: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during Democracy and Martyrs' Rally, held to…
[caption id="attachment_55254034" align="aligncenter" width="900"] TOPSHOT - People walk over Westminster Bridge wrapped in Union flags, towards the Queen Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) and The Houses of…
[caption id="attachment_55254047" align="aligncenter" width="900"] HONG KONG, CHINA - JULY 07: Destroyer Yinchuan led by China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning arrives in Hong Kong Special…
[caption id="attachment_55254041" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A Tunisian man drapped in the national flag reads graffiti written in French, "Stay standing Tunisians", along Mohammed Bouazizi…
[caption id="attachment_55254027" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] British Prime Minister Theresa May answers a question in a question and answer session, after delivering a speech at the RSA (Royal…
Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
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