Tag Archives: War

WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead of a planned offensive against Russia were posted this week on social media channels, senior Biden administration officials said. The Pentagon is investigating who may have been behind the leak of the …

Egypt plans to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses, including three banks. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, April 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Cairo, Apr 06 (IPS) – Egypt intends to sell shares in 32 state-owned businesses within a year, including three banks, two military-owned businesses, and numerous …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is paranoid and obsessed with his own personal safety, a Russian intelligence officer who fled the country over the war in Ukraine has said.   Gleb Karakulov, a captain with Russia’s Federal Guard Service (FSO), which is responsible for Putin’s security, has come out to reveal …

Labour party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that the audio call being circulated of his alleged conversation with clergyman, Bishop David Oyedepo, is fake.    Recall that over the weekend, a voice recording which many claim was between him and Oyedepo during the 2023 presidential campaigns, surfaced online. In …

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has said that Nigeria has not been this divided since the end of the civil war.   The former CBN governor spoke on Tuesday, April 4, at the third Nigerian Leadership Colloquium in honour of the senior pastor of Trinity House, Lagos, Ituah Ighodalo, …

CNN  —  A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Ryyan Alshebl, who left his hometown of As Suwayda in Syria eight years ago, ran as an independent in the municipality of Ostelsheim. He won …

It’s 9.30pm and groups of British lads are gearing up for a big night out in Amsterdam’s red light district. Although the narrow streets echo with French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Irish banter, this week Amsterdam city council launched a campaign to tell Britons from 18 to 35 in search …

The US has not agreed to provide information to ICC out of concern that the court could one day scrutinise US officials. A bipartisan group of United States Senators have asked President Joe Biden to share information with the International Criminal Court (ICC), as it pursues charges of war crimes …

WASHINGTON — The Navy admiral had a blunt message for the military contractors building precision-guided missiles for his warships, submarines and planes at a moment when the United States is dispatching arms to Ukraine and preparing for the possibility of conflict with China. “Look at me. I am not forgiving …

    Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the frontline city of Bakhmut in Ukraine where fierce fighting rages on.   The war torn city has become a focal point of the war as Russia has been trying to capture it for months.   According to the UK’s Ministry of …