Global Geo-political Series: North Korea delivers ready for war message in response to US deployment
Apr 11, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Commentary
Strong commentaries came from the North Korean side after the United States deployed an aircraft carrier in the waters near the Korean peninsula. President Trump has previously said before the Chinese President Xi Jinping...
What we know about the April 4 chemical attack in Syria
Apr 11, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views
The April 4, 2017 chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in Syria led to at least 70 deaths and more than 100 people requiring medical attention, prompting an outcry from the international community. It...
Why Trump's Syrian strike was a good thing
Apr 10, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Syrian people and their Muslim brothers and sisters have been screaming for help for years as crimes against humanity racked up against them and their kin. Yet the West has so far refused to intervene directly and...
How Trump's proposed US aid cuts will affect healthcare in Africa
Apr 10, 2017 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his proposed first budget, US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut US aid to levels not seen since the 1970s and 1990s. This could have a devastating effect on healthcare in Africa. Alex Ezeh spoke to...
Why efforts to secure a deal on banning all nuclear weapons are so important
Apr 10, 2017 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Last week negotiations to ban nuclear weapons started in New York. The talks came as a result of United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in December last year. The resolution takes forward multilateral...
US strike on Syria ends prospect of warmer relations with Russia
Apr 08, 2017 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
Ever since Donald Trump arrived in the White House, there has been much talk of a great thaw in relations between the US and Russia. But his decision to carry out airstrikes in Syria in retaliation against Bashar al-Assads...
Trump’s attack on Syria: Four takeaways
Apr 08, 2017 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On April 6, two U.S. Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Shayrat airfield in western Homs province in Syria. The strike purportedly came in retaliation for the Syrian governments...
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