Ukraine war: how Russians are rallying on the home front to support 'their boys'
Jul 27, 2023 08:49 am UTC| Politics
Theres a discernible enemy-at-the-gate feeling among ordinary people on the streets of Russia. Their sons are being sent off to fight and some have died. Meanwhile, the cross-border raids from Ukraine on Russias...
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal – what that means for other Nile River states
Jul 27, 2023 08:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopias massive new dam the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020. The political row has threatened to get...
Jul 27, 2023 08:17 am UTC| Technology
New Zealands national security was strengthened this month when the Royal New Zealand Air Forces newest Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft became operational. A cutting-edge maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A is also...
Jul 17, 2023 12:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The United States has finished destroying the last of its stock of chemical weapons, marking the end of a 26-year period during which it frequently condemned other states for maintaining and using chemical weapons while...
U.S. allies should rethink their allegiance to an aggressive but declining superpower
Jul 11, 2023 07:37 am UTC| Politics
In its pursuit of permanent global domination, the United States has pushed the world towards unnecessary conflict, especially via its two-decade war on terror. American allies could dissuade the U.S. from its tendency...
Why is NATO expanding its reach east to the Asia-Pacific region?
Jul 11, 2023 06:52 am UTC| Politics
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on the agenda at the upcoming summit in...
Putin's Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends -- but not for him
Jun 28, 2023 00:30 am UTC| Economy
On June 23, 2023, 16 months into Russias war with Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russias now disbanded potent mercenary fighting force and a protégé of Russian President Vladimir, turned his troops on...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects