Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa’s lawless Sahel region
Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.
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Retaliations continue on day two of US-Israel attacks on Iran
US President Donald Trump warned “there will likely be more” US casualties during operations in Iran in a statement posted on Truth Social. This comes as US Central Command (Centcom) said three US service members have been killed in action and five “seriously wounded”. In Israel, nine people have been killed after a missile strike […]
Continue ReadingCould Kim Jong Un’s teen daughter become North Korea’s next leader?
Ryu, who served as a diplomat before defecting in 2019, says the North Korean legal code, created by the Kim family, requires the country to be run by a person of the Paektu bloodline – in other words, a direct descendant of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung.
Continue ReadingU.S. troops killed amid Iranian counterattack, fueling air defense fears
U.S. forces say they have hit 1,000 targets over the past two days in a race to take out Iran’s ability to threaten American personnel and allies across the Middle East.
Continue ReadingStarmer lets Trump use UK bases to strike Iran’s missile depots – POLITICO
The U.K. government published a summary of legal advice on Sunday night which insisted the action “does not signal the U.K. having any wider involvement in the broader ongoing conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran.” In a joint statement earlier Sunday evening, Germany, France and the United Kingdom had opened the door to “enabling” […]
Continue ReadingWhere Iran has retaliated across the Middle East, according to satellite images and videos
Iran intensified its strikes against countries in the Persian Gulf and Israel on Sunday, attacking at least nine countries since the start of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack.
Continue ReadingAllies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
But if the regime survives, and it may well, then Washington’s triple demands of Tehran will come back into focus, namely: a curb on Iran’s suspect nuclear programme, including a return to inspections; an end to Iran’s ballistic missile programme; and an end to Iran’s support for proxy militias around the region, such as the […]
Continue ReadingUK PM Starmer approves some US use of UK bases during Iran operation
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Continue ReadingTrump with initial assessment of the major attack on Iran
Video: watson/truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump March 1, 2026, 11:01 p.mMarch 1, 2026, 11:04 p.m US President Donald Trump defended the massive military offensive against Iran in a speech and described it as one of the largest operations in history. In the past 36 hours, the USA and its partners have carried out “Operation Epic Fury” – one of […]
Continue ReadingMiddle East escalation leads to 3,400 canceled flights in the Arab region
Passengers stranded by the closure of Dubai International Airport wait in the airport parking lot there.Image: keystone The escalation in the Middle East is not only affecting air traffic there. Passengers around the world are stranded and planes and crews are in the wrong locations. March 1, 2026, 10:32 p.mMarch 1, 2026, 10:32 p.m Steve […]
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