There’s a strong possibility the Chinese premier could be in quarantine following the country’s strict ‘Zero Covid Policy’. Under the policy, every individual who enters China from abroad must…
A Malaysian businessman who scammed the US Navy in its biggest fraud scandal ever has been recaptured after he escaped house arrest two weeks ago. Leonard Glenn Francis, known…
Every other powerful nation has an agenda for Africa. But, in return, Africa doesn’t seem to have one for them. And that is a problem. The continent lacks a…
One-way flights out of Russia were rocketing in price and selling out fast on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists. Putin’s announcement, made…
South Africa has again urged Russia to seek a negotiated settlement to the ‘terrible’ and ‘inhumane conflict’ in Ukraine ‘that is causing terrible harm’. International Relations and Cooperation Minister…
Until one short week ago, the geopolitical balance in Ukraine could be likened to Zugzwang, a word describing a delicate point in a board game when taking any move will probably put…
Largest philanthropic fund says world ‘on track to achieve almost none’ of UN development goals. Russia’s war in Ukraine is straining Europe’s commitment to international aid and climate action,…
With a history of anti-apartheid support, the Islamic Republic enjoys warm ties with Pretoria – which it seeks to exploit, as Western sanctions sting In early August, Nelson Mandela’s…
Ahalf year into the Russo-Ukrainian war, two dueling interpretations of what’s happening on the ground increasingly shape Western views of the conflict. The first narrative—and seemingly the more-dominant one—is that the…
If you want to understand the Ukrainian way of war, you could do worse than to pick up, as I recently did, a 1954 book called “Strategy” by the…