Cubans are struggling with blackouts and fuel rationing amid President Trump’s campaign to provoke regime change by choking off the energy supply of the island nation, which is heavily dependent on fuel imports. Trump last month threatened to impose tariffs … Read More
Numerous economic and political challenges could come with separating, U of A professor says. The Alberta independence movement has made its way to St. Albert, after Stay Free Alberta hosted one of two petition signings this past Friday. After a … Read More
What happened The Trump administration is sending about 200 troops to Nigeria to help train its military to fight Islamist militants, U.S. and Nigerian officials said Tuesday. The deployment comes weeks after President Donald Trump accused Nigeria’s government of failing … Read More
The talks between Iran and US are still set to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and capabilities, NYT noted, citing three Iranian officials and one Arab official. Iran has agreed to discuss its ballistic missile program and its use of … Read More
For the first time in over half a century, the US and Russia have no legally binding agreement limiting their strategic nuclear forces. Does the nuclear race begin now as the New START treaty expires on Thursday, or is it … Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration … Read More
A BRICS currency to facilitate de-dollarization remains a distant dream, but a digital currency alternative to SWIFT is nearly here As India prepares to host the BRICS summit later this year, the focus will be on a payment system linking … Read More
Jan 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts but diplomats say it could harm the work of the United Nations. While some … Read More
The conference center at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is being evacuated with no further information on the cause. A reporter on the scene described an unusual smell that is ‘making some people in our area cough.’ Hundreds … Read More
Mass kidnappings are increasingly common in Nigeria, with armed gangs targeting remote communities where security and government presence is limited. Nigerian troops have freed 62 hostages – and killed two militants in a separate operation – as part of an … Read More