The conflict raging in Sudan is roiling its neighbors and other countries for a variety of reasons, from concerns over shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of…
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About half of US Democrats want Joe Biden to run again: Poll | Election news
Democrats approve of the job the president is doing and would support him, but are concerned about his age, the poll shows. As Joe Biden prepares for re-election, a new…
Argentine President Fernandez will not run again | Election news
Alberto Fernandez says he will ‘hand over the presidency’ and will not run for a second term in the October elections. Argentina’s president has said he will not run again…
Russian attack helicopters destroy their own armored vehicles
The Russian armed forces are reportedly using their attack helicopters to destroy abandoned armored vehicles on the front lines. According to Militarnyi, pro-Russian media have shared footage showing continuous helicopter…
The US military is testing an upgraded Sentinel radar
The US military has announced that it has tested a new version of the Sentinel series radar. Thirty soldiers and 85 government civilians and contractors began a three-week test of…
Drop it America and Canada: Conflict with Mexico helps no one | Trade war
Adam Smith wrote “corn is necessary, silver is only superfluous” to counter the centrality of food compared to more commercial pleasures. That statement is worth remembering at a time when…
Ten people killed in an attack by armed attackers on a family in South Africa | Crime news
South Africa has one of the world’s highest homicide rates, with around 20,000 murders recorded each year out of a population of 60 million. Unknown gunmen stormed a property in…
Gold heist at Canada’s busiest airport valued at $14 million | Crime news
A container carrying ‘high value’ items was stolen after it was unloaded from a plane at the cargo facility at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. Canadian police are investigating a major gold…
A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber attacked its own city
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Su-34 Fullback attack aircraft bombed the city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense said the bomb fell…
Russia supplies weapons to the Sudanese militia
The Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group, owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, allegedly supplies the Sudanese militia with air defense missiles. Fierce clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary forces, known as the Rapid…