29 January 2025 Peace and Security As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces could fuel a region-wide health … [Read more...]
Xi Tells Officials Scared of Being Purged: It’s OK to Make Mistakes
By Chun Han Wong Chinese leader Xi Jinping is intensifying a war on corruption that has punished officials in record numbers—with the side effect of leaving many unwilling to act for fear of punishment. read more... … [Read more...]
Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent calls for stronger sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so. Bessent told U.S. senators on the Senate Finance Committee that he … [Read more...]
Managing Tensions between Algeria and Morocco
What’s new? Since 2021, Algeria and Morocco have been embroiled in a diplomatic crisis. Incidents in Western Sahara risk bringing the two countries to blows, and Rabat’s relations with Israel are a source of friction. Why does it matter? Mutual self-restraint and U.S. pressure have helped contain … [Read more...]
Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby
Reuters TAIPEI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday that China had nearly doubled the number of its warships operating around the island in the previous 24 hours, ahead of what security sources expect will be a new round of war games. China, which views democratically … [Read more...]
Managing Tensions between Algeria and Morocco
What’s new? Since 2021, Algeria and Morocco have been embroiled in a diplomatic crisis. Incidents in Western Sahara risk bringing the two countries to blows, and Rabat’s relations with Israel are a source of friction. Why does it matter? Mutual self-restraint and U.S. pressure have helped contain … [Read more...]
Report exposes systematic torture in Syrian detention facilities
Titled ‘The Syrian Government Detention System as a Tool of Violent Repression,’ the report from the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) draws on over 300 witness interviews, medical forensic evidence and the Syrian Government’s own documentation. It reveals widespread human … [Read more...]
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Ajmal Sohail Exclusive: According to precise information provided by reliable sources, the Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, in coordination with Pakistan’s military intelligence agency, and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has appointed Sheikh al-Hadith Moulavi Muhammad Qasim. Moulavi … [Read more...]
Al-Qaeda Supplied ARSA Jihadists with American leftover Thermal-Weapons
Ajmal Sohail Exclusive: According to the reliable sources, a one-to-one meeting between Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) representee with his Al-Qaeda counterpart Sheikh Abdulazim Musa Ali bin Ali held in REDACTED province of Afghanistan, decided to supply the group with the US army … [Read more...]
Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify
The international community must come to the aid of Lebanon in the face of back-to-back crises and spillover from the war in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country said on Friday, as reports emerged of more Israeli airstrikes in the south. Dr. … [Read more...]