The Taliban condemned the United States on Wednesday for what they described as “plain interference” in Afghanistan by offering to resettle Afghan civilians with affiliations to international forces who could be targeted by the insurgent group. Washington on Monday announced the program that offers thousands of Afghan interpreters and translators, …
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U.S. Will Continue to Operate in South China Sea to Ensure Prosperity for All
There’s a variety of concerns that keep Indo-Pacom on its toes — many centered around the activities of China, which quite often don’t match up with the words that come out of Beijing, its commander said. “We certainly view with concern many of the actions that we’ve seen from Beijing,” …
Read More »Britain’s Top General Calls for Retaliation on Iran for Drone Strike
Britain’s top military commander, General Nick Carter, said Wednesday that Western powers need to retaliate for a suspected Iranian drone strike on an oil tanker, which killed a British security guard and the ship’s Romanian captain — otherwise Tehran will feel emboldened. Speaking to the BBC, Carter, chief of the …
Read More »India deploys warships to South China Sea, joining US in countering China
India has deployed warships to the South China Sea in what New Delhi proclaims to be a bid to expand security ties with “friendly countries” and in an apparent move to join and play a bigger role in a US-led scheme to counter China near Chinese territorial waters. Four Indian …
Read More »Over 24 Chadian Soldiers Murdered in Jihadist Attack
Since 2015, Lake Chad has been a refuge for Boko Haram, a group which seeks to impose an Islamic state in Nigeria. On Wednesday, the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram killed over 24 Chadian soldiers in the surroundings of Lake Chad in Central Africa. The soldiers were attacked while resting …
Read More »Al-Qaeda Supporter Urges Fighters In Syria To Form Small Attack Cells, Target U.S., Russia, Perpetrate Attacks Abroad
On July 27, 2021, an Al-Qaeda supporter calling himself Haydarah Al-Qandahari posted an article on Telegram titled “A Call to the Lions of Monotheism in the Syrian Arena”. In this article, written in Arabic, Al-Qandahari urges Al-Qaeda-aligned mujahideen in Syria to form small, independent groups consisting of three to five …
Read More »Auch bei Islamismusverdacht muss der Rechtsstaat gelten
Soll man gegen radikale religiöse Strömungen auftreten? Ja, unbedingt. Doch mit schwammigen und pauschalen Vorwürfen wird man dabei scheitern. Die Operation Luxor, ein Lieblingsprojekt von Innenminister Karl Nehammer, entwickelt sich für ihn gerade zum politischen Bumerang. Das Oberlandesgericht Graz hat Beschwerden von neun Beschuldigten zu den Hausdurchsuchungen stattgegeben. Sie waren …
Read More »Burkina Faso’s Gamble on Negotiating With Jihadists Could Backfire
In early June, jihadist militants in Burkina Faso raided homes and the local market in Solhan, a village close to the border with Niger. By sunrise, they had killed at least 160 civilians in what local officials said was the country’s worst terrorist attack in years. Though particularly shocking for …
Read More »China Is Closing the Door on More Than Just Democracy in Hong Kong
Before sitting down to write this week’s column, I opened a large and tattered, white, padded envelope that had arrived from Hong Kong late last week to find the final issue of the city’s once famously feisty newspaper, the Apple Daily, which was forced by local authorities to shut down …
Read More »Riz, cacao, café, coton… L’Afrique de l’Ouest face à la flambée des cours
Après une chute mondiale du prix des produits agricoles en 2020 – conséquence de la pandémie de Covid-19 – les cours repartent à la hausse depuis plusieurs mois. État des lieux en infographies. Initiée depuis la fin 2020, la tendance haussière des cours des matières premières agricoles se poursuit. Les …
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