Officials suggested the late-night precision bombing was designed to minimize casualties while avoiding backlash from the Iraqi government. The United States carried out an airstrike against buildings used by Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria late on Thursday night in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on US and coalition military sites …
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U.S. Intelligence: Saudi Crown Prince Approved Operation To Kill Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince approved the operation that led to the brutal 2018 death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. intelligence community said in a report released Friday. President Biden has been critical of Saudi Arabia and the report is expected to further harm the increasingly fraught relations between the …
Read More »The Syrian Civil War’s Never-Ending Endgame
The Syrian civil war that has decimated the country for 10 years now, provoking a regional humanitarian crisis and drawing in actors ranging from the United States to Russia, appears to be drawing inexorably to a conclusion. President Bashar al-Assad, with the backing of Iran and Russia, seems to have …
Read More »Biden Calls King Salman as US Recalibrates Relations With Saudis
U.S. President Joe Biden called Saudi Arabian King Salman on Thursday as his administration is set to release a congressionally mandated declassified version of an intelligence report that is expected to find the king’s son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Read More »Keeping Black Sea Safe Is Crucial For Region – Analysis
Seven years ago this month, “little green men” — Russian special forces — appeared on Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and quickly took control of all government buildings and military bases. A month later, the Russian Duma voted to annex the peninsula, in what many see as a blatant violation of international …
Read More »Mainland China In No Position To Take Taiwan By Force – Analysis
The situation across the Taiwan Strait has seemed to be on the brink of crisis since 2018. Beijing has sent numerous sorties of military aircraft to conduct exercises near Taiwan and frequently crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. It has been rumoured that the mainland is considering seizing …
Read More »Hoping For Best: Future Of US-Pakistan Relations Under Biden Administration – Analysis
As Mr. Biden was sworn in, policymakers in Islamabad took a sigh of hope. After the contentious Trump presidency, Islamabad was hoping for a reset of its relation with the US. President Biden was awarded Pakistan’s second-highest civilian award back in 2008 in recognition of his continued support.
Read More »Pakistan’s Action-Plan At UNSC Urges Outlawing Extremist Nationalist Groups – OpEd
In January 2021, Pakistan proposed an action plan at UNSC (United Nations Security Council) to combat the extremist Hindutva ideology. The purpose of this action plan is to counter the recent growth of extremist ideologies e.g. Hindutva ideology and highlight the role of Pakistan in the global campaign to fight …
Read More »In Hostile Serbian Parliament, MP Fights for Rights of ‘Enemy’ Albanians
From education to investment, erased addresses and negative stereotypes, ethnic Albanians still face widespread discrimination in Serbia, says MP Shaip Kamberi. From education to investment, erased addresses and negative stereotypes, ethnic Albanians still face widespread discrimination in Serbia, says MP Shaip Kamberi.
Read More »Migrants on Westward Trek Meet Kindness in Romania’s Timisoara
Asylum seekers and migrants often encounter hostility on their way to the West – but in Timisoara those passing through are meeting a remarkable outpouring of solidarity. On 26 November last year, people in Timisoara, a city in western Romania, were moved to find that 25 migrants who had recently …
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