President Emmanuel Macron said he “totally refuses” to call the French operation in Mali a “failure” France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced the pullout of French troops from Mali on Thursday, insisting that almost a decade-long military operation in the West African country was not a failure. France decided to leave due to disagreements with the […]
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Watch UAE forces intercept incoming missiles over Abu Dhabi
The nighttime engagement was filmed by multiple witnesses on the ground The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reported successfully intercepting two ballistic missiles launched by the Yemeni Houthi fighters. The projectiles were destroyed by air defense forces, with debris falling in various parts of the capital Abu Dhabi, the defense ministry reported, as cited by […]
US Afghanistan watchdog predicted air force’s collapse months in advance
SIGAR says lack of focus and dependence on contractors were among the issues that sealed the Afghan Air Force’s fate The US’ Afghan war watchdog saw the collapse of the country’s air force coming months before it happened, citing its over-dependence on the US and third-party contractors, among other issues, as major obstacles. The demise […]
Netherlands forces unvaxxed & vaxxed Americans to quarantine
The Dutch government tells both vaccinated and unvaccinated US travellers to observe extended quarantine due to Omicron Fully vaccinated travellers from the United States will now have to undergo 10 days of quarantine in the Netherlands after Amsterdam designated the country a “very high risk” area over a surge in Omicron cases. The US was […]
Japan holds drills in case ‘foreign forces’ invade disputed islands
Japanese media has revealed details about last month’s military drills that focused on repelling a ‘foreign invasion’ of disputed islands claimed by China. The two-day military exercise involving Japan’s self-defense forces, coast guard, and police was conducted in late November on a remote uninhabited island. According to Kyodo news agency, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, […]
Berlin forces EU satellite operator to take RT’s German TV broadcast off air
European satellite operator Eutelsat 9В has removed the 24-hour German-language RT DE channel from its platform under pressure from Berlin. RT has called the move illegal. German media regulator MABB (Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg) has forced European satellite service Eutelsat 9B to remove the broadcast of RT’s new Moscow-based German-language channel RT DE from its platform on […]
Intense deluge forces evacuations in France (VIDEOS)
Several areas in southwest France have been flooded after receiving two to three weeks’ worth of rain overnight. The heavy precipitation caused rivers to swell and triggered landslides in some areas, forcing residents to flee. The French meteorological agency, Meteo France, has issued red alert warnings in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Landes departments, describing the downpour […]
Workforce shortage forces Canadian businesses to rethink Covid mandate
Staffing shortages have forced some of Canada’s businesses to drop vaccine mandates and adopt more flexible policies in terms of safety requirements. Despite the strict vaccine measures recommended by the government and the potential risk to their reputation, many companies have recently switched to regular testing to avoid losing unvaccinated workers, research by Reuters shows. […]
Outcry forces EU to ditch plan for ‘inclusive’ language
The European Commission has walked back an attempt to mandate the use of “inclusive” language after lawmakers claimed the new rules were an effort to “cancel” Christian references and lacked “common sense.” An internal guidebook for inclusive communication called on EU officials to “update their language” and avoid phrasing that was considered not reflective of […]
WATCH Iranian Navy forces’ encounter with US destroyers over oil tanker
Iran’s state media has published footage of a major incident in the Gulf of Oman, in which Tehran’s forces said they “foiled” the seizure of an oil tanker by the US as Washington looked to enforce its ban on Iranian oil exports. On Wednesday, Iranian state media reported that units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards […]
Military fires ‘live bullets’ at protesters backing civilian government, information ministry says, after forces stage coup
Tens of thousands have taken to streets in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and the city of Omdurman, after troops arrested the prime minister in a coup. The Ministry of Information claims troops have fired on pro-government protesters. The streets of Khartoum and Omdurman were full of protesters on Monday after the Ministry of Information relayed a […]
Kim Jong-un touts ‘invincible’ North Korean forces at Pyongyang arms expo, condemns hostile US policies & wargames with Seoul
North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un has boasted of his country’s “invincible” military during a major weapons expo, and blasted Washington for hypocritically talking of peace while driving a wedge between Pyongyang and Seoul. Speaking at the Defense Development Exhibition Self-Defense-2021 event in Pyongyang on Monday, Kim declared a “a new era of strengthening the […]
Sami Jasim, deputy of slain IS leader Al-Baghdadi, captured by Iraqi forces in ‘external operation’, says PM
The deputy of slain IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been captured by Iraqi troops in an “external operation,” the prime minister has confirmed, two years after the Islamist chief was killed by US special forces. In a tweet on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said that Iraqi intelligence forces had carried out an […]
Mali has evidence French forces train militant groups on its territory, country’s prime minister says
Militant groups in northern Mali’s Kidal region have been trained by French officers, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga claimed in an interview with RIA Novosti, saying two-thirds of his country is “occupied by terrorists.” Mali has evidence that French forces present in its territory with a mission to counter terrorist groups have been instead “training” […]
Volcanic ash forces shutdown of airport at Spain’s La Palma island
Spanish officials have closed the airport of La Palma on Thursday due to ash coming from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which has been erupting on the most northwesterly island in the Canary Islands archipelago for more than two weeks. “The La Palma Airport is inoperative due to ash accumulation. The established protocols are being applied,” […]











