Category: World News

  • Russia’s Lavrov Says Ready to Expand WAR/Nuclear WAR #READYFORWAR: RT

    Russia’s Lavrov Says Ready to Expand WAR/Nuclear WAR #READYFORWAR: RT

    The Russian foreign minister sat down for an hour-long interview with RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, sanctions and the confrontation with the West in an interview to RT and Sputnik on Wednesday. Speaking with RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, the minister explained why, despite a…

  • Somaliland to Join British Commonwealth Again:1954

    Somaliland to Join British Commonwealth Again:1954

    London (HAN) 17 January 2022 – Diplomacy and Regional Security Issues for The latest news and announcements including. President of Rwanda, and Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland QC, have announced the postponement of CHOGM 2021 as a result of the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Leaders of the Commonwealth countries meet every 2…

  • Africa: Security Briefing and Consultations

    Africa: Security Briefing and Consultations

    The Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on West Africa and the Sahel. The expected briefers are Special Representative and head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly and a representative…

  • Syria to hold election in May after years of war

    Syria to hold election in May after years of war

    Syria is to hold a presidential election next month, the country’s parliament says – a move likely to maintain President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power. Mr Assad is not expected to face serious opposition despite continuing conflict and a growing economic crisis. After 10 years of war the Syrian government controls most of the big…

  • Turkey’s threat of war with Israel is distraction from declining domestic situation

    Turkey’s threat of war with Israel is distraction from declining domestic situation

    ANKARA (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. The Ankara-based MetroPoll found on Monday that 54% of Turkish citizens barely survive financially, while 26.6% cannot meet their basic needs such as nutrition and shelter. According to official data published on May 3, inflation…

  • President Assad sends letter to President Putin to congratulate him on Victory Day

    President Assad sends letter to President Putin to congratulate him on Victory Day

    MOSCOW (HAN) May 16. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Syrian President Bashar has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 76th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War (the Eastern Front during WWII where Russia fought against Nazi Germany) and hailed Moscow’s efforts to ensure…

  • Kenneth who? How Africans are forgetting their history

    Kenneth who? How Africans are forgetting their history

    I was shocked to find out on the 97th birthday of Kenneth Kaunda – Zambia’s first president and a giant in the fight against colonialism – that some people had never heard of him. I had posted my birthday greeting to the nonagenarian on social media on 28 April with the tag line: “The only…

  • Putin says Israel-Palestine escalation poses threat to Russia’s security

    Putin says Israel-Palestine escalation poses threat to Russia’s security

    MOSCOW (HAN) May 15. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the current escalation between Israel and Palestine poses a direct threat to Russia’s security. Holding a meeting with the Russian Security Council, Putin suggested discussing the situation in Jerusalem and Gaza Strip…

  • Ethiopia: Ambassador Alemayehu Briefs Russian Media On Latest Developments

    Ethiopia: Ambassador Alemayehu Briefs Russian Media On Latest Developments

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 11. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Ethiopian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Alemayehu Tegenu has briefed a group of Mass Media Outlets in his office today. His briefing covered a wide range of issues pertaining to the situations in the northern region of Tigray, the…

  • ‘Our friendship will end here’: Duterte defies Beijing, says he won’t withdraw vessels from disputed waters

    ‘Our friendship will end here’: Duterte defies Beijing, says he won’t withdraw vessels from disputed waters

    The president of the Philippines has vowed not to withdrawal his country’s ships from waters contested by China as a long-running dispute between the two nations over sovereignty of South China Sea territory heats up. Speaking in a televised address aired on Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not heed Chinese demands and would…

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