Philippines Warns China May Reassert Itself Amid US-South Korea Drill Cuts
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has warned that Beijing could view recent cuts to the joint US-South Korea military drills as an opportunity to reassert itself in the Asia Pacific.
Ex-Sierra Leone President Koroma Departs Nigeria After Treason Case Dropped
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday saw off ex-Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma as he returned to his home country after Sierra Leone discontinued criminal proceedings against him.
EU And Nato Vow To Step Up Pressure On Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Germany
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Wednesday to increase pressure on Russia, after an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.
Iran Retaliates After US Strikes Kill Four At Wedding Party, State Media Reports
Jordanian Armed Forces have said that Iran has launched attacks at united states military bases in Iraq and Jordan, after American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday.
US Strikes Iranian Launchers On Larak Island In First Known Attack In Weeks
A united states official has said that US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, this is marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July.
US To Withdraw 200 Troops From Nigeria as Counterterrorism Mission Winds Down
The Pentagon is preparing to withdraw about 200 troops from Nigeria who were deployed this year to help fight Islamist militants, the New York Times reports.
Four Injured In Russia-held Sevastopol In Drone Attack, Governor Says
The Moscow-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev,wrote on telegram that Four people were injured after drones hit a five-storey apartment building in Sevastopol in the Russian-held Crimean peninsula this Friday.
160 Dead, 647 Missing As Floods Devastate Nepal, Tibet
Nepali authorities and Chinese state media respectively have said that at least 647 people are missing and 160 have died after a surge of floodwater, mud and debris swept through Himalayan valleys in Nepal and Tibet.
US-Canada Trade War Escalates As Trump Threatens Tariff Hike On Autos After Carney Vows To Retaliate
President Donald Trump has threatened to hike United States tariffs on automobiles originating in Canada, as the trade war between the two neighbours continues to heat up.
30 Die As Guinea Landfill Collapses
The government in guinea have said that thirty people died in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains.