Turkish-backed forces in Syria have taken full control of the Afrin enclave that has been held by Syrian Kurds. Turkish soldiers and local militias entered the center of Afrin Sunday after a two-month offensive. Kurds protest the offensive calling it ethnic cleansing and vow to continue the fight to keep their ancestral lands in Syria. …
– China is ready to work with Cuba to advance military ties so as to further enrich bilateral relations, said top legislator Zhang Dejiang. Zhang, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Cuban Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Leopoldo Cintra Frias at the Great Hall of …
ISLAMABAD — VOA Exclusive Agustin Gul A top Pakistani government official argues that the crisis in relations with the United States stems from Washington’s focus on military partnership rather than engaging Pakistan as a democracy and addressing mutual concerns. In an exclusive interview, Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir tells VOA, that as a consequence, Islamabad’s ties, …
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest military award for valor. It has been bestowed on 3,496 men and one woman (a Civil War surgeon) since President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law on Dec. 21, 1861. It is reserved for those who are distinguished “conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk …
The struggles for independence and the impact of redrawing borders | The Economist The Economist From Catalonia to Kurdistan and Quebec, many people are demanding independence. What does it take to transform a cultural identity into a nation-state? And what is the impact? The number of countries in the United Nations has grown over the …
Russian spies in America, then and now | The Economist Russia is accused of trying to influence the US election, which led to the Trump presidency. In a rare interview one of the Soviet Union’s highest-ranking KGB spies talks about the long-standing practice of subverting Western democracy.
Putin’s games with the West | The Economist
Returning ISIS fighters: How should governments deal with them? | The Economist ISIS fighters are returning home to Europe. In Britain, half of the 850 citizens known to have joined ISIS have already come back. As France marks the two-year anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on its soil, governments have to decide what to …
