What is Yousef Mohammed’s Swedish Visit For?
The Speaker of Kurdistan’s parliament, Yousef Mohammed, has followed up his visit to the UK in February with a visit to the Swedish parliament, in an effort to build support…
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Report: Worldwide military spending reaches $1.7 trillion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Global military expenditure rose to nearly $1.7 trillion in 2015, reflecting continued growth in Asia and Oceania, Central and Eastern Europe, and some Middle Eastern states, according…
Ceasefire agreed after dozens killed in breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region
Pro-Armenian forces and the Azeri authorities have announced a ceasefire in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, four days after intense fighting broke out. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev called for fighters from…
New Zealand chooses a fern design for potential new flag
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, A New Zealand referendum on a possible new national flag chose a design featuring a silver fern along with stars from the current flag. …
Venezuela holds momentous election with potential opposition victory
CARACAS, Venezuela, Venezuela is voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday seen as the first significant challenge to the governing socialist party and the legacy of former President Hugo Chavez. …
Governor of Aden, Yemen, killed in Isis car bombing
ADEN, Yemen, The Isis has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Yemen that killed the governor of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Sunday. …
Syria 2015: Spain 1938 or Sarajevo June 1914?
Russia’s military intervention in Syria has opened a Pandora’s box of potential crises and frightening scenarios as well as hinting at the slimmest glimmer of an opportunity. …
Air Force to replenish munitions stockpile for Isis airstrikes
WASHINGTON, The U.S. Air Force has fired some 20,000 bombs and missiles since beginning airstrikes against the Isis militant group, depleting munitions stockpiles “faster than we can replenish them,” officials said.…
Clinton campaign heads to Florida
TAMPA, Fla., Hillary Clinton‘s campaign heads to Florida, beginning with a private event closed to the media. Clinton’s campaign will spend most of Wednesday in Florida, starting in Tampa. Longtime…
Pentagon sending additional Special Operations forces to Iraq
WASHINGTON, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday said additional Special Operations forces would be deployed to Iraq as part of a “specialized expeditionary targeting force.” Carter made the…
