ABUJA, NIGERIA:The Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) terrorist group has reportedly banned all farmers, fishermen and herders within its areas of presence in the North East of Marte, in Borno State.
WASHINGTON, U.S.--Depending on one’s biases, the Biden administration has done either too much of one thing or too little of another. One area where it has done nothing is in protecting U.S. interests in trade with China.
BANGKOK, Thailand--There has been much discussion about the existence of a deep state within Malaysia. This essay looks at its components. The deep state is not a unified and coordinated mechanism. It is heterogeneous and diverse. It is probably only bound together by a common narrative, sometimes interpreted differently. At different points of time, different aspects of this deep state exercise more power over the others. Other times, there is even conflict between the various elements.
BEIJING, China--While the world is under threat of being ripped further apart amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, some political forces, as opposed to fixing the division, are taking advantage of the turbulence to smear China by peddling false information.
ISTANBUL, Turkey--Israeli police appeared to acknowledge they had used espionage technology without a warrant after allegations emerged last month that they had used Israeli firm NSO Group's controversial Pegasus spyware.
