European defence spending hit new high in 2019
Image of a Husky protected support vehicle, being loaded onto an Oshkosh, Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck in field conditions by 2nd Battalion, Corps of The Royal Electrical and…
Number of rhinos poached declines by a third in South Africa
South Africa saw a marked decline in rhino poaching during 2020, with the killing of rhino declining by 33%. “While the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the battle to beat the Covid-19…
Muslim Council of Britain elects its first female leader
Zara Mohammed is the first female secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, and the organisation’s youngest leader Photo Credits: Muslim Council of Britain Zara Mohammed Elected Secretary General…
EUROPOL WARNING ON THE ILLICIT SALE OF FALSE NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST CERTIFICATES
As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the pandemic, it is very likely that criminals will seize the opportunity of producing and selling fake COVID-19 test certificates,…
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
Yerius J https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tea-Horse-Road.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President…
Car bomb kills five in pro-Turkey north Syria
Photo Credits: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Aleppo Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have documented a spike in the number of people killed in car-bomb explosion,…
Pipe bombs found near Capitol on January 6 were placed the night before, FBI says
Two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters discovered on January 6 were planted the night before the insurrection at the Capitol, the FBI said Friday. Federal authorities again increased…
2020 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals widespread corruption is weakening COVID-19 response, threatening global recovery
The 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International reveals that persistent corruption is undermining health care systems and contributing to democratic backsliding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries that perform well on the…
United States: Terrorist Designation of Abd al-Aziz Malluh Mirjirash al-Muhammadawi
Today the United States is designating Abd al-Aziz Malluh Mirjirash al-Muhammadawi – also known as Abu Fadak – as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order 13224.…
Al-Qaeda: Pompeo says Iran is jihadist network’s ‘new home base’
Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State United States Takes Action To Counter Iranian Support for al-Qa’ida US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has publicly accused Iran’s government of allowing the…