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Moscow Confirms Intention to Retaliate If US Withdraws From Open Skies Treaty

Russia will be forced to take countermeasures if the United States withdraws from the Open Skies Treaty, the Foreign Ministry's Department for Nonproliferation and Arms

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APD | Indian Railways sets up health ATMs

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Feb. 10 (APD) - To supplement revenue, the India Railways has set up health ATMs at many railway stations around the country.At

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Iran Says It Will Be Forced to Revise Its Participation in NPT if Western Countries Keep Up Pressure

Tehran, regarding its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said it has no intention of quitting this deal.Iran will have to revise its parti

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Uganda to withdraw more troops from Somalia

FILE PHOTO: A battle group from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force, receiving African Union medals and certificates on Saturday, 7 December 2019 in recognition of their contribution to security and

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France deploys additional troops in Africa's Sahel

French troops deployed in Africa's Sahel have been fighting Islamic insurgents since 2013 (Credit: AP) France will be deploying an additional 600 soldiers in Africa's Sahel to reinforce troops

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U.S. Middle East plan, a finishing blow to international law?

Editor's note: Lionel Vairon is the president of CEC Consulting company and senior researcher at the Charhar Institute of international relations and public diplomacy in Beijing. He is a former jo

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U.S. will not completely withdraw forces from Africa

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. PHOTO: Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday said the United States would not be removing all its forces from Africa."We are not going to

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President Trump signs revised North America trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a revised trade deal with Mexico and Canada that replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement. At an event at the White House, the Amer

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The real challenge for U.S.-Taliban peace talks

Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics - South Asia Centre, and an author. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of C

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Iraq security forces clash with protesters in Baghdad and other cities

Iraqi security forces fired teargas and live bullets in renewed clashes with protesters in Baghdad and other cities on Sunday, Reuters witnesses and security sources sa

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Libya's oil shutdown caused over $255M in losses – state oil company

The closures of oil fields and production facilities were prompted by the seizure of several large export terminals and oil fields by forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar. /Getty Images The

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Turkey's troops to remain in Libya – Erdogan

FILE PHOTO: A fighter of Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) of Fayez Serraj, fires his rifle during clashes with forces of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Lib

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Canada, Iran at odds over who should analyze downed plane's black boxes

Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering count

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Iran seeks help reading plane's black boxes amid pressure to hand them over

Iran has asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, a request that will add to interna

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US Pulls 3,000 Soldiers From Norwegian Winter War Games Amid Stand-Off With Iran

The United States' participation in Cold Response, an international winter drill held since 2006, has been affected by the tense situation in the Middle East.The US has

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Why is Soleimani's killing such a big deal?

While the world's attention is focused on the Ukrainian jet tragedy which took 176 innocent lives and Iran's acknowledgement of downing the plane "unintentionally," one should never forget the direct

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Trump's near miss with Iran

Editor's note: Elizabeth Drew is a Washington-based journalist and the author, most recently, of Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall. The article reflects the auth