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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a meeting on Russian air force’s activity in Syria at the national defense control center in Moscow, Russia, November 17, 2015. REUTERS/Alexei Nikolskyi/SPUTNIK/Kremlin
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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani gestures during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS
Iran: The Regime’s Nature and Its Calculations
It was interesting that the arrival of the US president Donald Trump in Riyadh in his first foreign visit since taking office should coincide with the election of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani for a second term. Avoiding the temptation of ‘conspiracy theory’, I...Caption:
Somali women and security forces search through the damage caused at the scene of a blast near the Mogadishu sea port in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Two Kenya Bombings Kill Eight Policemen
Eight police officers were killed Wednesday when their vehicles hit roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Kenya’s restive northeast close to the Somali border. The first explosion claimed three lives early Wednesday morning while the second killed five...Caption:
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the Extraordinary Congress of the ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey May 21, 2017. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
Erdogan Urges NATO Solidarity in Light of Manchester Bombing
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday the ISIS-claimed Manchester bombing proved the need for NATO allies to cooperate more closely and share information swiftly to confront terrorism. Erdogan said member states of the military alliance must acknowledge...Caption:
Vehicles move past the construction of the new MRT line in central Jakarta March 19, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A