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The leader of the country of Georgia has criticized US efforts to interfere in the country dating back several years.

Chad, Niger, and other countries throughout the continent are increasingly questioning and rejecting the influence of Europe and the United States.

A negotiated settlement to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is both possible and desirable, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft said on Friday.

On Thursday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)---which owns and operates Eurovision---announced that they had conducted a review and made the decision to allow Israel to participate.

Beijing reacted angrily Wednesday to reports that the European Union plans to target three Chinese companies as part of the bloc’s 13th round of sanctions against Russia.

The United States sanctioned three individuals and four entities for alleged involvement in an Iranian procurement network tied to the country’s central bank, the US Treasury Department said on Wednesday.

Russia is yet to react to the allegation that it has a hand in the crisis rocking the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following the

Russia, aiming to expand its influence in Africa, plans to create expeditionary forces consisting of 20,000 mercenaries, replacing the Wagner Private Military Company's fighters. Source: Bloomberg Quote: "The Africa Corps, which controversially shares the name of Adolf Hitler's expeditionary force, aims to enlist new recruits and former Wagner fighters by mid-year to deploy to at least five Russia-friendly countries - Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, the Central African Republic and Nig...

South Africa’s case could be the first of many to hold Western powers responsible for the crimes of colonialism, imperialism, and genocide.

Tensions have flared between Iran and Pakistan in recent days, but one international affairs expert is pointing to the destabilizing role of Western powers in the Middle East.