Ghadames Removed from UNESCO World Heritage Danger List — “The Pearl of the Desert” Restored
The Old Town of Ghadamès, one of the oldest pre-Islamic cities in North Africa, is known affectionately as “the…
Tag: Conflict
Yemen Renews Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Prompting Threats from US of More Bombing
On Sunday and Wednesday, the controlling authorities in Yemen—known as Ansar Allah, but called the Houthis after the surname…
Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…
Iranian Infrastructure and Israeli Confidence Heavily Damaged as Strikes Continue into Monday
As Iran and Israel traded missile strikes back and forth throughout the weekend, each has suffered significant damage—the former…
Nuclear Powers Fire on Each Other: India Bombs Deep Inside Pakistan, Loses Jet in the Attack
With a series of missiles and warplanes, India has struck “terrorist targets” inside Pakistan’s Punjab state, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir,…
Terrorism on the Rise in Europe, Africa, and Syria While the World Struggles with Record Conflict Numbers
A recent report found that deaths by terrorism have risen to their highest levels in Africa, while also recording…
Four Factions and Three Countries Poised for Small War Inside Syria: Reports
Further conflict seems inevitable in Syria two months after the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of…
Leaning Minaret Destroyed by ISIS Fully Repaired as ‘Symbol of Resilience’
Workers in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul have finished building the famous leaning minaret, destroyed in 2017 by ISIS…
Zelenskyy to Present ‘Victory Plan’ to US Biden, Trump. Kursk Offensive to Be Part of That Plan
Today, President Zelenskyy informed the nation at the Ukraine 2024 Independence forum in Kyiv that his government was preparing…
These Days Women Prioritize Travel Twice as Much as Men
The world’s leading travel risk management and crisis response firm Global Rescue recently conducted an interview of 1,100 of…
Israel Bombs Yemen Port Opening Up Third Front in Regional War
Story at a glance… After a drone strike launched from Yemen struck Tel Aviv over 1,600 km away, Israeli…
Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy
Japan’s ongoing military defense buildup accelerated, at least rhetorically, in line with the recent release of a national defense…
Ukraine Updates: 2023 to End Without Renewed Aid–German Press Claims Berlin Wants the War Ended
WaL reported earlier this month that the Ukrainian civilian government was in an existential crisis about the potential of…
US Baghdad Embassy Latest Base to Come Under Fire, Resulting in 70 Injuries Since October 7th
70 US servicemembers and contractors have been injured in over 81 strikes on American military installations in Iraq and…
Pentagon Intelligence Chief Calls Ukraine A “Stalemate”–Doubts that New Weapons Will Help
In an interview at Bloomberg, Chief of Staff for the Defense Intelligence Agency described the Ukraine war as a “stalemate” before…
Report Says Taiwan Leadership “Most Important Factor” in Potential Conflict with China, but US Still Needed in Battle
Story at a glance… The RAND Corp. released a study on a conflict over Taiwan highlighting political leadership. Even…
Serbia Mobalizes Armed Forces to Border with Kosovo, who Suffer Rare Rebuke from US, EU
ITALY, May 31st, 2023. Tensions and violence have once again escalated between Serbia and the breakaway region o Kosovo,…
Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha
If you decide this June to take off along the 514 departmental road from the ferry port at Ouistreham,…
At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost
Long-time reporter on the as-of-yet war of words between the Kremlin and NATO figureheads, Rick Rozoff, must have hardly…
Colombian Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
In 2016, when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government, scientists…