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Exclusive: New AFRICOM chief makes Morocco-hosted African Lion key test for next-generation warfare
The United States is turning Africa’s largest annual military exercise into a testing ground for next-generation warfare, as new AFRICOM chief General Dagvin Anderson moves to integrate drones, artificial intelligence, and electronic warfare into...
American Heritage Is No Myth, It’s The Source Of Our Liberty And Peace
The most important debate in America today is not about immigration policy but about what it means to be an American. Our immigration debate is of course a proxy for that. It’s easier to argue over asylum policy, or ICE enforcement protocols, than...
Perspective: First we had to worry about the Great Reset. Now it’s the Great Feminization we’re supposed to fear
Around 195 B.C., the great Roman statesman Cato the Elder addressed his colleagues concerning a petition sent up by the women of Rome, who wanted the right to ride in carriages. His opinion was recorded by Livy: “If they win in this, what will...
Two Met officers sacked after gross misconduct revealed in Panorama footage
Two members of the Metropolitan Police patrol Oxford Street in London.(Image: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Two Metropolitan Police officers who worked at Charing Cross Police Station have been sacked after a BBC Panorama documentary aired footage...
Andersonstown is new home for Jamal as he opens supermarket
A SYRIAN man who lost his business following a racist attack in South Belfast last year has opened his new business venture in Andersonstown in West Belfast. Jamal Ghabes had been renting a space to work as a butcher in the Sham Supermarket on...
Uganda will never take security lecturers from BBC wayward writers
A SFC soldier COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) produced a wayward article written by Wycliffe Muia and titled “Uganda’s Special Forces Command: The elite unit with a license to kill” in their recent...
The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa
Summary Russia has made significant inroads in Africa—particularly in Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic and Mali—deploying military operations that, while limited in scope, are often devastating for local civilian populations. At the same...
Gen Z Youth Driving Unstoppable Wave of Political Change Across Africa, Somali MP Says
Mogadishu, Oct 19 – Somali legislator Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has issued a stern warning to governments across Africa attempting to stifle youth-led protests, saying such efforts will not halt the growing wave of demands for political...
Irish presidential election: Who is running and what’s at stake?
Voters in Ireland will head to the polls on Friday to elect a new president for a seven-year term. While the Irish presidency is a mostly ceremonial role, this election takes place amid a historic shift towards a more polarised political system,...
Two sisters, two paths
The twins report that they sometimes encountered racism or discrimination at school because of their background and very dark skin colour. But these experiences were limited. In Kenya’s multiethnic society, which includes refugees or migrants from...
The hijackers who invented modern terrorism
The passengers and crew on El Al flight 426, returning to Tel Aviv from Rome on 23 July 1968, probably did not realise they were on a history-making flight, even after it was forced to land in Algiers by men armed with pistols and grenades....
Four Kenyan referees selected for AFCON 2025 in Morocco
Referee Peter Kamaku (second right) lead his team in Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards during FKF Premier League match at the Nyayo National stadium on April 21, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Kenya will be represented by four referees at the upcoming...
US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela
They call themselves the Night Stalkers and their unofficial motto hints at the group’s lethal nocturnal line of work: “Death Waits in the Dark”. “You can flee, but they will find you,” warns a rare book about the US army’s secretive 160th Special...
THREE police officers exposed in BBC Panorama documentary SACKED from the Met - with more facing similar fate
Three police officers exposed in a Panorama documentary were sacked from the Met today. Experienced custody manager sergeant Joe McIlvenny and constables Phil Neilson and Martin Borg were dismissed without notice after they were found to have...
Early goal, late PK sets tone for Fargo South en route to boys soccer state championship
MANDAN, N.D. — "Diversity is strength in my opinion." Those were the words uttered by Fargo South junior goalkeeper David Robinson after the Bruins won their state-leading seventh North Dakota boys soccer state championship Saturday afternoon....
Foreign Socialist Mamdani Doesn’t Want To Assimilate Into America. He Wants Us To Assimilate To Him.
There’s a video going viral, allegedly of Zohran Mamdani. I have no idea if it’s real or not. As you watch the footage, you’ll notice a few “tells” that are obviously suspicious. For one thing, it’s a little on-the-nose. It’s also very short —...
UAE Visa Ban 2025 Affects 9 Countries, Official Confirmation Still Pending
42Dubai, October 22, 2025- According to the reports, the United Arab Emirates will put an end to awarding new tourist and work visas to the nationals of nine countries at the beginning of 2026. This measure has been dubbed the UAE Visa Ban 2025...
Biz Buzz: Bright Smiles brings non-profit dental care to Central Minnesota
ST. CLOUD — After struggling for years to afford dental care, Mahado Onwukwe is now working to make sure others in Central Minnesota don’t face the same barriers. Onwukwe, originally from Somalia, moved to St. Cloud in 2004. At 13, she injured one...
The Press Leaves the Pentagon
Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled that the New York Times and the Washington Post had the right, under the First Amendment, to publish classified documents exposing serious deceptions by the...
Iman, 70, makes head-turning rare appearance on American Ballet Theatre Gala red carpet
Supermodel Iman was the belle of the ball at the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala on Wednesday night, as she walked the red carpet in a rare public appearance. Iman, who was married to David Bowie for 23 years until his death in 2016, looked...