Mongolia: squeezed between China and Russia fears ‘new cold war’: Founding father: a statue to Genghis Khan in Tsonjin boldog, Mongolia. Chris Piason via Shutterstock Mongolia’s prime minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, recently expressed his country’s fear that the world is heading towards a new cold war as the relations between Russia and China and the west …
Ukraine: Kremlin warning of ‘forever war’ reflects shifting Russian rhetoric about ‘special military operation’: Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, warned Russians that they must prepare for a “forever war”. “Things will get much harder,” Peskov told a gathering of the country’s political elite. “This will take a very, very long time.” It’s a far cry …
Israel protests: Netanyahu delays judicial reforms over fears of ‘civil war’ – but deep fault-lines threaten future of democracy: Despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to delay the planned judicial reforms that have so destabilised Israeli society, the country’s crisis of democracy is far from over. Protests at Netanyahu’s plan, which have rocked Israel for weeks, redoubled …
Ukraine recap: prepare for a ‘long war’ says Putin – but most Russians beg to disagree: If nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, it won’t be Russia that starts it, says Russian president Vladimir Putin – ostensibly seeking to reassure the world while also delivering an arch reminder that he does, after all, have the …
Idi Amin’s ‘economic war’ victimised Uganda’s Africans and Asians alike: Ugandan President Idi Amin gestures during a speech in 1973. Keystone/HultonArchive/Getty Images Fifty years ago – in early August 1972 – President Idi Amin summarily decreed the expulsion of Uganda’s “Asian” (that is, Indian and Pakistani) community. Over 50,000 people were given a scant three …
Spring statement: why Rishi Sunak may not use his £20 billion ‘war chest’ to tackle cost of living crisis: The accelerating crisis in the cost of living and the Ukraine conflict have thrown up major challenges for UK chancellor Rishi Sunak on the economy and the public finances. As he prepares to make the 2022 …
‘Every day is war’ – a decade of slow suffering and destruction in Syria: The city of Homs has been ravaged by war, leaving millions of people homeless and displaced. Abduljalil Achraf, Author provided Abduljalil sent me a photo of his ruined home in Homs, Syria. “It is the third floor”, he told me over …
The first bomb disposal expert: Colonel Vivian Majendie and the original ‘war on terror’: A man of his time: Colonel Vivian Majendie — the first recognised bomb disposal expert in Britain Spy Magazine (1882) via Wikimedia Commons On the last day of February 1884, the then home secretary Sir William Harcourt rose in the UK …
South Africa in the news: Ethiopia Is At ‘war’ With Tigray Region, Says Deputy Army Chief, Berhanu Jula: Berhanu Jula hinted towards a “war” with the Tigray region when he said that the country has entered into a war which was not at all anticipated.: “South Africa” – BingNews PGA Tour Houston Open Scores: Sam …
World War I: what we’ve learned from the ‘war to end all wars’: Commonwealth war cemetery at Ypres, Belgium. chrisdorney via Shutterstock It would become known as the Great War, or the “war to end all wars”. Four years of bitter conflict from August 1914 to November 1918 which spread to involve more than 80% …
William Kentridge: the barbarity of the ‘Great War’ told through an African lens: William Kentridge Goodman Gallery Produced towards the end of the four-year celebrations of the centenary of the “Great War” of 1914-18, the dramatic art performance of South African-born artist William Kentridge – “The Head & the Load” –explodes the traditional understanding of …
‘Avengers 4’: Marvel director teases the return of a dead Avenger from ‘Infinity War’: Over the past several weeks, we've been collecting as many clues as we can find around the internet about how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will recover from the events of Avengers: Infinity War . If you've seen the crossover smash hit, …
South Africa in the news: When the Cold War came to Africa: Photographs show US-backed troops fighting Communists in ‘South Africa’s Vietnam war’: Fascinating pictures have emerged showing US-backed troops fighting Communists in what became known as ‘South Africa’s Vietnam War’. Photographs show how the Cold War spilled into the African bush as rival forces …
‘Children at War’ A Cumberland Conversation – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-04-24 18:00:00 in United Kingdom 'Children at War' Cumberland Conversations Recent events in Syria, Africa and elsewhere have highlighted the impact of warfare on children. In this Cumberland Conversation Martin Parsons, editor of the international journal Children at War, joins Cumberland …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: SARS Wars – Suspension of the Last Remaining Key Official Jeopardises ‘Tobacco War’ Cases: The last man standing in SARS’ Project Honey Badger investigation into the illicit tobacco industry has been suspended. The project was registered in 2013 when it became apparent that the fiscus was losing around …
South African academics ask Zuma to ‘stop the war’ on finance minister: South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is a hunted man. Mujahid Safodien/EPA South Africa’s minister of finance Pravin Gordhan is again on a collision course with the country’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations. The row has unsettled the country’s already shaky currency, the …