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What's next for Russia-Africa ties after summit?
News, Peter Apps, Published on 08/08/2023
» Russian President Vladimir Putin has a reputation for keeping other national leaders waiting. But Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appeared to turn the tables at last week's Russia-Africa summit, leaving the Russian leader in front of the cameras for almost half a minute before entering the room.
Kosovo violence gives Nato, Europe another crisis
News, Peter Apps, Published on 03/06/2023
» When Nato troops first entered Kosovo in June 1999 after 78 days of bombing, no one thought its Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers would still be trying to separate ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs 24 years later.
'Mid-Covid world': horror, division, global shifts
News, Peter Apps, Published on 01/05/2021
» As Israel recorded zero daily Covid-19 deaths for the first time in 10 months last week, grave-diggers in next-door Gaza reported rising workloads and hospitals said they were near to collapse.
The next super weapon could be biological
News, Peter Apps, Published on 21/04/2017
» With the threat of chemical weapons in Syria and nuclear arms in North Korea, the risk of biological weapons has largely dropped off the international agenda. But evolving technologies and genetic engineering may open the door to new dangers.