Nile Tensions: South Sudan at Risk of Renewed Conflict
Seven years after a hard-won peace, South Sudan teeters toward chaos as President Kiir's firing of the Upper Nile governor fuels VP Machar's fury and militia violence....
F-35 Deal Shelved as Lisbon Wakes Up
Portugal walks away from billion-euro F-35 deal as political crisis at home collides with growing fears about America's reliability abroad....
Drill Baby Drill: U.S. Backs TotalEnergies Despite French Investigation
French prosecutors investigate TotalEnergies for manslaughter over a deadly 2021 attack in Mozambique amid U.S. project funding....
Huawei’s EU MEP Operatives Exposed in Latest Belgian Sting
Second major scandal in three years hits EU Parliament as Huawei lobbying of MEPs exposed; Chinese tech isolated by U.S. and Europe....
Benin, Harbouring Militants? Burkina Faso and Niger Think So
A storm of accusations swirl across West Africa as Burkina Faso and Niger point fingers at Benin, claiming their coastal neighbour harbours the very militants wreaking...
Tigray Tinderbox Risks Regional Conflict in Horn of Africa
Military buildups along the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, as Tigray forces splinter, suggest a renewal of regional conflict may be soon....
U.S. Wants Türkiye to Hand Back Enigmatic Jet Gear
As Washington reclaims F-35 gear from Türkiye, fears grow that America's prized fighter jets come with a hidden kill switch only the Pentagon controls....
On Trend: Harvard Repatriates Colonial Era Relic to Brazil
Brazil pushes for the return of an African Muslim rebel's skull from Harvard, 190 years after the Malê Revolt against slavery....
Tshisekedi Seeks Minerals Deal Yet M23 March On Kinshasa
Congo's embattled president has laid his cards on Trump's table: America can have the world's richest mineral trove if it helps halt Rwanda's march....
Alaska Pumps America Out of a Trade Deficit
South Korea, Japan eye Alaska gas pipeline talks as Trump pushes energy exports to cut trade deficits. Project faces cost, timeline doubts....
