Congo youth poverty tells one of the most painful paradoxes in modern Africa — a country sitting on vast oil wealth whose young population overwhelmingly lives in conditions of deprivation, unemployment, and diminished opportunity that decades of oil revenues have consistently failed to address. Congo youth poverty has become the defining political and social challenge facing Brazzaville as a generation of young Congolese — educated enough to understand what their country’s resources should be delivering and connected enough through social media to see how peers in other nations live —…
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Russia China Help Iran Battlefield: The War of Signals
Russia China help Iran battlefield operations through a sophisticated war of signals — providing Tehran with intelligence, satellite imagery, electronic warfare support, and real-time battlefield awareness that is significantly enhancing Iran’s ability to target US military installations, evade US and Israeli strikes, and sustain its multi-front retaliation campaign beyond what Iran’s own intelligence capabilities would otherwise allow. Russia China help Iran battlefield support represents one of the most consequential and least publicly discussed dimensions of the US-Israel war on Iran — a covert intelligence partnership that Western officials are documenting…
Read MoreTrump Unchecked Power: How It Has Changed the World
Trump unchecked power has reshaped the United States and the world in ways that historians, constitutional scholars, and foreign policy analysts are only beginning to fully comprehend — with a president who has systematically dismantled the institutional constraints that his predecessors accepted as the boundaries of executive authority and replaced them with a governing style that concentrates decision-making in a single person to a degree unprecedented in modern American history. Trump unchecked power in his second term has operated across 3 simultaneous dimensions — the domestic political environment in which…
Read MoreIran War Day 16 US-Israel Attacks: What Is Happening Now
Iran war day 16 US-Israel attacks marks a conflict that has now entered its third week with no ceasefire in sight — as US and Israeli forces continue intensive strike operations against Iranian military infrastructure while Iran sustains its multi-front retaliation campaign across Gulf nations, US military bases, and Israeli cities simultaneously. Iran war day 16 US-Israel attacks situation shows a conflict that has achieved significant military objectives on the US-Israeli side — with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed on day one, Iran’s nuclear programme substantially destroyed, and over 3,000…
Read MoreLakki Marwat Operation ISPR: 5 Terrorists Killed
The Lakki Marwat operation ISPR has confirmed the killing of 5 terrorists in a security forces operation conducted in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — with the Inter-Services Public Relations stating that the operation was conducted on the basis of actionable intelligence about the presence of terrorist elements in the area. The Lakki Marwat operation ISPR announcement follows a sustained pattern of intelligence-based operations that Pakistan’s security forces have been conducting across KPK and the former tribal belt — reflecting the ongoing counterterrorism campaign that has intensified significantly…
Read MoreUN Security Council Resolution Condemns Iran Gulf Attacks
The UN Security Council resolution condemning Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Gulf nations has been formally adopted following one of the most contentious votes in the body’s recent history. The UN Security Council resolution today passed with nine votes in favour, two abstentions, and no vetoes — after last-minute diplomatic negotiations prevented Russia and China from blocking the measure. The UN Security Council members who supported the resolution called Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure across seven Gulf states a flagrant violation of international law. The adoption marks the first…
Read MoreAl-Aqsa Mosque: Eight Nations Condemn Israeli Closure
Eight Arab and Islamic countries have formally condemned Israel’s closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, calling the move an unprecedented and illegal violation of Islamic holy sites and international law. The Al-Aqsa Mosque closure comes at a moment of extreme regional tension as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its second week, with critics arguing that Israel is using the cover of the broader conflict to advance long-standing objectives regarding the Al-Aqsa Mosque Israel control dispute. The condemnations reflect deep alarm across the Muslim world about the Al-Aqsa…
Read MoreIran Targets Gulf Nations With Missiles as Oil Prices Soar
Iran targets Gulf nations with an unprecedented wave of ballistic missiles and drones as oil prices soar past $100 per barrel — marking the most intensive Iranian assault on Gulf infrastructure since the US-Israel war began on February 28, 2026. All six Gulf Cooperation Council member states have been struck as Iran targets Gulf nations across the entire Arabian Peninsula in what military analysts describe as a deliberate strategy to impose maximum economic pain on US allies while simultaneously disrupting global energy markets. Iran war countries involved now include the…
Read MoreFC to Federal Force: Opposition Blocks Key Bill in NA
FC to federal force legislation has been blocked in the National Assembly after the opposition pointed out a lack of quorum at the time the bill was being moved for a vote. The FC to federal force bill sought to upgrade the Frontier Constabulary from a provincial paramilitary into a centrally administered federal institution under direct federal government command. The development marks a significant setback for the government’s plan to restructure Pakistan FC Army command arrangements and expand federal authority over paramilitary forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. According to…
Read MoreMojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader Vows to Fight Iran War
Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued his first public statement since being named to the position — vowing to continue the fight against what he described as American and Zionist aggression and declaring that Iran would never surrender to US demands for unconditional capitulation. Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader status was confirmed on March 8, 2026 following the death of his father Ali Khamenei in the opening US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The statement — delivered through Iranian state media — has drawn sharp international reactions…
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