According to an agreement between the Biden administration and Republicans in Congress, more visas are being issued for Afghans who worked with the United States. It is expected that 38,500 special visas will be granted to Afghans by August under this new agreement, allowing an additional 12,000 visas to be issued. Michael McCaul, the House […]
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a new warning for people traveling to France after the French government raised its domestic security threat level to its most heightened position. The assessment of "Emergency: Attack" was issued by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal last Friday after a terrorist attack on a Moscow music venue claimed the lives of at least 137 people.
Andrew Watkins, an analyst at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), highlights the impact of Moscow’s attack on the Taliban government. He points out that the rise in ISIS-Khorasan attacks in the region raises doubts about the Taliban’s ability to maintain stability and tackle security challenges emanating from Afghanistan. He added that increased ISIS-Khorasan […]
TikTok finds itself navigating multiple challenges as it undergoes a national security review in Canada.
The Biden administration is involved in high-stakes talks to try and persuade Niger to allow 1,000 U.S. military personnel and contractors to keep operating a $110 million anti-terror drone base in the West African country. This is against a backdrop of reports that U.S. military influence is being replaced by Russia and worrying allegations that Iran is trying to buy uranium from Nigerien mines. Already, the Reaper drones based at Airport 201 have not been flying missions targeting both...
In response to escalating regional conflicts in the Middle East, the U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a new advisory to shipping that enhances previous guidelines for U.S.-flagged commercial ships navigating
Australian Dollar turns tepid amid a risk aversion sentiment on Thursday. Australia’s Retail Sales (MoM) increased by 0.3%, against the expected 0.4% and 1.1% prior. US Dollar corrects ahead of US GDP Annualized data due on Thursday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) loses ground on Thursday as risk aversion prevails on Thursday. Challenges persisted for the AUD/USD pair due to softer Consumer Inflation Expectations and Retail Sales figures from Australia. These factors heightened expectations of the...
Swiss-owned solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has clarified the terms of its recently-announced rights issue, designed to raise money towards its US manufacturing expansion plans.
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Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio, two Republican senators, said on Sunday that following the attack on a concert hall in Moscow, they are concerned about ISIS’s ability to carry out terrorist attacks in the United States against its citizens. Cotton said this situation “reflects the failure of the Afghan exit policy.” ISIS’s Khorasan branch carried […]
The Islamic State group is a “very serious threat to us all”, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said. “We firmly condemn, we consider absolutely intolerable the attack that took place in Moscow,” he said. “And we encourage all countries to co-operate with each other in order to make sure that ISIS will not have …
The Philippines will do its best to avoid “poking the bear” or deliberately antagonizing China in the face of its growing threat in the South China Sea, but Manila will “do more” to assert