An Islamic insurgency, which began in 2017, continues to threaten development of one of the world’s largest deposits of natural gas. Ansar al-Sunna (supporters of the tradition), locally known as al-Shabaab (the kids), claims its brand of Islam will end government corruption and empower the masses. “We occupy [the towns] to show that the government of the day is unfair,” …

In a new study, Israeli doctors say intense oxygen therapy may ease the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in combat veterans. Researchers believe the oxygen enables the brain to expand and heal itself. Professor Hermona Soreq, who was not affiliated with the study, said the results were encouraging. “This may be the beginning of new promise, which calls for …

In February 2021, tens of thousands of ethnic Tamils participated in the Pottuvil to Polikandy (P2P) rally across Sri Lanka. Now, according to witnesses, about a hundred of its leaders are serving time on Diego Garcia and being deprived of their civil rights.  Following the huge rally, many Tamils, who were housed in refugee camps in India, tried to escape …

Wagner Group fighters are reportedly in Venezuela. They may soon move into other Latin American countries, such as Colombia. The Kremlin’s strategy in Venezuela and other South American countries is a lot like the strategy it uses to undermine Western interests in Syria. Usually, Moscow provides muscle to prop up petty dictators. The Wagner Group also operates military hardware. Since …

The Islamic State’s attempt to overrun a major prison in Northeastern Syria may have been a springboard for further and more intense military action from a group many people thought was defeated. About 120 Syrian Defense Force fighters were killed during an intense 10-day battle at al-Sinaa prison. IS forces tried to free some 3,000 prisoners in the organization’s largest …

Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted that broad burn pit protection was a high priority for legislators in 2022. “From our standpoint, if you were there, you qualify,” she stated. “We don’t have to go through any torturous process to decide if somebody’s illness depended on something that they were exposed to,” she added. In 2021, emotional testimony from comedian and advocate …

Based on the number of illegal vessels the United States Coast guard has intercepted since October 2021, illegal immigration has tripled since 2021. “People illegally entering the U.S. using smugglers put their lives in the hands of criminals,” warned Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Mark Cobb. “Migrant smugglers are ruthless criminals who only care about profit,” he added.  But these invectives …

A little over a year into his presidency, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani became the first leader of a Persian Gulf nation to meet with President Joe Biden when he arrived in the U.S. capital in January 2022. Biden asked al-Thani if hsi government would be willing to divert natural gas away from existing customers to Europe if a Russia-Ukraine conflict …

Officials in Moscow recently charged that American private military contractors are stockpiling chemical weapons near Ukrainian villages in violation of various treaties and laws. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that about 100 contractors near Avdeevka and Krasny Liman had deployed tanks with “unidentified chemical weapons.” Additionally, “for the completion of the provocations,” the American contractors were training Ukrainian soldiers. …

Officials in the West African nation and international battleground said Canada and about a dozen European nations wrongfully accused it of partnering with the shadowy Wagner Group. Government spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga acknowledged that the government had hired “Russian trainers.” However, “elements of a private security company” had not been deployed in Mali, he insisted. “[Mali] formally denies these baseless allegations …

In a largely symbolic move, the European Union stated that “the Wagner Group is responsible for serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Mozambique.” Furthermore, the EU blacklisted eight individuals, including former Russian Military Intelligence (GRU) officer, and suspected Wagner Group founder, Dimitriy Utkin. France was the most outspoken nation. Officials labeled the …

The struggling Caribbean nation cannot seem to get off the ropes. In fact, one journalist said Haiti “is a place that could explode very easily and at any time, because the situation is so bad.” During the summer of 2021, President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, thousands of Haitain migrants were deported, and a strong earthquake devastated much of the country. …