Iran looks to AI to weather Western sanctions, help military to fight ‘on the cheap’
Iran has made it no secret that it plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) to help better its...
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US national security faces major risks as gangs battle for control over Haiti
As Haiti continues to struggle with rampant gang violence and with the sudden resignation of its interim Prime Minister, Ariel...
Iran, Russia and Taliban among guests at nominal US ally Qatar’s weapons expo
Iran turned up at a Qatari weapons exposition this week, providing a high-profile platform for Tehran to tout its military...
Gang violence locks Haitian PM out of country amid mounting pressure to resign
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks...
Senegal sets March 24 election date after controversial delay
The Senegalese government has set March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election, according to an...
Iran violently clamps down on Christians amid reports of torture, fines and floggings
Iran claims to allow the country’s Christian minority to practice its faith in peace. The reality for many Iranian Christians,...
Moldova breakaway region appeals to Russia for protection as domestic tensions flare
Officials in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the pro-Western...
Putin’s ‘greatest hits’: Russian dissidents continue disappearing in pattern of bizarre deaths
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opponents continue to disappear in a pattern of strange and sudden deaths, and his greatest domestic...
Iran accuses Israel of blowing up natural gas pipeline in sabotage attack, provides no evidence
Iranian officials accused Israel on Wednesday of carrying out a sabotage operation that blew up a natural gas pipeline last...
Iran declares Antarctica its property in direct challenge to Biden, global treaty
JERUSALEM — Iran’s Navy commander announced in a televised broadcast last fall that the regime owns Antarctica and will build...
Central African Republic reports 10,000 children still fighting with militant groups
About 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups in Central African Republic more than a decade after civil war...
Finland center-right candidate Alexander Stubb declares presidential victory with nearly 52% of vote
Finns headed to the polls Sunday to cast their votes for president, and after a close race, ex-Prime Minister Alexander...
