Even a 'minor' nuclear war would be an ecological disaster felt throughout the world
Aug 11, 2017 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trumps vow to hit North Korea with fire and fury like the world has never seen is an unveiled threat to unleash Americas most potent weapons of mass destruction onto the Korean peninsula. According to many...
President Trump’s ‘nuclear arsenal tweet' a more show than actual business
Aug 10, 2017 10:02 am UTC| Commentary
In an ongoing war of words with North Korea, the US President Donald Trump tweeted that his first order as president was to renovate and modernize the American nuclear arsenal, which is now stronger than ever before and...
North Korea unveils plans to strike US military facilities in Guam
Aug 10, 2017 08:12 am UTC| Commentary
Guam is an incorporated United States territory in the western Pacific ocean which is home to one of the biggest military bases in the region. Military bases cover 29 percent of the islands total land area. It is home to a...
US defense secretary Mattis issues statement warning North Korea against potential military conflict
Aug 10, 2017 06:35 am UTC| Commentary
United States Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, popularly known as Mad dog Mattis thanks to President Trump, has issued a stern warning to North Korea against any potential military conflict. He calls on North Korea to...
Global Geo-political Series: Markets nervous over Trump’s ‘fire& fury’ comments on North Korea
Aug 09, 2017 05:44 am UTC| Commentary
Stock markets around the world, especially those in Asia Pacific declined sharply, while demand for safe havens grew amid heightened tensions in the Korean peninsula. After North Korea warned of physical actions in...
Aug 08, 2017 12:56 pm UTC| Commentary
Relations between Germany and Poland at a boiling point over the current refugee crisis in Europe. Both have taken each other to the court as Poland refuses to accept any refugees, which is required under the European...
Global Geo-political Series: Japan officially upgrades North Korea threat levels
Aug 08, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Commentary
Japan, in its annual defense white paper, has upgraded its official warning status on North Korea by saying that the threat has entered a new stage. Japan reassessed the threat level from Pyongyang after two nuclear tests...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects