China's leaders and citizens alike are losing patience with North Korea
Apr 11, 2017 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views
China is generally considered the only major ally of North Korea, a regime viewed around the world as cruel, evil, and backward. But whatever the government in Beijing might think of its troublesome neighbour on the other...
Global geo-political Series: Key comments from G7 foreign ministers’ meeting
Apr 11, 2017 09:50 am UTC| Commentary
The foreign ministers from the Group Seven (G-7) countries; United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, and Canada began their two-day meeting in Italy yesterday in a bid to unite their response to Syria...
Apr 11, 2017 09:10 am UTC| Commentary
As the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson approaches the Sea of Japan, the geopolitical tensions in the Korean Peninsula have reached a new boiling point. Before last weeks Trump-Xi meeting, President Trump said that the...
Global Geo-political Series: North Korea delivers ready for war message in response to US deployment
Apr 11, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Commentary
Strong commentaries came from the North Korean side after the United States deployed an aircraft carrier in the waters near the Korean peninsula. President Trump has previously said before the Chinese President Xi Jinping...
What we know about the April 4 chemical attack in Syria
Apr 11, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views
The April 4, 2017 chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in Syria led to at least 70 deaths and more than 100 people requiring medical attention, prompting an outcry from the international community. It...
Why Trump's Syrian strike was a good thing
Apr 10, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Syrian people and their Muslim brothers and sisters have been screaming for help for years as crimes against humanity racked up against them and their kin. Yet the West has so far refused to intervene directly and...
How Trump's proposed US aid cuts will affect healthcare in Africa
Apr 10, 2017 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his proposed first budget, US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut US aid to levels not seen since the 1970s and 1990s. This could have a devastating effect on healthcare in Africa. Alex Ezeh spoke to...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects