Records have shown that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger which historically sharing the cross-border region of West Africa, are in the queue to ascend into the BRICS+ association. These three West African states have formed their own regional economic and defense pact, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) on September 16, 2023, and currently aspiring for
continued coordination to advance
The call took place nine months after Marcos, Biden and Fumio Kishida – Ishiba’s predecessor – met for a trilateral summit at the White House. “Together, the three leaders discussed trilateral maritime security and economic cooperation, as well as the People’s Republic of China’s dangerous and unlawful behavior in the South China Sea,�
compiled by the South Asia Terrorism
In the first 12 days of the current year, Balochistan has recorded at least 19 Security Force (SF) fatalities in five terrorism-related incidents, so far (data till January 12, 2025), according to partial data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP). During the corresponding period of 2024, the province had recorded eight SF fatalities i
operates tend to become increasingly
to small and medium-sized retailers, are gradually replaced by Walmart’s national and international suppliers, resulting in a decrease of about 3% in local employment. As Walmart becomes the dominant employer, workers are subjected to “monopsony power”, where the company can pay low wages due to a lack of alternative employment options in the
The bodies were recovered by SFs
On January 9, 2025, SFs, aided by drones, killed three wanted CPI-Maoist cadres in an encounter in the hilly terrains between the Paliguda and Gundarajgudem villages in Sukma District in the Bastar Division. The bodies were recovered by SFs along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including two Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGLs), a 12-bore rifl