Libya seeks urgent clarification from Russia over travel warning

The Libyan Government of National Unity has called on Moscow to provide an urgent explanation regarding the Russian Embassy’s recent travel warning for Libya. Issued on Thursday, December 12, the advisory discourages Russian citizens from traveling to Libya, citing risks to safety, and comes in the wake of the arrest of a Russian citizen in […]

The 70% rule, not American exceptionalism leads to US’s ‘best soccer ever played’

Two of the World Cup’s Round of 16 teams received the homecoming reserved for champions, even though they exited with the final week of the tournament remaining be played. Algeria’s Desert Foxes and Team USA shook the international soccer landscape with their unexpected performances before leaving, though. American team leader Tim Howard tweeted: “We’re playing […]

Ten soldiers killed, Fifty wounded in Burkina Faso army base attack

At least 10 soldiers died and around 50 were wounded in Burkina Faso on Monday (24 October) in an assault on an army base and other strategic installations in the northern city of Djibo. The “terrorist attack” hit the 14th regiment at a military base and “other strategic installations in the town“, which has been […]