Politics

Deploying army to combat crime is not ‘magic bullet’

SANDF deployment “is not a panacea” but a stabilization strategy while organised crime operations continue, Firoz Cachaliahas has said

African states evacuate diplomats from Iran

Ghana and Sierra Leone have evacuated embassy staff and citizens from Iran amid rising Middle East tensions

Germany’s Merz said Spain should spend more on defense amid row with Trump

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Spain should meet NATO’s defense spending goals amid Madrid’s row with US President Donald Trump over the use of its territory in the war with Iran

The EU is pressuring Ukraine to restore oil flows through the Russian Druzhba pipeline, FT reports

Ukraine reportedly turned down European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s request to inspect whether it is restoring the flow via the pipeline, which carries Russian oil through Ukrainian territory to Central Europe

India and Afghanistan have only seen a ‘fraction’ of Pakistan’s military capabilities

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has called on India to return to the “negotiation tables”

Did Kuwait really shoot down three US F-15s?

The official story behind the downing of multiple US fighter jets over Kuwait is riddled with plot holes