Some might recall Jamie Uys’ 1980 film “The Gods Must Be Crazy” co-produced by South Africa and Botswana. The narrative follows the serene, kind, and content indigenous family living in the Kalahari Desert, whose peaceful life is disrupted by an empty Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane. Perplexed by its unknown purpose and pondering why the gods would send such ...
By Dr. Mayada Kamal Eldeen * “The largest humanitarian crisis in the world” The war waged by the Rapid Support Forces commenced on April 15, 2023, and is nearing its second year without cessation this April. The United Nations estimates that at least 12,000 people have perished (as of February 2024), while local authorities posit that the actual number is ...
By Yiğit Saner Days before the terrorist attack in Moscow, France allegedly sent two thousand troops to Ukraine, bringing tensions to a peak. According to the claim, a division has allegedly landed south of Kyiv. Brussels, which Zelenskyy insulted for not sending more aid, will fund Kyiv with frozen Russian assets. Minutes after Friday’s terrorist attack in the Russian capital ...
On March 24, Senegal held presidential elections. Out of 19 candidates, the victory was won by a young “left-wing Pan-Africanist” from the largest opposition party, Bassiro Diomaye Faye, who was released from prison only ten days earlier. Previously, in competition with experienced politicians such as 62-year-old Amadou Ba from the ruling party, the young left-wing populist could only count on ...
Unfortunately, Pashinyan remains a tool in the hands of the West. There was hope that after the liberating Second Karabakh War, after Armenia’s major defeat, the authorities of this country would make the right conclusions and draw the right lessons. Namely, they would renounce Western influence, engage in regional integration, link Armenia’s fate with its neighbors, with the common interests ...
Political forces and media in Europe are pretending an immediate Russian attack. They provide according statements and reports, thus trying to convince their public opinion to a warmongering foreign policy, defense policy, budget decisions as well as general political and ideological mobilization in preparation of – their intended – conflict escalation. A striking example comes from Switzerland, a country known ...
Local elections in Türkiye resulted in a heavy defeat for the government and a victory for the main opposition party, Republican People’s Party (CHP). A total of 48,153,788 citizens voted in the elections held on March 31, with a turnout of 78.53%. 35 political parties and independent candidates participated in the elections. Big shock for AKP in metropolitan cities The ...
Türkiye has signed a joint declaration with Iraq regarding the common fight against terror and the elevation of bilateral relations to the strategic level. The two countries established several bilateral standing committees regarding, among other topics, trade, energy, water, agriculture and cooperation against terror organizations. This declaration comes amidst a strong and evolving context: The Turkish government has announced to ...
Azerbaijan plays an important role in the fight against the neo-colonialist policies of France, Marie-Lyn Sakilia, deputy chairwoman of the New Caledonia Parliament’s Commission on Family and Women’s Affairs, said in an exclusive interview with Trend. As United World International, we have translated this interview published in Russian. “The activities of the Baku Initiative Group chaired by Azerbaijan make an ...
By Pavel Volkov Olga Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Candidate of Historical Sciences, researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, senior lecturer at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), head of the Laboratorium Orientale project, talks about Russian-Chinese relations in the context of the Special military operation, China’s local and global goals, mutual influence, ...