France completed its withdrawal of troops from Niger on Friday. Niger severed ties with France and other Western-allied nations after its government transitioned from democratic rule to a military junta over the summer. Elected President Mohamed Bazoum has been under indefinite house
Angola announced Thursday that it’s leaving the OPEC oil producers cartel, coming after it battled with the group over lower production quotas this year. Diamantino de Azevedo, the African nation’s oil minister, said Angola “does not gain anything by remaining in the
But O’Sullivan has since set the record straight on the claims that he was disrespectful to his opponent. “I’m feeling alright, not too bad,” he told Eurosport when asked for an update on his medical concern. “I’ve recovered from the UK Championship. It was
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday suspended for a period of three months the pullout of African Union troops from Somalia, where fighting rages with al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa. The decision follows a request by the Horn of Africa nation
Novak Djokovic has admitted that Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against Great Britain is “really open” after preparing by playing doubles at the Rolex Paris Masters. The world No 1 previously named Dan Evans as a big threat to his team’s chances but the
Afghanistan’s drug trade is booming just two years after the U.S. military withdrew from the country, with opium sales tripling in 2022 alone. A new report from the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crimes says the Taliban’s efforts to crack down
In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), put the withdrawal from Afghanistan bluntly: “I believe history is going to view the decision to come out of Afghanistan in the
In August 2021, Sayyid, whose name has been changed for his protection, watched in terror as the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan. The former field support representative for a U.S. company told Fox News Digital he felt “like a prisoner … sentenced
The U.S. continues to feel the ramifications of its rush to exit the two-decade Afghanistan campaign – a decision that signaled to America’s rivals that it “won’t stand with allies,” according to a House Armed Services committee member. “It absolutely sent a
The Taliban have doubled down with its extremist rule over Afghanistan since the withdrawal of U.S. forces almost two years ago, but a national resistance movement emerged immediately after with the hope of ending the Islamic regime in Kabul. The Taliban’s growing