China in Africa: "They're in the process of building over 3,800 miles worth of railroads. Railroads tie primarily to areas of mineral extraction, which they can then take these goods to a port somewhere" per @USAfricaCommand's Gen Waldhauser "They're heavily invested. Heavily involved"
China in Africa, "They participate in @UN peacekeeping operations, places like Mail, places like Sudan" in addition to lone military base, for now, in Djibouti per Waldhauser, but much more than miitary
38 flights diverted, departures delayed as hailstorm, rain hit Delhi
A meeting between @POTUS and China President Xi unlikely prior to March 1 tariff deadline, according to a senior US official.
Speaking to Russian/Chinese influence popping up in Africa, Algeria remains a big partner of Russia's "and the AFRICOM relationship with them is in the 'crawl, walk, run" stage,'" but we do "what we can to foster" our own relationship, @USAfricaCommand's Gen. Thomas Waldhauser
1 year ago"We have some interesting engagements with safety flight, weapons training on the ranges and so forth" @USAfricaCommand's Gen Waldhauser says of China's base in Djibouti "We have a requirement to work with them, to work through some of those issues"
Afghanistan's government has lodged a complaint with the UN over the recent trip by Taliban members to Moscow - despite their names being on the UNs blacklist which includes a travel ban
1 year agoNazarbayev Holds Security Council Meeting
Police investigate killing of passerby in firing incident in Quetta
1 year agoANA convoy attacked on Kandahar Herat highway
Afghan election official in Kandahar was abducted, beaten and sexually assaulted by a protesting candidate: commission
President Duterte says that he does not rule alone since he consults his Cabinet.
United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are considering a meeting on Feb 27 and 28 in Da Nang in Vietnam, the South China Morning Post reported.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 213km W of Abepura, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 99km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia
Guaidó: The best thing for Russia and China is that there is a change of government
1 year agoPM Prayut said he will announce his decision on the Palang Pracharath Party's offer to be a prime ministership candidate by 10am on Friday.
Afghan security forces kill 43 insurgents in several operations in southern Afghanistan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 135km ESE of Shizunai, Japan
Commander of IRGC's Naval Force orders confiscation of Chinese fishing vessels that catch fish in Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 129km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
Ghani: The Afghan government has serious concerns about the violence perpetrated against peaceful protestors and civil activists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
1 year agoText of Moscow declaration in English Afghanistan
1 year agoA Six story apartment building collapses in the Maltepe district of Istanbul's Asian part of the city. Major rescue operation underway for trapped people under the rubble.
Washington and Beijing "work hard" to reach an agreement in time - Mnuchin/U.S. Treasury department
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 108km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
NATO has conducted an airstrike in Sangin district of Helmand province where 3 Taliban fighters were killed as a result. US Forces PAO in Kabul tells.
Encounter starts in Kashmir's Pulwama
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 1km SSW of Pindangan, Philippines
North Korea Increases Crackdown on Mobile Phone Use Along Chinese Border
1 year agoReports that USA reinforcements, which came in late summer last year, left Farah AB
PTI top leader AleemKhan arrested by NAB in Lahore.
Indian government has banned the militant group Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen for its involvement in terrorism in India, Indian Home Ministry has announced.
KCNA: "The south Korean military has already made public a plan to deploy Stealth F-35As for an actual war and introduce all kinds of foreign-made arms. Rodong Sinmun Wednesday says that the moves of the south Korean military are undisguised provocation against the DPRK."
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 27km WSW of Malunda, Indonesia
Trump will meet North Korea leader Kim in Vietnam on Feb 27-28
1 year agoAt least four V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft landed at Danang Airport on February 5 as the coastal city of Vietnam was preparing to host second Trump - Kim summit
KCNA: "The south Korean conservative forces are keen on sycophancy and treachery and confrontation with the fellow countrymen, while touting strengthened 'alliance' with the U.S., clean indifferent to how the times have changed. They are, indeed, senseless guys."
KCNA: "Now that the situation on the Korean Peninsula has converted into detente and peace, the increase on 'defence cost sharing' can never be allowed as it means an increase of 'aggression cost' and 'war cost' calling for confrontation and war."
KCNA: "The conservative forces call for offering amount of fund collected from people as taxes to outsiders while shunning exchanges and cooperation with fellow countrymen as 'drain on resources'. They are indeed mad on sycophancy and treachery."
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
