‘Our innocence, we lost it’: Neighbors lean on one another after tragedy

A Grand Blanc Township resident opened his home to people fleeing the church attack. Businesses are providing free food to first responders. Tuesday was picture day at Mason Elementary School in Grand Blanc Township. Smiles were hard to come by....

AURA AERO Names Air Force General (Ret.) Stéphane Mille as Chief Defense Officer

European aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO has appointed Air Force General Stéphane Mille as the company’s new Chief Defense Officer. AURA AERO specializes in developing next-generation aircraft using decarbonization efforts and industrial...

Nairobi Water announces supply interruption across city estates

Nairobi Water announces supply interruption across city estates. [File, Standard] Nairobi residents in several parts of the city will experience a temporary water supply interruption this weekend, the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company...

Nairobi Water Announces Planned Supply Disruption in 14 Estates

Residents of at least 14 estates in Nairobi are set to experience water disruption for more than 24 hour after the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (Nairobi Water) announced scheduled maintenance works and upgrades. In a public notice...

From Afghanistan to Orillia: A soldier’s journey home

Chris Middleton recently retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after serving his country for more than three decades For the first time in more than three decades, Lt.-Col. (ret’d) Chris Middleton doesn’t have to be ready to move at a moment’s...

Abu Dhabi Chamber Strengthens Economic Ties with Balkan Chambers of Commerce

The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a high-level delegation from the Balkan Chambers of Commerce to explore new avenues for trade, investment, and long-term economic cooperation. The expanded meeting, held at the Grand Hyatt Abu...

Constructive View of the Past

I believe that, at the highest level, the European Union has a strong reluctance to accept any new member states. At the same time, lower levels of the EU continue to hold out the “carrot” of membership to encourage countries to change their...

From the League of Nations to the United Nations to Trump Global?

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations—the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson—on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate...

Inside this year’s controversial Nobel Peace Prize

Nobody has ever lobbied as hard or as openly for the Nobel Peace Prize as Donald Trump. Time and again he has laid claim to the world’s most prestigious humanitarian award, including in his address to the UN General Assembly in September, where he...

CNN WIRE: Trump’s tells lies to the military during speech

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a rambling Tuesday speech to hundreds of generals and admirals who were summoned to a military base in Virginia to listen to addresses by the president and Defense...

Roaming Charges: What’s the Frequency, Donald?

“A populace that is chloroformed day and night by TV stations like Fox News could do with inoculation by poetry. Obviously, poetry can’t be administered like an injection, but it does constitute a boost to the capacity for discrimination and...

A decade after the nuclear deal, Iran faces sweeping sanctions, bombed sites

Michael Jansen Sweeping sanctions have been imposed on Iran a decade after Tehran signed the deal limiting its nuclear programme in exchange for lifting sanctions. From the time the deal was implemented in January 2016, until May 2018, signatories...

AURA AERO names new chief defence officer

AURA AERO has appointed retired Air Force General Stéphane Mille to the position of Chief Defence Officer to expand the group’s defence business. He will head the military applications of the INTEGRAL and ERA aircraft and the ramp-up of a...

Chief advisor returns to Dhaka after US trip

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned home from the US after a nine-day visit. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on an Emirates Airlines flight at 9am on Thursday, the Chief Advisor's Office said. Yunus arrived in...

The UN at 80: Adapt or die

Pretoria – More than 140 world leaders traveled to New York this month to mark the United Nations’ unhappy 80th birthday. The world’s premier multilateral organisation was created after World War II “to save succeeding generations from the scourge...

Aurelien – Starting From Zero. Finlandisation 2.0?

I’ve written several times now about the uncomfortable situation resulting from the coming defeat in Ukraine, and the unpleasant consequences for Europe that may result. I now want to make a few tentative suggestions about how it might be sensible...

Burn Pits 360 to host Gala of Valor

ROBSTOWN, Texas — Burn Pits 360, a grassroots non-profit advocating for veterans and first responders affected by toxic exposure during military deployments and emergency response, is set to host its first-ever gala in October at the Bullock Texas...

Thug who should have been deported 9 years ago murdered boy, 15, & man filming music vid after mistaking teen for rival

A VILE thug who helped murder a teenager and a man after mistaking them for members of a rival gang has been jailed for life. Jason Furtado, who was due to be deported nine years ago, was found guilty of murdering Leonardo Reid, 15, and Shekaj...

Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims to generals and admirals, some about the military

(CNN) — President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a rambling Tuesday speech to hundreds of generals and admirals who were summoned to a military base in Virginia to listen to addresses by the president and Defense Secretary Pete...

World News | Israel, Serbia Discuss 'launch of Strategic Dialogue' During Meeting in Belgrade

Belgrade [Serbia], October 1 (ANI): Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with Serbian counterpart Marko Djuric on Tuesday (local time) in Belgrade, as per a release by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djuric thanked Saar for his...