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AFRICAThe Russian Defense Ministry emphasised the importance of improving defence relations and collaborative efforts to stabilise the region.

WAR & PEACEColonel-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Niger’s military leader, Abdourahmane Tiani signed documents to strengthen military cooperation between the Republic of Niger and Russia.

WAR & PEACEThe former president of the USA, Barack Obama, is probably the person who was the fastest to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which happened in

OPINIONWright Mills, in his book "The Power Elite" (1956), indicates that the key to understanding American unrest is to be found in the over-organization of its society.

SWEDENSWEDEN. The legislation may result in a crackdown on freedom of speech, media representatives fear. Sweden’s new espionage law poses a danger to the nation’s