US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu have talked on the phone for the first time since May, discussing “international security problems,” American and Russian officials have announced. The two discussed “international security problems, notably the situation in Ukraine,” according to a readout posted Friday byContinue Reading

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations refutes Ukraine’s allegation that the Islamic Republic violated a UN resolution by, what Kiev calls, providing Russia with drones. Amir-Saeid Iravani made the remarks in a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the world body’s Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday. TheContinue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the country’s senior military officials and top executives of defense industries in Sochi, Russia, November 1, 2021. (File photo by Sputnik via Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in the former Ukrainian regions that recently joined the Russian Federation amidContinue Reading

By Pepe Escobar   Everything that matters in the complex process of Eurasia integration was once again at play in Astana, as the – renamed – Kazakh capital hosted the 6th Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). The roll call was a Eurasian thing of beauty – featuringContinue Reading

By Samson Yaki The Provost Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Professor Faruk Rashid Haruna, has been elected the President Committee of Provosts in Nigeria, succeeding Dr. Mike Dio of College of Education, zing,Taraba State who completed the tenure of Dr. Pongry Johnson of College of Education, Hong. Adamawa State. ProfessorContinue Reading

• Tasks NCCE, NBTE on Paradigm Shift Policy on Technical Programs • Calls For Alternative Hands-on Instructional strategy in NCE, Poly Programmes By Samson Yaki An Academic, Dr Bashir Sabo Abubakar, has advocated for an alternative hands-on instructional strategy in NCE (Technical) Programme and the injection of the PBI paradigmContinue Reading