CIA releases new video aiming to recruit Chinese military officers

CIA releases new video aiming to recruit Chinese military officers

The CIA has released a new Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese military officers, portraying a fictional, mid-level People’s Liberation Army officer grappling with corrupt leadership and ultimately choosing to contact the American intelligence agency. The video is the latest installment in a public-facing recruitment campaign targeting China, which CIA Director John Ratcliffe has described as the…

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West Africa: Further Crackdowns By Military Juntas

West Africa: Further Crackdowns By Military Juntas

Nairobi — Sahel Leaders Solidify Hold on Power; Warring Forces Attack Civilians Leaders in several West African countries increased crackdowns on freedoms as they strengthened their hold on power in 2025, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. In Nigeria and the Sahel, Islamist armed groups and government forces and their allies…

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West Africa: Further Crackdowns By Military Juntas

Africa: Lessons for Africa From U.S. Military Action in Venezuela

Had Maduro enjoyed undisputed electoral legitimacy, his capture by a foreign power would have been far more costly. America’s military removal of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves far beyond Latin America. In Africa, it was met with indignation and unease. For many African governments, the event revived long-standing anxieties about sovereignty, external intervention and…

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Ultra-Orthodox fury over military enlistment turns deadly in Israel | Benjamin Netanyahu News

Ultra-Orthodox fury over military enlistment turns deadly in Israel | Benjamin Netanyahu News

The killing of 14-year-old Yosef Eisenthal, who was run over by a bus during an anti-recruitment protest in an Orthodox district of West Jerusalem on Tuesday night, has brought renewed attention to one of the most contentious issues in Israeli politics: the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service. According to numerous analysts, the scale…

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