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Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Brace yourselves for a new Cold War

Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa.  (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

The blankest spot on Trump’s world map

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa

US President Donald Trump’s land-for-peace formula feeds into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revanchism. Photo: Dominick Reuter/Reuters

Trump trial opens with fiery clashes over witnesses

The two sides squared off in fiery exchanges that circled around the procedures for the trial and gave the Democrats an opportunity to spell out their arguments for Trump’s guilt…

Trump trial likely to begin next Tuesday: Senate chief

The Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump is likely to begin in seven days with key players sworn in later this week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said…

President Donald Trump. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump orders freeze on all Venezuelan govt assets in US

Trump took the step "in light of the continued usurpation of power by Nicolas Maduro and persons affiliated with him, as well as human rights abuses"

North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a “war maniac” who should be banished, (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

North Korea slams ‘war maniac’ Bolton

North Korea has sought to raise the pressure and carried out two short-range missile tests earlier this month

US President Donald Trump’s land-for-peace formula feeds into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revanchism. Photo: Dominick Reuter/Reuters

Tehran says Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts won’t end Iran’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Trump of allowing his team to "trash diplomacy" and "abet war crimes"

Former US president Donald Trump. File photo

Iran accuses US of ‘unacceptable’ escalation in tensions

Despite international scepticism, the US government has been pointing to increasing threats from Iran

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

US withdrawal from Syria to be done in ‘prudent’ way — Trump

The initial pullout promise sparked outspoken opposition from within Trump’s Republican party

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa.  (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

Bolton’s ICC attack is same old US stance

The national security adviser’s jingoism has also reduced the space to discuss what global justice should be

Key states spoke up to defend the ICC, set up in 2002 with jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the world’s worst crimes including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

ICC ‘undeterred’ after US sanctions threat

​The International Criminal Court says its work will continue ‘undeterred’ after Washington threatened to prosecute its judges

North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a “war maniac” who should be banished, (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

US threatens to arrest ICC judges who probe war crimes

The US is prepared to slap financial sanctions and criminal charges on officials of the court, says National Security Adviser John Bolton

How intelligence expert rewrote book on Iran

The intelligence came from an exotic variety of sources: there was the so-called Laptop of Death; there was the Iranian commander who mysteriously disappeared in Turkey. But…

New blow to Bush as Gonzales resigns

United States President George Bush finally lost his battle to hang on to the Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, on Monday after months of unremitting congressional pressure…