Evening Brief: Amazon Web Services Outage Cause Global Disruptions, Via Baltica Highway Opens, Iraq to Keep Small US Adviser Force

Top stories this Monday evening, October 20, 2025. Global Internet Disruptions Hit Major Platforms After Amazon Web Services Outage A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) early Monday disrupted major online platforms, including Snapchat,...

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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New California Law Could Help Illuminate Middle Eastern Community Disparities

A state bill recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to shine a spotlight on the hidden inequities felt in one of California’s most diverse communities – Middle East and North African residents. For Orange County – home to Little Arabia...

Olusegun Obasanjo: Former Nigerian President who stuck with Raila to the end

Former president of Nigeria Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ paying his last respects to his long time friend Raila Amolo Odinga on October 19, 2025 in Bondo, Siaya County. Audio By Vocalize Former president of Nigeria Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ, a bosom friend of the...

Fiber Optics and the Hidden Politics of Connectivity

On February 18, 2024, Houthi forces in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles at the MV Rubymar, a Belize flagged, British owned, bulk carrier cargo ship. The Rubymar cargo ship sinking off the coast of Yemen, February 27, 2024. Photo by -/AFP via...

The Abraham Accords and Sudan’s Global Counterrevolution

On October 23, 2020, Sudan became the third Arab-majority country to normalize relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords. People gather in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Khartoum to stage a demonstration against the...

PMO takes direct control of Strategic Commodity Management following fertilizer scandal

In the aftermath of the fertilizer scandal, the Prime Minister’s Office has taken decisive control of strategic commodity management, focusing on essential agricultural inputs to ensure prompt and effective responses. A specialized high-level...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on India-Mongolia relations, Durand Line and more (Week 132)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...

Egypt’s Choices on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

A new chapter in the history of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began with its official inauguration on September 9, 2025. The outlines of the new landscape were clear when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared at the dam’s...

The World’s Largest Air Forces By Number Of Bases

Air bases are far more than runways: they are the logistical keystones of air power. The number, type, and geographic spread of an air force’s bases directly shapes how quickly it can surge aircraft, sustain operations, and respond across time...

Former U.S. Diplomat Urges Egypt to Prioritize Technical Dialogue with Ethiopia Over Political Drama

Addis Ababa, October 19, 2025 (ENA) -- Ambassador Tibor Nagy, a seasoned American diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, has urged Egypt to abandon its political posturing and instead engage Ethiopia constructively on technical matters...

The Human Flight a Failure of Political Imagination, Not a Mere Economic Policy

Ladislas Farago, a roving Associated Press (AP) correspondent, arrived in Ethiopia in 1935 expecting the war between Ethiopia and Italy, provoked by skirmishes at Wal Wal, would have started earlier than his arrival. What he found, he later wrote...

298 Arab Universities Are Ranked in QS Regional List for 2026

In the largest regional list so far, 298 Arab universities across 20 countries are compared in the 2026 edition of the QS Arab Region University Rankings, 52 universities more than last year. The regional ranking is published by QS Quacquarelli...

New Threat To India? China Builds Monster Airlifter To Outclass US Giants

Beijing: China has revealed early designs for what could become the world’s largest military transport aircraft. Still at a pre-prototype stage, the concept features a blended wing body (BWB) layout and promises capabilities exceeding the U.S. Air...

Africa’s Energy Leaders to Explore Renewable Project Initiatives

BY Mekonnen Teshome – The Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) will convene its second Investment Forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 22-23 October 2025. APRA, launched at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023 in Nairobi,...

AP News Summary at 9:52 a.m. EDT

Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 68,000, as Israel identifies the remains of one more hostage TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has identified the remains of Eliyahu Margalit, a hostage handed over by Hamas. Margalit, 76, was abducted on October...

France’s Political Upheaval and the Pursuit of Strategic Continuity

Image Source: Getty Images Introduction - The French Executive’s Conundrum Following Emmanuel Macron’s re-election in the spring of 2022, expectations were rekindled for a period of stability and policy continuity in France. Naturally, after...

NATO must stand firm against Russian provocation

Today an aerial war is being fought across Europe. It is reliant on cutting edge technology, the full potential of which has yet to be realised. This undeclared war is most obviously witnessed in daily attacks by drones striking far into Russia...

Fifth Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum Issues Landmark Joint Statement on Strengthening Partnerships Amid Global Challenges

Istanbul, October 17, 2025 – In a resounding call for unity and resilience, the Fifth Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum concluded its two-day deliberations on Friday with the issuance of a comprehensive joint statement. Titled "Managing...

Google To Invest $15 Bn To Build Its AI Hub In Visakhapatnam

SUMMARY Google plans on investing a total of $15 Bn in Visakhapatnam in the next five years to build an AI data centre hub Google Cloud’s CEO Thomas Kurian announced the investment plan as a part of the tech giant’s global AI network spread around...