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Kenyan Families of Recruits in Ukraine War Demand: “Bring Our Sons Home” Relatives of Kenyan nationals conscripted by the Russian army are demanding action from the government | SIMON MAINA / BARRONS

Relatives of Kenyan nationals conscripted by the Russian army are demanding action from the government | SIMON MAINA / BARRONS

Kenyan Families of Recruits in Ukraine War Demand: “Bring Our Sons Home”

Anna Faraja February 20, 2026

Family members of men, believed to be fighting on behalf of Russia in the Ukraine conflict, are...

Russia Hosts Cuban Foreign Minister as They Urge U.S. to Lift Cuba Blockade Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. | Hector Retamal/ AP

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. | Hector Retamal/ AP

Russia Hosts Cuban Foreign Minister as They Urge U.S. to Lift Cuba Blockade

SWT News Desk February 18, 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez, in Moscow today. Russia is urging...

Marco Rubio Warns Europe of “Defining Moment” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

Marco Rubio Warns Europe of “Defining Moment”

SWT News Desk February 13, 2026

At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that Atlantic ties...

Mali Arrests Editor for Criticizing Niger’s Military Ruler Youssouf Sissoko, publishing director of the privately owned weekly L'Alternance, is due to stand trial for spreading false news, undermining the state’s credibility, and offending a foreign head of state. | Courtesy of Youssouf Sissoko

Youssouf Sissoko, publishing director of the privately owned weekly L'Alternance, is due to stand trial for spreading false news, undermining the state’s credibility, and offending a foreign head of state. | Courtesy of Youssouf Sissoko

Mali Arrests Editor for Criticizing Niger’s Military Ruler

Nyambita Magoma February 12, 2026

Journalist Youssouf Sissoko was detained in Bamako after questioning Niger’s claims that neighboring African presidents were supporting...

Kenya’s Foreign Minister to Visit Moscow Over Reports of Citizens Lured Into Ukraine War Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Nairobi on May 22, 2025. | SIMON MAINA / AFP

Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Nairobi on May 22, 2025. | SIMON MAINA / AFP

Kenya’s Foreign Minister to Visit Moscow Over Reports of Citizens Lured Into Ukraine War

Nyambita Magoma February 12, 2026

Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi announced he will visit Moscow to address reports of Kenyans being lured to...

Zelensky: Elections Only After a Ceasefire and Security Guarantee Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky listens as Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, December 28, 2025 | eaworldview

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky listens as Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, December 28, 2025 | eaworldview

Zelensky: Elections Only After a Ceasefire and Security Guarantee

SWT News Desk February 12, 2026

In a clarifying statement today, President Zelensky insisted that no national elections will be held until a...

Russian War Losses Exceed Recruitment, Western Officials Say A Russian service member of a separate engineering unit of the Southern Military District aims a weapon while undergoing an intensive combat training course to improve skills in setting up barriers, clearing terrain of mines and crossing water obstacles, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict at a firing range in the Rostov region, Russia, January 19, 2026. | REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

A Russian service member of a separate engineering unit of the Southern Military District aims a weapon while undergoing an intensive combat training course to improve skills in setting up barriers, clearing terrain of mines and crossing water obstacles, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict at a firing range in the Rostov region, Russia, January 19, 2026. | REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

Russian War Losses Exceed Recruitment, Western Officials Say

SWT News Desk February 12, 2026

Assessments from Western intelligence suggest Russia sustained 9,000 more battlefield losses than it could replace in January....

Indonesian President Prabowo to Visit Washington for Tariff Deal and Board of Peace Summit US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. | AFP

US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. | AFP

Indonesian President Prabowo to Visit Washington for Tariff Deal and Board of Peace Summit

SWT News Desk February 12, 2026

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced a state visit to Washington later this month. He intends to sign...

Second Round of Russia–Ukraine Peace Talks Begins in Abu Dhabi Amid Ongoing Conflict Russia, Ukraine begin 2nd round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi | WAM/Handout via Xinhua

Russia, Ukraine begin 2nd round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi | WAM/Handout via Xinhua

Second Round of Russia–Ukraine Peace Talks Begins in Abu Dhabi Amid Ongoing Conflict

SWT News Desk February 4, 2026

A second round of U.S.-brokered peace talks between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Abu Dhabi, with...

Russia Resumes Strikes on Ukrainian Energy Sites as Ceasefire Breaks Down The upper floors of a multi-story building burn after debris from a Russian drone fell in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 3, 2026. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)