When you think you've seen it all and then an even more surreal news story comes along.

Spoiler: Não, não pode.

UN's #WorldCourt (#ICJ) rules that #Gabon has to give 3 tiny #islands it seized in 1972 back to #EquatorialGuinea. Having the islands implies rights to surrounding #oil-rich seabed, though actual sea #borders are unsettled. bbc.com/news/articles/… #geography #sovereignty #Africa

Soy consciente de las dificultades que entraña el término "guerra" y, precisamente por ello, también soy crítico con el hecho de que esta etiqueta se use tan a la ligera, habida cuenta de que popularmente se asume que la guerra es la categoría más violenta del conflicto.

🚨⚡UNUSUAL Afghanistan has released a promotional video aimed at attracting Americans to visit — in a wild and unexpected way. The message says: "After liberating our homeland from you, now you’re welcome to come as tourists or guests 😁"

Gunpowder empires ≠ those were "the 4 superpowers in the world" by 1725. The term gunpowder empires only applied to the rising muslim entities of that era (which, I believe, excluded the Sherifians), and deliberately excluded the known [European] powers of the 17h-18th century.