Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is seeking to close the deal among Iraq’s Shiite parties. The United Nation special representative in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met today, Dec. 7, with the Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr, whose party won the largest numbers of seats in the recent parliamentary elections. The UN is trying …

Ali Bagheri Kani may wait for the other side to bring “something to the table” now. It’s a deja vu moment in Vienna, where talks between Iran and world powers have resumed to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement. Aside from the lockdown, the freezing temperatures, the new faces, and a …

Israeli politicians and media intentionally exaggerate the ‘threat’ posed by the Gaza protesters to Israel’s security. A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the “#Untie_Our_Hands” initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at …

Chinese diplomats sent a congratulatory message to Olaf Scholz on his election as German chancellor, saying China-Germany ties are one of the world’s most important bilateral relations. On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for promoting China-Germany relations to a new level in a congratulatory message to Olaf Scholz on …

Putin also regretted that NATO has chosen to deploy a confrontational policy against Russia. He warned that “there is nothing good about it. We do not seek any confrontation.” On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that Russia does not have warlike intentions but will guarantee its security in case …

Sähkön pörssihinta ponnahti tiistaina ennätystasolle Suomessa. Keskihinta oli huikeat 469 euroa megawattitunnilta, mikä on yli kymmenkertainen normaaliin hintatasoon verrattuna. Tuntihinta kävi yli 1 000 eurossa. Pitkin loppusyksyä hinta on jo kutitellut uusia korkeuksia monen tekijän summana. Vesivoimaa on normaalia vähemmän, tuuli on heikkoa, Olkiluoto 3 ei ole vieläkään verkossa ja …

Военный обозреватель «Известий» Антон Лавров — о том, почему украинская проблематика заняла основное место в переговорах президентов РФ и США Хотя переговоры Владимира Путина и Джо Байдена 7 ноября продолжались больше двух часов, такого временного отрезка совершенно недостаточно, чтобы подробно обсудить все накопившиеся проблемы между странами. Слишком много их образовалось …

Я не про геополитику, я просто войны не хочу. Я не хочу, чтобы наши солдаты, выполняя безумный приказ, находили смерть в чужой стране, которая, да, могла быть дружественной, но теперь чужая. Да, многие из них одурачены пропагандой – «Крым наш», заговор американцев и все прочее, но это не солдаты затеяли …

Ahead of a legal opinion from the advocate general of the CJEU on the EU’s new rule-of-law mechanism, Brussels fires a warning shot in a letter to both. Poland’s riposte is to say the EHCR has no power to question its appointment of judges. The European Commission showed it is …

Viktor Orban is using Hungarian taxpayer money to renovate Slovak churches, chateaux and kindergartens – and is strengthening his position while doing so. “Francis II Rakoczi is like a god to Hungarians,” exclaims the tour guide on the cultural importance of a recently renovated chateau in the southeastern Slovak village …