Eurasia

As images of the crash circulated, conflicting accounts emerged about the incident, Syria TV writes. Hours after a drone was reported shot down in the Abu Khashab desert of Syria’s Deir-ez-Zor governorate, urgent reports surfaced of an unidentified flying object landing near the al-Bulil area in the Deir-ez-Zor desert in …

Turkey Defends Syria Presence: Ministry Source Turkey’s presence in neighbouring Syria is to stop the war-torn country from falling under the sway of terror groups, a Turkish defence ministry source said Thursday, cited by AFP, after Damascus said a withdrawal of its troops was not a prerequisite for better relations …

At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation starting September 4, Beijing will once again seek to deepen its engagement with countries in the Global South. Chinese leader Xi Jinping was, to his credit, prescient in recognizing the frustrations and aspirations within the developing world and has capitalized on those sentiments to …

Looking at a map, eastern Germany is on the right. Looking at the polls, that’s where the far right is too. On Sunday, the German states of Thuringia and Saxony are holding elections, and polls show that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could finish first. Following the AfD’s success …

Threats from terrorist groups such as ISIS are again surging across the globe three years after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, an exit that marked a new phase in the war on terrorism. ISIS has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks this year across the world, from Turkey to Iran …

Lebanese Hezbollah and the Iran-backed Axis of Resistance more broadly, are attempting to restore deterrence after a series of high-profile Israeli attacks and operations.On Sunday morning, Israel struck targets in Lebanon in what it said was an attempt to pre-empt a major Hezbollah retaliation for the July 30 Israeli strike …

Tandis que les armes russes de frappe de précision à longue portée pleuvent sur l’ensemble du territoire sous le contrôle de la junte néonazie, certains insistent encore sur le fait que cette dernière «peut gagner» et que «tout le monde» doit assurer «la victoire de l’Ukraine», quelle qu’en soit le …

This can set into motion a discussion about Polishness as part of the Polish elite’s plans to reshape popular perceptions thereof with a view towards justifying mass Ukrainian migration into their country in furtherance of geopolitical and economic goals. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba sparked a scandal during his latest visit …

French President Emmanuel Macron began a landmark state visit to Serbia on August 29 with the signing of an agreement on the purchase of 12 Rafale multipurpose fighter jets, which he said represented a shift toward Europe. Shortly after Macron arrived in Belgrade, Serbia signed a contract to purchase the …

At the end of the day, while the bifurcation of the world into sovereign states and colonies isn’t as clear-cut as some might think, President Putin’s observation is nonetheless an extremely accurate albeit simplified way of understanding the global systemic transition to multipolarity. Countries will either voluntarily remain colonies of …