Eurasia

Nearly 15,000 Yemeni Houthi fighters have been killed near the strategic city of Marib since June, sources close to the rebels said Thursday, in a rare admission of their casualties during the seven-year war. “The air strikes launched by the Saudi-led military coalition and the battles have killed nearly 14,700 …

This past spring, Russia amassed 100,000 troops and a host of military equipment near the Ukrainian border in a transparent bid to threaten Kyiv; it seemed that an invasion might be imminent. Then, Russia withdrew most of its forces, claiming they had completed a training exercise, and the crisis was …

What happened and who is allegedly involved? On 16 November, a trio of suicide bombers targeted Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, one detonating his vest outside police headquarters and two more blowing themselves up near parliament. The attacks killed at least four other people, according to official reports, and wounded 37 …

The Russian military has successfully test-fired a hypersonic cruise missile against a target in the White Sea waters in northern Russia, amid rising tensions between Moscow and the West over NATO drills and the recent migrant crisis in eastern Europe. The Russian Defense Ministry made the announcement on Thursday, saying …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States, the European Union, and NATO over their stance on the situation in the territories controlled by Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and other issues, but said his country is ready “for contacts and a dialogue.” In a wide-ranging speech to Foreign …

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, to the Pentagon today reaffirming America’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The leaders discussed a range of security issues, including Russia’s destabilizing actions in the region, and they agreed to work closely …

Tandis que les menaces et intimidations contre la presse se multiplient, un collectif représentant 39 rédactions exprime sa plus vive inquiétude et interpelle le gouvernement ainsi que l’ensemble des forces politiques. A cinq mois de l’élection présidentielle, tandis que les actes de menaces et d’intimidations de l’extrême droite se multiplient …

Τα πράγματα μπορούν να γίνουν χειρότερα εάν δούμε την ίδια τη μετατόπιση της ευρωπαϊκής ρητορικής, τον τρόπο που πλέον οι αφίξεις προσφύγων και μεταναστών δεν αντιμετωπίζονται ως ένα διεθνές ανθρωπιστικό πρόβλημα Με αφορμή μια δίκη στη Λέσβο, που ξεκίνησε στις 18 Νοεμβρίου και στην οποία η 25χρονη σύρια πρόσφυγας Sarah …

Seit Angela Merkel mit Alexander Lukaschenko telefoniert hat, wird ihr vorgeworfen, sie habe einen Despoten legitimiert. Doch diese Logik ist verantwortungslos: Gerade in der Außenpolitik kann das Bestehen auf der reinen Moral die unmoralischste aller Handlungen sein. Man muss die scheidende Bundeskanzlerin loben. Ohne ihre Gespräche mit dem belarussischen Diktator …

ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN The deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the Autumn 2020 six-week war erupted in mountainous areas of their state border on Tuesday. The clashes lasted for over three hours and killed at least nine soldiers from both sides. Russia brokered a ceasefire and proposed to discuss preventive mechanisms. …