Eurasia

Key Takeaway: Tuareg insurgents with likely ties to the Tuareg separatist rebel coalition and al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate repelled a Malian-Russian offensive in northern Mali in the deadliest engagement for Russian forces since they arrived in Mali in 2021. The heavy casualties likely have prompted Malian and Russian forces to …

[T]his reduction [of greenhouse gas emissions] structures and determines the whole of the Commission’s program, because all human activity — industrial, commercial and private — emits greenhouse gases. In fact, in a program document published by the Commission in February 2024, already under the aegis of von der Leyen, are …

Elsewhere, Hungary angers allies by easing entry for Russian citizens; leader of Slovak National Party says he’ll visit Moscow; protests against Azov Brigade presence in Prague; and inflation in Poland on the rise again. Bilateral relations between Poland and Hungary nosedived after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine – Poland is …

As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides. Dmitry Mironov cuts an inscrutable figure. In recent years, the stocky Russian official has seldom appeared in public, and when he does, he usually fronts his signature scowl. Over …

The story of one of Russia’s most secretive officials – the chief personnel officer of the Russian regime There is a special position in the Kremlin hierarchy. “This is a caste of chosen people,” said Alexey Dyumin, recently Secretary of the State Council, and before that, Putin’s long-time bodyguard. Dyumin …

A mushroom-shaped cloud and water column from the underwater Baker nuclear explosion off the Marshall Islands, July 25, 1946. (Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) They were all buddy-buddy for the cameras, going for a joy ride in a deluxe limo and toasting each other at a gala …

Latest Developments A hidden explosive device smuggled into his Tehran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, The New York Times revealed on August 1. Unnamed sources told the Times that the bomb was placed two months ago inside the residence, which is secured by the Islamic Revolutionary …

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh spent the final hours before his assassination in a Tehran safehouse that belongs to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Haniyeh’s death in the Iranian capital underscores the depth of the relationship between Hamas and the clerical regime, whose funding, training, and equipment have proven indispensable …

«Nous sommes un peuple parasite : nous n’avons aucune racine dans la terre, aucun sol sous nos pieds. Nous ne sommes pas uniquement des parasites économiques, mais aussi des saprophytes de la culture des autres, de leur poésie, de leur littérature et même de leurs valeurs et de leurs idéaux. …

L’assassinat par Israël de dirigeants du Hamas et du Hezbollah ne vise pas à affaiblir la résistance. Son véritable objectif est de restaurer l’image de sa supériorité militaire et de ses services de renseignement aux yeux de l’opinion israélienne. Dans la nuit du 30 juillet, Israël a intensifié ses opérations …