Eurasia

As the deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan looms, the Taliban has gone on the offensive, capturing over fifty additional districts in the country since May 2021. Several hundred Afghan soldiers have fled the country crossing to its neighbours to the north, with several thousand civilians reportedly applying for …

A report by a Bosnian Serb-funded commission has claimed the Srebrenica massacres were not genocide and most victims were not civilians – but some of its controversial assertions are contradicted by evidence heard at trials at international courts. A report published last week by a commission to scrutinise events in …

Вперше в історії Україна організовує Київський саміт дружин та чоловіків лідерів держав, запланований на 23 серпня. На цю ж дату заплановане проведення саміту «Кримської платформи». Проте поєднувати такі події – недоречно. Таку думку висловила в етері Громадського радіо політтехнологиня Катерина Одарченко. «Адже «Кримська платформа» має чітку мету – це деокупація …

Nejprve si řekněme jednu věc takto přímo do očí: Strašení přílivem migrantů v české politice funguje, i když drtivá většina lidí tady žádného uprchlíka neviděla ani z dálky. Na naši nervovou soustavu funguje strach z neznámého, cizího a nejistého poměrně spolehlivě, takže zneužití tématu migrace patří do arzenálu hlavně těch …

The pro-Western winners in July’s elections have promised the country a long list of changes – but actually implementing them will be far from easy. The crushing victory of pro-European forces in Moldova’s July 11 early parliamentary elections over pro-Russian parties has brought the country potential benefits but also many …

Russia says it wants Britain and France to become part of wider nuclear arms control talks with the United States as Washington continues to seek China’s inclusion in the negotiations. Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s envoy to the United States, said on July 29 that enlarging the framework of the arms control …

The Turkish contingent in Afghanistan will not assume any combat duty other than self-defense, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Pinar Kara said on Thursday. “The Turkish armed forces have been stationed in Afghanistan for 20 years, and for the past six years, they have been protecting and running the international airport in …

Syrian rebels waged a spate of mortar attacks on Syrian army checkpoints in the southern province of Deraa in the biggest flare-up of violence since government forces retook the restive region three years ago, rebels, residents and the army said on Thursday. The widespread attacks at army outposts near the …

As the geopolitical game between the United States and other Western countries against China continues, the United States, Britain, Europe, Canada, and other countries in the West are assaulting China over the Xinjiang human rights issue and have imposed unilateral sanctions on a number of Chinese officials and institutions. In …

His Majesty King Abdullah, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a trilateral summit on Wednesday in Athens. The summit, convening for the third time, focused on the importance of the deep-rooted ties and partnership between the three countries, leading to expanding cooperation prospects across all …