Eurasia

Baghdad explosion kills at least 28 in busy Sadr City market

The attack occurred in a crowded marketplace as residents were shopping for the holiday of Eid al-Adha. A bomb killed at least 28 people in Baghdad on Monday, hospital and police sources told Reuters, in what marked the latest explosion to target the Iraqi neighborhood of Sadr City this year. …

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Oil prices fall after OPEC+ raises production limits

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia agreed to increase production limits for some member states Sunday following a demand by the United Arab Emirates. Oil prices fell Monday, the day after OPEC+ raised production limits. The price of Brent crude oil — considered the global benchmark for …

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Serbia has its reasons for sending ambassador to Syria

Belgrade breaks with EU consensus by being one of the first European countries to upgrade its relations with Damascus to ambassadorial level. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in July 17 for his fourth seven-year presidential term after winning more than 95.1% of the votes in democratically dubious elections held …

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Will Raisi follow Zarif’s path for reviving Iran nuclear deal?

Outgoing Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s final report on the Iran nuclear talks is self-serving in parts, but nonetheless charts a path to closing the JCPOA talks. Outgoing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s July 12 report to parliament offers a clear path for completing negotiations over restoring the …

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Jordan’s King Abdullah, US President Joe Biden ‘Hang Out’ at White House

Joran’s King Abdullah on Monday became the first Arab head of state to meet at the White House with US President Joe Biden on Monday, where the two leaders discussed economic challenges made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as “opportunities to enhance peace and stability in the Middle …

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Nagyfülűek

Nem szeretnék semmilyen sajtóhíreszteléssel foglalkozni – mondta Novák Katalin családügyi miniszter arra, foglalkozik-e a kormány a Direkt36 által vasárnap közölt lehallgatási botránnyal. Szijjártó Péter külügyminiszter nem tud semmiről, de vizsgálatot ígér.

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Is Western Europe Really Turning to the Right?

A large-scale and widely-noted survey, “The Conversion of Europeans to the Values of the Right,” suggests that Western Europe is trending conservative. But a close look at the survey data finds that not to be the case. In other words, the “values of the Right” mentioned in the Fondapol survey …

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Clima, il messaggio dell’acqua

Record di pioggia. Record di morti. Record di danni. La catastrofe che ha colpito il cuore dell’Europa, un’ampia regione tra Germania, Belgio e Francia, macina primati. La conta dei morti e dei dispersi nel solo Paese di Angela Merkel supera quota mille. Ed è chiaro che la campagna elettorale per …

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Senate Republicans introduce a bill to impose sanctions on Iran

Senator Barrasso said that “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and new President Ebrahim Raisi both have atrocious human rights records.” A group of 17 Senate Republicans introduced a bill on Friday that seeks to impose sanctions on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi, who was elected president …

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Power struggle in Iraqi Kurdistan on hold as Talabani brothers prevail

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan co-chair Lahur Talabani has been peacefully ousted, and Ankara is clearly happy about the turn of events. Lahur Talabani, the ousted co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has signaled that he will not fight back, saying the succession for the leadership of Iraqi Kurdistan’s …

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