Eurasia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, describing the talks as “good.” The meeting between al-Shibani and Putin came during a visit by the Syrian foreign minister and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra to Moscow on Tuesday, 23 December. Al-Shibani …

Recent developments in Iraq show that the country is on the cusp of a deep geopolitical and economic transformation, as the recent elections are a focal point for reshaping the balance of regional power. Iraq, with its oil and gas wealth and strategic location linking the Gulf to Turkey and …

As soon as the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina handed down a first-instance verdict on Republika Srpska president, Milorad Dodik, sentencing him to a year in prison with a six-year ban on holding the presidential office, for not complying with the decisions of the High Representative, Dodik and his allies …

Syria’s Interior Ministry carried out two separate security operations in Rural Damascus governorate (the countryside surrounding Damascus), arresting an Islamic State leader in Damascus and killing another in the town of al-Buwaydah (Rural Damascus), in cooperation with the General Intelligence Service and in coordination with the International Coalition. Brigadier General …

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Israel on Wednesday accused Hamas of breaching the US-backed ceasefire, after an explosive device blew up in southern Gaza, injuring an Israeli soldier. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since October 10, as each side accuses the other of breaches. The Israeli army …

Les ultranationalistes ukrainiens et les agents de renseignement infiltrés dans leurs sociétés sous couvert de réfugiés pourraient commettre des actes terroristes à leur encontre. Une coopération plus étroite entre leurs services de sécurité permettrait de les éviter, mais ces populations restent divisées par l’Ukraine, ce qui sert les intérêts géopolitiques …

Afghanistan’s opposition movements and political figures have condemned the killing of former police chief Gen. Ikramuddin Saree in Tehran, describing it as an act of terror and warning that it has heightened fears among former security officials living abroad. The National Resistance Front, the Freedom Front and the Jamiat-e Islami …

À Kiev, pendant que missiles et blackouts rythment le quotidien, l’intime se réinvente en expérience premium. Entre résilience revendiquée, discours thérapeutique et marketing bien huilé, la guerre devient aussi un marché – où le trauma se décline en produits adaptés, à condition d’en avoir les moyens. Quand le conflit s’éternise, …

Le dernier sommet de l’Union européenne, où les «germanophiles» menés par le lobby allemand, le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz et la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen, ont tenté de s’approprier les avoirs russes de manière à ce que les «francophiles», la Belgique, la France et l’Italie, …