Eurasia

The U.S. special representative for Afghan reconciliation is urging direct talks between the Taliban and the Kabul government as he confirmed details in a draft peace deal aimed at ending the 17-year conflict in the country.

In December, US President Donald Trump declared victory over the Daesh* terrorist group and said he would withdraw some 2,000 US troops who are currently deployed in the Middle Eastern country.

At a rally in Ankara over the summer, held by the women’s branch of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced: "From now on, there will be no fight for freedom of faith, freedom of thought and freedom of opinion. Everyone will be free …

The U.S. Treasury Department says sanctions imposed on three companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska have been lifted. The action, which was vehemently opposed by the Democratic-controlled U.S. House, was announced on January 27 in a statement by the Treasury.

The Kremlin has cast doubt about a report that it has sent as many as 400 private military contractors to Venezuela to help embattled socialist President Nicolas Maduro strengthen security amid opposition protests and a competing claim to leadership by opposition head Juan Guaido.

Effectivement, il n’y a pas eu de bataille ! Ils ont cette tactique tout le long de la ligne de front. Ils le font d’ailleurs autant en RPD qu’en RPL, encore récemment vers Zoloteïe, où ils se sont vanté d’une avancée significative.

Au lendemain de l’élection de Jair Bolsonaro fin octobre 2018, Emmanuel Macron lui adressait des félicitations d’une tiédeur déconcertante. Se posant en « progressiste » en lutte ouverte contre les « nationalistes », il déclarait demander au nouveau Président brésilien le « respect des valeurs démocratiques », un message déjà …

Les territoires entre les grandes puissances – les confins – ont toujours été l’objet d’affrontements. Il en va de même pour les pays situés entre la Russie et l’Occident, ceux qui faisaient autrefois partie de l’Union soviétique ou qui étaient intégrés à sa sphère d’influence. Cette « zone grise » …

Saudi Arabia, already known as the world’s top importer of foreign-made ballistic missiles, has started building its first missile production factory near the central town of Al-Watah, The Washington Post has quoted experts as saying.