Eurasia

The aspiration of former Ukrainian politicians working in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to be treated as equals by the Kremlin has not been realized, and the unpredictability of the ongoing war makes them increasingly vulnerable. Ever since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia has been integrating representatives of local …

A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Bosnia on suspicion of having links with Islamic State militants and of planning to attack Muslims from other traditions and one of their mosques, prosecutors said on Monday. The man from the central town of Zenica had been convicted in the past of …

ISIS militants killed 10 Syrian troops and pro-government fighters in the former extremist stronghold of Raqqa province, a war monitor said Tuesday. “ISIS attacked positions and checkpoints belonging to the regime… setting fire to military vehicles and prefabricated houses,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Six soldiers were also …

Russia initiated a series of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assaults on Ukraine’s ports, escalating its assault on the nation’s food-export infrastructure after its withdrawal from a grain deal in the Black Sea region. This development has raised apprehensions over the potential reoccurrence of disruptions to a substantial percentage of the …

Laying out Turkey’s foreign policy priorities, Hakan Fidan set forth a national security-oriented agenda, striking a more hawkish tone on the Kurdistan Workers Party while softening his language on regional ties. Articulating his foreign policy vision for the first time since he took over the office, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan …

IS militants attacked several positions and checkpoints of the Syrian government and allied fighters in the group’s former stronghold of Raqqa. Islamic State militants launched a surprise attack on Syrian government positions in Syria’s northeast Raqqa province on Monday evening, killing at least 10 soldiers and pro-government fighters. The attack, …

Tehran ratcheted up its rhetoric against Washington in the wake of fresh American reinforcement in the Persian Gulf, prompted by the Iranian “harassment” of international commercial ships there. In a message of defiance and apparent preparedness for escalation, Iran warned on Monday that it could capture American vessels after the …

In recent weeks, an unsettling narrative has begun to take shape in some segments of the international information space. With Ukraine’s much hyped counteroffensive making minimal progress, a range of commentators have started suggesting the time has come to push Ukraine to the negotiating table rather than prolong the current …

The rise of China as a major power has engendered a new set of initiatives from Beijing that challenge the Western-led international order. The Global Security Initiative (GSI) is one such initiative, which has been met with mixed reactions from the West. It has renewed the discussion of whether it …

Damascus, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Russian and Syrian Air Forces bombed the central command of the Al-Nusra terrorist organization in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, some 300 kilometers northwest of the capital. “The headquarters of the Organization for the Liberation of the Levant terrorist group, formerly al-Nousra Front, …