Eurasia

The Biden administration and EU nations have been painstakingly “careful” to confine the war to Ukraine’s frontiers and the nearby Black Sea, according to reports. They are avoiding anything that might be construed as military escalation with Russia since the beginning of the war. This involves the collection of weaponry …

Saleh Muslim, the co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), said on Wednesday that they are ready for dialogue with all parties including Turkey to solve the Syrian crisis. Muslim told North Press, “We welcome all parties that want to solve the Syrian crisis and the Kurdish issue.”

The delegation included a U.S. Senator and the Commander of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, according to North Press. A diplomatic source told North Press that a high-ranking U.S. delegation visited Tuesday the al-Sina’a prison in the city of Hassakeh and al-Hol Camp in northeast Syria. The delegation included …

Drivers should be aware of the reality that every time they add 16 gallons of fuel to their vehicle, that $1.30 a gallon is contributing $20 per tank to government programs. Where is the accountability for these programs? California Governor Newsom should look in a mirror and not bite the …

The European Union’s treats Western Balkans states as a wicked stepmother. While this has not significantly changed even after the Russian invasion on Ukraine, it did triggered a fundamental debate on whether the EU wants at all to admit the remaining six Western Balkan countries (Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including Britain’s second most senior envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of spying such as taking soil samples in restricted areas, state television reported on Wednesday. It did not elaborate on when they were arrested or whether they were still under arrest. Britain …

The military media did not elaborate on the suspects’ identities but stated the operation was a “pre-emptive” one. The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) killed two suspected ISIS militants on Mount Graw in Makhmour on Tuesday, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell. The Nineveh Joint Operations Command carried out the …

Boris Johnson may have resigned as Conservative leader on Wednesday, but the UK ruling party’s troubles are far from over. While Conservative MPs are largely of the view that now is the right time for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to go, they and the wider party are very divided as …

The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested a number of foreign nationals, including the British deputy ambassador in Tehran, for espionage activities in deserts at restricted areas or near the sites of missile exercises. A video shot by Iranian drones and released by the IRGC’s intelligence …

In the Socratic dialogue ‘Republic’, Plato famously wrote: “Our need will be the real creator” which over the ages has developed into a well-known English proverb; ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ meaning that the primary driving force for most new inventions is a Need. Global oil politics have been …