Beirut will enter ‘symbolic’ talks with no leverage and reluctance to be seen negotiating, sources say Lebanon’s opening demand will be singular and clear on Tuesday when it enters direct talks with Israel, a Lebanese political source with knowledge of the scheduled Washington meeting told The National. The Lebanese ambassador …

Putin’s meeting with the oligarchs, at which the Russian president “passed his hat around” and offered to chip in for the war, marks a new stage in the state’s interaction with private business, confirming the trend toward archaization in Russia. The economy has already rejected foreign investment and Western technology, …

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to obtain asylum. This applies not only to Western countries and the United States, which have begun deporting Russian refugees en masse, but also to Russia’s neighboring countries. Human rights activists The Insider spoke with note that the immigration and political situation in a …