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Moldova’s Pro-Russian President under Pressure in Re-Run of 2016 Election

Moldovan President Igor Dodon has a fight on his hands for a second term in an election that offers voters a familiar choice. Moldova’s presidential election on November 1 is shaping up to be a re-run of the previous poll in 2016, only this time the outcome might be different.

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Under Cossack Banner, Russian Ties with Balkan Fighters Strengthened

Russian Cossack groups are building ties with Serbs in the Balkans. But are they just promoting Russia, or finding fighters for it too? A few days before the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, a group of around 50 men approached the country’s border and requested passage.

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Marcos and Soldado: Colombian Shootout Sheds Light on Balkan Drug Ties

Seventy-one days after Dejan Stanimirovic was found at a roadside in Colombia, bleeding from a gunshot wound to his face, the remains of the 45-year-old Serb were interred in Villavicencio’s crumbling Central Cemetery, where headstones sink into the ground and colonial-style architecture decays at the hands of the city’s tropical …

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European Hypocrisy: Empty Words for Palestine, Deadly Weapons for Israel

In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. While the US government has fully embraced the tragic status quo created by 53 years of Israeli military occupation, the EU continues to advocate a negotiated settlement that is …

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Gulf media speculates on Israel-Sudan relations, secret Lebanese talks

UAE media is speculating on Israel’s possible relationship with Sudan amid widespread rumors across the Middle East. An Israeli delegation visited Khartoum on Wednesday to discuss signing a peace agreement between the two countries, “informed Sudanese sources” told Al Ain News, an online news portal based in the UAE.

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Albania first Muslim majority state to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

The Albanian parliament has endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, making the country one of the first Muslim-majority countries to adopt the definition.The IHRA, an intergovernmental organization with 34 member countries, established an international consensus on a working definition of antisemitism.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: Transformation From an Ethnic-Territorial to Ethnic-Religious Conflict

In his book “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order”, Samuel Huntington cited the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to illustrate the transition of world order and regime changes after the Cold War. However, contrary to Huntington’s belief, conflicts and wars in the Caucasus, including those in Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Abkhazia …

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