Eurasia Press & News

As Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine reminds European countries about the importance of manpower, many are once again weighing the promise and perils of compulsory military service. Introduction Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has alerted European leaders that their armed forces are not ready for war. Recognizing this reality, …

Latest Developments Despite predictions in several Western news outlets that Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, will “soften” the Islamic Republic’s “absolutist foreign policy,” among his first acts upon assuming his new role was a statement reaffirming Tehran’s full support for its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah. In a message to Hezbollah Secretary-General …

What Kyiv Could Do Now for a Place in the Alliance We know what will not happen at NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington this week: Ukraine becoming the alliance’s 33rd member. U.S. officials are talking instead about giving Ukraine “a bridge to NATO,” as National Security Council Senior Director …

Thousands of Palestinians suffered a horrible night, with many displaced, as the Israeli army’s intensifies its attack on Gaza City by land, air and sea. Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza City experienced “a night of terror” amidst the Israeli army’s ground attack and bombardment. Speaking to The New Arab, locals …

In today’s summary:Due to the defense crisis in the Toretsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces transferred the “fire” 95th airborne assault brigade thereAfter months of fighting, Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the Kanal microdistrict in the east of Chasov YarCounterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Serebryanskoye forestry area …

On June 19, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report according to which “the Israel Defense Forces may not distinguish between civilians and terrorists.” In fact, we are talking about accusations of war crimes, namely, the IDF’s deliberate killing of civilians in Gaza. But given that Hamas …

Russia is preparing a bill to ban the “childfree ideology,” Deputy Minister of Justice Vsevolod Vukolov said , calling the conscious refusal to have children “extremistically oriented.” In his latest May decree defining Russia’s “national development goals,” Vladimir Putin ordered an increase in birth rates. The average number of children …

The Insider has obtained hacked correspondence of SVR employees responsible for the “information war” with the West. The leaked documents, which were prepared for various government agencies, reveal the Kremlin’s strategy in the field of information warfare: spreading disinformation on topics that are painful for Western society, leaking information on …

By removing Hezbollah from its terror list, the Arab League has sent a message to Iran and its terror proxies that they have a green light to pursue their terrorist attackers not only against Israel, but also against some of the Arab countries, especially the Gulf states. Many Lebanese citizens …

Elections in Iran are neither free nor fair, but they can still surprise. The election of reformist veteran lawmaker Masud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president is one of those surprises. Pezeshkian beat his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili in a runoff vote on July 5, winning more than 16.3 million votes …