Trump is unlikely to change direction for Ukraine
Donald Trump on the sidelines in France where he attended the re-opening of a change of direction of U.S. involvement in helping NATO and…
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I’ve never been keen on turkey. Now my aversion is approaching outright loathing
The Christmas bird has now been financially weaponised I’m calling this column “Turkey, Revisited”, after “Toads, Revisited” by Philip Larkin, a poet who was…
The Syrian National Army: Rebels, thugs or Turkish proxies?
The umbrella group – closely tied with Ankara and accused of abuses against Kurds – has played a pivotal role in the rebel offensive…
As Assad’s power crumbles, Turkey, Iran and Russia disagree on way forward for Syria
Foreign powers urge opposition groups to end fighting and preserve single, united country at talks in Qatar The three key external national actors in…
After Trump was late, Zelenskyy-Macron trilateral was all smiles and handshakes
In Trump’s first trip abroad after the election, he arrived late to meet with Macron and gave the French president a characteristically intense greeting….
The Qatargate Files:Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal
Evidence from the European Parliament’s graft investigation provides a record of more than 300 alleged attempts to manipulate EU democracy. Call them the Qatargate…
Ukraine War: When Does The Bundeswehr Move Towards Donbass?
The first to come up with the idea was French President Emmanuel Macron – long before it was clear that Donald Trump would win the US…
Surge in exploits of zero-day vulnerabilities is ‘new normal’ warns Five Eyes alliance
The cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand) issued a warning on Tuesday that hackers…
Russian bomber pilot linked to missile strikes on civilians killed with hammer in Russia
Dmitry Golenkov served as chief of staff of an aviation squadron, and was found dead with head injuries likely “caused by hammer,” per HUR….
Russia economy meltdown as bonds crash and shopping centres face mass bankruptcy
The Union of Shopping Centres (STTs) estimates that half of the country’s shopping centres are facing high debt burdens. Many have taken out loans…