Politics

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday, for the first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011. A statement by the Saudi Foreign Ministry said Mekdad’s visit came upon an invitation from Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin F…

Syrian foreign minister arrives in Saudi Arabia for 1st visit since 2011 Read More

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that work is underway on organizing a meeting between Iranian, Syrian, Russian, and Turkish foreign ministers. The date has not been decided yet due to the ministers’ busy schedule…

Meeting of Iranian, Syrian, Russian, Turkish foreign ministers under preparation: Russia Read More

Ukraine Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday that the recently leaked Pentagon documents are ‘a mix of fact and fiction.’ ‘It’s clear that who benefits from this operation is Russia and its allies,’ Reznikov said, calling the leak of a …

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A Turkish nationalist, Ogan is a former member of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of the Erdogan-led AK Party.Sinan Ogan, an academic with Azerbaijani Turkish roots, will run as ATA Alliance’s presidential candidate in the upcoming May e…

Who is Sinan Ogan, Türkiye’s ATA alliance’s presidential candidate? Read More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on world leaders to respond after a video emerged apparently showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a Russian serviceman.”Everyone must react. Every leader. Do not wait for this to be forgotten,…

Ukraine war: President Zelensky condemns beheading video Read More

Japan’s core machinery orders decreased a seasonally adjusted 4.5 percent in February from the previous month, the first drop in three months, government data showed on Wednesday.The private-sector orders, excluding orders for ships and from utilities …

Japan core machinery orders down 4.5 pct in February Read More

“You’d know there’s Irish roots in him because he’s good craic like.”That’s one Irishman’s take on US President Joe Biden, and he would know, being related to him.Back in 2016, the White House called the Irish Family History Centre, asking it to trace…

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A Ugandan anti-corruption court denied bail for a second time Wednesday to a cabinet minister who is facing charges related to loss of public property, corruption and conspiracy to defraud the government. Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro denied a request f…

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Moscow’s war against Ukraine has continued for over a year now. At the same time, a growing number of voices in the post-Soviet region and worldwide are calling for an end to the Kremlin’s imperialistic aspirations. The war has also stimulated discuss…

Russian decolonisation and Eurasia: An imperial legacy? Risks and opportunities for Tatarstan Read More