By Kostas Raptis The recipe seems simple: focus on Turkey’s many and large internal problems, so that in the 2023 elections the Turkish opposition front will reap the fruits of the poll collapse, mainly due to a poll crisis, of Tayyip Erdogan and his government. But the political game is not only played within borders, […]
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Ukraine: A former FSB official was appointed head of the government of the occupied Kherson
A Russian official from the powerful FSB security service today took over as head of the government of the Ukrainian region of Kherson, which has been seized by Russian forces. Sergei Eliseyev, until now the first deputy head of the government of the Russian northwestern region of Kaliningrad, “became the head of the government of […]
London strengthens internet protection laws against Russian disinformation
Britain is proposing a new law requiring social media companies to proactively deal with disinformation promoted by foreign countries such as Russia, the British government announced yesterday. The law will apply to fake accounts created by foreign countries on social media platforms such as Meta’s Facebook and Twitter, with the aim of influencing elections or […]
Why do Russians extradite Russians?
Father denounces his daughter for opposing the war. A man reports to police an argument with a colleague about the war in Ukraine and another complains about a social media post that “mocks” the Z symbol, which has been associated with Russia’s attack on Ukraine. In all these cases, the police were mobilized, but the […]
Sudan: The military announced that it is withdrawing from the dialogue
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who has ruled Sudan since an October 25 coup, announced yesterday that he wanted to allow a government to be formed by politicians, during the fifth day of a sit-in by pro-democracy protesters. In a televised speech, the head of Sudan’s army and the first to speak to the Sovereignty Council […]
Turkish analysts on F-35 acquisition from Greece: ‘It’s like a robot, nothing to do with F-16’
The further armament of Greece with its inclusion in the F-35 program “will change the balance in the Aegean”, comment Turkish analysts. As reported by SKAI, the concern of the Turkish side about the future acquisition of American fighter aircraft from Greece is intense. In Haber Turk, experts said that the F-35s “will make a […]
Lavrov in Vietnam ahead of the G20 summit in Indonesia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is leaving for Hanoi later today for a two-day visit to Vietnam before heading to Bali, Indonesia for the G20 summit this week, the Vietnamese government said. Mr Lavrov’s visit, at the invitation of his counterpart Bui Hanh Son, will come ten years after the two states entered into their […]
The Russians are now targeting Donetsk
Following the fall of the city of Lisitsansk on Sunday, the focus of hostilities in eastern Ukraine has now shifted from the Lugansk region to Donetsk, the Ukrainian general staff said on Monday. The Ukrainian armed forces yesterday repelled Russian attacks near the villages of Bilokhorivka and Verkhnokamyansk, on the administrative borders of the two […]
Fewer mercenaries in Libya, partly because of the war in Ukraine
The number of foreign mercenaries in Libya has fallen, partly because of the war in Ukraine, UN experts say. Their leader, Chaloka Beyani, explained yesterday Monday that the mercenaries “found a market elsewhere” for their services. The legal expert, who studied in Zambia and Britain, collects data on human rights violations in the ranks of […]
Ohio: Traffic ban in Akron, after riots over the death of an African-American man by police fire
The city of Akron, Ohio, declared a state of emergency and an overnight curfew and canceled two July 4th fireworks displays after protests over the killing of an unarmed African-American man and the incidents which took place on Sunday night. The riots broke out after police released footage from body-worn body cameras. The footage shows […]
