By Costas Raptis Tayyip Erdogan seems to be creating a “school” – since what the Greek side denounced during the Evros crisis in February 2020 as a “hybrid attack” by “instrumentalizing the refugee issue” is now blamed on all EU capitals. to the leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko after the recent unfortunate developments on the […]
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Turkey thirsts for nuclear energy – And not only that
By Costas Raptis Akkuyu is not enough. Immediately after the completion of its first nuclear power plant, Turkey will focus on building a second and a third. This was announced on Wednesday by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a speech at the inauguration of the new building of his country’s energy regulator. The nuclear power […]
Yemen-Marib battle: 186 Houthi rebels killed in airstrikes
The Saudi-led military alliance that intervened in the 2015 war in Yemen announced on Saturday that 186 Shiite Houthi rebels had been killed in airstrikes over the past 24 hours in al-Bayda province and the strategically important province of Marib. the last stronghold of the internationally recognized government forces in this area, where conflicts have […]
Von der Layen-COP26: A ‘step in the right direction’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the agreement on climate change reached yesterday at COP26 in Glasgow a “step in the right direction” but stressed that “the work is far from over”. Von der Layen said the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius remained “achievable” in a statement issued late […]
Australia-Covid-19: Authorities aim to start vaccinating children under 12 in January
Australia, which is fast becoming one of the countries with the highest rates of vaccination against COVID-19, is likely to start vaccinating children under the age of 12 in January, officials announced today. Health Secretary Greg Hunt said health regulators were still examining data on the safety of vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, […]
NYT: The United States has covered up airstrikes that have claimed the lives of civilians in Syria
The U.S. military has uncovered two airstrikes in 2019 during a battle with Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria that killed 64 women and children and may have been a war crime, the New York Times reported Saturday. The two airstrikes near the city of Baghuz were ordered by a US special operations team tasked […]
COP26: Agreement on ‘imperfections’ for the climate
LAST UPDATE: 23.55 COP26 today approved the “Glasgow Agreement” in order to speed up the fight against climate warming, but without ensuring that it will be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius or respond to requests for help from poor countries. The final adoption of the text came after two weeks of painstaking negotiations and last-minute […]
Italy: Despite bans, anti-vaccine and ‘green pass’ critics protest in Milan
Despite the ban of the Italian Minister of Interior, anti-vaccinators and critics of the “green vaccinated pass” entered the central square of Milan, Piazza Duomo. Οι αστυνομικοί προσπάθησαν να κλείσουν τις οδούς που οδηγούν στην πλατεία αλλά οι διαδηλωτές μπερδεύτηκαν μέσα στο μεγάλο πλήθος που είχε βγει για την καθιερωμένη, σαββατιάτικη βόλτα και χρησιμοποιώντας μικρές […]
Afghanistan: One dead, 4 injured in blast in Shiite district of Kabul
An Afghan journalist was killed and four others were injured when a minibus exploded near a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul today, according to sources close to the victim and a local hospital. The report took place west of Kabul in the Shiite minority district of Hazara, Dast-e-Barsi, at around 15:00 Greek time. Photos showing a […]
Double elections in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has been without a government since April. On Sunday, voters are called upon to elect a new government and a new president. Bulgarians have twice gone to the polls in 2021, in April and July, but so far no new government has emerged. “This time there is no room for failure, Bulgarian society is […]
