COP26 President Alok Sharma has delayed a review of climate talks today, saying delegations need more time to discuss approaching an agreement to conclude the UN climate conference in Glasgow. After delaying the informal conference report for more than 90 minutes as delegations debated in the room, Sarma said: “I have decided that it would […]
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Pakistan: Two policemen killed and six injured in attacks near northern Afghanistan
Two police officers were killed and six others wounded today, including a young girl, in attacks in northern Pakistan near Afghanistan as local Taliban insurgents agreed to a month-long ceasefire after talks with government, police said. Οι αστυνομικοί σκοτώθηκαν από αυτοσχέδιο εκρηκτικό μηχανισμό κοντά στα σύνορα της επαρχίας Κιμπέρ-Πανκτούνκβα, όπου και είχαν αναπτυχθεί σε έναν […]
Turkey: Its defense industry ‘hostage’ to international sanctions
Turkey’s plan to develop its first domestic battle tank, the Altay, describes in the most informative way how the country’s defense industry remains “hostage” to international sanctions imposed on key technologies, Ahval reports. As the Altay project is delayed due to these factors, South Korea has given Turkey a helping hand, providing technology for chariot […]
Epilogue for COP26
On the last day of the United Nations Climate Conference, a second renewed draft agreement between the countries was published. Insufficient analysts say. Countdown to COP26 in Glasgow, after two weeks of controversial discussions. This morning, the second draft agreement of the countries was published, which aims to reverse the phenomenon of climate change and […]
Putin: NATO exercises in the Black Sea are a serious challenge
LAST UPDATE: 12.36 Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Washington-NATO military exercises in the Black Sea a “serious challenge” to Russia in an interview released today. “The United States and its NATO allies are conducting unplanned exercises in the Black Sea. Not only with a fairly strong naval team, but also with the air force, […]
JINSA: To increase the US military presence in Greece
The increase of the American presence in Greece is proposed by the Jewish Institute of National Security of America (JINSA), reports Kathimerini. According to a study published at the center of the crossroads: a new US strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean, the institute analyzes the situation in the region and comes up with a series […]
Turkey: 2.5-year sentence handed down to jailed HDP leader’s wife
Basak Demirtas, the wife of jailed opposition politician Selahattin Demirtas, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for giving her a medical certificate with an incorrect date, according to a report in the Cumhuriyet newspaper. Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Proponents of her […]
COP26: New draft agreement maintains key requirement of ambitious targets for temperature rise
LAST UPDATE 14:04 A new draft agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow today retained the basic requirement for the countries of the conference to set more ambitious targets for global warming, while calling on them to phase out inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels that overheat the planet. The draft proposal was drafted […]
US: President Biden expresses ‘grave concern’ over Belarus-Poland border crisis
US President Joe Biden on Friday expressed “grave concern” over the crisis on the Belarus-Poland border, shortly after a similar stance by his vice-president, Kamala Harris. “We have expressed our concern in Russia (…) and in Belarus,” he told reporters before leaving to spend the weekend at the presidential residence in Camp David. Belarussian President […]
US: Justice upholds suspension of compulsory vaccination in companies
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Appeals yesterday upheld the suspension of compulsory vaccination for employees of large companies, a measure promoted by the Biden government. The three New Orleans appellants ruled that the vaccination obligation “goes far beyond” the government’s remit. The development follows an identical court decision last week that suspended the measure. It […]
