Amid attempts to allow ethnic Kazakhs to leave Afghanistan, Kazakhstan claims there are approximately 200 members of the community remaining,…
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Armenia lifts ban on Turkey’s imports in bid to ease icy bilateral relationship
Armenia is lifting a ban on Turkish manufactured imports imposed after Turkey backed Azerbaijan in its crushing 2020 war in…
Turkey’s financial markets flounder as Erdogan’s policies baffle employers
Turkey stopped trading on all listed stocks after sudden drops triggered a circuit breaker, with the lira falling further and…
EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group that it accuses of committing violence and human rights…
Serbia government backs down on controversial lithium mine after heavy protests
Serbia has suspended two laws apparently designed to help mining multinational Rio Tinto open a lithium mine in the west…
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
Ukraine says it is planning for a possible Russian invasion next year and is calling on its western allies to…
European Court of Justice orders Poland to pay €1m per day over judicial independence dispute
The top European Union court has ordered Poland to pay €1 million per day over the nationalist government’s ongoing legal…
6 Oct 2021
Czech PM Babis fights off Pandora Papers money laundering claims ahead of general election
5 Oct 2021
Bosnian Serb protesters in Banja Luka accuse president of corruption
3 Oct 2021
European Union brokers deal to ease Kosovo-Serbia border tension
26 Sep 2021
Is Xi Jinping really focussed on world domination?
26 Sep 2021
Russia moves to defuse border tensions between Tajikistan and Taliban regime in Afghanistan
10 Sep 2021
Russia and Belarus start giant Zapad military exercise on Nato’s eastern border
31 Aug 2021
Biden extends limited US backing to Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskiy
31 Aug 2021
Armenia’s humiliating military defeat may open door to normalise relations with Turkey
31 Aug 2021