After Novak Djokovic’s vaccine travails, relations between Serbia and Australia have suffered further as the Serb authorities scrapped Rio Tinto’s…
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United Nations report says Belarus made ‘deliberately false’ bomb threat to seize journalist
A United Nations report on the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight last year by Belarus says Minsk’s bomb threat…
Kazakhstan president consolidates grip after violence
The violence in Kazakhstan this month left 225 people dead, according to the authorities which previously reported much lower numbers….
Hungary’s populist prime minister Orban faces tight electoral contest on April 3
The Hungarian general election has been set for April 3 with semi-autocratic populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban facing his biggest…
Turkey and Armenia hold first talks to establish diplomatic ties and reopen border
Turkey and Armenia have opened talks in Russia to normalise bilateral ties in the expectation of establishing diplomatic relations and…
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…
9 Dec 2021
Serbia government backs down on controversial lithium mine after heavy protests
5 Dec 2021
Turkish lira tumbles but Erdogan continues to defy economic logic on interest rates
4 Dec 2021
Ukraine orders more of Turkey’s effective drones to deter Russia attack
17 Nov 2021
Russia dismisses claims it endangered ISS with missile strike on defunct satellite
7 Oct 2021
Turkey ratifies Paris climate accord on condition it is listed as non-industrial country
26 Sep 2021
Turkmenistan honours dogs and horses during 30th independence parade
26 Sep 2021
Is Xi Jinping really focussed on world domination?
25 Sep 2021
Russia and Belarus warn Nato to avoid military expansion in Ukraine
13 Sep 2021