Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says his security forces will “shoot to kill without warning” and labelled protesters as foreign-backed “terrorists”. …
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OSCE questions fairness of Hungary’s spring election as Orban struggles with plausible challenger
Hungary’s general election, which is expected in April or May, will not offer the opposition coalition a level playing field,…
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…
Bosnians condemn incendiary Hungarian PM Orban comments on Muslim community
Bosnian leaders have denounced Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for questioning if Bosnia and Herzegovina could be integrated into the…
European Commission launches legal action against Poland over supremacy of EU law
The European Commission is taking legal action against Poland’s nationalist government over attempts to challenge the supremacy of European law….
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…
Covid-positive Czech president Zeman appoints new prime minister Fiala from plexiglass box
The Czech Republic’s president, Milos Zeman, who has coronavirus, has appointed the country’s new prime minister, Petr Fiala, from inside…
27 Nov 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts peace talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
24 Nov 2021
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
21 Nov 2021
Turkey frees Syrian Kurdish singer after detaining him over alleged YPG links
12 Nov 2021
Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
8 Nov 2021
Thousands condemn Poland’s abortion restrictions after woman dies
25 Oct 2021
Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev cruises to victory after sham election
18 Oct 2021
Hungary’s six-party opposition coalition selects political outsider to challenge Viktor Orban in next year’s election
9 Oct 2021
EU and Poland rift deepens over declaration of supremacy of Polish law
8 Oct 2021