Turkey demands Finland and Sweden end ‘support’ for Kurdish rebels before joining Nato
Turkey has condemned alleged support from Sweden and Finland for the PKK Kurdish rebel group, which Ankara designates as a…
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Belarus jails Russian student seized off downed Ryanair flight
A Russian law student detained after her Ryanair flight from Greece was forced to land in Belarus last May has…
Ukraine sinks more Russian boats with Turkish-made Bayraktar drones
Ukraine claims its armed forces have sunk another Russian ship in the Black Sea using Turkish-made drones. The Ukrainian military…
Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko in weakening position
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (pictured) has asked for harder sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, saying he shares full…
Greece looks to boost coal, gas and oil output to replace Russian imports
Greece is hoping to boost the exploitation of its offshore natural gas reserves and burn more filthy brown coal or…
Belarusian dissidents fight for Ukraine to help unseat Lukashenko
Hundreds of Belarusian citizens have joined four Ukrainian deployments on the front lines in response to Minsk’s key role in…
Kazakhstan struggles to maintain relations with Russia amid war with Ukraine
Kazakhstan is struggling to distance itself from Russia which bailed out embattled Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in January with more…
Kazakhstan distances itself from Putin’s war on Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s foreign minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has said his government will not recognise the independence of Russian-controlled Luhansk and Donetsk, in…
Orban blasts Ukraine president Zelensky as he celebrates heavy election win
In a blow for Europe’s liberals, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won another parliamentary term with a heavy victory…
Pro-Orban media fails to question Putin ties ahead of tight April 3 election
Often unreliable polling suggests Hungary’s populist prime minister Viktor Orban has a slender lead ahead of the April 3 general…
Russia outlaws war reporting and gags debate as Ukraine disaster unfolds
Russia has enacted two laws to criminalise war reporting and protesting against the war in Ukraine with sentences of…
Thousands detained as anti-war protests erupt across Russia
More than 4,300 anti-war protesters were detained in an estimated 53 Russian cities on Sunday as anger appears to rise…
Hungary’s general election race remains tight despite Orban’s close ties with Putin
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay still appears to trail in polling ahead of the April 3 general election, despite Prime…
Turkey further risks Russian ties by closing Bosphorus to naval vessels
Turkey says Russia has cancelled a request to send four warships through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea to assist…
Ukraine praises role of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones against Russian military hardware
Ukraine claims its Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones have destroyed numerous Russian armored vehicles, missile systems and trucks. The drones have…
Hungary to block arms supplies to Ukraine amid Russian invasion
Hungary will prevent lethal weapons and troops from travelling through the country to Ukraine despite Russia’s invasion, Foreign Minister Peter…