CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – With world attention focusing in on Turkey’s presidential run-off election, where incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan is locked in what is perhaps the most serious challenge of his career, global interest is homing in on a relative political outsider who could reshape a key, albeit complicated, NATO member. KemalContinue Reading
The history of the Cold War The Crimean resort town of Yalta was the setting for an historic meeting of British, US and Soviet leaders — Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin — in February 1945. With the defeat of Nazi Germany imminent, the Big Three allies agreedContinue Reading
LONDON — European markets traded mixed in a thin trading session on Christmas Eve, with traders keeping a watchful eye on the latest developments around the omicron Covid variant. London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.1% while the French CAC and Dutch AEX bourses were both flat. Markets in Germany, ItalyContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared himself “very pleased” as he capped off a whirlwind tour of Western Europe, during which he secured new pledges of weapons, military aid, training and support ahead of a planned counteroffensive. After meeting with leaders in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Zelensky said he wasContinue Reading
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a waiting Chinook helicopter after meetings at Chequers, the U.K. leader’s country retreat, in Aylesbury, England, on Monday. Carl Court/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Carl Court/Getty Images British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) walks with UkrainianContinue Reading
“We want to do this in January, including to involve the negotiating platform to discuss the draft agreement between Russia and the NATO countries (on security guarantees),” Lavrov said in an interview with Russia Today, according to RIA Novosti. The news comes just a day after NATO said it isContinue Reading
People standing near a Ukrainian national flag watch as dark smoke billows following an air strike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on March 26, 2022. Aleksey Filippov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aleksey Filippov/AFP via Getty Images People standing near a Ukrainian national flag watch asContinue Reading
European gas prices are at an all-time high as the main pipeline flows to Russia Stored pipes for Nord Stream 2 gas pipes. The Kremlin has denied that it used Russia’s natural gas reserves to turn Europe around after a shift in gas prices to Germany on its second dayContinue Reading
As Europe bakes this summer under record heat waves, droughts have also caused water levels to plunge on rivers and lakes across the continent. In the Netherlands, the Waal River is so low that it has fallen below the bottom marker on bridges. In Germany, the Rhine is so dry,Continue Reading
Greece’s coast guard says one migrant has died and dozens are feared missing after a boat sank off the coast of the island of Folegandros ByThe Associated Press December 22, 2021, 9:07 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guardContinue Reading