US deploys B-2 bombers closer to Yemen and Iran: threat of new escalation
A US Air Force B-2 stealth strategic stealth bomber in Glendale, Arizona, 15 November 2022. Photo: Sra Noah Coger/Planetpix/Zuma Press The United States is increasing its military presence in the Indian Ocean amid an escalating conflict in the Red Sea. Satellite imagery analysed by the Associated Press shows at least four B-2 Spirit strategic bombers […]
Mass protests in Turkey: hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets over the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu
Protests in Turkey. Photo: Huseyin Aldemir/AP The largest protests in the last decade continue in Turkey. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul after the arrest of the city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, one of the main opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The demonstration, organised by the opposition Republican […]
Time to walk away from the table: why Trump should stop negotiating with Putin on the Black Sea
Time to walk away from the table: why Trump should stop negotiating with Putin on the Black Sea. Things seemed promising at first, but a close reading of the official communiqués shows that there is no real agreement. Putin is playing on the weakening unity of Western allies, and Trump risks losing his main lever of pressure – sanctions. Kyiv does not believe in the sincerity of these talks, viewing them with caution and indignation. Will Trump be able to avoid the trap that the Kremlin is skilfully building? Read on to find out more about this complex situation.
Israel is looking for countries to resettle Palestinians from Gaza: “Mossad negotiates, world reacts with outrage
Israel negotiates the possible resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to third countries. “The Mossad contacts states, including Somalia and Indonesia, causing a sharp international reaction.
