June 30, 2026

Azerbaijan is on the verge of establishing a media “super-regulator” with unprecedented powers, Reporters without Borders said in an announcement. Published on the organizations website, it reads:    The bill creating a Media and Broadcasting Council — examined by Parliament at its second reading on Tuesday, 30 June — would concentrate the regulation, funding, training…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to leverage the upcoming NATO summit to press for deeper Turkish involvement in Europe’s defence architecture, calling for the removal of restrictions on defence trade among NATO allies.   Speaking on Monday to parliamentary delegates from all 32 NATO member states in Istanbul, the Turkish president said that Turkey’s contributions…