On Tuesday, MEPs will debate with the Commission the political and human rights situation in Azerbaijan, followed by a vote on a resolution on Thursday, European Parliament’s press office reports. “The debate and resolution will also centre on Azerbaijan’s relations with neighbouring Armenia, with the Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan recently having stated that a…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has congratulated Moldova and Moldovan President Maia Sandu on the vote in favour of joining the European Union despite accusations of election interference by Russia, DPA reports. “In the face of Russia’s hybrid tactics, Moldova shows that it is independent, it is strong and it wants a…
The European Union countries will discuss the issue of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine after the end of the conflict. This is reported by Politico, referring to sources. “Sooner or later, the question of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine will arise,” the newspaper quoted an anonymous European official as saying.
Tens of thousands of Georgians on Sunday staged a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country’s democracy and its bid for EU membership. Saturday’s vote will pit an unprecedented alliance of pro-Western opposition forces against the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused by Brussels of shifting towards authoritarianism…
Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was based, Reuters reported citing Turkish media and a website associated with Gulen. He was 83. Gulen built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years accused of…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday (October 18) there is a possibility of working towards a ceasefire in Lebanon but it will be harder in Gaza. Biden, on a visit to Berlin, also told reporters he has an understanding of how and when Israel will respond to the missile attacks by Iran….
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made significant statements regarding the escalating tensions in the Middle East during a joint press conference held with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi. Fidan’s remarks focused on Israel’s actions and their potential consequences for regional stability. “Our region is facing an extremely great threat. Israel, which continues genocide in…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that there was no consensus for giving Ukraine long-range weapons that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been requesting Western nations for months to conduct deeper strikes into Russia. “Right now, there’s no consensus for long-range weapons,” Biden told reporters in Berlin.
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit the campaign trail for Donald Trump in in Pennsylvania on Thursday (October 17), mobilizing Trump voters ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, Reuters reports. “The reason that I’m here in person is because Pennsylvania is so important to the future of the world. So, you know you…
South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. If confirmed, the move would bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West, ABC News reports. The South Korean announcement came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday was “the beginning of the day after Hamas,” after confirming the death of the Islamist group’s leader and Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, EFE reports. “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza (…) this is the beginning of the day after Hamas, and this is…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she plans to visit Lebanon on Oct. 18, just days after Israeli forces attacked U.N. bases in the country, drawing anger from many EU capitals, including Rome, Reuters reports. The U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line…
The resilience shown by Lebanon’s resistance fighters has prevented Israeli troops from establishing control over at least one settlement in the south of the country in 17 days of the ground operation, Hassan Fadlallah, a member of the leadership of the Shia group Hezbollah and a member of the Lebanese parliament, said at a press…
The main geopolitical topic of the first summit of the European Union and the countries of the Persian Gulf was the escalating conflict in the Middle East and Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah organizations. All participants of the meeting agree that the way out of the crisis is the principle of two independent…
On 15 October, the EU Energy Council discussed the energy situation in Ukraine, ahead of the third winter since the start of the war, as well as the EU’s readiness to give up Russian gas, EU Neighbours East reports. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, told reporters after the Council meeting that the EU…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy unveiled his much anticipated “Victory Plan” at Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday (October 16), urging his war-weary country to stay united at a precarious time ahead of its key U.S. ally’s Nov. 5 presidential election, Reuters reports. As Russian troops advance in the east and a bleak winter of power shortages looms,…
Swiss legislators have introduced a motion calling for an international peace forum on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to be organized by the Federal Council of Switzerland. “The aim is to facilitate an open dialogue between Azerbaijan and representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, conducted under international supervision or in the presence of internationally relevant actors, in order…
US President Joe Biden is expected to revive a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin this week, according to three Western officials familiar with the matter, as the top arms suppliers to Ukraine consider future support for a conflict that’s about to enter…
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea has blown up part of the inter-Korean roads on the Gyeongui and Donghae lines on its side of the heavily militarised border. In a text message sent to the Defense Ministry press team on Tuesday, the JCS said the North blew up a section of…
The British Ambassador to Georgia, Gareth Ward, spoke about his country’s concerns over the “democratic backsliding and anti-Western rhetoric” of the Georgian ruling party and said that the UK’s decided to freeze the bilateral ministerial talks, the Wardrop Dialogue – for the first time since its inception 10 years ago, as well as not to…
First initiated by Germany, the Berlin Process aims to bring six Western Balkan states closer to the EU, Euronews reports. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday welcomed the heads of six Western Balkan countries during a Berlin summit aimed at forging closer ties between those nations and the EU. European Commission President Ursula…
The EU Council announced on Monday that it had taken restrictive measures against five individuals and one entity responsible for “actions destabilizing the Republic of Moldova”. “The EU will continue its support for the legitimate aspirations of the people of Moldova. Today’s sanctions lists are another contribution to the stability of Moldova,” said the…
Tehran has suspended the Oman-brokered negotiating process with the United States amid today’s not-so-simple situation in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. “The Muscat process has been suspended due to the unique circumstances in the region. Today, we don’t see any basis for talks. As soon as we manage to overcome the…
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during his visit to Tehran. The President of Iran noted that they respect the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and added that the right to sovereignty of any country should not be ignored. He repeated the position of the Iranian side that the…
Russian and Chinese warships have carried out anti-submarine firing exercises in the northwestern Pacific Ocean as part of a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Defence Ministry reported on Monday (October 14), Reuters reports. The Interfax agency reported, citing the press service of the Russian Pacific Fleet, that Russian and Chinese Navy ships…
The Israeli army continued to attack Lebanese territory. According to IDF, the Israeli forces invaded the southern territories of Lebanon, destroyed the tunnels of the movement, other infrastructures and representatives of Hezbollah. The movement also launched more than 100 rockets and drones in the direction of Israel. There is destruction in the suburbs of…
The head of Hezbollah’s media office, Mohammad Afif, stated on Friday that Israeli military censorship is concealing both its battlefield and internal losses, LBCI reports. He told reporters that Israel continues to bomb Beirut’s southern suburbs under “false claims” of targeting weapon depots, stating that such allegations “no longer fool anyone.” He further…
Three TV channels were fined in Georgia for refusing to air an election video by the Georgian Dream party featuring footage of buildings destroyed by the Russian war in Ukraine, BBC reports. Three Georgian TV channels recognized the videos that appeared on the streets of Tbilisi a month before the parliamentary elections as immoral…
More than 100 rockets and missiles were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Friday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported, with about 80 launches occurring within a four-minute span. Israeli defense systems intercepted some of the projectiles, which targeted several regions across northern Israel, the military said. In response, the IDF said…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope on Friday, October 11, that the war with Russia will end next year, speaking during a visit to Berlin to ask for sustained military support, Le Monde reports. As Ukraine faces a grueling third winter at war, Zelensky has been seeking support on a two-day whirlwind tour of…
