Turkey
Sarkozy vilified for speaking uncomfortable truths about Ukraine
The former French president offers a diplomatic way out — the commentariat responds with reflexive ‘pro-Putin’ invectives.
By Anatol Lieven
Aug 31, 2023
In an interview with...
UN Security Council condemns attack against peacekeepers in Cyprus
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the assaults against UN peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles in...
Guterres condemns assault against UN peacekeepers in Cyprus
The UN chief has condemned an assault on Friday by Turkish Cypriot security forces against ‘blue helmets’ serving with the peacekeeping force on the...
Serious Turkish provocation in Cyprus
By Dimitris Georgopoulos
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen joined the UK, France and the US in expressing disapproval of an assault on UN...
Provocation by Bahçeli: He wrote that “Cyprus is Turkish”
A series of provocative statements by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials in the aftermath of the attack on members of the UN peacekeeping team...
Pyla attack a challenge to status quo
By CM: Our View
August 20, 2023
The violent attack on Unficyp personnel in the buffer zone by Turkish Cypriot soldiers and policemen, some in plain...
Cyprus: Outrage Over Turkish Plans To Turn Historic Monastery Into Mosque
Plans by Turkish authorities to build a mosque at a historically significant Orthodox Christian monastery have rubbed salt in the island’s sectarian wounds, resulting...
Putin’s Address to Reporters Following the Second Russia-Africa Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed reporters on Saturday following the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg on Friday. He answered questions on issues related to...
The German Left on the war in Ukraine (English/German)
The following is the text and the video of the speech delivered by the German Left (Die Linke) MP Sevim Dağdelen to a debate...
Fear and loathing on Air Force One
By Seymour Hersh
13 Jul 2023
Let’s start with a silly fear but one that does signal the Democratic Party’s growing sense of panic about the...