A trip that marks how much the interest of the Germans and the entire European Union in the region has increased, especially on the issue of an alternative trade corridor to Moscow. But many companies are extremely cautious about investments, frightened by the economic damage done by the war in Ukraine and by a local context […]
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Armenia has been a traditional Moscow ally but has said to become more pro-Western in last two years, amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Relations between Armenia and Russia have stooped to a new low as Armenian authorities allege that Moscow financed and trained seven people to topple the country’s pro-Western government early this year, Politico has reported. The
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SEOUL (AFP) – Former Manchester United and England star Jesse Lingard has been fined USD143 for riding an electric scooter in Seoul without a licence, South Korean police told AFP on Thursday. The 31-year-old midfielder, who now plays for FC Seoul, was “investigated on Wednesday and was subsequently fined 190,000 won”, an official at the Korean National
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In the latest interview, Ukrainian soldier Ihor Sholtys told UkrInform that the Kursk operation boosted the spirit within the Ukrainian military and sparked positive emotions among many soldiers, not just those directly involved. The Kursk incursion, which began early last month, took both the Russians and Ukraine’s allies by surprise, revealing weaknesses in Russia’s military
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In the Kursk section of the front, Ukrainian forces have launched a daring flanking maneuver, breaking through Russian defenses and putting the entire Russian strike force on the verge of encirclement. This bold maneuver could completely neutralize Russia’s counter-offensive and give Ukraine an ultimate upper hand in this region. As reported last time, Russians took
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8 former security personnel to face trial for 2004 Tak Bai crackdown leading to protesters’ death. Thai authorities announced on Wednesday that they will prosecute 8 former security personnel involved in the Tak Bai crackdown two decades ago, where 78 protesters were killed. A spokesperson for Office of the Attorney General, Prayut Phetcharakhun, stated that
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A primary student was stabbed and wounded Wednesday near Japanese educational facilities in China, in the latest of a string of knife attacks targeting foreigners. “A 10-year-old student of a Japanese school in Shenzhen was stabbed by a man about 200 meters from the school gate,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian. Jian added
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of some local residents, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. The strike came after a senior U.S. diplomat said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recently announced but still confidential
Beirut, Lebanon: Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to punish Israel for a deadly attack in which hundreds of paging devices used by the militant group’s members exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon. There was no immediate comment from Israel on the wave of explosions that killed nine people, including the 10-year-old daughter of a Hezbollah member, and
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A Taiwanese manufacturing firm has been thrust into what has become a global paper trial over how pagers used by Lebanese group Hezbollah exploded in a major espionage attack on Tuesday, which has been widely blamed on Israel. Gold Apollo in New Taipei had its office raided by police on Wednesday, with its director facing international media questions, after it was
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