The fighters attempted to infiltrate territory held by Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies, according to Turkish state media. Turkish soldiers “neutralized” three Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in northern Syria, the Turkish state media outlet Anadolu Agency reported Thursday. The Turkish military uses the term “neutralized” to refer to …

The statement was yet another sign of frustration from the outgoing president, who has found hard-liners closing windows on a deal between his government and the United States. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani blamed “parliamentary bureaucracy” for the delay in the lifting of US sanctions that have almost brought the Iranian …

Bab al-Hawa, the crossing between Turkey and Syria that is the last authorized humanitarian corridor, is at risk of closing if Russia could vetoes a U.N. resolution requiring it to stay open. The U.S. and its allies on Wednesday ramped up the pressure on Russia to allow the continued operation …

Five years after the fateful referendum on 23 June 2016, what is the current balance sheet of Brexit? Answer: two weakened unions, the British and the European, and bad-tempered relations between them. Lose. Lose. Lose. The weakening of the British union is obvious. There will be another referendum on Scottish …

Однажды наступает момент, когда надо переходить от слов к делу. Примерно десять дней назад начались учения, в ходе которых были задействованы перехватчики МиГ-31 и дальние бомбардировщики Су-34. И мощью нашей авиации были разбомблены объекты под Воронежем. Но не всё же нам бомбить Воронеж! Пора уже показать высокий класс и потенциальному …

Gratismut, azaz ingyenbátorság. Ez a német közbeszéd józan részének kedvenc szava az elmúlt napokban E roppant találó kifejezést az olyan úgymond bátor kiállásokra használják, amikor az embert lényegében semmilyen kockázat, negatív következmény nem fenyegeti. A Németországot szivárványba borító hisztéria pontosan ebbe a kategóriába tartozik, nagyvállalatok, újságok, politikusok és hírességek egymás …

Deutschland und Frankreich drängen darauf, nach sieben Jahren wieder EU-Russland-Gipfel zu veranstalten – und das angesichts der brutalsten Repressionswelle des Kreml seit Sowjetzeiten. Warum jetzt? Diese Frage stellen sich nicht nur in Brüssel viele, seit am Mittwochnachmittag die „Financial Times“ berichtete, dass Angela Merkel und Emmanuel Macron so etwas ähnliches …

LIBYA Representatives of Libya’s new interim national unity government joined foreign stakeholders at an international conference co-sponsored by the UN and Germany in Berlin on Wednesday. The gathering aimed to renew foreign commitment to supporting Libya’s peace process, with a special emphasis on holding elections at the end of 2021 …

The threat of US sanctions hangs over those deemed to be destabilising the Western Balkans, in politics and beyond. Who does Washington have in mind? An expanded executive order issued by US President Joe Biden and which takes aim at those deemed to be destabilising the Western Balkans is a …

Poland has made headlines recently by virtually banning abortion, passing municipal anti-LGBT resolutions and even trying to coordinate regional opposition to women’s rights. BIRN takes a closer look at Ordo Iuris, the NGO playing a major role in the recent conservative blitzkrieg. hen the Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture …