Eurasia Press & News
Ukraine’s troops say some southern areas have been retaken, but Russia has reportedly slowed their advance. Ukraine’s armed forces claim to have launched a long-awaited ground operation to take back territories in the Kherson region in the 27th week of the war, striking in eight directions simultaneously.
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10 September
Power struggle continues in Libya
Recent deadly clashes have alarmed regional and international powers, as civilians fear displacement and a shortage of medicine and food. Libya’s capital, Tripoli, lost its calm during the last days of August as local political rivals opted for force to settle differences. Fierce fighting claimed 32 lives, and over a …
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10 September
Egypt to adopt Russian Mir payment system to encourage tourism, trade exchange
Russian tourists and companies will be allowed to pay through the Russian Mir system in Egypt ahead of the winter season, which Cairo is hoping will boost its tourism sector. Starting later this month, the Russian ruble will be on the list of currencies used by Egyptian banks and be …
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10 September
Is Iran Really Buying Twenty-Four Su-35 Fighter Jets From Russia? Don’t Count On It
We all have that annoying neighbor bragging about what they are “going to” buy next. In my case, they usually talk about expensive guns, a huge new pickup truck, or maybe a center console boat. But, somehow, the big ticket item just never seems to show up.
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10 September
Turkey, Greece escalate war of words as they drag in EU, NATO
The Turkish and Greek foreign ministers write dueling letters to key international actors as leaders exchange barbs after Erdogan’s one-liner that Turkey “can come suddenly one night.” The volatile waters of the Aegean Sea heated up again as Athens and Ankara sent dueling letters to the United Nations, the European …
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10 September
Ukraine Is Waging a New Kind of War
The fight to retake the city of Kherson plays to the Ukrainians’ strengths, not the Russians’. Ukrainian officials, defending their country against Russian aggressors, began doing something in July that seemed odd, even counterintuitive: They started speaking loudly and regularly about their plans to liberate Kherson—a key southern city that …
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10 September
Russia may not survive Putin’s disastrous decision to invade Ukraine
Russia’s war in Ukraine has demonstrated that the Kremlin does not respect the fundamentals of international law or the sanctity of international borders. This imperialistic foreign policy may soon rebound on Russia itself. Russia’s territorial integrity looks set to become increasingly disputed by the country’s numerous internal republics and regions …
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10 September
US: Dozens of Islamic State fighters arrested in Syria camp
U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters arrested dozens of Islamic State militants and rescued four women who were being held chained in tunnels at the massive al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria that houses IS families, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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10 September
Eni buys BP’s business in Algeria to secure more African gas
Italian energy group Eni (ENI.MI) said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire BP’s (BP.L) business in Algeria, including two major gas fields. Eni said it would take BP’s stakes in the In Salah and In Amenas gas fields in southern Algeria, confirming what sources had told Reuters earlier this …
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10 September
Albanian police search empty Iranian embassy after papers burned
Albanian counter-terrorism police searched the empty Iranian embassy in Tirana on Thursday, hours after Iranian diplomats burned papers inside the premises following the severing of diplomatic ties over a cyberattack.
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