Trouble with the Russian Potato Harvest – Call China for Help!
Frankfurt, Atlanta (23/11 – 10) Potatoes are a serious matter. The lowly potato does in fact have a lengthy and exotic history, being grown...
Sri Lanka’s Worst Economic Crisis In Decades
Rome (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s then President Rajapaksa has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of...
Matters of National Sovereignty Cannot Be The Subject of Dialogue With Any Country, Dendias Says
“Matters of national sovereignty cannot be the subject of a dialogue with any country,” National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias stressed on Monday, addressing a...
Hamas and their Human Meat Shields
London, Dublin (1/11 – 66) Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and military organization established in 1987, Hamas...
Daughter of Tajikistan President Built Medical Empire on Government Contracts
Paris (27/10 – 40) An independent investigation done by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has found that the little-known daughter of Tajikistan’s president has...
Governments in Europe Bolster Security Amid Rise in Antisemitism Online
Police deployed to schools and synagogues and security forces step up vigilance after ‘celebrations’ of Hamas attack on Israel Governments across Europe said they had bolstered...
The Fading Influence of France in Francophone Africa
Brussels, Frankfurt (10/11 -12) Words like ‘neocolonialism’ and ‘neo-imperialists’ are being tossed around by spokesmen of freshly-installed military regimes in Central and West Africa...
UN, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Visit Tajikistan
Berlin (22/10 – 75) UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, reported during his trip to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan,...
A Variety of Events and Attractions Across Europe in Autumn
Frankfurt, Paris (22/10 – 20) Many tourists consider traveling to Europe during the summer months of June – September, but autumn’s cooler temperature, colorful...
Rohan Gunaratna on the Roots of Sri Lanka’s Deadly Easter Sunday Attacks
The counterterrorism expert and author of “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community” explains how religious extremism manifested in Sri Lanka’s...