The twelfth round of the Syria negotiations (the so-called “Astana format”) was held in Kazakhstan`s capital Nur-Sultan. On Thursday, the Ritz Carlton hosted a closed meetings of participants. Delegations from Russia, Turkey and Iran (the guarantors of the “Astana” process) held intensive talks in a bilateral and trilateral format. Representatives of Damascus, the Syrian opposition and the special envoy of ...
The Belgian intelligence service (VSSE) had earlier warned that members of a far-right racist group, mainly based in Austria and Belgium, were “actively arming themselves.” According to the VSSE, the far-right in Western Europe began to “call on their members to learn to shoot and acquire weapons both legally and illegally.” This information, alongside a growing number of attacks on ...
Sri Lanka terror attack On April 21, at least 321 people, including more than 38 foreigners, were killed in the terrorist attacks on the island. About 500 more people were injured. These attacks were the bloodiest in the last 10 years, since the end of the civil war. Explosions thundered on Easter Sunday in churches and hotels in several cities throughout ...
Despite that humanity already finds itself under threat from broad existential problems like global climate change and its resulting natural disasters, human beings are nonetheless further complicating matters by violently fighting amongst themselves. Recent years have seen a growing trend of left-wing and right-wing radicals, of both religious and atheistic persuasions, beginning to take up arms. Unfortunately, intelligence data from ...
Having finally completed all the necessary recount protocols and with all votes tallied, Turkish opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) confirmed his victory in Istanbul’s mayoral elections. Thus ended a 17-day appeal process complete with a full recount in a number of constituencies. Victory by a narrow margin Looking at the final and official results, ...
On Thursday, Special Attorney Robert Mueller’s report on alleged “Russian interference” in the 2016 US elections was finally published, albeit partially censored. The report contains information on an investigation into the Donald Trump campaign’s alleged connection with Russian authorities, as well as the possible methods of Russian influence in the elections. The document was submitted to the legal committees of ...
In 2020, the next presidential elections will be held in the United States. Not long ago, the country elected its first black president, and in 2016, a woman, Hillary Clinton, came close to victory. The time has come to expand Overton’s window even further: for the first time, a gay man may become the next nominee for the Democratic party. ...
Since he was elected president of the United States in 2016, Donald Trump has created endless problems on the international scene. Does being a world superpower mean trampling the rest of the world? In Trump’s case, this certainly seems to be the case. President Trump, Mr. Turmoil himself, has continuously caused issues both at home and abroad. One gets the ...
Seçim sonuçlarının kesinleşmesi ve birleşme tutanaklarının sunulmasının ardından, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi’nin adayı Ekrem İmamoğlu, seçimlerden 17 gün sonra önce mazbatasını, ardından da İstanbul Büyük Şehir Belediye Başkanlık görevini devraldı. Adeta, Dünya gündemine oturan İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı seçimi, 17 gün süren yeniden sayım ve itiraz sürecinin ardından, Ekrem İmamoğlu’na mazbatasının verilmesiyle nihayet tamamlandı. Maltepe ilçe seçim kurulu görevlilerince oy sayımının ...
On the evening of April 15, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris erupted into flames. The Catholic church was one of the central attractions of the city and one of the most important historical and architectural treasures of the world. The fire most likely began on the scaffolding which had been erected for restoration work on the Cathedral. The fire quickly ...