Asia
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China rescues first worker trapped in Shandong gold mine, state media reports
The worker was rescued at 11:13am on Sunday and sent to hospital for treatment, state media agency Xinhua reported. ABC…
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The Graeco-Turkish Aegean ‘Talks’: Ankara, Berlin, Washington and Israel versus Greece?
The 61st round of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey are due to begin on 25 January, following considerable pressure…
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President Erdoğan’s advisor says Turkey’s intel agency will feed Swedish-based Turkish journalist to the sharks
Speaking during a debate program on a CNN Türk on January 15, 2021, a pro-government media outlet, Caşın targeted Abdullah Bozkurt,…
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Flashpoints in U.S.-Turkey Relations in 2021
While Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan established a measure of rapport, their highly personalized dealings only papered over…
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Holocaust survivors and Tory MPs press Boris Johnson over Uighur ‘genocide’
LONDON — Holocaust survivors and Conservative rebels want Boris Johnson to get tough with China over the Uighurs — and…
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8 years ago I began walking the Earth—and stumbled into an era spinning with change
Lately, this fact has got me to thinking about animals emerging from ice. Paul Salopek National Geographic You may have…
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US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid Iran tensions
US B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in a show of military strength amid heightened tensions…
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Washington: The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from…
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The Iran Nuclear Deal at Five: A Revival?
When the Biden administration takes office, Washington and Tehran should move quickly and in parallel to revive the agreement on…
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OP-ED: Whose sea is it anyway?
Water covers 72% of the Earth’s surface, and due to changing climates and inevitable adverse effects of global warming, this…
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Once again our support to Şener Levent is necessary
On August 1st 2018, we (i.e. Κυκλάμινο – Cyclamen – Siklâmen) wrote in a pamphlet:“Most certainly the Cypriot Government SHOULD…
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The U.S. Should Reverse Its Huthi Terror Designation
Proponents argue the measure will provide leverage with the Huthis, but in reality it will hurt efforts to end the…
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What Future for Afghan Peace Talks under a Biden Administration?
As the Afghan government and Taliban await clearer policy signals from the incoming U.S. administration, their primary goal should be…
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The BRICs at 20
While some of them have surpassed expectations, others have fallen short, as have the relevant global-governance institutions. Jim O’Neill Project…
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We are Israel’s largest human rights group – and we are calling this apartheid
One cannot live a single day in Israel-Palestine without the sense that this place is constantly being engineered to privilege…
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China hits out at Australia, US, UK and Canada for ‘grossly’ interfering with Hong Kong’s ‘internal affairs’
The foreign ministers of those countries on Sunday issued a joint statement expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of the…
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