Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev reiterated his support for the independence of French overseas territories, describing them as being “under colonial rule.” “The Comoros Islands, Mayotte are still under colonial rule. It has been our duty to help these countries liberate themselves from this revolting remnant from the past,” Aliyev said during a media forum in … Read more
“What I’m doing may look like a negotiation format because we sit behind a table and discuss issues, but we don’t negotiate,” he said in an interview with Hungarian state radio Friday morning. “That’s why I don’t even need a mandate because I don’t represent anything.” “I do one thing: I go to the places … Read more
Georgian Dream in May forced a controversial new law through the parliament that will force Western-backed NGOs to register as “foreign agents,” echoing rules used by Moscow to persecute dissenting voices. The government is now forging ahead with legislation that would sharply curtail LGBTQ+ rights and ban all mention of the community from popular culture, … Read more
The disbursement to Egypt replicates similar deals Brussels has made with Tunisia, Mauritania and Turkey to curb irregular migration into the EU. The EU-Egypt partnership has been strongly criticized by human-rights groups, who see it as “another EU ‘cash for migrant control’ deal.” The macro-financial assistance (MFA) of up to €1 billion is the first … Read more
The Israeli military confirmed the strikes in a brief statement in which it said the targets had been “Hamas military infrastructure sites.” The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that “nowhere is safe in Gaza,” in a post on X on Sunday. “This blatant disregard of humanitarian law must stop,” … Read more
Ukrainian energy facilities came under a “massive attack” from Russia overnight, the Ukraine energy ministry said on Saturday, describing it as the eighth time Russia has launched an assault on energy infrastructure in the past three months. “The situation in the energy sector remains difficult,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that hourly electricity … Read more
“Congratulations to Ukraine and Moldova. This is a huge step forward in your journey towards the EU,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on X. “The [European Commission] will stand by your side every step of the way.” Ukraine applied to join the EU in February 2022, days after Russia launched its full-scale … Read more
“I hope he’s not elected, so he doesn’t do damage at the European level, too,” agreed Paolo Collucio, a diminutive pensioner with bright blue eyes. “I’m not racist — you can be black, white, or yellow, I don’t care. But he took all of those funds and did nothing — from morning to evening.” Local … Read more
“We have begun these works, to make Poland’s border a safe one in times of peace, and impenetrable for an enemy in times of war,” he said. Poland’s border with Belarus has been a flashpoint for several years due to increasing numbers of immigrants seeking to cross the Polish frontier. In 2021, Warsaw accused Minsk … Read more
Asked to explain whom Ivanishvili was referring to, Lashkhi volunteered that “freemasons” were behind schemes across the world. “We were seeing they do have the influence on global politics,” she insisted, but declined to name any other groups supposedly responsible. “Today, when me, myself, I am involved in foreign relations and sometimes when I have … Read more
