Mon 24 Apr 2023: What: Russia’s encroachment on the Ottoman Empire’s territories, marking the beginning of the final Russian-Turkish war and loss of Turkish control over the Balkans. Where: Balkans, south-eastern Europe When: 24 April 1877 – 3 March 1878 The mid-1800s was a time of rising nationalism throughout the world, and the populations within the territories ruled […]
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Thu 20 Apr 2023: Scotland is one of the smallest countries in the world but you would have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to know that last month Humza Yousaf became the first Muslim to be elected as a leader in Western Europe. You’d also have to live somewhere very remote to be unaware his […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: The Russian mercenary group has been accused of plundering Sudan’s gold resources to bankroll operations in Ukraine. After battles have broken out in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), questions have arisen over the involvement of the Wagner Group, a powerful Russian mercenary organisation that has […]
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Sat 15 Apr 2023: Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise and become the potential rival of the G7 countries, the World Bank and the IMF combined? That once seemingly distant possibility now has real prospects which could change the equilibrium of world politics. BRICS — an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and […]
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Thu 13 Apr 2023: The PM’s party is editing textbooks to create a fantasy of India as a Hindu-only nation that has always been loving and just. Truth be damned. After nine years in power, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has finally defeated the long departed Mughal Empire and other Muslim rulers. […]
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Kwon Jang-ho and Cho Nam-hee are worried about the costs of educating their son once he gets older [Raphael Rashid] Wed 12 Apr 2023: South Korean parents are being showered with cash, but experts say money alone will not fix the country’s fertility woes. Ilsan, South Korea – In their apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, […]
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An armed attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy compound in Iran, on Friday 27 January 2023 (File Photo) Sun 09 Apr 2023: Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties. Tehran, Iran – Tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan have been steadily ramping up in recent months, and divisive […]
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Sat 08 Apr 2023: Turkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is campaigning across the country to encourage voters to re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Campaign meetings have no songs or music out of respect for the bereaved families who lost loved ones in the devastating earthquakes in February that killed more than 50,000 […]
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Fri 07 April 2023: In the West, the existence of a “deep state” remains a contentious issue. Many activists and political outcasts have referred to it, even targeted it, while mainstream media outlets have rushed to condemn the concept as a conspiracy theory. Even so, many in Britain, for example, still refer to the “Establishment”. […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: The agreement to improve relations between Riyadh and Tehran was of equal importance to Israel’s internal affairs and was not just a matter that affected the two nations or that benefited the region. Israeli political, partisan, and media figures were all discussing the effects of such an agreement, which puts an […]
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