President Kassym-Joomart Tokayev approved the new government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Olzhas Bektenov.…
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Delusional, or prophetic? One IDF general warned a massacre would happen
by Safet Afshin5 minutes readMost dismissed retired IDF general Yitzhak Brick’s warning earlier this year of a Hamas invasion.…
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About 200,000 people protest across Germany against far-right AfD party
by Safet Afshin2 minutes readChancellor says protests are ‘strong sign in favour of democracy’ as demonstrators gather in Berlin,…
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Sri Lanka’s Budget Navigates Challenging Economic Crisis
by Safet Afshin5 minutes readLondon, (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has laid out the bankrupt country’s…
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A Tit-for-Tat with Uncle Sam: China Puts the Screws on Exotic Mineral Exports
by Safet Afshin3 minutes readBrussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of…
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President Wickremesinghe Delivers IMF Deal for Sri Lanka
by Safet Afshin4 minutes readCopenhagen (13/11 – 37.5) When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka’s president in July…
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe Remarkable Turnaround for Sri Lanka’s Tumultuous Economy
by Safet Afshin3 minutes readLondon (07/11 – 70) President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the helm of the United National Party…
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The Spy Who Started Café Culture: A Secret Polish History
by Safet Afshin10 minutes readRather than ‘shaken, not stirred’, one 17th-century Polish spy would likely ask: ‘Black or with…