Turkey in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again called on the U.S. to immediately pull out its troops from east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria and withdraw its support of Kurdish groups there. He made the comments ahead of a meeting on Thursday of Turkey’s National Security Council. Ankara has said it […]
Energy cooperation. France and the United Arab Emirates signed a strategic agreement on cooperation energy during a visit to Paris by UAE President Sheikh...
Algerian energy. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria on Monday to negotiate deals to increase energy supplies to Italy, which counts Algeria...
More sanctions. The European Commission will adopt a seventh package of sanctions against Russia on Friday. It will impose restrictions on imports of Russian...
Grain exports. Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the U.N. are nearing an agreement to resume Ukrainian grain exports that were blocked following Russia's invasion. Turkish...
Grain drain. Military delegations from Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, as well as United Nations representatives, are meeting Wednesday in Istanbul to discuss restoring Ukrainian...
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The Republic of Karakalpakstan, located in northwestern Uzbekistan, is a product of the peculiar boundary delimitations within the Soviet Union. It was...
Turbine trouble. Canada has reportedly signaled it will return a turbine needed for the maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which delivers...
Johnson out. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party after dozens of resignations by members of the...
Pipeline games. A Russian court ordered a 30-day suspension of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, a major pipeline carrying oil from Kazakhstan to the Black...
NATO priorities. NATO named China as one of its strategic priorities for the first time in its Strategic Concept paper, which outlines its priorities...
