Kazakhstan on fire. With the internet in Kazakhstan shut down, reliable news is hard to come by, but here’s what we know. Unrest that started a few days ago in the oil-rich western regions of the country has spread, most notably to the country’s largest city, Almaty. Approximately 500 people have been injured, more than […]
Affirmation. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. The...
Biden-Putin call. U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a phone call on Thursday on Ukraine and security in Europe....
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The defining feature of 2021 will be insularity. Countries will simply be too consumed with...
Persuasion. EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis urged Chile’s incoming president, Gabriel Boric, to sign the trade deal that Brussels negotiated with his predecessor. The...
Israeli strikes. Israel on Tuesday launched airstrikes against Syria’s port city of Latakia. According to Syrian state media, the strikes hit a container area...
Clashes in Yemen. Fighting between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen escalated over the weekend. The Houthis fired a projectile toward the...
