Background and explanations from domestic and international politics.
On November 14, 565, the Byzantine Empire lost one of its most remarkable rulers: Justinian I, the emperor who dreamt of rebuilding the grandeur of ancient Rome. Born in 482 in the village of Tauresium to…
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Ukraine has received a major new financial package from the European Union. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Brussels has transferred €5.9 billion through the ERA Loans program and…
As Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, millions brace for a bitter, dark winter. In Kyiv, Oksana Zinkovska-Boyarska lights candles for her two-year-old daughter Katia. “I…
Washington D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed a short-term spending bill to reopen the federal government, officially ending the longest shutdown in United States history — 43…
Washington – US Democratic Party representatives released screenshots of letters written by financier Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of child sex crimes, which could cast a shadow over President Donald…
Moscow – Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on International Affairs, claimed that Ukraine has halted peace negotiations with Russia not to seek a resolution, but…
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a Declaration on Strategic Partnership and Alliance between the two countries. The ceremony took place at…
Paris – French President Emmanuel Macron said social media now pose a risk to democratic processes and governance. Speaking during a meeting with readers of La Dépêche, streamed…
Moscow – The Kremlin has agreed with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić’s statement that European countries are preparing for a possible war with Russia. Speaking to journalists, Kremlin spokesman…