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Ukraine Back In U.S. Political Spotlight

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Analyst: BRICS Currency Unlikely To Undermine Dollar Dominance

Aug 31, 2023 at 08:02 | RFE/RL staff

The BRICS bloc, a group of developing countries seen as seeking to counter the United States and the West, agreed at a summit last week to admit six…

EU Council President Rekindles Georgia's Hopes For Membership

Aug 31, 2023 at 07:53 | Eurasianet

Georgians were uplifted by an ambitious enlargement speech by an EU leader a week after another enlargement-related meeting left the country worried about its future in the bloc. …

Erdogan Looks To Restore Grain Deal In Upcoming Russia Visit

Aug 29, 2023 at 08:53 | ZeroHedge

The head of the country which comprises NATO's second largest military is planning a trip to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Turkey's President Recep…

Cartels Take Over As Ecuador's New Power Brokers

Aug 29, 2023 at 08:39 | Matthew Smith

Ecuador, once an island of peace in the strife-torn Northern Andean region of South America, is caught in the midst of drug-fueled violence, which is exacerbating a long-running political crisis.…

Canada Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In Caucasus

Aug 28, 2023 at 08:55 | Eurasianet

Canada is raising its diplomatic profile in the Caucasus, as domestic and foreign policy considerations are pushing Ottawa into the thick of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.  Canadian…

BRICS Represents Nearly Half Of Global Population

Aug 28, 2023 at 08:42 | ZeroHedge

Following the 15th annual BRICS summit, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week, the bloc of five major emerging economies announced the admission of six new…

Athens Summit Hints At Future EU Expansion Challenges

Aug 28, 2023 at 08:33 | RFE/RL staff

On August 29-31, first the EU's defense ministers and then the bloc's foreign ministers will meet in the Spanish city of Toledo for informal talks. These…

China Eyes Partnership With Gulf Countries For Space Exploration

Aug 25, 2023 at 09:03 | Oxford Business Group

In the push to embrace emerging technologies and harness their potential commercial opportunities, Gulf countries are launching new initiatives to bolster their domestic space industries. In…

Water Shortages In Central Asia Puts Historic Alliance To The Test

Aug 25, 2023 at 08:44 | RFE/RL staff

The video recorded on a Kazakh farmer's smartphone reached the Internet like a distress signal. "Zhambyl Province. Sugar beet. There is no water. The beet has…

Saudi Arabia, OPEC Powers Invited To Join BRICS

Aug 24, 2023 at 10:28 | Alex Kimani

OPEC heavy-hitters Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran as well as Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia have received an invitation by the 5-nation BRICS organization…

BRICS Expansion Could Reshape Global Energy Markets

Aug 22, 2023 at 08:49 | Cyril Widdershoven

From August 22nd to 24th, BRICS leaders are set to convene in South Africa, marking a pivotal moment for this loosely knit coalition of major non-Western nations including Brazil, Russia,…

Russia’s Space Dreams Shattered As Luna-25 Crashes On The Moon

Aug 22, 2023 at 08:35 | RFE/RL staff

On August 18, 1976, a 4-meter-high spacecraft called the Luna-24 touched down on the Mare Crisium, a flat plain in the moon’s northern hemisphere. Four days later, the…

Ruble Plunge Sends Waves Across Central Asia's Economies

Aug 21, 2023 at 08:41 | RFE/RL staff

Bakytbek Ysmanov, a 64-year-old native of Kyrgyzstan, has been working in Russia for 15 years. In the past 12 months he has watched the ruble fall…

Tanker Suspected Of Carrying Iranian Oil Offloads Near Texas

Aug 21, 2023 at 03:29 | Charles Kennedy

A tanker suspected of carrying Iranian crude oil has offloaded near Texas, the AP reports, adding the cargo was offloaded on another tanker. The U.S.…

What To Expect From This Week’s BRICS Summit

Aug 18, 2023 at 09:22 | Michael Kern

This week, Johannesburg will play host to the 15th BRICS summit, a pivotal gathering of emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.  This year’s conclave aims to…

UN Official Calls For Immediate Relief In Nagorno-Karabakh

Aug 17, 2023 at 08:48 | RFE/RL staff

??A senior UN official told the United Nations Security Council on August 16 that the delivery of humanitarian relief to Nagorno-Karabakh by the International Committee of the Red…

Hungary Takes On EU In Sanctions Showdown

Aug 16, 2023 at 08:55 | RFE/RL staff

Before heading off on their summer break, the ambassadors of the 27 EU member states agreed to review some of the individual sanctions on the mainly Russian people…

Black Sea Trade Nexus Could Boost Georgia’s Geopolitical Position

Aug 15, 2023 at 08:45 | RFE/RL staff

In the 20 years that Data Gabelia has worked at the Hotel Anaklia, he's seen the fortunes of the Black Sea resort town of 1,500 people rise and…

Brussels’ Balancing Act: Sanctions, Potash, And Politics

Aug 14, 2023 at 08:59 | RFE/RL staff

When the European Union officially imposed another round of restrictive measures on Belarus on August 3, it put an end to one of the longest-running sanctions sagas in…

The Sahel Tug-of-War: U.S. And Russia Face Off For Influence In Niger

Aug 10, 2023 at 08:32 | RFE/RL staff

After a series of coups swept across Africa’s impoverished Sahel states over the past three years, leading to a larger Russian military presence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony…

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