World
World Briefing: August 24, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 24, 2024
Ukraine
Eurotopics: Modi Visits Poland and Ukraine
India maintains good contacts with the West and Moscow and calls for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine war. This has provoked speculation about whether Modi might want to act as a mediator.
Aug. 23, 2024
World Briefing: August 23, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Post's Jason Smart Gets to Shake Hands with Visiting Indian PM
Kyiv Post's Jason Smart was the only Ukrainian news reporter invited to attend the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Kyiv on Friday morning.
Aug. 23, 2024
US
Takeaways From the Democratic National Convention
What else happened at the Democrat's National Convention at which its star, presidential candidate Kamal Harris affirmed her strong support for Ukraine.
Aug. 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine War and Bilateral Relations Dominate Talks Between Duda and Indian PM
Modi came to Warsaw on Wednesday, on the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Poland in more than four decades.
Aug. 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kremlin Seeks to Play Down Ukraine's Incursion
President Vladimir Putin has opted for his go-to style of downplaying uncomfortable news, referring to the largest incursion in Russia since World War II as "the situation that has developed."
Aug. 23, 2024
Top News
Putin Accuses Ukraine of Trying to Attack Kursk Nuclear Plant
Russian troops seized Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – Europe’s largest – in the first days of its full-scale military offensive and still holds it.
Aug. 22, 2024
Belarus
Armenians Lob Potatoes at Belarusian Embassy - Diplomat Summoned in Minsk
The incident marked the latest diplomatic spat between Minsk and Yerevan following earlier reports that Belarus had aided Baku’s offensive to retake Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh.
Aug. 22, 2024
Russia
OPINION: Russians Hear Polish Language in Kursk Region Once Again – Or Do They?
A video posted on line includes a clip where two Russian women living in the Kursk region saying they were told that Polish mercenaries were fighting for Ukraine.
Aug. 22, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Installs Concrete Shelters in Kursk Cities Amid Kyiv Offensive
The move comes as Russian regions bordering Ukraine have declared emergency situations due to the incursion and heavy shelling, forcing the evacuation of thousands from border areas.
Aug. 22, 2024
Europe
Russia’s New Gas Pipeline to China Reportedly Falls Through
Mongolia, planned as a transit country for Russia’s Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline to northeastern China, did not include the project in its development plans through to 2028.
Aug. 22, 2024
Russia
What Putin Fears: Julia Davis and the Russia Media Monitor
The media in Russia is a torrent of propaganda springing from grotesquely bizarre lies. Yet it manages to unwittingly influence Westerners. Julia Davis intends to expose Moscow’s efforts.
Aug. 22, 2024
Moscow
Moscow Seeks to Deter Western Journalists From Covering in Kursk Region
Russia's FSB security service said it launched criminal cases against journalists who reported from Ukrainian-held parts of Russia's Kursk region for "illegally" crossing the border.
Aug. 22, 2024
US
Eurotopics: Democratic Convention: How Good are Harris' Chances?
With an eye on the presidential election in November, Europe's press attempts to assess the chances of Harris and the Democrats.
Aug. 22, 2024
World Briefing: August 22, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 22, 2024
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