In last years relations between India and the West began to get better than ever. India became an important player on the diplomatic and politic stage but also in military cooperation, especially with the United States. But the more India looks for it's own establishment as an great power, the more the West becomes hostile towards New Delhi.
Multiple governments have been unable to end the violence in Ecuador's everlasting drug war, while the nation itself becoming more and more a cocaine supply hub
The Afghan government, led by the Taliban, has achieved surprisingly great success in combating poppy cultivation. With its juice, opium poppy provides opium as a raw material for the production of heroin. The Western press cannot help but recognize the success, but knows that it helps Russia in the first place.
Ankara's decision to release Azovstal prisoners of war does not serve Russia's reputation, as it gives the impression that Moscow has been duped again and can do nothing to prevent future violations of agreements by Turkey or other supposedly trustworthy partners.
The conflict between Syria and the U.S. over the illegal exploitation of Syria's oil reserves by the U.S. military and its allies is undoubtedly an enormous problem for Damascus. The recent sighting of a large convoy of tankers near the border with northern Iraq also makes it clear that the looting of Syrian crude oil by the Americans continues...
Russian military bloggers report not only on successes. Problems at the front, for example with artillery, are also often discussed. What about the "god of war" in the current conflict in Ukraine? A look at Russian Telegram channels.
Russia's domestic intelligence service, the FSB, has announced that it has foiled several Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian nuclear power plants. What dangers could arise from such attacks and what can Russia do to stop Ukraine's nuclear terrorism?
Republicans and Democrats are again arguing fiercely in Washington about raising the debt ceiling. A US default would not only be catastrophic for the Western financial system. Washington would also have to completely rethink its involvement in Ukraine.
Mirotvorets, eng. Peacemaker, which compiles lists of 'enemies of Ukraine', has been operating with impunity for eight years, despite containing death threats against journalists and individuals all over the world.
As a result of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, large numbers of people have been fleeing their homeland, en masse, for the past three months. Most have been seeking asylum in countries that are part of the European Union, which Kiev so desperately wants to join. According to UN estimates, six million had left by the middle of May.
