Israeli military enters Golan Heights as Netanyahu warns off Syrian ...
5 days ago · HTS emerged from a former al-Qaida affiliate, and while Jolani has distanced himself from the terrorist group and projects modernity, Israel remains on high alert for threats to its security emerging from the chaos in Syria.. On Saturday, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, said on a visit to the Syrian border that the IDF was …
Europe’s next top diplomat is ready to be undiplomatic
5 days ago · In June 2021, just five months into her stint as Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas walked into the headquarters of the European Council to confront Europe’s most powerful leader.. As media headlines warned of Russian troops massing on the border of Ukraine, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel wanted to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to an upcoming …
Kyiv reveals total Ukraine casualties in Putin’s war for first time
6 days ago · KYIV — Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers killed in action and 370,000 more were wounded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, in Kyiv's first disclosure of total casualty figures in the the nearly three-year conflict.. Zelenskyy announced the figures in a Telegram post on Sunday …
Russia grants asylum to exiled Assad, state media reports
6 days ago · Exiled former Syrian leader Bashar Assad is in Moscow, Russian state media said Sunday citing a source in the Kremlin. Assad fled Syria after opposition forces stormed the capital, Damascus, early Sunday. He had been in power for almost 25 years, presiding over a bloody civil war during the latter ...
POLITICO 28: How we chose the Class of 2025 – POLITICO
4 days ago · As in years past, we’ve divided the list into three categories: Doers (those most adept at imposing their will), Disrupters (those shaking up the status quo), and Dreamers (whose bold ideas are driving the conversation). At the very top sits the most powerful person in Europe, someone who embodies all three traits of influence in a way that feels especially resonant this …
UK: Too early to lift ban on key Syrian rebel group – POLITICO
5 days ago · Britain’s prime minister insisted Monday that it is “far too early” to discuss changing tack on a key Syrian rebel group designated as terrorists by the U.K. Keir Starmer downplayed the prospect of a rapid review just hours after one of his senior ministers suggested the status of …
Germany and France agree to work with Syrian rebels on ‘basis of ...
4 days ago · German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to work with the Syrian opposition groups that took power in Damascus “on the basis of fundamental human rights and the protection of ethnic and religious minorities,” Berlin said in a statement Monday.
Top advisers say EU should ban solar geoengineering … for now
5 days ago · BRUSSELS — The European Union should prohibit solar geoengineering technologies to combat climate change and push for a worldwide ban for the time being, the bloc's scientific advisers said Monday. The recommendation comes at the request of the European Commission, which had asked its Scientific ...
UK promises ‘swift’ decision on banned Syrian group
5 days ago · Starmer, who is in the Middle East on a visit designed to drum up trade and investment, expressed support for Assad’s fall Sunday evening, hailing the end of a “barbaric regime.” But he cautioned: “What we must also ensure is the rejection of terrorism and violence, and that civilians are protected, minorities are protected, and that can only be through a …
Germany’s Merz wants ‘common’ European plan for peace
5 days ago · KYIV — Ukraine's major European allies should forge an alliance aimed at agreeing on a "common vision" for peace in Ukraine, the leader of Germany's conservative opposition, Friedrich Merz, said during a visit to Kyiv Monday. Merz, who is in pole position to become Germany's next chancellor ahead ...