Under Russia’s deepening shadow, Belarus tries to maintain its balancing act
Belarus’s Lukashenko calls Putin his “elder brother,” but over his 30-year rule he’s balanced close ties to Moscow with ...
The secret history of Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa
Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born in October 1982 in Saudi Arabia, where he spent the first seven years of his life. In a rare ...
In Iran, even President Masoud Pezeshkian is being culturally oppressed
Azerbaijanis in Iran, like many other non-Persian ethnic minority groups living under the Islamic Republic, face repression ...
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“When I hear Russian...it makes me nauseous"
In a recent article in Le Monde, a changeover phenomenon, described as an act of resistance, was highlighted: since the start ...
The young musician aiming to preserve a Black Isle dialect
Musician Grace Stewart-Skinner is creating a music album to celebrate the fishing heritage of a Black Isle village ...
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Trump administration mulls new travel ban that could hit 43 nations: Report
United States President Donald Trump’s administration is mulling a new travel ban that is expected to affect citizens from dozens of countries to varying degrees, The New York Times reported. Quoting ...