Nine months of fighting for a symbolic site in Kiev’s attempt to regain control of the region have ended with another triumph for Moscow’s forces The battle for Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut by the Ukrainians) began in August 2022, and gradually turned into the epicenter of fighting between Russia and Ukraine. While other parts of the front…

Latvia’s president has proposed a blockade in response to the Balticonnector pipeline leak If Moscow was behind the damage to the Finland-Estonia gas pipeline, NATO should seriously consider closing the Baltic Sea to Russian shipping, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has said.

Washington’s reluctance to change course could lead to a region-wide escalation, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said The US could face dire consequences in the Middle East if it continues to support Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned. His comments came amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas,…