Macron pledges to address voters’ ‘rage’ as police clash with protesters

“I am not anymore a candidate of one camp,” the re-elected French president claimed as protesters take to the streets in Paris French President Emmanuel Macron, in his first speech since being re-elected on Sunday, pledged to become a leader for all people and to “effectively address” the “rage and discord” of Marine Le Pen’s…

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French presidential election results announced

Emmanuel Macron won 58.55% of the vote, while Marine Le Pen received 41.45%, the French Interior Ministry said Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron scored 58.55% in the second round of the French presidential election, according to the Interior Ministry’s announcement following the completion of the vote count. Macron’s rival, far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le…

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Over two decades before Ukraine erupted, how another post-Soviet conflict set a bloody precedent

The current crisis in Ukraine, in which Russia has recognized the rebel republics in the Donbass, looks unusual, but this is not a new story for the post-Soviet space. Something similar to the events happening in the Donbass today took place in 1992, and the enclave that then arose still exists.

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