Arab states are warming to Damascus in rapidly developing developments reshaping the geopolitics of the Middle…
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West must move faster to prevent a catastrophe in northern Syria
Jamie Detmer is Opinion Editor at POLITICO Europe. On the “treacherous night” of the deadly earthquake…
Can Putin win?
“I am evil and scary with claws and teeth,” Vladimir Putin Allegedly David Cameron when pressed…
Turkey declares state of emergency for months in quake-hit areas
Belan, Turkey—Snowfall, freezing temperatures and blocked roads hampered efforts to respond on Tuesday two strong earthquakes…
Thousands killed, injured in Turkey and Syria by strong earthquakes
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. At least 1,800 people were…
Assad regime carried out 2018 chlorine attack in Syria, investigators say
The findings of an international chemical-weapons watchdog add to the evidence of Syrian government war crimes.
UK, the West mustn’t succumb to Ukraine war fatigue
Lubov Chernukhin is a former investment banker born in the USSR and the largest female political…
Russia eyes Iran as sanctions-busting backdoor for oil sales
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Russia plans to use Iran as a…
No lie too great
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. “The tongue can conceal the truth, but the…