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Jun 06 2023
News
What we know about Nova Kakhovka dam attack
A huge dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine has been destroyed, unleashing a flood of water.
Ukraine's military and Nato have accused Russia of blowing up the dam, while Russia has blamed Ukraine.
Thousands of people are being evacuated from communities in the surrounding areas, with fears that any flooding could be catastrophic.
Here's what we know so
BBC NewsMay 15 2023
News
Erdogan's Strong Performance Sends Turkey's Presidential Election to Runoff
Turkey's electoral chief has confirmed that the presidential race will go to runoff after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell just short of an outright victory. Vote counts Monday showed Erdogan ahead of his chief challenger, but by a margin too narrow to extend his rule into a third decade. The May 28 runoff vote will determine whether the strategically located NATO country remains under the
Newsmax (News)May 14 2023
News
Turkey faces unprecedented election runoff after Erdogan looks unlikely to win outright
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a rally ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 12, 2023. Turkey's presidential election could be headed for an unprecedented runoff, as neither 20-year incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu had secured an outright win Monday morning. With a battered economy,
CNBCMay 10 2023
News
How the US dismantled a malware network used by Russian spies to steal government secrets
How the US dismantled a malware network used by Russian spies to steal government secrets FBI tracked the cyber-espionage malware for close to two decades The U.S. government said it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyber espionage campaign that stole sensitive information from the U.S. and NATO governments, an operation that took the feds almost 20 years, The Justice Department announced
TechCrunchJun 20 2023
News
Russia attacks Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in overnight air strikes
Russia attacked military and infrastructure targets across Ukraine early on Tuesday, including in the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine said it had shot down 32 of 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched from Russia's Bryansk region and the Azov Sea.
But a "critically important facility" was struck in Lviv, far from the front lines and
ReutersApr 09 2023
Opinion
Russia Is Winning in Georgia
As the United States and its NATO allies are focused on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Russia’s efforts to bring another country into its orbit has gone largely unnoticed. Like many countries that were once part of the Soviet Union, Georgia has a population that is largely pro-EU and pro-NATO, an orientation that has only been strengthened in the years since Moscow’s 2008
Foreign AffairsJun 25 2023
Perspectives Blog
The Invasion of Pride
From the CenterJune is Pride Month, and unless you’ve spent the last few weeks out of the country without your cell phone, you’re probably aware of that. Between rainbow flags, community events, and brand endorsements, the movement is pretty inescapable in the States.
It’s one thing for individuals and even some brands to take a positive stance on Pride. But how sincere – and how
Andy GorelNov 16 2022
News
Poland says missile that hit it was Ukrainian stray, easing concern of escalation
A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said on Wednesday, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border.
Nevertheless, NATO's chief said that Moscow, not Kyiv was ultimately to blame, for starting the war in the first place and launching the attack that triggered Ukraine's
ReutersJan 25 2023
Analysis
Germany Refuses to Step Up on Tanks for Ukraine
On the menu today: We hear a great deal about the importance of working with our allies in foreign policy, but that happy rhetoric glides past the fact even our longstanding allies can often be real pains in the tuckus, dragging their feet on key decisions. The Ukrainian government says it needs more tanks to fight the war against the invading Russians. President Biden says Ukraine will get
National Review (News)Aug 17 2023
Perspectives Blog
This Week in Fact Checking: Direct Energy Weapons, Climate Change & Heat Records, Wagner Group on Polish Border
News coverage often includes several forms of bias, or sometimes even flat-out misinformation.
Each week, AllSides will deliver a brief summary of notable fact checks and adjacent coverage across the media spectrum.
Fact Check From the Left“Video claiming to show a directed-energy weapon is actually an edited clip of an explosion in Russia” - Associated Press (Lean Left bias
Andy Gorel