Following six weeks of intense fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a cease-fire brokered by Russia will see territory formerly controlled by Armenia handed over to Azerbaijan.
Julian Assange was offered a “win-win” deal to avoid indictment and extradition to the US, according to the journalist’s barrister fighting his case in a London court.
Whittaker Chambers was one of the great hate figures of the American liberal left. His crime was to strip the veneer of self-righteousness from their treachery. Chambers joined the Communist Party of the United States of America in 1925 and was staff writer and editor for a time of Daily Worker and New Masses. He […]
‘Mr Jones’ is an old-fashioned “news-hound” thriller, set in an age where reporters actually went into the danger zone in search of the truth. Set in the Soviet Union in the winter of 1933, a brooding and fearful atmosphere constantly simmers just beneath the surface. The film tells of a Welsh Journalist, Gareth Jones, who, […]
The tiny but fiercely distinctive and geo-politically strategic nation of Armenia is facing a demographic crisis. Its population is about 2.9 million, its fertility rate is about 1.6, far below replacement level, and the population is slowly shrinking. The government is alarmed and launched some initiatives in March to reverse the trend — including testing the […]
Russia has reported a total of 438 confirmed coronavirus cases, with only one death so far.
President Putin moves to support traditional marriage by adding it to the Russian constitution and, predictably, the UK’s ‘impartial public service broadcaster’ paints it in as negative a light as possible. Apparently unable to accept that another country might hold different values from their own, the BBC insist it cannot be to do ‘with reflecting current values […]
The scale of the migrant crisis on the Greek border with Turkey is hard to put into context for an Irish audience. Already there are mumblings and grumblings of discontent in Ireland about the number of Asylum seekers, and controversy about their housing. 10,000 homeless people, when the country hit that milestone figure, was regarded […]
US officials have informed Senator Bernie Sanders that Russian agents are trying to help him win the Democratic nomination to contest the US presidential election.
This is Elisha Mysin. He is from Russia, and he is five years old. He is so small still that when he sits down at the Piano, his feet do not reach the pedals. Elisha is from Stavropol, Russia, but his fame is growing, as he takes his talent on concerts right across Russia. What […]
Under a deal struck between Russia and Turkey in Sochi yesterday, Russian border police and Syrian soldiers will now patrol a safe-zone extending along the entire northeastern border of Syria, creating a 30km-deep buffer zone into the country’s territory.
Minister Bruton made the announcement this afternoon, using the Government’s favourite form of communication, the tweet: We will accept the advice of the Climate Advisory Council and end the exploration of oil in Irish Waters #ClimateActionSummit @LeoVaradkar pic.twitter.com/Ekj20mOhl7 — Richard Bruton (@RichardbrutonTD) September 23, 2019 What’s notable here is that the Irish Government is not […]