Author: Steven Sahiounie

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins the premiership once again after a landslide parliamentary victory following a second election round. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday won a second term as premier with pledges to accelerate institutional and economic reforms after he won the majority of votes for the second time in a bit over a month. The conservatives won the election by a landslide, marking the first victory by such a margin in nearly five decades as Mitsotakis and his New Democracy party are lauded for their efforts in bringing economic stability to the country embroiled in debts.…

A week ago, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that July 18 may potentially be the last day of the grain deal initiative. Sputnik reported on Monday, citing a source close to the matter, that the upcoming talks on negotiating the extension of the UN-brokered grain deal may reach critical levels of intensity at the beginning of July, which is set to expire on the 18th of that month. A week ago, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said that July 18 may potentially be the last day of the grain deal initiative. “There is a high probability that negotiations…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the latest changes in Russia after Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s attempt at an armed mutiny failed. The Turkish presidential office stated Sunday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed recent developments in Russia involving the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), also the possibility of Sweden’s NATO membership. In a statement, the office reported that both “sides discussed recent events in Russia and noted that the end of tensions in Russia had averted an irreversible humanitarian disaster in Ukraine.” Sweden and Finland applied to…

Israeli settlers have stormed Al-Aqsa with the protection of Israeli occupation soldiers. Palestinian Wafa news agency has reported that Israeli settlers have stormed Al-Aqsa in the old city of Al-Quds. Israeli settlers made a provocative tour of the compound’s courtyard on Sunday while under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces. Israeli police also imposed strict restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers. Settlers usually storm the Mughrabi gate to perform rituals and are usually met with resistance from Palestinians. Daily confrontations have been taking place in the past between settlers and Palestinians who have been injured, arrested, or killed. Last month, Palestinian Resistance…

The US, Japan, and Singapore have always kept their attachés in Taipei to maintain connections with Taiwanese intelligence services. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Sunday told The Australian newspaper that Taiwan asks Australia to send a military attache to the island so that both parties may share their assessment of the situation with China. During an interview, Wu explained that he believes it is “very important” in order for the two nations to pay closer attention “to the regional security issues for the two countries to be able to share their observations, and their assessment of the situation.” The US, Japan,…

On Saturday, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said that, on June 23, FSB investigators opened a criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin under Article 279 of the Russian Criminal Code for organizing an armed mutiny The investigation of the criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), accused of organizing an armed mutiny, has not been closed, a source in the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed to TASS on Monday. “The criminal case against Prigozhin has not been closed. The investigation is continuing,” the source said. Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday that as of the morning…

Denis Pushilin pointed out that the Ukrainian servicemen continue to fire indiscriminately into the city, which prevents the start of demining The situation on the flanks near Artyomovsk (Ukrainian name: Bakhmut) remains difficult, but the Russian forces have everything under control, Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said. “The situation remains difficult, but everything is under control both in the city itself and on the flanks,” he said during a Rossiya-24 TV broadcast, answering a question about the situation near Artyomovsk. Pushilin pointed out that the Ukrainian servicemen continue to fire indiscriminately into the city, which…

During his previous phone call with the Russian President on Saturday evening, the Belarusian leader informed his counterpart about his negotiations with the PMC Wagner leadership Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has held telephone talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and Kazakhstan’s first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the BelTA news agency said on Sunday, citing Lukashenko’s press service. According to the agency, Lukashenko spoke with Putin in the morning. In the second half of the day, Nazarbayev had a phone call with Nazarbayev to discuss the international situation and the situation in the region, as well as bilateral relations. During his…

Sources to Al Mayadeen reveal that government leaders affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham vacated their offices in the security region within the governorate and municipality buildings in the center of Idlib Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported on Sunday that the Syrian army’s artillery continued to target militants, their fortifications, and weapons depots in Idlib’s countryside. Sources to Al Mayadeen stated that terror group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham transferred a number of the bodies killed during this morning’s raids west of the city of Idlib, to Ibn Sina Hospital. Sources added that the “rescue government leaders” affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham vacated their offices in…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea voices its support for Russia, its government and people, stressing that they will “surely overcome trials”. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced that it supported Russia, fully, as the latter dealt with the mutiny led by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday. During a meeting between the Russian ambassador to Pyongyang, Alexander Matsegora, and Vice Foreign Minister of the DPRK, Im Chon Il, according to KCNA, the latter “expressed firm belief that the recent armed rebellion in Russia would be successfully put down.” Moreover, Im reaffirmed that a “strong Russian army…