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What Is Moscow’s Leverage in the Balkans?

John P. Ruehl / IMI Jan 4, 2023 Escalating Balkan conflicts is a major part of the Kremlin’s attempts to take pressure off its war with Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Turkey Ups the Stakes in Migrant Crisis

LORNE COOK and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 9, 2020 Thousands mass at the border with EU-member Greece as President Erdogan announces Turkey will no longer prevent migrants from crossing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Refugees Mass at EU Border as Turkey-Syria Conflict Intensifies

COSTAS KANTOURIS and ANDREW WILKS / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2020 Thousands try to enter Greece by land and sea, trying to escape a Russian-backed Syrian offensive in Idlib province. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Britain Belongs to the Far Right Now

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 31, 2020 Its divorce from the European Union begins with negotiations firmly in the hands of a leader uninterested in human rights or accountability. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Britain’s Brexit Bill Passes Final Hurdle in Parliament

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2020 Three-plus years after voters approved the referendum, the United Kingdom is on course to leave the European Union next week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.K. Lawmakers OK Johnson’s Brexit Bill, Pave Way to Exit EU

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2019 The House of Commons vote ends more than three years of political gridlock. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.N. Climate Talks in Limbo as Chair Chile Bids for Compromise

FRANK JORDANS / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2019 Rules for carbon markets and a system to help poor countries cope with the economic impact of climate change are key unresolved issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Johnson’s Win May Deliver Brexit but Could Risk U.K.’s Breakup

The Associated Press Dec 14, 2019 Scotland and Northern Ireland didn’t embrace the Conservative landslide—and may be drifting permanently away from London. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Johnson Claims Brexit Mandate in Sweeping Conservative Victory

JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press Dec 13, 2019 After three years of stalemate over the issue, voters hand the U.K. prime minister a commanding majority to take the country out of the EU. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Factory Farm Conditions Are Bad for People Too

Tia Schwab / Independent Media Institute and Stone Pier Press Dec 6, 2019 Lack of government oversight has created public health crises including antibiotic-resistant diseases, foodborne illness and flu epidemics. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Britain’s Choice Is Socialism or Barbarism

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Dec 4, 2019 In the Dec. 12 general election, the U.K. must decide between a humane future or an ethnonationalist lurch toward the right. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Humanity Is Riding Delusion to Extinction

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 2, 2019 This has been the case since at least 1914. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )