
Lukashenko collapses a second time, hospitalised in Moscow
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko collapsed for a second time this month after a meeting with president Vladimir Putin and was hospitalised in Moscow on May 27.
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TURKISH ELECTION LIVE: Presidential run-off
With Recep Tayyip Erdogan the clear favourite after first-round win, is there any room for a Kemal Kilicdaroglu shock victory?
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KABANOVSKY: Where Nazis dare – missing the trees for the forest in Belgorod
Significant developments are unfolding in Russia. On May 22, an unexpected yet strategic incursion into the Belgorod Oblast was orchestrated by the Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC).
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Economic bombs could wreck Turkey under a re-elected Erdogan, warn analysts
Flashing red lights on lira, sky-high inflation, dwindling FX reserves and soaring cost of insuring debt against default. A currency crisis could be around the corner.
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BALKAN BLOG: Political upheavals force uneasy new alliances
Grand coalitions between rivals are one symptom of the radically changed political landscape of the last decade.
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Weekend of rival protests looms in Belgrade
Government plans to show its strength amid growing calls for political change at mass anti-violence protests.
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INTERVIEW: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
“Ukraine’s victory will trigger something big – a change of regime not only in Russia, but in Belarus too.”
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Freedom House says Ukraine war threatens democracy across Emerging Europe
Democratic governance deteriorates in Emerging Europe and Central Asia, with worst declines in already authoritarian regions.
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Erdogan victory set to trigger a new Turkish brain drain
New wave of disillusioned young Turks looks set to abandon country if strongman is re-elected on May 28.
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