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US auditors arrive in Kyiv to check for corruption
American auditors have just landed in Kiev, and their plan is simple – to dig out what is really happening with the billions of dollars that the US has already sent to Ukraine.
Slovak ultranationalist leader Danko stirs rows inside Fico’s ruling coalition with talk about Nato exit
Andrej Danko's seeks to boost SNS’ faltering popularity in the radical anti-establishment electoral waters with anti-Nato rhetoric.
Arrest of Armenian tycoon sparks outcry from opposition and church
Samvel Karapetyan was taken into custody shortly after PM Nikol Pashinyan branded the billionaire businessman a “scoundrel” and vowed to “interfere” in his affairs.
No condemnation of US strikes on Iran from Turkey
Turkish president Erdogan is all too ready to hit out at Netanyahu for Israel's attacks on the Iranians, but when it comes to Trump, interestingly, he's rather restrained.
Uzbek capital market reforms unlock corporate funding boom, fuels investor demand
The Uzbek economy is booming and with incomes rising and a middle class emerging, companies are hungry for investment cash. Reforms to the domestic capital market are paying off with a growing volume of corporate bond issues and the first IPOs.
Kosovans urged to save energy as production shortfall coincides with hike in air conditioner use
Energy supply company KESCO is calling on all consumers to take immediate measures to save electricity.
Fitch further downgrades Istanbul-listed Vestel Elektronik to B- with negative outlook
Company moved to six notches below investment grade. Layoffs announced. Sales in Europe under pressure from Chinese competition.
Suicide bombing at Damascus church kills 20, injures 52
A suicide bombing at St Elias Church in Damascus's Dwaila district on the evening of June 22 killed 20 people and injured 52, latest reports out of Damascus report.
Global airlines continue avoiding Middle East airspace
International airlines continued avoiding large parts of the Middle East on June 22 following American bombing of Iranian nuclear sites.
Russian expert warns of World War 3 following US strikes on Iran
A Russian military expert has warned that American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities could trigger a third world war, as Tehran demanded an emergency UN Security Council session.
Iran president condemns US nuclear facility strikes, says America main driver of Israeli actions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian strongly condemned last night's American attack on some of the country's nuclear facilities.
Serbia boosts military capabilities in response to regional defence pact
Serbian president calls trilateral defence agreement between Albania, Croatia and Kosovo a an emerging military bloc against Serbian interests.
German cyclist arrested in Iran on espionage charges
Iranian authorities have arrested Marek Kaufmann, a German national described as a dual-national Jewish tourist, on espionage charges.
US strikes three Iranian nuclear sites in direct military intervention
The US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, pushing itself into Israel's nine-day conflict with Iran in what President Donald Trump described as a mission that "completely and fully obliterated" key nuclear sites.
Iran deploys multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan missile for first time against Israel
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used its multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile for the first time during the 20th wave of attacks on Israeli territory.
ISRAEL-IRAN WAR: Tehran condemns US strikes on its nuclear sites as "barbaric aggression"
Iran has condemned what it describes as "barbaric" US airstrikes on its Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities, following an admission of responsibility by US President Donald Trump.
Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovsky freed after US-brokered pardon
Belarusian opposition figure Sergey Tikhanovsky was freed on June 21 after a pardon mediated by US envoy Keith Kellogg.
ISRAEL-IRAN WAR: Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facility and military bases in Ahvaz and Mahshahr
Israeli forces struck multiple Iranian targets on June 21, including military infrastructure in the southwestern cities of Ahvaz and Mahshahr.
"Ukraine is ours" Putin tells deleages at SPIEF
“Ukraine is part of Russia,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his keynote address at this year’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) plenary session on June 20, putting the cat amongst the pigeons.
Russia warns Western 'regime change' plans for Iran will trigger refugee crisis and destroy Europe
Russian Federation Council senator Alexey Pushkov accused Western nations of plotting regime change in Iran, warning such policies would ultimately destroy the West itself.