Croatia: When Victor tries hard to become a Loser
The first half of May in Croatia is marked by the anniversaries of two events from the end of the Second World War. With one democratic Croatia, which, if we believe its Constitution, is built...
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Czech charade and its masterminds
The investigation into the Vrbetice explosions in the Czech Republic quickly turned into a comedy. First, the country’s respected President Milos Zeman, obviously hating to go down in history, started making uncomfortable comments and...
Understanding Joe Biden’s Saudi Policy
In a recent interview with a local television outlet, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (popularly known by the initials, MbS) expressed Riyadh’s desire to have “a good and distinguished relationship with Iran.” It...
Irish health service hit by ransomware attack, vaccine rollout unaffected
Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect it from what it described as a significant ransomware attack but said its coronavirus vaccination programme was unaffected. The head...
Israel targets Gaza tunnels, Palestinian rocket attacks persist
Israel fired artillery and mounted extensive air strikes on Friday against a network of Palestinian militant tunnels under Gaza that it dubbed “the Metro”, amid persistent rocket attacks on Israeli towns. An Israeli military...
Pipeline outage causes U.S. gasoline supply crunch, panic buying
Gas stations from Florida to Virginia began running dry and prices at the pump rose on Tuesday, as the shutdown of the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline by hackers extended into a fifth day and...
Taiwan warns on rising COVID-19 risk, share market tumbles
Taiwan may raise its COVID-19 alert level in the “coming days”, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, warning of an extremely serious situation that sent the island’s stock market tanking. On Tuesday, Taiwan...
Ukraine advances treason case against Kremlin ally
The Ukrainian authorities put Viktor Medvedchuk, the Kremlin’s most prominent ally in Ukraine, under formal suspicion for high treason on Tuesday as part of a crackdown on his circle that has fuelled tensions between...
The tale of Amb Temples
The Hindu Shahis stood at a face off against the Ghaznavids, under Anandpal’s leadership, for one ultimate time, primarily to decide the fate of the nation, the northern boundaries of what they stood guarding...
FBI: DarkSide group behind ransomware hacking of US Colonial Pipeline
The FBI said Monday that ransomware from the shadowy DarkSide group forced the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline network, as the major fuel supplier said it was beginning to resume operations after the three-day...
