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The Turkish lira ended 2021 by losing 44% of its value against the US dollar – 19% in the last week of the year alone. This was the lira’s worst performance since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power nearly 20 years ago. The lira tumbled from 18.4 to 10.25 …

South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, broke the news on Monday at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra. He went on to express cautious optimism that an official end-of-war declaration would serve to unfreeze broader normalization between the North and the South. However, officials in …

A call made at night by the British ambassador to Kuwait, in which he informed London about the August 1990 attack by Saddam Hussein’s troops, was confirmed on Tuesday by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Previously, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) insisted that the envoy, Sir Michael Weston, and the …

The Roman Empire had its own megalomaniacs and the United States is no different. Congress and the White House are trying to hold on to every ounce of profit and power squeezed from its citizens’ labors in a manner not dissimilar to Caesar. As such, I have no interest in …

Moreover, the EU has actually become a main contributor to the political conflict in the country, due to its attempts to assert exclusive influence. As Russia challenges the West’s hegemonic ambitions in the region, the other side is likely to blame Moscow for the unravelling of the peace in Bosnia. …

From the moment the first hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into the North Tower of New York’s World Trade Center, the world was changed forever. By the end of September 11, 2001, 3,000 Americans were dead, and the US was at war. “We will make no distinction between the terrorists who …

In a meeting with students on Wednesday, Putin criticized what he said amounted to the US’ mishandling of its presence in Afghanistan, which ended abruptly in August when the Taliban took the capital, Kabul. “The result is one tragedy, one loss… American troops were present in this region, and for …

Olympic Organizing Committee president Seiko Hashimoto announced the move during a press conference on Thursday, saying Kobayashi had been fired and that officials would undertake a last-minute “review” of the opening and closing ceremonies, both of which were meant to be directed by the comedian. “It has come to our …

The fire started around midday on Saturday amid a heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40C (104F). Strong winds spread the fires on Sunday, affecting an area of over 50 square kilometers (19 square miles), Reuters reported. At least 10 communities have been affected, and villages are being evacuated. Four bodies have …

Fewer and fewer children have been born in all of the country’s states for several consecutive years, but in 2020 that number hit a four-decade record low. The number of births was down 4% from 2019, with a total of 3,605,201 births, according to figures published by the Centers for Disease …