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High-stakes vote begins in Türkiye

The polls have opened in Türkiye for key presidential and parliamentary elections that will decide whether incumbent President Recep Tayyip…

1 year ago

British foreign secretary accused of high-stakes blunder in Russia

As Western diplomats scramble to resolve growing tensions with Moscow, the UK’s top diplomat has reportedly made a major error…

2 years ago

The CIA’s high-stakes game in Ukraine

With fears of a conflict breaking out between Russia and Ukraine, there has been no end of speculation about how…

2 years ago

The Sudan crisis lays bare the stakes of US-China competition in Africa… and doesn’t augur well for Washington

Sudan is a country in turmoil, yet again. Following a coup by the country's military against the provisional government, which…

3 years ago

A high-stakes Abramovich libel case may see the dubious quality of much Western reporting from Russia finally come under scrutiny

Now, the chickens may be coming home to roost, as exiled Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich launches a libel case against…

3 years ago

In final debate, Biden raised the stakes – and put himself right where Trump wanted him

Thursday night’s second and last presidential debate in Tennessee went far more smoothly than the previous one. There was still…

4 years ago