Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
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Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...
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Rebalancing Russia’s Mediterranean strategy: From showing the flag to retreating to the gray zone
Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...
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Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...
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Belarusian flag and ambassador in eastern Slovak town draw criticism
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Spišská Nová Ves, eastern Slovakia, its Mayor Pavol Bečarik (SNS) and head of the local district office Branislav Rusiňák (Smer), invited ...