Syria’s Leader Agrees to 2 Border Crossings for Quake Aid
The decision is the first time that President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to opposition-held territory since the civil war began.
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Little International Earthquake Aid Has Come to Hard-Hit Corner of Syria
Since a disastrous earthquake a week ago, little international aid has come to the hard-hit northwest of Syria, which is under the control of opposition forces.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Balloon Tensions Escalate
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The Next Phase in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase. We explain each side’s strategy.
How China’s ‘Gateway to Europe’ Began to Narrow
The Czech Republic, which once courted Beijing in the hope of attracting investment, has soured on China, as have many other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, partly over the war in Ukraine.
Towards an EU global sanctions regime for corruption
In December 2020, the EU adopted a global human rights sanctions regime (EUGHR SR) enabling it to apply targeted restrictive measures against persons responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses (such as genocide, torture, slavery, extrajudicial killings or arbitrary arrests), and for other human rights violations (such as human trafficking, abuses of freedoms of: peaceful assembly, association, opinion and expression, religion and belief), if widespread and systematic
Amnesty in Turkey for Construction Violations Is Scrutinized After Quake
Survivors and building experts say poor construction most likely exacerbated the scale of the earthquake’s destruction, as the death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 33,000 people.
Biden and Lula Meet at White House, Vowing to Guard Democracy
President Biden hosted Brazil’s new president on Friday in a refresh of the countries’ relations. The two leaders agree on the Amazon but are split on Ukraine.
China, Still Trying to Play Down Balloon, Finds It’s Getting Harder to Do
Beijing has accused the United States of waging “information and public opinion warfare.” But analysts say a lack of credible messaging from China is not helping.
EU-US Trade and Technology Council: Modest progress in a challenging context
The European Commission first floated the idea of an EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in December 2020, following Joe Biden’s election as the US president.