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Moldova Diary: the Russians are coming

by Paula Erizanu (from the Financial Times Weekend section) ‘No one in Chisinau believed a real war might re-emerge here. That has changed’ I am...

Suicide bomber kills 50 in suspected ISIS attack on Afghanistan mosque as the country descends further into chaos

by Faisal Alipasha in Kabul At least 50 killed after suicide bomber targets last Friday prayers of the month Eyewitnesses describe 'dead bodies everywhere'...

Afghanistan: Children and women targeted by deadly blasts as fears of genocide loom

by Mark Porter in Edinburgh Thursday 28 April 2022 Afghan terrorist groups yesterday murdered five members of the oppressed Hazara tribe as they ratchet up...

“False flag” fears prompted by explosions in Moldova as Russia seeks to spread its shadow

by Mark Porter, Edinburgh April 27 2022 Warning comes as Moldovan president blames ‘pro-war forces’ for explosions in separatist-controlled region Two explosions destroyed two radio...

Afghanistan’s lost legion

by Mark Porter in Edinburgh In January we highlighted the case of Faisal, a journalist who for the past 10 years worked hard for western...

Putin abandons Ukraine deal and shifts to land-grab strategy

Volte-face from Russian president who was considering settlement with Kyiv last month Vladimir Putin is no longer considering deploying diplomacy to end his war with...

The Inconvenience of truth: Howard Jacobson

"It is a terrible thing to be in possession of a truth that people don't want to hear," writes Howard Jacobson in a BBC...

Ukraine brutality continues – Day 60

ES. Vienna, 24/04/22 The attack of Odesa which so many had feared began yesterday evening with the bombardment of an apartment block and the deaths...

Heroic Ukraine and its new Independent – Day 59

ES. Vienna, April 23, 2021 Hard to believe the heroics not just of Ukraine but of its newly-minted Kyiv Independent and its young staff, their...

Mariupol “liberated” – Putin’s War, Day 57/58

ES. Vienna, April 22, 2022 Putin's "technical" operation in Ukraine has entered the territory of Dante's Inferno, or of a huge psychiatric clinic. The Russian...

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