Online fraudsters duped unwitting Serbians into handing over their cash for the chance of even bigger payouts just for ‘liking’ videos on YouTube. Many victims lost their savings, but the authorities have been slow to pursue the perpetrators. For one Serbian woman, it began early last year with a WhatsApp…

Turkey could meet more than half of its gas needs by the end of 2028 by ramping up production and increasing U.S. imports, in a shift that threatens to shrink the last major European market for Russian and Iranian suppliers. Washington has publicly pressured allies, including NATO member Turkey, to…

After years of appeasement, Berlin’s attitude to China is hardening. But concrete actions remain elusive. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel came to power in 2005 as a vocal critic of China’s human rights record but gradually adopted a softer stance. While the European Union began labeling China a systemic rival, Merkel…

Defense industries have traditionally focused on the quality of military output, but the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the importance of mass production. On September 28, Russia launched nearly 500 drones and more than 40 missiles across Ukraine. In Kyiv, at least four people were killed and more than seventy…

The Putin regime realizes its war of aggression will be seriously affected if financial assets are handed to Ukraine. But it’s impotent. It’s no surprise the Kremlin has reacted angrily to news that at least $164 bn (and probably much more) in frozen Russian taxpayer funds will likely be used…