Headings for the weekend of 2022 November 06-07

What was in the news this weekend Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian acknowledged for the first time on Nov. 5 that his country had provided drones to Russia, but claimed that it happened before Russia’s full-scale invasion. Iran exploits Russia’s dependence on kamikaze drone supplies. The Institute for the Study of War said in its

Main news items for the first half of September

Looking at what made the headlines the first half of September 2022

The Week of 2022 September 05 – 11

September 05 Zelensky says Ukraine has retaken 2 towns in counteroffensive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine’s military had recaptured two villages in its counteroffensive against Russia that began last week in the south and east. “Ukrainian flags are returning where they belong by right,” Zelensky said during a meeting of security leaders.

The first week of August 2022 as seen by the Week

August 01 1st ship containing Ukrainian grain leaves port under deal The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain left the Odesa port on Monday under a deal seeking to get a backlog of crops out of the country to ease a growing global hunger crisis. The ship was headed to Lebanon with more than 26,000 tons

The New-York Times looking at June 16 – June 26

Ten days in the spotlight: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia, Colombia, Israel, France, Great Britain, a.o. countries.

Selection from The Week: 2022 3rd week of March

Russians should remember the Soviet Union’s doomed war against Afghanistan, which ended in 1989 after a decade of brutal fighting against insurgents. For that matter, weren’t they watching just a few months ago when the United States exited Afghanistan, undone by the exact same dynamic? Is nobody paying attention? In modern times, the United States