Long Tied to Russia, Georgia’s Winemakers Look to the West
by Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American …
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Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West
The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years …
West Bank Annexation in 2025? Trump’s Mideast Team Has Israeli Right Exulting.
Arab Americans and liberal Jewish voters, however, have ample reason to fear the naming of pro-settlement, pro-Netanyahu officials to top foreign policy posts in the …
Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.
Israeli Raids in West Bank Kill 4, Palestinians Say
The raids suggested that the Israeli military was continuing to target armed fighters in the occupied territory, even as it conducts major operations in Gaza …
Israeli or Palestinian, U.S. Voters in the West Bank Say Biden Let Them Down
Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens live in the Israeli-occupied territory, on opposing sides of an entrenched conflict, where neither Palestinians nor Israelis have much …
Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say
The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.
Voters in Georgia Republic Are at a Crossroads: Russia or the West?
Voters cast ballots on Saturday in a parliamentary election that could derail the country’s pro-Western course.
Putin Brings Together Economies He Hopes Will Eclipse the West
The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.
Tugged Between East and West, Moldova Makes a Pivotal Choice
Moldovans are voting on whether to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to abandon Russian influence and one day join the E.U.