Slovak presidential campaign showed how populists can dominate the narrative to mobilise support
Government candidate Peter Pellegrini used trumped-up messages of fear channelled through social media networks.
Read StoryUkraine's birth rate plummets to 300-year low as country’s population collapses
Ukraine’s population collapsed to 29mn souls last year, according to Ukraine Business News, with just 187,000 births recorded (including in Russian-occupied territories). This is the lowest annual figure in recorded history over the last 300 years.
Read StoryFresh evidence suggests that the April 2022 Istanbul peace deal to end the war in Ukraine was stillborn
Fresh evidence indicates that the peace deal was probably too ambitious and, by failing to include the West in the talks, was stillborn.
Read StoryTension mounts as Georgian riot police clash with protesters over foreign agents bill 2.0
Charles Michel, head of the European Council, emphasised that the draft law contradicts Georgia's EU accession trajectory.
Read StoryDubai hit with a year’s worth of rain in a day
Dubai was hit with the heaviest rainfall in 75 years after a whole year’s worth of rain fell in a day on April 16, plunging the capital of the United Arab Emirates into chaos.
Read StoryRussia's finance ministry re-engineers tax system
By tinkering with the tax system, the Russian Ministry of Finance has created enough cash to pay for the war in Ukraine.
Read StoryIsrael's financial markets hold despite Iranian missile strikes and threat of regional war
Israel's financial markets shrugged off the April 13 Iranian missile strikes, which will have a minimal economic impact in the short term, say analysts
Read StoryCroatia faces showdown between president and PM in April 17 general election
President Milanovic and PM Plenkovic take each other on over Russia stance and corruption scandals
Read StoryHuge billboard in Tehran calls Israel 'weaker than a spider's web' after weekend attack
A large billboard has gone up in the Iranian capital, calling Israel “weaker than a spider’s web” following the Islamic Republic’s drone and missile strike on Israel on April 13.
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