Ukraine War, Day 71: Russia Tries to Conquer Mariupol for Putin’s “Victory Day”
Russian forces try to overrun besieged Azovstal steel works in Mariupol in southern Ukraine, apparently seeking to conquer area for “Victory Day” on May 9.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 5, 2022 | Europe, Russia, World
Russian forces try to overrun besieged Azovstal steel works in Mariupol in southern Ukraine, apparently seeking to conquer area for “Victory Day” on May 9.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 5, 2022 | Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Iran to release Iranian-American venture capitalist Emad Sharghi, imprisoned for 10 years in Tehran.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 4, 2022 | Iran
Iran authorities impose new restrictions on universities, sparking protests in at least 2 institutions over “Stone Age ideas” and “military base” atmosphere,
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 4, 2022 | Europe, Russia, World
Smoke rises from Russian shelling of the Azovstal steel plant in besieged Mariupol in southern...
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 4, 2022 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, US
Analyzing the politics around Supreme Court Justice Alito’s draft & its dubious legal reasoning, threatening not just abortion rights but rights in general.
Read MorePosted by Scott Lucas | May 3, 2022 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Russia, What's New, World
As the EU moves towards a phaseout of imports of Russia’s oil, an analysis of whether the bloc can go farther with a cutoff of all Russian energy supplies.
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