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The former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, risks 2,430 years in prison. The most watched trial in Turkey has begun to the applause of supporters. A new trial has begun in Istanbul against the former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu. The charges against the Turkish president’s rival total 3,900 pages and include 142 counts. Today, Ekrem İmamoğlu entered the courtroom to the applause of his supporters. Ekrem Imamoglu is accused of creating a criminal organization, taking bribes, and embezzlement, writes Mediafax. According to Hurriyet Daily News, if the prosecution finds the former mayor guilty of all charges, he could face…
Hackers associated with the Russian state could have obtained secret information after they breached the accounts of Dutch officials in messaging applications WhatsApp and Signal. It is about access to the conversations of high-ranking officials, government employees, and military personnel, writes Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, citing a report from the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service and the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service. “The Dutch intelligence services believe that the targets of this campaign could also include other persons of interest to the Russian government, for example, journalists,” a statement from the AIVD reads. The services did not specify which…
The US President, Donald Trump, is reportedly considering a military operation to seize Iran’s main oil export platform, a decision that could involve the deployment of American troops on the ground, according to White House officials. The plan would target Kharg Island, an island through which approximately 90% of Iran’s crude oil export passes. According to sources cited by the Daily Mail, the Washington administration is discussing the possibility of taking control of this strategic infrastructure, in the context of intensifying strikes against Iran. Located about 25 kilometers off the southern coast of Iran, the island was once the world’s…
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader of Iran, following the assassination of his father, represents a symbolic and political victory for the conservative faction within the Islamic Republic. However, the decision comes at a time when the regime in Tehran is facing unprecedented challenges, according to an analysis by The Guardian. At the same time, the choice raises sensitive questions about the direction of the Iranian political system. The succession from father to son seems to contradict the principles of the Islamic revolution of 1979, which overthrew the monarchy and did not foresee the Supreme Leader’s position being…
Russia is ready to resume oil and gas supplies to Europe, amid the crisis around Iran, declared Vladimir Putin. “Of course, we never refused,” Putin said during a meeting at the Kremlin regarding the situation on the global oil and gas market. The meeting was attended by members of the government, officials of the presidential administration and the governor of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina. According to the Russian leader, Moscow is ready to collaborate again with Europe if European companies and buyers decide to redirect their energy policy and ensure long-term, stable cooperation free of “political conjunctures”.…
Mobile internet was abruptly interrupted in several major cities in Russia, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg, prompting thousands of complaints from users. Residents of Saint Petersburg faced massive interruptions of mobile internet on the morning of Monday, March 9, a phenomenon that had been previously reported in Moscow. According to data from the monitoring platform Downdetector, the problems began around 6:00 on March 9, and in a short time, almost 1,500 complaints were registered from users. Many residents reported on social networks that messaging services are not working, and numerous websites such as Telegram and applications, including banking ones, cannot…
France is deploying nearly a dozen military ships, including its carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and possibly the Strait of Hormuz, as part of the defensive support provided to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East. “The French presence, which will unfold from the eastern Mediterranean to the Red Sea and (…) off the coast of Hormuz, will mobilize eight frigates, two amphibious helicopter carriers and our aircraft carrier,” Emmanuel Macron announced in Cyprus. “It is, of course, in conjunction with the mobilization of our air and ground forces in the region,” the…
Germany has tested how hospitals could treat wounded soldiers in a potential devastating conflict on NATO’s eastern flank, including their evacuation from the region to German hospitals. Through the “Medic Quadriga” exercise, the German military and civilian authorities have checked whether the medical system is prepared to handle a large number of casualties in the event of a military crisis in countries on the eastern flank, such as the Baltic countries, Poland or Romania. The Medical Service of the German Armed Forces has practiced the rescue chain and the treatment of the wounded in German hospitals, according to FAZ. With…
The conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran is shaping up as a protracted war, with the potential to extend into the fall, despite the Trump administration’s initial estimates that operations could last only a few weeks. According to Politico, the Pentagon is accelerating the expansion of intelligence capabilities and redeploying specialized military personnel to support a campaign much longer than publicly presented. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has requested the deployment of new intelligence officers to its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days, possibly until September, notes Middle East Eye,…
The leader of the opposition in Hungary, Peter Magyar, accuses Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of having invited agents of the Russian secret services to Budapest to influence the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12. The statements were made public by the leader of the Tisza party and were reported by The Moscow Times. Magyar, 44 years old and considered the favorite in polls for the position of Prime Minister, claims that agents of Russia’s secret military service, the GRU, are already in the Hungarian capital. In a message posted on Facebook, the opposition leader states that the Russian agents would…