In Hong Kong, the riots were temporarily suspended, during which dozens of police and demonstrators suffered. After mass protests in June, the government suspended changes in the law on extradition to mainland China. Also Hong Kong leader says sorry as protesters insist she quits. However, despite the concessions of the authorities, on June 16, protesters are again on the streets demanding ...

Son günlerin en çok tartışılan konularından biri olan Rusya’dan S-400 alımıyla ilgili olarak,  ABD’nin Türk Pilotlarının F-35 eğitimlerini durdurması üzerine Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ABD’ye yönelik sert açıklamalarda bulundu. S-400 tartışmalarına “S-400 alacağız demiyoruz aldık” diyerek son noktayı koyan Erdoğan, “F-35 projesinden hiçbir akılcı ve haklı dayanağı olmayan gerekçelerle dışlanmamızın hesabını tüm platformlarda soracağız” dedi. Cumhurbaşkanı ve AK ...

On June 13, Iranian and Arab media reported attacks in the Gulf of Oman on two oil tankers, the Front Altair of Norway and the Kokuka Courageous of Japan. The vessels were attacked in the waters between the territories of Iran, the UAE and Oman. Some data is indicative of a torpedo attack that resulted in explosions and a fire ...

As the situation around Iran continues deteriorating, Japan has taken up an initiative to broker peace and to scale down the tensions between Washington and Tehran. While the situation kept aggravating, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was heading on a diplomatic mission to Iran. The reports on the Japanese Prime Minister’s forthcoming visit on the background of the reciprocal ...

For the first time in 55 years, the United States threatened Turkey via an official letter after their purchase of Russian S-400 systems. Normally, the United States indirectly criticizes Turkey across a variety of media. That is, until last week when Washington changed tactics and took a step further, sending a letter to the Minister of Defense of Turkey, Hulusi ...

Ten politicians are officially registered as candidates for the post of leader of the ruling British Conservative Party and the country’s prime minister. The details were announced on Monday after applicants were officially registered by Cheryl Gillan, a representative of the Tory Party.   THE CANDIDATES Boris Johnson, 54 The former mayor of London and current Foreign Secretary. Well known ...

ABD’nin adeta namus meselesi yaptığı, Türkiye’nin Rusya’dan alacağı S-400 füzeleri ile ilgili sözlü tehditlerini, 55 yıl aradan sonra yazılı bir mektup ile adeta resmileştirdi. ABD bir hafta öncesine kadar Türkiye’yi sözlü, daha çok medya aracılığı ile tehdit ediyordu. Bu tehditlerin yeterince etkili olmadığını düşünmüş olmalı ki, bu defa işi bir adım öteye götürüp Savunma Bakan Vekili Patrick Shanahan imzalı bir ...

Kazakhstan elections The successor of the first president of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, won the early presidential election with 70.96% of the vote. His lead over the rest of his rivals was big enough to secure the victory but smaller than what Nursultan Nazarbayev had gotten himself. Opposition candidate, journalist and former deputy minister Amirjan Qosanov pulled in 16.23% of the ...

The Finance Ministers of the world’s 20 leading economies came together before the annual G20 summit. The officials discussed global tax policy in the Japanese city Tsukuba before the conference began in Osaka on June 28. During the talks, representatives of the participating countries discussed the problems of artificial intelligence, social networks and the global economy. Statements Japan’s finance minister, ...

On June 9, Kazakhstan has its presidential election. While elections were scheduled to take place in 2020, the interim president of the country, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, decided to begin the process ahead of time. According to expert estimates, although Tokayev will win the election, it will only be the beginning of a difficult transition period. UWI explores what lies ahead for ...