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In Istanbul, offers for a solution to the Ukraine war were again on the table, and Russia signaled relaxation. There is currently not enough evidence for an agreement. The mood on the stock exchange improved immediately after these developments: Russia wants to have initiated a "radical" reduction in "military activities" near Kiev and Chernihiv - "to strengthen confidence". Now that practical steps are being taken to prepare an agreement with Ukraine.  The Russian negotiators, who met with the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul this Tuesday, called the talks "significant" and "constructive". The Ukrainian side presented a "comprehensibly formulated position for inclusion in a treaty". Signals of relaxation? Approaching a compromise that both sides could endure? The end of the war within reach? Probably not yet. The Ukrainian proposals are now to be submitted to the Russian President before there is a substantive answer on how a...

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine have started negotiations. Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan mediated. Oligarch Abramovich is also there. For the first time in two weeks, the representatives of Russia and Ukraine met in person for negotiations. The meeting will take place in Istanbul with Turkish mediation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on the negotiators to "put an end to this tragedy". "As members of the delegations, you have taken on a historic responsibility. The whole world is waiting for the good news that will come from you," Erdoğan said. Progress in the talks could pave the way for a meeting between the presidents of both countries. Negotiations are expected to last until Wednesday. Before the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was ready for a neutral status, as requested by Russia. A compromise is also possible on the Donbass, the disputed region in the east of the country. But only a face-to-face meeting...

The next attack followed four days after they murdered Jamal Khashoggi. It was October 6, 2018 and this time the victim's fiancée was the target, Hatice Cengiz. The Saudi royal family had silenced their partner by force. Now each of her words should be monitored. This is indicated by technical traces that can be found on Hatice Cengiz's mobile phone and that an international journalist consortium collected and analyzed. The research was coordinated by the non-profit network Forbidden Stories and technically supported by the Security Lab of the human rights organization Amnesty International. The telltale traces on Hatice Cengiz's cell phone are inconspicuous: small files, changed file names. But if you know what to look for, they are noticeable and reveal the signature of the Pegasus spy program, a cyber weapon capable of stealthily taking control of a cell phone. According to the forensic analysis of the operating system, Hatice Cengiz's cell phone was attacked for the...

Turkey and Iran have strongly criticized their regional rival, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for its decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel in a peace deal announced by the United States, accusing it of betraying the Palestinian cause. According to a report by the American news agency AP, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the UAE has no authority to negotiate with Israel on behalf of the Palestinians or to give "concessions on important issues for Palestine" . Al Jazeera also reported that Turkey said that history and the conscience of the people of the region "will not forget it and will never forget this hypocritical attitude of the United Arab Emirates". Read more: 'Historic Peace Agreement' Between Israel and UAE It should be noted that this agreement has made the UAE the first Arab country in the Arabian Gulf and the third after Egypt and Jordan to have full diplomatic relations with Israel The Palestinians have called the agre...