BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijanis are voting Wednesday in an election almost certain to see incumbent President Ilhan Aliyev chosen to serve another seven-year term, following his government’s retaking of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists. Aliyev, 62, has been in power for more than 20 years, and this is his fifth election cycle. … Read more
Still smarting from last year’s failed counteroffensive in Ukraine, the Biden administration is putting together a new strategy that will de-emphasize winning back territory and focus instead on helping Ukraine fend off new Russian advances while moving toward a long-term goal of strengthening its fighting force and economy. The emerging plan is a sharp change … Read more
Up to date September 2, 2023 at 6:29 a.m. EDT|Revealed September 2, 2023 at 1:52 a.m. EDT A Ukrainian serviceman operates a drone at a entrance line close to the village of Robotyne within the Zaporizhzhia area on Aug. 25. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters) Ukrainian forces have achieved “notable progress” in retaking territory within the southern area … Read more