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New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave

FLORENCE (ITALY) - Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of the "Mona Lisa" and a symbol of the Renaissance, was only half-Italian, his mother a slave from the Caucasus, new research revealed on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 14, 2023

Georgia releases detained protesters after dropping 'foreign agents' law

Authorities in Georgia said Thursday that demonstrators detained during anti-government rallies had been released, after the Caucasus country's ruling party announced it was dropping the contentious laws that sparked the rallies.

France 24 · Mar 9, 2023

Commentary: I lost a close friendship to Putin’s war on Ukraine

When I immigrated to the U.S. from Moscow in the mid-1990s, the first thing I learned was that people in the Soviet diaspora didn’t care where you came from. The fact that I’d spent half my childhood in Ukraine and the other half in Russia carried no significance in the…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023

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Muslims from Ukraine and abroad fight common enemy in Ukraine: Russia

Since the start of the war, tens of thousands of Muslims have either picked up arms or assisted in the war efforts in other ways. While most of these Muslims are of course Ukrainian, many are from Caucasus, and Chechnya in particular. Together with the Ukrainians, they are not only…

France 24 · Feb 17, 2023

Putin talks to Azeri president, discusses disputed southern Caucasus region

Russian President Vladimir Putin talked to Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev and noted the importance of ensuring stability and security in the southern Caucasus region, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Scotsman appointed as UK's new ambassador to Azerbaijan

Fergus Auld, from Edinburgh, has taken up the post at a sensitive time, given that the Caucasus nation borders both Russia and Iran.

Daily Record · Dec 18, 2022

White landowners in Hawaii imported Russian workers in the early 1900s, to dilute the labor power of Asians in the islands

On Feb. 19, 1906, the mail steamer China pulled into the harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. It had made the voyage from San Pedro, California, many times before, but this trip made front-page news. Local newspapers heralded the arrival of “one hundred and ten white men, women and children, the vanguard…

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2022

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Armenian PM Pashinyan in Iran after meeting with Putin, Aliyev

Tehran says peace in the Caucasus is important but warns it will not tolerate a corridor sought by Baku and Ankara.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2022

US accuses Russia of 'extortion' over Ukraine grain demands

Russia's suspension over the weekend of its participation in the UN-brokered deal to move Ukrainian grain threatens to deepen a global food crisis. Meanwhile, 80 percent of Kyiv residents were without access to water Monday following what Ukraine called 'massive' Russian missile strikes. Read our live blog to see how…

France 24 · Oct 31, 2022

France accuses Russia of stoking Armenia, Azerbaijan conflict

France's President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia on Wednesday of purposefully provoking the recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan as part of an effort destabilise the Caucasus region and beyond.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

European Leaders Show 'Unity' in Face of Russia's War

Leaders from across Europe met Thursday in Prague for the inaugural summit of a new forum aimed at bringing the continent together in the face of Russia's aggression, with Ukraine's president urging more support for Kyiv. The first gathering of the "European Political Community" at the grand Prague Castle complex…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022

At UN, Armenia Accuses Azerbaijan of 'Unspeakable Atrocities'

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan used his address before the United Nations Thursday to accuse Azerbaijan of "unspeakable atrocities" during the latest clashes between the two rivals, including mutilating the bodies of dead soldiers. Fighting flared up last week between the Caucasus countries, leaving nearly 300 dead in the worst…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 23, 2022

Crisis in Caucasus: On Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Armenia and Azerbaijan must work out a lasting ceasefire

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2022

Armenia says dozens killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at least 49 of his country’s soldiers were killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan early Tuesday in the deadliest fighting since a 2020 war between the Caucasus nations.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

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France 24 · Sep 12, 2022

Armenians forced to evacuate Nagorno-Karabakh face uncertain future

Like Rafik and Susan, dozens of Armenian families are reluctantly packing their bags in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed enclave in the heart of the Caucasus where a brief war between Armenia and Azerbaijan claimed more than 6,500 lives in 2020. Aghavno, like two other villages in the Lachin corridor, is part…

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2022

Georgian archaeologists find 1.8-million-year-old human tooth

The latest discovery provides more evidences that the mountainous south Caucasus area was likely one of the first human settlements outside Africa.

Bangkok Post · Aug 17, 2022

Robbed ex-official stuck in Georgia

A retired Thai official who was mugged in Tbilisi last month and has not been allowed by the Georgian police to leave the Caucasus country is calling on Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to step in to help him return to Thailand as quickly as possible.

Foreign Policy · Jun 25, 2022

From Pushkin to Putin: Russian Literature’s Imperial Ideology

Russian classical literature, chock full of dehumanizing nationalism, reads disturbingly familiar today.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · May 23, 2022

Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders Discuss 'Peace Treaty' over Nagorno-Karabakh

The leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed in a Brussels meeting Sunday to "advance discussions" on a peace treaty over a troubled region that saw a war break out in 2020, the European Council's president said. The Nagorno-Karabakh region, situated in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan with mostly Christian Armenian residents, is…

France 24 · May 22, 2022

‘The Hill’: Cannes film revisits the Soviet Union’s smouldering remains

The violent legacy of the break-up of the Soviet Union is dissected in “The Hill” by Lina Tsrimova and Denis Gheerbrant, an astonishing documentary shot entirely on a gargantuan rubbish heap in Kyrgyzstan and screened this week at the Cannes Film Festival’s parallel section ACID.

France 24 · Apr 28, 2022

Russian exodus to Georgia: Tbilisi becomes safe haven

Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Georgia, a small Caucasus nation of roughly 4 million inhabitants, since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. The reasons are varied: fear of conscription for men, a risk of reprisals for political opponents or simply hope of a better life…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022

Turkey’s Ties to Russia, Ukraine Limit its Room to Maneuver

President Tayyip Erdogan has developed strong economic and political relations with both Moscow and Kyiv in recent years, which leave Turkey facing a delicate balancing act in its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ankara cannot afford to fall out with Russia economically because of tourism revenues, gas supplies,…

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