The town of Stepanakert, the regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is controlled by Armenian separatists, was bombed tonight, despite a ceasefire that has theoretically been maintained since morning. According to a senior Azeri official, the truce is only "temporary"
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Seven heavy blasts were heard around 11.30pm local time, shaking the entire city. Shortly afterwards, sirens sounded for several minutes, urging residents to go to basements and shelters.

Then the silence returned to the city that was plunged into total darkness

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Few, however, believed in the possibility of maintaining a truce.

"We know the Azeris, we can not trust them. They change in fractions of a second. This truce will not last. It is a ploy to save time," said Livon, one of the few taxi drivers in the separatist capital. "However, both sides need a break."

"I have lived in Azerbaijan for almost 20 years, these people hate us. We do not believe in a truce, they just want to save time," said Vladimir Barseghian, 64, a retiree and volunteer working in a costume factory.

Many in Azerbaijan say they oppose the truce. In Baku, 20-year-old student Sitara Mamedova is "disappointed": "No to the truce! The enemy must leave our territory or be exterminated in our territory."

In Barda, 40 km from the front, Murat Asadov agrees: "We must continue the war and take back our land."
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According to a senior Azeri official, the calm is only "temporary": "it is a humanitarian truce to exchange bodies and detainees, it is not a real truce," he said, adding that Baku "has no intention of backing down". his efforts to regain control of the area

The "elections" of "Northern Cyprus" are happening today. What could change, who are the candidates and the UN's announcement to resume talks on resolving the Cyprus issue after the "elections"
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Erdogan, has put his hopes on so-called "prime minister" Ersin Tatar, who leads the right-wing National Unity Party, the largest political formation in "Northern Cyprus"

The opposition, Mustafa Akinci, is the former "mayor" of occupied Nicosia, with the support of the small Social Democratic Party, bets on voters who consider Turkey's suffocating control, which has condemned them to international isolation, and has become catastrophic due to the economic crisis in Turkey.

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Mustafa Akinci , in a television interview revealed that he had received threats from Erdogan's supporters not to be a candidate in the current elections. As he said: "Unfortunately, the message was conveyed to me through the director of my office that 'it would be better for you, your family and yours not to be a candidate'".

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Ersin Tatar's low turnout in the polls forced Erdogan to intervene on a personal level in the elections. Last week, they and Tatar announced the reopening of the water pipeline from Turkey to the occupied territories, while Turkey also announced generous financial support to the pseudo-state to tackle the pandemic. However, Erdogan's most important "gift" to the Tatar candidacy was the announcement of the opening of the coastal front in Famagusta (Varosia), which was presented as an extension of the pseudo-state and a show of force against the Republic of Cyprus, and the international community

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The UN Secretary GeneralAntonio Guterres has announced an initiative to resume talks on resolving the Cyprus issue after the "elections" in the occupied territories, by repeating the informal five-party conference (Three guarantor powers and two Cypriot communities with the EU as an observer). Turkey has made it clear that it will not return to the negotiating table from where it left off in the summer of 2017 in Crans Montanaas for her there is no longer room for a federation solution and other solution models must be sought (two states or a confederation). Ersin Tatar is fully aligned with Ankara, while Mustafa Akinci says the only possible solution is a bi-zonal bi-communal federation, with political equality, as described in UN General Assembly resolutions. Therefore, the re-election of Akinci will spoil Erdogan's narrative of the "blue homeland", which includes the pseudo-state.

UAE Deputy Foreign Minister says that the Turkish military presence in Qatar is an element of instability in the Gulf region and that it contributes to creating a very negative polarization in the region
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How Turkey tried to block the UN Security Council meeting to take a stance regarding the reopening of Varosia (in Farmagusta, Cyprus).
Turkey initially tried not to have a meeting, then tried to ensure that no statement was issued and then instead of a presidential statement to have only information to the press.
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Cypriot diplomatic sources expressed satisfaction with the stance taken by the five permanent members of the Security Council in their interventions in Friday's consultations, and especially by the stance taken in the intense Turkish interventions (of reopening Varosia). Turkey, after initially trying not to have a meeting, then worked to ensure that no statement was issued and then instead of a presidential statement to have only information to the press.
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The Cypriot diplomacy tried to include in the text of the statement a reference to the condemnation of the actions in Varosia (instead of expressing deep concern), however the report that had the support of permanent members "stumbled" in opposition to two non-permanent members (who are not named). As is well known, the presidential statements require the unanimity of the members of the Security Council

However, according to a diplomatic source, in his position within the Council, the British representative Jonathan Allen allegedly said that in addition to the fact that the S.A. will monitor developments, if necessary intervene again
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Original article: https://www.skai.gr/index.php/news/world/varosia-pos-prospathise-i-tourkia-na-mplokarei-to-psifisma-tou-symvouliou-asfaleias

A boat with 30 immigrants was located off the coast of Kefalonia as they tried to disembark from a boat in a rocky area in the Palliki area. According to information, among the 30 illegal immigrants were 6 children and 3 women . The 2 traffickers were also located and arrested
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Representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry responds to statements made by Greek officials saying that the reopening of Varosia does not violate international law, says Greece is not being honest with the dialogues and that Greece is increasing tensions
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"The claim that Turkey is responsible for this is intended to mislead the public." He then referred to Varosha, saying "the allegations that people swimming in the area violate international security and UN Security Council resolutions are ridiculous."

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Aksoi states that "threats and blackmail will not work" and blames Greece for a lack of honesty, as "Greece, on the one hand, says it is ready to talk to us, on the other hand, it continues to engage in actions and activities that increase tension

Aksoi also referred to the Turkish NAVTEX announced for October 28 between Rhodes and Kastelorizo, claiming that it was a "response" to the Greek NAVTEX for October 29, which violates the 1988 agreement

▫️original article: https://www.skai.gr/index.php/news/politics/tourkia-kata-dendia-geloioi-oi-isxyrismoi-gia-ta-varosia

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Lampedusa, Italy. Now, double arrival of boats with illegal immigrants from Africa without a problem. The invaders land without any control as Conte has ordered the forces of the Police and the Army to hunt down the Italians without a mask

⚪️ In 24 hours 900 illegal immigrants, in 30 boats have arrived in Italy

source: https://twitter.com/RadioSavana/status/1315226179025080320

The traitorous Greek Minister of Immigration and Asylum said that the Greek Government has a new project to integrate the immigrants into the Labor Market and Society as well as improve their access to welfare. He also said that there are 82 000 Recognized "Refugees" in Greece
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BREAKING: Turkey issues a new NAVTEX, sending the Oruc Reis seismic survey ship back into the East Med, this time south of Kastellorizo
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The move shows how pathetic the EU is, with its lack of will to impose sanctions and how little Turkey respects the EU despite being highly dependent on it.

Germany and several other EU member states used the exemple that Oruc Reis had left the East Med as a sign of good will by Turkey to de-escalate tensions and with that justification, Germany rejected the sanctions or even the mentioning of the word "Sanction" in the EU Foreign Council resolution that happened in October 1-2

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Azerbaijani President said today that he did not rule out the possibility of starting talks with Armenian Prime Minister amid tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, but said the talks would not be fruitful at this time. He praised Turkey's role in the conflict
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"I do not rule out this possibility, but under certain conditions. At this stage, I do not think they would be productive, quite the opposite. "The Armenian leadership must finally understand that it is impossible to speak to Azerbaijan using the language of ultimatums, insults and blackmail,"

Aliyev praised Turkey's role in the conflict, saying it prevented third countries from interfering in the ongoing conflict. He added that Turkey "should play an even more important role in our region, including in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis"

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Turkey blames Athens for suspension of 2016 exploratory talks, in which Greece stepped down after Turkey made several unreasonable demands while also demanding that Greece should not be able to impose conditions for the dialogues like it is doing today. Turkey is also demanding the same things as it did in 2016 such as questioning the sovereignty of hundreds of Greek islands and demanding a treaty to "fairly" decide who owns them
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A de facto Saudi ban on Turkish goods has hit global fashion brands. Mango, the Spanish retailer, is among the casualties of the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey and might potentially affect other sectors soon
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The Greek Foreign Minister responded to the new Turkish NAVTEX for Oruc Reis near Kastellorizo as a major escalation, says that Greece will not be blackmailed and that Turkey is a threat for the stability in the region
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Germany: "It would be ‘unwise’ for Turkey to restart exploration" (seismic surveys)
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“It would be an unwise move for Turkey to begin exploration in a disputed area again,” a German government spokesman has said according to Reuters.

The comments came a day after Turkey issued a navigational telex saying it would send a survey vessel in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Borrell: "Turkish drilling/surveys in the Mediterranean at the center of foreign ministers' discussions
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Greece issues counter-Navtex as Oruc Reis leaves port of Attaleia (Antalya)
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German Foreign minister canceled his trip to Turkey .Germany sees no meaning in a visit of the German Foreign Minister to Turkey. He states that he will continue his efforts to start a dialogue between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus
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