Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Berlin on Sept. 28-29, a spokeswoman for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced on Tuesday. It is not clear whether President Erdogan will also meet Chancellor Merkel. Erdogan has not visited Germany since 2014. Source: New Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Thursday as Beijing looks to bolster its neighbor, hit by U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs, a week before Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump meet amid a bitter trade dispute. Source: Reuters
Iran has shot down a U.S. drone which the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday was flying over southern Iran, raising fears that a major military confrontation could erupt between Tehran and Washington. Source: Reuters
Russia’s population could decrease by half by the end of this century, a new United Nations demographic report has said.
Russia has grappled with stagnating population growth in recent years despite the government’s efforts to reverse the trend as the country’s population ages and fewer people have children. In 2018, Russia’s population declined for the first time in a decade to 146.8 million, while its migration numbers hit a record low. Source The Moskow Times
