The evening of Wednesday April 29 started like many other evenings with urban rodeos. Shortly before two in the morning, the unrest is said to have escalated following a series of events. While arresting the driver, who was rebelling, the municipal police were allegedly attacked by a group of around 20 people from the neighborhood, and were allegedly thrown by projectiles. They ended up using defense bullets, supported by crews of the national police, who also had to use force in the face of projectile jets, especially mortar. Source le Dauphine
OPEC+ headed for a clash with the U.S. as more members rejected President Joe Biden’s call for the group to raise oil production faster and help reduce gasoline prices. On Monday, Kuwait said the cartel should stick with its plan to increase output gradually because oil markets were well-balanced. That followed similar statements from other key members in recent days, including Iraq, Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Source Al Jazeera
“If a state buys (weaponry) from us, it’s no longer a Turkish product. It might be manufactured in Turkey, but it belongs to Ukraine,” Cavusoglu told reporters after meeting his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome. “Turkey cannot be blamed for this,” he said. Source The Defence Post
Bulgaria has sent 350 additional military personnel to its border with Turkey amid rising migration levels. Defense Minister Georgi Panayotov told Bulgarian media that the troops were arriving to “support the border police”. Source EuroNews
