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850 foreign observers to follow Ukrainian presidential election
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Kuindzhi’s painting of Crimean sights stolen from Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
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It is important to be one of bright facets of culturally rich Kazakhstan, says Polish community leader
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Polonia Polish Community Public Fund, an ethnocultural centre, actively participates in developing cultural, social and economic ties between Kazakhstan and Poland . It seeks to remember the past and create a common future. Photo credit: assembly.kz....
US lifts sanctions on Russian firms
Aluminium ingots at the foundry shop of the Rusal Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday lifted sanctions on aluminium giant Rusal and other Russian firms linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, despite a Democratic-led push in the US Congress to...
38 int’l skiers to participate in Gilgit winter sports
ISLAMABAD: As many as 38 International skiers from all over the world would converge on the mighty Karakoram mountain ranges to participate in different categories of international ski races at the picturesque PAF Ski Resort Naltar (Gilgit), according to a statement issued by the Pakistan Air Force. To mark this event, Winter Sports Federation of...
Ukraine sees surge in cyberattacks targeting election, suspects Russia
Hackers likely controlled by Russia are stepping up efforts to disrupt Ukraine’s presidential election in March with cyberattacks on electoral servers and personal computers of … …read more Source: The Japan...
NATO, Russia fail to make progress on nuclear treaty
BRUSSELS (AA): A meeting between Russian and NATO officials on Friday failed to make any progress on a landmark nuclear arms treaty. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told a news conference following the meeting: “All members of the NATO-Russia Council agree that the [INF] Treaty has been crucial to Euro-Atlantic security. But the Treaty is now in...
Exclusive: Ukraine says it sees surge in cyber attacks targeting election
KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers likely controlled by Russia are stepping up efforts to disrupt Ukraine’s presidential election in March with cyber attacks on electoral servers and personal computers of election staff, the head of Ukraine’s cyber police said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Arrives in Armenia
ArmInfo.European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and EU enlargement negotiations, Johannes Hahn will visit Armenia on January 29. This was reported to ArmInfo in the EU delegation in Armenia. According to the source, during the visit, the European Commissioner will hold talks with President Armen Sargsyan and the Prime MinisterNikol...
Thomas de Waal: The Karabakh process is very far from negotiations on Cyprus, Transnistria and even eastern Ukraine
ArmInfo.The process of resolving the Karabakh conflict is still very far from other negotiations. For example, in Cyprus, Transnistria or even eastern Ukraine. ArmInfo expressed a similar opinion on Carnegie’s Foundation for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Tomas de Waal, a British expert on the Karabakh conflict. “Unlike Karabakh, in...
