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Virtuoso violinist Yerzhan Kulibayev performs at Astana Opera
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – World famous Kazakh violinist Yerzhan Kulibayev was featured March 21 in the Astana Opera Chamber Orchestra’s “Masterpieces of violin music” concert under the direction of Abzal Mukhitdinov. The programme included works by eminent German composers...
Ukraine detains war hero Savchenko over suspected coup plot
Photo: Reuters Ukraine’s State Security Service on Thursday detained lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko, an ex-military helicopter navigator who became a national hero after being held in a Russian jail, on charges of planning a military-style coup, Reuters reported. Prosecutors allege that Savchenko, who became a lawmaker on her return from Russia,...
Ukraine allows arrest of MP over parliament attack plot
KIEV: A Ukrainian MP who was once hailed as a symbol of resistance against Russia but now stands accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Kiev was stripped of her immunity by parliament on Thursday. Nadiya Savchenko planned “a large-scale terrorist act in the centre of the Ukrainian capital,” general prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko told...
‘Wagner Group’: The mercenaries serving Putin in Syria
MOSCOW: The deaths of several members of the so-called “Wagner Group” in Syria last month shone a light on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mysterious private army. Questions had already been raised on its role in the Syrian conflict and intensified when Washington said on Feb 7 it had killed at least 100 pro-regime troops in...
Kazakh traditional dance ‘Kara Zhorga’ has earned the love of the local people in Kiev
Diplomats, students and members of the Kazakh diaspora organized a flash mob at the famous Golden Gate metro station in Diplomats. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Kiev tightens requirements for Russians traveling to Ukraine
Ukraine’s restrictions on Russians entering the country are a direct response to Russia’s actions in the region. (Reuters pic) KIEV: Kiev will tighten control over travel by Russian citizens to Ukraine, according to a decree signed by President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, a further move by the authorities to distance Ukraine from...
Philippines urged to remain part of the ‘ICC family’
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has called upon the Philippines to remain a party to the Rome Statute, after President Rodrigo Duterte announced it would pull out due to investigations into the country’s bloody war on drugs. A statement released by the ICC on Tuesday said that the Philippines’ formal decision to withdraw from...
Red-hot Osaka powers past Serena in Miami
Osaka overcomes nerves in first meeting with Serena Williams unable to break powerful Osaka serve Anisimova forfeits with ankle injury Naomi Osaka continued her stunning run of form with a 6-3 6-2 victory over 23-times grand slam champion Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday, the latest big win for the 20-year-old...
US to provide nearly 500 million dollars in aid to Ukraine, Georgia
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Providing assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh discussed at US Congress hearings
Voice of America The issue of providing assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh was discussed during the hearings at the US Congress. Head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a speech to the Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee, who was present at the hearings on of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US...
