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Kazakh Talent Stuns American Audience With Series of Brilliant Performances
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh talents have been in the spotlight recently on popular U.S. televised talent shows in the last couple of years. Talent Recap, an independent talent show reviewer wrote a piece on how Kazakh stars took “America by Storm.” L-R: Dimash...
Belarus: Longtime President Lukashenko wins sixth term
MOSCOW (AA): Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has won a sixth term in office with a landslide of over 80% of the vote, the country’s election commission announced Monday. Voter turnout in Sunday’s polls was over 84%, and the results of the election are considered “valid,” Lidia Ermoshina, head of the Central Election...
Iran says European insurers should pay compensation for downed Ukrainian plane
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was insured by European firms, the head of Iran’s Central Insurance Organisation said on Monday. …read more Source:: The...
Pentagon Chief explains why US is Putting more Troops on Russia’s borders
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Last month, the Pentagon formally announced plans to draw down the US military continent in Germany by about 12,000 troops, with 6,400 personnel to be sent back home to the United States, and roughly 5,600 others redeployed eastward, in countries including Poland and the Baltic states. The US will be moving troops...
Ukraine president says Kyiv staying out of U.S. internal politics, elections
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that it was a matter of Ukraine’s national security to stay out of U.S. internal politics, particularly its election. …read more Source:: The...
Ukraine closes checkpoints at Crimean border to control coronavirus
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Ukraine closes checkpoints at Crimean border to control coronavirus
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government said on Saturday it had temporarily closed its border with Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, to prevent further spread of coronavirus. …read more Source:: The...
Ceasefire offers opportunity for eastern Ukraine peace push, says president
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Ceasefire offers opportunity for eastern Ukraine peace push, says president
TARAMCHUK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine wants to build on a lull in fighting in the eastern Donbass region to push for a lasting peace settlement at a new round of four-way talks with Russia, France and Germany, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters. …read more Source:: The...
For whom the Bell Tolls!
Muhammad Burdbar Khan It is said of nations that they look after their interests and further it by whatever means necessary. As Henry Kissinger once said: “America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests”, the same can be true for every other nation not least United Kingdom (UK) and Russia. The Intelligence and Security committee...
