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What the National Guard Deployment to D.C. Tells Us
Bradley Bowman The failure to protect the U.S. Capitol from an insurrectionist attack on January 6 is understandably dominating headlines. Leaders and investigators are right to ask how such a horrible breach of security happened—and what must be done to ensure it never happens again. There are also serious concerns about the role of veterans in...
Ukraine bans pro-Moscow TV channels in ‘propaganda’ fight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the three television channels receive funding ‘from Russia’. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has banned three pro-Russian television channels in a move the presidency said was aimed at staving off Kremlin propaganda. Kiev says it has become a regular target of Russian...
Kazakhstan to Increase Flights to Russia, Turkey, Launch Temporary Flight to Frankfurt
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will increase flights to Russia and Turkey, due to the January 28 decision of the government commission on the prevention of the spread of coronavirus infection, reported the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee press service. Nursultan...
Trump lawyers challenge legitimacy of post-presidency impeachment trial
WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers said on Tuesday the US Senate lacks the authority to conduct his impeachment trial now that he has left office, while the Democratic lawmakers due to serve as prosecutors called him singularly responsible for the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump’s legal team and the nine...
Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan energy deal unlocks new regional politics
LUKE COFFEY The new tentative deal will allow both countries to explore lucrative deposits of energy beneath the Caspian Sea. Last week Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan took concrete steps to end a three-decade long dispute over an offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea. The Azerbaijanis called the disputed oilfield Kapaz — after Mount Kapaz located...
Might Versus Right: Putin’s Bunker and the Protests Outside
Andrei Kolesnikov “How many divisions does the pope have?” Josef Stalin is said to have once asked Winston Churchill, in a mocking reference to the Vatican’s lack of military strength. And so Vladimir Putin, in possession of a vast army of riot police, might ask of Russia’s opposition leader: “How many divisions does Alexei Navalny...
Passenger of Antalya-Almaty flight tests positive for COVID-19
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 17 international flights have arrived in Kazakhstan from a number of foreign countries, namely Germany, the Republic of Maldives, the UAE, Egypt, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan on January 31, Kazinform has learnt from the Sanitary and Epidemiological Control Committee. …read more Source::...
Is Nord Stream 2 dead in the water despite construction reboot?
Monitoring Desk The Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline has become a political wrestling match, with the United States on one side and Russia on the other. Germany and the EU are stuck in the middle. The endgame for a project worth billions is underway in the Baltic Sea. But the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has long since become a political hot potato....
Russia ramps up pressure as Navalny allies push for fresh protests
Russian soldiers guard the Palace Square in St Petersburg on Saturday. (AP pic)MOSCOW: Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepared for a fresh round of anti-government demonstrations on Sunday despite authorities ramping up pressure on the opposition with arrests and criminal probes. Navalny aides have called for the new nationwide...
Taiwan ranked 3rd in the world for COVID-19 performance
TAIPEI (TCA) — Taiwan has been listed among the top three countries in the world for its successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, ranking third behind New Zealand and Vietnam, according to an index published this week by the Lowy Institute of Australia, Focus Taiwan reported. The think tank evaluated the response of 98 countries and...
