Kazakhstan: Former business lobby boss arrested over alleged mega-bribe
Until early 2022, Myrzakhmetov helped run the lobby together with the billionaire son-in-law of the former president. The anti-corruption service in Kazakhstan has detained...
Russian Strategic Bombers Conduct Patrol Flights Off Far East Coast – Ministry
MOSCOW, April 18 (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday two Russian strategic bombers – capable of carrying nuclear warheads – carried out...
Kenes Rakishev: The President’s Man for All Seasons
Kenes Rakishev. An entrepreneur, philanthropist, former special envoy for Kazakhstan, head of the Kazakh boxing federation, a family man, and most importantly, a man...
Kenes Rakishev, Oxus Acquisiton to merge with Borealis Foods
London, Brussels (27/04 – 33) Kazakh entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenes Rakishev’s acquired company, Oxus Acquisition Corp. and Borealis Foods Inc. announced the signing of...
Biden to visit Selma as he makes his own case for voting rights
President Joe Biden will visit Alabama on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the landmark Bloody Sunday march that galvanized the Civil Rights movement and...
Pete Buttigieg starts to rethink how he does his job in wake of Ohio train disaster
Pete Buttigieg admits he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment response. But while the criticism is fair, he says, the critics are mostly...
‘It’s time to clear the path to equality’: Senate revisits Equal Rights Amendment after 40 years
More than 50 years after Congress set in motion the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, the movement to provide women with more equality under the law...
Donald Trump seeks to block Mike Pence grand jury testimony, asserting executive privilege
Donald Trump is seeking to block his former vice president, Mike Pence, from testifying before a federal grand jury investigating the former president’s efforts to...
UK sanctions high profile Bulgarian figures involved in corruption
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announces new sanctions that target 3 influential Bulgarian individuals involved in offences including abuse of public institution funds. A former...
After Turkey’s quake, some people left homeless say they haven’t eaten in days
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — At a camp for displaced people inside the municipal stadium in downtown Gaziantep, in southeast Turkey, families devastated by this week’s...