The 30 million Uzbeks labour under the state’s heavy hand. Uzbekistan is conducting unlawful surveillance of its citizens abroad and…
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Why NATO continues to divide the Balkans
Because of a single maverick senator, Montenegro’s bid to become the newest member of NATO has once again been stalled,…
Uzbek-Kazakh brotherhood re-established
Glitzy Astana lacks the architectural gems of neighbouring Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has visited Astana in Kazakhstan to boost…
Polls tip Macron for victory
Former finance minister Emmanuel Macron. French presidential front-runner, the 39-year-old former finance minister Emmanuel Macron, now has over a 60-per-cent…
Uzbek leader makes first foreign trip
The Wedding Palace in Turkmenistan’s surreal capital, Ashgabat. Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev surprisingly chose Turkmenistan as the destination for his first…
Dutch reject Wilders’ populism
Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom was left disappointed. There is not going to be a European Union referendum or a “Nexit” from…
Abuse victim quits Vatican probe
The Vatican remains opaque. Source: Wikimedia A clerical sex abuse survivor has left a Vatican panel set up by Pope…
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