The violence in Kazakhstan this month left 225 people dead, according to the authorities which previously reported much lower numbers….
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Kazakhstan president vows to kill ‘terrorist’ protesters while calling in Russian help
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says his security forces will “shoot to kill without warning” and labelled protesters as foreign-backed “terrorists”. …
Ethnic Kazakhs in Afghanistan struggle to resettle in their increasingly unstable homeland
Amid attempts to allow ethnic Kazakhs to leave Afghanistan, Kazakhstan claims there are approximately 200 members of the community remaining,…
EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group that it accuses of committing violence and human rights…
Bosnian-Serb MPs vote to abandon national military, taxation system and courts
The Bosnian-Serb parliament has voted to abandon Bosnia-Herzegovina’s unified institutions that were established to end the 1992-95 Bosnian war, which…
Ukraine orders more of Turkey’s effective drones to deter Russia attack
Turkey has sold Ukraine more of its groundbreaking military drones than previously reported as part of Kiev’s attempt to bolster…
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Belarus has announced it will stage joint military exercises with Russia near its border with Ukraine and claimed that Nato…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts peace talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
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24 Nov 2021
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
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Turkey frees Syrian Kurdish singer after detaining him over alleged YPG links
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Russia dismisses claims it endangered ISS with missile strike on defunct satellite
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Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
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Poland blames ‘puppet master’ Vladimir Putin for migrant crisis as numbers grow on Belarus border
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Ukraine, Germany and Israel mark 80th anniversary of Nazi massacre of 33,771 Jews
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