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The Republic of Karakalpakstan, located in northwestern Uzbekistan, is a product of the peculiar boundary delimitations within the Soviet Union. It was...
Turbine trouble. Canada has reportedly signaled it will return a turbine needed for the maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which delivers...
Johnson out. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party after dozens of resignations by members of the...
Pipeline games. A Russian court ordered a 30-day suspension of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, a major pipeline carrying oil from Kazakhstan to the Black...
NATO priorities. NATO named China as one of its strategic priorities for the first time in its Strategic Concept paper, which outlines its priorities...
NATO enlargement. Turkey lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, just ahead of the start of the alliance’s summit in...
Ukraine update. Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the embattled city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to the top regional official...
Regional tour. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Egypt for talks on bilateral cooperation and global issues. The two countries signed 14...
No-go. Lithuania banned the transportation of EU-sanctioned goods to Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad through its territory after consultations with the European Commission. Russian presidential...