Order restored? After reporting over the weekend that 164 people were killed in last week’s unrest, Kazakh authorities say order has been restored and administrative buildings that were seized have been vacated. Member states of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization, which sent peacekeepers to Kazakhstan, are planning to hold an emergency meeting on Monday […]
Kazakhstan under fire. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he ordered police and the army to open fire on protesters without warning amid continuing anti-government...
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Israeli strikes. Israel on Tuesday launched airstrikes against Syria’s port city of Latakia. According to Syrian state media, the strikes hit a container area...
Supply chain probe. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is launching an official investigation into the causes of supply chain disruptions and how they are...
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Next week is Thanksgiving, a U.S. holiday that celebrates, and is celebrated with, food. This year, however, Americans are reckoning with rising food prices....
Border crisis. The situation at the Polish-Belarusian border is still tense. Last night, scores of immigrants tried to breach Poland’s border, at least according...
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