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Russian troops in Abkhazia have completed live fire exercises that lasted one month, declared Russia’s Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev. The 1,000 troops were deployed from their base in Abkhazia to the Tsabal and Nagvalou firing ranges, located in forested and mountainous terrain. “As the final stage, the personnel held…
Image by TUBS The Armenian Special Investigative Service (SIS) has cleared the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) of any wrongdoing regarding allegations of election fraud by an opposition party in recent municiple elections. “On the eve of the May 14 elections, the Yelk bloc claimed to have found in a…
Image by Maalikwong China is giving Kazakhstan access to the ocean to ship its goods. The One Belt, One Road Initiative, aiming to replicate the ancient Silk Road, which linked Europe to Asia centuries before, is allowing Kazakhstan and other Central Asian nations to ship goods via rail to Chinese…
Romania Fights Worst Measles Outbreak In Decades.
Image by Helperdz The central bank of the Czech Republic issued a statement recently to calm fears about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the banking system, saying they pose no threat to financial health of banks as a very small percentage of transactions globally are conducted in the technology. The…
Moldovan President And Russian Deputy PM Meet In Tehran.
Image by Jeroen The European Union extended sanctions on Russian individuals and entities over the delivery of Siemans turbines to Crimea which violated prior EU restrictions due to the Russian annexation of the area. If We Don’t Understand Crimean History, We May Repeat It “The EU has added 3 Russian…
Image by onest1155 The new Albanian government is being formed. Prime minister Rama has set as a main objective for Rama 2.0, administrative reforms, and minimizing the number of portfolios. Rama 1.0 had 19 ministries altogether. The new government is expected to hold only 10-12 portfolios. The expert group, set…