Kenes Rakishev Surprises Markets
Kenes Rakishev, star investor, international entrepreneur, philanthropist and former special envoy of the Kazakhstan government, meets star chef, Gordon Ramsay and star manufacturer, Borealis...
House to Break Early for Recess, Pushing Bulk of Spending Battle to September
The House on Thursday approved the first of 12 government spending bills lawmakers are looking to pass by the end of September as they...
Lawmakers Break for Recess as ‘All Hands on Deck’ September Looms
The Senate scored a victory late Thursday when lawmakers approved a must-pass defense spending bill on a bipartisan basis before leaving town for August...
Joe Biden and the Trump Indictments: Silence Is Golden
The first rule about the Trump indictments is that you don’t talk about the Trump indictments. President Joe Biden won’t, anyway, and neither will...
Tajikistan: Prominent Members of Pamiri Minority Arbitrarily Detained, Tortured and Unfairly Convicted
Frankfurt (22/09 – 58.33) Since May 2022, the Tajikistani authorities have stepped up their ongoing crackdown on Pamiris, an ethnic, linguistic and religious minority...
Trump Says He Expects Criminal Charges Soon in Jan. 6 Investigation
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to face criminal charges imminently as part of a Justice Department probe into his actions...
Office for Civil Rights Pressured to Root Out Racial Disparities After Supreme Court Ruling
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is facing new pressure to investigate and step up its enforcement of racial disparities in K-12 and...
Tajikistan: Enlistment-Dodging Pushes Military Recruiters to Use Devious Methods
Copenhagen (17/08 – 78) Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit enlistment quotas in Tajikistan. When conscription season...
For Trump Campaign, Strapped for Cash After Legal Fees, Looming Indictments Offer a Lifeline
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is entering the second half of the year in a strained financial situation, due in large part to sky-high...
UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists,...