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Crisis In Kazakhstan Pushes China, Russia Closer Together (Reid Standish, RFE RL)

As China and Russia have grown closer in recent years through a deepening political partnership, the two countries' sometimes competing interests in Central Asia...

The Search For The Russian Assets Of The Kazakh President’s Family (Mark Krutov, Sergei Dobrynin, Andrei Soshnikov, Yury Barnyuk, RFE RL)

When mass disorder broke out in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan earlier this month, many analysts attributed the unrest to conflicts between supporters...

BOJ raises inflation forecasts but rules out policy tightening (Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters)

The Bank of Japan raised its inflation forecasts on Tuesday but said it was in no rush to change its ultra-loose monetary policy, as...

North Korea says latest test involved tactical guided missiles (Al Jazeera)

North Korea has confirmed it carried out its fourth weapons test this month on Monday, firing two tactical guided missiles – the latest in...

‘Picking quarrels’: China critics overseas at increasing risk (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

Wang Jingyou was living in Turkey last year when he found that the 7,000 kilometres (4350 miles) between him and his homeland was no...

UK gives Ukraine anti-tank weapons as Canada sends special forces (Al Jazeera)

The United Kingdom has begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and Canada has reportedly deployed a small contingent of special forces to Kyiv amid...

Hindu monk in India charged over call for ‘genocide’ of Muslims (Al Jazeera)

Indian authorities have charged a Hindu monk with inciting religious violence after he called for the “genocide” of India’s Muslims at a meeting of right-wing supporters,...

Valued at $203 billion, India readies LIC IPO, its biggest ever (Suvashree Ghosh, Vrishti Beniwal, Baiju Kalesh, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

In Mumbai’s sleek skyscrapers, harried bankers race the clock to appraise a company that hasn’t been valued in decades. Bureaucrats burn the midnight oil...

Saudi-led coalition launches deadly air raids in Yemen’s Sanaa (Al Jazeera)

The Saudi-led coalition has carried out air raids in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing more than 12 people, according to residents, a day after...

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