With a divided government, some observers are concerned about potential government shutdowns and conflicts over the debt ceiling.
War in Ukraine, energy concerns prompt new US focus on Central Asia
The Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are the middle ground between China to the east, Russia to the north and Caspian sea to the west.
In Washington, British embassy becomes focus of Queen Elizabeth II tributes
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden left their condolences in the embassy Thursday evening. Biden told reporters Friday that he planned to attend the queen’s funeral but “I don’t know what the details are yet.”
The Russian War Kills 15 Journalists, Scatters Others to Safe Haven A Few Remain in Ukraine, Russia, Continue Work Underground
The war in Ukraine forced many independent journalists from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus to stop working and flee to safer locations; others in Ukraine never made it that far before being imprisoned by Russian forces or killed in the fighting,…
Imprisoned journalist Katerina Andreeva charged with treason just months ahead of release
“The situation itself is frightening,” Igor Ilyash, Katerina Andreeva’s husband and a journalist, told Capital News Service recently. “She is, apparently, too bright and famous of a journalist to let her go now.”