3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (420+ words) UN Women has warned that advances in women’s political leadership are being reversed in many countries, arguing that the international system cannot effectively deliver on peace, development and human rights without women having equal access to positions of power. The…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (126+ words) Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal has confirmed that he will propose former Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces Martin Herem for the post of defence minister. Estonian media reports that the Reform Party will formally approve the candidate at a…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (238+ words) Former Georgian Prosecutor General Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze has become commander of the Russian volunteer unit “Georgievsky,” which is taking part in the war against Ukraine. Romanov-Partskhaladze said the unit was established by like-minded individuals who support what he described as the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (428+ words) House Democrats are preparing a series of investigations targeting President Donald Trump, his administration and his family if they win control of the chamber in the November midterm elections, according to senior Democratic lawmakers. With voters set to determine control…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (543+ words) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has further consolidated his control over the Pentagon following the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, whose departure comes amid months of disagreements over senior military appointments and the future direction of the Army, The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) Erlan Karin has been elected Vice President of Kazakhstan after his candidacy was approved by 141 deputies of the country’s Kurultai, Kazinform reports. Karin’s nomination was put forward by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who described the vice presidency as an important element…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) Tokayev calls first session of Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Caliber.Az Tokayev calls first session of Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree convening the first session of the Kurultai of Kazakhstan on August 28 in the capital Astana. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1031+ words) The US newspaper The Hill has published an article examining a series of ethics scandals involving pro-Armenian congressmen and delays in investigations into their conduct in the US House of Representatives. Caliber.Az presents the most telling parts of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) Caliber.Az Kazakhstan begins day of silence ahead of parliamentary vote Kazakhstan has entered a campaign silence period ahead of the first elections for deputies of the country’s new single-chamber parliament, the Kurultai, with all forms of election campaigning prohibited,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (297+ words) Caliber.Az Syrian FM Asaad Al-Shaibani arrives in Islamabad Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on an official visit at the head of a large delegation. This is the first visit by a Syrian foreign…...