Payton Parker
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US Sues Exxon Over Five Nooses Found at Louisiana Plant
The US government has sued Exxon Mobil for failing to address racial discrimination after multiple nooses were found…
Tajikistan Villages Receive Water Relief
The European Union and Aga Khan Foundation Partner for Rural Development in Tajikistan High in the mountains of…
20 Cars of Norfolk Southern Cargo Train Derail in Ohio
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the…
Explainer: What Is Russia’s PMC Ryodan Subculture?
The viral popularity of a newly emerged Russian subculture has in little more than a week caught the…
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.…
Tajikistan: Regime Bans Ismaili Home Prayers, Lessons For Children
At least two Ismaili home owners in Mountainous Badakhshan were fined one month’s average wage each for hosting…
Tajik Government Failed, Civil Society Responded in Avalanche Rescue
To the long-suffering people of the region known as the Pamiris, the avalanche disaster was yet another blow…
Mukhtar Ablyazov Awaits Extradition Agreement
Mukhtar Ablyazov, a notorious Kazakhstan fraudster, was convicted of organizing the 2004 murder of Erzhan Tatishev, He was…
Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy
Japan’s government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime…
King Charles needs to get control of Prince Andrew’s deluded self-regard before another Royal scandal
Just as the shockwaves of Prince Harry’s memoir start to subside, so Prince Andrew pops up his doltish head…