The decision reached on Wednesday by Eurozone finance ministers to start debt relief for Athens is a sigh of relief for Greeks who have been reeling under austerity measures. The deal will see unlocking of 10.3 billion euros ($12 billion) in bailout cash. The pact also met the condition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which stipulated that easing ...

Catherine Putz On Saturday, while Kazakh police were rounding up potential protesters near the Baiterek monument, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov was meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. That the protests were linked to simmering frustrations about changes to the Land Code that rumor said could lead to the Chinese purchase of Kazakh land is a coincidence–but one that highlights ...

  The acrimony between Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, inflamed in recent weeks, is likely to be resolved with a series of compromises that will bring relative unity in the weeks after next month’s final primaries. Limited conversations between supporters of the two candidates have been productive and both sides are guardedly optimistic, despite the sharp barbs the campaigns ...