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Cold War-level nuclear tensions return to Northeast Asia

With US-Russia relations already badly damaged by the Ukraine war, the treaty that has restrained the number of US and Russian nuclear warheads is about to expire. That is only one of three factors pushing Northeast Asia toward an era of heightened nuclear tension. One result

The role of the IB in Azerbaijan’s education sector

When the British government announced last year it would withdraw funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools, the financial saving was a modest £2.5 million a year, a tiny fraction of the national education budget. The consequence, however, was anything but

Private jet carrying 8 people crashes at Maine airport

A private jet with eight people on board crashed Sunday at Bangor International Airport in Maine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed “as it was taking off” from the airport at approximately 7:45 p.m. EST,