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Kazakhstan

New Monday, New World: Russia Is In Charge

In Kazakhstan's capital Astana
In Kazakhstan's capital Astana

Well that was quite a first weekend. After Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, an estimated two million people took to the streets worldwide to protest against the controversial new president, who continued his open warfare with the American press — and some would say, with the truth itself. Now, he faces a first work week at the Oval Office that promises to be no less hectic, as he starts rolling out his plan for his first 100 days, before welcoming British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday.

But even for the man who promised to put "America first," the most important event of his first Monday in office, which could shape his whole presidency, is taking place halfway across the world, in the capital of Kazakhstan.

Representatives of the Syrian government and of the rebellion are gathering today in the city of Astana for peace talks brokered by Russia, together with Turkey and Iran. While the long-term goal is to bring back peace to Syria and initiate a political transition, French reporter Georges Malbrunot writes in Le Figaro that the immediate objective in Astana is to reinforce a fragile ceasefire agreed on Dec. 29.

But for Moscow, the summit also takes on a strategic dimension. Any positive outcome from Astana will resonate as a diplomatic victory for the Kremlin, and like yet more evidence of the American hegemony's demise. The timing and setting could not be better for Vladimir Putin's Russia. Out with an Obama administration that has stood in the way of its interests. Out with the old world's summits in places like Vienna and Geneva, replaced by the futuristic, shiny capital of a former Soviet state. What it all suggests is plain to see: In the Middle East, at least, America is no longer first.

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How Argentina Is Changing Tactics To Combat Gender Violence

Argentina has tweaked its protocols for responding to sexual and domestic violence. It hopes to encourage victims to report crimes and reveal information vital to a prosecution.

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BUENOS AIRES - In the first three months of 2023, Argentina counted 116 killings of women, transvestites and trans-people, according to a local NGO, Observatorio MuMaLá. They reveal a pattern in these killings, repeated every year: most femicides happen at home, and 70% of victims were protected in principle by a restraining order on the aggressor.

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Now, legal action against gender violence, which must begin with a formal complaint to the police, has a crucial tool — the Protocol for the Investigation and Litigation of Cases of Sexual Violence (Protocolo de investigación y litigio de casos de violencia sexual). The protocol was recommended by the acting head of the state prosecution service, Eduardo Casal, and laid out by the agency's Specialized Prosecution Unit for Violence Against Women (UFEM).

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