The capital of Kazakhstan was renamed again - this time it was returned to its former name Astana. Experts attribute the renaming to the process of replacing the policy of the "old Nazarbayev" Kazakhstan with the "new" one, headed by Tokayev. DW writes about it. For the return of the capital of Kazakhstan to its former name, Astana, deputies ...

Many people know that the capital of the United States is Washington. Some believe that the capital of the United States is New York City. Even fewer people are aware that this country had several capitals. The author of the Iskander channel on Yandex.Zen writes about this. 1. Philadelphia Philadelphia –…

The US capital is preparing for a defining event in its history. After 30 years of debate, this Friday, June 26, Congress will vote on whether to grant Washington, D.C., the status of a full-fledged 51st US state, Voice of America reports. License plates on cars in...

On December 6, President Trump announced the recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and directed the US Department of State to begin preparations for the transfer of the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. In particular, the President referred to the 1995 US Embassy Jerusalem Act. ...

The capital of Russia has left the top ten most expensive cities in the world in the annual ranking compiled by the international consulting company Mercer. Moscow, which was ranked ninth in last year's ranking, this time became only fiftieth. This movement of the Russian capital down the rating is explained by a sharp drop in the ruble exchange rate, as well as the consequence of sanctions, ...