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Turkmenistan has christened a newly built $1.5 billion city, Arkadag, in honor of ex-president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. It comes less than a year after Berdymukhammedov's son and successor, Serdar Berdymukhammedov, called for a "public discussion" to name the new capital of Akhal Province.
Over the past several months, Russia has launched multiple waves of missiles and drone attacks across Ukraine. The heaviest attack so far came on November 15, when more than 100 missiles targeted a dozen cities and districts, as well as the country’s critical energy infrastructure.
After ruling Turkmenistan with an iron first for nearly 16 years, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov stepped down as president earlier this year. But he continues to wield considerable influence in the Central Asian nation.
Zelenskiy goes to Washington, Putin goes to Minsk, and Russia's war on Ukraine goes on with no end in sight 10 months after the invasion. As Moscow erases potential evidence of war crimes in Mariupol, images of the now-destroyed city lit up for the holidays a year ago evoke a world now gone forever.
The Taliban has banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, the militant group has renamed a northern city, and survivors of a deadly Taliban raid last month have demanded justice.