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Federal Agents Searched the Home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as Part of a Criminal Investigation

On October 12, Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the Washington home of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The Justice Department described it as part of a federal criminal investigation, reportedly related to her citizenship and immigration documents. Omar calls what is happening political intimidation by Trump, who denies involvement. According to The Washington Post, a similar review during Trump's first term found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Aziz Karimov

16 Oct 2026 · 02:594 min read

World

Japarov ordered citizenship and passports to be issued to ethnic Kyrgyz within one day

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, at a meeting with residents of Batken, instructed responsible officials to resolve the problem of a woman who had long been unable to obtain citizenship, and stated that ethnic Kyrgyz should be granted citizenship and a passport within one day.

Aziz Karimov

16 Oct 2026 · 00:011 min read

World

Russians are mass-acquiring German citizenship: the number of Russian passport holders in Germany's register is shrinking

According to Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of Russian citizens in the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR) fell from a peak of 308,015 in 2023 to 284,225 by the end of 2025. The main reason is not mass departure but the acquisition of German citizenship after the 2024 reform: in 2024, 12,980 Russians received passports, and in 2025 — 19,736.

Aziz Karimov

15 Oct 2026 · 17:303 min read