Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s mandate to lead Uzbekistan has been confirmed in a landslide victory Uzbekistan’s incumbent president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, was re-elected to another term in office on Sunday, the election authority of the Central Asian nation reported, having counted most of the votes.

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Pyongyang has accused Washington of “nuclear blackmail” and spying “beyond the wartime level” The North Korean military has accused the Pentagon of aggravating tensions to a critical level and pushing the region closer than ever to a nuclear disaster, warning that any misstep could lead to a “shocking accident,” according to a lengthy statement carried…