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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s visit to the five countries of former Soviet Central Asia and Mongolia was certainly colorful. But with Russia and China watching, did the whistle-stop tour do enough to convince the region that London views deeper engagement as a “geopolitical imperative ..read more
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 26 rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the Internet meant press freedom was assured ..read more
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A British man has been charged over alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia, including by allegedly recruiting others for an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in London ..read more
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A Kurdish-language teacher in the Iranian city of Sanandaj has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her cultural activities and support for the Women, Life, Freedom protests that have roiled the country since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 ..read more
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Extra security was deployed to the southern Kazakh village of Zaghambar on April 24 after a reported rape appeared to spark interethnic violence. Several cars and barns were set on fire. Local police say a teenage boy suspected of sexually assaulting a teenage girl was detained ..read more
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Russian authorities have reportedly arrested another Tajik national in connection with the March 22 terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow that left 144 people dead and hundreds injured ..read more
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After residents of a village in Russia's Tyumen region escaped historic floodwaters, they received no help from the authorities or rescue services despite multiple promises. Some are now living in an open field ..read more
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6h ago
An estimated 150,000 Afghan retirees have not received their pensions since the Taliban seized power in 2021 ..read more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said the continued occupation by Russia of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant -- Europe's largest -- heightens the danger of a nuclear catastrophe ..read more
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Four people, including three children, were wounded early on April 26 when Russian troops shelled the village of Derhachi in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Synyehubov said ..read more