Russian riot police raid a concert of Uzbek singer near Krasnoyarsk, sparking outcry
Riot police and security forces staged a mass raid on a concert featuring popular Uzbek singer Jaloliddin Ahmadaliyev, interrupting the event and detaining dozens...
Typhoon Ragasa claims lives across Asia as China evacuates nearly two million
Typhoon Ragasa has so far claimed the lives of at least 14 people in Taiwan and 7 in the Philippines, while triggering massive evacuations...
US$20 million recovered from Gulnara Karimova to fund rural school upgrades in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan will allocate $20 million recovered from assets once belonging to Gulnara Karimova—the daughter of the country’s first president—to modernize rural schools across the...
Russian State Duma backs year-round military conscription in first reading
The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has approved in the first reading a draft law that would allow military conscription activities to...
Kyrgyz president calls for lifting sanctions on national banks at UN General Assembly
Speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov touched upon issues related to sanctions, international security,...
