ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his first visit to a region that is roiled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine but still loyal to Moscow, while bloody crackdowns ...

Not long after Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan gained independence in late 1991, they started reminding the world that they were located in the heart of the Eurasian ...

Billed as a potentially transformative event that could supercharge the European Union’s emergence as a major regional player, the inaugural Central Asia-EU summit instead underwhelmed. The two-day ...

ALMATY, 27 May 2024 – Delegations from across the countries of Central Asia and international experts are convening in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to discuss pressing issues around sustainable water and land ...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, some speculated that the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) would turn away from their old imperial overlord. After all, Vladimir Putin’s revanchist ...

Annalena Baerbock, president of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the opening of the general debate. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe All five Central Asian presidents are ...

Another winter in Central Asia is coming to an end, and smog has loomed over the cities of the region for many months now. At a glance, IQAir’s air quality map shows unhealthy or toxic air quality ...

ALMATY, October 17, 2022 – Poverty rates are falling again across Central Asia following a short but intense increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, said World Bank experts today at a regional online ...

Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the C+C5 summit later this month as it looks to boost key issues like its Belt and Road Initiative in what its Ministry of Foreign Affairs described as an event ...