Japan has protested against Russian plans to hold military exercises off the disputed Kuril Islands chain, which was seized by…
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Turkmenistan swears in dictator’s son as new president
Turkmenistan’s former president’s son has been inaugurated to lead the gas-rich dictatorship after a rubber-stamp election. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, “won”…
Pro-Orban media fails to question Putin ties ahead of tight April 3 election
Often unreliable polling suggests Hungary’s populist prime minister Viktor Orban has a slender lead ahead of the April 3 general…
Turkmenistan prepares for rubber-stamp election of president’s son
Turkmenistan’s presidential election on Saturday is expected to allow the president’s son to take over. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s son, Serdar,…
Russia outlaws war reporting and gags debate as Ukraine disaster unfolds
Russia has enacted two laws to criminalise war reporting and protesting against the war in Ukraine with sentences of…
Turkey further risks Russian ties by closing Bosphorus to naval vessels
Turkey says Russia has cancelled a request to send four warships through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea to assist…
Ukraine praises Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones for blocking Russian advances
Ukraine’s armed forces are crediting their recently acquired Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones with stifling Russian advances. Video from the Ukrainian…
16 Feb 2022
Hungary’s PM Orban spends heavily on smear campaign ahead of April 3 election
16 Feb 2022
Turkey frees two journalists amid heavier regulations for foreign media groups
12 Feb 2022
Kazakhstan president Tokayev boosts ties with Russia while pushing aside his strongman predecessor
11 Feb 2022
Russian forces deploy in Belarus to tighten Ukraine’s encirclement
4 Feb 2022
Uyghurs in Turkey file charges against China and demand Olympics boycott
31 Jan 2022
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan move to end border clashes but tensions remain high on ill-defined frontier
28 Jan 2022
Hungary PM challenger needs ‘miracle’ to beat ‘populist dictator’ Orban
18 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan president consolidates grip after violence
16 Jan 2022