Turkmenistan’s presidential election on Saturday is expected to allow the president’s son to take over. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s son, Serdar,…
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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…
Thousands detained as anti-war protests erupt across Russia
More than 4,300 anti-war protesters were detained in an estimated 53 Russian cities on Sunday as anger appears to rise…
Hungary’s general election race remains tight despite Orban’s close ties with Putin
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay still appears to trail in polling ahead of the April 3 general election, despite Prime…
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 role of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones against Russian military hardware
Ukraine claims its Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones have destroyed numerous Russian armored vehicles, missile systems and trucks. The drones have…
Hungary to block arms supplies to Ukraine amid Russian invasion
Hungary will prevent lethal weapons and troops from travelling through the country to Ukraine despite Russia’s invasion, Foreign Minister Peter…
1 Mar 2022
Ukraine praises Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones for blocking Russian advances
11 Feb 2022
Russian forces deploy in Belarus to tighten Ukraine’s encirclement
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
8 Jan 2022
Kazakhstan president vows to kill ‘terrorist’ protesters while calling in Russian help
8 Jan 2022
Ethnic Kazakhs in Afghanistan struggle to resettle in their increasingly unstable homeland
15 Dec 2021
EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries
12 Dec 2021