Local patronage networks that provide economic and social resources for cities and villages are found across Central Asia.

From Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, procedures have been adopted throughout the region to change the spelling of surnames by eliminating the patronymic forms imposed during tsarist and Soviet ...

Uzbekistan plans to increase its renewable energy usage from 16% to 26% by the end of 2025, with a goal of 54% by 2030. The government is prioritizing the development of industries with high ...

OSWIECIM, Poland — Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops ...

DALLAS (AP) — Millions of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas have already been made public, but President Donald Trump has ordered the release of ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a ...

The students, each carefully selected on the basis of a rigorous exam, are greeted by teachers trained to emphasise critical thinking over rote memorisation—a stark shift from the Soviet-era practices ...

But Jackson-Vanik still applies to five formerly Soviet republics – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Annual reviews are needed for those states to gain exemptions from ...

FILE - From left, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril ...

OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday has already proven to be a thorn in the side of Canadian officials, but his second presidency brings additional baggage for Canada ...