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Where water teamwork runs deep
Christian Science Monitor
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September 4, 2025
In Central Asia, summers have long brought both abundance and scarcity. As crops grow and then ripen in the dry heat, water becomes increasingly scarce. And with warmer seasons in recent years, river levels have fallen to new lows. That has led...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Its past, present, and future
The Financial Daily International
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August 29, 2025
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a pivotal multilateral institution in the Eurasian geopolitical landscape, fostering cooperation among its member states in areas such as security, economy, and culture. Established in 2001, the SCO...
‘Ulaanbaatar Walking Festival 2025’ Held
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, September 4, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The annual ‘Ulaanbaatar Walking Festival,’ traditionally organized at the end of August, has concluded. As part of the event, a series of lectures was delivered on August 26 and 29 by the President of the...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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September 4, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
What Iran has gained from Pezeshkian's trip to China – and what it has hasn't
The National News
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was in China this week to deepen his country’s engagement with the East, particularly as relations have hit rock bottom with the West. Earlier this year, Iran’s nuclear talks with the US collapsed after the...
A show without cages. Is a circus possible without animals in Central Asia?
Asia Plus
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17:15, august 21Author: Aliya Khamidullina, Asia-Plus Zoo activists are confident that the rejection of animals in circuses is not only a matter of ethics, but also the image of the country. Almost fifty countries have already imposed total or...
State President Lương Cường meets foreign leaders at victory-over-fascism anniversary in Beijing
Vietnam News Agency
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BEIJING – Vietnamese State President Lương Cường held meetings with leaders of several countries attending the 80th anniversary of the world people's victory over fascism in Beijing on Wednesday. The Vietnamese leader met with King Norodom...
The BFI London Film Festival lifts the lid on the titles for its 69th edition
Cineuropa
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04/09/2025 - The British gathering will comprise 247 works from 79 countries, opening with Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery and closing with Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero Giant by Rowan Athale The British Film Institute...
Fifteen illegal workers arrested at solar farm
BBC
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Bea SwallowBBC News, Bristol ShareSave The government has returned more than 35,000 people with no right to be in the UK since July 2024 Four illegal construction workers have been detained pending their removal from the UK. Supported by Avon and...
State President Luong Cuong meets foreign leaders at victory-over-fascism anniversary in Beijing
VietnamPlus
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September 3, 2025
Beijing (VNA) – Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong held meetings with leaders of several countries attending the 80th anniversary of the world people's victory over fascism in Beijing on September 3. The Vietnamese leader met with King Norodom...
SCO leaders to discuss cooperation at Tianjin summit — Kremlin aide
TASS
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August 29, 2025
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states will discuss promoting cooperation in politics, security, economy and culture at a summit in Tianjin, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov told...
President of Turkmenistan wrapped up his visit to China
News Central Asia
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September 4, 2025
On 3 September 2025, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov wrapped up his working visit to China and returned to Ashgabat. On last of the visit, he joined global leaders in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in...
Date Set for Uzbekistan to Sign Enhance Partnership Agreement With the European Union
The Diplomat
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September 3, 2025
Uzbekistan is set to finally sign an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the European Union in late October. This step forward comes at a time of wider geopolitical upheaval, but serves to underscore Uzbekistan’s – and...
ICE Detains Dad of Four Awaiting Green Card Interview
Newsweek
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August 27, 2025
Russian immigrant Aleksei Levit escaped persecution in his home country some eight years ago, including a purported assassination attempt. He is now being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to claims of Russian...
An alternative to the West?
The News International
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September 4, 2025
The recently concluded summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Chinese city of Tianjin brings to the fore the question of whether the Eurasian region can constitute a credible alternative to the West in both economic and...
Warsak 2nd Rehabilitation Project Concluded through EU Grant
ProPakistani
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September 3, 2025
The European Union (EU), through Agence Française de Développement (AFD) as Lead Partner, in collaboration with the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), European Investment Bank and KfW, has successfully concluded the Warsak 2nd...
'First Among Equals': The case for a new realist internationalism
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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September 2, 2025
According to the International Organization for Migration, over four million people have returned from Iran and Pakistan to Afghanistan since 2023, with over two million returning just this year. The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover on...
SCO as a model of building new type of international relations
24.kg
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August 28, 2025
From August 31 to September 1, the city of Tianjin, China, will host the next summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Participants will review the organization’s work, draft a development plan for the next decade, and discuss...
Warnings About a Wave of Worker Layoffs in Iran Intensify as Industrial Power Outages Continue
Iran Focus
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August 28, 2025
Labor activists in Iran have warned about rising unemployment, bankruptcies of production units, and the expansion of informal jobs as the energy crisis deepens. At the same time, the growth of informal work and inflationary pressures on workers’...
Uzbekistan’s Bukhara Biennial to Spotlight Central Asian Creativity
The Astana Times
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September 3, 2025
ASTANA – This year will mark the opening of the Bukhara contemporary art exhibition on Sept. 5 in Bukhara, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art. The event boasts to become the largest and diverse art initiative in Central Asia and will...