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The mother of a man in the Siberian city of Chita has been charged with discrediting Russia's armed forces and insulting President Vladimir Putin after her son was fined for sharing on Instagram a dream he had where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made an appearance.

Tajikistan says it has completed an autumn military call-up amid claims that authorities resorted to extreme measures, such as cutting off electricity and closing mosques in villages to force parents to enlist their sons in the army.

A 15-year-old Iranian teenager imprisoned in the central Iranian city of Karaj has been released after an interview with his mother went viral on social media.

EU leaders have confirmed candidate status for Bosnia-Herzegovina, putting the Balkan country at the start of what is expected to be a long and complex process toward membership.

The United States has imposed financial sanctions on one of Russia's richest men, Vladimir Potanin, and Russian commercial bank Rosbank in another expansion of efforts to curb Moscow's ability to fund its war in Ukraine.

IS-K hits Chinese interests in Kabul; Central Asia’s two fires; Serbia pushes again for Chinese-style surveillance; and Pakistan takes center stage.

Kosovar leaders have signed a formal application seeking the status of candidate for membership of the European Union amid a long-lasting dispute with neighboring Serbia, which immediately called on the bloc to cancel the process.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says at least 58 journalists in Iran have been arrested during the nationwide unrest sparked by the death of a 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody.

A court in Uzbekistan's eastern region of Ferghana has ordered local blogger Olimjon Haidarov to pay a hefty fine for his online reporting of the country's energy cuts and shortages.

Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny has been placed in a punitive solitary confinement cell for the ninth time since mid-August.