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Slovakia and Hungary say they will not support sanctions against Russian energy, including on oil imports, which the European Union has indicated it is on the cusp of proposing to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.

Police in Armenia have detained dozens of opposition protesters in the capital to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian over what they feel are concessions to Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has signed into law a controversial bill that allows the authorities to shut down social media and messaging platforms to protect users from cyberbullying.

A coalition of 25 international human rights organizations has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the arrest by Russian authorities of outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza.

Shortly after Russia launched its war in Ukraine, a small online newspaper in the Ural region city of Perm was blocked by the government. Now the staff is trying to circumvent the censorship by publishing a weekly version on social media that readers can print out and share with others.

Alpha-gal syndrome, a disease spread by the lone star tick, can cause severe allergies that result from eating red meat. The condition has become more prevalent in the United States as the lone star ticks, native to the southeastern states, continues to spread north and west to multiply in new states. Allergic reactions to lone star tick bites are connected to the protein-linked sugar alpha-galactose. The lone star tick's primary mammalian hosts contain these sugars, which then get passed on...

The Kazakh Prosecutor-General's Office says a transportation company co-founded by the sister of former President Nursultan Nazarbaev is suspected of committing "numerous crimes" with regard to customs declarations.

As the Ukraine war enters its third month, Chinese media, netizens, and officials are still boosting the Russian narrative around the world, but an evolution may be under way.

Armenia and Turkey have agreed to move forward with efforts to normalize relations "without conditions," a move that could lead to the reopening of their shared border, Armenia's Foreign Ministry says.

The European Union says it can drastically cut Russian natural gas imports this year and end them “well before” the decade is out. How realistic is that? And what if Russia moves to create economic havoc by cutting the EU off even earlier?