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The leaders of India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan held virtual discussions on January 27, marking the first time all six countries have held a summit. This week's Majlis Podcast looks at Indian-Central Asian ties and where they could be going after this meeting.

Thirty members of Iran's parliament are in quarantine after testing positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Beijing sees the crisis sparked by a huge buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine’s border as a litmus test for American power and an opportunity to strengthen its ties with Moscow, analysts say.

Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said on January 30 that there has been no dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina since Albin Kurti became Kosovo's prime minister and predicted that probably none is on the way.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on January 30 that government mismanagement has contributed to Iran's economic woes, an acknowledgement of problems more frequently blamed on U.S. and other international sanctions.

U.S. and U.K. officials on January 30 increased urgent warnings to Moscow if it escalates militarily against Ukraine, vowing to closely coordinate "devastating" sanctions that would be felt by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian public.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern on January 30 about Europe's gas dependence on Moscow as fears mount of a Russian military escalation in Ukraine.

Lithuania plans to install surveillance cameras along the entire length of its border with Belarus, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on January 28 while touring a stretch of the border and a border station.

Here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says authorities in Uzbekistan have failed to investigate Uzbek Muslim blogger Fozilxoja Orifxojaev’s allegations of ill-treatment and torture while in jail.