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Mongolia put its history and culture on display as Pope Francis visited the Asian nation. Although it was the first trip to the country by a Roman Catholic pontiff, he noted that the two entities have ties dating back many centuries.

The pontiff arrived Friday on a trip that the Vatican said was meant to encourage the fewer than 1,500 Catholics there. But it also brings him close to two great powers that have vexed him.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of tough sanctions on Moscow has put landlocked Mongolia in a tight spot economically and diplomatically,

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Russias invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of tough sanctions on Moscow has put landlocked Mongolia in a tight spot economically and diplomatically, and experts warn that its delicate balancing act between East and West could be upset. On Tuesday, a small group of protesters gathered on Ulaanbaatars Sukhbaatar Square to call for an end to hostilities in Ukraine, only to be confronted by residents worried about antagonising Russia. The stand-off reflected...

SHANGHAI — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of tough sanctions on Moscow has put landlocked Mongolia in a tight spot economically and…

Mongolia goes to the polls on Wednesday to choose its sixth democratically-elected president, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP) on the cusp of consolidating its power following a low-key campaign crimped by COVID-19 curbs.

It snatches the presidency from a bickering opposition | Asia

It snatches the presidency from a bickering opposition | Asia

ITH THE yak-tail banners, or tug, of state authority behind him, Khaltmaagiin Battulga read out his presidential decree outlawing the Mongolian People’s Party ( MPP). Banning political parties is the stuff of tin-pot dictatorships. Yet Mongolia, which broke from the Soviet Union’s orbit in a peaceful revolution in 1990, had until now been notably democratic. And the MPP is not just any party, but Mongolia’s oldest, the social-democratic successor to the Marxist-Leninist machine that rul...