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Spheres of influence. Meetings continue at the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The latest highlights: Russian President

European gathering. The first meeting of the European Political Community concluded in Prague. It was a gathering of 44 European countries, including

Last January, a Saudi sociology professor said he wished decision-makers – referring to the king and crown prince – would encourage intermarriage between

Renewed fighting. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry accused Azerbaijan’s armed forces of opening fire on Wednesday toward the Armenian border and killing three

The U.S. in Central Asia. The United States is in talks with the governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to allow both countries to keep dozens of U.S.

U.S. condemnation. The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, condemned what she called the “illegal and deadly attacks by Azerbaijan

Fighting in Central Asia. Border clashes erupted again between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on Friday, two days after fighting was reported along their

Leaders gather. The heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are converging in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a two-day summit. The group will

Major clashes erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan along their shared border late Monday night. Both countries accused the other of instigating the

Renewed fighting. Clashes erupted on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on Monday night, with both sides accusing the other of starting it. Armenia confirmed