Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, on Saturday said he wanted Russia to publicly acknowledge that it had accidentally shot down an Azerbaijani passenger plane in December last year, killing 38 ...

Nearly four years after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically engaged with the Islamic Emirate, accepting its rule as a political reality. Yet, no government had ...

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If it sticks, US President Donald Trump’s pivot to pressure on Putin and arms for Kyiv could have major consequences for the course of Russia’s war against Ukraine. But don’t expect his 50-day ...

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The decision is an about-face to the beach club's declared goal of attracting overseas visitors and helping initiate a ...

A survey of China’s periphery demonstrates the authoritarian’s need to isolate itself cognitively through the Great Firewall, ...

Nearly four years after the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Moscow has formally recognized the Taliban regime as the ...

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In the last two months, dozens of Russian regions have been hit by cellphone connectivity outages. Officials say such ...

Though not a mutual defense alliance, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) remains the most important multilateral security structure in Central Asia that includes both Russia and China.