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Authorities say that Telegram channels are at the heart of an investigation into extortion, but have offered few details.

While any sale may have been long planned, the family may be under pressure to reduce its presence in Kazakhstan’s financial sector.

The problem is linked to the lack of systemic support for low-income families and the government’s refusal to ease hurdles to registering a non-profit.

The embassy's chief of security was shot dead, and two other staff were wounded. The attack comes amid Azerbaijan's increasingly strained relations with Iran and blossoming friendship with Iran's archrival Israel.

The airline cancelled flights to the country last year, fearing its leased aircraft could be seized.

This time, the two countries are rowing over the provision of arms and the possible resumption of air travel between Russia and Georgia.

The two countries hope improved ties will massively boost bilateral trade to $2 billion annually.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry alluded to a potential confrontation with Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh and Russian border guards in Armenia.

It’s not always for fear of reprisals. And it can undermine trust in journalism.

Bishkek is now suffering with some of the world’s worst air pollution.

Already battling double-digit food inflation, a deep freeze threatens to destroy winter crops across Central Asia.

Kyiv has long taken a pro-Azerbaijan position vis-a-vis the conflict with Armenia. Now officials say that Armenia and Russia are using the blockade to try to steal attention from Ukraine.

Moscow is driving forward its energy ambitions in Central Asia as it seeks new markets for gas that Europe now shuns.

Armenia sees the new EU mission as a force for peace and security, but there is no buy-in from Azerbaijan or Russia.

Almost 17,500 government employees are being laid off.