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U.S. convenes regional officials and business leaders in New York to advance TRIPP corridor; Trump urged leaders to 'get it done', envoy says

U.S. officials hosted a high-level New York meeting on September 23 to discuss the Trump administration’s proposed Tra...

Christopher Manley | Sep 24, 2026

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State-Printed Textbooks Scarce in Kyrgyz Schools as Same Editions Appear for Sale on Markets; Ministry Opens Probe into Uchkun

Parents say children receive only a handful of state-funded textbooks and must buy the rest, while identical books print...

Alexander Walter | Sep 17, 2026

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Aliyev attacks EU Parliament as 'corrupt' and 'Islamophobic' amid tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh and accountability

At a conference of religious leaders from the Turkic world, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev denounced the European Pa...

Christopher Manley | Sep 16, 2026

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Kosovo Appeals Court Overturns Convictions in 'Veterans' Case, Acquitting Former PM Agim Çeku and Nine Others

The Court of Appeal in Kosovo has annulled one-year prison sentences imposed on former prime minister Agim Çeku and nin...

Vanessa Bergmann | Sep 12, 2026

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Kara‑Suu Market Transferred to Presidential Administration amid Allegations of Seizure, Violence and Legal Irregularities

Kyrgyzstan’s Kara‑Suu market, the country’s second-largest trading hub, is being handed over to the Presidential A...

Alexander Walter | Sep 11, 2026