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Lavrov links Ukrainian Nazis with Third Reich

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has compared Ukrainian nationalists to Nazi Germany, accusing both of committing atrocities based on ethnicity. Speaking after talks with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev on Sunday, Lavrov...

Erdogan, Armenian Premier Discuss Peace Initiatives

(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan engaged in talks regarding peace efforts in the South Caucasus with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in China, as...

Global Times: China and SCO partners drive green transition through clean energy projects, sustainable development cooperation

Beijing, China, Aug. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the summer, scorching heat waves often send temperatures soaring beyond 45 C along the dry banks of the Jhelum River in Pakistan. In a riverside village, local resident Ahmed reaches out to turn...

Erdogan attends China’s Heads of State Council meeting of SCO

(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in China on Sunday to participate as a guest of honor in the 25th Heads of State Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Erdogan was greeted at Binhai International...

China’s Xi Brings Global Leaders Together at SCO Summit

(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping is convening a high-stakes summit Sunday in Tianjin, bringing together global leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to Chinese media. Xi engaged in bilateral talks with key...

China’s Xi Hold Talks with India’s PM

(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday in Tianjin, China’s northern city, shortly after the United States doubled tariffs on Indian imports this week, according to a Chinese news agency....

China’s Xi Welcomes UN Secretary-General Before SCO Summit

(MENAFN) Xi Jinping welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres upon his Saturday arrival in Tianjin for the pivotal Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, according to state media reports. The 25th SCO summit alongside the expanded...

JoyyFest Brings Turkish Flavors and Eurasian Performances to Bellevue on September 14

BELLEVUE, WA, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- JoyyFest will fill the shoreline with the tastes, sounds, and colors of many cultures at The Event Center at Vasa Park Resort on Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 5:00...

Kim Jong Un, Putin Set to Participate in China WWII Parade

(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to attend a grand military parade in China next week, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, according to reports. Kim’s visit to China comes...

Kim Jong Un, Putin to go to military parade to commemorate end of WWII

(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to participate in a large military parade in China next week, as part of events marking the 80th anniversary of World War II, according to reports. Kim will...

Putin, Kim Jong Un Await Joining Ceremonies in China

(MENAFN) North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are set to take part in a grand military parade in China next week. This high-profile event is being held in honor of the 80th anniversary commemorating the...

Lavrov states West will never be able to defeat Russia

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared that Western nations will not succeed in achieving a “strategic defeat” of Russia. Speaking during a visit to Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, Lavrov made the comments in a meeting with his Kyrgyz...

Lavrov Says West Cannot Defeat Russia

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared that Western militarist forces will not manage to impose a “strategic defeat” upon Russia. He expressed these thoughts during a discussion with his Kyrgyz opposite number, Jeenbek Kulubaev,...

Lavrov states ‘catastrophic’ budget surge will put end to NATO

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that NATO's recent decision to significantly increase military spending could have disastrous consequences for the alliance. Speaking Monday at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty...

Participants of 17th ECO Summit watched “Victory” show of Karabakh horses at Aghdam’s “Imarat” Complex

AZERBAIJAN, July 3 - On July 3, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus...

Second Central Asian regional simulation-based training strengthens joint response to human trafficking

Over 130 practitioners from Central Asia and Türkiye gathered this week at Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, for a five-day regional simulation-based training exercise on combating trafficking in human beings. The training was opened by Nurlanbek...

Young people from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia build knowledge on security sector governance and reform, safety of journalists at OSCE-DCAF summer school

Students and young journalists from Central Asia took a deep dive into youth, security, and the role of media freedom at a summer school course organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) from...

OSCE facilitates dialogue on improving gender considerations in climate resilience and energy security in Central Asian mountain regions

How to ensure gender differences and experiences are effectively addressed in advancing climate resilience and energy security in mountain regions in Central Asia was part of the discussions during the high-level Global Mountain Dialogue...

International Group Art Exhibition KALEIDOSCOPE: SMALL WORLDS at Art Mozaik Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe

Mozaik Fine Art Gallery and JS Gallery to open International Art Exhibition curated by Julia Sysalova and Oxana Akopov in Santa Fe, NM, September, 2 2025 SANTA FE, NM, UNITED STATES, August 11, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Curator: Julia Sysalova...

Russia’s Auto Market Grapples with Soaring Interest Rates

(MENAFN) Russia’s car and truck industry is grappling with a severe downturn driven by soaring interest rates, extensive Western sanctions, and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers reshaping the market landscape. Before the conflict...