A new law expanding the powers of Uzbekistan’s Presidential Administration has further elevated Saida Mirziyoeva, the president’s daughter, within the country’s political hierarchy. It gives her a role in the Security Council and has fueled fresh speculation about Uzbekistan’s eventual succession.
Floating gun emplacements are being tested for potential deployment around the waters off St. Petersburg as Ukrainian marine and aerial drone attacks continue to slip through Russia’s defenses.
Independent journalists and government critics in Kazakhstan face mounting pressure ahead of the country’s first parliamentary elections following a controversial constitutional overhaul that critics say has strengthened the president’s power.
Armenia and other countries bordering Russia took in many Russians dodging the draft in 2022-23 and now, amid growing fears of a new mobilization to boost a military depleted by the war on Ukraine, there are some indications that the numbers of Russians coming to Armenia are again rising.
The absence of war in Afghanistan in the five years since the Taliban retook power as international forces withdrew from the country doesn't mean security for the Afghan people, according to a panel discussion hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
A visit to a weapons manufacturing plant by Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko on August 18 highlighted an assault rifle Minsk is claiming was made entirely inside Belarus.
Russia marks Cheburashka’s 60th birthday on August 20 amid both enduring love for the creature and debate over his morality and even his “ethnicity.”
Arseny Turbin was 15 when he was arrested in 2023, and was described as Russia's youngest political prisoner. He turned 18 on August 19. He was given a 5-year sentence in 2024 -- and may now face new charges. RFE/RL's Russian Service spoke to family members about his life behind bars.
As the war in Ukraine drags on, the Kremlin is looking beyond its borders for help sustaining its military machine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently ordered negotiations to revise military cooperation agreements with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
A former patient has leaked multiple videos about conditions at a high-security psychiatric hospital in Kazakhstan, sparking widespread discussion about what happens behind its guarded walls.
Russia is proposing an overhaul of its foreign-worker recruitment system in 2027, tying migrants to specific employers, jobs, and regions. Experts warn that tighter rules could worsen labor shortages and push more migrants into informal employment.
Ukraine has shattered assumptions about Russian military might, exposing severe weaknesses and forcing Moscow to adapt. After more than four years of full-scale war, can a battered but still dangerous Russia claim superpower status?
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