In mid-May, the Tajik authorities escalated their offensive against the people of Gorno-Badakhshan, a province encompassing the eastern half of the country.
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The United States on Friday (Oct 7) imposed new sanctions following North Korea's latest missile launches this week
President Xi Jinping has embarked on a "final round of purges" ahead of a major Chinese Communist Party congress, wielding his long-running anti-corruption...
The maritime drills will take place in waters off South Korea's east coast on Oct 7-8, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and...