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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine ahead of a trip to Central Asia

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Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Central Asia hoping that greater US engagement will reassure former Soviet republics rattled by the Ukraine...

AFPFebruary 25, 2023

Klara Imangalieva lives on the ninth floor of a high-rise building in Kazakhstan's largest city of Almaty, but now wants to move to a single-storey house to "at least have a chance of surviving in the event of an earthquake"

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Turkey tragedy jolts quake-prone Central Asia

When a devastating earthquake and aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria this month, Klara Imangalieva — who lives in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan...

AFPFebruary 22, 2023

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Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road

Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese side bear a blunt...

AFPApril 27, 2019

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Central Asia’s terror attackers were radicalised abroad

When Sayfullo Saipov used a truck to mow people down on a New York street, ultimately killing eight according to terror charges, he guaranteed...

AFPNovember 2, 2017

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UN chief wraps Central Asia visit, citing rights fears

United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon on Saturday warned of a worsening rights situation across Central Asia, as he ended a visit to energy-rich...

AFPJune 13, 2015