Trump’s Foreign Policy Opens Door to Partnership With Hungary

January 20, 2025, marks a turning point in U.S. foreign policy. The Trump Administration’s return to office has ushered in a doctrine rooted in realism, peace through strength, and economic pragmatism, departing sharply from the ideological...

CIS and Russia-Central Asia Summits: Regional Dynamics and Moscow’s Strategy

Executive Summary The Dushanbe meetings, which occurred from October 8th to 10th, 2025, led to a collaborative set of political, security, and economic commitments within the Russia–Central Asia and CIS frameworks, resulting in 19 signed documents...

OGT 2025: Global Demand for Chemicals – S&P Global Commodity Insights on the Unwavering Growth of Polymers and New Markets

Michael Liesfeldt, Research Director, Chemicals, S&P Global Commodity Insights, presented an analysis of current global trends at the International OGT 2025 Conference in Ashgabat, emphasizing the stable and continuously growing demand for...

Integration through Technology: Uzbekistan’s Digital Agenda within the OTS Framework

Digital transformation is a priority today for most member countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). At the current stage, OTS member states are actively integrating digital technologies into their economies, education systems,...

Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 26, 2025

Bridgeville Adam Holtzapfel sold property at 509 Dewey Ave. to Brent Coyne for $230,000. Estate of Barbara Scott sold property at 1413 Alice Drive to Duane Wilson and Ramona Perez Korba for $425,000. William Evans sold property at 1282 Cook School...

Hero-Arkadag blessed the implementation of the next stage of the Serhetabat-Herat gas pipeline, called “Arkadagyň ak ýoly”

21 October 2025 132 Hero-Arkadag blessed the implementation of the next stage of the Serhetabat-Herat gas pipeline, called “Arkadagyň ak ýoly” On October 20, 2025, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of...

Figures of culture and art visiting the masters of "white gold"

In the International Year of Peace and Trust, the farmers of Balkan velayat plan to harvest a rich and high-quality crop from 13,000 hectares of cotton fields. In this regard, they are increasing the pace of production. This important work...

M. Khusnullin: Arkadag city is a world-class project

Turkmenistan has great prospects in the field of construction development, having made significant progress in this area. The quality of the facilities and the scale of construction in the cities of Arkadag and Ashgabat inspire sincere respect....

Uzbekneftegaz and SOCAR discuss acceleration of geological exploration in Ustyurt Plateau

The Chairman of the Management Board of Uzbekneftegaz JSC met with the President of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) to discuss the implementation of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) on geological exploration and...

How the US should partner with Central Asian states to avoid Russia-China dominance

China’s growing strength and Russia’s weakening position, partly due to the draining of its resources in its war against Ukraine, are reshaping the geopolitics of Central Asia. While historically under Russian influence, the five Central Asian...

Trump’s top-down Gaza peace plan has all ingredients for disaster

The Green Zone, a fact-based war thriller helmed by the renowned Paul Greengrass, concludes with a glimpse into Iraq’s ravaged and tumultuous future. Focused on the fabricated Weapon of Mass Destruction intel provided by Iraqi defector Rafid Ahmed...

America’s Millionaires and Billionaires vs. Other Top Countries

Mapped: Financing Risk by Country in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Most countries (90)...

The Biz Beat: Sunnyvale Turkish restaurant embodies meyhane tradition

Turkish food is a vibrant blend of flavors, shaped by the country’s key position along the ancient Silk Road. It’s where Sephardic Jews and Muslims in the south, Greeks across the western sea and Slavs along the Black Sea’s southern edge converged...

India and Mongolia bolster strategic ties: Essence of the Mongolian President’s India visit

The visit of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh (13-16 October 2025) holds special significance both bilaterally and regionally. Several agreements were signed for mutual benefits. The strengthening of relationship also sends a signal about...

Trump to Host U.S.-Central Asia Summit on November 6

Kazakhstan’s presidency says a Central Asia–United States summit will be held in Washington on November 6. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump to thank him for the invitation to participate in the summit on...

OGT 2025: Delegates Arrive as Expo Preparations Near Completion

The 30th Anniversary International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2025” is approaching its grand opening, with final preparations in full swing across the capital. Delegates from over 70 countries are arriving in...

Polluters are starting to pay attention to UN’s methane warnings

More governments and companies are responding to United Nations-issued alerts about methane leaks, though action still remains too limited to drive major cuts to emissions of the greenhouse gas. The response rate to pollution warnings from the...

At UNGA, Central Asia’s Discourse on Russia-Ukraine Conflict Shifts

The annual U.N. General Assembly debate officially concluded last month under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development, and Human Rights.” While the speeches provided world leaders with a platform to present their...

Masrour Barzani: Kirkuk Is the Heart of Kurdistan — We Are Ready to Sacrifice Our Blood for It

Masrour Barzani: Kirkuk Is the Heart of Kurdistan — We Are Ready to Sacrifice Our Blood for It ARK News.. With the presence of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Vice President Masrour Barzani, the KDP officially launched its election campaign today...

The Team Europe Initiative Working Group holds first meeting on water, energy and climate change

09:28, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The first meeting of the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Working Group on Water, Energy, and Climate Change was held in Dushanbe on October 20, bringing together representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,...