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The Latest Breaking News from Kyrgyzstan

Russia-Ukraine war: IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee for including annexed regions of Ukraine

International Olympic Committee says inclusion of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia merits immediate suspension

The Guardian - AU

Biden is meeting with leaders from Israel, Brazil, Ukraine and the 'Stans' this week

President Biden will hold a series of talks with world leaders this week around U.N. meetings — including a first-ever summit with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

WEKU

Delhi court grants wrestler Bajrang Punia exemption from personal appearance in defamation case

Bajrang Punia granted exemption from personal appearance in criminal defamation case by Delhi court. Punia had gone to Kyrgyzstan for practice sessions and Asian Games. Complaint filed by wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya against Punia for alleged defamatory remarks at press conference.

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Snow leopards and citizen science: Seeking the grey ghost in Kyrgyzstan

Tracking evidence of this most elusive of big cats in the untouched mountains of Central Asia is a perspective-altering volunteerism trip, finds Clodagh Kinsella

The Independent UK

Raul Rosas Jr. turns to old wrestling coach in Kyrgyzstan after first career loss

18-year-old UFC prospect Raul Rosas Jr. went back to his roots after his first career loss.

USA Today Sports Media Group

In Kyrgyzstan, parents wish for sons. Too many girls, and they start to worry

My father was so upset at having a girl he refused to visit me in hospital. He later changed his mind, but such attitudes keep women uneducated and limited to housework and care duties

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Kremlin infighting ‘destroying Russian state’, says Wagner head

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin criticises factionalism within Russian hierarchy

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How China is increasing its influence in central Asia as part of global plans to offer an alternative to the west

As G7 leaders were preparing for their recent summit in Japan, China’s president Xi Jinping hosted his central Asian counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The Conversation

China’s Xi hosts Central Asia summit as Russian influence wanes

The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in Xian for a two-day meeting.

Al Jazeera

China looks to strengthen ties in Russia's Central Asian backyard

XIAN, China -China will for the first time host an in-person summit of central Asian leaders this week, seeking to cement ties in a region seen as Russia's backyard as its relations with the West sour.

Reuters

UFC 285: Best photos from Las Vegas

Check out these photos from the fights at UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Alexa Grasso's submission win over Valentina Shevchenko to win the women's flyweight title at UFC 285.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Blinken Holds Talks with Central Asian Nations in Wake of Ukraine Anniversary

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Central Asia Tuesday to meet officials from all five former Soviet republics following the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken's visit to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is his first to the region as the Biden administration's top diplomat.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyrgyz ex-president released from prison, case to be reviewed

Kyrgyzstan's former president, Almazbek Atambayev, has been released from prison for medical treatment abroad, an ally said on Tuesday, as his case was sent for a review.

Reuters

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Kyrgyzstan to host Russia-led defence bloc drills

Kyrgyzstan will host a Russia-led security bloc's peacekeeping drills this year instead of Armenia, which last month declined to host the exercise, the bloc's chief of staff said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia-led rescuers pull man from rubble in Turkey 160 hours after quake

Rescue teams from Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus pulled a man alive from a collapsed building in Turkey on Sunday, 160 hours after the earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Man sues organ transplant NPO for 30 million yen

A male patient has filed a lawsuit seeking about 30 million yen from the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Reuters

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan- EMSC

(This Dec. 28 story has been corrected to fix location to remove reference to 'Almaty region' in the first paragraph)

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Kyrgyz First Deputy PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Riyadh, Bishkek Aim to Increase Cooperation in Green Economy

Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan aim to boost their comprehensive partnership amid plans to increase economic, trade, and investment cooperation in infrastructure, renewable energy, hydroelectric power, wind energy, agricultural production technology, and green economy, said First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev. He told Asharq Al-Awsat in Riyadh that he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Meets First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Fathan bin Abdullah held talks with first deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan Adelbek Qasim Aliyev in Riyadh on Thursday. The FM met with Aliyev on behalf of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The officials held talks on bilateral ties and…

Reuters

Kyrgyzstan asks Russia-led bloc to send peacekeepers to Tajik border

Kyrgyzstan has asked a Russia-led security bloc to deploy peacekeeping troops at its disputed border with Tajikistan to ensure a ceasefire holds between the two ex-Soviet Central Asian countries, a senior Kyrgyz official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

'We want respect': Putin's authority tested in Central Asia

Sensing that Russia has been weakened by its war in Ukraine, some of its closest allies in Central Asia are displaying a newly assertive streak.

Reuters

South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023.

The Independent UK

Kyrgyzstan: Exploring central Asia’s hidden gem that transports you back in time

The country has vast stretches of land barely troubled by roads, writes Evgeny Lebedev

Reuters

Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of hiding military hardware near border

Tajikistan accused Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday of failing to withdraw military hardware from their mutual border after last week's deadly conflict and hiding it instead, a charge Bishkek denies.

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