The Latest Breaking News from Turkmenistan

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosted the de facto leader of Turkmenistan for rare talks at the Elysee Palace, with Paris showing interest in the vast gas reserves of the reclusive Central Asian state.

China has been developing closer ties with countries in central Asia over recent years. Trade between China and the central Asia region grew to US$89 billion (£69 billion) in 2023, an increase of 27% on the previous year. Chinese trade rose with every country there except Turkmenistan.

Russian and Iranian presidents discuss arms deals, potential threats, and alliance against the West in a diplomatic meeting in Turkmenistan.

Putin and Pezeshkian to meet in Turkmenistan to discuss Middle East tensions and bilateral issues.

Russian President Putin and Iranian President Pezeshkian to meet in Turkmenistan to discuss Middle East tensions and regional security.

Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border.

China, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Russia ban more VPNs than everyone else, with the Kremlin reportedly blocking more services on the Apple App Store at the time of writing.

Flight BA31 was 35,000ft over Turkmenistan when the Boeing 777-200 aircraft was turned back to London on Sunday

Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit is still burning 53 years later.