There is little room for negotiation between the United States and Iran to settle their dangerous disputes in the Middle East. Back-channel avenues for discussion are available for the two countries that have not had formal diplomatic ties for more than four decades, but for now each side appears content to deliver explosive messages indirectly. Analysts explain why Washington and Tehran are not about to sit down and work out their differences amid rising tensions.
Kyrgyzstan has responded to a letter from the United States that reportedly expressed concern over ongoing discussions by Kyrgyz lawmakers of a controversial bill that would allow authorities to register organizations as "foreign representatives."
A Russian court in Volgograd has detained a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of "rehabilitating Nazism" after she posted a video of herself online mocking a monument to a significant Soviet victory in World War II.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's interview with right-wing U.S. talk show host Tucker Carlson.
Amid an ongoing crackdown on civil society in Kyrgyzstan, the Oktyabr (October) district court in Bishkek on February 9 issued a ruling to liquidate the Kloop Media Public Foundation, the main owner of the Kloop news agency, one of the leading independent media outlets in the country.
Tajikistan has reduced the number of jobs which it forbids women from doing. The new list still includes 194 professions and types of work that women cannot do, down from the previous 334.
An Armenian church that was once one of Tbilisi's most prominent landmarks is slowly falling to bits in full view of the Georgian capital's inhabitants.
Independent candidates backing jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan took a shock lead as counting continued in Pakistan's February 8 parliamentary elections amid allegations of vote rigging.
Tucker Carlson's marathon interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin produced little new. Instead, it was a rehash of Kremlin lies and baseless claims, in which Carlson neglected to mention many inconvenient truths.
