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Uzbekistan. Uzbek Opposition Writer Says Authorities Have Arrested His Son Without Giving Reason (RFE RL)

Opposition activist and writer Islom Kholboev says Uzbek authorities have arrested one of his sons without giving a reason for his detention. Kholboev, who lives...

CSTO. Russia-Led CSTO To Hold Military Drills In Central Asia Due To Situation In Afghanistan (RFE RL)

The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) says it plans to hold military exercises in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan due to the ongoing situation in...

Haiti. USAID Announces Additional $32 Million in Assistance for Haiti Quake Victims (VoA)

Sandra Lemaire, Matiado Vilme During a surprise visit to survey earthquake damage in Haiti on Thursday, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power...

Afghanistan. Afghanistan Faces Complex Web of Economic Crises (VoA)

Rob Garver Steering Afghanistan's economy would be a formidable task for anyone, which is why economists and other experts expressed dismay this week when the...

Afghanistan. Crowds Return to Kabul Airport After Bombings (VoA)

Crowds of people desperate to leave Afghanistan returned to Kabul’s airport Friday as evacuation flights out of the country resumed, a day after horrendous...

Cuba. Cuba to recognise, regulate cryptocurrency (Al Jazeera)

Cuba has said it will recognise – and regulate – cryptocurrencies for payments on the island in a move that could help to circumvent...

Ethiopia. UN chief says ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ unfolding in Ethiopia (Al Jazeera)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the Security Council the conflict in Ethiopia has spread beyond the Tigray region and “a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding before...

Afghanistan. Hundreds of displaced Afghan families seeking food and shelter (Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces are begging for...

Afghanistan. Taliban planning ‘inclusive caretaker gov’t’ in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Osama Bin Javaid The Taliban says it is planning an inclusive caretaker government in Afghanistan after the group toppled the Western-backed administration in a stunning...

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