Tajikistan has increased its exports to Kyrgyzstan 19 times. The Customs Service of Tajikistan says. Exports of goods to Kyrgyzstan amounted to just $475,000 in 2024, while in the past year this figure reached $9 million. Kyrgyzstan is the only member state of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) tha»»»

Textile production in Kyrgyzstan increased by 9.6 percent. Statistical materials for the last year say. Overall production of textiles, clothing, footwear, and leather goods at current prices amounted to 25.12 billion soms. This represents a 9.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024.»»»

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck four border crossings on the Syrian-Lebanese border that it said were being used by Lebanese Hezbollah movement forces to smuggle weapons. "A short while ago, the IDF struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon Border used by Hezbollah to smuggle»»»

Bishkek’s waste processing plant has already processed 49,000 tons of waste. Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev announced in an interview with Kabar news agency. He called the plant’s launch his most recent source of pride and noted that it was built entirely with private funding. «Bishkek, without spending»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the concept of the agreement on Greenland is elaborated, and opined that the future deal would be beneficial for the United States and its partners. President Trump announced on Truth Social that after meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, a "fr»»»

President Karol Nawrocki is considering an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join a newly announced Peace Council, but Warsaw stresses the move must follow Polish law. On Monday, presidential aide Marcin Przydacz confirmed the offer and said the Foreign Ministry had been asked for guid»»»

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UniCredit has re-entered Poland with ETF portfolios aimed at retail savers, positioning itself against XTB and Slovakia’s Finax. With a €100 minimum, clients choose among four risk strategies—conservative, stable, dynamic, and offensive—each available in euro or USD and in an inflation-hedged varia»»»

The Sejm held a first reading of the government’s bill to reform the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) and the Electoral Code. The proposal shifts selection of 15 judge-members of the KRS from parliament to direct, secret elections by all judges, supervised by the National Electoral Commissio»»»

Elzat Asanova, the winner of the national competition Best Teacher of the Year — 2025, was presented with the keys to a one-room apartment in Bishkek. The press service of the Ministry of Education of Kyrgyzstan reported. The teacher is a mother of five children. Her eldest daughter is in 9th grade»»»

The Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement announced a new package of contracts awarded in favour of the Ministry of Defence on the second day of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) 2026. The package comprised four contracts with a total value »»»

Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. Named TeraWave, it will offer continuous internet access around the world, with the ability to move large amounts of data much more quickly than»»»

Mourners gather at a memorial of flowers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Monday, May 30, 2022. Photo by Jon Farina/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A Texas jury on Wednesday found former school police officer Adrian Gonzales not guilty of felony charges accusing him of endangering»»»

Three activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have gone on trial in Hong Kong, facing charges under the city's controversial national security law. Chow Hang-tung, 40, Lee Cheuk-yan, 68, and Albert Ho, 74, are accused of inciting others to subvert st»»»

Dubai: Unsettled weather conditions are set to affect large parts of the UAE, with rough seas, falling temperatures and strong winds expected through Friday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said an extension of a surface low-pressure system from the east, combined wit»»»

Manila: A young Philippine journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of "terror financing" on Thursday (January 22, 2026) in a case rights groups and a UN rapporteur had labelled a "travesty of justice". Community journalist and radio broadcaster Frenchie»»»

Asian stocks rose Thursday while safe-haven precious metals extended losses after Donald Trump rowed back on his threat to hit key European countries with tariffs over their opposition to the US takeover of Greenland. The gains were also fuelled by a surge in regional tech giants as the artificial »»»

CAIRO: Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals said, on one of the war-battered enclave 's deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October. The United States is t»»»

Whistleblower Aid on Wednesday said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., received a copy of a Department of Homeland Security memo revising its policy on forcible entry of homes, which could face a Fourth Amendment challenge. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Immigrat»»»

Davos: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Chinese President Xi Jinping as an "incredible man" who has achieved "amazing" things and is "highly respected by everybody," while reaffirming his longstanding positive rapport with both leaders Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also R»»»

United Nations: The Security Council has condemned the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. In a press statement on Wednesday (local time), the members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State-Khorasan Province. A»»»

The generational gap is not a new concept, but the distance between age groups today feels deeper and more complex than ever. Each generation has always been shaped by its own experiences and values, yet in a fast-paced, digitally saturated world, these differences have grown more pronounced. Commu»»»

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, is expected to visit the United States soon, a senior US official said Wednesday, marking a shift in relations between Washington and Caracas. The move signals President Donald Trump’s willingness to engage directly with Rodriguez’s government as the »»»

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station (ISS) say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical crisis. During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which»»»

A US federal judge on Wednesday ruled government officials could not search electronic devices seized by the FBI last week from a Washington Post journalist. The ruling by US Magistrate Judge William Porter said the materials seized from reporter Hannah Natanson could not be reviewed due to pending»»»

What on earth has the last fortnight been all about? In the wake of a successful military operation in Venezuela earlier this month, a buoyed-up Donald Trump started to ratchet up the rhetoric on Greenland. Day after day, the world was treated to claims of ownership, threats of military action and »»»

Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been found guilty of financing terrorism. Cumpio, 26, was arrested in February 2020 after police and military raided her boarding house in the middle of the night and allegedly found a hand grenade, firearm, and communist flag in her bed. Several thousand»»»

RALEIGH, North Carolina: An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out a 2022 killing rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 1»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Steven Durlauf, Director of the Stone Centre for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, says that 'the damage has been done and it's very persistent', following the announcement by US Presid»»»

A Republican-led House committee voted on Wednesday to advance contempt of Congress resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, escalating a high-profile investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and setting the stage for potential vo»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Kurdish humanitarian activist Arya Jemo amid the rapidly shifting sociopolitical and economic dynamics in Syria. Mr. Jemo shares themes of political betrayal, territorial control, ideological conflict, and international disengagement. He addresses loss, re»»»

UNITED NATIONS: President Donald Trump’s ambition for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appears to be the latest US attempt to sidestep the Trump's Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the UN Security Council, raising new questions about the »»»

US President Donald Trump's proposal to cap credit card costs would be "an economic disaster", the boss of one of the world's biggest banks has warned. JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon said the plan would remove credit from the majority of Americans and hit restaurants, retailers, travel »»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Steven Durlauf, Director of the Stone Centre for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, says that 'the damage has been done and it's very persistent', following the announcement by US Presid»»»

South Korea's benchmark Kospi index broke above 5,000 points for the first time, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had reached a framework for a deal on Greenland. Also Read: Asian stocks higher, oil falls as Trump-Xi plan eases nerves: Markets wrapThe Kospi index was trading up more th»»»

'There really are no substantive concessions that Mark Rutte could have given Trump', FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating explains, adding that the NATO chief may 'have just explained to Trump the existing rights that the US has in Greenland and sold this to Trump as something new'. Tru»»»

A new report by professional social media platform LinkedIn shows that while jobseekers currently outpace job openings, a "new-collar" era of work is opening, focused on AI-related skills. In this edition, we speak to LinkedIn's EMEA Managing Director Sue Duke from the World Economic Forum in Davos»»»

Less than 15% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s most advanced production processes are likely to be based in the United States by 2029, despite Washington’s push to relocate a larger share of the supply chain, according to a leading Taiwanese economist cited by Focus Taiwan. »»»

South Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection linked to the brief imposition of martial law by ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol in late 2024, the nation’s Yonhap News Agency writes. »»»

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has been invited by US president Donald Trump to join a proposed international body intended to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, according to Japan’s foreign ministry, Kyodo News has reported. »»»

Indonesia has taken another step in its mineral downstreaming agenda with the inauguration of a battery precursor materials facility operated by PT Anugerah Barokah Energi Baru (ABEB) at the Setangga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, as reported by Indonesia Business Pos»»»

Indonesia has taken another step in its mineral downstreaming agenda with the inauguration of a battery precursor materials facility operated by PT Anugerah Barokah Energi Baru (ABEB) at the Setangga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, as reported by Indonesia Business Pos»»»

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez will travel to Washington in the coming days, a senior US official told multiple news agencies, cementing her status as President Donald Trump's preferred partner for governing post-Maduro Venezuela despite her two decades defending authoritari»»»

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez will travel to Washington in the coming days, a senior US official told multiple news agencies, cementing her status as President Donald Trump's preferred partner for governing post-Maduro Venezuela despite her two decades defending authoritari»»»

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso will acquire complete ownership of two Gulf of Mexico oil fields after agreeing to purchase Russian company Lukoil's remaining stake in a transaction valued at $600mn. The cong»»»

Indonesia has taken another step in its mineral downstreaming agenda with the inauguration of a battery precursor materials facility operated by PT Anugerah Barokah Energi Baru (ABEB) at the Setangga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, as reported by Indonesia Business Pos»»»

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso will acquire complete ownership of two Gulf of Mexico oil fields after agreeing to purchase Russian company Lukoil's remaining stake in a transaction valued at $600mn. The cong»»»

The United States is conducting a substantial military buildup across the Middle East, positioning forces for potential action against Iran as President Donald Trump considers strike options, according to media reports and open-source intelligence analysts tracking equipment movements on January 21»»»

US President Donald Trump announced the United States and NATO have formed the "framework of a future deal" regarding Greenland and the Arctic region following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, stating he will not impose tariffs on Denmark that were scheduled for February 1. »»»