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Explore the different facets of Antalya through its most famous trekking routes.
News Central Asia
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June 21, 2025
Every year, millions visit Antalya, the shining star of the Turkish Riviera, for its beautiful sunny beaches and crystal-clear waters. Beyond its coastal charm, Antalya is also a paradise for trekkers with some of the world’s most iconic trails....
Foreign students flock to Kerala University, 138% rise in applications over last 4 yrs
The Indian Express
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June 21, 2025
While Kerala youths are scouting for higher education abroad, their international peers appear to be increasingly turning towards the University of Kerala. According to the university, the current academic year of 2025-26 has seen a 138 percent...
Saiga Conservation Clash: Kazakhstan Aids China, Russia Struggles
Times of Central Asia
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June 19, 2025
Kazakhstan will transfer 1,500 saigas to China to help restore the species’ population in the western regions of the People’s Republic of China. The announcement came during a bilateral meeting between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Chinese...
What's behind the success of China-Central Asia cooperation?
CGTN
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2025. /Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China-Central Asia Summit in...
Vanishing Sea: How Caspian Sea is Disappearing Right Before Our Eyes
The Astana Times
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June 18, 2025
AKTAU — I have been coming to Aktau, a city on Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea coast, since I was a child. It is where I was born and where most of my family still lives. I spent countless summers splashing in the water, walking the shoreline, and...
Chinese efficiency boosts Central Asia infrastructure with region's first light rail in Kazakhstan
Global Times
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A light rail train is hoisted at Station 101 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on June 11, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Yang Yongjiu Near the international airport in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, a light rail train, painted in the deep blue...
UPSC Key: Lateral Entry, Operation Sindhu and Radiological Mines
The Indian Express
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June 19, 2025
Modi reminds Trump no trade talk or US role in Sindoor pause, declines his invite Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global...
China-Iran Flights Raise Alarm As US Rethinks Strike Plans
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) China-Iran cargo flights suggest strategic coordination, possibly prompting the U.S. to delay strikes to avoid wider conflict with China involved. Amid a surge in Israeli strikes on Iran and rumors of potential U.S....
Central Asia and China sign landmark treaty on eternal friendship and cooperation.
Kun.uz
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June 18, 2025
At the conclusion of the second "Central Asia–China" summit held in Astana, the heads of state signed the Astana Declaration and the Treaty of Eternal Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation. Additionally, a substantial package of...
Could CPEC Become South Asia’s Peace Corridor?
The Diplomat
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June 16, 2025
Often hailed by Chinese and Pakistani analysts as a “game-changer,” the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) gained fresh strategic significance recently with Beijing brokering a rapprochement between Pakistan and...
Water powers neighborly harmony
China Daily
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MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY China's cooperation with Central Asian countries, including Kyrgyzstan, has significantly expanded in recent decades, covering a wide range of areas, including water resources and agriculture. These sectors are strategically...
Henan bus company thriving in Central Asia
China Daily
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Yutong Bus Co, a leading Chinese bus manufacturer headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan province, is expected to have its new batch of buses for the Central Asian market officially come off the production line this month, marking new progress in...
Ghost flights spotted from China to Iran as Beijing signals entry into conflict
Interesting Engineering - New York
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June 20, 2025
A series of unusual Boeing 747 cargo flights from China to Iran has raised alarms among Western defense analysts, as they believe Beijing might be secretly supporting Tehran as Israeli strikes become more frequent. At least five such flights have...
Facilitating Gainful Labour Migration in Southeast Asia Remains an Elusive Task
Fulcrum
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June 20, 2025
ASEAN has focused on facilitating high-skilled labour mobility, although the vast majority of migrant workers occupy medium- and low-skilled jobs. Disparities in labour standards and uncoordinated migrant labour systems continue to impede the...
UNRCCA highlights UN disability inclusion strategy in peacebuilding at preventive diplomacy academy session
News Central Asia
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June 20, 2025
On 18 June 2025, the UNRCCA held an online session of its Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA), bringing together young leaders from Central Asia and Afghanistan to discuss the implementation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy...
For Trump, the Choice Is between Ignorance and Incompetence
Modern Ghana
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It is not in the least bit surprising that America’s President Donald John Trump would so cavalierly and nonchalantly tell Ms. Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, who was at the time visiting with him at the White House, that he could not...
Diversifying Europe's Gas Supply: The Geopolitical Stakes of...
Modern Ghana
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In the contemporary era, energy has become one of the primary drivers shaping international politics and power relations among nations. The Eurasian region, with its vast reserves of natural gas in Central Asia and Europe's growing demand for...
Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US training camp after some players have visas denied
CNN
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June 20, 2025
CNN — The Senegal women’s basketball team has had to cancel a training camp it had scheduled in the United States after some members of its squad had their visas denied, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday. Senegalese Prime Minister...
Operation Sindhu: 110 Indian students evacuated from Iran land in Delhi
The Federal
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June 19, 2025
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Students who were evacuated from war-torn Iran recalled the critical situation they were faced with in the country, and thanked the Indian government for swift action in bringing them back home. The first flight carrying...
‘We saw missiles’: Indian students evacuated from Iran reach Delhi
The Kashmir Monitor
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June 19, 2025
The first flight carrying 110 Indian students, who were evacuated to Armenia from war-torn Iran, landed in Delhi in the early hours on Thursday. Amid escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Indian students in Tehran were moved out of the...