Central Asian states agree water forecast for Shardara reservoir
Central Asian countries have agreed on water withdrawal limits and reservoir operating plans for the 2026-2027 non-growing season, with inflows int...
Armenia is preparing for high-level talks with the United States on the proposed “Trump Route” project, with discussions expected to start in September alongside Azerbaijan.
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan said talks with the U. S. are planned in the near future, with the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project among the topics on the agenda.
She added that further details on the visit of U.S. officials to Yerevan and the scope of discussions will be made public later.
The specifics of the TRIPP remain vague. While President Donald Trump has spoken of American involvement for 99 years, both Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the foreign minister have stressed that no such agreement exists.
In his latest briefing, Pashinyan confirmed that discussions on the Washington agreements will begin in September with both U.S. and Azerbaijani representatives.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Around 70 missiles were fired at Ukraine during the attack, as well as drones, the Ministry said.
Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian states have signed two key documents at the 8th Consultative Meeting of Heads of State in Turkmenbashi, formalising a broader framework for regional cooperation in transport, trade, energy, digitalisation and security.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has carried out a series of military operations against Houthi targets in Yemen after attacks on two Saudi airports left three people dead and dozens injured.
An investigation into August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has no connection to Azerbaijan, informed sources have told AnewZ.
Central Asian countries have agreed on water withdrawal limits and reservoir operating plans for the 2026-2027 non-growing season, with inflows into Kazakhstan’s Shardara Reservoir -- a crucial water source for agriculture --expected to reach around 10 billion cubic metres.
Tajikistan has begun the process of leaving the International Criminal Court, citing what it calls growing politicisation and bias in the court’s work.
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 8 October 2026. These are the top five stories from the region.
Georgia has detained a man who planned to sell uranium-238 to a foreign national for $700,000, the national security service said on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian states have signed two key documents at the 8th Consultative Meeting of Heads of State in Turkmenbashi, formalising a broader framework for regional cooperation in transport, trade, energy, digitalisation and security.
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