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WASHINGTON, U.S.--Traffic through the Lachin Corridor — the only route connecting the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia — has been blocked by Azerbaijani self-proclaimed environmental activists for a fifth day.

MICHIGAN, U.S.--In September, Armenia and Azerbaijan renewed their battle over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Significant escalation occurred on September 13, when Azerbaijan upped the ante and attacked cities along Armenia’s border. 

WASHINGTON, U.S.--Asmae Moussaoui couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched.

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia--China’s efforts to strengthen its influence in Malaysia's media organisations, think tanks and universities as well as in the political sphere is putting the country’s ability to chart an independent course in its foreign and domestic affairs at risk, an analyst has warned.

WASHINGTON, U.S.--Even as the Ukraine war enters a new phase with significant Russian losses in the Donbass, the center of diplomatic gravity this week will be in the historic city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, where the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is taking place.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the issue of U.S. funded and supported biological laboratories has come under the spotlight with many questions being asked over what their ultimate purpose is.

SINGAPORE CITY, Singapore--When Russia invaded Ukraine, it took itself off the map of Eurasian transport corridors linking China and Europe. At the same time, it breathed new life into moribund routes that would allow goods to travel across the Eurasian landmass without traversing Russia. It also opened the door to greater Russian connectivity with the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia.

NEW YORK, U.S.--While the world has been distracted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey, a member of the NATO alliance, has been busy harassing another NATO member, its Western neighbor, Greece.

NEW YORK, U.S.--The world is seeing Vladimir Putin's clear plan to reestablish the Russian Empire. It also is hearing rumblings from Asia about restoration of a Chinese dynasty, and in the Middle East, a return to when Persia -- now an extremely different Iran -- dominated the region.