The Latest Breaking News from Central Asia

A country once known for its oil and vast grassland plains is now racing to become Central Asia’s digital powerhouse — betting on artificial intelligence, AI governance, and crypto assets to reinvent its future.

ICT Week 2025 reveals Uzbekistan’s ambition: AI for dignity, opportunity, and global recognition in the digital economy.

Futsal is woven into Brazil's sporting identity, a point of pride that runs from street courts to packed arenas. Brazilian legionários have long scattered across the futsal world, and when they return, they bring back tactical nuance, higher training standards, and a competitive edge that enriches the domestic game.

Once a modest Central Asian security forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation now pits Beijing’s ambitions against Western dominance, with its August summit casting President Xi Jinping as a champion of a new multipolar order. But internal rifts raise doubts that it can rival NATO.