http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:58:25 +0200 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:58:25 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/22/central-asian-leaders-gather-at-first-ever-regional-ecological-summit-to-discuss-water-cri http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/22/central-asian-leaders-gather-at-first-ever-regional-ecological-summit-to-discuss-water-cri Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:47:44 +0200 The Regional Ecological Summit kicks off today in Astana. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/10/italian-arms-dealer-pleads-guilty-to-selling-ammunition-to-russia-in-us-court http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/10/italian-arms-dealer-pleads-guilty-to-selling-ammunition-to-russia-in-us-court Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:29:51 +0200 A sales manager at a large Italian weapons distributor was arrested in the US for selling arms to Russia. He pleaded guilty in court to having created a network of companies to circumvent restrictions imposed by US law, according to US authorities. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/04/kyrgyzstan-a-prime-destination-for-nature-tourism-mountain-adventures-and-nomadic-hospital http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/04/kyrgyzstan-a-prime-destination-for-nature-tourism-mountain-adventures-and-nomadic-hospital Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:01:31 +0100 With more than 90% of the country covered by mountain ranges, Kyrgyzstan offers visitors an impressive natural spectacle. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/deputy-prime-minister-of-kyrgyzstan-outlines-regional-and-eu-relations http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/deputy-prime-minister-of-kyrgyzstan-outlines-regional-and-eu-relations Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:06:56 +0100 In this edition of Eurasia Talks and in a rare interview, Euronews is joined by Edil Baisalov, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/26/putin-plays-komuz-in-kyrgyzstan-during-state-visit-with-lukashenko http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/26/putin-plays-komuz-in-kyrgyzstan-during-state-visit-with-lukashenko Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:58:43 +0100 In Kyrgyzstan, Vladimir Putin tried the komuz, a traditional Kyrgyz lute, during a short cultural stop on his state visit. Agreements on trade, education, migration, and security were also signed. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/04/eagles-archery-and-horseback-stunts-wow-crowds-at-kyrgyzstans-salbuurun-festival http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/04/eagles-archery-and-horseback-stunts-wow-crowds-at-kyrgyzstans-salbuurun-festival Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:23:42 +0200 The Salbuurun Festival on Lake Issyk-Kul brings together Kyrgyzstan’s finest hunters, performers and craftspeople in a vivid celebration of nomadic culture. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/04/kyrgyz-deputy-leader-touts-rising-cooperation-between-eu-and-central-asian-tigers http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/04/kyrgyz-deputy-leader-touts-rising-cooperation-between-eu-and-central-asian-tigers Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:59:31 +0200 Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, spoke to Euronews about trade, energy, youth mobility and democratic resilience, urging stronger investment and joint responses to global upheavals and the challenges of the digital age. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/03/watch-euronews-is-live-at-first-ever-eu-central-asia-summit http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/03/watch-euronews-is-live-at-first-ever-eu-central-asia-summit Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:47:04 +0200 Our correspondents will bring you the latest from the summit in Samarkand that brings together the leaders of the five Central Asian countries and the European Union for the first time. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/28/kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-sign-historic-border-agreement-after-decades-of-disputes http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/28/kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-sign-historic-border-agreement-after-decades-of-disputes Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:24:25 +0100 Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov ratified the deal on 13 March in Bishkek. http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/09/30/taking-care-of-business-how-kyrgyzstan-became-moscows-middle-man http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/09/30/taking-care-of-business-how-kyrgyzstan-became-moscows-middle-man Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:17:42 +0200 Euronews Business investigates how Russia is using Kyrgyzstan as a key third-party country to maintain trade relations with a variety of European nations. http://www.euronews.com/business/2023/10/04/central-asian-economies-are-booming-thanks-to-russia-heres-why http://www.euronews.com/business/2023/10/04/central-asian-economies-are-booming-thanks-to-russia-heres-why Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:10:36 +0200 Central Asia's economic good times are not blemish-free, amid accusations some countries in the region are helping Moscow dodge sanctions. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/21/italys-sardinia-to-fight-depopulation-by-importing-shepherds-from-kyrgyzstan http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/21/italys-sardinia-to-fight-depopulation-by-importing-shepherds-from-kyrgyzstan Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:00:59 +0200 The local branch of the national farmers' union, Coldiretti, struck a deal with Kyrgyzstan authorities to send about a hundred local farmers to the Mediterranean island, in an effort to keep its farming tradition alive. http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/28/against-the-empire-why-russias-neighbours-are-fighting-for-ukraine http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/28/against-the-empire-why-russias-neighbours-are-fighting-for-ukraine Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:54:42 +0200 Analysts say several hundred citizens of former Soviet republics have fled to Ukraine to avoid persecution at home, while others have joined Ukraine's armed forces to help defend the country against the Russian invasion. http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/06/dozens-arrested-in-kyrgyzstan-for-alleged-attempted-coup-days-after-eu-leaders-visit http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/06/dozens-arrested-in-kyrgyzstan-for-alleged-attempted-coup-days-after-eu-leaders-visit Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:59:11 +0200 The Central Asian nation's security agency confirmed more than 30 arrests among groups involved in allegedly plotting a coup. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/03/24/nowruz-celebrations-provide-welcome-break-for-inmates-in-kyrgyzstans-only-female-prison http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/03/24/nowruz-celebrations-provide-welcome-break-for-inmates-in-kyrgyzstans-only-female-prison Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:30:11 +0100 Inmates inside Kyrgyzstan's only female prison have been given a brief break from life behind bars with Nowruz celebrations taking the form of dance, wrestling and games. http://www.euronews.com/2022/09/20/tajikistan-and-kyrgyzstan-sign-peace-deal-after-deadly-border-clashes http://www.euronews.com/2022/09/20/tajikistan-and-kyrgyzstan-sign-peace-deal-after-deadly-border-clashes Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:06:14 +0200 Both sides had accused each other of provocation and opening fire following a row over border demarcation. http://www.euronews.com/2022/09/18/scores-dead-in-tajikistan-kyrgyzstan-border-clashes-as-ceasefire-struggles-to-hold http://www.euronews.com/2022/09/18/scores-dead-in-tajikistan-kyrgyzstan-border-clashes-as-ceasefire-struggles-to-hold Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:51:16 +0200 Kyrgyzstan announced on Sunday that more than 12 people had been killed in clashes on the frontier with Tajikistan this week, bringing their total dead to 36. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/27/kyrgyz-town-mourns-russian-soldier-killed-in-ukraine http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/27/kyrgyz-town-mourns-russian-soldier-killed-in-ukraine Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:49:38 +0200 A funeral is held in the provincial Kyrgyz town of Kara-Balta for Rustam Zarifulin, 26, who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine on 14th March. http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/29/kyrgyzstan-s-parliamentary-vote-boosts-president-s-clout http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/29/kyrgyzstan-s-parliamentary-vote-boosts-president-s-clout Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:10:37 +0100 With over 97% of precincts counted, three blocs all supporting Sadyr Zhaparov emerged as the top vote-getters. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/02/kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-agree-to-ceasefire-after-40-die-in-fresh-fighting http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/02/kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-agree-to-ceasefire-after-40-die-in-fresh-fighting Sun, 02 May 2021 09:58:13 +0200 The shooting broke out when Tajik officials tried to mount surveillance cameras to monitor the water supply facility http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/30/kyrgyzstan-reports-13-deaths-in-territorial-clashes-with-tajikistan http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/30/kyrgyzstan-reports-13-deaths-in-territorial-clashes-with-tajikistan Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:33:46 +0200 The two central Asian countries have traded fire in a dispute over a large area of territory. http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/11/voters-in-kyrgyzstan-to-decide-whether-to-increase-president-s-power http://www.euronews.com/2021/04/11/voters-in-kyrgyzstan-to-decide-whether-to-increase-president-s-power Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:27:33 +0200 The referendum came three months after Sadyr Zhaparov was elected president, following the ousting of the previous president amid protests. http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/15/kyrgyzstan-president-steps-down-amid-unrest-over-disputed-election-results http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/15/kyrgyzstan-president-steps-down-amid-unrest-over-disputed-election-results Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:38:12 +0200 The embattled president is the third to be toppled by popular uprisings in the former Soviet country since 2005. http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/11/kyrgyz-parliament-appoints-new-pm-as-troops-are-deployed-in-bishkek http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/11/kyrgyz-parliament-appoints-new-pm-as-troops-are-deployed-in-bishkek Sun, 11 Oct 2020 00:35:01 +0200 Sadyr Zhaparov is declared prime minister after authorities announce a state of emergency and a nightly curfew following a week of unrest in Kyrgyzstan's capital http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/06/protesters-erupt-in-kyrgyzstan-after-parliamentary-election http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/06/protesters-erupt-in-kyrgyzstan-after-parliamentary-election Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:49:45 +0200 Protesters clashed with police in Kygryzstan's capital during a demonstration against the results of a parliamentary election. http://www.euronews.com/2020/05/05/uzbekistan-s-stateless-un-hails-landmark-move-allowing-50-000-to-apply-for-citizenship http://www.euronews.com/2020/05/05/uzbekistan-s-stateless-un-hails-landmark-move-allowing-50-000-to-apply-for-citizenship Tue, 05 May 2020 22:22:48 +0200 Hundreds of thousands of people were left without citizenship across Central Asia following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/06/the-mountain-valley-one-landslide-away-from-radioactive-catastrophe http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/06/the-mountain-valley-one-landslide-away-from-radioactive-catastrophe Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:11:16 +0100 Soviet-era nuclear waste is threatening the water supply of millions of people in Kyrgyzstan. Europe is stepping in to try and prevent disaster. http://www.euronews.com/2019/08/08/kyrgyz-leader-calls-for-urgent-measures-to-maintain-rule-of-law http://www.euronews.com/2019/08/08/kyrgyz-leader-calls-for-urgent-measures-to-maintain-rule-of-law Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:12:48 +0200 Kyrgyz leader calls for urgent measures to maintain 'rule of law' http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/14/watch-young-women-aim-to-build-kyrgyzstan-s-first-satellite http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/14/watch-young-women-aim-to-build-kyrgyzstan-s-first-satellite Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:30:14 +0200 Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova is leading a team of young women to build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite. http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/17/kyrgyz-women-turn-to-plastic-surgery-to-get-european-eyes http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/17/kyrgyz-women-turn-to-plastic-surgery-to-get-european-eyes Fri, 17 May 2019 22:22:27 +0200 About 4,000 plastic surgeries are carried out in Kyrgyzstan every year. Most are "Asian blepharoplasty" or double eyelid surgery. http://www.euronews.com/2019/01/24/kyrgyzstan-s-human-rights-abuses-should-sound-alarm-bells-over-closer-ties-with-the-eu-vie http://www.euronews.com/2019/01/24/kyrgyzstan-s-human-rights-abuses-should-sound-alarm-bells-over-closer-ties-with-the-eu-vie Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:21:08 +0100 While [Kyrgyzstan] boasts a very active and engaged civil society, Askarov’s imprisonment, and the government’s abject failure to act on the UN Human Rights Committee’s decision in his case [...] should give EU officials considerable pause. http://www.euronews.com/2018/09/28/feminist-kyrgyz-singer-recieves-death-threats-for-showing-bra-in-music-video http://www.euronews.com/2018/09/28/feminist-kyrgyz-singer-recieves-death-threats-for-showing-bra-in-music-video Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:01:01 +0200 In the video, singer Zere appears in a purple bra and calls for a woman's right to her own opinion to be respected http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/30/landslide-buries-kyrgyzstan-village-24-feared-dead http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/30/landslide-buries-kyrgyzstan-village-24-feared-dead Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:33:55 +0200 At least 24 people including nine children were feared dead after a devastating landslide swept through a village in southern Kyrgyzstan early on Saturday, officials… http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/04/kyrgyzstan-fertile-ground-for-would-be-jihadists http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/04/kyrgyzstan-fertile-ground-for-would-be-jihadists Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:28:59 +0200 ISIL recruiters target Bishkek http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/04/likely-suspect-being-hunted-after-deadly-explosion-on-st-petersburg-metro-is-reportedly-a-russian-citizen-born-in-kyrgyzstan-interfax-news-agency http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/04/likely-suspect-being-hunted-after-deadly-explosion-on-st-petersburg-metro-is-reportedly-a-russian-citizen-born-in-kyrgyzstan-interfax-news-agency Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:51:13 +0200 As the hunt goes on for whoever was responsible for the deadly metro blast in St. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2017/02/17/euronews-talks-to-kyrgyz-president-atambyev http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2017/02/17/euronews-talks-to-kyrgyz-president-atambyev Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:47:37 +0100 Euronews correspondent Natasha Richardson sat down the president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambyev, to talk about his country’s economic ambitions and the fight against… http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/01/18/plane-crash-victims-mourned-in-kyrgyzstan http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/01/18/plane-crash-victims-mourned-in-kyrgyzstan Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:32:02 +0100 Flags are at half-mast in Kyrgyzstan in memory of those killed when a cargo plane crashed earlier in the week. http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/01/17/drone-video-of-turkish-cargo-plane-crash-site http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/01/17/drone-video-of-turkish-cargo-plane-crash-site Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:28:13 +0100 A Turkish cargo plane crashed on Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing dozens of people both on the ground and on the plane, the Emergency Situations Minist http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/16/kyrgyzstan-village-devastated-as-dozens-die-in-turkish-cargo-plane-crash http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/16/kyrgyzstan-village-devastated-as-dozens-die-in-turkish-cargo-plane-crash Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:14:52 +0100 Dozens dead in Kyrgyzstan village in Turkish cargo plane crash http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/12/kyrgyzstan-voters-approve-constitutional-changes-in-referendum http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/12/kyrgyzstan-voters-approve-constitutional-changes-in-referendum Mon, 12 Dec 2016 02:37:02 +0100 Kyrgyzstan has voted overwhelmingly in favour of constitutional changes boosting the power of the prime minister. http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/06/world-nomad-games-creating-cultural-connections http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/06/world-nomad-games-creating-cultural-connections Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:19:27 +0200 Cholpon-Ata, a city in the heart of the Kyrgyz Republic, is host to the Second World Nomad Games, with athletes from over forty countries. http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/30/suicide-car-bomb-attack-at-chinese-embassy-in-kyrgyzstan http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/30/suicide-car-bomb-attack-at-chinese-embassy-in-kyrgyzstan Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:20:28 +0200 China’s embassy in Kyrgyzstan was attacked on Tuesday by a suspected suicide bomber whose car rammed the gates of the compound and then exploded, according to… http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/01/kyrgyzstan-will-push-for-close-engagement-with-eu-says-president-almazbek- http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/01/kyrgyzstan-will-push-for-close-engagement-with-eu-says-president-almazbek- Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:16:02 +0200 Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has been on an extended tour of Europe meeting major European Union leaders. He plans to go to Moscow soon to http://www.euronews.com/2011/03/04/kyrgyzstan-politics-post-revolution http://www.euronews.com/2011/03/04/kyrgyzstan-politics-post-revolution Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:34:06 +0100 Kyrgyzstan: Revolution politics