Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, looks like a futuristic paradise built entirely from white marble, gold statues, and bizarre world records — yet almost nobody seems to live there. Behind the ...

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While exploring Turkmenistan — one of the world’s most secretive and heavily controlled countries — travelers secretly filmed inside a local market after being warned by locals and guides not to use ...

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Soon before she arrived in Turkmenistan in early 2026, Canadian traveler Elyse Williams received a warning from her tour company not to venture far from her hotel in the authoritarian country and to ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed media reports that Moscow is considering terminating its gas agreement with Armenia. Indeed, the Russian ...

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