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OSCE observers say Kyrgyzstan election was efficient but freedoms increasingly limited

Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box to count votes during the snap parliamentary election in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov
Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box to count votes during the snap parliamentary election in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov

Former Turkish ambassador elected new OSCE secretary general, Turkish source says

OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu attends the 31st Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council, in Ta'Qali, Malta, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga
OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu attends the 31st Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council, in Ta'Qali, Malta, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Accusations and walkouts as Ukraine, Russia ministers clash at Malta OSCE meeting

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Mr Andriy Sybiha, walked out - along with other delegates at the OSCE meeting - when Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov (on screen, left) began talking.
Ukraine’s foreign minister, Mr Andriy Sybiha, walked out - along with other delegates at the OSCE meeting - when Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov (on screen, left) began talking.

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to visit EU first time since the start of Ukraine war: Media

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Azerbaijan's ruling party retains parliamentary majority after snap vote

Baku, Azerbaijan September 1, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
Baku, Azerbaijan September 1, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov

OSCE head in Moldova to boost talks on settling separatist dispute

FILE PHOTO: Malta's Foreign Minister Ian Borg takes part in an EU Foreign Ministers' meeting, in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Malta's Foreign Minister Ian Borg takes part in an EU Foreign Ministers' meeting, in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

Russia's parliament to vote on suspending Moscow's OSCE participation

Russia's State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attends a plenary session of the lower house of parliament to discuss a bill allowing the confiscation of property from those convicted of a number of crimes including spreading \"deliberately false information\" about the Russian army, in Moscow, Russia January 24, 2024. Russian State Duma/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Russia's State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attends a plenary session of the lower house of parliament to discuss a bill allowing the confiscation of property from those convicted of a number of crimes including spreading \"deliberately false information\" about the Russian army, in Moscow, Russia January 24, 2024. Russian State Duma/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Ukraine's top diplomat to boycott OSCE meeting over Russia's Lavrov attending: Kyiv

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

Neutral Malta to chair OSCE after Moscow blocks Nato member Estonia

The OSCE sign is seen outside Hofburg Palace as a Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) takes place in Vienna, Austria, February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
The OSCE sign is seen outside Hofburg Palace as a Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) takes place in Vienna, Austria, February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

OSCE notes interference from abroad in Moldova local elections

FILE PHOTO: Moldova's President Maia Sandu addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Moldova's President Maia Sandu addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.