Central Asia & Caucasus Data
Current platform capacity in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan.
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- OpenClaw AI goes viral in China, raising cybersecurity fears
on March 19, 2026OpenClaw, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent formerly known as Moltbot and Clawdbot, has gone viral in China in recent weeks, partly boosted by promotional campaigns from Tencent and Alibaba. More than a chatbot, it can handle emails, schedules and payments on a user’s behalf. The momentum mirrors a broader shift first seen in the The post OpenClaw AI goes viral in China, raising cybersecurity fears appeared first on Asia Times.
- The A-10 is reborn in the Iran war
on March 19, 2026Despite years of effort by the Air Force to get rid of the A-10 fleet, the A-10 is playing a major role in the Iran war. Unlike its predecessors used in the Iraq wars, the A-10 has been reborn with new equipment and better weapons, and significantly enhanced networking capabilities, plus embedded artificial intelligence to The post The A-10 is reborn in the Iran war appeared first on Asia Times.
- Pentagon wants over $200 billion to fund Trump’s Iran war
on March 19, 2026The Pentagon reportedly wants Congress to approve more than $200 billion in supplemental funding for US President Donald Trump’s unauthorized and deeply unpopular war on Iran as the administration weighs deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, signaling a drawn-out conflict and a possible ground invasion. The Washington Post reported late Wednesday that the Pentagon has asked the White The post Pentagon wants over $200 billion to fund Trump’s Iran war appeared first on Asia Times.
- 3d strike for Microsoft defending against Chinese, Russian hackers
on March 19, 2026This story was originally published by ProPublica. In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant’s “lack of proper detailed security documentation” left reviewers with a “lack of confidence in assessing the system’s overall security posture,” according to an internal government The post 3d strike for Microsoft defending against Chinese, Russian hackers appeared first on Asia Times.
- UN Commission on Status of Women concludes session on further advancing women rights
on March 19, 2026UNITED NATIONS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) concluded its 70th session on Thursday, pledging a shared resolve to further advance women's rights. In her closing remarks, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said the commission sent a strong message to the women and girls of the world: "Their right to justice matters, and discriminatory laws
- Afghan national's body at Torkham handed over after pause in Operation Ghazab lil-Haqon March 19, 2026
Khyber [Pakistan], March 20 (ANI): The body of an Afghan national, which had been lying at Zero Point (Iran-Pakistan border) along the Torkham border for several days, was handed over to Afghan authorities on Thursday by a delegation of local tribal elders, Dawn reported.The development comes a day after Pakistan announced a 'temporary pause' in its ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban, ci
- Daily brief about U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: Day 20on March 19, 2026
CAIRO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Energy infrastructure attacks rippled across the Middle East on Thursday as the United States, Israel, and Iran exchanged strikes for a 20th consecutive day, sending oil and gas prices surging, knocking out a significant share of Qatar's LNG export capacity, and prompting warnings of catastrophic global economic consequences. The following is a brief overview of the latest development
- Zineb Riboua: What The War On Iran Means For China And Russiaon March 19, 2026
Beijing and Moscow are both close partners of Tehran. With the US-Israeli strikes approaching a third week and Iran retaliating across the region, the conflict is poised to possibly -- and significantly -- affect those ties, the broader roles Russia and China play in the Middle East, and their relations with Washington.In an interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Zineb Riboua, a research fellow with the Hudso
