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Kazakh ex-leader's nephew sentenced to 6 years for embezzlement

A Kazakh court on Monday sentenced a nephew of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev to six years in prison for embezzlement, the first verdict against a close relative of the once powerful leader of the oil-rich Central Asian nation.

Reuters

At UN, Russia's war in Ukraine is both text and subtext

After two years of discourse dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine has taken center stage at this year’s U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK

Gennady Golovkin's phone call explained as fighter spoke after Canelo Alvarez defeat

Fans were baffled when Golovkin appeared to be laughing during a phone call in the ring immediately after losing his trilogy bout with Alvarez, and it's now been confirmed who he was speaking to

Daily Mirror

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Kazakhstan Renames Capital, Extends Presidential Term

The president of Kazakhstan on Saturday signed constitutional amendments that extended the presidential term to seven years and brought back the old name of the country's capital. The changes are among political and economic reforms that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for after violent protests rocked the country in January,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kazakhstan renames capital, extends presidential term

The president of Kazakhstan has signed constitutional amendments that extend the presidential term to seven years and bring back the old name of the country’s capital

The Independent UK

How Ukraine makes Putin’s regional project crumble

Before February 24, Putin had reached the peak of his power over the ex-USSR – but then Ukraine happened.

Al Jazeera

Kazakh capital renamed again as ex-leader's legacy fades

Kazakhstan's parliament renamed the Central Asian nation's capital from Nur-Sultan to Astana on Friday, the latest move by government officials and politicians to distance themselves from the former Soviet republic's first president.

Reuters

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Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China's Xi

A Chinese-born Kazakh activist is preparing to register a political party in Kazakhstan to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region

The Independent UK

Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan before summit with Putin

Chinese president’s trip underlines the importance Beijing places on asserting its role as a regional leader.

Al Jazeera

Kazakhstan to change capital’s name back to Astana from Nur-sultan

The announcement comes three years after it was renamed in honour of Nursultan Nazarbayev

The Independent UK

China’s Xi Arrives in Kazakhstan on First Foreign Trip since Pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. Xi’s trip underlines the importance Beijing places on ties with Russia…

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China's Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping has started his first foreign trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Amid Russia's war, pope says faith cannot justify such evil

Pope Francis has told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war and that God must never “be held hostage to the human thirst for power.”

The Independent UK

Strength of ‘limitless’ China-Russia ties to be tested at summit

Military setback in Ukraine further weakens Russian position as leaders prepare to jostle for regional influence in Uzbekistan

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Kazakhstan to change name of capital from Nur-sultan back to Astana

The capital of the central Asian country was renamed Nur-sultan in 2019 in honour of outgoing president Nursultan Nazarbayev

Al Jazeera

Kazakhstan approves proposal to restore capital’s old name Astana

Authorities in Kazakhstan support a bill to restore capital’s old name Astana, which was changed to Nur-Sultan in 2019.

The Independent UK

President: Kazakhstan's capital will again be called Astana

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has agreed to restore the former name of the country’s capital just three years after he renamed it in honor of his predecessor, his spokesman said Tuesday

The Conversation

With his army on the back foot, is escalation over Ukraine Vladimir Putin’s only real option?

Vladmir Putin has a new problem. His invasion of Ukraine is not just bogged down. It’s going rapidly backwards.

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The Independent UK

Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch

Pope Francis is traveling to Kazakhstan this week to participate in a conference of world religious leaders, with Russia's war in Ukraine clouding the visit

Reuters

Kazakh leader to seek second term in snap election

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev plans to call an early election in the coming months in which he will run, he told parliament in an annual address.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan Sign 13 Agreements to Boost Investments

The Saudi-Kazakhstan forum, which kicked off on Sunday, saw the signing of 13 investment agreements in several sectors of common interest, including sports, media, health and medicine and agriculture. The deals were signed in presence of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Saudi Minister of Investment Khaled Al-Falih, and representatives of the…

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia takes credit for Elena Rybakina’s victory at Wimbledon

“It’s the Russian school, after all. She played here with us for a long time, and then in Kazakhstan,” Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev told sports website Championat on Saturday after Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Centre Court.

The Independent UK

Russia claims credit for Elena Rybakina's Wimbledon title

The president of the Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as “our product” on her run to the women’s title at Wimbledon

Al Jazeera

What we know about protests in Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region

Calls for independent investigation grow as officials report 18 killed and 243 wounded in unrest in autonomous region.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: Is Kazakhstan going cool on Russia?

President Tokayev publicly refused to recognise separatist regions in Ukraine, enraging some Kremlin officials.

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