The Latest Breaking News from Kazakhstan

Spies plotted to release ‘deep fake porn’ images of the son of the Kazakhstan President, the court has heard

Three Bulgarian nationals were allegedly part of a group which carried out surveillance on opponents of the Russian state, the Old Bailey heard.

Six Russian soldiers who fled the fighting in Ukraine have found refuge in France and hope to receive asylum, in a landmark case of Russian deserters being welcomed in an EU country as a group.

Australian Aleksandar Vukic's bid to reach his second ATP final has been scuppered by Russian Karen Khachanov in the semis at the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan.

France has granted temporary refuge to six Russian soldiers who fled rather than fight the war in Ukraine, the first time a European Union country has let in deserters without passports or travel documents. An anti-war activist who helped them escape tells RFI about the difficult process of getting former…

Organisations assisting deserters hope France’s decision will lead to more soldiers fleeing war

Scotland Under-21s faced a disappointing end to their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign.

Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests.

Kazakhs looked Sunday to have voted in favour of building the first nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country, the world's largest producer of uranium but lacking electricity, in a referendum.