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Kazakhstan ruling party set to win parliamentary elections

The Kazakhstan ruling party is set to win early parliamentary elections on Sunday in what President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called the final stage of a government “reset” in response to deadly riots last year.

Tribune News Service

Kazakhs vote in newly competitive parliamentary election

Voters in Kazakhstan have gone to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament which is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago

The Independent UK

Ruling party sweeps Kazakh parliamentary election, exit polls show

Kazakhstan voted in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday widely expected to cement President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's grip on power and complete a reshuffle of the ruling elite that began after he fully assumed leadership last year.

Reuters

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UK to help Kazakh exports bypass Russia, seeks critical minerals

Britain will help Kazakhstan develop export routes bypassing Russia, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on a visit to the Central Asian nation on Saturday, where he also signed a memorandum on supplies of critical minerals.

Reuters

Kazakhs to vote in newly energized parliament elections

Voters in Kazakhstan will cast ballots Sunday after a short but active campaign for seats in the lower house of parliament that is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago

The Independent UK

Matt Graham bounces back to be world moguls No.2

A World Cup bronze medal in Kazakhstan has helped Aussie freestyle skier Matt Graham finish the moguls season as world No.2.

AAP

Matt Graham finishes second overall in Moguls World Cup

Australian moguls star Matt Graham has completed his bounce-back from an injury-ravaged Olympic year, sealing second place in the FIS World Cup circuit with a bronze in the season finale in Kazakhstan.

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From the US to Africa: how China sees the world as Xi’s third term begins

Geopolitical relations China’s president will have to navigate as country reopens after three years of isolation

The Guardian - UK

An unexpected friendship: A cross-cultural sisterhood in Sweden

How a new immigrant from Kazakhstan found friendship – and hope – among a group of women in Halmstad.

Al Jazeera

Watch live: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins Central Asia tour amid regional tensions over Russia

Watch live as Antony Blinken visits Astana, Kazakhstan, as he begins his tour of Central Asia amid heightened tensions over Russia.

The Independent UK

Blinken in Central Asia to boost ties amid Russia-Ukraine war

US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera

Blinken Holds Talks with Central Asian Nations in Wake of Ukraine Anniversary

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Central Asia Tuesday to meet officials from all five former Soviet republics following the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken's visit to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is his first to the region as the Biden administration's top diplomat.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken in Central Asia as tensions soar over Ukraine war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Kazakhstan for a series of meeting with top diplomats of Central Asian nations

The Independent UK

Blinken holds talks with Central Asian nations in wake of Ukraine anniversary

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Central Asia Tuesday to meet officials from all five former Soviet republics following the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Boomers thump Kazakhstan in final FIBA qualifier

Todd Blanchfield has posted the best tally of any Boomer since Patty Mills in Tokyo in a 98-53 World Cup Asian qualifying win over an error-riddled Kazakhstan.

Radio France Internationale

Macron to visit China in early April, calls for Beijing pressure on Moscow

The French leader Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he will visit China in early April. The president called on Beijing to help the countries in the western alliance put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Blinken will try to show U.S. is a reliable partner on visit to Central Asia - official

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attempt to show that Washington can be a reliable partner to countries in Central Asia on a visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next week, the to State Department official for South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, told reporters on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Launches Empty Ship to ISS to Replace Damaged Capsule

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule took off early Friday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station to eventually bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. The Soyuz MS-23 vessel lifted off successfully from the Russian-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome, live video broadcast by ISS-partner NASA showed,…

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Al Jazeera

‘I was naive about Russia’: Central Asians on the Ukraine war

Central Asian states keep close ties with Moscow, but younger citizens of ex-Soviet nations are questioning alliances.

Reuters

Kazakhstan challenges large asset transfer by ex-president's foundation

(This Feb. 16 story has been corrected to show foundation is run by former education minister Aslan Sarinjipov, not Nazarbayev's daughter Dariga in paragraph 8)

Reuters

Axe-wielding masked teen wounds three in Kazakh school - police

A Kazakh teenager wearing a sinister-looking plastic mask wounded three schoolmates with an axe on Monday at a school in the city of Petropavlovsk in northern Kazakhstan, a police spokesperson said.

Reuters

Athletics-Kazakhstan added to World Athletics' competition manipulation watch list

Kazakhstan have been placed on World Athletics' watch list following an investigation of suspicious competition results conducted by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Latvia says traders use Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia to dodge Russia sanctions

Traders are using Turkey, Kazakhstan and Armenia to evade European Union sanctions on Russia in a tactic that breaches these countries' compliance with the bloc's embargo, Latvia's prime minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Kazakh yurts in Ukraine irk Russia as crowdfunded aid pours in

Kazakh rights activists sent Ukraine fresh bundles of aid this week including clothing, medicines - and three huge round multi-coloured yurts - a not-so coded message of support from the citizens of a country traditionally close to Moscow.

Evening Standard

Women’s healthcare in the UK on par with Kazakhstan and Kosovo, poll finds

Analysts cited a lack of access to preventative care and support with mental health issues as reasons for low score

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