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Pope says he is always ready to go to China

Pope Francis said on Tuesday he was willing to go to China at any time but had "no news" to offer over speculation he might meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during a papal visit to Kazakhstan this week.

Reuters

Andy Murray applauds Queen's "amazing life" as he shares tribute ahead of Davis Cup

Andy Murray, who is part of Great Britain's Davies Cup team who meet USA on Wednesday in Glasgow, received a knighthood from The Queen after winning Wimbledon and Olympic gold for a second time

Daily Mirror

Russia's war in Ukraine the backdrop to pope's Kazakh visit

Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Holy See’s strained relations with China are the backdrop to Pope Francis’ visit to Kazakhstan

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Andy Murray feels Davis Cup offers opportunity to pay tribute to the Queen

Great Britain face the United States, Kazakhstan and Netherlands in Group D

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Russia's pro-war patriarch conspicuously absent in pope's Kazakh trip

Pope Francis leaves on Tuesday for a peace meeting of world religious leaders in Kazakhstan marked by the conspicuous absence of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who supports the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

Xi to visit central Asia in 1st trip abroad since pandemic

China’s leader Xi Jinping will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan starting Wednesday in his first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic

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China's Xi to visit Central Asia Sept 14-16 for regional meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Sept. 14-16, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, in what would be his first official trip to a foreign nation since China all but shut its borders due to COVID-19.

Reuters

Pope seeks prayers for his 'peace pilgrimage' in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis is asking for prayers to accompany him this week for what he calls his “pilgrimage of peace” in Kazakhstan

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019

The Independent UK

Neal Skupski added to Great Britain’s Davis Cup team

Great Britain will take on the USA, Kazakhstan and the Netherlands to determine who moves on to the finals

The Independent UK

Pope says he cannot visit Kyiv or Moscow soon due to knee problem

Pope Francis will not be able to visit Moscow and Kyiv until after a gathering of religious leaders in Kazakhstan on Sept. 13-15 on his doctor's orders due to a knee problem, he told CNN Portugal in an interview to be aired in full later on Monday.

Reuters

Kazakhstan says China's Xi to visit, in first foreign trip since pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan on Sept. 14, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in what would be his first foreign trip since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters

Russian patriarch scrubs meeting where he was to meet pope

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has reportedly canceled his planned attendance at an interfaith meeting in Kazakhstan next month where he was expected to meet with Pope Francis

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Pope will not meet Russian Orthodox patriarch during Kazakh visit -RIA

(This Aug 24 story corrects paragraphs 1 and 3 to make clear Russian Patriarch will not attend Kazakhstan congress)

The Hindu

Cancer survivor from Belagavi, son complete Ironman challenge in Kazakhstan

The challenge includes 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of biking and 42.2 km of running, one after the other. The challenge must be completed in less than 17 hours

Zenger

Russia Launches New Iranian Satellite Amid Spying Concerns

This is the moment Russia launches an Iranian space satellite that U.S. officials believe could allow Iran to spy on its neighbors in the Middle East and help Russia in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Says Russian Cooperation with Iran Should be Viewed as ‘Profound Threat’

Washington said Tuesday that Moscow's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat" after an Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan Tuesday and reached orbit. "We are aware of reports that Russia launched a satellite with significant spying capabilities on Iran's behalf," a US…

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Al Jazeera

Russia launches Iranian satellite into space from Kazakhstan base

The launch signals the beginning of ‘strategic cooperation’ between the two countries in the space industry, Iran says.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia to Launch Iranian Satellite amid Ukraine War Concerns

Russia is scheduled to launch an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday, but Tehran brushed off fears that Moscow might use it in the war against Ukraine. Iran's "Khayyam" satellite is scheduled to take off from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0552 GMT, three weeks after Russian President…

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Alim Beisembayev review – mature and intelligent playing from a future piano star

With a programme of Haydn, Beethoven and Liszt, the Kazakhstan-born winner of last year’s Leeds Piano Competition confirmed that he is a musician to watch

Irish Mirror

Husband watched wife plunge to her death after extreme 'free-flying' jump gone wrong

Yevgenia Leontyeva, 33, was filmed falling to her death while doing a free-fly style jump in Kazakhstan in front of her husband and friends.

Daily Mirror

Ex-president deletes post claiming Vladimir Putin will invade Georgia and Kazakhstan

Dmitry Medvedev has continues to have a major influence in the Kremlin even after he stepped down as president. Russia's security council member said a post about reclaiming Georgia and Kazakhstan was a hack

Daily Mirror

Wife 'crushed to death in front of husband' in horror free-fly fall caught on camera

Yevgenia Leontyeva, 33, was filmed falling to her death while doing a free-fly style jump in Kazakhstan in front of her husband and friends. Instructor Alexander Muznikas has been jailed over the incident

Al Jazeera

Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan for interfaith conference

After the pontiff said he will ease his travel, the Vatican confirms visit to the Central Asian nation.

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