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‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity

Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothing new

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Alan Kurdi symbolised an army of dead children. We ignore them at our peril

In a piece published a year after the death of the two-year-old boy, the late Robert Fisk asked whether the world had learned any lessons from the tragedy

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew and the Chinese spy: inside the Prince's long history of dubious relationships

From a Libyan gunrunner to Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew’s history as a trade envoy led to him rubbing shoulders with some interesting people

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Kazakh court jails former minister for 24 years for brutal murder of wife

Kazakhstan to toughen penalties for domestic violence as killing of Saltanat Nukenova prompts national outcry and shines spotlight on high femicide rates

The Guardian - UK

In Kazakhstan, a ‘storm’ over domestic violence after minister killed wife

The livestreamed murder trial of the ex-economy chief has kickstarted a much-needed national conversation.

Al Jazeera

Arkadag FC all-conquering in a bizarre football season in Turkmenistan

The new club, a project of the former president, won all its matches en route to claiming Turkmenistan’s title.

Al Jazeera

China Holds Central Asia Summit; Ex-US Official Urges Pragmatism

Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to promote investment and urge political reforms.

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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

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

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

A year after Kazakhstan's deadly riots, questions persist

A year after deadly rioting in Kazakhstan that was the worst unrest in the Central Asian country’s three decades of independence, human rights activists say many government promises of accountability and democratization remain unfulfilled

The Independent UK

Kazakh ex-leader Nazarbayev undergoes successful heart surgery - spokesman

Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has undergone a successful heart surgery and his life is not in danger, his spokesman Aidos Ukibay said on Friday.

Reuters

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Kazakhstan strips ex-president's family of legal immunity

Kazakhstan's parliament on Friday repealed a law that gave former president Nursultan Nazarbayev's immediate family immunity from prosecution, and took away his status as a leader of the nation.

The Independent UK

Kazakh leader meets Putin in first post-election trip abroad

Kazakhstan’s leader has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a week after winning a new seven-year term by a landslide

The Independent UK

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev easily won a new seven-year term in a snap election in which the second biggest choice by voters was to reject all six candidates, the country’s central elections commission said Monday

Al Jazeera

Kazakh President Tokayev wins re-election with 81.3% of vote

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev faced no real opposition candidates in a nation where critics are sidelined.

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Tribune News Service

Kazakhstan vote sets stage for Putin ally to move past riots

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was poised to secure a fresh term after Sunday’s vote, capping months of political high drama that started with violent protests he called a coup attempt and included his open defiance of Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Polls close in Kazakhstan snap presidential election

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is widely expected to win Sunday’s election over five little-known candidates.

The Independent UK

Incumbent expected to win Kazakh presidential election

Kazakhstan’s incumbent president is widely expected to secure an easy victory in Sunday’s snap election that comes after bloody unrest shook the country this year and he moved to stifle the influence of his authoritarian predecessor

Reuters

Kazakh leader headed for huge election victory, exit polls show

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was headed for a landslide victory in a snap election on Sunday, according to exit polls, solidifying his grip on power less than a year after he sidelined his long-ruling predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: what, if any, are the chances of toppling Putin and who might take over?

Speculation regarding how secure Vladimir Putin’s position is surfaces every few years, but has intensified since the invasion of Ukraine, particularly in light of Russia’s military failures in recent months. Many of these speculative debates discuss either who will take the leadership position or what sort of regime – and…

The Guardian - UK

Tory donor’s name removed from kleptocracy report after ‘meritless’ libel threat

Russian-Turkmen ex-banker Dmitry Leus denies impropriety as MP says legal costs forced Chatham House to back down

Reuters

Kazakhstan replaces ex-leader with eagle on banknote

Kazakhstan’s central bank presented a new banknote design on Friday, identical to an older one with one major exception - ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s portrait has been replaced with an eagle silhouette.

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