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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Kazakhstan

sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

In brief

Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament approved a law on Wednesday that would ban what authorities describe as “propaganda” of LGBTQ+ relationships, a move drawing sharp criticism from rights groups both domestically…

A new report is raising questions about business interests connected to President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after companies tied to their families became involved in a $1.6 billion mining…

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev closed the hatch on the Soyuz MS-28 and prepared for a 241-day mission return from the ISS, with undocking set for early Sunday and a Kazakhstan landing later that morning. The schedule calls for undocking at 3:03 a.m. EDT and a 6:25 a.m. EDT landing, with NASA live coverage continuing through the deorbit and reentry.

SOUEAST staged its first Youth Football Championship in Almaty at CSKA Stadium, uniting 10 local youth teams and featuring Kazakh influencer Adil Tasbolatov to open the event and promote youth development. Tasbolatov also test-drove S06, S07 and S09 models, underscoring the brand’s commitment to community engagement and promising to expand such initiatives aligned with its “In somewhere, For somewhere, Be somewhere” philosophy.

LatestKazakhstan Plans Parliament Election to Extend Tokayev's RuleKazakhstan is holding a snap parliamentary election as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pushes through constitutional reforms that extend his rule and replace the bicameral system with a unicameral parliament, with his Adilet party and the former Amanat faction seeking dominance. Analysts say the vote signals consolidation of power rather than transformative political change, with elections shaping party competition under a tightened regulatory framework and a newly empowered presidency.Aug 21, 2026