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Twenty years after Borat , Sacha Baron Cohen has apologized to the people of Kazakhstan. The apology became public just weeks after he used the character to promote another film. On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, released October 26, he said, “I want to apologize to the people of Kazakhstan for the first time ever.” …
A Kazakh former special forces officer and a South Korean taekwondo champion find themselves on the same side when their shared mentor disappears. Their search takes them from Kazakhstan to Seoul, where they become entangled in a dangerous conflict rooted in their teacher’s past. This is the story of KESU , a Kazakhst…
Tengrinews.kz — Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has concluded his visit to the Republic of Türkiye, citing Akorda. The Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan released footage from the Ankara airport. On October 30, the Head of State was seen off by Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and other Turkish officials. View this p…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan has identified the cities with the highest air pollution levels for September 2026. The data was provided by Kazhydromet. In September, specialists assessed air quality across 69 settlements in the country. According to the monitoring results: 2 settlements recorded very high pollution level…
The White House recently issued a report on the transshipment of goods. It focuses on allegations that some countries with lower tariffs seek to evade U.S. tariffs on China by exporting goods that are really produced in China and only slightly modified, if at all, before further export to the U.S. The report groups mo…
Tengrinews.kz — Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), citing Akorda. The meeting took place in Turkey, where the President of Kazakhstan arrived for an official visit on October 28. During his speech at the OTS summit, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan pl…
Türkiye has invited bids to rehabilitate and electrify the railway between Divriği and the Georgian border, part of its section of the Middle Corridor. The work is divided into three lots that should greatly increase capacity on the route. Proposals are due on 22 December. Türkiye published the tender notice earlier t…
The Port of Gothenburg has almost doubled the storage capacity of its Arken Intermodal Terminal. It did so without expanding the site. By rebuilding one of the terminal’s through tracks, about 4,000 square metres of handling space for trailers and other units has been freed up. The Swedish Port of Gothenburg announced…
Tengrinews.kz — Residents of Astana and Almaty can expect mostly dry weather in late October and early November. While no precipitation is forecast for either city, temperatures will vary: Almaty is expected to see highs of +16°C, while Astana will turn colder by Monday. Weather Outlook for Astana On Saturday, October…
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed inviting Russia to cooperate with the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) or granting it observer status. He made the proposal on October 30 at the summit in Ankara, where Türkiye assumed the organization’s rotating chairmanship from Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani President…
A water tank ruptured in a construction tunnel at Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower Plant on October 21, sending water rushing toward workers below. While the authorities maintain no one was injured, witnesses have reported that more than five workers were hurt. The accident occurred inside the plant’s tunnel system, Asia…
On October 28 in Ankara, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held talks in a narrow format and then with their delegations. They met less than six months after chairing the sixth bilateral High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Astana on May 14, suggesting a more…
The first trains through the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany will not run before 2035, three years later than previously expected. This is the assessment of Danish state-owned operator DSB, according to Danish media outlet Ingeniøren, while road traffic could start using the tunnel several years earlier…
Tengrinews.kz — Rain, snow and icy conditions are expected in Kazakhstan in the first days of November. Fog, strong winds and dust storms are also forecast in several regions. Kazhydromet forecasters have shared the weather outlook for October 31 through November 2. Where are snow and icy conditions expected in Kazakh…
PKP Cargo’s rolling-stock maintenance subsidiary, PKP Cargotabor, has secured a legally binding deal to repay its debts, ending two years of restructuring and bringing some stability to a key part of the Polish freight operator’s business. Its parent company, however, remains locked in a dispute with creditors over it…
Tengrinews.kz — Information has surfaced online regarding an explosion that destroyed a boiler room in Atyrau. The regional Department of Emergency Situations has commented on the incident. "Boiler room explosion": What happened Reports indicate that a gas explosion occurred this morning in a boiler room attached to a…
Central Asia is attracting growing interest from international investors, but turning that attention into lasting economic growth will require giving the private sector more room to develop, a senior World Bank official has said. Najy Benhassine, the World Bank’s division director for Central Asia, said the region had…
Tengrinews.kz — British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has publicly apologized to the people of Kazakhstan for his most famous character, the fictional journalist Borat Sagdiyev. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor admitted that the satirical image he created has nothing to do with the real Kazakhstan, i…
In schools across Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl region, children told visiting inspectors about beatings, extortion, and threats. Some described incidents involving brass knuckles and stun guns. But reports from those same schools recorded no bullying. The scale of the problem was exposed in October 2025, when Kazakhstan’s com…
Tengrinews.kz — A unique artifact documenting the life of Kazakh musician Rustembek Omarov has been discovered at an auction in Norway. A photograph taken during World War II depicts the musician standing against a barbed-wire fence holding a handmade dombra. According to the Pavlodar Regional Philharmonic, the discov…
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Ankara on October 28, the day he delivered his annual State of the Nation Address , in which he announced plans to expand transport routes between China and Europe. On October 30, he will attend the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). Turkey is prep…
GB Railfreight, one of the largest operators in the UK, has appointed Jude Winstanley as CEO, succeeding founder John Smith who will step back after more than 25 years leading the company. Winstanley’s position will be effective as of 2 November. Smith will continue to support the business in an advisory capacity to e…
RailNetEurope has launched the final Capacity Model module of its new Capacity Planning Tool (CPT), completing the rollout of a European platform that brings future traffic forecasts, planned engineering works and available train paths into one system. Freight operators can now test it for the 2029 timetable, ahead of…
Tengrinews.kz — Forecasters have issued storm warnings for Thursday, October 29, in Astana, Shymkent and 16 regions. Fog, strong winds and overnight frost are expected in several areas, while high and extreme fire risk remains in effect in a number of regions. According to Kazhydromet, a high fire risk remains in effe…
Tengrinews.kz — During talks in a narrow format, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the warm welcome and congratulated him and the entire Turkish people on the upcoming national holiday — Republic Day, according to the Akorda press service. Erdogan, in turn, reaffirm…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazhydromet has released the weather forecast for cities across Kazakhstan for Thursday, October 29. Gusty winds are expected in the north, while fog may develop in some areas of the east and center in the morning. Precipitation is forecast in the south, while relatively warm and dry weather will conti…
Turkmenistan hosted a meeting of the Caspian Sea littoral states to discuss cooperation on marine scientific research, part of a wider effort by the Central Asian country to promote regional collaboration over the fragile, strategic body of water. Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said delegates discussed a d…
Tengrinews.kz — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Turkey for an official visit, according to the Akorda press service. At Ankara’s Etimesgut Airport, the Head of State was welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. An honor guard was formed at the aircraft stairs in honor of the President of Kaza…
Eighty years after Winston Churchill described an Iron Curtain dividing Europe from Stettin to Trieste, another geopolitical rivalry is emerging across the Middle East, with the swing states of Central Asia and the South Caucasus poised to play a pivotal role. From Gwadar to the Golden Horn, the new Mecca Pact brings …
Italian rail freight group FS Logistix has ordered six diesel-electric EffiShunter 1000 locomotives from Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO, bringing its total orders for the model to 18 as it expands and modernises its fleet under a €1 billion investment programme. The order, announced on 26 October, was placed through subsi…