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[Washington Times] Kazakhstan reverts capital's name and institutes constitutional reforms .Istanbul was Constantinople, and Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan was once Astana — and is Astana once again. Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed into ... View more

[Voice of America] Kazakhstan Renames Capital, Extends Presidential Term .The changes are among political and economic reforms that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for after violent protests rocked the country in January, ... View more

[Defector] Russian-Born Elena Rybakina Won Wimbledon For Kazakhstan ... .Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan celebrates with the trophy after victory against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during. Julian Finney/Getty Images. A new Wimbledon champion ... View more

[PBS NewsHour] Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan takes Wimbledon title .Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis ... View more

[NPR] Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina wins her first Grand Slam title at ... .The 23-year-old is bringing her adopted country its first singles trophy at a major tournament. ... View more

[WesternSlopeNow] EXPLAINER: What's behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstan .MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. ... View more

[The Washington Post] Russian troops intervene in protest-roiled Kazakhstan, where ... .MOSCOW — Russian troops landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday to aid the Central Asian country's government — a major test of a Moscow-led military alliance as ... View more

[Associated Press] Dozens killed in Kazakhstan unrest, police say .MOSCOW (AP) — A police official in Kazakhstan's largest city said Thursday that dozens of people were killed in attacks on government buildings. ... View more

[NPR] Police say dozens have been killed in Kazakhstan unrest .MOSCOW (AP) — Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died, including one who ... View more

[The New York Times] How the Kazakhstan Protests Started and Why They Matter .Video posted online Wednesday showed people storming the main government building in Almaty, the largest city, while protesters set police vehicles on fire, as ... View more

[WesternSlopeNow] Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police dead .MOSCOW (AP) — Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died, including one who ... View more

[U.S. News & World Report] EXPLAINER: What's Behind Unrest Rocking Oil-Rich Kazakhstan .MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. ... View more

[The Wall Street Journal] Russia-Led Peacekeeping Force to Help Quell Kazakhstan Unrest .Mass protests over an increase in fuel prices have prompted an alliance of former Soviet states to send troops to Kazakhstan after the government resigned ... View more

[NBC News] Ex-Soviet states to send forces to Kazakhstan as president fails to ... .A Russia-led security alliance of ex-Soviet states will send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan amid violent protests, Armenia's prime minister said on ... View more

[WTVB News] Armenia says peacekeepers from Russian-led alliance to go to ... .Tokayev had earlier asked for help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a military alliance of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and ... View more

[CNN] Emergency declared in Kazakhstan as fuel protests rage and ... .Unrest broke out in cities across Kazakhstan on Wednesday, as thousands angrily protested a sharp fuel price hike that sparked the resignation of the ... View more

[NPR] Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government ... .The entire presidential cabinet has resigned in response to the unrest and a state of emergency has been extended throughout the country. Protesters have seized ... View more

[WTVB News] Factbox-Key facts about Kazakhstan .* Nazarbayev retained authority as head of a powerful security council. With some protesters on Wednesday chanting slogans against Nazarbayev, President Tokayev ... View more

[Reuters] Kazakh president removes ex-leader from post amid worst unrest in ... .Kazakhstan's president stripped his powerful predecessor of a role as head of the country's security council on Wednesday after demonstrators stormed and ... View more

[The New York Times] Protests Over Gas Prices Rage On in Kazakhstan .Anger in the resource-rich Central Asian nation has swelled despite concessions from the ruling party and a strict state of emergency. ... View more

[NBC News] Public buildings stormed as Kazakhstan government's resignation ... .Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government's resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after violent protests set off by a fuel price ... View more