MOSCOW — A Russian space capsule with two women and one man safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan on Saturday after their missions aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia’s Oleg Novitsky, NASA’s Loral O’Hara and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at 12:17 … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference on Oct. 13,2023, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia is watching very closely as Western nations try to build alliances in what has traditionally been seen as its “backyard” and sphere of influence. One top official in Moscow was fuming as … Read more
LONDON — Kazakhstan confirmed the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau which operates the country’s largest steel plants and several coal and ore mines following a coal mine fire that killed on Saturday, according to emergency services, at least 32 workers while another 14 remained unaccounted for. Some 252 people were working at the Kostenko coal mine … Read more
Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov speaks during a press interview in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 10, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Freedom Holding, a Nasdaq-traded Kazakh financial firm that’s been the target of prominent short sellers, is being investigated by federal prosecutors and Securities and Exchange Commission counsel over compliance issues, insider stock moves, and an … Read more