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Photos: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin 3 weigh-ins and faceoff

Canelo and GGG came face-to-face one final time ahead of their highly-anticipated trilogy bout.

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Kazakh capital renamed again as ex-leader's legacy fades

Kazakhstan's parliament renamed the Central Asian nation's capital from Nur-Sultan to Astana on Friday, the latest move by government officials and politicians to distance themselves from the former Soviet republic's first president.

Reuters

Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China's Xi

A Chinese-born Kazakh activist is preparing to register a political party in Kazakhstan to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region

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Ukraine war: Putin's failure will pave the way for China's rise to pre-eminence in Eurasia

What had been suspected for some time has now come out into the open: China has “concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While this is hardly a big surprise, the source and venue of this admission is. Few would have expected Vladimir Putin himself to make such a statement –…

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Xi Jinping travels out of China to see Putin and other leaders. Here's why it matters

The leaders of China and Russia have joined other foreign leaders in Central Asia. Top concerns include Russia's war in Ukraine.

WEKU

Pope laments missed chance to improve ties with China

Pope Francis says he doesn't understand China but respects it, as another opportunity to improve ties came and went while the pope was in Kazakhstan

The Independent UK

Vatican sought Xi-Pope meeting in Kazakhstan, China declined - source

The Vatican told China that Pope Francis was willing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping while both leaders where in the Kazakh capital but China said there was not enough time, a Vatican source said on Thursday.

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Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, a group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.

WEKU

Pope urged to avoid 'supermarket of religions' in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis is warning Kazakhstan’s bishops against fueling nostalgia for the past

The Independent UK

As pope Kazakhstan visit ends, conservative critic speaks out

Pope Francis wrapped up a trip to Kazakhstan on Thursday as one of his most outspoken critics openly questioned the value of mega faith meetings such as the one the pontiff attended, calling them "a supermarket of religions" that diminished the status of the Catholic Church.

Reuters

China, Russia, Central Asia leaders hold security summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations are headed to Uzbekistan for a summit of a security group seen by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence

The Independent UK

Xi says China is ready to work with Russia as global 'great powers'

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Beijing was willing to work with Moscow as "great powers" during his first trip overseas since the early days of the pandemic.

France 24

Former Soviet states eye opportunities as Russia struggles in Ukraine

Moscow’s influence in the Caucasus and central Asia is being unravelled by its ‘special military operation’

The Guardian - UK

Daily Dose Ep 1150: Goa Congress MLAs defect, Subramanian Swamy to leave govt bungalow

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Goa, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kazakhstan.

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China's Xi arrives in Uzbekistan -Chinese state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Uzbekistan for a state visit on Wednesday night, Chinese state media reported, to be followed by meetings with several foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan before summit with Putin

Chinese president’s trip underlines the importance Beijing places on asserting its role as a regional leader.

The Independent UK

Kazakhstan to change capital’s name back to Astana from Nur-sultan

The announcement comes three years after it was renamed in honour of Nursultan Nazarbayev

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Xi Arrives in Kazakhstan on First Foreign Trip since Pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. Xi’s trip underlines the importance Beijing places on ties with Russia…

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The Independent UK

China's Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping has started his first foreign trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic

Reuters

China's Xi arrives in Kazakhstan on first foreign trip since pandemic

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan for a state visit on Wednesday, Chinese state media reported.

The Independent UK

Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Kazakhstan will overlap with that of Pope Francis, though the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet

Reuters

God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a conference of faith leaders.

The Guardian - UK

Strength of ‘limitless’ China-Russia ties to be tested at summit

Military setback in Ukraine further weakens Russian position as leaders prepare to jostle for regional influence in Uzbekistan

The Guardian - AU

Kazakhstan to change name of capital from Nur-sultan back to Astana

The capital of the central Asian country was renamed Nur-sultan in 2019 in honour of outgoing president Nursultan Nazarbayev

Al Jazeera

Kazakhstan approves proposal to restore capital’s old name Astana

Authorities in Kazakhstan support a bill to restore capital’s old name Astana, which was changed to Nur-Sultan in 2019.

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