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Kazakhstan's Tokayev: once loyal protege tightens grip
Kazakhstan's Tokayev: once loyal protege tightens grip
by  AFP

In less than a year, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev violently suppressed the worst unrest in his country's history, neutralised his all-powerful predecessor and stood up to Russia's Vladimir Putin. Protests broke out across the vast country that turned into violent unrest and centred on Kazakhstan's economic centre, Almaty.

Kazakhstan holds snap leadership polls after deadly riots
Kazakhstan holds snap leadership polls after deadly riots
by  AFP

Kazakhstan will hold snap presidential elections Sunday expected to cement the incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's grip on power, months after deadly unrest spurred a historic power shift in the Central Asian country. His vast, ex-Soviet country is precariously perched geopolitically, with historic economic and military ties with Moscow and Beijing emerging as a regional power broker.

MH17 verdict: who are the four suspects on trial?
MH17 verdict: who are the four suspects on trial?
by  AFP

A former Russian spy who recently turned on the military over its invasion of Ukraine is one of four men accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, he has criticised retreats by Russian troops and predicted the need to mobilise when Moscow was denying this was necessary.

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