Lionel Messi stated that Argentina's World Cup final qualification is no accident, calling the team the best in the world for the past four years and highlighting their consecutive final appearances.
Police in Shymkent detained young men over a dangerous street race with a 200,000-tenge bet. Two were arrested for 7 days on petty hooliganism charges.
Kazakh folk artist Makpal Zhunusova thanked a stranger from Atyrau named Sultan who stopped to change her tire after a blowout on the road, calling him a good person and wishing him a long life.
Since the swimming season, 69 children drowned in Kazakhstan, mostly at unapproved beaches. The Interior Ministry urges parents to watch children near water.
Three injured in Astana market gas explosion after 50-liter cylinder depressurized, causing partial collapse. Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed.
Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry approves new license plate rules: expanded letter series and region codes for Abai, Zhetysu, Ulytau. Effective late July.
How Kapshagai HPP works: capacity, history, water management, modernization plans, and staffing issues. Unique facts about Kazakhstan's hydroelectric facility.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has demonstrated testing of tenge banknotes for wear, water, and laundering to improve security features and extend lifespan.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebi said Iran is focused on destroying US offensive military infrastructure, with a second phase to follow. The statement was reported by infohub.kz.
The body of an 18-year-old who went missing on July 14 was found in the Tobol River with no signs of violent death. Investigation underway. More on infohub.kz.
A Tien Shan brown bear scratching its back on a tree was caught by a camera trap in Zhongar-Alatau National Park. The bear helps spread seeds of the Sievers apple tree, ancestor of cultivated apples.
Find out what help is available if you lose your compulsory social health insurance (OSMS) status in Kazakhstan, including risks and free medical care explained by experts.
Almaty Zoo welcomes a newborn Przewalski's horse foal named Zhelmaya, second for mother Kurbanqul. It participates in conservation programs for rare species.
Argentina beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal, with Lautaro Martínez scoring in stoppage time. Argentina reaches the final for the second straight time.
Astana police have detained a 29-year-old woman suspected of giving birth in a hotel and throwing her newborn into a sewer. An investigation is now underway.
Emergency power outage in Almaty hits several districts. Affected areas include Ryskulov Prospect, Zhandeldin Street, and others. Cause under investigation, restoration in 2-3 hours.
A hotel guest in Astana reportedly gave birth on a toilet and pushed the living baby into a shared sewer drain. Police have launched a criminal investigation and identified a suspect.
In the first half of 2026, Kazakhstan's agricultural production grew by 4.5%. The country is self-sufficient in food, with arable land expanded to 24 million hectares.
In Kostanay, a driver who struck a married couple on a pedestrian crossing, killing the woman, was sentenced to two years in prison and banned from driving for five years.
Kazakhstan's Bureau of National Statistics released 2026 adult tobacco consumption survey data: smoking rate fell from 17.5% to 15.1%. Read more on infohub.kz.
In Mangystau Region, the body of a missing 18-year-old was found 51 km from Aktau, 10 meters offshore. Rescuers recovered the body and handed it to police.
Police in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic dismantled two cyber-fraud groups, arresting 32 suspects and seizing equipment and digital assets worth over $200,000.
April 29 marks the birthdays of notable Kazakhs like physicist Tolegen Kozhamkulov, writer Ulugbek Esdauletov, and others in science, culture, and politics.
England and Argentina drew 0-0 in the first half of the 2026 World Cup semifinal. Argentina dominated but couldn't score. The winner faces Spain in the final.