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Why Xi Began His First Trip Since the Pandemic in Kazakhstan

By Amy Gunia

What to Know About the Kazakhstan Protests

By Eloise Barry

Kazakhstan Detains Suspect in Stabbing of Olympic Skater

By Casey Quackenbush

Borat Actor Offers to Pay Fans' Fines in Kazakhstan

By Eli Meixler
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China's New Silk Road Is a Challenge for Washington

China's Belt and Road Initiative stands to boost Beijing's geopolitical clout as the U.S. retreats from its global leadership role

By Charlie Campbell / Khorgos

Uzbekistan President Critically Ill

He has ruled Uzbekistan with an iron grip since 1989.

By Reuters

Watch Live: Astronauts Return to Earth After a Year in Space

Space station astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Misha Kornienko and Sergei Volkov are ready to make their journey home

By Jeffrey Kluger

Inside the Huge Operation to Meet Astronauts Coming Home

It takes an army — and an air force and two space agencies and many countries — to ensure the return of a Soyuz crew. American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko landed back on Earth after 340 days in space

By Jeffrey Kluger/Karaganda

The Gulf States Should Welcome Refugees

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Beijing to Host 2022 Winter Olympics

The huge financial burden prompted most candidates to drop out

By Hannah Beech

See 2 Dramatic Views of Space Travel

A pair of pictures tell a powerful tale

By Jeffrey Kluger

Happy Landings! Astronauts Return to Earth from Space Station

A capsule containing American astronaut Terry Virts, Anton Shkaplerov of Russia and Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, bringing the three back to Earth after their flight home was delayed by a faulty Russian rocket

By TIME Photo

The 10 Best Photo Essays of the Month

A compilation of the 10 most interesting photo essays published online in May, as curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Half of an Endangered Antelope Population Has Died Within Weeks

More than 120,000 of the saiga antelope have died in Kazakhstan

By Justin Worland

This Is Why Fingerprints Are Forever

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Doctors Can't Explain Why People in Kazakhstan Are Falling Asleep For Days

A town's residents will fall asleep suddenly for a period lasting from two to six days and wake up with memory loss

By Justin Worland

How—and Why—Russian Rockets Get Blessed

A ritual unheard of in the Soviet days precedes the launch of a one-year space station mission

By Jeffrey Kluger

Rocket Bound for Space Station Rolls Out

The Russian Soyuz that will carry Scott Kelly to space for a year has its coming-out party in the frigid pre-dawn

By Jeffrey Kluger

A Year in Orbit Starts in Kazakhstan

The great rituals of space travel play out on the Kazakh steppes

By Jeffrey Kluger / Baikonur, Kazakhstan

How US Companies Help Central Asian Autocrats Eavesdrop

A Long Island firm is helping Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan clamp down on dissent

By Julia Harte / Center for Public Integrity
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