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Tokayev proposed that Central Asian countries expand trade and cooperation in the field of AI

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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the 8th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. At the meeting, the Head of State outlined key areas of regional co-operation, including trade, artificial intelligence (AI), transport, water resources and humanitarian co-operation.

A court in Almaty has sentenced a former priest to four years in a penal colony for drug possession

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Former priest Iakov Vorontsov became the subject of a criminal case after 2.44 grammes of a psychotropic substance were found in his home. A court in Almaty found him guilty and sentenced him to four years' imprisonment, taking an amnesty into account.

Former First Lady of Sri Lanka arrested in corruption case

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Former First Lady of Sri Lanka Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been remanded in custody for a week as part of an investigation into corruption and the misappropriation of donations. She is accused of breaching the procedure for disposing of funds that a state bank transferred to her charitable foundation for the purchase of a medical scanner for a state hospital.

AI agents discovered a problem in Bereke Bank's service interface

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A publicly accessible Laravel Boost service interface was discovered on the Bereke Bank website, through which an outside user was able to send a test request to the server. The bank confirmed the website configuration flaw, although there is no data on any leak of personal information or financial losses for clients.

Polish journalists uncovered a Pin-Up office in Warsaw and a connection to GGPoker

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Polish TV channel TVP Info reported the discovery of a Pin-Up office in Warsaw as part of an investigation into the activities of the online poker platform GGPoker. Journalists also reported on the participation of Pin-Up representatives in a partner conference in the Polish capital and mentioned the Russian Ivan Bryksin, whose name features in Ukrainian criminal proceedings linked to the activities of GGPoker/PokerOK.

The son-in-law of the President of Uzbekistan obtained a UAE passport during military service

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The son-in-law of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev – Otabek Umarov obtained citizenship of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April 2023, when he held the position of deputy head of the presidential security service. During the same period, Uzbekistan's legislation prohibited servicemen of this service from holding citizenship of another country.

Phantom journeys of real animals across the Kazakh border

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The State Revenue Committee and the Border Service of the National Security Committee have responded to the requests from the FBIK about the lorry with 80 bulls detained at the "Kazygurt" post in the Turkestan region. The NSC confirmed the legality of allowing the vehicle through. The SRC reported the absence of a transit declaration and a check on the origin of the livestock. No similar cases were found in the region for 2026.

How Karaganda Airport went from profit to loss and negative equity

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Revenue at Karaganda airport grew from 7.5 billion to 9.9 billion tenge over 2023–2025, but profit gave way to losses. The positive equity in 2024 arose from a bond accounting entry, not from earned profit. And in the 2025 reporting, discrepancies appear between the main statements and the notes.

Hackers told the FBK how they choose targets and what they do with the data they obtain

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The FBI continues to publish interviews with members of DATASUCKERS, who previously claimed attacks on Dodo Pizza and Tez Tour. In this part — about why they attack companies, how they choose targets, what happens to the obtained databases and what protection measures they advise users to take.

Pavlov Analytics compiled a map of anthrax burial sites instead of the Ministry of Agriculture

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The Ministry of Agriculture refused the FBK editorial office data on anthrax burial sites, citing the classification "For Official Use". The editorial office sent a complaint to the Ministry of Agriculture and a request to the Ministry of Culture and Information, and the Pavlov Analytical Centre compiled a map of the outbreaks based on open data.
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