Kazakhstan

South Korea envoy to visit Kazakhstan, Oman and Saudi Arabia to secure oil supplies

South Korea needed to diversify supply lines as the country relied on the Hormuz route for about 61 per cent of its crude oil and 54 per cent of its naphtha imports.

Fuel reservoir hit at Russia’s Primorsk, NORSI refinery on fire after drone attacks

Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive

A saker falcon flies during its release into the wild as part of a population restoration programme led by Saudi Arabia's state-run Saudi Falcons Club in cooperation with Kazakh partners, at Altyn-Emel National Park in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan March 29, 2026. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

American Ilia Malinin earns Olympic redemption with world figure skating gold

Figure Skating - ISU Figure Skating World Championships - O2 arena, Prague, Czech Republic - March 28, 2026 Ilia Malinin of the U.S. performs during the Men's Free Skating REUTERS/David W Cerny

Elena Rybakina outlasts Jessica Pegula to reach Miami Open semis

Elena Rybakina acknowledging the crowd after her March 25 match against Jessica Pegula.

Carlos Alcaraz eyes tennis clay-court season after early Miami Open exit

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 22: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain lunges for a ball while playing Sebastian Korda of the United States on Day 6 of the Miami Open Presented by Itau at Hard Rock Stadium on March 22, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Russia launches first rocket from repaired Baikonur launch pad

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with a Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 22, 2026, in this still image taken from video. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS

World Athletics decision to hand Asia two world indoors ‘strategic’: Sebastian Coe

President of World Athletics Sebastian Coe reacting during the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 2026 in Torun, Poland, on March 20, 2026.

Kazakhstan approves new constitution: 87.15% vote in favour, election commission says

Members of a Kazakh electoral commission count votes after polling stations closed on the day of a referendum on a new constitution in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Making history: Singapore youth water polo team beat China to win their first Asian U-18 c’ship

Singapore's U-18 water polo players with head coach Rio Shirahama (front row, right), assistant coach Kenta Shirahama (front row, left) and Singapore Aquatics president Kenneth Goh (front row, centre).

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