News from Lvov
23/07/2026
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is believed to have crashed on Sunday, with unknown consequences. Iranian state TV reported that the helicopter from Raisi had a “hard landing”. Raisi was on a trip to the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan. State television reported that the incident occurred near the town of Jolfa, which
READ MORE“Today’s negotiations were very productive – with the participation of deputy prime ministers and line ministers, we discussed almost all the key issues of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in the economy, in the cultural and humanitarian sphere, in the field of security and defense,” said the Russian President. He also noted that this was one of his
READ MOREPhoto: Getty Images. Novak Djokovic is no longer the number one racket in the world The legendary Serbian tennis player could not hold the leading position after an injury at Roland Garros. Novak Djokovic, who was injured before the 1/4 final match at Roland Garros, could not maintain his leadership in the world ranking. The
READ MOREKazakh and Malaysian businesses signed agreements and memorandums totaling over $350 million at a May 17 investment roundtable chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as reported by the Prime Minister’s press service. Photo credit: primeminister.kz Participants agreed to collaborate on attracting investments in Islamic finance and trade development,
READ MOREKazakh Minister of Industry and Construction Kanat Sharlapayev and First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Jürgen Rigterink signed a memorandum of understanding on May 16 to develop and modernize Kazakhstan’s mining industry, reported the EBRD’s press service. Photo credit: EBRD. The agreement establishes a more modern and sophisticated system
READ MOREASTANA—The Kazakh Foreign Ministry has opened accreditation for international and local media to cover the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit (SCO) Summit. The event will take place on July 3-4, and accreditation is open until June 21. The meeting will focus on a wide range of topics that contribute to strengthening the SCO’s role in solving
READ MOREThe Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KazChess) has been implementing a coaching assistance program for colleagues from Oman, Tajikistan, and Sri Lanka for the past two months, with plans to include Bangladesh and Cambodia, reported the federation’s press service on June 4. Photo credit: Kazakhstan’s chess federation The program includes a two-month stay for the coaches in
READ MOREWithin 48 hours after landing, the lander will use a robotic arm to collect rocks and soil from the surface of the Moon and samples of its deeper layers. The Chinese Chang’e-6 spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday, June 2. This mission was the first in the history of mankind,
READ MOREIn 2023, a total of 612 permitted places of mass recreation, tourism and sports on water bodies were identified throughout the country. Additionally, it is planned to create 105 permitted places for swimming. “Before the start of the swimming season, the akimats additionally plan to create another 105 permitted swimming places. As a result, in
READ MOREThe Kazakh-German Intergovernmental Commission for the Affairs of Ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan convened on May 21 for its 20th-anniversary meeting, aiming to enhance cultural and humanitarian cooperation and discuss the German ethnic group’s affairs, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. 20th Meeting of Intergovernmental Commission for Ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan. Photo credit: gov.kz According
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