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- Oct 13
Republic of Ireland thrash Kazakhstan 4-0 to reach World Cup play-off final against Poland
Ireland won 12-0 on aggregate over two legs and will face Poland in a World Cup play-off final, with the winner going to the World Cup in Brazil.
- Oct 9
Ireland face Kazakhstan in Astana on Friday in World Cup playoff semi-final first leg
Ireland play without suspended Katie McCabe and Marissa Sheva and without the injured Jess Ziu, while Denise O'Sullivan is rested for the return leg in Cork on Tuesday. The winner of the tie will meet either Poland or Belgium for a place at the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.
- Oct 8
Ceferin reverses course and seeks fourth UEFA term to back challenge to Infantino
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin will stand at the 51st UEFA Ordinary Congress in Astana on April 22, after his 55 member associations asked him to. The same Berlin meeting set out the kind of FIFA president UEFA wants to replace Gianni Infantino.
- Sep 30
Russia caps cash ruble exports to seven post-Soviet states at 1 million rubles
A decree signed by Vladimir Putin cuts the cash limit for individuals traveling to Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and four other countries from $100,000 to approximately $11,900, while banning corporate cash exports entirely.
- Aug 29
Clarisse Agbégnénou wins bronze at Lausanne Grand Slam in return after maternity leave
French judoka Clarisse Agbégnénou won four of five bouts to secure bronze in the -63 kg division at the Lausanne Grand Slam, competing five months after the birth of her second child.
- Aug 24
Kazakhstan's ruling Adilet party leads with over 70% in first election to unicameral Kurultai
Kazakhstan completed snap parliamentary elections on 23 August 2026 for its new 145-seat Kurultai, with the pro-presidential Adilet party securing between 70% and 72% of the vote according to state media exit polls.
- Aug 23
Kazakhstan ruling party Adilet wins 71% of votes in Kurultai parliamentary election
The newly formed pro-presidential Adilet party secured an outright majority in Kazakhstan's first unicameral Kurultai election, following a constitutional overhaul that reset presidential term limits.
- Jul 27
Kazakhstan resumes oil exports via CPC pipeline after drone-attack halt, easing supply fears for Romania
The resumption at the Novorossiysk terminal follows a week-long halt after drone strikes on tankers, with Romania importing over 60% of its oil from Kazakhstan.
- Jul 26
Russia extends gasoline export ban to end of year as Siberian shortages bite
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the gasoline export ban will run through December, while a diesel export ban will be lifted once the market recovers, as Ukrainian drone attacks continue to disrupt refining capacity.
