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In Aktobe, a young woman died after a knife attack in the courtyard of a multi-storey building. A 28-year-old resident of Atyrau has been detained on suspicion of murder. The moment of the attack was caught on CCTV.

In Kyrgyzstan, questions have arisen about the origin of the satellite, the launch of which the authorities presented as an achievement of the country's space industry. After the launch on 1 October 2026, reports appeared about a joint project with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the possible existence of two different spacecraft. There are still no definitive explanations as to which satellites were put into orbit and who controls them.

The Audit Commission of Astana has deemed the planning of 7.57 billion tenge in expenditure by the digitalisation department for 2023–2025 to be ineffective. Of this sum, around 6.88 billion tenge was returned to the budget, while a further 695.5 million tenge was reallocated to other expenditure.

The cost of individual trips via InDrive nearly tripled against the backdrop of a malfunction in the operation of "Yandex Go" on 11 October. Kazakhstan's Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition (AZRK) has sent the service an official warning about the inadmissibility of actions that could violate antimonopoly legislation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Kazakhstan has warned citizens about security measures amid attacks on Saudi Arabia's civilian infrastructure. In Riyadh, following several strikes on the airport, fatalities and injuries were reported.

A 35-year-old worker has died at the Sultan pasta factory in Petropavlovsk. According to preliminary information, the man got inside a production unit and sustained fatal injuries.

Almaty's Digitalisation Department has allocated 357.8 million tenge for the development of a city application with artificial intelligence. Only 25 calendar days are envisaged for the completion of the work. FBKR studied the tender documentation and found that potential suppliers had questioned the deadlines and certain requirements of the tender.

Just the right (JTR) has filed an application with the Anti-Corruption Service of the National Security Committee (ACS NSC) regarding the actions of the management of the National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Centre (NASEC). The supplier is requesting an investigation into the refusal to accept three combine harvesters worth 897.8 million tenge, the demands to replace the machinery with John Deere, and the circumstances surrounding the commissioning of a third examination.

The authorities of Uzbekistan will revise the rules for allocating land and reduce infrastructure payments for investors in New Tashkent — a project to build a new city next to the country's existing capital. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also instructed the introduction of the Swiss Challenge mechanism, which provides for open consideration of proposals for the use of land plots.

Relations between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have once again become strained. Trump has called on Ukraine to change its head of state and demanded an end to strikes on Russian oil refineries.