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Kazakhstan's transport industry increased the physical volume of services by 7.3% in January-August 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Freight turnover grew by only 0.8%, while passenger turnover rose by 7%. Road and air transport provided the main increase in passenger traffic.

The physical volume of trade in Kazakhstan in January-August 2026 grew by 6% compared with the same period in 2025 - against growth of 8.9% a year earlier. Wholesale trade grew by 6.7%, retail - by 4.5%.

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Ruslan Kravchenko, travelled abroad in an official vehicle on the night of 14 September 2026. Kravchenko himself stated that he was on a foreign business trip.

A head of a structural subdivision of The Finiko, who had been on the international wanted list since 2022, was extradited from Turkey to Kazakhstan. The woman is involved in a financial pyramid case.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on companies and governments to slow the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and strengthen oversight of their safety. The company estimates the probability that AI could destroy humanity within the next decade at more than 10%. According to Amodei, slowing the pace of development will make it possible to reduce these risks without abandoning further improvement of the technology.

A modern virology laboratory, established with the support of the Pandemic Fund, has opened in Turkestan. The facility is intended for conducting diagnostic research and strengthening epidemiological surveillance.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the XVIII BRICS Summit in New Delhi and held a number of bilateral meetings. The Head of State met with representatives of the UAE, the USA, Ethiopia and India, and also held brief conversations with the leaders of a number of countries and international organisations.

On 13 September 2026, five forest fires were registered on the territory of Kazakhstan's state forest fund. The necessary forces and special equipment were dispatched to the sites of the fires.

In Astana, the heart, lung and liver were retrieved from a deceased donor for transplantation to three patients on the waiting list. The donor's family consented to the organ retrieval.