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A SCAT Airlines flight on the Almaty–Shymkent route was unable to land immediately in Shymkent due to a sharp deterioration in weather conditions. The crew decided to divert to an alternate airport in Taraz, where the aircraft waited for around an hour and a half for the weather to improve.

Three residents of the Almaty region have been found guilty of abducting a 19-year-old woman from the Zhambyl region with the aim of forcing her into marriage. The court sentenced each of the convicted individuals to 3 years in prison.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with the leadership of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, following which the parties signed a joint statement and a number of agreements in the fields of transport, investment and critical raw materials. Negotiations on agreements on visa facilitation and readmission have also been concluded.

A queue of lorries at the "Syrym - Mashtakovo" border checkpoint in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) has reached 35 km. Drivers report waiting for more than a day and complain about the lack of basic facilities on the road.

The "Auyl" party announced a change in leadership at an extraordinary congress held on 23 June. The party chairman, Serik Egizbayev, stepped down from his post, and delegates unanimously elected Kairat Aituganov as the new leader.

Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov did not answer journalists' questions about possible cases of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock and did not name the vaccine being used. The head of the department stated that there is no mass livestock mortality in the country, and veterinary measures are being carried out as planned.

In social media and foreign media, documents relating to the funding of bat coronavirus research involving Chinese virologist Ben Hu are once again being discussed. The publications mention grants from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The body of 37-year-old Almaty police officer Aslan Alserov, with severe thermal injuries, was discovered in the Kegen district of the Almaty region. As part of the investigation, the involvement of the deceased’s wife, who also previously worked in the internal affairs bodies, is being examined.

Former National Guard serviceman Yerbayan Mukhtar, aged 23, died on 23 June 2026. Since 2023, he had been in an extremely serious condition following a severe traumatic brain injury sustained during his compulsory military service.

After the match of the 13th round of the Kazakhstan Premier League between FC Yelimay and FC Ordabasy, the Control, Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF) made a number of decisions regarding the players, club representatives, fans and the referee of the match. Sanctions affected several participants in the high-profile encounter at once.