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At Least 33 Killed, 18 Missing in Kazakhstan Mine Explosion

At approximately 2200 EST on October 27th, 2023 initial reports indicated that a methane explosion erupted at the Kostenkon Mine in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Initial reports claimed that 20 were injured and 12 were hospitalized. However, by 0100 EST on October 28th, 2023, local authorities increased the casualty number to 11...

Kazakhstan Bans Vapes

The Kazakhstan government voted today to ban the sale, import, export, and production of electronic cigarettes as well as liquid and other flavorings for such devices. The Interdepartmental Commission voted 12:2 to completely ban the sale, import, export and production of vapes. According to Mazhilis Deputy Nurgul Tau, members of...

Accident at Mangystau Nuclear Plant Forces Shut down, Kazakhstan

UPDATE (1133 EST): According to Kazakh state-owned media the emergency was caused by a “sharp increase in boiler feed water.” Officials are waiting 24 hours to start repairs while Power Unit 1 cools down after emergency shut down. At approximately 0930 EST, reports bagen to emerge of an emergency situation...

Kazakhstan Detains Russian Hacker, U.S. and Russia Scramble to Extradite

On 22JUN23, Nikita Kislitsin, a Russian IT executive and hacker was detained in Kazakhstan for possible extradition to the United States. He is wanted in connection to the exploitation and sale of credentials from the social media site, Formspring. According to CyberScoop the indictment, unsealed in 2020, but issued...

Syrian Government Recognizes Pro-Russian LPR/DPR Ukrainian Separatist States

In a seemingly planned move, Syria has decided to recognize the independence and sovereignty of both the Ukrainian breakaway states, the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic, according to an official source in the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports Syrian media outlets Alekhbariya and AlMayadeen. This...

Peacekeeping Mission In Kazakhstan Coming To An End

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced today that Russian-led CTSO peacekeeping forces will begin withdrawing from #Kazakhstan on Thursday in a process that should take about 10 days. Tokayev told state television that “The main mission of the CSTO peacekeeping forces has been successfully completed” after the country faced widespread...

Week's Recap

U.S. Air Force Confirms One Dead, Seven Missing, Osprey Crash

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As this publication reported two days ago, two teenagers...

U.S. Aircraft Intercept Iranian Drones Loitering Over Eisenhower Strike Group

Over the last four days, the Iranian military has...
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