A collection of rare printed works by Mashhur Zhusup Kopeev has been added to UNESCO’s regional Memory of the World register. Kazakhstan prepared the nomination.
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat will build five additional Columbia-class submarines and nine Virginia-class submarines for the U.S. Navy. The award also includes support for shipyard infrastructure.
Baku hosted the closing ceremony of the 21st men’s and 12th women’s world championships in fire and rescue sports. Kazakhstan’s teams won bronze in both overall standings.
Dutch customs found 30.6 kg of cocaine concealed inside an excavator attachment at Schiphol Airport. The case has been handed to the Cargo HARC team for further investigation.
Transport police seized 10 kg of the psychotropic substance alpha-PVP during a special operation in Aktobe. The suspects face up to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
A court in Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda Region sentenced people who ran an illegal crypto exchange and laundered proceeds from drug sales. Four pieces of special equipment and criminal proceeds exceeding 1 billion tenge were confiscated.
Kazakhstan transported 12.1 million tonnes of grain by rail in January–October 2026. The Ministry of Transport has set up a grain task force to coordinate shipments of the new harvest.