News Digest: Foreign Media on Astana International Forum, Climate Security and More

By Dana Omirgazy  in Editor’s Picks,International on 31 May 2025

ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected recent articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers the Astana International Forum, climate security and more. Why countries cannot afford to turn inward on climate security South China Morning Post published an opinion article on climate security by Zulfiya …

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