That means when it’s 5 pm here in Seattle, it’s 6 am in Almaty. Kazakhstan does not observe daylight savings time, so you ...

Watch: The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov hears gunfire as he visits the scene of clashes in Almaty Kazakhstan's authoritarian leader says he has ordered security forces to "fire without warning ...

People protest outside the mayor's office in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Jan. 5, 2022. Protestors broke into the mayor's office and set it on fire. Valery Sharifulin—TASS/Reuters.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — For days, the streets of Kazakhstan’s largest city smelled of burned rubber tinged with the acrid stench of stun grenades. Inside their homes, ...