This photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows a city view of Astana, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong) People enjoy leisure time ...

Like Paris or Budapest, the city of Astana is divided by the Ishim River (Yessil in ... which stretches to the river and meets the Presidential Palace on the other side. It can be accessed from ...

In the neighbouring Tyumen region, authorities said they evacuated eight villages from the rising Tobol river and warned the Ishim river was also overflowing. "The situation is tense. The water on ...