I’m in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, reporting on the recent upheaval in this resource-rich crossroads whose allegiance is coveted by Russia, China and the United States. I’m trying to figure out ...

Kazakhstan's parliament renamed the Central Asian nation's capital from Nur-Sultan to Astana on Friday, the latest move by government officials and politicians to distance themselves from the ...

What's in a name: Kazakhstan's capital has been called Nur-Sultan for just three years. (Photo: Government website) And yet again, the capital of Kazakhstan is to change name. Following a period of ...