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Kazakhstan’s president orders his troops to “shoot to kill without warning” to quash anti-government protests. Canada reported its largest trade surplus in 13 years. The WHO warned against describing the Omicron variant as "mild" amid a "tsunami of cases" overwhelming health systems across the world. Analysis: Emerging and Existing Hotspots: Deteriorating Security Situation in Kazakhstan.

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Analysis: Emerging and Existing Hotspots: Deteriorating Security Situation in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 as violent protests continue to roil the country and challenge long-standing political leadership. 

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