This picture taken on May 23, 2026 shows the evening sky as pedestrians (bottom R) walk along a path at dusk in downtown Shymkent city in southern Kazakhstan. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)