TOPSHOT - This picture taken on May 17, 2026 shows children playing in front of Ascension Cathedral, the world's second tallest wooden church, in Almaty. 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)