Tehran offers 60-day ceasefire and phased Hormuz reopening in talks with US Tehran has presented Washington with a "roadmap" that includes a region-wide ceasefire of up to 60 days, the "phased reopening" of the Strait of Hormuz and a timetable for broader negotiations to end the conflict, according»»»

Iranian airlines are being cut off from international routes and airport services as Washington steps up pressure on the country’s aviation sector. Several regional connections have already been suspended or restricted, although some foreign flights continue, RT’s Saman Kojouri has reported from ou»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Dalal Ahmed, principal of Tariq Bin Ziad Primary School, part of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education (PUE), has spent 30 years in education. Last year she launched ‘Kullukum Ra’in’ (Each of You Is a Guardian) – an initiative built around a question many families ar»»»

A former British member of parliament implied that a video filmed from a helicopter on September 11, 2001 shows that no planes actually hit the World Trade Center's south tower, but this claim would be unfounded. The plane that hit the south tower hit the other side of the building, which isn’t vis»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s food system remains dangerously exposed to international trade shocks despite recent gains in overall food security, analysts warned on Wednesday. Geopolitical conflicts could raise energy, fertilizer, animal feed, freight and packaging costs, with delayed effects on agricu»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 23: The papers look ahead to US President Donald Trump hosting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. In other news, a Haitian-born novelist, tipped to win France's prestigious Goncourt literary prize, has been struck by an AI scandal. Finally, could the remains of »»»

The EU has agreed to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine for another three years. The decision came after difficult negotiations, as EU sanct»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky also warned that his forces could target Russian heating»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha In a region overwhelmed by war, uncertainty and widening geopolitical confrontation, the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani used Qatar’s platform at the United Nations to deliver a message built around diplomacy, sovereignty, international law and the search fo»»»

Under pressure to help businesses and workers cope with soaring fuel prices, the French government has announced it will expand targeted energy relief for those most affected. The new measures will cost €450 million, bringing the total so far to €1.4 billion. Meanwhile, as French President Emmanuel»»»

Tribune News Network Aichi (Japan) Qatar’s shooters stood out with sterling shows bagging two gold medals in the men’s skeet team and individual events the Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday. Qatar’s men’s skeet team of Nasser Al Attiyah, Rashed Saleh Al Athba and Ali Al Ishaq topped the st»»»

Addis Ababa: The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces launched an all-out offensive against Ethiopian government positions in Afar and Amhara regions, and have taken over federal-controlled airports in Tigray, according to Getachew Reda, advisor minister to the Ethiopian Prime Minister on»»»

Share: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused US President Donald Trump of a “bullying mentality” at the United Nations on Wednesday, saying Iran would not surrender in the war with the ‌US but remained open to diplomacy to end the conflict. In a wartime address to the 193-member UN General As»»»

President Iliana Iotova addressed the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. The head of state is heading the Bulgarian delegation to the forum. She called from the UN rostrum for the Black Sea to be transformed from a high-risk area into an area of national and»»»

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday in another #MeToo reckoning for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006. Weinstein, who was at the center of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement in Hollywood, was res»»»

LONDON — Stock markets fell on Wednesday while oil rose sharply as investors weighed the chances of a deal to end the Mideast war, after US President Donald Trump had hailed "very good" talks at the United Nations between US and Iranian representatives.Trump added that a three-hour meeting Tuesday »»»

KUALA LUMPUR — The 22nd Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) has brought together around 450 buyers from 58 economies, underscoring the event’s role as a major global platform for the halal industry.The four-day international halal trade fair opened on Tuesday and is expected to attract ar»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) stressed the importance of innovation, research and development (R&D) in boosting the "competitiveness" and expansion of Jordan’s pharmaceutical industry.JEDCO Executive Director Ghaleb Hijazi, Wednesday said "stronger" cooperation a»»»

The 3.5-metre visitor has become an unlikely attraction after failing to leave A giant shark that swam into an artificial canal in the South Korean city of Busan has become an unlikely tourist attraction, drawing around 20,000 visitors over a single weekend. The shark, estimated to be about 3.5 met»»»

Paris prosecutors say they have opened several investigations after receiving complaints about women allegedly filmed on the street without their consent by people wearing so-called “smart glasses”. Calls are growing across Europe for action against what campaigners have dubbed “pervert” smart glas»»»

During his visit to Beijing last May, US President Donald Trump could not resist asking Xi Jinping whether he had received other presidents there, as the Chinese leader escorted him through Zhongnanhai, a former imperial garden adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing. “We very rarely receive pres»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Justice published a video on Wednesday on its social media explaining the steps for submitting transactions related to the Qatar Digital Identity application. The video guides users to log in to the ‘SAK’ system and select the Documentation service. Users are then requi»»»

Ministry explains steps for submitting transactions related to QDI app Doha: The Ministry of Justice published a video on Wednesday on its social media explaining the steps for submitting transactions related to the Qatar Digital Identity application. The video guides users to log in to the ‘SAK’ s»»»

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the UN Wednesday that the contested Golan Heights region would "remain Syrian" despite ongoing military occupation by Israel. The Syrian leader also used his second turn at the UN rostrum to denounce repeated Israeli strikes on his country. Syrian Pr»»»

AI leaders are due to brief the UN Security Council at an emergency session later today. The meeting comes after weeks of warnings about the potentially uncontrollable risks posed by artificial intelligence. Delano D’Souza reports.»»»

US media outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW are suing the Trump administration after it removed their press credentials and banned them from covering the White House. FRANCE 24 spoke to Steven Herman, executive director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation at the University of »»»

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral and international issues, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "An agreement has been reached to continue contacts on all the issues mentioned via»»»

Court orders lawmakers to repay illicit gains and imposes matching fines Dubai: An Iraqi anti corruption court has sentenced three members of parliament to seven years in prison in separate illicit enrichment cases and ordered them to repay millions of dollars in unexplained wealth, according to th»»»

Hungary’s National Ambulance Service (OMSZ) has publicly apologised after sharing a Facebook post celebrating the resuscitation of a man who had subsequently died. His wife revealed that her husband’s funeral was taking place on the very day the organisation published the story. Hungary’s National »»»

Nagoya: Qatar's 3x3 basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, currently being held in Japan, after defeating Bahrain 21-15 in its final group-stage match. The victory marked Qatar's third win in Group C. The team opened its campaign with a 10-7 victor»»»

Victim suffered severe burns after evacuating his wife as flames approached home Dubai: A 78 year old Jordanian man has died in Spain from burns sustained while trying to protect his home from a wildfire in the southern region of Andalusia. The man was at his home with his wife and a domestic worke»»»

Pope Leo’s four-day visit to France, which kicks off on Friday, is something of a homecoming for the Chicago-born pontiff, a grandson of European immigrants with family roots in Normandy. His spiritual roots in French Catholicism run deeper still. The first American pope arrives in Paris on Friday »»»

After months of getting the diplomatic run-around from Kiev, Hungary has just backed out of Ukraine’s ‘Carpathian Eight’ initiative, leaving egg all over Vladimir Zelensky’s face, who only announced the group on Friday. The first summit of the Carpathian Eight, where we launched the Carpathian Inte»»»

Bulgaria's Central Election Commission has assigned ballot numbers by public lot for the presidential and vice-presidential elections on October 25, 2026, with 27 candidate pairs taking part in the draw after one registration was revoked. Representatives of the parties, coalitions and initiative co»»»

KRUSEVAC - The 45th anniversary of the establishment of the heroic Serbian Armed Forces 125th Motorised Brigade was commemorated in Krusevac, southern Serbia, on Wednesday. Caretaker Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic laid a wreath at the city's Monument to the Defenders of the Fatherland in 1998-199»»»

Mexican drug cartels are increasingly relying on drone operators who have returned home after taking part in the Ukraine conflict, the Washington Post has reported, citing US and Mexican officials. Russia has warned repeatedly that the Ukraine conflict is fueling global instability as it leads to p»»»

At the initiative of the Bulgarian Presidency, the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) has called on the European Commission to take into account the specific challenges and vulnerabilities of the Danube Region related to low water levels, droughts and other hydrological extremes when develop»»»

Bulgaria's Parliament has voted to lift the ban on exports and deliveries of petroleum products to the European Union, mainly diesel and aviation fuel, with the measure approved by 121 MPs from Progressive Bulgaria (PB). The restriction, which has been in force since October 31, 2025, will be lifte»»»

London: Stock markets fell on Wednesday and oil prices rose as investors weighed the chances of a deal to end the Mideast war, after US President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives held "very good" talks at the United Nations. Trump added that a three-hour meeting Tuesday was "very pr»»»

Death of Indian sailor in Strait of Hormuz attack sparks demands for safe passage One Indian national was killed after the vessel MV Cape Dao was attacked while en route to India, the Indian Embassy in Oman confirmed on Wednesday. The Embassy of India in Muscat said: "We are closely monitoring the »»»

Bulgaria's Parliament voted 121-42, with 23 abstentions, to repeal its October 31, 2025 resolution imposing a temporary ban on exports and intra-Community supplies to EU Member States of petroleum products, mainly diesel and aviation fuel. The draft resolution, submitted by the Council of Ministers»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) drew the ballot numbers for the candidates running in Bulgaria’s presidential and vice-presidential election on October 25, 2026. The draw was public and broadcast online. Representatives of the parties, coalitions and initiative committees registered with the »»»

Damascus, Sept. 23 (SANA) Syria plans to build or rehabilitate about 2 million homes by 2035 to cut its housing deficit by more than 70%, as authorities seek to address a shortage estimated at 1.9 million units in 2025. The housing gap could widen to 2.5 million units by 2030 unless supply increase»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Wednesday that the authorities are working with partner services to trace businesses, assets, properties and activities abroad as part of ongoing efforts to uncover possible corruption schemes. Radev was speaking to reporters at the Slivnitsa Training Centre, wher»»»

Lagos: Nigeria and the French firm TotalEnergies announced Wednesday a deal to invest $800 million in an offshore natural gas field to advance the country's hydrocarbon ambitions. Since his election in 2023 President Bola Tinubu has promised to boost Nigeria's oil and gas production, which despite »»»

NEW YORK, (Sputnik) - A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ended in New York after approximately one hour. Lavrov arrived in New York City on Tuesday to participate in the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. H»»»

Trump sees momentum after indirect Iran talks as oil falls and aviation sanctions bite The US-Iran conflict has entered a potentially significant diplomatic phase, with the two sides holding their first indirect talks in months on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. US President D»»»

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted former Central African Republic militia commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of torture and unlawful imprisonment. Said oversaw a detention centre in the capital Bangui infamous for its brutal conditions during the country's sectarian civil war. »»»

Israeli officials have hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel’s conduct in the occupied West Bank during his address to the UN General Assembly. But while Macron used strong words against Israel, France allowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane to fly throug»»»

Defense funding will rise in Bulgaria’s 2027 budget, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said, although he did not give a specific percentage for the increase. Radev said the higher allocation is both necessary and required under the coalition agreement. "This is not merely a necessity dictated by the secur»»»