MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Outer space must be free from the deployment of any weapons, Russia will continue to promote this position and expects broad international consolidation on this issue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. On Space DemilitarizationOn Monday, US Secretary of the Air For»»»

24-year-old former Rutgers students died after ending up on tracks at Manhattan station Dubai: An Indian-origin woman and her Nepali-American friend were killed by an oncoming subway train in New York after one apparently went onto the tracks and the other tried to help, according to US media repor»»»

Through its evolution from a passion project to a growing polo ecosystem, Singureni Manor has managed to put Romania on the international polo map. In this exclusive interview, Tito Gaudenzi, a veteran polo player and lifestyle events organiser, discusses the evolution of the estate, the role of it»»»

The UEFA Executive Committee today, September 15, designated Bucharest and the National Arena as the official hosts of the 2028 UEFA Europa League Final. After the review of the bids submitted by the candidate federations, the governing body in Nyon has given its vote of confidence to Romania’s cap»»»

Every Bulgarian and every child in small settlements has the right to equal access to quality education, said Prime Minister Rumen Radev here on Tuesday. Together with Minister of Education and Science Georgi Valchev, the head of State opened the new school year at the Hristo Botev Primary School i»»»

The range within which the minimum wage for 2027 is to be set lies between EUR 620.20 and EUR 672.80, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Galab Donev told journalists here on Tuesday. According to him, reaching an agreement with social partners on the mechanism for determining the minimum»»»

Paris, France: Nairobi will host the 2029 world outdoor athletics championships, beating off competition from London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics announced Tuesday. The 2031 championships will be held in Munich, track and field's governing body said after a co»»»

Parag Shah gave up security, wealthy image for an unusual experiment on Mumbai's streets A man sitting by the roadside asking strangers for help in Mumbai might have looked like another person struggling to get through the day. Except this particular man had declared assets worth Rs 33.83 billion. »»»

The Bulgarian government is proposing a broad overhaul of the country’s defense and military command structure, including changes to wartime leadership, the creation of a new Military Council and a new deputy position within the Defense Ministry. The changes are contained in a 56-section draft bill»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has ordered the temporary closure of a food facility in Al Wakra Municipality after expired food items were detected on the premises. According to an administrative closure decision issued by Al Wakra Municipality, the facility was ordered to close for seve»»»

Dubai, Sept. 15 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Syria is entering a new phase focused on rebuilding state institutions, strengthening economic growth and restoring its regional and international role, during a dialogue titled “Syria of the Future” at the 2026 Arab Media Summit in Dubai. Presi»»»

The Hague: Rail travel in large parts of the Netherlands ground to a standstill Tuesday, after what authorities suspect were coordinated acts of sabotage with tubes attached to train tracks in multiple locations. Transport by train in most of the central and eastern part of the country was virtuall»»»

ING Bank Romania and Visa, in collaboration with Impact Hub Bucharest, have launched the third edition of She’s Next, a programme supporting women entrepreneurs. Applications are open from 15 September to 15 November 2026 through the dedicated She’s Next platform. The programme is open to businesse»»»

Akylman Presidential Lyceum has been opened in Manas city, Jalal-Abad region. Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, participated in the opening ceremony. According to the Cabinet’s press service, the lyceum has a capacity of 410 students. Following a three-stage selection proces»»»

Around 200 passengers protested after two Dubai-bound SpiceJet flights were delayed New Delhi: Around 200 passengers protested at Delhi airport after two SpiceJet flights to Dubai were delayed for more than 24 hours, leaving travellers waiting without clear departure times. Get updated faster and f»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Asian Games medal prospect Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage returned home after winning the title at a top international event on Tuesday to find his prized javelins in pieces. The 23-year-old rising star, who has taken the javelin world by storm this year with a series of impressive »»»

Iran rejects US talks as attacks intensify and Brent crude stays above $108 Dubai: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to just four commodity vessels a day as attacks intensify around the strategic waterway and Iran rules out negotiations with the United States, raising the stakes in a »»»

Court rules social media praise of ‘terrorist acts’ a threat to national security Bahrain's Chief Prosecutor for Terrorism Crimes announced that the High Criminal Court, sitting today, convicted a defendant of offences tied to endorsing Iran's terrorist attacks on the Kingdom of Bahrain, after he p»»»

OVERVIEW The first day of school, September 15, is a topic that is present in all media. ECONOMY The daily Trud reports that the government does not plan to provide compensation to citizens or businesses for the high fuel prices. This transpired during Monday's sitting of the National Council for T»»»

Deal links Caspian gas assets with a 3,500km network serving regional and European markets Dubai: XRG has completed its acquisition of an equity stake in Southern Gas Corridor CJSC from Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Economy, adding a major export network to its growing portfolio of gas assets across the»»»

Dubai entrepreneur’s women-only app turns ‘sometime’ chats into real-life hangouts Dubai: Mercy Joyce, 29, has lived in Dubai since 2020, and like most newcomers to the city, she joined every women's Facebook group and community chat she could find. The plans were always the same story - enthusiast»»»

Annual inflation in Bulgaria reached 5.1% in August 2026, while consumer prices rose 0.6% from the previous month, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). Inflation since the beginning of the year, measured by the Consumer Price Index, stood at 4.3%. Average annual inflatio»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will succeed in returning its financial assets, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "The European Commission, as I said, still wants to confiscate these assets and then return them to us only after we pay Ukraine some reparations. We will secure the ret»»»

The Hague: A Dutch museum Tuesday put its entire collection of 88 paintings by Vincent Van Gogh on display for the first time since 1984, featuring masterpieces such as "The Potato Eaters". The Kroller-Muller museum in central Netherlands holds one of the world's largest private collection of paint»»»

Hungary may have little more than a year left of Russian gas under current European Union rules. But a recent diplomatic dispute with Moscow has raised a more immediate question: could Russia decide to cut supplies before the EU’s ban takes effect? A diplomatic row has put Hungary’s energy dependen»»»

The CSTO prioritizes cooperation with traditional international partners such as the UN, the SCO, and the CIS, while also developing relations with new blocs like the African Union. The organization’s Secretary General, Taalatbek Masadykov, said in an article for National Defense magazine. Accordin»»»

UAE travellers can use Jaywan online and in stores, with special fares also available Dubai: UAE travellers will be able to use Jaywan cards to pay for Emirates flights from September 16, giving customers another local payment option when booking online or at the airline’s retail stores. Get update»»»

Washington, United States: A US federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in the United States. The preliminary injunction from District Judge Dennis Saylor came »»»

Singapore, Sept. 15 (SANA) Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz declined further amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to preliminary data from shipping data provider Kpler. Reuters reported Tuesday that Kpler data showed four vessels transited the strait on Monday, compar»»»

The United Nations called Tuesday for international investigators to be granted to access to all of Gaza "to assist with evidence-gathering" as hundreds of bodies are pulled from the rubble. "The discovery of extensive remains under the rubble in Gaza City resurfaces these concerns of war crimes an»»»

Woman biker alleges she was chased and deliberately rammed; defence calls it an accident Police have arrested Kalyan Bainsla, accused of hitting a woman biker on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road, and added an attempt-to-murder charge after examining CCTV footage of the incident. Bainsla was arrested in »»»

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Major General Mohsen Rezaei said Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States until Tehran’s conditions are met, dismissing mixed signals from US President Donald Trump. “Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals—from»»»

GlobalizationNigeriaAfrica's richest man Dangote's IPO out of reach in NigeriaAbiodun JamiuDangote seeks $1.6 billion from investors to finance a $14.3 billion expansion and thus double the oil refinery's capacity. The offer could give millions of Nigerians a stake in the company. But who can truly»»»

Tokyo: The number of centenarians across Japan topped 100,000 for the first time, the health ministry said Tuesday. With a median age of 49.9 years, Japan has the second-oldest population in the world after Monaco, according to the World Bank. The latest government survey, published ahead of the an»»»

Washington, Sept. 15 (SANA) Oil prices settled about 1% higher on Monday as fresh attacks on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and incidents involving vessels in the Middle East raised concerns over potential disruptions to global supplies. Brent and U.S. crude futures initially surged nearly 5»»»

Vienna, Sept. 15 (SANA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Monday that “historic” progress had been achieved in Syria regarding safeguards issues, saying the development followed Syria’s cooperation and transparency, alongside the efforts of the ag»»»

The Hungarian government is planning a significant increase in excise duties on tobacco products, potentially pushing up cigarette prices by almost HUF 300 per pack from November. The proposed tax hike was tucked into a bill submitted to Parliament on Monday, which primarily concerns measures linke»»»

Saudi Arabia's closure of a major oil pipeline after a recent attack is raising fears that global energy markets in crisis because of the war with Iran could face even starker shortages, pushing prices higher for fuel and other essentials. The largest oil producer in the Middle East closed its East»»»

Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline. The »»»

The average price of diesel in Bulgaria has reached €1.90 per liter for the first time, according to data from the Fuelo platform, with some gas stations already charging more than that. Diesel has risen by 4 euro cents in just the past week. On September 8, the average price stood at €1.86 per lit»»»

Bus collides with truck on Cairo-Ismailia desert road before bursting into flames Dubai: Three people were killed and 11 others injured on Tuesday morning when a bus collided with a truck on Egypt’s Cairo-Ismailia desert road before catching fire, local authorities said. The crash occurred near the»»»

A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials said Monday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands along Red Sea shipping routes in a new blow to Saudi Arabia's oil exports. Oil prices gained »»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of heavy reprisals on Israel's enemies if they attacked, as he lauded the recent demolition of a Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel's destruction of Hezbollah positions at the Beaufort and Ali al-Taher ridges was a »»»

Viral experiment passed 200 squats and left the New York mother sore for days How many times does a young child say “Mom” in a day? One mother decided to find out — and turned the answer into an unexpectedly brutal workout. Jess Sharp, a 34-year-old mother from upstate New York, challenged herself »»»

One of only seven known copies records journeys through the Hejaz and Gulf Abu Dhabi: Nearly seven centuries after Ibn Battuta chronicled an epic journey that took him across the Hejaz and the Gulf, a rare manuscript of his famed Rihla has fetched close to Dh1 million at the 35th Abu Dhabi Internat»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar will send a strong 28-member shooting and archery contingent to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, aiming to build on a long record of continental and international success. The squad features experienced shooters including Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Rashid Saleh Al-Athba, Mohammed Ahme»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has received a new cash endowment worth QR2m from a philanthropist for the ‘Waqf Al Wuqoof’ endowment under the Waqf for Righteousness and Piety fund. The endowment is subject to a condition that its ret»»»

A Venezuelan delegation will join G20 energy talks in Houston this week as soaring oil prices and disruption from the Middle East war put global energy supplies under pressure. The meeting comes as the Trump administration deepens energy ties with Caracas and seeks to boost Venezuelan oil output. A»»»

Romania's residential property market slowed in the first half of the year after several years of strong growth, but the data do not point to a major correction, according to Colliers' first-half report released last week.Bucharest recovered much of its weak start to the year, ending the first six »»»

Romania's electric vehicle fleet reached an estimated 74,541 active "green" vehicles, according to a specialised analysis published Friday.Official statistics consulted by Lektri.Co show that in August 2026, 1,278 electric vehicles were registered - 1,162 passenger cars and 116 vans. Out of a total»»»