Starting at 8 p.m on Friday, a section of Auezov Street in Bishkek—stretching from Chui Avenue to Sagymbai Manaschi Street—will be closed to traffic. The City Hall announced. The contractor will completely replace the road surface at its own expense as part of warranty obligations. According to pre»»»

Israeli forces on Friday seized control of a position established by the Lebanese Army on the outskirts of the southern town of Deir Mimas following the withdrawal of the Lebanese troops, Al-Jadeed TV said. The Israeli army had earlier hurled six stun grenades at the entrance of Deir Mimas, demandi»»»

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said Thursday that his country remains committed to supporting Lebanese sovereignty and to advancing the success of the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The U.S. Embassy in Beirut posted the statement on the X platform, after Issa joined a Paris»»»

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has charged former environment minister Borislav Sandov with abuse of office for assigning control powers to a non-governmental conservation group in the Petrohan case, the Prosecutor’s Office said. On February 8, 2022, according to the evidence gathered, he excee»»»

Officer stepped in after vehicle carrying several families broke down An Abu Dhabi Police officer has been honoured after stepping in to help a group of families whose bus broke down while they were travelling to the Ghuwaifat border crossing. First Policeman Ali Abdulhadi Al Hajri was recognised b»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has sent a note of protest to the Japanese side regarding the deployment of US ground‑based Typhon systems on the island of Kyushu, which are designed to launch medium‑ and shorter‑range missiles, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. "On Sep»»»

The number of migrants arriving in Europe by sea has fallen sharply, but the number of people dying or going missing continues to rise, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. Since the beginning of 2026, around 60,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe by sea, 39 per»»»

Court rejects worker’s denial saying a final criminal judgment had established the assault Abu Dhabi: A domestic worker has been ordered to pay Dh10,000 in compensation to a mother after assaulting her three-year-old child, leaving scratches on his chest and beneath his jaw. The ruling by the Abu D»»»

Manila: The Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday it confiscated 12.5 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 130 cases of dynamite aboard a vessel sitting at port in Palawan province. The explosive substances were found on Sunday alongside materials used in detonations inside two trucks on a ferry that car»»»

Food SecurityIndiaIndia: Are food safety rules too much to swallow?Murali Krishnan in New DelhiRecent raids at India's luxury hotels and a wider crackdown on its food companies have renewed the debate about food safety standards and their enforcement in the country. https://p.dw.com/p/5MpssConsumer»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it had summoned UK Charge d'Affaires in Moscow Danae Dholakia. “On September 18, UK Charge d'Affaires in Russia Danae Dholakia was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry," the ministry said in a statement. The ministry has lodged»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Right-wing forces in Japan are using artificial intelligence technologies to filter historical archives, seeking to whitewash responsibility for war crimes and distort historical truth, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday. There is a growing trend to den»»»

A bomb attack at a mosque in Pakistan’s restive north-west has killed at least 15 people, with more than 50 reported injured as they gathered for Friday prayers. An explosive-laden car was rammed into the entrance of a mosque at a police headquarters in Kohat, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa »»»

Wizz Air is set to return in October, while several major carriers remain suspended Dubai: When will international airlines return to the UAE? After months of suspensions and restrictions linked to the US-Iran war, carriers are gradually rebuilding their schedules — but the return is staggered, wit»»»

Parliament passed, at first reading, amendments to the Labour Code, submitted by the Council of Ministers, introducing a new mechanism for determining the minimum wage. A total of 119 MPs from Progressive Bulgaria supported the bill, while 45 MPs from GERB-UDF, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms,»»»

Romania’s political parties have begun negotiations over a new government after Siegfried Mureșan’s nomination for prime minister, with fiscal policy, public-sector reform and the country’s economic direction emerging as central points of contention. Mureșan appeared on Friday alongside PNL leader »»»

A key breakthrough came after a girl resisted an alleged assault Dubai: Kerala Police arrested a 33-year-old man accused of stalking and assaulting schoolgirls in Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts, after a weeks-long investigation involving hundreds of CCTV recordings and a distinctive clue provi»»»

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday that France will cut public spending by €54 billion next year to reduce the country's deficit. The announcement comes seven months ahead of the country's presidential election, and the government is wary of a new wave of demonstrations wit»»»

The United States informed the Prime Minister’s Office that it intends to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a $25 billion deal, an Israeli official confirmed to Walla on Friday. ‘Israel’ is expected to seek “compensation” from Washington in the form of weapons systems that the US has so far»»»

Techmart World expands reach after a two-month Swiss Military power bank rollout Dubai: Techmart brings the future of battery technology to the Middle East with solid-state batteries. Solid-state battery technology, widely seen as one of the next advances in energy storage, is beginning to reach ev»»»

A tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, causing a fire that was extinguished, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). "The CSO of a vessel has reported a tanker being hit by an unknown projectile, causing a fire onboard which has since been extinguished," t»»»

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. Iran's government has sought to rally the people and s»»»

Nature and EnvironmentGermanyAre electric cars really bad for the environment?Martin KueblerSome German politicians are calling for a delay to the EU plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles, saying cars must be judged on the entire carbon footprint. But the full picture still says EVs are more clima»»»

BusinessGermanyGermany's electric car boom cuts fuel tax revenueAstrid Prange de OliveiraThe rapid shift to electric vehicles in Germany is cutting fuel tax revenue. As EV sales surge, policymakers face growing pressure to find new ways to fund roads and transportation infrastructure. https://p.dw.»»»

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Veljko Paunovic announced on Friday his squad list for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches. After a two-year absence, Dusan Tadic has returned to the fold. The list also includes Almeria player Stefan Dzodic and Vojvodina's P»»»

Nov. 3 election includes votes for governor and state legislature in most states Henrico: In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections begins Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Ira»»»

GERB and the We Continue the Change (PP) party have criticized the government's newly announced measures to ease the impact of high fuel prices, arguing that the package will not reduce inflation and could instead add to price pressures. GERB-SDS MPs Temenuzhka Petkova, Aleksandar Ivanov and Vladis»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said investigators had uncovered links between companies that won almost all of Bulgaria's public procurement contracts for highway guardrails and expenses related to 36 flights taken by MP and political party leader Delyan Peevski. Demerdzhiev made the allegation»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the government is working to dismantle Bulgaria’s oligarchic model and conduct a comprehensive fight against corruption, stressing that the executive branch cannot deliver justice but must gather admissible evidence for the judiciary. “This is the first, but not the »»»

Romanian public institutions will be able to apply for EUR 650 million in funding for solar power and battery storage projects starting on 28 September, under two programmes financed through the EU Modernisation Fund. The larger programme, with a budget of EUR 500 million, will finance new solar in»»»