Uzbekistan may be everybody's favourite these days, but Central Asia has other countries that deserve investor attention. Tajikistan’s new medium-term macro framework, published just weeks ago, is not a timid forecasting exercise. It is closer to a development manifesto dressed up as a macro table.»»»

Doha: The General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) honored a number of Qatari youth recognized for their distinguished achievements and initiatives, alongside the "Fazat Al-Adaam Youth" initiative. The recognition included Fatima Saad Al Mohannadi and Sau»»»

Ukraine’s parliament has made an important gesture towards Hungary by officially recognising and condemning crimes committed by the Soviet military administration in Transcarpathia between 1944 and 1946. The Verkhovna Rada adopted the declaration unanimously, with 261 MPs voting in favour, with no »»»

The backlog in issuing 10-year passports could be cleared quickly if a promised shipment of blank passport booklets arrives on September 29, Deputy Interior Minister Kaloyan Kaloyanov told MPs on Thursday. The parliamentary Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad discussed with Interior Ministr»»»

Handcrafted 16th-century Samurai suit reveals symbols of power, luck and status Abu Dhabi: Japanese company Marutake Industry, which specialises in traditional armor manufacturing, showcased a traditional Samurai armour dating back approximately 500 years at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and »»»

It has come to our attention that the opinion of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality regarding the 2027 EU budget includes a recommendation to allocate funds for the construction of a so-called memorial by the Greek Cypriot Administration, aimed at defaming the»»»

The Prime Minister also reported on a two-stage pay rise for social workers, a 10 percent increase in benefits for people with reduced work capacity, the development of juvenile detention facilities and their reintegration into the child protection system, as well as plans to establish a new enviro»»»

“For the surgeons, it was a regular workday.” This is how, many years later, one of the doctors from Unit 731 recalled the autopsies performed on living humans in a Japanese military laboratory near Harbin during the Second World War. This is neither a mistake nor an exaggeration: human vivisection»»»

Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum on Thursday, President Putin said the key to preventing Ukrainian drone and missile attacks lies in strengthening air defenses. Russia is making it happen - National Defense Magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko told Sputnik - with the following key ingred»»»

The West is not interested in Ukraine’s security and well-being, but rather in continuing the war against Russia and inflicting maximum damage on it, ideally leading to its strategic defeat, Dmitry Suslov of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy told Sputnik commenting on President Puti»»»

When you’ve burned all your bridges, go and burn some more. That seems to be the unspoken strategy of Berlin’s policy toward Moscow, which is the only plausible interpretation of Germany’s fresh efforts to damage its already abysmal relationship with Russia. Not that they have come as a surprise. S»»»

The Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian research vessel in Svalbard at the request of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company, Naftogaz, amid growing tensions between Moscow and NATO states over access to and control of the Arctic. The Professor Molchanov was detained on Wednesday while docked»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar International Court Faisal bin Rashid Al Sahouti affirmed that over the past 15 years, the Court has played an important role in advancing judicial and legal thought in the country and contributing to the consolidation of the principles of the rule »»»

Temperatures will remain summer-like in many parts of the country, but a cold front arriving on Saturday will bring stronger winds, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hungary is set for a changeable start to September, with a cold front bringing strong winds and scattered showers and thunderstorm»»»

New York, Sep. 3 (SANA)Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ibrahim Olabi announced Thursday the start of an operation to destroy some chemical materials found in Syria, as part of verification procedures followed by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibitio»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) party Mustafa Barghouti said the level of Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank had become "totally unprecedented". With tensions escalating, activists accuse settlers of operating wit»»»

The Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) will not be turned into an election campaign arena, President Iliana Iotova pledged to reporters on Thursday. The CCNS brings together political parties, security services and institutions to recommend courses of action to other institutions, Iot»»»

Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.»»»

Russia and Thailand will continue cooperation on combating crimes, including the illegal circulation of digital currencies, under a new cooperation program signed in Vladivostok by Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan and Thai Prosecutor General Itthiphon Keutthip. "Relations between the Rus»»»

Russia and Cambodia will continue exchanging experience in the field of financial investigations under a new cooperation program signed in Vladivostok by Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan and Cambodian Senior Minister in charge of special missions and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Unit »»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and European Council President Antonio Costa held talks in Sofia on Thursday focusing on the European Union's competitiveness, the next long-term EU budget, energy security, connectivity and enlargement. Costa's visit is part of his tour of EU capitals dedicated»»»

Doha, Qatar: Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided atmospheric pattern swirling around Saturn's south pole, adding a new mystery to a planet already famous for a strange six-sided formation at its opposite pole. The giant structure, known as a decagon, was discovered by an international t»»»

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Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Hungary has once again blocked progress in Ukraine’s EU accession talks, saying it is waiting for Kyiv to implement an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Budapest did not approve the screening reports for the second and third negotiating clusters, preventing the accession»»»

Iran doesn’t need to defeat US — it only needs to remain dangerous enough to prolong war Dubai: On almost every conventional measure of military power, the contest between the United States and Iran should be hopelessly unequal. The US can send advanced aircraft deep into Iranian territory, destroy»»»

This was discussed during a meeting between Bin Touq and Sri Lanka’s Minister Abu Dhabi: The UAE and Sri Lanka have discussed opportunities to expand the tourism and investment partnership between the two countries, facilitate tourist flows, and exchange expertise to develop hospitality services an»»»

“It’s an idiotic idea [to] think you can isolate Russia, that you can put Russia under sanctions…Without the Russian economy, the world becomes much poorer,” Aleksandar Vulin, former deputy prime minister of Serbia and chairman of the board of Serbian state gas company Srbijagas, told Sputnik on th»»»

The German government approved nearly €800 million ($930 million) in weapons exports to Israel between January and June, Der Spiegel reports, citing a government response to a parliamentary inquiry. The sum is already four times higher than the total value Berlin greenlighted last year. Around one-»»»

Fighting escalated in the Middle East over the weekend after US airstrikes on Sunday targeted Iranian rocket launchers on the island of Larak. The exchange of fire was instigated by the US in retaliation against Iran’s new capabilities for firing mines from rockets into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s»»»

In tonight's edition: Media rights groups in Kenya call for an investigation after a top journalist is abducted overnight by heavily armed men. Also, trials for three potential vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola are due to start over the next couple of months. Plus Senegalese»»»

Alides Polska is beginning the redevelopment of the former Perun factory in Warsaw’s Kamionek district, preserving the site’s more than 100-year industrial heritage while introducing new residential and service functions. Four historic factory halls will be retained and adapted for commercial uses,»»»

Rafal Retecki has been appointed CEO of Atos Poland and Eviden Polska, with a mandate to accelerate growth in Poland. The strategy centers on organic expansion by winning new clients, deepening partner relationships, and using Poland as both a sales market and a delivery hub for international proje»»»

The summer of 2026 was the hottest summer ever recorded since measurements began in 1990, French Environment Minister Monique Barbut said Thursday. France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.»»»

“We will not give up and we will not give in,” European Parliament president Roberta Metsola wrote on Facebook post on Thursday (3 September), reacting to Wednesday’s court verdict relating to the 2017 murder of the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that shook Europe. Yorgen F»»»

“Loyalty to Resistance” parliamentary bloc issued on Thursday a statement after its periodic meeting, stressing that the bets of the Lebanese authorities on making concessions in the context of the “Framework Agreement” have fallen. What follows is the full text of the statement: The Loyalty to the»»»

European Council President Antonio Costa used his visit to Sofia to press two messages that are increasingly central to the European Union’s agenda: enlargement will depend on reforms and commitments, while the bloc must reshape its budget and strengthen its security without abandoning cohesion bet»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. She interprets Russia's reported missile support for Iran not as an isolated arms transaction, but as part of a broader geopolitical strategy in which Moscow treats Ukraine, Iran, NATO and the»»»

The Eastern Economic Forum has become a key platform for strengthening ties between Russia and Asian economies, Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist and a global energy expert, told Sputnik. Key statements:Since Western trade disruptions began, Russia has increasingly looked to Ch»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Croatia's banks were making more money than a year earlier when the first quarter closed. By the end of June that gain had gone. Profit across the sector fell 5.5% year on year (y/y) in the first half of 2026, the Croatian National Bank (HNB) said in its commentary on banking system developments, p»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Sofia's exchange bureaus have started quietly shutting their shutters. Not because business dried up, but because the business they were built for is disappearing. Since January 1, 2026, Bulgaria has been a full member of the eurozone, and the lev that priced everything from a loaf of bread in Loze»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Russia does not negotiate with terrorists, President Vladimir Putin said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned airlines that Ukrainian drones would make Russian airspace unsafe. "I hadn't heard such statements, but if this was said publicly, then it amounts to a declaration of state terrorism»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan clashed on September 2 over Armenia’s plans to deepen ties with the European Union at a meeting in Bishkek, with Putin pressing Yerevan to clarify whether it intends to leave the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. Putin s»»»

A massed Russian missile and drone attack on Odesa region's backbone energy assets cut power to more than 350,000 families, grid operator DTEK Odesa Grids said, on September 2. Ukrenergo said the attack was aimed at the region's energy infrastructure. DTEK Odesa Grids put restoration at 177,000 fam»»»

Eleven European Union countries have called for an overhaul of the bloc's foreign policy decision-making, urging it to explore a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting as repeated national vetoes have exposed the difficulty of acting collectively in a more volatile geopolitical environme»»»

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said on Wednesday French restrictions limiting government use of US-made software were proving counterproductive. His comments followed France’s decision to replace Palantir with domestic provider ChapsVision at intelligence agency DGSI over data sovereignty concerns. Karp sa»»»

“Rompetrol Rafinare places strong emphasis on critical storage infrastructure by ensuring a high degree of operational reliability, reducing maintenance costs, and extending the lifespan of equipment. The new tanks and associated systems are designed in line with the latest industrial safety and en»»»