Torture facilities are nothing new and were operating across Ukraine before 2022, Andrea Lucidi, an independent military correspondent working in Donbass, tells Sputnik, commenting on the exposure of an Azov* torture chamber in the Kiev region on November 2. "During my years working in Donbass, I v»»»

ANKARA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Turkiye HE Yaşar Güler, during his official visit to the Republic of Turkiye. During the meeting, topics of mutual interest betw»»»

Lachezar Bogdanov of the Institute for Market Economics (IME) has warned that Bulgaria will spend nearly EUR 1.5 billion on public debt interest next year, while criticizing proposed changes to pension contributions and the government's plans for an excess-profit tax in an interview with Bulgarian »»»

Bulgaria recorded the European Union's lowest natural gas price for businesses in the first half of 2026, at €0.0438 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), while costs for household consumers fell by 14.5% year-on-year, the largest decline in the bloc, according to Eurostat data published on November 4. For non-»»»

The Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) will begin using artificial intelligence (AI) to check public procurement procedures in audits under its 2027 Annual Audit Programme, the BNAO said. The project for integrating AI into the audit process, ODIS, is a joint initiative of the BNAO and the Inst»»»

Bulgaria is already working on two of the key priorities set out in the European Union's new Sustainable Tourism Strategy: workforce training and the management of the sector based on reliable data. This transpired at a meeting of EU tourism ministers in Mullingar, Ireland, attended by Bulgarian To»»»

Sheikh Surour receives Mohammed bin Rashid Sash for decades of national service Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday honoured the winners of the 2026 Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award, r»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 5: "Loser" and "Reborn in the USA" are just some of the headlines dominating the international press after the Democrats stomped to victory in the US midterm elections. What impact will their success have on the rest of Donald Trump's presidency? How will he g»»»

Russian and Ukrainian officials, including human rights chiefs, are set to meet US First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Thursday ahead of Abu Dhabi talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war. It comes weeks after Melania Trump helped broker a partial ceasefire enabling the evacuation of civilians»»»

Natural gas deposits off the southern coastline of Cyprus are an opportunity for the European Union to bolster its own energy security by diversifying its supply, the island nation's president said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an exclusive statement that th»»»

Asian man found hanging from villa shower rail as forensic tests expose murder. Dubai: A broken shower curtain rail helped expose a murder disguised as suicide. In another case, traces of fuel beneath a burnt vehicle revealed an attempt to cover up a killing by making it look like an accidental fir»»»

Woman in intensive care as police investigate conflicting accounts of hotel fall Dubai: Egyptian authorities have arrested two Kuwaiti men for allegedly throwing a Moroccan woman from an upper floor of a prominent Cairo hotel following a dispute over private videos, according to local media reports»»»

As the Iran-backed Houthis seek to capture the city of Taiz and outflank government forces in and around Bab al-Mandab, the Yemeni army is advancing through heavily fortified and mined Houthi rebel positions in Al-Jawf governorate of northeastern Yemen. After recapturing the Huwashiyan mountain in »»»

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes overnight as talks were set to resume in Brussels on Thursday on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and security guarantees once the fighting ends. The latest Russian aerial barrage underscored the scale of the rebuilding task, as did the ongoing search f»»»

BELGRADE - Presenting the European Commission's 2026 annual report on Serbia at the Europe House in Belgrade, EU Ambassador to Serbia Andreas von Beckerath said on Wednesday evening the Union stood ready to work closely with the future Serbian government and support reforms in fundamental areas, an»»»

By Staff, Agencies Bavarian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Hubert Aiwanger, 55, was found dead in his hotel room in central Berlin on Wednesday evening, German media reported, citing police and government sources. Berlin police and prosecutors have launched an investigation to establish»»»

PARIS: Tens of thousands of trade union members joined nationwide strikes and demonstrations on Thursday to demand higher wages and support the high school protest movement, piling fresh pressure on the beleaguered government. After more than a month of large, recurring protests across France, majo»»»

CHICAGO: US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s landslide reelection victory in Minnesota does not protect her from federal prosecution or possible expulsion from Congress, a prominent election law attorney has told Arab News. Burton S. Odelson, who represented George W. Bush’s campaign during the disputed 2000 pres»»»

Abu Dhabi watch designer creates timepieces inspired by the UAE's culture and landscapes. For Hamdan Ahmed Al-Mehyas, watches have never been just about telling time. They have marked milestones, carried memories and, eventually, become a canvas for creativity. The 24-year-old Abu Dhabi Entrepreneu»»»

Veteran desert marshal and automobile expert from Sri Lanka was in hospital since August Dubai: Mitchell Perera, a well-known figure in the UAE's off-roading and camping community and a veteran marshal of Gulf News' annual Fun Drive, died in Dubai on Wednesday, his family told Gulf News on Thursday»»»

Syndicate allegedly posed as police to extort victims over fake drug parcels Manila: Philippine police rescued 166 foreign nationals from a suspected scam hub in Pasay City, where workers were allegedly forced to threaten victims with arrest over fictitious drug shipments. The Philippine National P»»»

RIYADH: Olive farms in Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk region are preparing for the 2026 harvest, with production expected to reach 94,000 tons of olives and more than 12,250 tons of olive oil, according to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. The new season builds on the region’s growing agric»»»

Developer pushes Dh4.4b special dividend as revenue climbs 13%, property sales reach Dh35b Dubai: Emaar Properties reported a 17% increase in net profit after tax to Dh17.1 billion for the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher property development revenue and steady income from its shoppin»»»

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Flights to and from Bulgaria, Italy and the Czech Republic are among those targeted Rome: Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said. The hoaxes particularly ta»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and police have launched a manhunt for those who protested against the arbitrary detention of people in a secret prison hid in the basement of a house near Kiev. Secret torture sites have existed in Ukraine since 2014, to which the Russ»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump is expected to engage more actively in foreign policy issues following the Republican loss of Congress in the midterm elections, Bloomberg reported. Trump is expected to leverage his broad executive authority on national security matters in the second ha»»»

DOHA Qatar's real estate trading volume reached QR516,013,646 during the week from October 25 to 29, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice. The total value of sales contracts for residential units listed in the real estate bull»»»

Cargo gains, fuel hedging and global operations helped offset a turbulent six months Dubai: Emirates airline and dnata have managed to remain profitable through one of the most challenging periods for regional aviation, relying on resilient passenger demand, a strong cargo business, fuel-price hedg»»»

An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan's capital Amman on Thursday, in what Jordanian authorities described as a terrorist act. The attack comes weeks after gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in southern Jordan, killing nine people and»»»

Winter flights return to Dubai. Regional airspace warnings, Saudi cancellations persist Dubai: UAE air travellers continue to face an uneven operating picture, with flight delays at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi, and cancellations affecting several routes between the UAE and Saudi Arabi»»»

The National Assembly unanimously approved here on Thursday the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ (BAS) annual activity report for 2025, with 169 votes in favour. BAS President Evelina Slavcheva said the report covers the Academy’s research, project and publication activities, international cooperatio»»»

Israeli occupation forces launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank early Thursday, arresting dozens of Palestinians, storming homes, and damaging their contents, Palestinian media reported. In Bethlehem, occupation forces arrested around 30 Palestinians during a raid on Dheisheh refug»»»

Bavarian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Hubert Aiwanger has been found dead in a Berlin hotel at the age of 55, German media reports, citing police and government sources. The conservative politician, who also chaired the Free Voters party, was discovered lifeless in his room at the Neu»»»

A gunman has rammed his car through a security fence at a Citibank corporate campus in Florida and fatally shot a female employee before being gunned down by an armed security guard. The attack left four others injured and triggered a police response involving hundreds of officers. The attack unfol»»»

Four people, including customs officials, have been detained in an operation targeting tax crimes in the coastal city of Varna, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters here on Thursday. The operation concerns several customs officials and companies allegedly involved in importing goods fr»»»

Manila: Soaring petrol prices driven by the Middle East conflict pushed inflation in the Philippines to a 44-month high of 7.8 percent in October, the government said Thursday, as the country continues to struggle with a devalued peso. The latest inflation number was the highest since the 8.6 perce»»»

After Democrats swept the US midterm elections—winning seats held by Republicans for years, sometimes decades—US Donald Trump acknowledged defeat, congratulated the victors, and admitted—publicly—that the war with Iran had cost his party votes. He said he was willing to work with the Democrats, but»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iran has exempted Indian vessels from restrictions on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, alongside ships from China, Iraq and Qatar, according to Iranian lawmaker Amir Hayat-Moghaddam, deputy chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. Spe»»»

Doha, Qatar: HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), received Christopher Wray, former Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on Thursday, November 5, 2026. During the meeting, a nu»»»

Dubai Access Club offers eligible repeat visitors a 5-year visa, hotel upgrades and perks Dubai: Frequent visitors to Dubai could soon enjoy more than just another holiday, with a new invitation-only tourism club offering a five-year multiple-entry visa, shopping credits and exclusive privileges ac»»»

BLACKFRIDAY.ro, the official Black Friday website in Romania, is conducting one of the most comprehensive surveys of this shopping phenomenon, collating and analysing information on retailers’ campaigns and the event’s progress. Launched in 2010, the platform included 268 shops in its analysis of t»»»

President Joseph Aoun has called the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi to convey Lebanon's commitment to Yemen's state sovereignty, after the internationally-recognized government accused Hezbollah of having military advisers in the war-torn country.»»»

A torture and unlawful detention scandal erupted on November 2 in Ukraine, after reports that Ukrainian servicemen were being beaten and held against their will inside a private house in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka, near Kiev. The story broke when a woman posing as a private ambulance operator a»»»

OVERVIEW All media report on Angel Stoev having submitted a letter of resignation from his position as coordinator of Progressive Bulgaria for Plovdiv, South Central Bulgaria. He cited personal reasons behind his decision. Stoev said: "We managed to bring the situation under control following the s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's real estate trading volume reached QR 516,013,646 during the week from October 25 to 29, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the Real Estate Registration Department at the Ministry of Justice. The total value of sales contracts for residential units listed in the real es»»»

A number of passenger jets have been rerouted after bomb threats were received on Thursday. The first report came from an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome early in the afternoon. The flight from Ireland to Italy was diverted to a military air base in western France, the French prime minister’s»»»

Bollywood beats bring festive cheer to Montana’s Governor’s Mansion Diwali celebrations took a Bollywood twist in Montana as residents danced to the popular Hindi film song ‘London Thumakda’ during the first-ever festival celebration at the Governor’s Mansion in Helena. The lively performance by lo»»»

By Staff, agencies France will deploy 70,000 police officers and security forces on Thursday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced, promising “an extremely firm response” to any “acts of violence” or disorder as unions strike and students march in what authorities expect to be one of the count»»»

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has sent a total of 54 reports of possible violations of the Election Code during the presidential and vice-presidential election campaign to the Central Election Commission (CEC), was announced at the regulator's meeting on Thursday. They have been submitted »»»