The State Enterprise Radioactive Waste has been designated as “an operator of a nuclear installation” in Bulgaria within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage by a decision of the Council of Ministers adopted on Wednesday. Under the convention, the operator of a»»»

LONDON — Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied Wednesday on reports that the United States had sent a peace plan to Iran.After nearly four weeks of conflict, investors jumped on signs that hostilities could be winding down, with the safe-haven dollar losing support.However, analysts pointed »»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov received the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Feridun Sinirlioglu. The presidential press service reported. During the meeting, they discussed expanding Kyrgyzstan’s partnership with the OSCE, as well as opport»»»

Personnel changes have taken place at the State Property Management Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic. The relevant orders were signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. Zamir Kenenbaev has been appointed First Deputy Director, while Dinara Erkinbaeva and Maksat Akylbekov have »»»

Dubai: Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park is seeing steady business inflows at the start of 2026, with more than 1,200 licensing transactions recorded across the first two months of the year. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The activity includes new compa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin»»»

March 24 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Kentucky put their spelunking skills to the test when a dog became trapped in a cave about 40 feet under ground. The Jessamine County Fire District said on social media that crews responded to the area on Handys Bend Road on a report of a dog trapped in a cave. Res»»»

Caretaker Regional Development and Public Works Minister Nikolay Naydenov said on Wednesday that he had ordered an analysis of the financial condition of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), the results of which are "extremely worrying" and raise suspicions of irregularities. He made the statement»»»

Acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov opened a cabinet meeting by addressing the ongoing issue of road safety and corruption in Bulgaria, calling the misuse of funds for road repairs “theft of life.” He stressed the urgency of clarifying how money allocated for road maintenance over four years was sp»»»

German auto giant Volkswagen could repurpose one of its struggling plants to produce components for an Israeli arms company, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Volkswagen’s factory in Osnabruck, Lower Saxony is expected to halt vehicle production later this year as part of a sweeping cost-c»»»

Construction of an additional academic building for the Byubyusara Beishenalieva Kyrgyz National University of Culture and Arts in Bishkek continues. Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Nurdan Oruntaev inspected the progress of the work. The new five-story building»»»

Shiite Persians make up 51 percent of Iran's population. Yet communities like the Azeris, Kurds, Balochs and Arabs also number in the millions. Historically, they have often been ignored or mistreated by the regime in Tehran, both under the shah and the Islamic Republic. These ethnic minoritie»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, March 25: Papers discuss Donald Trump's 15-point plan and the US's "fog of diplomacy". Could it be staged for the global markets? Also: brick workers are coerced into selling their kidneys in Pakistan. Finally, Democrat Emily Gregory wins the hotly contested race for »»»

The Council of Ministers of Bulgaria has approved funding of EUR 1,345,049 for the national commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising, caretaker Culture Minister Nayden Todorov said at a joint briefing with caretaker Education Minister Sergei Ignatov on Wednesday. The funds will »»»

A new phase of construction of a Russian-Kyrgyz school has begun in Bishkek. The ceremony marks the start of in situ concrete works on the school building, the Russian Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic reported. The event was attended by Russian Ambassador Sergei Vakunov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabine»»»

Hungary's prime minister said on Wednesday that Budapest would phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine, the latest salvo in a bitter feud between the two countries over a damaged pipeline transporting Russian oil. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country is a major gas supplier to Ukraine, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Wednesday a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to the State of Qatar, HE Aibek Toktobolotov. HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador success in fulfi»»»

Iran fired cruise missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, the military said in a statement carried by state television, warning of further launches when the strike group's ships come in range. "The Iranian Navy's Qader cruise missiles (shore-based anti-ship missile) targeted the USS A»»»

A drone coming from Russian airspace struck a power plant in Estonia on Wednesday, while another crashed into Latvian territory, with officials in Riga saying it was likely a Ukrainian drone gone astray. Kyiv earlier launched a massive drone barrage against Russia, sparking a fire at a major petrol»»»

Holcim Romania has signed a funding agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for the Carbon Hub CPT01 project, a carbon capture and storage initiative aimed at reducing industrial emissions. It is the first funding awarded to Romania through the E»»»

Riyadh: Authorities in Saudi Arabia said air defenses have intercepted and destroyed three drones over the country's Eastern Province, according to an official statement. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, Turki Al Maliki, confirmed the interceptions, describing them as part of ongoing e»»»

VRANJE - All wars that are going on in the world right now, as well as every violence and nullification of principles and laws, did not begin yesterday, but on March 24, 1999, with the attack on Serbia, which marked the end of international law and order, justice and the truth, Serbian President Al»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4414 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change relative to Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative »»»

Former investigator Petyo "The Euro" Petrov has not been detained in Serbia, acting Secretary General of the Interior Ministry Georgi Kandev said during a news briefing on Wednesday. “Our counterparts in Serbia have not provided any information indicating that Petrov has been in the country,” Kande»»»

As Bulgaria prepares for the April 19 elections, Wednesday's media attention has centred on disinformation, vote-buying and potential coalitions. Other key stories include the Justice Minister's efforts to have a new acting Prosecutor General appointed, fuel and food prices, fiscal policy, recyclin»»»

Dubai: A US push for a one-month ceasefire in the Iran war is running into an immediate reality check — with Tehran publicly rejecting talks, Israel showing no sign of alignment, and growing uncertainty over whether Iran’s own leadership can even respond. The proposal — part of a broader 15-point f»»»

While European and Asian importers have been hit hard by the disruption in Qatari LNG to varying degrees, the crisis has both short- and long-term benefits for US exporters and other LNG competitors. WHAT: Iran’s March 2 b»»»

A high-profile Russian security service vessel, designed for Arctic operations, has been struck by a Ukrainian drone while docked at the Vyborg shipyard near St. Petersburg. Photographs show the vessel—a Project 23550 icebreaking patrol ship—with a significant list. The ship is believed to be the P»»»

Oil prices fell more than 5% and world shares gained on Wednesday over the possibility of a de-escalation of the Iran war and negotiations between the United States and Iran. US futures were up 0.9%. In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1% to 10,072.60. France's CAC 40 was up 1.4% to »»»

A modern wastewater treatment plant is scheduled to be opened in Karakol in August 2026, the press service of the regional center reported. According to the press service, the plant’s first phase capacity will be 12,000 cubic meters per day. This is sufficient to serve approximately 75,000 resident»»»

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