PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed. Pakistani forces responded, damaging Afghan tanks and military posts, accor»»»

The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a client against his lawyer, in which he sought the return of Dh700,000, claiming the lawyer had failed to finalise an agreement to represent him. The court ruled that the money transfer constituted only a “sent amount” and that ther»»»

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Kyrgyzstan has announced the names of athletes who will receive Olympic scholarships. The list includes 18 athletes representing eight sports. Each recipient will receive a monthly stipend of $500 from September 2025 to July 2028. The ceremony for awarding th»»»

Saudi Arabia has approved the establishment of a biotechnology center foundation in Riyadh, following a recommendation from the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. According to the decision»»»

New regulatory measures governing the relationship between landlords and tenants in Riyadh have caused confusion among some property owners, particularly those who rent their units outside the official “Ejar” platform. Many of these landlords are now in a wait-and-see mode, trying to buy time to fi»»»

A total of 67 undocumented migrants have been rescued from a vessel south of Gavdos, Greece’s southernmost island. The operation was conducted by a vessel belonging to Frontex, the European Union’s border agency. The migrants were transported to the port of Gavdos, where they received first aid and»»»

New York: The Secretary-General of the United Nations H E Antonio Guterres has praised Qatar for its pivotal diplomatic role in facilitating the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and supporting efforts to sustain calm, stressing that Qatari mediation efforts were instrumen»»»

Transit through Central Asian countries increased by 70 percent between 2020 and 2024. The Eurasian Development Bank’s Transport Projects Observatory reported. It is noted that Central Asia has proven that being landlocked is not a death sentence. The region is becoming a key transit hub for Eurasi»»»

Doha, Qatar: On a night charged with tension and destiny, Asian champions Qatar rose to the occasion battling past the United Arab Emirates 2-1 to clinch a historic spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — their first-ever qualification earned on the pitch. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani congrat»»»

Iraqi and Lebanese clerics have, for the first time, revealed that the office of Iraq’s top Shiite authority, Ali al-Sistani, sent a letter to Hezbollah in Lebanon weeks before the assassination of the group’s former secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, warning of the “grave consequences of a war w»»»

Israel has identified the bodies of four deceased hostages which were returned by Hamas on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. On Tuesday morning, the Israeli military named two of the hostages as Guy Illouz, a 26-year-old Israeli, and Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese citizen who was 23. Later, »»»

Hamas has returned the bodies of four more deceased hostages, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, with identification work under way. The Red Cross retrieved the remains in coffins and handed them over to the Israeli military late on Tuesday night. The transfer came after Israel warned it wou»»»

Dubai: Commuters are facing significant congestion this morning, Wednesday, October 15, as widespread heavy traffic impacts the primary highway connections between Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman. Real-time analysis confirms that the morning rush is heavily impacting those traveling inbound to Dubai, wit»»»

ANTANANARIVO: An elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday it had taken power in the Indian Ocean nation after parliamentarians voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of anti-government protests. There were celebrations in the streets of the capital after the commander of the »»»

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level. Located in East Nusa Tenggara province, the volcano erupted o»»»

JUNEAU, Alaska: Officials in Alaska rushed Tuesday to evacuate and find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset of winte»»»

KARACHI: The air inside a Liaquatabad mechanic’s shop on a January evening in 2016 was thick with the smell of oil and gasoline. Amid the clang of wrenches and the growl of engines, a young worker, Behzad Ahmed Warsi, wiped grease from his hands, slipped into a quiet corner, pulled out a scrap of p»»»

Units from Kyrgyzstan are taking part in the joint CSTO peacekeeping exercises Indestructible Brotherhood 2025 and the special CSTO exercise Barrier 2025, focused on radiation, chemical, biological protection and medical support. The CSTO press service reported. According to the statement, continge»»»

KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan for the second review of its 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first review of a 28-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), a step that could unlock about $1.2»»»

During the Gaza war, Hamas faced not only military setbacks but also growing internal challenges to its rule in the enclave from old rivals, many of them belonging to powerful local clans, according to Reuters. Since the start of the ceasefire last Friday, Hamas has sought to reassert control, kill»»»

Samuel Smithers, 72, was executed Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in Raiford. File Photo by Paul Buck/EPA Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Florida on Tuesday executed a 72-year-old death row inmate for the 1996 murders of two women, as the state continues its record pace of executions. Samuel Smithers was »»»

HIGHLIGHTS The Philippine passport keeps stepping up on the global stage. It currently ranks 72nd in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, up a notch from 73rd last year Filipino passport holders now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 67 countries and territories Manila buzzed with anticipation»»»

Negotiations between official delegations from Kyrgyzstan and Japan on concluding an agreement on the elimination of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion have concluded in Bishkek. The press service of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce reported. The parties discussed the document’s »»»

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday has honored conservative activist Charlie Kirk posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “He was assassinated in the prime of his life for boldly speaking the truth, for living his faith and relentlessly fighting for a better and stronger America,” Tr»»»

Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has handed over a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to US President Donald Trump with declassified materials about the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy, the embassy told Sputnik. "On October 14 during a meetin»»»

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a strike on a vessel allegedly smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States killed six “narcoterrorists”, bringing the total death toll in such operations to at least 27. Many experts question the legality of using lethal force in international wat»»»

Washington (AFP) – US and international news outlets including The New York Times, AP, AFP and Fox News on Tuesday declined to sign new restrictive Pentagon media rules, meaning they will be stripped of their press access credentials. The new rules come after the Defense Departm»»»

Was it enough for France’s minority government to pass the first hurdle of a trigger-happy hostile parliament that can pass a vote of no-confidence at any time? Reappointed prime minister Sébastien Lecornu offering a suspension of Emmanuel Macron's flagship reform, the raising of the retiremen»»»

An awareness caravan aimed at preventing violence against children has been launched in Kyrgyzstan, the Cabinet of Ministers reported. The event is organized by the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights of the Kyrgyz Republic in cooperation with the Child Protection Center. Accordin»»»

Port fees imposed by China and the US took effect on Tuesday, adding a new front to the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. In this edition, we explore the reasons behind these new fees and their impact on the broader talks between Washington and Beijing. Also, we examine how US so»»»

KARACHI: Pakistani politician and author Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday launched a rededicated edition of his 2020 novella The Smile Snatchers, dedicating it to the children of Gaza. According to Gaza health authorities, at least 20,000 children have been killed since Israel launched its military ope»»»

US President Donald Trump hailed assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a 'martyr for truth and freedom' Tuesday as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist America's highest civilian honor. Handing the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Kirk's tearful widow, Trump compared the 31-year-old conserva»»»

The process of digitizing farmers has been launched in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, Asel Kenenbaeva, announced on Birinchi Radio. According to her, a «personal account» for farmers is being developed and will be launched by the end of the year»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s national futsal team will play friendly matches against the team of Georgia. The Futsal Association announced on social media. According to the statement, the games will take place on October 18 and October 20 in Tbilisi. The team of Kyrgyzstan is currently holding a training camp as p»»»

Dubai: UAE residents can look forward to a mix of weather conditions on Wednesday, bringing a slight drop in temperatures and a chance of rain. The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts mostly partly cloudy skies, especially eastward and southward, where conditions are ripe for some convec»»»

Israel decided to proceed with opening the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt and allowing the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza, after the return of the bodies of four hostages, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Wednesday. Israel canceled planned measures against Hamas that includ»»»

LONDON: The Palestinian Authority has condemned extrajudicial killings and field executions of Palestinians carried out by Hamas gunmen in Gaza, which have claimed the lives of at least 32 people since Friday. The Palestinian presidency said the killings, carried out by Hamas without fair trials, w»»»

ATHENS: Greece’s parliament on Wednesday was to approve a reform allowing workers to work 13-hour days under exceptional circumstances, drawing fire from unions and opposition parties. The new law is expected to be passed by parliament, where the ruling conservatives have 156 MPs in the 300-seat ch»»»

A «smart» farm concept will be developed in Kyrgyzstan. Asel Kenenbaeva, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, announced on Birinchi Radio. According to her, this work is being carried out jointly with Korean consultants. «Two pilot projects have been selected—on»»»

An investigation into a criminal case opened under «Corruption» Article of the Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan has uncovered a corruption scheme involving the former head of Kok-Zhar rural municipality (currently the head of Nookat district in Osh region), Ch.E., and the owners of large land plots, O.S»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping remains on track, despite Trump's earlier threat to cancel it in response to Beijing's new export controls, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday. "Right now, there is a plan, ther»»»

1 of 3 | A Florida judge issued a restraining order against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills on Tuesday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A Florida judge signed off on a protective order Tuesday against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, directing him to have no contact with a former girlfrien»»»

Construction output volume, based on raw data went down by 15.2%, and according to calendar-adjusted data was below the previous year’s level by 13.6% in August 2025. Among the main construction groups the construction of buildings lessened by 2.3%, that of civil engineering fell by 34.8%. Based on»»»

The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 7.3%, based on working-day adjusted data it declined by 4.6% in August 2025, year-on-year. There was a setback in all but one of the manufacturing subsections. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, indu»»»

The US government has seized over $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire with allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam. UK and Cambodian national Chen Zhi was charged on Tuesday in New York for allegedly engaging in a wire-fraud conspiracy and»»»

MIAMI: Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the US men’s team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday by USA Basketball. American teams of NBA stars have won the past five Olympic gold medals, giving the US men 17 Olympic titles in all as well as five FIBA World Cup»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to slain activist Charlie Kirk, a prominent voice in the conservative movement before his assassination last month. “Today we’re here to honor and remember a fearless warrio»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5 percent and calling the move disrespectful to NATO. “I’m very unhappy with Spain. They’re the only country that didn’t rai»»»

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by US officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month. The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas af»»»

NEW YORK: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 26 percent in September from a year ago to a record 2.1 million units, driven by strong demand in China and a late US tax-credit rush, market research firm Rho Motion said on Wednesday. China accounted for about two-thirds of»»»