Ex-German leader Schroeder appointed to Russian retail chain's supervisory board Germany's ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, known for his ties to Russia's Vladimir Putin, has been appointed to the supervisory board of Hyperglobus, a Russian supermarket chain previously owned by the German Globus gr»»»

Ankara, Oct. 2 (SANA) Chargé d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Türkiye Fadi al-Qasim met Friday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Ankara. During the meeting, the two diplomats reviewed Syrian-Turkish relations and discussed mechanisms to »»»

GAZA CITY: Three Israeli strikes in Gaza City and central Gaza killed three people and wounded at least one other on Friday, according to health officials at Gaza’s hospitals. Two strikes in Gaza City killed one person each, while another strike in central Gaza killed a third, officials said. Israe»»»

LONDON: An online fundraiser to support the UK Supreme Court challenge to the ban on Palestine Action has been blocked due to US sanctions against the group. UK company CrowdJustice declined to host the crowdfunding campaign because it uses US company Stripe as a payment processor, The Guardian rep»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Friday that the government should consider phasing out the country’s food retail margin caps, arguing that the measure is increasingly damaging farmers and small shops. Speaking during a stop in Kisvárda as part of his nationwide tour, Magyar said the m»»»

PARIS: A leading Iranian actress has been sentenced to one year in prison in Iran for her support of protesters killed during a crackdown on anti-government rallies in January, a US-based NGO said Friday. Elnaz Shakerdoust, who acted in dozens of films over a two-decade career, said in February tha»»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli settlers or troops shot dead a young Palestinian on Friday, West Bank authorities said, the second such death in as many days. The violence comes as Israel faces mounting international criticism over the rise in settler violence, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has downpla»»»

A tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile” while transiting outbound through the waterway, the British military said Friday. The attack caused a “small fire and blackout onboard” but there were no reported casualties, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (»»»

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Argentine President Javier Milei's government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country. South America's second-largest economy attracted the lowest level of foreign direct investment of any major Latin Am»»»

New York, Oct. 2 (SANA) A Central Bank of Syria delegation headed by Governor Safwat Raslan took part Friday in a roundtable on Syria hosted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in New York to discuss steps to rehabilitate the Syrian banking sector and strengthen its links with the global financi»»»

Amman, Oct. 2 (SANA) King Abdullah II of Jordan renewed warnings Friday against the destabilizing impact of escalating Israeli occupation military operations in southern Syria, reaffirming Amman’s firm stance alongside Damascus in its efforts to safeguard national security, stability, and territori»»»

NEW YORK: Turkish officials have begun to shop around the idea of a former foreign minister joining the list of candidates vying to lead the United Nations as the monthslong race for secretary-general continues with no clear victor. Feridun Sinirlioglu, a 70-year-old former Turkish foreign minister»»»

Twenty rescue dogs and 24 handlers from across Bulgaria are taking part in disaster and emergency response training in the Bansko area, the Bansko municipality's press office said Friday. The dogs and handlers are from the dog rescue group of the Bulgarian Red Cross's Mountain Rescue Service. Train»»»

London: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) announced today that a tanker was attacked whilst conducting an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire onboard. UKMTO stated that the tanker's captain reported being struck by an unidentified projectile while sail»»»

The Hungarian forint strengthened against both the euro and the US dollar on Friday, supported by falling oil prices and weaker-than-expected US labour market data. The Hungarian forint has enjoyed a stronger period since Hungary’s parliamentary election earlier this year, helped by improving inves»»»

San Francisco, United States: Amazon on Friday pledged more than $1 billion over five years for US communities that host its data centers, the latest tech giant seeking to win over residents increasingly hostile to the AI-fueled construction boom. The "Built Together" program, unveiled by Amazon We»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has lost significant influence in international affairs as a result of its policy toward Russia, Fernand Kartheiser, a European Parliament lawmaker from Luxembourg, said in a statement obtained by RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday t»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States Coast Guard (USCG) on Friday announced that it has seized a vessel shipping a fuel cargo to Cuba. "The Coast Guard concluded the successful interdiction of the Motor Vessel (M/V) Grace, following a coordinated international enforcement effort confirming the »»»

Bareilly murder case takes dramatic turn 26 months later after victim's son is arrested A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his mother while she slept and attempting to frame five relatives with whom he had a longstanding dispute, police in India's Uttar Pradesh state said. Th»»»

Microsoft report highlights UAE's global ranking in cyber activity impact Dubai: Marking Cyber Security month, Microsoft released its 2026 Digital Defence Report, highlighting how artificial intelligence, identity-based attacks and increasingly interconnected digital ecosystems are reshaping the gl»»»

Damascus, Oct. 2 (SANA) Representatives of local companies participating in the “360 Food Syria” exhibition at the Damascus Fairgrounds said the event provides an opportunity to open new channels for Syrian products to reach foreign markets by showcasing local products and industries and establishi»»»

GABORONE: Botswana's government authorized the killing of 23 elephants for its independence day celebrations this week, drawing criticism from conservationists and one of its former presidents. The licenses to hunt the elephants were issued in districts across the country, with each receiving a por»»»

RIYADH: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said on Friday it intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said forces intercepted and destroyed a ballisti»»»

The Council of Ministers approved on October 2, 2026, a draft law proposing the creation of an independent Fiscal Council that would report directly to Parliament. The proposed institution is intended to strengthen fiscal discipline, transparency and the sustainability of public finances, in line w»»»

CHELYABINSK (Sputnik) - The Russian air defense systems shot down 209 Ukrainian drones in the past 12 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "During the day, from 08:00 [05:00 GMT] to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense alert systems intercepted, and Russia is open to dialogue on ensuring s»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) proposed reducing armed security on trains transporting nuclear waste in order to save funds, i Paper reported on Friday. The NDA considers some of the security requirements excessively strict, while reducing security poses no risks »»»

KHARTOUM: Drone attacks on a university dormitory and a centre sheltering displaced families in Sudan’s central city of El-Obeid killed at least 10 people this week, a Sudanese rights group and a medical source said on Friday. The attacks came as fighting intensified in North Kordofan, a strategica»»»

BAGHDAD: The United States has granted sanctions exemptions for some Iranian airlines to operate flights to Iraq’s holy city of Najaf, the Iraqi prime minister’s office said Friday, as Washington targets Iran’s aviation sector to choke its economy in the Middle East war. It said Baghdad had secured»»»

Tunis, Oct. 2 (TAP) - Legal expert in local governance Mohamed Dhifi said Decree-Law No. 4 of 2026, dated September 30, 2026, concerning municipal councils, breaks with territorial fragmentation and the principle of municipalities’ autonomous...»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Anthropic reportedly warned in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) prospectus that the US government's stance toward the company and its operations could affect how clients and partners perceive the business. The prospectus indicates that contracts with government agen»»»

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Presidential candidate and Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov met protesters in Sofia's Lyulin borough on Friday over complaints about residents of a dormitory in the borough. The protest was organized by local residents. The protesters said they faced daily harassment from residents of Block 4»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) adopted a decision determining the locations and number of polling stations to be opened abroad for the presidential election on October 25. The largest number of polling stations will be in the United Kingdom, with 82, followed by Turkiye with 78. Germany will»»»

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President Javier Milei’s government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country. South America’s second-largest economy attracted the lowest level of foreign direct investment of any major Latin American econ»»»

Tunis, Oct. 2 (TAP) - A national project entitled “Smart Sustainable Infrastructures” was launched on Friday at Startup Village in Tunis, with the aim of supporting companies and economic stakeholders in Tunisia in their transition towards...»»»

Operations Room officers aid stranded tourist and donate blood to save a mother Dubai: A stranded European tourist who had run out of money and faced spending the night without a hotel room received unexpected help from Dubai Police officers, while three officers later rushed to a hospital to donat»»»

A three-day training programme for young journalists, jointly organized by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) and the European Parliament Liaison Office in Bulgaria, has concluded. The training was held at BTA’s MaxiM Hall. The final day of the programme covered topics including the work and challenge»»»

TUNIS, Oct 2, 2026 (TAP) - The weather Friday night will be characterised by thunderstorm cells with occasionally heavy rainfall and localised hail showers over western regions, temporarily cloudy elsewhere, getting locally very cloudy late at night...»»»

LONDON: As children in the Gaza Strip return to school after nearly three years of disruption, they are also turning up at artist Maysa Yousef’s door with their plain, light-blue backpacks, distributed by aid agencies, and specific requests for decoration: a rocket ship, perhaps, or a princess, a h»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces detained one resident and briefly held another during an overnight raid on a village in southern Syria, according to Syrian state media. Twelve Israeli military vehicles entered Maariya, a village in the Yarmouk Basin of western Daraa province, through the northern entrance k»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said at a campaign meeting in Samokov on Friday that she would not change her convictions for political advantage. "I do not change my convictions simply because the political climate suggests what would be better or more advantageous for me. I owe much of my de»»»

BRUSSELS: Group of Seven countries agreed on Friday on the release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves in a move cheered by US President Donald Trump as he seeks help to cool off surging fuel prices linked to the Iran war. The conflict sparked the biggest emergency s»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will convene the top committee of their joint defense pact in Riyadh next week to review a surge in Houthi attacks on the Kingdom, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. The meeting of the Strategic Political Def»»»

Tunis, Oct. 2 (TAP) - Decree-Law No. 2 of 2026, dated September 30, 2026, amending and supplementing Decree-Law No. 13 of 2022 of March 20, 2022, on criminal reconciliation and the allocation of its proceeds, constitutes “a new stage” in the...»»»

Burgas municipal transport operator Burgasbus will expand English-language passenger information ahead of Eurovision, Deputy Mayor Stanimir Apostolov said on Friday in a written reply to a municipal councillor. The additional information will appear on buses, at stops and through the company's digi»»»

On October 25, people will decide what kind of Bulgaria they want, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said at a meeting with citizens in Gabrovo on Friday. He said he would always identify problems and their cost, work for an independent and secure Bulgaria, serve as president of all citizens and »»»

Bangkok: Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways sacked its chief executive on Friday following flight delays and baggage backlogs linked to Bangkok flooding, local media reported. The country's tourism minister had slammed the airline's response to the floods, which were declared a city-wide disaster»»»

Jeddah: Qatar coach Julen Lopetegui said his side were ready to face Saudi Arabia in Saturday's Gulf Cup semi-final in Jeddah. Lopetegui said Qatar had prepared well and that the players were determined to reach the final. He added that the expected home crowd would provide motivation rather than p»»»

MUMBAI/DELHI: Hundreds of supporters of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party protested in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Friday, kicking off a new nationwide campaign against changes to voter rolls they say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing party. The demonstration marks the late»»»

A US drone company linked to President Donald Trump’s sons wants to bring Ukrainian military technology to America, Reuters has reported, as Kiev pursues billions in arms exports despite multiple corruption scandals in its procurement programs. Powerus is negotiating with Ukrainian defense firms an»»»