A new structural unit — a Financial Department — has been established at the Osh City Hall. The relevant resolution was adopted by deputies of the Osh City Council. The document states that approval has been granted for the establishment and financing of Financial Department of the Osh City Hall. E»»»

Dubai: Bollywood icon Hrithik Roshan may not be lighting up screens in front of the camera just yet, but behind the scenes, the superstar is making serious moves. His first production venture, the thriller web series Storm, has officially kicked off filming in Mumbai. Directed by Ajitpal Singh, the»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - The shooting incident near the presidential palace in Venezuela’s Caracas was caused by unregistered drones, a government source said. On Monday, gunfire was heard near the presidential palace, the BNO News reported. A Sputnik correspondent who later visited the area reported th»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s non-oil private sector closed 2025 with a solid expansion in activity, even as firms moved to protect margins by trimming inventories and limiting hiring. The latest S&P Global UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index shows the non-oil private sector continued to expand at a solid pace in De»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of a memorial dedicated to soldiers killed in the Ukraine war, state media reported Tuesday. In this August photo, Kim meets with bereaved family members of fallen soldiers at a commemoration ceremony. File Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, Jan. »»»

The Arizona Supreme Court and other buildings in Phoenix were evacuated Monday after a package was found in the court building's mailroom with no return address that contained explosive substances. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The Arizona Supreme Court was evacuated Monday afte»»»

Caracas: Venezuela's parliament swore in Delcy Rodriguez as interim president on Monday, two days after US forces seized her predecessor Nicolas Maduro to face trial in New York. Rodriguez, who has indicated she will cooperate with Washington, took the oath of office during a ceremony in the Nation»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the NBC News broadcaster that he is ultimately in charge of the further developments in Venezuela. "Me," he said when asked the question. Trump also said that no elections would be held in Venezuela within the next 30 days. »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the NBC News broadcaster that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in contact with Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez, adding that their relationship "has been very strong." Trump said that Rubio "speaks to her fluen»»»

Dubai: If you haven’t caught Akshaye Khanna’s hook steps yet or been invested in Ranveer Singh's undercover agent act, now’s your chance — Dhurandhar reportedly hits Netflix on January 30, 2026. The Ranveer Singh starrer isn’t just another action thriller; it’s a high-octane espionage saga filled w»»»

Netflix has pulled a Chinese drama series from its Vietnam platform after Hanoi objected to an episode featuring a map with contested territorial claims in the South China Sea. The 27-episode romance drama Shine on Me includes images of the so-called nine-dash line which Vietnam has condemned as "i»»»

Thailand's army said Cambodian forces violated a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday, bombarding a border province with mortars that wounded one soldier. "Cambodia has violated the ceasefire" on Tuesday morning, the Thai army said in a statement, accusing Cambodian forces of firing mortar rounds into Thail»»»

Dubai: Gold retailers in the UAE are heading into 2026 by balancing record-high prices with steady consumer demand and a long-held belief in gold’s role as both a store of value and a cultural constant. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.After posting its strongest annual»»»

At the final stage of AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026, which is being held in Jeddah, the national teams of Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia will take to the field today. Kyrgyzstan’s head coach Edmar Lacerda commented on the team’s preparations for the tournament. According to him, the Kyrgyz team arrived at th»»»

Police have launched a manhunt for a male suspect and released a facial composite sketch following the grim discovery of a woman’s body stuffed inside a plastic storage box dumped in a river in Camarines Norte. The cross-regional investigation began after the unidentified victim was found on 2 Janu»»»

Fitch Ratings has assigned Taiwan Power Company’s proposed TWD8.2bn ($260mn) bond a top-tier national rating, underlining the state-owned utility’s central role in the island’s energy system and the strength of expected government backing. »»»

The forceful overthrow of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela has made clear that US President Donald Trump's administration is willing to resort to unilateral military action in pursuit of its perceived interests overseas, regardless of international law and global norms. Here is a look at which othe»»»

As Venezuela’s deposed president faces his first Brooklyn court date on drug trafficking charges, back in Caracas Nicolas Maduro’s regime remains intact. We’ll ask how a US president who promised no more forever wars will deal with an entrenched system whose local militias have their fingers in dru»»»

After President Donald Trump announced Nicolas Maduro’s capture in a social media post, AI-generated images claiming to show the incident flooded social media. These fake images were even used by some news sites and reposted by the official White House X account. Vedika Bahl talks us through what s»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Frédéric Mauro, Associate Researcher at IRIS in Brussels, says that European leaders must be much be more vocal in defending European territories, and that the only solution is to 'keep calm and stay united', adding that 'union is what will deter Donald Tru»»»

On Monday, the US government rolled back decades of childhood vaccination guidance, a move that comes amid broader efforts by the Trump administration’s Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reshape immunisation policy. Public health experts warn the change could leave children vulnerable to pr»»»

The first episode of a documentary film about President Sadyr Japarov has been released in Kyrgyzstan. The film focuses on his political journey — from an opposition lawmaker and prisoner to the head of state, who came to power amid the October 2020 events. The filmmakers explore what they call the»»»

Dubai: Commuters across the UAE are navigating a particularly heavy morning today, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, as the 'back-to-school' rush enters its second day. In Dubai, the rush is particularly heavy on the city's primary arterial roads. Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) is seeing significant tailbacks, sp»»»

The press service of the State Penitentiary Service commented to 24.kg news agency on the suicide of a soldier in Jalal-Abad region. According to the agency, at around 3:25 p.m. on January 5, serviceman A.A.N., 19, who was performing compulsory military service in the 5th Security Battalion in the »»»

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has approved new rules for currency exchange offices. Starting January 14, exchange offices will be entitled to check clients’ documents and verify the source of funds when carrying out large or unusual transactions — for both citizens of Kyrgyzstan and foreign natio»»»

Delcy Rodríguez has been sworn in as Venezuela's interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release from US custody of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the "kidnapping" of Maduro and his »»»

Most Asian markets rose Tuesday, tracking the year's first record on Wall Street as investors racked up AI-linked tech bets, while oil prices steadied after whipsawing following the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Also Read: Oil prices fall after US ousts Venezuela's MaduroAttention »»»

Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday released video footage showing a person of interest in the Dec. 30 murders of Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39. Screen capture courtesy Columbus Division of Police/Facebook Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday announced they are sea»»»

An earthquake measuring magnitude 3.5 hit Kyrgyzstan tonight. The Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences reported. According to the Institute, the tremors were recorded at 1:37 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located in the Fergana Range of the Kyrgyz Republic, 10 kilometer»»»

Hyundai unveiled its prototype ATLAS AI robot, pictured walking on stage during a press conference, on Monday at the 2026 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Hyundai and Boston Dynamics o»»»

Hyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots at a manufacturing plant in the US state of Georgia, adding to a list of companies racing to use the new technology. The South Korean firm showed off Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at the Consumer Electronics Show (C»»»

Dhaka: An ice factory owner was shot dead in public in the Monirampur area of Jesore, reported Prothom Alo, a Bengali-language daily newspaper published from Dhaka. According to local media, Rana Pratap Bairagi, is a Hindu man and owner an ice manufacturing factory in Kapalia Bazar, Monirampur, who»»»

Dubai: Fog and low visibility have been reported in various parts of Abu Dhabi this morning, prompting warning from the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). Motorists are being urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to safety regulations to prevent accidents. The NCM noted that horizontal vi»»»

In tonight's edition, Nigeria warns its communities near sites of US military airstrikes to watch out for unexploded ordnance. Also, The Pharaohs rise to the occasion in AFCON beating Benin in the opening game of the knockout phase in Marrakech. And hundreds of thousands of rural Tunisian»»»

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday stated that while the "method" used by the US to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was "neither supported nor approved" by France, Maduro was "a dictator" whose departure was "good news for Venezuelans". His comment followed an initial reaction t»»»

President Donald Trump is surging border patrol and immigration agents in Minnesota as part of an immigration crackdown specifically targeting Somalian immigrants there. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it is sendi»»»

Deadly clashes between Iranian protesters and security forces flared again on Sunday, rights groups and local media said, as demonstrations triggered by anger over rising living costs entered a second week. At least 12 people have been killed. US President Donald Trump warned that Iran wo»»»

Caracas descended into panic late on Monday, as reports flooded social media of intense gunfire, anti-aircraft bursts, and drones hovering near the Presidential Palace (Miraflores). Videos captured tracer rounds lighting up the night sky, explosions echoing through the capital, and BMP-3 infantry f»»»

Dubai: With digital transactions, online banking, and virtual services now central to daily life, Dubai is taking a proactive approach to protect its residents and businesses from economic fraud. The Economic Security Center of Dubai (ESCD) has launched a national awareness campaign titled “Strong »»»

South Korea has extended its visa processing fee waiver for short-term group tourists from India, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Cambodia, offering new incentives for travellers from these high-growth markets. Also Read: Filipinos get 30-day India e-tourist visa for free: What you »»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying. Lee posted a selfie of himself, Xi and their wives on social media platform X on Monday durin»»»

Washington: Two Indian nationals have been arrested in the United States after authorities discovered more than 300 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a semi-truck in Indiana, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, said it lodged arrest det»»»

Shots were fired late Monday near Venezuela's presidential palace, witnesses said, with a source close to the government adding the situation was under control, after US forces ousted Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid. Unidentified drones flew over the Miraflores palace in central Caracas and securi»»»

Washington: Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raised $9.88 million during the second half of 2025, his campaign said, setting a fundraising record for an Ohio governor’s race. The campaign said the July–December haul surpassed the $9.7 million it raised in the first two quarters of»»»

DUBAI: The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday. The figure came from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the protests, which have been ongoing for more than a»»»

Abu Dhabi: The mortal remains of Indian expat Bushra Fayaz Yahu, the 49-year-old domestic worker who died in a devastating car crash in Abu Dhabi on Sunday that also claimed the lives of four young brothers, arrived in her hometown in Kerala on Tuesday morning for her final farewell. The Kerala nat»»»

The Central African Republic has re-elected President Faustin-Archange Touadera, according to provisional results released by the electoral authority on Tuesday. Touadera, 68, had been widely expected to win a third term and had touted his efforts to steady a nation long plagued by conflict. Part o»»»

Aussie guitar duo Royel Otis show up to our interview looking artfully crumpled, beers in hand - but all is not quite what it seems. The band - made up of twenty-somethings Royel Maddell (guitar) and Otis Pavlovic (lead vocals, guitar) - are on a rare day off. Last night, they played the last of th»»»

Canada's former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has said she will leave parliament to accept a job as adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Freeland said her role as an economic development adviser for Ukraine would be unpaid. In July, she will also take on a position to lead t»»»

New York: During their first court appearance in New York, Venezuela's deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to all charges and accused the United States government of abducting them from their home country, US media reported. As per CNN on Monday (local tim»»»