Hungary will introduce a new wealth tax on assets worth more than HUF 1 billion from 2027, while the government plans to significantly broaden access to the KATA small-business tax scheme and remove a special tax allowance for professional athletes, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Tuesday.»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced on Tuesday in Belgrade the first pipes for a Serbia-North Macedonia gas interconnector would be laid next week and that the goal was to finish the route in Q1 2028. Speaking to reporters at the Palace»»»

Mediator Qatar on Tuesday said the United States and Iran were still engaged in talks to end the Middle East war, despite an apparent deadlock seven months into the conflict. The indirect negotiations take account of "the concerns of the various parties", foreign ministry official Ibrahim Al-Hashmi»»»

Israeli bulldozers on Tuesday demolished a five-story residential building in annexed east Jerusalem which was home to about 70 people, in a move the local Palestinian authority said was aimed at "forcible transfer". Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who gleefully oversaw the de»»»

36 years after his death, Sheikh Rashid’s development philosophy still defines Dubai Dubai: Thirty-six years after the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, his imprint on Dubai is easy to find. It is there in the creek he deepened, the airport he opened, the ports he built and the roads and»»»

Britain wants to deepen its economic alliance with Poland as London seeks a reset in relations with the European Union. Trade between the countries reached £33.9 billion in the year to the first quarter of 2026, with Poland recording a surplus. British Trade Minister Anas Sarwar argues that the EU’»»»

Riyadh, Oct. 6 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa met Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh on Tuesday, with the two sides discussing bilateral relations, regional developments and issues of mutual interest. The meeting, attended by Foreign and Expa»»»

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain must be part of any debate about closer EU-UK ties. Years of talks with the British Museum, which has held the ancient sculptures for more than two centuries, “have not progressed”, Mit»»»

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made guaranteeing Israel’s security his core doctrine, but now his leadership hangs in the balance with critics accusing him of failing to protect his country from attack. Weeks away from a tightly contested general election, Netanyahu is boasting in»»»

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met with Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Namibia HE Frans Kapofi, during his visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest»»»

The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group has launched a motion to probe the European Left Alliance (ELA) over an alleged breach of “EU values” and support for student unrest gripping France, Politico has reported, citing an email it has obtained. Protests have gripped the co»»»

In the wake of drone attacks on two merchant vessels in the Bulgarian exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea in the early hours on Tuesday, the opposition in Parliament slammed the power-holders and the President for their positions and actions – or for failing to act, especially for failing to s»»»

Six people have been charged in connection with the investigation at St. George Hospital in Plovdiv, while three people have been detained for up to 72 hours, Plovdiv District Prosecutor Vanya Hristova told reporters on Tuesday. On Monday, ten people had been detained by the police in an investigat»»»

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani met with HE Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Namibia Frans Kapofi during his visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest »»»

DUBAI: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday for an official visit, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Sharaa was accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani. Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz received Al-Sha»»»

Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó travelled to Russia 16 times during his final four-year term in office – roughly once every three to four months – while visiting the country more often than Germany, according to detailed Foreign Ministry data obtained by 24.hu. The figures show th»»»

The numbers of 10 voting machines were drawn at the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation for certification ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. The procedure was held publicly in the presence of representatives of state institutions, the Central Election Commission (CEC), the »»»

SOFIA: Bulgarian authorities launched a major search on Tuesday for the missing crew of a ship that sank in the Black Sea after drones hit two vessels in what the prime minister slammed as an “absolutely unacceptable” attack. The dual strike came a day after another ship caught fire and sank off th»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made guaranteeing Israel's security his core doctrine, but now his leadership hangs in the balance with critics accusing him of failing to protect his country from attack. Weeks away from a tightly contested general election, Netanyahu is boasting in sp»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, said on Tuesday there would be no discussions, let alone talks, about a federalisation, confederalisation or destruction or Serbia, and noted that discuss»»»

KYIV: Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. Unconfirmed media reports said a major fuel depot in the Moscow region was o»»»

Physicist used South Pole ice to capture particles originating in the distant cosmos Stockholm: Belgian physicist Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using South Pole ice to capture particles originating in the distant cosmos, providing insight into the far»»»

Old Doha Port prepares to host the third edition of Qatar Boat Show from November 4 to 7, 2026, with the support of leading government and private sector entities Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affai»»»

Education Minister orders three-month suspension as authorities continue investigation Dubai: Kuwait’s Education Minister Jalal Al Tabtabaei has ordered the administration of a secondary school suspended for three months after several female students suffered suffocation, pending an investigation i»»»

The answers both to the crisis involving the attacking drones and to everything that is happening in the country, as well as responsibility for the security and future of Bulgarian citizens, lie with Rumen Radev — with his unequivocal majority of 131 MPs in the National Assembly, his Council of Min»»»

Amman: Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Ayman Safadi discussed the regional situation in the region in a phone call with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. During the call, the two ministers discussed "efforts to end the dangerous escalation in »»»

Cairo: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice HE Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Suwaidi, Chairman of the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law and Chairman of the Arab Standing Committee on International Humanitarian Law, met with HE Minister of Justice Mahmoud Helmy Al-Sharif and Chairma»»»

Lulu Group launches AWWAL to support UAE-Grown and locally Produced Goods Abu Dhabi: Lulu Group today launched AWWAL, a new retail range that brings UAE-grown, UAE-produced and UAE-made products together under one brand, with the aim of making local goods easier for shoppers to find and choose. "Th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar has launched the 6th Recycling Towards Sustainability Conference & Exhibition 2026, bringing together senior officials, industry leaders and sustainability experts as the country steps up efforts to expand recycling and accelerate its transition towards a circular economy. The co»»»

A 15-year-old school student had his hand blown off by a police crowd-control grenade during a protest in the French city of Lens. The incident comes amid a nationwide wave of unrest and street violence that has gripped France since late September. Demonstrators demand increased funding for public »»»

The ongoing support provided by the Bulgarian state to Ukraine is causing the war in Ukraine to escalate and reach Bulgaria’s borders, Vazrazhdane Chair Kostadin Kostadinov said Tuesday, commenting on the drone attacks on two vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Kostadino»»»

GERB will call for Prime Minister Rumen Radev and ministers to be heard in Parliament over the incident involving two ships in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Radev has failed to clearly identify those responsible for the attack, GERB-UDF MPs Hristo Gadzhev and Daniel Mitov tol»»»

Doha: Qatar Assistive Technology Center (Mada) launched on Tuesday the 'Taqdeer' platform, under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Social Development and Family, HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi. Taqdeer platform was developed to provide a unified, reliable digital reference co»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri is pushing for pacification between Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Hezbollah and a large segment of southerners, sources close to Berri told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. This was reflected in Salam's visit to Nabatieh on Friday and was reaffirmed in his televised statements on Sunday»»»

DUBAI: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for an official visit to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. Sharaa was accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani. Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received the Minister of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Eskandar Momeni and his accompanying delegation at his office in the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday morning, on the occasion of his visit to the country. The meeting reviewed develo»»»

ZUBIN POTOK - A Serb man was arrested by the so-called "Kosovo Police" in the Kosovo-Metohija village of Suvo Grlo, near Srbica, on Monday evening on suspicion of allegedly committing a war crime during the conflict in the province 27 years ago. The man, identified as Radenko Tomasevic, was placed »»»

Acting on an order from Environment and Water Minister Rositsa Karamfilova, the Black Sea Basin Directorate - Varna has launched an emergency inspection along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast following the incident involving ships in the Black Sea, the Environment Ministry said. Inspections and seawater »»»

A commercial ship sank and another was damaged in a drone attack in the Black Sea off Bulgaria early Tuesday, with Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar expressing solidarity with Bulgaria following the incident. The attack took place in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, around 80 nautical miles »»»

Economy, Investment and Industry Minister Alexandar Poulev presented the new composition of the Supervisory Board of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB), expressing confidence that with this composition, which has extensive management and banking experience, the BDB remains in good hands. “We are »»»

The Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) strongly condemns what it described as "an act of aggression by the Russian Federation in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone", the party said on Tuesday in connection with that have been hit by drones. Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said it was u»»»

MANAMA: The State of Qatar participated in the 37th meeting of the GCC Petroleum Cooperation Committee, which took place in Bahrain's capital, Manama. Qatar's delegation was led by Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi. The meeting discussed various issues related to»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow is aware of reports that NATO is developing a plan for a possible war with Russia and is staying alert, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “We hear these reports and, as we say, keep our ears open. Most importantly, we are focused on carrying out the tasks set by»»»

The ongoing support provided by the Bulgarian state to Ukraine is causing the war in Ukraine to escalate and reach Bulgaria’s borders, Vazrazhdane Chair Kostadin Kostadinov said Tuesday, commenting on the drone attacks on two vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Kostadino»»»

Istanbul, Turkiye: Eight students were injured in a stabbing attack at a middle school in Istanbul's Basaksehir district on Tuesday, with three of them in serious condition, Türkiye's health minister announced. The health status of all eight victims is being closely monitored at local hospitals, He»»»

Energy Minister Joe Saddi, who was named by the Lebanese Forces, announced Tuesday his boycott of cabinet sessions until the government takes the “needed decisions” in the thorny electricity file. "The core of the electricity problem lies in the lack of production capacity," said Saddi at a press c»»»

East Timor's top diplomat Bendito Freitas is on an official visit to Russia from October 4 to 6. Join Sputnik live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his East Timorese counterpart Bendito Freitas speak to the press in Moscow and spell out the results of their talks.In 2027, Russia and Ea»»»

HEADLINES Bulgarian media on Tuesday focus on the presidential election, prices and the economy, healthcare and public safety. Polling and expectations of a runoff in the presidential race receive considerable attention across print and broadcast media, while economic coverage centres on fuel and f»»»

The separatist Parti Québécois won provincial elections on Monday, but fell just short of enough seats to govern alone in Canada's French-speaking province, Quebec. The victory comes just two weeks ahead of a vote in Alberta, Canada's economic powerhouse, on whether it wants to begin the process of»»»

On Israel's border with Lebanon where Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets and drones, previous backers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they are rethinking how they will vote in the first election since the war. "Many I know were right-wing and were Bibi supporters, and today they're not,"»»»