WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Dmitry Zlodorev – The new agreement on Greenland could allow the United States to use the island as a platform to militarize the Arctic region, a former US diplomat, Jim Jatras, told RIA Novosti. "Most worrying at this point is the US shift from looking at Greenland as a poten»»»

The army intelligence directorate has arrested one of the most senior leaders of the Islamic State group in north Lebanon after he was tasked with carrying out a terrorist operation targeted against Pope Leo’s visit to Lebanon in late 2025, MTV has reported. The report said the Syrian detainee is k»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will present the Qatar premiere of George Gershwin’s An American in Paris on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30pm at Auditorium 3 of the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). According to a QPO post on X, the concert will be conducted by Marcus Bosch»»»

MOSCOW, September 24 (Sputnik) - A Starlink ground station that provides Ukraine with satellite internet access caught fire in central Poland overnight, the RMF FM broadcaster reported on Thursday. A distribution facility was reportedly set ablaze and a power generator was also damaged. Police offi»»»

The US security posture in the Arctic still largely rests on the 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement with Denmark, while the new deal updates it, Kuupik Kleist, Greenland's ex-PM and member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, tells Sputnik. The revised deal will now “take Greenland and Denmark into acc»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that an artificial intelligence agent developed by US tech company OpenAI had hacked the national universal healthcare system, Medicare, in what he described as an "unacceptable" situation. "This incident occurred in June of this ye»»»

The preliminary budget for holding the presidential election stands at 1.2 billion soms. Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan (CEC), Tynchtyk Shainazarov, told 24.kg news agency. He said the CEC plans to review all expenditure items once again and take steps to optimize spendin»»»

Parliament Thursday voted 183-10 to approve at first reading amendments to the Criminal Code related to the transposition of a European directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures. The revisions were supported by MPs from all parliamen»»»

HEADLINES Tax changes, the presidential election campaign and scrutiny of private flights taken by Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chair Delyan Peevski feature prominently in Thursday’s coverage. Other reports examine defence spending, consumer protection, regional inequalities and shortcomi»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and the delegation he is leading arrived in Poland on an official visit on Thursday. He is due to be officially welcomed with a ceremony to be held outside the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw. As part of the visit, Radev is scheduled to meet with Polish Prime »»»

BRICS Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority Rasha Abdel Aal stressed the importance of tax cooperation among BRICS countries and the opportunities it provides for exchanging expertise and benefiting from successful experiences and practices among member states. At the conclusion of a three-day meeting»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, and Minister of State for International Cooperation in the UAE Reem Al Hashimon. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York and focused on en»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States and China have agreed to extend the Busan trade deal until January 10, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said. "We have agreed today that we will extend what we call the Busan Agreement… until January 10, to give us more time to see what we can do on th»»»

Driver, conductor arrested after nine killed in Yamuna Expressway tragedy Passengers aboard a double-decker sleeper bus that caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway had warned the driver about a burning smell minutes before the vehicle was engulfed in flames, but their concerns were allegedly ignored,»»»

On the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, a meeting took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jeenbek Kulubaev, and the Foreign Minister of the Union of the Comoros, Mbae Mohamed. Following the meeting, a joint communiqué on the es»»»

Kyrgyzstan plans to introduce the international Travel Rule for virtual asset transactions. The rule will require crypto exchanges and other relevant service providers to share certain information about senders and recipients when transfers are made. Representatives of the State Financial Intellige»»»

Tunis, Sept.24 (TAP) - Tunisia keen to uphold the right to development as an inherent, inalienable, comprehensive and interrelated human right, interconnected with all other human rights, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians...»»»

COMMENTWithout media strategy, most trade shows are only limited to people in the room For years, exhibitions have measured success by how many visitors came, how many exhibitors participated, and how many deals were signed. These numbers matter of course, but they don't tell the full story. What r»»»

In Southeast Asia, hundreds of thousands of people working in fraud centres are scamming people across the world. US authorities suggest the fraudsters are responsible for scams worth almost $10 billion a year against US nationals alone. Victims in Europe, the UK and China have also been targeted. »»»

Society in Kyrgyzstan is not yet ready for electronic voting in elections, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Tynchtyk Shainazarov said at a Zhogorku Kenesh meeting. He was responding to MP Makhabat Mavlyanova, who said conditions had been created in the country for holding fair elections b»»»

Bulgaria's President Iliana Yotova has called for Russia and Ukraine to take part in discussions on Europe's post-war security and for the European Union to play a more active role in resolving the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, during her address to the 81st session of the UN General As»»»

Nako Stefanov is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25, according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. He was put forward by a nomination committee alongside vice-presidential candidate Nina Lambova. Stefanov was born in Sofia on June 19, 1954. He holds the a»»»

Nina Lambova is a candidate for vice president in the upcoming elections on October 25. She was put forward by a nomination committee alongside presidential candidate Nako Stefanov, according to a decision by the Central Election Commission. Lambova is a lawyer with the Stara Zagora Bar Association»»»

Iliana Iotova is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25. She has been put forward by a nomination committee alongside vice-presidential candidate Kiril Valchev. Iliana Iotova was born on October 24, 1964. She is a graduate of the Alphonse de Lamartine 9th French Language H»»»

Carmistin The Food Company has opened its third organic chicken farm, continuing its investment in the development of the organic food segment and its premium product range. The new farm, located in Săhăteni, Buzău County, includes 12 mobile shelters placed in a natural setting. The system allows t»»»

The third round of trilateral negotiations regarding the draft intergovernmental agreement between Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan on the joint implementation of Kambar-Ata HPP-1 project took place in Almaty from September 21 to 23. The Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan announced. Representat»»»

On September 24, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim in Hangzhou, China. The Cabinet of Ministers reported. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo . The parties discussed the »»»

Construction licences jump 178% as technology and financial sectors expand The new economic licences issued in Al Ain jumped 35 per cent in the first half of 2026 to 2,225, driven by strong growth in construction and sectors linked to the future economy. The figures were announced during the second»»»

Ivaylo Simeonov is a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on October 25. He was put forward by a nomination committee alongside vice-presidential candidate Kosyo Stoychev, in accordance with a decision by the Central Election Commission. Simeonov has served as the Mayor of Elin Pelin Mu»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Meteorology Department has forecast hot daytime conditions across the country over the weekend and hazy conditions may develop towards the late night. According to the Department’s weekend weather forecast, temperatures will reach 39°C today before rising to 40°C on Friday and ma»»»

The parliamentary group of Vazrazhdane has once again called for the immediate resignation of Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Moldova, Maya Dobreva, in a declaration on Thursday. The group first raised the issue in May, also from the parliamentary rostrum. “If she does not resign, we call on the Minister »»»

Svetozar Stoyanov Saev is a candidate for vice president in the upcoming elections on October 25. He was put forward by a nomination committee alongside presidential candidate Plamen Panayotov Paskov in accordance with a decision by the Central Election Commission. Saev was born on May 19, 1957. He»»»

New York, Sept. 24 (SANA) The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami in December, potentially setting the stage for another meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The Kremlin said it would consider the inv»»»

The Hungarian forint weakened beyond 366 against the euro on Thursday morning and approached 322 against the US dollar, extending a sharp sell-off from the previous session. Although the move looks dramatic after months of relative currency stability, the immediate pressure appears to be coming lar»»»

The Dubai-born creator on Netflix, slow burns and why the region took to Korean dramas Dubai: Deema Abu Naser was 11 when she started watching Korean dramas. For the next decade, she had almost nobody to talk to about them. "Throughout my whole life, I didn't have any friends that liked them, so it»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation’s QIYADA (Qatar Islamic Youth Aspiration and Development Assembly) conference provides a platform for scholars, thought leaders and inspiring figures to engage with Muslim youth in Qatar on contemporary challenges and solutions rooted in faith, values and shared societ»»»

Imagine you are teaching a group of students and ask them to read a long list of literature and describe the key themes. The students cheat a bit, as they are known to do: They split the list among themselves, with each reading only a small portion of it and sharing the answers with the others. Whe»»»

London, Sept. 24 (SANA) Global gas markets are increasingly expecting tight supplies and elevated prices to persist into next year as the Middle East war disrupts liquefied natural gas exports from the Gulf and complicates Europe’s efforts to rebuild inventories, the International Gas Union said. “»»»

Doha, Qatar: This September, Lusail Museum Conversations, an ongoing series of public lectures and events, is bringing the musical heritage of Cairo back to life with Echoes of Cairo: Reviving Egyptian Music from 1900, a panel talk and concert with the acclaimed ensemble Oxford Maqam. Presented as »»»

The European Commission announced €505 million in financial support for Lebanon for 2026 and 2027, the second half of the €1 billion support package announced by President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Beirut in May 2024. The new funding will cover three main areas and will support Leban»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation has announced the appointment of Dr. Hend Zainal as the organization’s President of Higher Education, with effect from January 1, 2027. Dr. Hend began her career in 2005 within the field of higher education through roles at a number of Qatar Foundation (QF) partner uni»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour recorded 644 violations and the closure of 388 non-compliant work sites during the 2026 Heat Stress Prevention Campaign, highlighting the scale of enforcement efforts aimed at ensuring workplaces comply with heat-stress prevention and occupational safety requirem»»»

Students now need two documents, three steps and four fields as AI speeds up applications Dubai: Students applying for scholarships in the UAE can now complete the process in as little as five minutes, thanks to a new AI-powered platform launched by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific R»»»

Filipino child spent nearly two years trying to reunite with his mother in the Philippines Dubai: A six-year-old Filipino boy living in Dubai has spent nearly two years separated from his mother in the Philippines while efforts continue to establish his legal identity and obtain the documentation n»»»

Doha, Qatar: Echoing the key messages of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, ambassadors accredited to Qatar have welcomed the emphasis on dialogue, diplomacy, respect for sovereignty and international law as esse»»»

Vessel traffic through Hormuz remains 'far below normal', satellites shows another story The number of vessels visibly crossing the Strait of Hormuz has "collapsed" to a fraction of normal levels, but that does not necessarily mean oil shipments have stopped. Visible vessel traffic through the Stra»»»

SIF 2026 will host 140 activities and 80 business meetings across two days Dubai: Sharjah is preparing to host more than 10,000 participants from over 60 countries next month, bringing investors, companies, policymakers and entrepreneurs together for two days of discussions and business meetings fo»»»

NSE shares debuted at a 5.2% premium at Rs 1,878 versus its listing price of Rs 1,785 The National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India made a measured market debut on Thursday, with its shares rising as much as 5.2 per cent to Rs1,878 in early trade on the BSE. The IPO price was Rs1,785. The gain was mod»»»

Doha: The Embassy of Qatar in Ottawa welcomed members of the Qatari, Canadian and wider local communities to the Ottawa Fall Get-Together at Leamy Lake Park in Gatineau, Quebec, held as part of the 2026 Year of Culture partnership between the two countries. Bringing together more than 100 attendees»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) has signed a funding agreement with Qatar Foundation to support Al Ghorrah for Literature and Arts 2027. Under the agreement, the Fund will provide a financial contribution toward the organization of the event, helping to create a platform »»»