President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified “a minor elec»»»

President Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use his appearance at the gathering of global elites to addr»»»

Dubai: Former Bollywood actress Rimi Sen, known for hits like Hungama, Dhoom, and Phir Hera Pheri, has reportedly embarked on a new chapter in her life. She is now working as a real estate agent in Dubai. In a recent interview with Buildcaps Real Estate LLC, Rimi shared how she has settled into the»»»

Flights at Manas International Airport were delayed due to adverse weather conditions, the press service of Airports of Kyrgyzstan JSC reported. According to the statement, three morning flights to Antalya, Kazan, and Sharm El-Sheikh have been delayed. Visibility has periodically dropped to 300 met»»»

Construction of a mini-football field is planned at the Enver Gareev Botanical Garden on land long considered unsuitable for plant cultivation. Deputy Director of the Botanical Garden Nurlan Albanov said on Birinchi Radio. According to Albanov, the project has been approved by the President and the»»»

Iran's foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters, warning the country will be “firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack." The comments by Abbas Araghchi, who saw his invitation to t»»»

Dubai: Etihad Rail has confirmed the first routes on its long-awaited passenger network. It said the opening phase will connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah, creating a spine that links the country’s main commercial centres with the east coast. Passenger services are expected to begin in 2026, wit»»»

After 27 years of service, three space missions, and 608 days in orbit, Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has retired — closing one of NASA’s most recognisable careers marked by long-duration flight, complex spacewalks, and a reputation for calm leadership in high-stakes missions. Williams,»»»

In September, former Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan said that the upcoming winter would be significantly harsher than the previous one. Ukrainian Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev said that the country is at least $100 million short of meeting its gas import needs in the coming year, the Sem»»»

A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and beaten in Tokmok. Suspects in the kidnapping have been detained, the press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Chui region reported. According to the press service, a city resident had previously contacted the police asking for action against a»»»

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan has drafted a bill aimed at strengthening state oversight in the halal industry, the ministry’s press service reported. The draft proposes establishing clear penalties for entities that violate halal standards or illegally use the «halal» label. Th»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. President Trump was heading to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum when Air Force One was forced to return to the United States due to an electrical issue. Ph»»»

Hold onto your croissants. During his address to global bigwigs at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, French President Emmanuel Macron came rocking sunglasses like a secret agent at a ski resort — and international media lost their minds over it. Global headlines exploded: "Macro»»»

Suspects in the sale of a particularly large batch of drugs were detained in Issyk-Kul region. The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Drug Control Service reported. A criminal group involved in drug trafficking has been identified. According to the agency, four previously convicted citizens were detaine»»»

Journalist Ernis Kiyazov was summoned to the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) for a conversation following a controversial interview with Syimyk Zhapykeev. The journalist announced it on social media. According to Kiyazov, he spent an hour and a half at the SCNS, where he «politely talk»»»

China’s trade with Central Asian countries increased by 12 percent in 2025, Xinhua News Agency reports, citing the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. It is noted that China’s economic and trade cooperation with the region has shown significant progress, with trade turnover reaching $106.3 billion, an in»»»

A burned-out car containing the bodies of two people was found in Moskovsky district. According to the press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Chui region of Kyrgyzstan, on January 20, police received a report of a foreign-made car burning near the village of Spartak. An investi»»»

The death toll in a train crash in southern Spain rose to at least 42, local officials said on Tuesday as Spain started a three-day period of national mourning. The incident has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success as Spanish officials say they are still at a loss to un»»»

Kyrgyzstan took 117th place out of 147 countries in the global ranking of artificial intelligence adoption. According to the 2025 report by the Microsoft AI Economy Institute, the level of AI usage in the country stands at 8.2 percent. The study used an indicator measuring the share of active users»»»

As of January 20, a new requirement has come into force stipulating that children under the age of 14 must hold an international passport to travel from Russia to Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, as well as to the partially recognized regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Meduza reports. Russi»»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicted a world where truth was malleable, information was weaponised and citizens lived under the shadow of relentless ideological struggle. In the contemporary geopolitical landscape, echoes of Orwellian concerns - fragmentation, mistrust and narrative »»»

The Cabinet of Ministers approved an agreement between the governments of Kyrgyzstan and Egypt on economic, scientific, and technical cooperation. The document was signed on November 5, 2025, in Cairo. According to the resolution, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce was designated as the body resp»»»

Dubai: Morning traffic is building on key commuter routes between Dubai and Sharjah, with slow-moving sections reported on major highways and inner-city roads, according to Google Maps traffic overlays. Delays are being seen on Sheikh Zayed Road (E11), particularly around Business Bay and Al Barsha»»»

While speaking at the Davos summit on Tuesday, French president Emmanuel Macron drew attention for his stern rebuke of US leader Donald Trump's threat to tariff eight European countries opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland. But another aspect of Macron's speech also made an impression: his»»»

At Clemenceau Medical Center Hospital (CMC) Dubai, a four-level lumbar disc replacement surgery has been successfully performed for the first time by Prof. Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli – to the best of current knowledge, the first multi-level procedure of this kind in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf re»»»

Poland’s central bank is pushing deeper into gold. National Bank of Poland (NBP) president Adam Glapiński confirmed the bank will raise its holdings from 550 to 700 tons, which would move Poland into the global top-10 for gold reserves—currently behind Japan’s 846 tons. Poland now ranks 12th, just »»»

The International Monetary Fund has nudged up its global GDP forecast for 2026 to 3.3%, while keeping 2027 steady at 3.2%, according to the January World Economic Outlook. The projections suggest broadly stable growth near the estimated 3.3% for 2025. The IMF cites offsetting forces behind the stea»»»

Kyrgyz jewelers will undergo professional training at Bvlgari following an agreement reached during a working visit to Italy by Chairman of the State Tax Service Almambet Shykmamatov. The training initiative is the result of negotiations held on the sidelines of the international jewelry exhibition»»»

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez has appointed US-educated banker Calixto Ortega to head the country’s main investment agency, in a move seen as an overture to US investors after Nicolas Maduro’s ouster.  Venezuela said Tuesday it would start using revenues from a US-brokered oil »»»

President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified “a minor electrical iss»»»

Catherine Viette welcomes Kim Aris, son of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who bears witness to the fraught political landscape of Myanmar five years after the 2021 military coup. Mr. Aris sounds the alarm on the deteriorating condition of his ailing mother who remains imprisoned and w»»»

The US War Department plans to reduce US participation in several NATO advisory groups, The Washington Post newspaper reported, citing sources. The upcoming move will affect approximately 200 military personnel and will primarily result in a reduction in US participation in the alliance's 30 Center»»»

Igor Kudrenko has been appointed head coach of the national youth football team (U17) of Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz Football Union announced. According to the union, Igor Kudrenko is a highly qualified and experienced specialist in Kyrgyz football. «He holds an AFC A license and a FIFA coaching instruc»»»

Firefighters work at the site where a train crashed after a collapsed retaining wall fell on the tracks near Gelida in northern Spain on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Photo by Alberto Estevez/EPA Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A passenger train crashed in northern Spain on Tuesday night, killing one person and inju»»»

A sightseeing helicopter carrying three people has gone missing near Mount Aso, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The aircraft took off from a zoo in Aso City at 10:52 local time (01:52 GMT) on Tuesday for a 10-minute tour but never returned, local reports say, quoting police. An object resembl»»»

The US military seized the Sagitta tanker in the Caribbean Sea, the US Southern Command said. "This morning, US military forces, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident. The apprehension of another tanker operating in defiance of Presiden»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United Nations has never lived up to its full potential, but should continue carrying out its mandate because its potential is significant. "I'm a big fan of the UN potential, but it has never lived up to its potential…," Trump told journalists, an»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaElon Musk mulls buying Ryanair amid spat with airline bossDharvi Vaid with AFP, dpaElon Musk has asked his followers on X if he should buy Ryanair after a spat with the European budget airline's outspoken CEO Michael O'Leary. https://p.dw.com/p/579RNElon Musk has cal»»»

Washington: Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President J.D. Vance, has announced that she is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, with the baby due in July. The announcement was made through a post on social media platform X, drawing congratulatory messages from across the political spectrum. “W»»»

The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world. The slaying forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of gun violence, and ignited scrutiny of alleged tie»»»

US president Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to take control of Greenland, saying on social media that there is "no going back" and that "Greenland is imperative". During a news conference at the White House, Trump was asked how far he was willing to go to acquire Greenland and replied»»»