BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Dragan Glamocic met with Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Li Ming on Friday to discuss further advancement of cooperation between the two countries, primarily in agricultural digitalisation and application of modern t»»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he will ask US President Donald Trump to remove ICE from the city after federal immigration agents on Thursday shot a man in a vehicle with his five-year-old child during an attempted arrest. The 28-year-old survived and is being treated at hospital.»»»

As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.»»»

Hungary’s government is considering a 15 per cent tax on unrealised gains for wealthy Hungarians who change their tax residency and move abroad. The proposed measure would apply to assets worth more than HUF 500 million, although the details have yet to be finalised. Taxing the rich for moving mone»»»

Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia warned schools and kindergartens on Friday to avoid outings to forested and mountainous areas after a fatal bear attack and a sharp rise in sightings of the animals. So far this year, 754 bear sightings have been recorded across the vast and thinly populated country, 80 percen»»»

Lebanon “cannot abandon the negotiation track, even if current circumstances do not allow for expectations of a major shift in Israel's stance,” a visitor to the Presidential Palace quoted President Joseph Aoun as saying, in remarks published Friday by al-Akhbar newspaper. “We all know that we will»»»

The decision follows a state Cabinet resolution honouring Modi’s 25 years in public life India’s newest major airport, Noida International Airport at Jewar, will be named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Friday, following a state Cabinet »»»

‘Whoever has a mother has the whole world’: Mohammed bin Rashid to his late mother Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has shared one of the most personal messages from his new book, writing to his late mother a»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday the construction of the first 5 km of a 145 km gas interconnection between Serbia and North Macedonia would begin next week. "It is a project that will largely be carried out next year and in the »»»

President Iliana Iotova had remarks to the joint statement on Ukraine issued by 51 countries at the United Nations on September 23, but amendments were not possible, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said during Question Time in Parliament on Friday. Petrova was responding to a question from Democ»»»

An 18-year-old secondary school student has been missing from Budapest for three days, with police appealing to the public for information about his whereabouts. Bauer Dénes left his home in the Hungarian capital’s Zugló district at around 6 PM on 6 October and has not been located since, according»»»

Police release footage of crashes caused by motorists reversing on busy roads Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police, in cooperation with the Monitoring and Control Centre, have released footage of traffic accidents caused by motorists reversing dangerously on roads to raise awareness of the risks this behavi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday the opening of a business center in Kiev for small and medium-sized British companies working with the defense industry. "The UK’s first dedicated business centre for industry in Ukraine has now opened... The Kyiv Business Centre (»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Finland will participate in NATO’s Steadfast Noon nuclear deterrence exercise in October by sending staff officers, the Finnish Defense Ministry said on Friday. "Finland will participate in NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon, from October 12 to 24," the sta»»»

Bulgaria is not involved in consultations on renegotiating the commitments undertaken by Skopje as part of its accession to the European Union, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said during Question Time in Parliament on Friday. The Minister was responding to a question from MP of Vazrazhdane Ange»»»

During the regular sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev reported on the Baba Alino case that involves the construction of illegal residential complex near Varna, on the Black Sea. In response to a question from Kosta Stoyanov MP about seized documents from »»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Management of EU Funds Atanas Pekanov visited the “Integrated Energy Systems” field laboratory at the HITMOBIL Centre of Competence, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) said on Friday. Pekanov was welcomed by BAS President Corresponding Member Prof. Ev»»»

OVERVIEW Discussions of the current risks and threats to Bulgaria in the context of the war in Ukraine, after two merchant ships were attacked by navy and aerial drones in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, continue to dominate Friday’s media. SECURITY THREATS Capital Weekly’s »»»

He arrived as an electrician, used his own experience to create opportunities for others Dubai: Mohammed Wahid did not leave Bangladesh expecting an easy life in Abu Dhabi. He left with a dream of building a better future for himself and his family. He started out as an electrician, earning Dh700 a»»»

Riyadh attacks disrupt UAE-Saudi flights, international airlines revise regional schedules Dubai: UAE travellers heading into the weekend face flight delays at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, while disruption continues on routes to Saudi Arabia and other par»»»

His road trip across India in a colourful three-wheeler has captured attention online A Norwegian mayor has caught the attention of social media users after travelling across India in an auto-rickshaw, covering thousands of kilometres on an unconventional road trip. Jo Inge Hesjevik, mayor of Porsa»»»

Damascus, Oct. 9 (SANA) The third edition of Dahab Expo, a trade fair for footwear, clothing, leather goods and production supplies for the Fall/Winter 2026 season, opened Thursday at the Damascus Fairgrounds, bringing together Syrian and international companies from the commercial and industrial s»»»

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving the largest digital infrastructure development in history. To meet the demand for processing power and storage, companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the construction of new data centres. While the United States was the main driver of gro»»»

Shanghai: Top seed Alexander Zverev churned out an opening win over Chinese wildcard Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) at the Shanghai Masters on Friday to advance into the third round. A dive left the German grimacing and grabbing his left ankle during the 11th game of the second set, with Wu, ranked 113th»»»

Musk and Rahul Gandhi echo each other on Starlink; BJP insists security checks come first. Dubai: Elon Musk and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi found common ground on X on October 8, as both raised questions against the Indian government and how it has failed when it comes to Starlink’s launch in the »»»

Why ethics, empathy, humility and ability to communicate matter in a world of AI Journalists are much happier asking questions from behind a notebook than from on a stage. Give us a microphone, bright lights and a countdown clock and you will often find journalists wondering why they said yes.I act»»»

Oxygen, in partnership with the Sustainability Embassy in Romania, has launched Speaking Green: A Practical Guide to Responsible Sustainability Communication, an initiative designed to help companies, brands and communication professionals understand and navigate the new European regulatory require»»»

RIYADH: Flexible office occupancy in Riyadh is approaching 90 percent in the Olaya district, supported by international companies and new business formations, according to a JLL report. Occupancy in King Abdullah Financial District remained in the mid-80 percent range, while Olaya and KAFD together»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said on Friday that he would send an official letter to the Council of Ministers seeking information about the purpose of the visit to Bulgaria by Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Office, and the talks held with him. »»»

The bomb threats targeting Bulgarian institutions may be part of hybrid operations aimed at testing the authorities’ readiness to respond, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said during question time in Parliament here on Friday. Since June 2026, hundreds of threatening emails have been sent to Bul»»»

LONDON: The escalation of the conflict in Yemen has coincided with the activation of a tripartite mutual defense pact that promises to focus the might of the region’s three largest militaries on ending the civil war that has raged on Saudi Arabia’s southern border for the past 12 years. On Sept. 3,»»»

Bulgaria’s postal services market is worth EUR 500 million, with 87 operators providing services, the Ministry of Transport and Communications press centre said on Friday on the occasion of World Post Day, observed on October 9. This year’s theme is “One Postal Network, Infinite Possibilities.” Tra»»»

There is no cause for concern over grain trade in the Black Sea, and no vessels travelling to or from Bulgaria have been turned away, Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovski told journalists here on Friday. He said he was confident the situation remained calm, following communication with the»»»

Germany has counted billions of euros spent at home as aid to Ukraine, overstating the amount that actually reached Kiev, according to a study published on Thursday by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Berlin has reported providing or earmarking €100 billion ($112 billion) in support since »»»

Pentagon prepares three-day offensive as Trump rules out attacks before November 3 vote The US military is drawing up options for renewed large-scale strikes against Iran, including an intensive three-day campaign targeting missile and drone facilities, even as President Donald Trump has ruled out »»»

Tehran is striving to find a diplomatic solution to the war imposed on it by the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian. The Russian president noted that Tehran had recently put forward a proposal aimed at resolving the con»»»

When Andrei Popa took over as General Manager of Super Technologies in Romania on August 1, he inherited something his predecessors did not have. Three years ago the company’s Romanian business was built around a single consumer brand. Today it runs four, alongside a network of more than 1,000 reta»»»

New Delhi says US PERM freeze does not advance shared ambitions Dubai: India has criticized the United States’ decision to suspend green card-related labor certification filings at eight technology companies, saying the move does not advance the shared ambitions of the two countries. The Ministry o»»»

Miami: Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the US Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Isaias is forecast to make landfall in Fl»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yedioth Ahronoth: Prolonged Israeli Frontline Deployments Leave Troops Exposed to Attacks 09-10-2026 11:20 AM Israeli occupation forces at »»»

GERB has filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC) over the extraordinary audit of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) commissioned by Parliament and assigned to the Bulgarian National Audit Office, GERB MP Temenuzhka Petkova said at a news briefing in Parliament here on Friday. “Nearly »»»

On Friday, Parliament adopted at first and second reading in a single sitting a bill ratifying the agreement between the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC) and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the final settlement of mutual claims and obligations related to Bulgaria’s w»»»

Saudi Arabia will not agree to a truce or a ceasefire with the Houthis until the Yemeni government that it backs regains all the territory it has lost in recent weeks, a regional source told AFP on Friday. Saudi Arabia will also not bow to the Houthis' "military blackmail", the source added, speaki»»»

Residents advised to switch cameras off when not in use and avoid untrusted links Dubai: Dubai Municipality has urged residents to strengthen the security of their surveillance cameras, warning that a single weak setting could leave privacy exposed in an increasingly connected environment. “Protect»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, made an unannounced visit to Bulgaria before traveling to the United States for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to reports. Rumors of Budanov’s arrival in Sofia began circulating on social media, with unconfirmed a»»»

Protesters burned and trampled on the Russian national flag outside the Russian Cultural Center in Sofia on October 8 during a demonstration against Russia’s war, according to reports by Maritsa and BULPHOTO. The rally, held under the slogan “No to the Russian War,” took place outside the center at»»»

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced plans to livestream the execution of a former US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at a military base in Texas, arguing that Americans should witness the consequences of such crimes. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major sentenced to de»»»

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States. Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that he was confident that an endgame to the war could come in the days before o»»»

The top trade envoys for China and the European Union were wrapping up two days of talks Friday aimed at calming escalating tensions over growing imbalances between the two giant economies. EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic traveled to Beijing saying it was crucial that the negotiations deliver "tangib»»»

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