Parliament Wednesday adopted conclusively amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) introducing requirements under a European directive aimed at protecting people who engage in public participation from clearly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings. The changes are intended to protect»»»

The Sofia City Court heard three witnesses in the case against former Varna mayor Ivan Portnih on Wednesday. He is charged alongside former regional governor Stoyan Pasev and two public officials of the Executive Agency Maritime Administration with fraud related to the reconstruction of a non-exist»»»

HONG KONG: The ex-husband and in-laws accused of murdering Hong Kong model and influencer Abby Choi appeared in court on Wednesday, in a gruesome case that has sent shockwaves through the city. Choi, an influencer with more than 140,000 followers on Instagram, had shared photos from Paris Fashion W»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Philippines tennis star Alexandra Eala stormed into the Asian Games semi-finals in Japan on Wednesday, cheered on by fans who had come from far and wide to see their hero in action. The world number 18 and favourite for women's singles gold had to work hard early on to beat Taiwan's »»»

Maritime hub, sustainability drive and decarbonisation push anchor long-term vision Abu Dhabi-Abu Dhabi will begin work on its 2031 Maritime Plan from 2027, officials said at LIVEX 2026, as the emirate, which rose to number 22 in maritime city rankings in 2024, sets its sights on a top-20 finish in»»»

Nagoya, Japan: China's divers extended their remarkable Asian Games unbeaten record stretching back to 1974 as a top Japanese official apologised Wednesday for "inconveniences" that have dogged the continent's premier sporting event. Chinese divers have proved unstoppable once more as the country's»»»

Prosecutors link Abby Choi killing to bitter dispute over HK$60 million luxury flat The ex-husband and in-laws accused of murdering Hong Kong model and influencer Abby Choi appeared in court on Wednesday, in a gruesome case that has sent shockwaves through the city. Choi, an influencer with more th»»»

Lagos: On day seven of his solo dance marathon, Benjamin Daniel Gabriel shimmied and shuffled towards yet another world record in Nigeria, where over-the-top stunts for Guinness Book glory have become a national pastime. The 32-year-old dancer, popularly known as Ben Dancer, has set out to achieve »»»

Federal Supreme Court clarifies when taking photos or videos is not a crime Sharjah: A consumer who filmed insects inside a supermarket product and sent the footage to the relevant authorities was later prosecuted for defamation after the supermarket filed a complaint against him over the recording»»»

The government proposed by prime minister-designate Siegfried Mureșan failed to win Parliament’s confidence on Wednesday, deepening Romania’s nearly five-month political crisis and, for the first time in the current standoff, fulfilling the constitutional conditions that allow President Nicușor Dan»»»

A 30-year-old faces charges after an AI image led to a two-day search at Pandan Reservoir Dubai: A man in Singapore could face up to 10 years in jail after an AI-generated image of a crocodile led authorities to shut down water activities at one of the city's reservoirs. Ye Lin, a 30-year-old Myanm»»»

When Romanian executives talk about AI, the conversation tends to circle productivity, automation, or back-office cost. The harder conversation, the one that lands in the CFO’s lap, is what AI is doing to the top of the revenue funnel. Search behavior is shifting under everyone’s feet, and the visi»»»

New partnership to create integrated shopping destination for Liwan residents Dubai: Key Mavens Group has signed a partnership and leasing agreement with Lulu Retail to operate the primary commercial retail space at "Le Meryeme - Liwan." Under the agreement, LuLu Hypermarket will open as a core anc»»»

Following three days of intense competition across three adrenaline-fueled phases—dressage, cross-country, and show jumping—the 11th edition of the Karpatia Horse Show at the historic Cantacuzino Estate in Florești, Prahova, has crowned its champions. A definitive highlight of the event was the exc»»»

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva Wednesday called on the government to pay heating assistance to all eligible households in a single installment, allowing people to buy firewood and coal at the start of the heating season. Speaking during a citizens’ reception in Pavlikeni, Delcheva recalled»»»

Two former ministers from Viktor Orbán’s governments have been caught up in a major corruption investigation, with one ordered into pre-trial detention and prosecutors seeking the detention of another. The cases involving former national development minister Miklós Seszták and former culture minist»»»

Spain is coordinating with Morocco to prevent a new mass crossing into Ceuta this week, Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares said ealrier in September in response to renewed encouragement to storm the Ceuta border crossing on social media. Warnings of a new wave of border crossings has caus»»»

Parliament Wednesday adopted at second reading amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) introducing requirements from a European directive on protection of individuals who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings. The changes are aimed at s»»»

Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, Palestinian officials told The Associated Press. The alliance could be well positio»»»

The heads of six top US-based AI companies signed a pledge at the White House on Tuesday to introduce stronger controls to ensure that their technology does not go rogue. The document, titled the White House Accord on Super Intelligence – Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, was signed by»»»

NEGOTIN - Aleksandar Vucic, who leads the United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls, said on Wednesday Serbia was one of Europe's leading countries in terms of real wage growth but that there was still much work to do. Vucic was speaking to reporters before a visit t»»»

First female lawyer from Hazara community honoured for defending minorities Dubai: Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider, who has spent more than a decade defending some of the country’s most vulnerable communities despite death threats has won the 2026 Right Livelihood Award, widely known as»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Police Sports Federation concluded the First Open Police Padbol Championship (Men), held from 20 to 29 September 2026 at the 1969 Courts at Al Sadd Club, with the participation of 20 teams representing the Ministry of Interior, the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), the Qata»»»

Lőrinc Mészáros and his family remain by far the wealthiest Hungarians, with an estimated fortune of HUF 1,785.7 billion (EUR 4.87 billion), according to the Forbes Hungary 2026 rich list. This year’s ranking is the magazine’s first to feature the 100 richest Hungarians rather than 50, and is publi»»»

Doha, Qatar: If you’re looking for ways to make the most of your weekend in Qatar, here are some events and activities worth checking out. Plan a day out with your family, try something new, unwind, or explore the variety of events happening across the country this weekend. Doha Jewellery and Watch»»»

Doha, Qatar: A tiebreaker was required to determine the fate of Oman and Iraq, who finished level on points, goal difference and goals scored in the Gulf Cup 2026 group stage on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. As Saudi Arabia defeated Iraq 2-0 to secure top spot in Group A, Oman, which beat Kuwait 3-1»»»

Budapest’s Semmelweis University has climbed to 247th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, making it the highest-ranked university in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe. Semmelweis University has made a major leap in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) g»»»

No single topic dominates Wednesday’s print media. The top news in online media and TV morning shows is that a businessman has been shot dead in Plovdiv (South Central Bulgaria), as well as that Greece will return the remains of Bulgaria's Tsar Samuel to Sofia. HOME AFFAIRS Segabg.com reports that »»»

From September 30 to October 1, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Jeenbek Kulubaev, will pay a reciprocal official visit to the Republic of Ghana at the invitation of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The visit will include »»»

The Constitutional Court (CC) on Wednesday rejected a challenge to amendments giving Parliament the power to elect and dismiss the chair of the State Agency for National Security (SANS), the Court’s press office said on Wednesday. The case was initiated at the request of 59 MPs from the 51st Nation»»»

A US-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists concluded its mission on Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country’s leaders, but which some fear will embolden pro-Iran armed factions. Coalition troops deployed to Iraq and Syria in 2014 to fight the Daesh group, whic»»»

Europe is facing more immediate cyber threats, but whether its member states are prepared to deal with it collectively is becoming a question harder to answer. Even as drone threats, such as Russia’s bomb plot at the Leipzig-Halle airport in Germany in August, dominated European headlines in Septem»»»

The country must exit the EU’s excessive deficit procedure by 2030 to meet its eurozone target, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare says Romania plans to join the eurozone by 2035, but achieving this goal will require the country to leave the European Union’s excessive deficit procedure no later than»»»

Botev Plovdiv football club President and co-owner of the largest transport and logistics company in Bulgaria PIMK, Ilian Filipov, died from a gunshot wound, with authorities investigating the case as premeditated murder, the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry and Plovdiv Distric»»»

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own while it considers the legality of the practice. The court’s conservative majority temporarily blocked safeguards requiring deportees to receive notice of where they would»»»

Trade ministers of the Group of 20 are meeting in Milwaukee for two days of talks on Wednesday, but US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are expected to hang heavy over the talks. "Don't expect any breakthroughs," an analyst watching the event said. G20 trade ministers are set to open talks Wednesda»»»

Parliament will debate Civil Procedure Code amendments at second reading on Wednesday. A scheduled hearing of Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev will take place on Thursday. The hearing, proposed by Progressive Bulgaria, will examine allegations of improper practices in public procurement for guard»»»

Doha, Qatar: QFEX 2026 - Qatar Financial Markets, AI & Digital Assets Expo - opened in Doha yesterday, bringing together discussions on how rapid advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping finance, regulation, employment and wider society. The two-day summit is examining the growing use of A»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar and the UAE renew their eagerly-awaited football rivalry tonight when they meet in their final Group B match of the Arabian Gulf Cup at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, with the group leadership at stake. The match kicks off at 8:30pm, with both teams already assured »»»

Israel's opposition chief early Wednesday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fear-mongering after he alleged that enemies may attack before October 27 elections. Netanyahu, who polls show is in a close race to hold on to power, has issued warnings in recent weeks to Iran, the militant gro»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari weightlifter Ouisal Ikhlef described her historic Asian Games bronze medal as “a gold one” after battling her way onto the podium in the women’s +86kg category at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday. Ikhlef lifted a total of 273kg to claim bronze, becoming the first female Qatari weight»»»

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The situation in the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) region is extremely precarious, with power supply disruptions remaining among the most serious security problems, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi who spoke to »»»

The Bucharest Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu into 30-day pre-trial detention, admitting a challenge by the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) in the case in which he is accused of defrauding a businessman of EUR1.1 »»»

The Bucharest Court of Appeal dismissed on Tuesday, as inadmissible, the request filed by the Association of Italians in Romania (RO.AS.IT) regarding the suspension of the decree by which President Nicusor Dan designated Siegfried Muresan as a candidate for the office of Prime Minister.The lawsuit »»»

The European Parliament group of Fidesz-KDNP stated in a press release on Tuesday that Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party have taken the construction of an autocratic regime in Hungary to a new level by initiating show trials. According to the press release, Tamás Deutsch, the head of the Fidesz-KDNP»»»

Share: PHOTO- Turkey seizes jet from Iran’s Caspian Airlines over unpaid debt after passengers had already boarded HERE IS THE LATEST: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said he expects a formal response Tuesday from the U.S. to Tehran’s latest proposal for a ceasefire and the phased reope»»»

Council of Europe calls US a ‘valuable contributor’ as it exits GRECO WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog as it forges ahead with plans to disengage from international and multilateral organisations that it accuses of exc»»»

77-year-old put to death as Florida leads nation in executions this year STARKE, Florida: A 77-year-old Florida man was put to death Tuesday for his conviction in a deadly hammer attack on a woman decades ago, becoming the 16th person executed to date this year in the nation’s busiest death chamber»»»

Athens: Former Greek Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triantopoulos has been referred to the Special Court for ministerial responsibility face trial on charges over the February 2023 Tempi train crash, which claimed 57 lives. The council accepted a recommendation by »»»