PARIS: Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been accused of a potential abuse of power and conflict of interest after the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) filed formal complaints to two FIFA committees. They revolve around three matters: Infantino’s aborted plan to open up the World Cup»»»

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council voted Tuesday to extend its monitoring of abuses in Russia, citing the “continued significant deterioration” of rights. The UN’s top rights body voted 21-5 to prolong by a year the mandate of its special rapporteur on rights violations in Russia. Ireland presente»»»

Membership connects Emirati researchers with international Antarctic science programmes Abu Dhabi: The UAE has joined the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) as an associate member, becoming the first Arab state to join the international body in its 68-year history. The UAE’s membersh»»»

WASHINGTON: Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga that began when he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador last year. The government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in pla»»»

The Commission is “going a bit too fast” in unlocking €4.2bn and restarting the Erasmus+ student exchange programme in Hungary, according to budget committee MEPs. The EU froze its financial assistance to Hungary in 2022 due to concerns about rule of law breaches and misappropriation of funds by Vi»»»

LONDON: A former top UN food agency official has said he was fired last week after highlighting Gaza’s hunger crisis, as he launched an appeal against the dismissal, The Guardian reported. The leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization had refused to renew Benjamin Davis’ contract as chief»»»

Polish technology company Netguru has appointed Robert Scholz as CEO, replacing co-founder Kuba Filipowski, who remains on the management board. Scholz joined Netguru in 2024 and later led project delivery and operations. He introduced standardized procedures, profitability controls, and small team»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: Myanmar’s coup leader turned president Min Aung Hlaing will head to Malaysia on Wednesday for a two-day visit, officials said, following Kuala Lumpur’s plan to return thousands of Myanmar immigrants. The visit comes after a group of nearly 1,500 returnees reached Myanmar on Sunday, wi»»»

Rohan Rane, an Indian national who came to France to study before becoming a fitness coach, went on trial on Monday behind closed doors in Paris, on charges of torture and acts of barbarity against minors. Investigators say he is the leader of a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring that ran its operati»»»

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she would make drastic savings to bring France's public deficit back in line if she wins next year's presidential election. The government forecasts the national debt will hit 5.4 percent this year despite the EU setting a 3 percent limit for membe»»»

Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Black Sea extends to as much as 200 nautical miles, or about 370.4 kilometers, from the coastline or straight baselines, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Bulgaria’s Law on the Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways, and Ports. Because the »»»

Russian strike on Omega Telecom’s data center has disrupted a sensitive element of Ukraine’s military command-and-control system, retired Russian Army Colonel Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik, stressing that such strikes should continue. "Omega Telecom is one of Ukraine’s largest 'dark-fiber' operators»»»

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’»»»

LemonTree has completed the sale of second phase of BOOSTER ZABRZE – one of the most modern logistics and service complexes in southern Poland. Vestas Investment Management Europe, which acquired Phase 1 of the project in February this year, has purchased the three buildings in Phase 2, comprising »»»

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»»»

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 Polish Baltic coast is experiencing its strongest boom in decades. The Port of Gdańsk now serves as an ocean gateway for the continent, with direct calls by services from Asia. In July, construction began on a deep-water terminal in Świnoujście, which will serve a similar role. Gdynia and Szcze»»»

Tokyo: Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since returning from a four-month injury layoff after beating the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in Tuesday's Japan Open final. Top seed and defending champion Alcaraz was made to work hard by world number 19 Lehecka in Tokyo before going on t»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

Tunis, Oct.6 (TAP) - The state's resource mobilisation policy for the 2027 financial year is based on a strategic approach aimed at strengthening financial autonomy and enshrining the principle of "self-reliance", so as to enable the State to honour...»»»

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 »»»

Public Affairs Solutions, a consultancy specialising in public affairs and government relations, announces the promotion of Decebal Mohîrță to the position of Managing Associate, following more than five years with the company and approximately three years and five months as Senior Government Relat»»»

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»»»

Bulgaria's Fiscal Council has warned of a risk of a debt spiral and mounting interest rate pressure in its analysis of the current 2027 budget procedure. The accumulation of budget deficits is raising concerns about debt and interest payments, which are projected to reach EUR 1.88 billion in 2028, »»»

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»»»

Dozens of participants took part in a contest dubbed “Matt Race” in Tokyo In a country known for long working hours and chronic sleep deprivation, Japan has found an unusual way to promote better rest — by turning sleep into a competition. Dozens of participants took part in a contest dubbed “Matt »»»

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,"»»»

A professor at an Israeli university has been indicted for allegedly planning attacks aimed at killing hundreds of Arab Israelis and Palestinians in a bid to force them to flee into neighboring countries, prosecutors announced on Monday. The suspect in his sixties lives in the central city of Petah»»»

East Timor’s Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas is visiting Moscow from October 4 to 6. Join Sputnik live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds talks in Moscow with East Timor’s Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas.The two top diplomats are expected to exchange views on a wide range of bilatera»»»

Attorney claims threats aim to silence woman at center of Cornell rape lawsuit The woman at the center of the Cornell University sexual assault case is receiving threats meant to push her into dropping her lawsuit, her attorney says, while thousands of students and faculty took to the Ithaca campus»»»

New ADAFSA strategy aims to transform food security in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi aims to raise its self-sufficiency in basic food commodities from 30 per cent to 70 per cent by 2040 under a new strategy unveiled today at the opening of the Global Food Security Summit (GFSS) at ADNEC Centre Abu»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that it had detained a resident of the city of Tambov, who was plotting to blow up vehicles of employees of a defense industry complex enterprise on Kiev's instructions. "The Federal Security Service of Russia has detaine»»»

Health officials monitor Siberia, order medical observation for almost 200 people IRKUTSK, Russia: A 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia has died of “pneumonia of an unknown cause,” prompting localised quarantines and medical observation for ne»»»

London: British author Jeffrey Archer, who penned a series of best-selling novels, served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury, died suddenly at 86, his publisher HarperCollins said. Archer died "suddenly and peacefully at his home between writing sessions" on Monday, HarperCollins sai»»»

Beijing: American tennis star Coco Gauff said Tuesday she faced an "insane" amount of online racist abuse after defeating Chinese teenager Sun Xinran in a match that included a video review. During Monday's China Open match against 16-year-old Sun Xinran in Beijing, the former US Open champion requ»»»

Prosecutors from the Buzau Prosecutor's Office attached to the Buzau Tribunal have worked with the Danish judicial authorities, under a letter of request, in a case involving murder and desecration of corpses, in which four Romanian citizens are being ...»»»

Beijing: Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final yesterday after Daniil Medvedev was disqualified in the second set, when a ball that came off the Russian’s racquet hit a spectator. A man sitting in the stands behind Medvedev’s side of the court was seen holding his face and escorted out of»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a landmark decision underscoring the international prestige of Qatari horse racing, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) yesterday adopted the decision of the International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee (IRPAC) to promote the H H The Amir Tro»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Sadd will return to Qatar Stars League action this week looking to maintain their perfect start when the top flight resumes after an international break of almost a month. Led by Romanian coach Razvan Lucescu, Al Sadd have been brilliant in their opening four matches, collecting 12 »»»

Doha, Qatar: The shares in Qatar’s stock market surged in yesterday’s trading as the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index rose around 100 points or 1.08 percent to close at 9,285.05 points. The index concluded Sunday’s trading at 9,185.43 points. During yesterday’s session the volume of shares traded s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Birla Public School (BPS) emerged as the overall champion in the schools category at the Qatar Debate Open (British Parliamentary format) 2026–27, hosted by Qatar Debate at Georgetown University in Qatar on October 2 and 3, 2026. The two-day championship brought together 84 teams from »»»

Doha, Qatar: A new batch of experts took the legal oath yesterday at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to be registered in the Ministry's roster of experts accredited before the judicial authorities in the country, in accordance with the regulations stipulated in Law No. 16 of 2017 regulating expert wo»»»

Tokyo: In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company. The Tokyo competition, dubbed "Matt Race", saw dozens of participants fitted with sleep tracking devices sprawl on c»»»

President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution on Monday for Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Hasan's execution will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961, with the date and location yet to be set by the Army. Pres»»»

Iran nominates sanctions-listed official for sensitive defense minister role Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as defence minister, seeking to fill a post vacant since Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes in February. The nomination was sent to »»»

BA295 returns to Heathrow after rapid descent and emergency squawk Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Chicago were forced to use oxygen masks after the aircraft experienced a pressurisation issue over Ireland, prompting pilots to make a rapid emergency descent and turn back to He»»»

The Fidesz press chief said that what former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had said on Saturday in the village of Páli was fully consistent with the press statement published by the party's executive board a week earlier. Bertalan Havasi reported that Viktor Orbán had participated on Saturday, as par»»»

Video showed the son disarming his father and breaking the wooden stick Ajman: An Ajman appellate court has upheld the acquittal of a 22-year-old Arab man accused of assaulting his 67-year-old father, ruling that surveillance footage showed he was acting to stop an ongoing attack rather than commit»»»

NAHARIYA, Israel: 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 t»»»