Bangkok: Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more confirmed dead in neighbouring Myanmar. The casualties in Thailand have occurred in three eastern provinces si»»»

At the same time, the city is benefiting from a wave of major public investment — the Regional Institute of Oncology (€317 million), the new Dan Păltinișanu Stadium (over €100 million) and the conversion of the former military base in Giroc into a multifunctional cultural and educational centre — a»»»

UAE carrier will operate two daily Sydney flights from December, adding 5,000 seats weekly Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways will increase flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney to two a day from December 15, adding more than 5,000 seats a week in each direction as the UAE airline continues to expand its net»»»

US President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping whether Beijing would be interested in buying US weapons, according to Washington’s ambassador to China, despite longstanding restrictions on military exports to the country. Ambassador David Perdue revealed the exchange during an interview »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. “Units of Battlegroup Tsentr, through active operations, liberated the settlement of Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People’s »»»

Miss Pretty India 2024 winner was pursuing modelling and acting career Dubai: Indian influencer Nidhi Tiwari, who had a combined following of about 1.6 million on Facebook and Instagram, has died by suicide at the age of 30, Indian media reports said. Tiwari, a resident of Singrauli district in Mad»»»

Career diplomat Steven Gillen has been nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kyrgyzstan. U.S. President Donald Trump made the nomination. Gillen’s nomination was submitted to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. Stephen Gillen is a senior U.S. diplomat holding »»»

Prime Minister’s Office has responded to judges and prosecutors after their decision to decline an invitation to a meeting on salaries in the justice system. In an emaiL, the Prime Minister’s Office said it understood the reasons given by representatives of the judiciary for not attending the meeti»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s gold sector saw a sharp turnaround in July 2026, with the country exporting nearly 2.4 tonnes of unwrought gold worth $341.6 million after six months of limited exports. The sector generated a surplus of $206.6 million, data from the National Statistical Committee say. Gold exports As »»»

POLITICS Speaking on bTV's morning show, former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov described GERB’s decision not to nominate a presidential candidate as a major political mistake. He argued that participating in the presidential election would have been an important exercise for consolidating the »»»

Israel's upcoming elections are being followed closely by its regional neighbors, who are aware that any outcome will have ramifications far beyond the country's borders. In his Likud party's campaign launch this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his refrain that he "has changed the»»»

Singapore, Sept. 28 (SANA) Crude oil exports from major Middle Eastern producers rebounded to about 12.8 million barrels per day in September, their highest level since the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran began in February, as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased shipments and flows »»»

The annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club is taking place in the Moscow region instead of Sochi due to logistical considerations, according to Andrey Bystritskiy, chairman of the board of the Valdai Club Development and Support Foundation. “We gathered here [in the Moscow regio»»»

Bangkok declares city-wide disaster as canals swell and roads flood Eight people have died in flooding in Thailand since September 16, although none in the capital Bangkok which declared a disaster this weekend following heavy rains, the government said Monday (Sept. 28). The eight died in eastern »»»

The CSTO Interaction-2026 command-and-staff exercise and the Search-2026 and Echelon-2026 special exercises have begun at Chebarkulsky training range in Russia. Military contingents from Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part. Interaction-2026 focuses on preparing fo»»»

Tunis, Sept. 28 (TAP)- The weather on Monday is sometimes densely cloudy along with scattered showers in central and southern eastern coasts. The wind is blowing south in the north and the midland and east in the south, relatively strong near...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli “National Security” Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and DM Israel Katz storm Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Al-Buraq Wall on third day of Jewish Sukkot »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Gaza: Work suspended at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip, medical staff withdraw as Israeli military vehicles advance in the are»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Smotrich Calls for Wide-scale Israeli War on West Bank: “We Should Do There What We Did in Gaza” 28-09-2026 11:51 AM Israeli Finance Minist»»»

DOHA: Doha Design District, under Msheireb Properties, highlighted the cultural and architectural dimensions of Gulf ornamentation at a "Pattern Talk" session held as part of its monthly "Design Talks" program. The session, presented by architect and heritage specialist, Mohammed Ali Abel, examined»»»

Los Angeles, United States: Taylor Swift is having another good year -- just months after her lavish wedding to Travis Kelce, the pop superstar on Sunday made history by becoming the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 36-year-old Swift had been even with Beyonce for the most Moo»»»

The victory of Kazakh track and field athlete Yasmina Toksanbayeva in the 42,195-kilometer race walk marathon at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan was annulled following a protest from her competitors, Tengrinews.kz reported. According to the report, Toksanbayeva finished first with a time of 3 hours 2»»»

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Miles Pattenden, historian of the Catholic Church at the University of Oxford. For Pattenden, Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France is part of a broader recalibration of the papacy. While Pope Francis placed particular emphasis on the Catholic Church’s peripheries and t»»»

Developed between 2001 and 2004, the office property was among the first modern glass-and-steel buildings in central Bucharest and has a gross built area of approximately 10,000 square metres. Through this acquisition, Global Vision expands its office portfolio in Bucharest. Reff & Associates | Del»»»

New UAE rules replace certification with faster registration for domestic heliports Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s civil aviation authority has cut the processing time for registering domestic heliports to two working days from up to 135 days, replacing a certification requirement with a simplified registrat»»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed developer, owner and operator of logistics and industrial real estate by gross lettable area (GLA), has leased 24,400 sqm at CTPark Bucharest South in Romania to Romstal, one of the country’s leading distributors of construction installation equipment. Romstal has lease»»»

Only 26% of Romanian consumers say they are in a comfortable financial position, meaning they can pay all their monthly bills and still have money left over for savings, holidays, leisure activities, and health and wellbeing expenses, according to PwC’s global Voice of the Consumer 2026 survey. By »»»

The Presidential Affairs Department of Kyrgyzstan has allocated 100 VIP tickets to orphans and graduates of children’s homes for the official opening of the new Bishkek Arena stadium. The information was announced by Igor Belyaev, head of the public foundation Protection of the Rights of Orphans. A»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Chairman of the Lawyers’ Admission Committee, HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, has issued a series of regulatory decisions governing lawyers’ registration examinations, licensing of non-Qatari lawyers to appear on behal»»»

Mortgage affordability has remained stable throughout this year, with the instalment-to-wage ratio at a level similar to that recorded at the start of 2026, according to the Ipotecare.ro Index. The same level is forecast for the beginning of next year. In July, the latest month for which public sta»»»

Republika Srpska Minister of Education and Culture Borivoje Golubović said that director Lordan Zafranović’s film Golden Cut 42 – Children of Kozara represents an important artistic testimony to the suffering of the Serb people and makes a significant contribution to the culture of remembrance, par»»»

Housing prices remain on the rise, but the number of completed transactions is falling, pointing to signs of a gradual cooling in the property market. Stara Zagora is among the Bulgarian cities where housing prices have increased most sharply. According to Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute »»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told journalists that the Interior Ministry is currently engaged in organizing the elections. "We have considerable experience in this area," Demerdzhiev said. He was speaking before opening the 12th European Police Men’s Volleyball Championship on Monday. Bulgari»»»

Vice President thanks those who devoted their lives to serving people and advancing nation Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has outlined three principles he says will define successful leadership in a rapidly»»»

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the government had notified the Dutch embassy in Israel that its diplomats in Ramallah had to leave within one week. Saar said the decision was in response to a Dutch ban that went into effect on Sept. 22 on the “import, purchase and sale of goods” originat»»»

24k gold at Dh505.50, with 14k gold dropping below Dh300 for first time in months Dubai: The yellow metal has seen a sharp drop in prices over the weekend as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz kept energy prices high and added to pressure on the Federal Reserve to lift interest rates again in i»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Kazakhstan's Yasmina Toxanbayeva suffered Asian Games heartbreak on Monday after her victory in the women's marathon race walk was scrubbed out on a footwear technicality. Danzeng Quzong was elevated to the gold-medal spot in a China one-two in Nagoya, with compatriot Ma Li second an»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has captured a US autonomous underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz, the second such incident reported this month. According to an IRGC Navy statement carried by Iranian media, the military UROV was conducting espionage in the strategic wa»»»

Pressure piles up on Iran's aviation, financial sectors as rial faces severe depreciation US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that Turkey and Oman had stopped Mahan Air flights, while the UAE had halted flights by Iranian airlines. Besides Turkey and Oman, Azerbaijan and Georgia have al»»»

San Francisco, United States: The White House released Sunday lists of products that could benefit from lower tariffs under an arrangement with China affecting $30 billion in goods in each direction, without specifying the rates or timetable. US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi»»»

Hezbollah supporters gathered near the tomb of their late former chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of his killing by Israel, defiant even as two wars have left the Iran-backed group weakened. AFP correspondents saw thousands of people, many carrying Hezbollah fl»»»

Raising children in Hungary can represent a substantial financial commitment for an average-income family, even after taking state benefits and tax allowances into account. A new model calculation estimates what extra financial burden — however inappropriately it sounds — having a first child creat»»»

Award recognises leadership uniting business and philanthropy for lasting impact Leaders from government, philanthropy, business, science and culture were honoured at the 2026 Changemakers Awards ceremony, held during the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. The event was presented by the Globa»»»

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, wit»»»

After three days marked by popular enthusiasm and crowds of worshippers in Paris and Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV will end his four-day visit to France on Monday in the northeastern city of Metz with a Mass and a speech about the future of European integration.  Pope Leo XIV was to spe»»»

State media in Iran on Monday reported that no new talks were planned with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump told media he expected more negotiations. "Iran's delegation in New York (for the U.N. General Assembly) has no plans for negotiations with the United States," said the of»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Thousands of Ukrainian phone scammers are targeting Europeans, robbing vulnerable groups and involving youths into criminal behavior, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik. "The army of thousands of Ukrainian phone scammers is already targeting ordinar»»»

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Nagoya, Japan: India and Pakistan stayed on course to meet in the Asian Games cricket final after both men's quarter-finals were abandoned Monday because of rain and a sodden outfield in Nagoya. Pakistan went through first against Hong Kong without a ball being bowled under competition rules that s»»»

Iran’s diplomatic missions turn to Tollywood, following Balakrishna’s post with Baahubali DUBAI: Iran’s diplomatic missions appear to have discovered an unexpected way to communicate online — through Indian cinema. Days after an Iranian embassy used a fiery scene featuring Telugu star Nandamuri Bal»»»