Oil prices fell more than 5% and world shares gained on Wednesday over the possibility of a de-escalation of the Iran war and negotiations between the United States and Iran. US futures were up 0.9%. In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1% to 10,072.60. France's CAC 40 was up 1.4% to »»»

A modern wastewater treatment plant is scheduled to be opened in Karakol in August 2026, the press service of the regional center reported. According to the press service, the plant’s first phase capacity will be 12,000 cubic meters per day. This is sufficient to serve approximately 75,000 resident»»»

The number of intermediaries and pseudo-agencies offering citizens of Kyrgyzstan easy employment abroad with high salaries is on the rise. Ulan Nogoibaev, head of the Secretariat of the Council on Migration and Countering Human Trafficking, said on Birinchi Radio. According to him, illegal or semi-»»»

In Osh, residents whose homes and commercial properties were demolished during street widening projects will not receive monetary compensation. The City Hall reported. The municipality previously offered relocation to Ene-Sai housing complex with the provision of houses and land plots. Some familie»»»

Dubai: A dedicated air charter between India and the UAE has been deployed to keep essential goods moving, highlighting how supply chains are adapting to rising pressure on traditional shipping routes. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Transworld operated a Sharjah–Mumba»»»

The majority of Bulgarians see a real threat to their country from the Middle East conflict, but they do not seem to feel personal danger, according to a survey by the Myara polling agency published on Wednesday. The data comes from an independent survey from the regular research programme of the p»»»

According to Victor Dima, Treasury Manager at Tavex Romania, the decline is less about the conflict itself and more about its impact on key global resources and the resulting need for liquidity. “The Middle East plays a critical role in global trade,” Dima explained. “Through the Strait of Hormuz a»»»

Yanbu Port on the Red Sea has emerged as a vital hub for international trade, stepping in to stabilize global energy and commodity supplies amid the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran conflict and ongoing military tensions. In a move underscoring Saudi Arabia’s infrastructur»»»

The situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant continues to develop along a worst-case scenario, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, said on Wednesday. The International Atomic ‌Energy Agency ‌on Tuesday said ‌it had ⁠been informed by ⁠Iran that a projecti»»»

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U.S. Army Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division arrive at Ali Al..Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in January 2020. It was reported Tuesday that the Pentagon was to send a contingent of paratroopers from the division to the Middle East. File Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez/U.S. Air Force/UPI Marc»»»

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said on Wednesday he expects a detailed report on an inspection at the Road Infrastructure Agency and clarity on how the funds for road repairs and maintenance have been spent. He broke the news at the start of the cabinet's weekly meeting. Gurov asked how fund»»»

Taiyuan, China: Mass vomiting and diarrhea cases were reported at Yucai Primary School in Xiaodian District of Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, on Wednesday morning, with initial tests confirming norovirus infection, according to local education authorities. An official from the d»»»

Democrat Emily Gregory won a Florida special election on Tuesday, flipping a state legislative district that is home to Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach estate that President Donald Trump counts as his residence. The president had endorsed Gregory’s rival, Jon Maples. In a social media post Monday, he ur»»»

Dubai: Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for ceasefire and has urged leaders to pursue peace through dialogue, amid escalating violence in several parts of the world. In a statement, the Pope has stressed the need to shift away from armed confrontation and towards negotiations. “I wish to renew t»»»

Pet lovers eagerly gathered around a container to snap photos of meerkats at a Beijing animal fair, each selling for $320, while nearby a raccoon nervously paced in a cage only slightly bigger than itself. Throngs of people from across China packed into the cavernous exhibition halls for the annual»»»

Mohammad Baqer Zolghadr was not an unfamiliar figure when he was appointed on Tuesday as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. One week after the killing of Ali Larijani, and amid a war that has thinned the ranks of Iran’s top leadership, authorities turned to a man shaped within o»»»

Hungary will gradually halt natural gas deliveries to Ukraine until Kiev restores the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced. In a video posted to his Facebook page on Wednesday, Orban said that Ukraine has been blocking the operation of the Sovi»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev met with Peter Sorensen, Chairman of the EU Aviation Safety Committee. The main topic of discussion was the possible removal of Kyrgyz airlines from the EU’s aviation blacklist. The meeting was also attended by Rémi Duflot, the E»»»

Europe’s mounting problems threaten Ukraine’s macro-financial stability, which is facing a macroeconomic collapse at the end of this quarter if the €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed on December 19 fiasco is not resolved. »»»

For over two decades, Le Manoir has built its reputation around a simple idea: that gastronomy is not just about food, but about experience, culture, and the way people connect. This vision was recognised at the Business Review Awards 2026, where Le Manoir received the Excellence in Gastronomy awar»»»

Dubai: “I honestly wake up every day thinking, it’s going to be okay,” says Eisha Kalinani, the founder of a homegrown Dubai jewelry brand. “There’s no panic. Never once did I call my parents or even my brother wondering if we’d have food to eat. We just know we’d bounce back.” It’s that quiet opti»»»

Caretaker Justice Minister Andrey Yankulov has made an express request that the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) refer the issue of the acting prosecutor general's term of office to the Court of Justice of the European Union through a preliminary ruling on its compliance with European Union law, »»»

1,728 virtual medical consultations, both video and telephone, were provided Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced that a total of 27,841 patients, including both citizens and residents, were received across its 21 operational health centers during the Eid Al-Fitr ho»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungary is stopping gas supplies to Ukraine until oil transit from Russia via Druzhba is resumed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. "In order to break the oil blockade and ensure Hungary's energy supply, new measures are needed now. Therefore, we will gradu»»»

A military parade is currently underway in central Athens as part of nationwide events marking the March 25, 1821 anniversary, the start of Greece’s War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire. The day began at 6.21 a.m. with a 21-gun salute from the Lycabettus Hill battery and the performance of t»»»

Addressing the Third International Cyrillic Forum, titled “Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age”, caretaker Culture Minister Nayden Todorov said that without the Cyrillic alphabet and the collective memory it preserves, Bulgaria would not exist today. The forum opened on Wednesday at the National P»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani today issued Amiri Decree No. 14 of 2026 to reconstitute the Board of Directors of the Qatar Investment Authority. The decision stipulated that the Board of Directors of the Qatar Investment Authority be reconstituted with, HE Sheikh Bandar b»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior announced that social events, including weddings and funeral gatherings, may be held in outdoor spaces, effective from Wednesday, March 25, 2026. This announcement comes in the interest of public safety and is based on the continuous assessment of the situation»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Amiri Decree No. 15 of 2026, appointing Abdullah Jassim Mohammed Al Ziyara as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Peru. The decisions are effective starting from their»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will enter negotiations with the United States only when Tehran expresses its "will" and Washington has completely abandoned "thoughts of action against the Iranian people," Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headq»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO is not participating in the conflict over Iran but is closely monitoring developments to safeguard its allies' security, media reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed alliance representative. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte remains in regular contact with leaders of membe»»»

In October 1973, a crisis unfolded when Arab countries halted oil supplies to nations supporting Israel during its conflict with Syria and Egypt. The current conflict looks to surpass this market disruption. "But the market, without even realizing it... has been intuitively expecting such a scenari»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC Unleashes 80th Wave of Op. True Promise 4: Key Israeli Military Targets Hit 25-03-2026 11:04 AM A missile exhibited beneath Iranian fl»»»

Over 60,000 Bulgarian nationals in 68 countries have applied to vote abroad in the April 19 parliamentary elections, according to data published on the Central Election Commission (CEC) website. The deadline for submitting applications for voting abroad expired on Tuesday. A total of 60,897 applica»»»

Caretaker Education Minister Prof. Dr. Sergey Ignatov said that Bulgaria is where people write in Cyrillic and speak Bulgarian. He was speaking at the opening of the Third International Cyrillic Forum, titled "Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age", which is organized by President Iliana Iotova in t»»»

Dubai: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency, highlighting growing risks to global oil supply as the conflict between US, Israel, and Iran have heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) »»»

British police said they arrested two men in connection with the suspected antisemitic arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in north London earlier this week. Police said on Wednesday the men, aged 47 and 45, were arrested at addresses in north west London and central ⁠London respective»»»

Russian attacks damaged two energy facilities in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, leaving close to 212,000 consumers without power, a regional electricity distribution company said on Wednesday. Chernihivoblenergo said nearly 150,000 consumers in the city of Chernihiv and the surrounding distri»»»

A strike on a base in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defense ministry said Wednesday, a day after an attack on the same base targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces. "This resulted in the death of seven of our heroic fighters and the injury of 13 others," the ministry said of th»»»

Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev met with British Ambassador Nicholas Bowler. The two sides discussed the results of the Kyrgyz Foreign Minister’s February visit to London and agreed to intensify the implementation of the agreements reached. According to the Foreign Ministry, Kulubae»»»

Construction of Barskoon — Bedel road in Kyrgyzstan continues. Survey work for the project has been completed, and the design is in the final stages. According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, approvals are currently being sought from government agencies. The contractor has delivere»»»

Europe’s mounting problems threaten Ukraine’s macro-financial stability, which is facing a macroeconomic collapse at the end of this quarter if the €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed on December 19 fiasco is not resolved. »»»

Russia’s government is banking on the much needed fiscal boost from the windfall of the war in Iran,  according to Reuters citing sources familiar with the discussions. As followed by bne IntelliNews, 2026 started wit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has launched the 80th wave of strikes against US and Israeli positions in the region as part of Operation True Promise 4, the Press TV broadcaster reported on Wednesday. Tehran has released footage showing the missile launches targeting those positions, according to the repo»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the US wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, as he suggests the US may soon be “winding down” the operation after three and a half weeks, some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump most recently out»»»

Manila: An initial 500 taxi units, all electric vehicles (EVs), have been flagged off on Tuesday (March 24), as part of a 2,500-unit phased rollout of electric EVs as part of a raft of measures to cushion the knock-on effects of the current global oil supply crunch. Green Xentro CEO Noel Ignacio sa»»»

Beijing: China's shipping giant Cosco said on Wednesday that it was resuming new bookings for shipments to some Gulf countries, three weeks after it halted most bookings to the region in response to the Middle East war. The state-owned firm "resumed new bookings for general cargo containers for shi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia have intercepted missiles and drones on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, as the Middle East turmoil enter 26th day. Stay tuned for more live updates: 11:30am Doha Time Gold gains as dollar weakens, rate hike fears ease Gold rose more than 2% on Wednesday, buoyed by a sof»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "seeks to inflict the same level of damage and destruction" on Lebanon as Israeli ‌forces had ‌wrought on ‌the Gaza ⁠Strip, Spanish Prime ⁠Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Wednesday. Sanchez, who appeared before the ⁠lower house ‌to ‌explain his gov»»»