WASHINGTON - Full EU membership remains Serbia's strategic commitment, and the Serbian government continues the reforms required for progress in the accession process, Serbian caretaker Minister for European Integration Nemanja Starovic said at a panel at Washington's Quincy Institute. Amid complex»»»

Lifestyle and environment may speed up ageing in early adulthood, study finds Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have found that biological ageing may begin accelerating as early as young adulthood, with lifestyle, environmental exposures and living conditions potentially influen»»»

A ring system of bypass roads could reduce traffic congestion in Bishkek by 70–80 percent. Former Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov made the statement on October 2 at the scientific and practical conference «Development of Bishkek in the Era of Independence: Achievements, Challen»»»

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Vladimir Putin’s key message at the Valdai Discussion Club is that escalation with NATO could reach a “point of no return” faster than expected, Russian Council on Foreign & Defense Policy Deputy Research Director Dmitry Suslov told Sputnik. Dmitry Suslov identifies three key drivers of risk:West’s»»»

Apply by October 31 for UAE's Modern Heritage research and creativity grants Abu Dhabi- The UAE Ministry of Culture has launched the second cycle of the Modern Heritage Grand Program 2026-2027, inviting researchers and creatives to apply for grants by October 31, 2026, through the ministry's offici»»»

Cinema, markets, and wellness initiatives highlight the park's new season Umm Al Emarat Park has launched its new season with a packed programme of entertainment, culture, education, wellness and family activities, alongside returning attractions and new collaborations across Abu Dhabi. Get updated»»»

London: The English Football Association said on Friday that an independent commission's findings that Manchester City had broken financial rules had "implications for the integrity of the game". The national governing body said in a statement that it was "carefully considering the decision and its»»»

Motegi, Japan: Spain's Alex Marquez set a new lap record at the Japan MotoGP Friday in a practice session dominated by the Ducati-Gresini rider in only his second season at the top level. Marquez flew around the dry Motegi circuit in 1 minute 42.81 seconds, ahead of second-fastest Pedro Acosta, wit»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Iran’s response to US and Israeli aggression, saying the entire world is “amazed” by the Iranian nation’s “courage, heroism and resilience.” “The whole world is closely following what is happening and is amazed at the courage and heroism of the Iranian n»»»

Record-breaking heatwaves expose Europe to severe heat stress in summer 2026 A record 52 percent of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor has said. Fuelled by climate change, the world's fastest-wa»»»

Patrick Reed confirms DP World Tour Championship place as he targets Race to Dubai title Dubai: Major winner Patrick Reed has secured his spot at the DP World Tour Championship, which will take place at Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 12-15, as he looks to cap his season as Race to Dubai leader»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski accused Prime Minister Rumen Radev for "lying again" referring to Radev’s statement that there were 36 invoices for 36 flights worth a total of EUR 5 million, received from the authorities in Malta. “I am making the following proposal to »»»

Jared Kushner has played a key role in US diplomacy over the war in Gaza while his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, holds the largest stake in Phoenix Financial, an Israeli investment group with holdings in companies involved in supplying Israel’s military, according to a CNN investigation. »»»

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the fate and future of Hezbollah and other Iran-backed regional armed groups is completely tied to the fate of the Iranian regime itself. “They go -- as goes Iran, so goes the proxies,” said Trump in response to a Lebanese reporter’s question about Hezbolla»»»

POLITICS Trud argues that the Radev cabinet faces three key constraints: time, personnel and money. Time is particularly limited, as the government must tackle a long list of urgent domestic and foreign-policy issues while institutional procedures slow down decision-making. Personnel is another maj»»»

The Liberty Memorial on Shipka Peak will look exactly the same after the renovation, which is why there are 1,000 pages of publicly available documentation, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Friday during parliamentary question time in response to a question from the Vazrazhdane parliamentary grou»»»

NAIROBI: The African Union Commission has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from actions or statements that could worsen tensions and undermine regional peace and stability. “The Commission urges the three countries to address their differences through»»»

Márton Nagy, a former minister in former PM Viktor Orbán’s government, has reportedly moved to Switzerland and has been working for a Zurich investment bank since the summer. Márton Nagy, who served as Hungary’s national economy minister before the April 2026 election, has moved to Switzerland and »»»

Abu Dhabi achieves 100% fisheries sustainability, restoring marine ecosystems Abu Dhabi’s Sustainable Fisheries Index reached 100% by the end of 2025, up from just 8% in 2018, as the emirate continues efforts to restore marine life and protect natural resources. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (»»»

The authorities in Malta have provided invoices for 36 flights worth a total of EUR 5 million, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Friday during parliamentary Question Time, referring to flights taken by Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Floor Leader Delyan Peevski, and companies supplying guar»»»

The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the State Agency for Child Protection (SACP) will work to develop an information system that will centralize all alerts submitted to state institutions and child protection bodies, Minister Nataliya Efremova said at an event marking the SACP's 25th anniv»»»

Romania remains attractive to foreign investors due to its strategic location, EU and NATO membership, educated workforce, competitive wages, and natural resources, but regulatory unpredictability, fiscal pressures, administrative weaknesses, and corruption continue to weigh on the business environ»»»

BUNIA: Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus. The latest figures were released by the health ministry on Thursday. They show that 4,018 people have died from among 8,300 confirmed cases, making up for nea»»»

On October 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan (MFA) held a meeting to hand over charitable assistance to educational institutions under its patronage following a diplomatic charity fair. The meeting was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Tursunkulov, Dean of the Diplomatic Cor»»»

UAE highlights barriers to girls' education at UN Human Rights Council session Abu Dhabi- UAE Minister of Education Sarah Al Amiri has called for every girl to have access to and complete at least 12 years of safe, inclusive and high-quality education, saying schooling must equip young women with t»»»

Bulgaria will continue actively structuring the proposed investment project with Rheinmetall, building on Germany’s leading role as a key foreign-trade partner and source of foreign direct investment for the country, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander »»»

As global institutions like the UN, the IMF, and the WTO struggle to contain escalating world crises, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Valdai Discussion Club reflects a deep strategic grasp of major geopolitical trends, political analyst Hassan Hardan told Sputnik. With China, India»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has begun drafting contingency plans in case German Chancellor Friedrich Merz resigns or shifts his focus to domestic affairs amid disastrous election results and infighting within his coalition, the Western media reported on Friday, citing diplomats and offici»»»

Expanded Vetri Payanam scheme covers 12,692 buses and could benefit 8.43m women daily Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay briefly turned bus conductor on Friday, handing out free tickets to women passengers as he launched a major expansion of the state’s free bus travel scheme. Vijay was seen»»»

Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev said more than 200,000 people commute to the capital every day as part of internal migration. The mayor made the statement at the scientific and practical conference «Development of Bishkek in the Era of Independence: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects.» Accord»»»

On October 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan (MFA) held a meeting to hand over charitable assistance to educational institutions under its patronage following a diplomatic charity fair. The meeting was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Tursunkulov, Dean of the Diplomatic Cor»»»

First published in Respekt. In Germany’s recent state elections, voters as young as 16 could cast ballots. The results confirmed a global trend of political division between young women and men. “On 1 January, we both deleted Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. And whichever of us would be the first to»»»

LONDON: On Sept. 28, two days before the terrifying incident that unfolded on board flydubai Flight 1073 on Wednesday, the airline was setting up its stand at the inaugural Syria Travel Show at the Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus. For Syria’s Ministry of Tourism, the event was a central part of efforts»»»

The deputy director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization has said that she is "deeply concerned" about the impact of the latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict on agriculture in south Lebanon. The latest war "puts additional pressure on farmers and rural communities that, frankly, were»»»

Lieutenant General Sir Charlie Collins KBE DSO, Deputy Chief of the British Defense Staff (Military Strategy and Operations), concluded a visit to Lebanon on Tuesday 29 September, the British embassy said on Friday. During the visit, Lieutenant General Collins met Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri,»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Friday that rebuilding regions destroyed in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war is beyond the state's capacity, calling for funding as he visited the heavily damaged south. "I am aware of the magnitude of the crisis" including the destruction, displacement and loss of li»»»

Paris, France: Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils that has seen dozens of staff members wounded and some 2,000 people arrested, officials said. The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide,»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkish rescuers on Friday recovered the bodies of three miners trapped in a mine collapse in western Turkiye, raising the death toll to five, local authorities said. “The search and rescue operations carried out after the mine collapse in Soma district have ended and the bodies of the th»»»

The Lebanese Army announced that it has seized nearly 250 kilograms of explosives being transported from neighboring Syria into Lebanon, though it was unable to apprehend the smugglers. "An army unit seized approximately 245 kg of TNT, four explosive devices, eight detonators and electrical wiring »»»

Bulgaria will continue actively structuring the proposed investment project with Rheinmetall, building on Germany’s leading role as a key foreign-trade partner and source of foreign direct investment for the country, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander »»»

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnation from the Muslim world. The alleged attack came as fighting intensifies in Yemen, where government forces said they c»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that Iran will be "hit very hard" if it is found to be linked to a pilot's attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. The dramatic events a day earlier saw passengers help stop the plane from crashing, making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia before the»»»

Former US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband of 34 years, Bryon Noem, according to court filings seen by multiple outlets. The former DHS chief, dubbed ‘ICE Barbie’ online over her glamorous appearance while overseeing US President Don»»»

TOKYO (Sputnik) - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young proposed to North Korea to start talks over last week's mine blast inside the demilitarized zone, when three South Korean servicemen were injured, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. "The root cause of this incident ultimat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that it had detained a man in Crimea who was passing information about the Russian armed forces facilities and the movements of military equipment to the Ukrainian Security Service. "The Federal Security Service of the Rus»»»

A scientific and practical conference «Development of Bishkek in the Era of Independence: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects» is held in Bishkek on October 2. The event was organized by the Bishkek City Hall and the Bishkek City Council. Speaking at the conference, Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunusha»»»

Dubai Financial Services Authority chairman takes over at UAE's largest Islamic lender Dubai: DIB has appointed Fadhel Abdulbaqi Al Ali as chairman of its board of directors, effective 30 September 2026, the UAE's largest Islamic bank said on Wednesday. Al Ali succeeds Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Shaibani,»»»

Captain Smit Machchhar opens up about life-threatening cockpit altercation Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot injured during a cockpit altercation on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, has described for the first time how he fought to regain control of the aircraft while wounded. Speaking to Indian P»»»

Rome: The State of Qatar participated in a meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, held in the Italian capital Rome. The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by HE Khalid bin Youssef Al Sada, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Italian Republic and Permanent R»»»