Deputies of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) of Kyrgyzstan have approved changes in the leadership of two parliamentary committees following a vote. Suyunbek Omurzakov has been appointed chair of the Committee on Judicial and Legal Affairs, Law and Order, Combatting Crime and Corruption. Gulkan Mol»»»

Dubai: In a strong message on the responsible use of technology, Pope Leo XIV has warned priests against relying on artificial intelligence (AI) to prepare their homilies. During a closed-door dialogue with clergy of the Diocese of Rome, the Pope has addressed the growing role of AI and the interne»»»

Speaking to reporters in Parliament’s lobby on Wednesday, Continue the Change Chair Assen Vassilev said a protest would be held on Wednesday evening in front of the Sofia Palace of Justice to call on the Supreme Judicial Council to “stop tearing meniscuses and start doing the job it is paid more th»»»

No powers have been assigned to the non-governmental organization National Protected Areas Control Agency (NPACA) by the General Directorate Border Police (GDBP), the directorate reported on Wednesday. Border Police added that they have no agreements for joint activities with NPACA. However, the GD»»»

DUBAI As Washington amasses formidable military firepower across the Middle East and a crucial round of nuclear talks in Geneva, anxiety is once again threading through daily life in Iran — not only in political corridors, but around kitchen tables, shop counters and sleepless bedrooms.\ Iran and t»»»

Referring to the repetition of false claims about Iran’s nuclear program and other issues related to the country, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated that professional liars are adept at creating the “illusion of truth.” Baghaei lashed out against the United States and the Zionist »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Inflation in Russia decreased to 5.6% in 2025, and the authorities will continue to work on it, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday. "Inflation remained one of the major challenges for the country. Thanks to the joint measures of the Bank of Russia and the »»»

Lead Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov will meet with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Geneva on Thursday, Kyiv has announced, ahead of fresh trilateral talks with Russia expected in early March. The meetings are the latest round of negotiations spearheaded by US President Donald Trump that so far have f»»»

Dubai: Aston Martin Lagonda said on Wednesday it will cut up to 20% of its workforce and has agreed to sell the branding rights to its Formula One team, as the British luxury carmaker grapples with mounting losses, US import tariffs and weak demand in China. Sign up for our daily business newslette»»»

Two teenagers have been killed in a two-vehicle crash in County Donegal, not far from the Irish border. Gardaí said a car and a lorry were involved in the collision in the village of St Johnston, about eight miles from Londonderry, at 23:15 local time on Tuesday. The passenger of the car, who was i»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe An Israeli enemy force consisting of a Namer armored personnel carrier and a number of soldiers advanced from Al-Hamams hill towards Al-Amr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): ‘Israel’ was responsible for two in three of these killings, driving the total number to 129 killed»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Record 129 Journalists Killed in 2025, ‘Israel’ Responsible for Two-Thirds of Deaths: CPJ 25-02-2026 12:02 PM Palestinian journalist during»»»

Barranquilla, Colombia: FIFA boss Gianni Infantino told AFP on Tuesday he was "very reassured" about Mexico's hosting of games in the football World Cup, in his first comments on the violence triggered by the killing of a drug cartel leader. "Very reassured, everything's good. It's going to be spec»»»

HOME SCENE Bulgarian National TV (BNT) reported on Tuesday that the Sofia City Prosecution Office has ordered a preliminary check into the actions of caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev following three reports alleging pressure on investigators working on the Petrohan–Okolchitsa case, the prose»»»

The European Union remains the world’s largest producer, consumer, and exporter of wine, according to the European Parliamentary Research Service. Yet in recent decades, the sector has faced mounting challenges. Climate change and extreme weather events have made production less predictable, while »»»

Egypt will enter the derivatives arena on 1 March 2026, as the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) begins trading futures contracts tied initially to the EGX30 index. The move marks the most significant structural reform of the country’s capital markets in years, expanding beyond cash equities into leveraged, »»»

At the start of today’s Council of Ministers session, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov addressed the absence of Interior Minister Emil Dechev, stating it was not due to personal reasons but because an intimidation campaign had been launched against him. Gyurov described the effort as a reacti»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that the presence of NATO allies' troops on Ukrainian soil would be a threat to Russia, and that Moscow would not accept it under any circumstances. President Vladimir Putin warned that foreign forces in Ukraine would become legitimate targets for»»»

Iraq could nearly double its output from West Qurna 2 oilfield to 800,000 barrels per day as Chevron enters exclusive talks to take over operations from Russia's Lukoil, Iraq's oil minister said on Wednesday. Iraq has been seeking to increase its oil and gas production, with oil majors vying to exp»»»

Israeli soldiers fired over 900 rounds at a convoy of clearly marked emergency vehicles in Rafah in 2025, killing 15 Palestinian aid workers, some of them shot at close range, an independent investigation has found. The attack took place on March 18, 2025 in the Tal as-Sultan area of southern Gaza,»»»

Valdo Calocane, a migrant diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia who went on a deadly stabbing spree in the UK in 2023, was previously released by mental health workers for fear of being labeled racist, an inquiry into the Nottingham triple murder has heard. Calocane, who went to the UK from Guinea-»»»

Richard Axel, Nobel Prize winner for physiology or medicine, announced his resignation Tuesday from the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. File Photo by Arianne Starnes/UPI | License Photo Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Nobel Prize-winner and scientist Richard Axel announced he is resigning as co-director »»»

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Israel for a two-day visit, his first since the war in Gaza began. Modi is expected to address Israel's parliament, the Knesset, and hold meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. There is no meeting with Palestinian »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank has announced that Sunday, March 1, 2026, will be a bank holiday, in accordance with Amiri Decree No. 57 of 2025, which outlines official working days, national occasions, and public holidays in Qatar. The bank holiday is observed on the first Sunday of March each ye»»»

Filip & Company law firm provided legal assistance to BT Property, an alternative real estate investment fund for professional investors managed by INNO Investments SAI SA, in relation to the acquisition of the Record Park office complex in Cluj-Napoca from Aya Properties Fund, an investment fund b»»»

Dubai: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has officially launched a fully digital, end-to-end system for issuing civil registry documents, marking a major step in the Philippines’ push towards digital governance. The new e-certificate service forms part of the agency’s broader digital transf»»»

Canadian actor Martin Short has said his daughter Katherine "will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world" following her death at the age of 42. Katherine Short was a social worker, US media reported, and the eldest of three children her father adopted with actress and singer»»»

Novarion DMX Construction, a Sibiu-based company with over 11 years of experience in construction and general contracting and a portfolio of 150,000 square meters built, announces the entry of Novarion Holding SRL into its shareholding structure. The company, controlled by entrepreneur Raul Țărnaru»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Grafskoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. "As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the Sever battlegroup liberated the Grafskoye settlement in the Kharkov region," the mi»»»

Iran on Wednesday dismissed US claims about its missile program as "big lies", after President Donald Trump said Tehran was developing missiles that could strike the United States. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump accused Tehran of "sinister nuclear ambitions" as Washington ups t»»»

Dubai: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has partnered with Core42, a G42 company, to develop what it describes as the world’s first sovereign financial cloud services infrastructure dedicated to the financial sector. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The new platform,»»»

Dubai: The UAE Lottery on Wednesday revealed the full identity of its first-ever winner of the Dh5 million second prize in the new format of the Lucky Day draw launched in December 2025 with a Dh30 million jackpot. Indian expat Murugananth Govinthan was announced as the winner of the life changing »»»

From the approval of the Procedure for Handling Investor Complaints on January 28, 2022 to January 2026, the National Investment Agency received 63 complaints. At least 61 complaints were reviewed, 35 complaints from 2022 to 2024, and 24 complaints for 12 months of 2025, including two complaints ca»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to achieve any of his objectives in Ukraine, and Bulgaria has stood on the right side of history, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) said in a declaration marking four years since Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. The statement »»»

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths. It was the second consecutive annual record for press deaths and the deadliest year since the CPJ began collecting data more th»»»

The UN Security Council has announced sanctions on four commanders from the Rapid Support Forces for atrocities committed in the October takeover of the Darfur city of El-Fasher. The four are high-ranking members of the RSF, which a UN probe last week determined had committed acts of genocide in th»»»

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in the Middle East for their first international trip together in 18 months. Prince Harry and Meghan will spend two days visiting Jordan to highlight efforts to support vulnerable communities affected by conflict and displacement. The couple, who stepped »»»

TradeGermanyIndustrial AI: Germany's best chance to take on US, China?Nik MartinGermany is already harnessing AI for smarter production — with virtual factories, robot fleets and its newly launched Industrial AI Cloud. Can this edge overcome stagnation and let the country truly take on its rivals? »»»

According to a declaration by GERB-UDF, presented by MP Georg Georgiev on Wednesday, support for Ukraine is not an act of momentary solidarity but a strategic investment in Europe’s security and in preserving the international order. Georgiev marked four years since the start of the Russian Federat»»»

KRASNODAR, Russia (Sputnik) - The office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Krasnodar Territory said on Wednesday that it had prevented a terrorist attack on a military airfield in the region, adding that a man planned to set fire to a plane on the Ukrainian special services' inst»»»

Gold prices rose on Wednesday, lifted by a softer dollar and heightened safe-haven demand amid uncertainty over US tariffs and rising friction between Washington and Tehran. Spot gold rose 0.8% to $5,190.99 per ounce, as of 0841 GMT. US gold futures for April delivery were up 0.7% at $5,210.40. The»»»

China and Germany want to deepen cooperation, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Beijing on Wednesday, as Merz began a visit aimed at resetting ties amid a widening trade imbalance. Merz told Li that Germany attached great importance on maintaining and deepening i»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he did not take his security for granted, after he was evacuated from his residence for several hours following a bomb threat sent to a Chinese dance group. Albanese was evacuated from his residence in Canberra late on Tuesday following t»»»

Colonel Jang Do-young (L), public affairs director of South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Colonel Ryan Donald (R), public affairs director of U.S. Forces Korea, pose for a photo during a press briefing on the 2026 Freedom Shield military exercise at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Wednesday. Po»»»

Dubai: Music may follow you everywhere in life. Spotify now wants it to follow you into the afterlife. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The streaming giant has partnered with beverage brand Liquid Death to launch what they describe as the world’s first music-streaming u»»»

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Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has shut down 12 offices found to be illegally recruiting domestic workers without the required licences and referred their cases to the Public Prosecution in coordination with economic development authorities nationwide. Also Read: UAE shuts»»»

On the ninth day of Ramadan, the Big Bad Wolf (BBW) Books sale is set to open in Dubai Studio City’s Sound Stage, offering readers and families an extensive selection of books at affordable prices. The 11-day sale, starting Thursday and held in partnership with the Sharjah Book Authority and Dubai »»»