The Cabinet of Ministers has amended the regulations governing the register of bona fide entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan. The updated document aims to increase transparency and trust in business. According to the resolution, the authorized body for entrepreneurship development will now be responsible f»»»

The White House launched a "media offenders" page on its official website Friday, naming outlets it accuses of bias and "fake news" – including 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist the Boston Globe, CBS News and the UK’s Independent. Critics fear the initiative is aimed at delegitimising the»»»

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had recently spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as tensions surged, while Caracas accused Washington of preparing an attack. The United States has tightened pressure with a military buildup in the Caribbean, branding an alleged Maduro-run drug cart»»»

The White House said Monday a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” in ordering a second strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, after bipartisan calls for reviews of US maritime operations following reports of a verbal order that killed survivors. The»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved the construction and maintenance of a new toll Eastern bypass road in Bishkek. The project will be implemented in a «project sandbox» format, which will help speed up procedures and test new models of public—private partnership. According to the r»»»

Why is Nigeria in the throes of a kidnapping epidemic? Sometimes depicted as terrorists, other times as bandits, attackers targeting three schools inside of a week, leading some to compare with the 2014 Chibok attacks by the jihadists of Boko Haram. We’ll do our comparison and revisit the same ques»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the command posts of the Russian armed forces on Sunday, where he received reports, including on taking control of the cities of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region, Kremlin spokesman Dmi»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, December 1: Papers discuss HIV figures across France. Next, Israeli papers react to PM Benjamin Netanyahu's pardon request – a "resounding no" or a "necessary" act? Also: the "Sunday Scaries" are more common than we might think. Finally, we bring you a love story about a wido»»»

Russia said Monday its forces had captured the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, as well as the city of Vovchansk in the northeast. Pokrovsk, long a key military logistics hub, has been the target of a months-long military campaign by Russian troops. Read our blog to see ho»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky launched a flurry of diplomatic activity during hours-long talks at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday. Macron said he hoped that ongoing talks around ending the war in Ukraine could be a "turning point" for both th»»»

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration's controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting comes after Washington said it was feeling confident about the plan, following talks with U»»»

India's Supreme Court prides itself on defending the rights of Dalits - historically the country's most oppressed citizens. But a new study argues that the court's own language has frequently reflected the caste hierarchies it aims to erase. About 160 million Indians are Dalits, once called "untouc»»»

ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Islamabad and Cairo on Monday discussed bilateral relations with a particular focus on defense and security cooperation during a meeting between visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Bader Abdulaty and Pakistanآ’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir in eastern»»»

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- India and Thailand on Monday discussed ways of cementing bilateral cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest apart from regional issues.A statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Thai counter»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a furnishing and infrastructure development project for two residential villages in Idlib Governorate, northern Syria, earlier constructed by QRCS to provide decent and stable housing for internally displaced people (IDPs), i»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi affirmed that the State of Qatar places great importance on upholding the rule of law and consolidating national legislation. He highlighted that legal and legislative development has directly con»»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City on Monday. The opening ceremony was attended by Personal Representative of HH the Amir HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, HH S»»»

Tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets in Sofia and major regional centres across Bulgaria on Monday to protest the adoption of the 2026 State Budget Bill. Protests were held in Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Pleven, Stara Zagora, Lovech, Veliko Tarnovo, Dobrich, Blagoevgrad, Sliven, Shum»»»

Officials from U.S Central Command and the Bahrain participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Bahrain on Dec. 1 for bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense. Photo by CENTCOM/news release Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command and Bahrain on Monday opened a bilateral Combined Command Post fo»»»

China has urged Chinese companies and workers to urgently evacuate parts of Tajikistan bordering Afghanistan where five Chinese nationals have been killed and five injured in armed cross-border attacks in the past week. The attacks, with the first involving a drone that Tajik security officials sai»»»

NATO members in Europe are pressing Washington to maintain its troop presence in the region, stressing that November drills in Romania highlighted European countries’ dependence on US support, Bloomberg has reported. The US has already reduced its military presence on the continent with further wit»»»

Security guarantees for Ukraine remained unresolved after the latest talks between Kiev and Washington on ending the conflict with Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing officials. Negotiators also discussed potential election timelines and territorial issues. The Ukrainian dele»»»

Peruvian police officers monitor the Chacalluta border crossing where migrants are stranded waiting to resolve their immigration status, in Arica, Chile, in May 2023. On Monday, Chile and Peru's foreign ministers met virtually to coordinate a response to a rise in irregular migration along their sh»»»

1 of 2 | President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro (C), holds the Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar's "Sword of Peru" alongside Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez during a military ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caraca»»»

A radio presenter with South Africa's public broadcaster has appeared in court on a charge related to the alleged recruitment of men for the Russian military. Nonkululeko Patricia Mantula is among five people who prosecutors say are facing charges for contravening a law which prohibits South Africa»»»

The Gaza Ministry of Health said on Monday that the bodies of nine Palestinians were recovered from under the rubble over the past 24 hours, along with one reported injury. This brings the total number of deaths recorded since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, to 356, with 909 injured »»»

Egypt will host the 24th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP24) from December 2 to 5, bringing together environment ministers and representatives from 21 Mediterranean countries, along with senior officials from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Ministry of En»»»

Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS) Abdel Aziz El-Sherif met with US Foreign Commercial Service Officer Paul Oliva and Jennifer Patterson, who oversees trade and investment at the Economic Office of the US Embassy in Cairo, as part of ongoing efforts to advance economic, trade, and invest»»»

A China Eastern Airbus A320 arrives at Beijing's international airport on April 10, 2019. Airbus A320 planes were grounded to fix a softweatre glitch. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Airbus' stock shares declined on Monday after the European aerospace manufacturer a»»»

MOSCOW, December 1 (Sputnik) - Cooperation in the area is possible if Washington has an appropriate attitude to the matter, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Oleg Khramov says. "The resumption of cooperation with the United States in this area and further cooperation are possible if Washing»»»

Bulgaria’s hosting of the Grande Partenza of the 2026 Giro d’Italia is shaping up as both a major sporting milestone and an instrument for deepening bilateral ties with Italy and boosting Bulgaria’s international visibility, according to statements made in Rome on Monday by Prime Minister Rosen Zhe»»»

MOSCOW, December 1 (Sputnik) - EU countries are unwilling to share in the potential legal fallout associated with the use of immobilized Russian assets, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has said. "The best way to provide Ukraine with the rapid financial assistance it needs is through a joint »»»

Mindich, the co-owner of Zelensky co-founded production company Kvartal 95, fled Ukraine for Israel last month as anti-corruption investigators closed in on a $100 million corruption scheme involving skimming vast sums of money from energy-related construction projects. MOSCOW, December 1 (Sputnik)»»»

Citizens staged protests in several cities across Bulgaria on Monday against the adoption of the 2026 State Budget Bill. In downtown Sofia, people began gathering at the square known as the “Power Triangle”, where the new National Assembly building is flanked by the Presidency and the Council of Mi»»»

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing visa-free entry to Russia for Chinese citizens, granting them stays of up to 30 days. The move mirrors Beijing’s recent decision to extend the same visa-free access to Russian citizens. In September, China introduced the measure on a one-year tr»»»

A two-state resolution is the only option that can guarantee justice for Israelis and Palestinians, Pope Leo XIV has said. He made the remarks while flying from Türkiye to Lebanon on Sunday for the second leg of his first international trip as pontiff. The Vatican formally recognized Palestinian st»»»

WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is on a visit to Washington, said he would have nine meetings at which he would discuss Serbia-US bilateral relations, the position of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija and the situation regarding Serbia's Russian-majority owned oil company NIS, which is under US sa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, affirmed that the State of Qatar places great importance on upholding the rule of law and consolidating national legislation. He highlighted that legal and legislative development has direct»»»

Locals express indignation as an old and outdated naval ship is renamed after Roman Mankevich, a Northern Fleet elite soldier killed in Ukraine. The P-940 was officially renamed 'Hero of Russia Roman Mankevich' in a ceremony that took place in the port of Severomorsk on November 26. Family members »»»

Speaking to reporters at the protest against the adoption of the 2026 State Budget Bill in Sofia on Monday, Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev said: “I strongly hope that this budget, which is disastrous for the country, will be withdrawn and completely reworked. If the government and th»»»

The proposed redistricting map would make it more difficult to keep two Democratic seats in the House of Representatives. Map courtesy of Indiana House Republicans Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Indiana state House Republicans released a new redistricting map Monday just ahead of a special session in a reversal o»»»

The 9th session of the Joint Intergovernmental Saudi-Russian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation convened in Riyadh on Monday, chaired by Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. The commiss»»»

Labour and Social Policy Minister Borislav Gutsanov met with European Commission Vice President Roxana Minzatu to discuss options for EU funding to build new residential centres for older people, the Labour and Social Policy Ministry said here Monday. The two also talked about challenges facing EU »»»

Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited US companies to bid on an oil field which had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years. The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken "all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite sever»»»

Israel's defense ministry announced on Monday the completion of a laser air defense system known as "Iron Beam", which will be deployed by the end of December. "The Iron Beam laser system is expected to fundamentally change the rules of engagement on the battlefield," Daniel Gold, head of defense m»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inaugurated the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City on Monday evening. The opening ceremony was attended by HH Personal Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-»»»

European leaders rallied to show support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday after US-Ukrainian talks to revise a peace proposal that initially favored Russia, while the US envoy headed to Moscow to brief the Kremlin. Zelenskiy was warmly received by French President Emmanuel Macr»»»

London: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Monday he was uncertain when Spain midfielder Rodri will be fit enough to return to action. Rodri missed much of last season with a knee injury and has appeared just once -- and then only for a minute -- in City's last 10 games due to a hamstring p»»»

Citizens staged protests in several cities across Bulgaria on Monday against the adoption of the 2026 State Budget Bill. In downtown Sofia, people began gathering at the square known as the “Power Triangle”, where the new National Assembly building is flanked by the Presidency and the Council of Mi»»»