The string of drone strikes on the Starokozachye border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova will “seriously hinder – or at least temporarily delay” the shipment of arms into Ukraine, and exports going out, Institute of CIS Countries senior fellow Alexander Dudchak told Sputnik. Combined with the r»»»

A drug depot has been dismantled, where large quantities of raw materials were divided into smaller amounts for street distribution and for placement at drop locations both in Sofia and across the country, Angel Papalegov, head of the Criminal Police Department at the General Directorate of Nationa»»»

He will be performing in October at the Coca-Cola Arena Peak 90s nostalgia is getting yet another platform with Indian singer Shaan taking to the stage this October. His All of Me Tour is coming to Dubai – and now the tickets are up for grabs. If you’ve ever sung along to Tanha Dil and Jab Se Tere »»»

He shared the cost of the winning ticket with 17 Indian friends Dubai: An Indian photographer based in Ajman has won $1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion. Jijo Pulikkathodi, 41, has won Millennium Millionaire Series 556 with ticket number 4891, which he purchase»»»

MP sees food, energy, logistics and manufacturing as key UAE investment opportunities Dubai: Madhya Pradesh has secured investment proposals worth more than ₹53,000 crore (Dh20.5 billion) in green energy, urban development, health and education during Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's three-day visit to»»»

Hungary has once again blocked progress on Ukraine’s EU accession talks, preventing the approval of screening results needed to open two key negotiating clusters. Budapest says Kyiv must first take further steps to guarantee the rights of Ukraine’s Hungarian minority. Hungary blocks two more access»»»

Tunis, Sept. 9 (TAP)- The Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCITF) is organising a specialised training course on "Leadership under Pressure."The event is set to take place on October 14-December 17 at the headquarters of the...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A joint statement by 12 Western countries condemning Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank was spurred by next month's general election in Israel, Palestinian Deputy Foreign Minister Omar Awadallah told Sputnik. "The timing of the statement by the 12 countries is very importa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia hopes that Washington's peacekeeping efforts in the Ukrainian settlement will continue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "We hope that the peacekeeping efforts of our interlocutors from Washington will continue," Peskov told reporters.Russia remains in co»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party leader Milos Vucevic, who is also adviser to the Serbian president for regional affairs, said on Wednesday demands by marginal political parties in Croatia, such as a call to ban the Serbian patriarch from entering the EU, were a continuation of a cheap and dang»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German government led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz is leading the country to state bankruptcy, Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said on Wednesday. "You are leading Germany to state bankruptcy in record time. That is exactly what yo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant (NPP), Ninh Thuan 1, will provide a major boost to cooperation between Vietnam and Russia, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Wednesday. "An intergovernmental agreement was signed in March this year on»»»

Universities barred from offering programmes without separate accreditation The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) has warned higher education institutions that obtaining an institutional licence alone does not authorise them to offer, advertise or promote any academic pr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov on Wednesday suggested that trilateral negotiations on a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine could resume in Abu Dhabi. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held an hour-long telephone conversation, during which th»»»

Family reportedly hired crane to lift vehicle onto 2-storey home while owner was overseas How do you keep your new SUV safe when nobody is around to drive it? One family in India came up with an extraordinary answer: put it on the roof. A video showing a Mahindra Scorpio Classic being lifted by a c»»»

Virtual perfume market blends cultural perfume stories with special offers V Perfumes’ Perfume Bazaar concluded successfully on September 7, bringing together fragrances inspired by different countries and regions in a 24-hour online shopping bazaar. The event transformed the V Perfumes website int»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Vietnam continue to work together in the field of security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. "We continue to work in all other areas, including culture, education, and security issues," Putin said at a meeting with Vietnamese President To Lam in the »»»

Arab Finance: The Cityscape 2026 Summit opened at The St. Regis Cairo in the New Capital, convening government officials, investors, developers, and industry experts to examine the forces shaping Egypt’s real estate market and its investment prospects, as per a press release. Held under the patrona»»»

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that the war with the United States could end if Washington stopped threatening the Islamic republic and met Tehran's conditions, including regarding its nuclear program. "If the enemy wants an end to this situation, it must, while completely stopping t»»»

Doctors report a rush for flu shots as viral infections rise among kids as schools reopen Dubai: Clinics and hospitals in the UAE are reporting a noticeable rush for seasonal flu vaccines as schools reopened for the new academic year on August 31, with parents keen to protect their children before »»»

The Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan is not currently considering the issue of restricting electricity supplies. Altynbek Rysbekov, the head of the ministry, announced to journalists. He noted that a redistribution program is in place to handle any potential electricity shortages in the country. En»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Kyrgyzstan on a state visit from August 30 to September 1 for the first time in seven years at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Liu Jiangping made t»»»

Authorities trace vehicle with 55 pending traffic tickets worth Rs122,000 One press of a button — and the SUV’s number plate disappeared. An SUV owner in India has been caught with an unusual device that could conceal the vehicle’s registration plate at the push of a button. Get it: Fast, verified »»»

🇫🇷 🎞️ Usually associated with high fashion and culinary excellence, the French touch is prominent in another field not many know about: animation. The French animation industry is the third-largest exporter of animated content in the world, behind only the US and Japan. But why is France so go»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi met in Doha on Wednesday with HE Joseph Saddi, the Minister of Energy and Water of the Lebanese Republic. Discussions during the meeting dealt with energy relations and cooperation between Qatar and Lebanon and means to enha»»»

Scientists from Kyrgyzstan and Russia will create 3D models of ancient archaeological sites in Kyrgyzstan. Archaeologists from the two countries are using photogrammetry and other digital technologies to create three-dimensional models of ancient stone sculptures, Alexey Tishkin, head of the Depart»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be in Paris on September 9 and 10 for the International Space Summit, to be held at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit will bring together nearly 120 foreign delegations. Vucic will address a plenary session of the summi»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar has renewed strong condemnation of recent attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and commercial shipping, warning that the incidents threaten regional stability and freedom of navigation. The condemnation came during the Cabinet's regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister »»»

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Wednesday he was disappointed with Israel's response to the government's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and rejected criticism from the U.K.'s chief rabbi. Israel responded Tuesday by closing the British consulate»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has accused Austria of complaining to Brussels over the emergency construction of a weir on the Danube near the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. Vienna, however, says it has not filed a formal complaint, while confirming that it has raised concerns about the project with Hungar»»»

Rescuers dug through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison that was hit in an airstrike in northern Yemen earlier this week, even as the Saudi-led coalition renewed its attacks on rebel areas Wednesday. Rescuers recovered four bodies, raising the death toll at the prison to 23 people, the Houthis said.»»»

At least four people were killed and 10 others were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a weapons warehouse in northwestern Syria, according to state media. The cause of the blast near the town of Sarmada, in Idlib province, was not immediately clear. Such incidents are a relatively common occu»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar has renewed strong condemnation of recent attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and commercial shipping, warning that the incidents threaten regional stability and freedom of navigation. The condemnation came during the Cabinet's regular meeting, chaired by Prime Minister »»»

Kyrgyzstan is celebrating National Komuz Day. Audi Alexander, an international volunteer at the VI World Nomad Games, congratulated Kyrgyzstanis on the holiday and performed the traditional kuu (melody) «Mash Botoi.» «I live in Canada and came to Kyrgyzstan as an international volunteer for the Wor»»»

The results of PISA 2025 provide an opportunity to assess nearly two decades of development in Kyrgyzstan’s education system, the Ministry of Education said. The ministry recalled that in 2006 and 2009, the majority of the country’s 15-year-old students did not reach the basic level of functional l»»»

A report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service has identified Bulgaria as one of the European Union’s most vulnerable information environments to malicious manipulation ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections in April 2026. The report, published on August 11, 2026, attributes Bulgaria’s»»»

Washington should end all assistance to Kiev as one of the steps toward a faster resolution of the Ukraine conflict, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said. Ushakov said the issue was discussed during Tuesday’s phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, »»»

DOHA: President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana HE Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali met with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, at his residence in Doha. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and ways to»»»

An overnight Russian drone strike at a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova killed at least two people, Odesa's regional governor said Wednesday. Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan said that 17 drones had hit Moldovan territory in August alone as both Kyiv and Moscow ramp up long-rang»»»

Eleven cars were burned in two separate incidents in Sofia overnight, with six vehicles destroyed in one fire and another five affected in the second. The fires broke out in the capital’s Lagera and Hipodruma neighborhoods, BNR reported. Both incidents were reported after midnight, and police are i»»»

UAE Vice President opens new government season with message of ambition and resolve Dubai: Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has called on his team to make the UAE Government the best in the world as he opened»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday, two weeks after deadly flooding triggered by a glacial mountain collapse. The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris, which began on the China-Nepal border, has killed mo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe The Sanaa-based Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We affirm Yemen’s commitment to its principled and faith-based position toward the Pale»»»

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Kyrgyzstan is introducing a temporary ban on the import of fish feed starting September 10. The restriction will remain in effect for six months, the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry reported. There are currently four fish feed production plants operating in the coun»»»

Welfare check leads to grim discovery as police find security cameras apparently disabled A welfare check on a 73-year-old woman in Texas took a disturbing turn when deputies entered her home and found her body wrapped in bloody sheets and a rug inside a duffel bag, according to court records. Now »»»

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has criticized Kiev for failing to spend enough of its Western-provided procurement money on German weapons, arguing that the country’s massive support for Ukraine should at least benefit its defense industry. Germany is one of Ukraine’s largest bilateral sup»»»

Say what you will about ex-BlackRock bigwig German Chancellor and uber-grinch Friedrich Merz, but he has his moments of unexpected alertness. Currently, he is shocked, shocked! He has noticed that his party, the mainstream conservatives of the CDU are “in serious danger” after suffering their worst»»»

The possibility of a Putin-Trump-Xi meeting at the APEC summit in China has been raised during Russia-US contacts. A meeting between the presidents of Russia, China, and the United States could take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China, as such a po»»»

Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned an aggressive US attack on several Iranian oil tankers, saying the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces have exercised their inherent right to self-defense by striking US military bases and vessels. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Iranian Foreign Minist»»»