Bulgaria’s Mountain Rescue Service remains underfunded and lacks dedicated legislation, its Director Emil Neshev told BTA on Friday. Friday marks International Mountain Rescue Day. Neshev said this year’s subsidy was slightly below the Service’s needs and would cause various difficulties. The Servi»»»

Kyrgyz wrestler Razzak Beishekeev won a gold medal at the Wladyslaw Pytlasiński Memorial International Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament, currently underway in Poland. The athlete competed in the 67-kilogram weight class. En route to the final, Beishekeev won three victories over opponents from Swed»»»

The U.S. kok-boru team held its first training sessions in Cholpon-Ata ahead of the 6th World Nomad Games. Footage was posted on the kokboru_ulak social media account. According to the post’s author, the team is coached by Nurgazy Borbiev. The U.S. team will compete only in kok-boru at the upcoming»»»

A specialized team of the Bulgarian Navy carried out a mission to identify and destroy an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spotted on the northern pier opposite St. Ivan Island on August 27, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Friday. The servicemen acted following a request from the governor of Burgas»»»

AROBS Transilvania Software (BVB: AROBS), the largest entrepreneurial technology company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, recorded consolidated turnover of RON 292 million in the first half of 2026, up 36% compared to H1 2025, EBITDA of RON 40 million, a 29% increase, and net profit of appro»»»

Trump administration officials are working on a deal to secure long-term access to a portion of Venezuela’s ‌crude reserves, Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the negotiations. The move that could ultimately lower the cost of oil imports, Reuters added. The ag»»»

The opening of the «World of Nomads» cultural program will take place at Kyrchyn gorge on September 2 as part of the 6th World Nomad Games, the Games’ media headquarters reported. The centerpiece of the program will be the artistic and philosophical performance «World — Life.» Through music, choreo»»»

The negotiation process on Ukraine is on hold, and there are no new proposals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. "As for peaceful negotiations, this topic is currently on a deep pause, and there are no new proposals whatsoever," Peskov said.Other Key Statements Russia continue its str»»»

DEIR AL-BALAH: Palestinian residents of war-battered Gaza fled homes and businesses as Israeli strikes and tank fire killed at least four people Monday, including two children, hospital officials said, a week after a US delegation asked Israel to draw down attacks. After evacuation warnings by Isra»»»

An exhibition marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests opened in the Marble Foyer of the National Assembly building on Friday. The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria organized the event. The UN General Assembly proclaimed August 29 the International Day against Nuclear Tests in 2009 at Ka»»»

Tunis, Aug. 28 (TAP)- President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed instructed to deploy joint units of the National Army, the National Guard and Civil Protection to ensure the distribution of potable water via tanks across regions where disruptions are...»»»

Preparations are underway in Bishkek for a police garrison roll call scheduled for tomorrow, August 29. As part of the preparations, traffic along central Chui Avenue has been temporarily restricted. Dozens of official vehicles belonging to law enforcement and other security agencies have been line»»»

A seven-year-old boy has died after falling from the window of a tenth-floor flat in Szeged, southern Hungary, on Wednesday morning. The tragic incident happened at a ten-storey block of flats on Szamos Street. Police officers and emergency services were called to the scene following a report from »»»

Hungary's flagship ICT and defence group 4iG, under scrutiny for its state contracts with the previous government, is establishing a new energy business and a dedicated holding company to build a regional energy portfolio in CEE and the Western Balkans, the company said on August 27, Economx.hu wri»»»

$18 billion. Eighteen billion dollars. $18,000,000,000. Yes, that’s nine zeroes after the 18. It’s a number that is hard to comprehend even when written down in various ways. That's what Meta has agreed to pay to settle claims from 29 US states that it built Instagram and Facebook to hook children.»»»

DUBAI: When Vlade Divac entered the National Basketball Association BA in 1989, international players were still a relative rarity. More than three decades later, some of the NBA’s biggest stars are international, from Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic to Victor Wembanyama. And this week, in Istanbul, D»»»

LONDON: On Wednesday, frustration within the ranks of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace at the lack of progress toward peace in Gaza finally boiled over in the very public forum of the UN Security Council. It is less than a month since President Trump announced that the board had reached “a h»»»

FK Borac Banja Luka advanced to the UEFA Conference League tonight after defeating Icelandic Víkingur 6–2 on aggregate in the Conference League qualifying play-off. Borac won the second leg 3–1 at home, having also won the first leg in Iceland by the same scoreline. Borac players were cheered on fr»»»

The Bulgarian Embassy in Beijing maintains constant contact with a tourist group of 15 Bulgarian citizens in the flood-affected region, the Foreign Ministry told BTA. The Bulgarian diplomatic mission is in contact with the Chinese authorities and representatives of the local partner travel agency. »»»

Romania recorded its 34th consecutive year of negative natural population growth in 2025, although a sharp positive migration balance almost entirely offset the gap between births and deaths, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The country’s resident»»»

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The movement of Yandex Go electric scooters has been temporarily restricted in central part of Bishkek. The measure is linked to the 6th World Nomad Games and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. «At the request of the City Hall, scooter movement in this area has been temporarily restricte»»»

Dubai: For Nepali expatriates living in the UAE, the first instinct after seeing images of floods and landslides tearing through their homeland was to reach for the phone and call home. For some, the call has brought relief, while for others, every unanswered call or delayed message brought fresh a»»»

Dozens of immigrants who disappeared from UK asylum hotels as children in 2023 are still unaccounted for, a parliamentary report released on Thursday has found. Some 472 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children – some as young as 12 – went missing from Home Office-run accommodation for migrant minors.»»»

The Justice Department under Attorney General Todd Blanche announced four additional lawsuits were filed Thursday asking the courts to enjoin Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington from enforcing laws that require secondary learning institutions to offer in-state tuition benefits to certain non»»»