MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The attack of enemy drones on the Russian capital has continued over the past 24 hours, one of the drones damaged a Moscow Refinery facility, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday, adding that there were no casualties. "The attack of enemy drones on Moscow has been going on for t»»»

Bishkek will host the 2026 Sumo Championship of Kyrgyzstan, organizers announced. They noted that the national championship among adults and the competition for juniors will serve as qualifying competitions for the national team. The winners of the Championship of Kyrgyzstan will earn the right to »»»

Doha, Qatar: Ambassador of Italy to Qatar H E Paolo Toschi has formally bestowed the honour of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on Ugo Arzani, as recognition of the value of his commitment, professionalism, and dedication, through which he has contributed to enhancing the presti»»»

Alfardan Equipment and Mobility, the authorized distributor of Scania trucks in Qatar, has announced the delivery of a new batch of advanced Scania vehicles to Teyseer Building Materials & Transport Company (TBMTC), reinforcing a business relationship that has flourished for more than two decades. »»»

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Dubai: Abu Dhabi’s Dh55 billion public-private partnership pipeline marks a major expansion of private-sector participation in infrastructure delivery, moving the emirate’s PPP model beyond its traditional base in power and water projects, according to S&P Global Ratings. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is reinforcing its status as one of the Gulf region’s leading tourism destinations this summer, supported by robust visitor growth, strategic tourism campaigns, world-class hospitality offerings, and a packed calendar of entertainment, sporting, and family-oriented events. Touris»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council convened yesterday at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall at its headquarters, chaired by Speaker H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. At the outset of the session, the Council welcomed the declaration of an agreement reached between the United States of America and the Islamic Re»»»

DUBAI: Uruguay dominated but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the sweltering heat of Miami on Monday to leave an intriguing Group H wide open. The stalemate came hours after one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history when European champions Spain were held 0-0 by debutants C»»»

More than one billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world. For the report, the UN agency cross-referenced data showing where the roughly 2.4 billion children on the planet live wi»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya Investment Company has unveiled plans for the Middle East’s largest National Tennis Centre, a landmark project designed to position the Kingdom as a leading destination for international tennis while accelerating the development of local talent and expanding community partici»»»

Turkish actress Ece Irtem, best known for portraying Isil in the popular television drama 'One Love', has died at the age of 35 after suffering a suspected heart attack, her lawyer said. Irtem was found unresponsive at her home around midday on Monday, one day after celebrating her 35th birthday, a»»»

President Iliana Iotova will participate in the opening of the sixth edition of the Science for Business forum, the President's press service announced. The event is organized by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency. According to the orga»»»

The Integrated Civil Monitoring and Analysis System (SIGMA) will be presented to the Council of Ministers, the government's press service announced on Tuesday. The presentation will be attended by Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation Ivan Vasilev. SIGMA i»»»

Kabir Malik has been appointed the new World Bank Project Manager in Kyrgyzstan. Energy Minister Altynbek Rysbekov met with World Bank representatives led by Hugh Riddell, head of the Kyrgyz Republic office, during which the newly appointed official was formally introduced. The parties also discuss»»»

At the phytosanitary control post Chaldybar- Avtodorozhny, inspectors identified violations during the inspection of a shipment of rice weighing 23,800 kilograms imported from Kazakhstan. The packaging lacked mandatory product labeling. According to Decision No. 157 of the Council of the Eurasian E»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s diplomatic efforts have drawn widespread international praise following the agreement on a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, with world leaders crediting the State of Qatar and other mediators for facilitating a breakthrough seen as a potential tur»»»

Los Angeles: A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a»»»

“While criminals are supporting Tisza, we’re seen as corrupt because of insinuations and inuendo — this is the absurdity of the situation,” former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published by Index on Monday evening. Orbán: Hatvanpuszta is a fake scandal Responding to corruption al»»»

The 10th meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Debureaucratization of the Public Administration System was held at the Presidential Administration, chaired by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The results of the ongoing work were reviewed and new initiatives were dis»»»

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan continues to intensify its work on the construction and repair of strategic and local roads across the country. As of today, 426 kilometers of roads have been fully paved across the country. This figure is 234 kilometers more than in the sa»»»

Palu, Indonesia: A shallow 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor hit east southeast of Palu, Central Sulawesi province, at 10:27 am (0227 GMT). The earthquake was felt quite strongly»»»

Colombo: Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew his fuse in an India A game in Sri Lanka and pushed an opposition player after a heated on-field exchange. The spotlight has been on Sooryavanshi since his batting heroics in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) won him a place»»»

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the city of Palu in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province early Tuesday, causing strong shaking, damage to buildings and a series of aftershocks. The US Geological Survey and Indonesian authorities reported the quake’s epicenter about 43 kilometers (27 miles) »»»

JAKARTA: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of Indonesia on Tuesday and was followed by strong aftershocks. The initial temblor caused strong shaking lasting more than a minute in Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province. Scattered damage was reported, an»»»

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan conducted a large-scale inventory of all previously issued subsoil use licenses and verified compliance with license agreements. To date, approximately 2,000 subsoil use licenses have been issued. During the invento»»»

Arab Finance: Oil tanker traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal jumped by nearly one-third in April, as the Strait of Hormuz closure boosted demand for the Red Sea shipping route, Bloomberg reported. This growth drove the canal's revenues to their highest monthly figure since early 2024, reaching $419 »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Edwards Air Force Base has confirmed that eight crew members of the B-52 strategic bomber that crashed on Monday are thought to be dead. Earlier in the day, the CNN broadcaster reported about the deaths of crew members, citing the base. "An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress c»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense alert systems shot down 172 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "During the night, from 8 p.m. Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on June 15 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on June 16, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 172 U»»»

Dubai Police have issued a traffic alert on Tuesday, June 16, following an accident on Sheikh Zayed Road (SZR) in the direction of Abu Dhabi. In a post on X, the force advised motorists travelling along the route to exercise extra caution as emergency teams respond to the scene. Get updated faster »»»

Special Representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan for Special Assignments, Bakyt Torobaev, participated in a business meeting with representatives of the business community of China’s Shandong Province as part of his working visit to China. He noted that Kyrgyzstan is interested in further stre»»»

Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Nurdan Oruntaev inspected the progress of the reconstruction of the History Museum in Karakol. According to the Ministry of Construction, the project is being financed from the local budget. The total cost amounts to 159 million »»»

NEW YORK (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump dismissed reports that Washington would pay Tehran $300 million as fake news. "The story that the U.S. is paying Iran 300 million Dollars is Fake News," he said on Truth Social. Trump himself didn't specify which $300 million he was referring to. He ma»»»

Ukraine is preparing a new phase of banking sector reforms that could see major state-owned lenders privatised and shares in the country's largest bank offered to investors, as authorities seek to attract foreign capital and reduce the state's dominant role in the financial system, reported Ukraine»»»

Manila: A little-noticed ceremony in Central Luzon last month could signal one of the most significant shifts in the Philippines’ economic strategy in decades. On May 30, Jacob Helberg, the US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, visited New Clark City to unveil a ceremonial marker for a p»»»

A dozen Israeli company stands were shut down Monday at a major international defence and security exhibition held outside Paris, sparking outrage from authorities in Israel. Tensions have persisted in French-Israeli relations, with France recognising Palestinian statehood last year and two far-rig»»»

According to former prime minister and Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán, the plundering of the country has begun, and Fidesz’s greatest task in the coming period will be to prevent it together with the people. In an interview published Monday evening by the news portal Index.hu, Viktor Orbán said that »»»

Alongside the creation of a new organisational framework, three fundamental measures will be launched at Hungary’s public media outlets, ministerial commissioner Judit Grósz said in an interview published Monday by Kreatív Online. Minister for Social Relations and Culture Zoltán Tarr announced on 8»»»

Hungary’s Parliament on Monday adopted the sixteenth amendment to the Fundamental Law, limiting the maximum duration of a prime minister’s mandate to eight years. The National Assembly approved the amendment by 135 votes in favour, 50 against and 6 abstentions. The proposal had been initiated by tw»»»

Hungary is once again behaving like a European country, always keeping national interests in mind but pursuing them within the alliance system, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán declared on Monday in Luxembourg upon arriving for a meeting of European Union foreign ministers. She said that for Hungary, t»»»

The Main Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan announced that, in accordance with a presidential decree, the deadline for the legalization of vehicles with foreign number plates has been extended until September 1. Owners of vehicles currently held in impound l»»»

The puzzling media hype aimed at selling the idea of Ukraine seizing battlefield initiative in the war against Russia has continued since the middle of spring, but it only became clear in June what it was leading up to. Ukraine and the E3 powers — France, Britain and Germany — have resolved to bury»»»

Ahead of his arrival in the French Alps for a G7 summit, US President Donald Trump said in a media interview that the US had "no choice" but to impose 100% tariffs on French wines if Paris didn't scrap its digital services tax on tech firms.  French president Emmanuel Macron has already ruled »»»

Kyrgyzstan has improved its position in the global ranking of safe and peaceful countries, rising to 61st place. A report by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) says. In 2025, the Kyrgyz Republic ranked 78th. Among Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan topped the regional ranking in 37th plac»»»

LOS ANGELES: ‌Iran twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in their opening World Cup match on Monday after an end-to-end contest played against the backdrop of Iranian fan protests against the government in Tehran. New Zealand went ahead ‌in the ‌seventh minute when Elijah ‌Just»»»

UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN chief Antonio Guterres will visit gang-ravaged Haiti on Tuesday to show solidarity with victims of violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes. The secretary-general, who last traveled to Port-au-Prince in Jul»»»

The results of the 2026 European Immunization Week (EIW) have been summarized in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Health reported. According to the campaign’s results, 48,803 people were vaccinated across the country. This result was made possible thanks to the active work of medical professionals, mobi»»»

Iran twice battled back for a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday in their frenetic opening match of a World Cup campaign that has been utterly overshadowed by war, politics and protests. The Iranian team's very presence at the Los Angeles Stadium had long felt uncertain, after months of military c»»»

Bishkek Deputy Mayor Victoria Mozgacheva, who oversaw social issues, leaves her post. She confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency. In addition to Mozgacheva, Deputy Mayor Azamat Kadyrov, who was responsible for land use, architecture, construction, and digitalization, also leaves his post. T»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits. They included a possible $300 billion reco»»»