Bulgaria joins the traditional European Birdwatch Days, which this year will be held October 3-4, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds said on Monday. The event brings together more than 30 BirdLife International partners from Europe and Central Asia in a friendly birdwatching challeng»»»

Geneva: Radio frequencies needed for weather forecasts, early warning systems, climate monitoring and water management must be safeguarded against the growing threat of interference from emerging technologies, the United Nations said on Monday. Some sensors measure very weak naturally occurring sig»»»

New partnership gives Dubai businesses access to cargo, logistics and travel incentives Dubai: Small businesses in Dubai will gain access to international air cargo, logistics solutions and travel incentives under a new partnership between Emirates and Dubai Chambers aimed at helping SMEs expand in»»»

What Pakistani travellers need to know as the country phases out existing passports What Pakistani travellers need to know as the country phases out machine-readable passports Dubai: Pakistan is ending the issuance of machine-readable passports (MRPs) from October 15, 2026, completing its transitio»»»

Kyrgyz Agroholding OJSC, with the support of the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, is preparing and supplying individual food rations for servicemen of the Defense Ministry of Kyrgyzstan. In 2026, the Defense Ministry placed an order for 41,300 individual food ration»»»

In August 2026, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 654 thousand. The number of unemployed persons was 229 thousand, and the unemployment rate stood at 4.7%. In the period June–August 2026, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 655 thousand, 24 »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran’s Ghalibaf Challenges US Claims on Hormuz Control 28-09-2026 12:59 PM Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in an image fro»»»

Train fare looks enticing, but the cost of reaching each station could change the equation Dubai: A Dh39 ticket makes the Dubai-Abu Dhabi route cheaper for some residents if Etihad Rail service launches on September 30. For a daily commuter, two tickets at the introductory fare would total Dh78, bu»»»

Dubai residents urged to avoid suspicious Global Village VIP Pack offers Dubai: Planning to grab a Global Village VIP Pack for Season 31? Think twice before buying from any website or seller offering a deal. Global Village has issued a warning to customers, saying the packs are available exclusivel»»»

Nicole RisOver 42 million people in Jakarta need food every day. Just one disruption, one failed harvest, could leave the megacity hungry. We follow the journey of food uncover the secrets of a city’s food survival system. https://p.dw.com/p/5NNxJAdvertisementJakarta is one of Asia's rising food ca»»»

Pleasant, early-autumn weather is expected this week with plenty of sunshine, temperatures typically ranging between 21 and 25 degrees Celsius during the warmest hours, though mornings will be chilly — according to a forecast from HungaroMet Zrt. issued to MTI on Sunday. Monday promises uninterrupt»»»

UAE pushes for tougher cross-border justice to tackle cyber and organised crime ABU DHABI: The UAE has called for stronger international judicial cooperation to address the growing threat posed by organised, cyber, financial and environmental crimes, as Abu Dhabi hosts the 15th United Nations Congr»»»

Seoul: The Republic of Korea's presidential office has demanded an apology from Ukraine for denying an agreement to keep the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul confidential. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed last week that his country had sent two North Korean sol»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who resigned as president of Serbia on Sunday, handed over the presidential duties on Monday to Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, who will be acting president of the Republic until the election of a new president. In an address from the Presidency of Serbia on Sunday even»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4993 dinars for one euro on Monday, which is a slight change relative to Friday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is down by 0.1 pct against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct rela»»»

Flattening yield curve is shifting focus from inflation to the risk of Fed over-tightening Dubai: The US bond market is beginning to send a different message to investors, shifting the focus from stubborn inflation and rising long-term borrowing costs towards the risk that the Federal Reserve could»»»

Ukraine will have to “pay the price” for its actions over the past several months, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “Of course, the president [Vladimir Putin] has also spoken about this. Ukraine will have to pay the price for the actions that have taken place in recent months. That is what is »»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has proposed adopting a Strategy for the Development of Personal Data Protection for 2026–2030. The draft also provides for the development of a roadmap with specific measures, deadlines, responsible agencies and sources of funding. The strategy’s priorities i»»»

A new complex housing a regional branch of the Center for Registration of Vehicles and Drivers and Kyzmat public service center has been opened at 194—195a Kokum-Biy Street in Osh. Block A provides vehicle registration, number plate and driver’s license issuance, vehicle inspections and theoretical»»»

The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, in a deal expected to boost bilateral trade. The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Donald Trump in Washington in his first state vis»»»

President Donald Trump has justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world — even asking Xi if he'd be in the market for U.S. arms, Trump's ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue s»»»

Hungary’s parliament has suspended Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s parliamentary immunity, clearing the way for a criminal investigation into an alleged phone theft dating back to 2024. The decision was passed with 139 votes in favour, with no votes against and no abstentions at an extraordinary parl»»»

Mortgage affordability remained stable this year in a context where the average interest rate on a mortgage currently granted in Romania is 5.50%, slightly below the 5.55% average recorded at the beginning of 2026. At the same time, house price growth slowed this year. Ipotecare.ro Index uses a val»»»

At a seminar for journalists focusing on how epilepsy is portrayed in the media, doctors and patients agreed that stigma surrounding people affected by epilepsy persists, and there is a need for greater public awareness. The educational seminar: The Media - A Path to Understanding Epilepsy, organiz»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly directed on Sunday, September 27, 2026, the Supply and Internal Trade Ministry to maintain daily monitoring of the bread and subsidized-goods systems and ensure adequate supplies of essential commodities in the markets. During a meeting with Supply and Internal Trade»»»

Bangkok: Heavy rains have killed eight people in Thailand since mid-September, the government said Monday as Bangkok battled flooding for a fourth consecutive day, with at least eight more confirmed dead in neighbouring Myanmar. The casualties in Thailand have occurred in three eastern provinces si»»»

At the same time, the city is benefiting from a wave of major public investment — the Regional Institute of Oncology (€317 million), the new Dan Păltinișanu Stadium (over €100 million) and the conversion of the former military base in Giroc into a multifunctional cultural and educational centre — a»»»

UAE carrier will operate two daily Sydney flights from December, adding 5,000 seats weekly Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways will increase flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney to two a day from December 15, adding more than 5,000 seats a week in each direction as the UAE airline continues to expand its net»»»

US President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping whether Beijing would be interested in buying US weapons, according to Washington’s ambassador to China, despite longstanding restrictions on military exports to the country. Ambassador David Perdue revealed the exchange during an interview »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. “Units of Battlegroup Tsentr, through active operations, liberated the settlement of Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People’s »»»

Miss Pretty India 2024 winner was pursuing modelling and acting career Dubai: Indian influencer Nidhi Tiwari, who had a combined following of about 1.6 million on Facebook and Instagram, has died by suicide at the age of 30, Indian media reports said. Tiwari, a resident of Singrauli district in Mad»»»

Career diplomat Steven Gillen has been nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kyrgyzstan. U.S. President Donald Trump made the nomination. Gillen’s nomination was submitted to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. Stephen Gillen is a senior U.S. diplomat holding »»»

Prime Minister’s Office has responded to judges and prosecutors after their decision to decline an invitation to a meeting on salaries in the justice system. In an emaiL, the Prime Minister’s Office said it understood the reasons given by representatives of the judiciary for not attending the meeti»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s gold sector saw a sharp turnaround in July 2026, with the country exporting nearly 2.4 tonnes of unwrought gold worth $341.6 million after six months of limited exports. The sector generated a surplus of $206.6 million, data from the National Statistical Committee say. Gold exports As »»»

POLITICS Speaking on bTV's morning show, former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov described GERB’s decision not to nominate a presidential candidate as a major political mistake. He argued that participating in the presidential election would have been an important exercise for consolidating the »»»

Israel's upcoming elections are being followed closely by its regional neighbors, who are aware that any outcome will have ramifications far beyond the country's borders. In his Likud party's campaign launch this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his refrain that he "has changed the»»»

Singapore, Sept. 28 (SANA) Crude oil exports from major Middle Eastern producers rebounded to about 12.8 million barrels per day in September, their highest level since the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran began in February, as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates increased shipments and flows »»»

The annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club is taking place in the Moscow region instead of Sochi due to logistical considerations, according to Andrey Bystritskiy, chairman of the board of the Valdai Club Development and Support Foundation. “We gathered here [in the Moscow regio»»»

Bangkok declares city-wide disaster as canals swell and roads flood Eight people have died in flooding in Thailand since September 16, although none in the capital Bangkok which declared a disaster this weekend following heavy rains, the government said Monday (Sept. 28). The eight died in eastern »»»

The CSTO Interaction-2026 command-and-staff exercise and the Search-2026 and Echelon-2026 special exercises have begun at Chebarkulsky training range in Russia. Military contingents from Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part. Interaction-2026 focuses on preparing fo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli “National Security” Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and DM Israel Katz storm Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Al-Buraq Wall on third day of Jewish Sukkot »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Gaza: Work suspended at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip, medical staff withdraw as Israeli military vehicles advance in the are»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Smotrich Calls for Wide-scale Israeli War on West Bank: “We Should Do There What We Did in Gaza” 28-09-2026 11:51 AM Israeli Finance Minist»»»

DOHA: Doha Design District, under Msheireb Properties, highlighted the cultural and architectural dimensions of Gulf ornamentation at a "Pattern Talk" session held as part of its monthly "Design Talks" program. The session, presented by architect and heritage specialist, Mohammed Ali Abel, examined»»»

Los Angeles, United States: Taylor Swift is having another good year -- just months after her lavish wedding to Travis Kelce, the pop superstar on Sunday made history by becoming the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 36-year-old Swift had been even with Beyonce for the most Moo»»»

The victory of Kazakh track and field athlete Yasmina Toksanbayeva in the 42,195-kilometer race walk marathon at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan was annulled following a protest from her competitors, Tengrinews.kz reported. According to the report, Toksanbayeva finished first with a time of 3 hours 2»»»

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Miles Pattenden, historian of the Catholic Church at the University of Oxford. For Pattenden, Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France is part of a broader recalibration of the papacy. While Pope Francis placed particular emphasis on the Catholic Church’s peripheries and t»»»

Developed between 2001 and 2004, the office property was among the first modern glass-and-steel buildings in central Bucharest and has a gross built area of approximately 10,000 square metres. Through this acquisition, Global Vision expands its office portfolio in Bucharest. Reff & Associates | Del»»»

New UAE rules replace certification with faster registration for domestic heliports Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s civil aviation authority has cut the processing time for registering domestic heliports to two working days from up to 135 days, replacing a certification requirement with a simplified registrat»»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed developer, owner and operator of logistics and industrial real estate by gross lettable area (GLA), has leased 24,400 sqm at CTPark Bucharest South in Romania to Romstal, one of the country’s leading distributors of construction installation equipment. Romstal has lease»»»