In nanny states, men become state-dependent tradbros whose solution to an inadequate allowance is to pitch a fit, women get infantilized, and kids become insufferable. But what happens when someone dares to step out of line? Enter Louise Montagnon – a 22-year-old master’s student, right-wing activi»»»

At least three people have been killed as torrential rains unleashed devastating floods across Istanbul, submerging streets, sweeping away vehicles and bringing much of Türkiye’s largest city to a standstill. The storm battered the city overnight on Wednesday, flooding residential neighborhoods, bu»»»

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s opposition Thursday slammed a planned visit to Russia by the foreign minister, saying the government was exposing the country and EU to intelligence risks in a move akin to “treason.” Juraj Blanar will travel to Moscow in the coming weeks for a meeting of the Russian-Slovak I»»»

RIYADH: A specialized Saudi medical team began complex surgery at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in Riyadh on Thursday to separate 13-month-old Fijian conjoined twins Jesepeli and Diceacea as part of Saudi Arabia’s conjoined twins program. A statement from Saudi aid agency KSrelief sa»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of condolences to Amir of the State of Kuwait, HH Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on the passing of Sheikha Badriya Fahad Al Malik Al Sabah.»»»

Despite growing opposition in France, Slovakia and Germany's Saxony-Anhalt to further financing Ukraine, “the central, crucial actors” such as Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron are still backing the Ukrainian leadership, legal academic and former AfD MEP Gunnar Beck explains to Sputnik. There is, »»»

Tunis, Oct.15 (TAP)- The 2027 Finance Bill proposes raising the tax on overseas travel from TND 60 to TND 80. Article 24 of the 2027 Finance Bill also proposes increasing excise duties on alcoholic beverages and wines to be set at TND 0.03 per...»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 15, 2026 (TAP) - The 2027 State budget (payment credits) amounts to about TND 68.895 billion, up from TND 63.575 billion in the 2026 Finance Law, representing an increase of 8.37%, according to the provisions of the 2027 draft finance...»»»

BEIRUT: Anxiety is rising in Lebanon after statements by Israeli officials and Hezbollah figures over the past 48 hours signaled the possibility of a new war between the two sides. President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday that regional and international developments, as well as Israel’s elections, ma»»»

LONDON: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday defended the country’s ambassador to Washington after a lawyer filed a complaint against her over an unconfirmed report that she had contacted her Israeli counterpart, according to the Lebanese newspaper Annahar. Judge Claude Ghanem, the state comm»»»

RIYADH: The Iran-backed Houthis have carried out 20 attacks on King Khalid International Airport since Oct. 1, Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, the coalition’s spokesperson, said on Thursday during a press conference held by the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen. Al-Mal»»»

Amman: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met on Thursday with Minister of Interior of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan HE Mazen Al-Faraya during His Excellency's visit to Jordan. The meeting discussed bilater»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker government approved on Thursday a report on the signature of an agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde on mutual abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports. The agree»»»

Modern healthcare is being asked to do something it was never built to do: keep people healthy, not just treat them once they fall sick. Many countries have tried to transition from illness treatment to prevention, but progress has frequently been hindered by fragmented systems, legacy infrastructu»»»

BAKU: His Highness Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani left Baku after participating in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). HH the Amir and the accompanying delegation were seen off at Heydar Aliyev International Ai»»»

LONDON: Qatari Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani discussed security coordination with Anas Khattab, his counterpart in the Syrian Arab Republic, during a meeting at Tishreen Palace in Damascus on Thursday. The two ministers discussed enhancing cooperation and efforts t»»»

Bangkok, Thailand: G7 countries pledged to allocate $2.5 billion to address food insecurity in vulnerable nations, French economy minister Roland Lescure said on Thursday. Speaking in Bangkok on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, Lescure said the World Bank had iden»»»

Tunis,Oct.15 (TAP) - The 2027 Finance Bill proposes new mechanisms aimed at improving the olive oil sector, with the aim of supporting small-scale farmers and strengthening the capacities of the sector's stakeholders.In this respect, Article 37...»»»

A 36-year-old woman has been charged over a fatal hit-and-run near Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary, after allegedly drunk driving without a driving licence, killing an electric tricycle rider and leaving the victim without assistance. Drunk woman with no driving licence caused fatal accident The Budakör»»»

DUBAI: Egypt’s state grain buyer Future of Egypt has tightened quality requirements for wheat imports by requiring a minimum ‘baking-strength’ rating of 160W, three traders said, a move that could further narrow sourcing options as disruptions to Black Sea grain exports increase. FoE did not issue »»»

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister voiced support for Palestinians on Thursday, saying China will continue to speak up for the Palestinian ⁠cause, according to ⁠a ministry statement. “The Palestinian issue should not be ⁠marginalized,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Palestinian counterpar»»»

MAKKAH: As shocked travelers fled in search of safety during the evacuation of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following the Houthi attack on Oct. 10, Saudi airport employee Abeer Al-Ajmi remained at her post, guiding travelers through the terminal and helping them to make their way out»»»

Nottingham, United Kingdom: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife on Thursday carried out their first joint engagement since their surprise move back to the UK in August, with Meghan telling wellwishers: "It's great to be back." King Charles III's 42-year-old younger son and Meghan, 45 -- who left Br»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani departed on Thursday from Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, following his participation in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). HH the Amir was seen off at Heydar Aliy»»»

Experts have assessed the results of Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev's visit to Pakistan — the first ever by a head of the Russian Interior Ministry. Kolokoltsev met with Pakistan's top leadership, including Chief of the General Staff Asim Munir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interi»»»

BMF GRUP, an entrepreneurial group founded in Romania in 2011, has acquired ENGIE Building Solutions S.R.L. from ENGIE Servicii, a company owned by ENGIE Romania. ENGIE Building Solutions specializes in energy services for buildings, integrated technical management, and energy efficiency and decarb»»»

KAMPALA: Uganda’s coffee exports fell 13.7 percent in August from a year earlier, as a prolonged drought reduced the harvest in some areas, a report and an industry player said. Coffee, alongside gold, are the east African country’s largest foreign exchange earners while Uganda is also Africa’s lar»»»

DENPASAR, Indonesia: Hundreds of people protested a petrol shortage that authorities have blamed on supply disruptions on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Thursday, as hours-long queues built up at gas stations. Officials urged residents to stay calm this week, noting there was enough fuel to g»»»

The ongoing trial of a Ukrainian man accused of participating in the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 is unlikely to have a meaningful impact on Germany’s involvement in the Ukrainian conflict, German political analyst and independent journalist Dr. Gregor Spitzen tells Sputnik.»»»

BANGKOK - In 2030, Serbia will host a meeting of the Swiss-led IMF Constituency, through which it exercises its rights in the IMF. "NBS representatives, acting on behalf of the Republic of Serbia, took part in a meeting of the Swiss-led IMF Constituency in Bangkok, on the sidelines of the Annual Me»»»

“Together with my colleagues on the Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), I welcomed His Excellency Mr. Darryl Nirenberg, Ambassador of the United States of America to Romania, to our headquarters today. Our discussions centered on cooperation with U.S. institutions and dialogue with »»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Thursday said they arrested a militia leader whose armed forces backed ousted leader Bashar Assad during the country’s civil war and carried out several civilian massacres. Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, is accused of playing a key role in the 2013 Baniyas ma»»»

The Plovdiv Court of Appeal upheld the pre-trial detention order against Prof. Mariela Geneva-Popova, imposed by the Plovdiv District Court, the press office of the Palace of Justice announced on Thursday. The accused, Geneva-Popova, and Artmed Medical Centre accountant Adrian Belov, who did not ap»»»

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday he discussed with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky the importance of enacting an energy truce with Russia and maintaining supplies of US weapons for Kyiv. I began my visit to Brussels with a meeting with @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte. As always, we are c»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, on Thursday condemned the recent Houthi attacks on the Kingdom and discussed their impact on regional security and stability.During their meeting in Riyadh, the two ministers also reviewed ways to stre»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Thursday with his visiting Greek counterpart, Nikolaos Dendias. The two ministers reviewed regional developments, the impact of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and avenues to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation.»»»

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 74,396 martyrs, with 175,449 people wounded. In a statement issued today, health authorities in Gaza said hospitals across the Strip had received four martyrs and seven wounded people over the pas»»»

Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport, Saudi flight cancellations and Hormuz shipping attacks Dubai: The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis dominated the region on Thursday, October 15, with new figures on the toll of attacks on Riyadh’s main airport, a cruise missile intercepted near Mad»»»

ING Bank Romania announces that 15,000 customers have already opened an investment account through ING Invest, less than a month after its launch. The new investment platform is available directly through the ING Home’Bank mobile app, enabling customers to buy and sell shares and exchange-traded fu»»»

Marking 15 years of activity, CONFIDENT announces “Consider it DONE”, a positioning that formalizes the operating model the agency has built and refined over time. The concept starts with the client’s business challenge, around which the agency brings together the marketing and communications exper»»»

JERUSALEM: No commercial goods have entered the Gaza Strip for two days, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, blaming the suspension on merchants angered by taxes imposed by Hamas — a claim that Palestinian importers deny. The halt to commercial shipments, including fruit and winter clothing, cuts»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 15, 2026 (TAP) - The Manouba School of Engineering (MSE) will launch “SmartSDG Tunisia” on November 26, a fully Tunisian digital platform that harnesses artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to monitor sustainable development...»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt will not accept any threat to Saudi Arabia’s security or borders, or to Red Sea security, warning that deep geopolitical shifts in the region will have consequences. He described Egypt and Saudi Arabia as the heart of the Arab and Islamic worlds an»»»

DOHA: The Local Organizing Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027, in collaboration with the Qatar School Sports Federation (QSSF), has announced the group allocations for the new season of the Mini World Cup, which will bring together 32 schools in a competition designed to broaden »»»

LONDON: Syria’s anti-drug authority said on Thursday it arrested a suspected drug dealer in Damascus and seized 87,000 Captagon pills in his possession. The suspect and the seized drugs were referred to judicial authorities for legal proceedings, the state-run agency SANA reported, citing the Drug »»»

LONDON: The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose on Thursday to 74,396, with 175,449 people injured since Israel launched its military campaign in the Palestinian coastal enclave in October 2023. Four people were killed on Thursday and nine were injured in an Israeli bombing, according to health autho»»»

An operation to secure and tow the drifting cargo ship CHELSEA-3 to the Bulgarian port of Burgas has been temporarily suspended by order of the Burgas harbour master due to sharply deteriorating weather conditions and rough seas, the Transport and Communications Ministry said on Thursday. At around»»»

Arab Finance: Orascom Real Estate has opened the 17-feddan first phase of O West Sports Club in 6th of October City, with work underway on a second phase covering another 9 feddans, as per an emailed press release. Minister of Youth and Sports Gohar Nabil attended the inauguration alongside governm»»»

Yemen's Houthis on Thursday fired missiles at the presidential palace in Aden, which also serves as the headquarters of the internationally recognized government, security sources told AFP, while a journalist saw smoke rising from the site. "Houthi missiles targeted the Al-Maashiq presidential pala»»»

ROME - Serbian caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Dragan Glamocic said on Thursday in Rome Serbia and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) maintained excellent cooperation and that advancement of the Serbian agriculture sector would be cont»»»