President Iliana Iotova will confer the John Atanasoff Awards at a ceremony in the Coat of Arms Hall of the presidential institution on Thursday. It will be held for the 24th consecutive year, the President's Press Secretariat reported. Awards will be presented to deserving Bulgarian high school pu»»»

The Swiss wind orchestra La Landwehr de Fribourg, one of the leading cultural ensembles in French-speaking Switzerland, will visit Bishkek from October 18 to 23, 2026. The event will be held with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzs»»»

She wanted outings and travel, but her husband preferred a quiet life at home Sharjah: A Sharjah woman sought divorce after becoming frustrated by her husband's reluctance to leave the house for outings, recreation or travel, according to a case shared by Dr Radhia Hassan Al Raisi, Director of the »»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump unveiled what he called a "damn good" AI chatbot, but it quickly drew attention for contradicting some of his contentious political claims. A day later, however, it stopped answering some political questions. "Hello, America. Whatever you need fr»»»

LONDON: The leaders of Israel and India hailed Indian pilot Smit Machchhar as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai plane on Wednesday. Passengers on the flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after customers and crew foiled »»»

Parliament will hear Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev on reports of corrupt practices related to public procurement contracts for the installation of motorway guardrails, as well as the available information concerning the allocation of funds paid under such contracts to finance flights taken by »»»

The Operation Purifying Fire has reached the highest circles of the "Fidesz mafia" within a few months, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Wednesday on his Facebook page. In a video message, the prime minister said that the court had on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Miklós Seszták (KDNP), a»»»

KABUL: Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 9 women and children were killed and another 11 were wounded in the bombings. Pakistan’s Information Ministry said its strikes were against militant hideouts in two locati»»»

Gulf News relaunch in Abu Dhabi to expand coverage with more journalists on the ground From today, Gulf News is doing something we have wanted to do for a long time: bringing Abu Dhabi even closer to the heart of how we cover the UAE. We have covered the emirate since Gulf News was launched in 1978»»»

Bloggers specializing in religious issues are required to comply with the law. Now, anyone disseminating information about religion online must obtain a special certificate. Nurgazy Kyrgyzbaev, a chief specialist at the National Agency for Religious Affairs and Interethnic Relations, said on Birinc»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has been included in TIME’s TIME100 Next 2026 list, which highlights rising figures the magazine considers to be shaping the future. Péter Magyar, who became Hungary’s prime minister after the Tisza Party’s April election victory, has been named among TIME’s TI»»»

More than half of Ukraine's F-16s are stuck in "maintenance limbo," according to a Western source cited by the Wall Street Journal. At the current rate of operations, Kiev could exhaust its remaining aircraft by the end of the year.Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway promised roughly 110 »»»

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced the creation of an autonomous warfare command. "First, today at my direction, we are announcing the creation of an autonomous warfare command, or AUTO WARCOM, a new four-star combatant command with service-like authorities built to scale auton»»»

Russian laser weapons have shown high effectiveness, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov said in an interview with Sputnik. "Our laser weapons, laser systems, have also demonstrated high effectiveness," Krasnikov said. He said extensive work is underway to increase the be»»»

Uzbek writer Hamid Ismailov has been included in a list of possible candidates for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, media reports say. The list also mentions such internationally renowned authors as Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, David Grossman, J.K. Rowling and Stephen King. »»»

Kyrgyzstan will join the CIS interagency expert network on the recovery of illegally transferred assets from abroad. The decision was made at a meeting of the Coordinating Council of Prosecutors General of the CIS member states, which includes Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, R»»»

The Federal Reserve's watchdog on Wednesday found no grounds for a criminal referral over a roughly $1 billion cost overrun on renovations to the central bank's Washington buildings, while faulting project oversight. The findings prompted President Donald Trump to renew his call for former Fed chie»»»

Court’s action means the Senate's Sept. 23 ruling remains in effect Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court has dismissed three petitions challenging the Senate’s interpretation of the voting threshold for convicting Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, clearing the way for the procee»»»

The World Bank has estimated that Kyrgyzstan could achieve an additional 4.83 percent increase in GDP. The calculations are contained in a study by World Bank analysts. According to the experts, if the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor is developed, Kyrgyzstan could see an additional GDP increase of»»»

The biopharmaceutical company Promomed has received a registration certificate in Kyrgyzstan for Tirzetta, a drug intended for the treatment of obesity. Vedomosti reported. The drug’s active ingredient is tirzepatide. It is a first-in-class dual agonist of GLP-1 and GIP receptors; this mechanism al»»»

Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge, says that Burnham "i»»»

The Prosecutors General of Russia and five CIS countries have signed an agreement on cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism, RBC reports. The document was signed by Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan, and his counterparts from Belarus, Dmitry Gora; Kazakhstan, Berik Assylov; Kyrg»»»

An earthquake was recorded near Bishkek today, October 1. According to the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences, tremors with an intensity of about magnitude 3 were recorded at 4:41 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located in Kyrgyzstan, 45 kilometers south of Bishkek. The»»»

DAMASCUS: UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said Wednesday that 6.9 million Syrian children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, as the UN agency works with the Syrian government and local partners to rebuild child-support systems and restore essential services across the countr»»»

Kyrgyzstan ranked 92nd in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), improving its position from 96th place in the previous ranking. The Global Innovation Index is based on 79–81 indicators divided into two main sub-indices: innovation inputs and innovation outputs. In its 2026 report, the World Intel»»»

Airports open, but flights, oil prices, security advisories can change with little notice As the US-Iran conflict enters its 215th day, UAE residents face continued disruption to aviation, rising fuel costs and heightened regional security risks. The Strait of Hormuz remains operational but heavily»»»

Kyrgyzstani Meerim Zhumanazarova won a bronze medal in women’s wrestling at the 20th Asian Games, currently taking place in Japan. In the match for third place in the under-68 kg weight category, she defeated South Korea’s Park Hyeonyeong with a score of 8–1. Earlier in the tournament, Zhumanazarov»»»

Major modernization work is underway at Uch-Kurgan Hydropower Plant (HPP), which will upgrade the station’s equipment and increase its installed capacity. The Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the ministry, work to replace generating unit No. 2 has been completed. Work on the »»»

Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler Razzak Beishekeev won a bronze medal at the 20th Asian Games, currently taking place in Nagoya, Japan. He competed in the under-67 kg weight category. In his opening bout, Beishekeev defeated Qatar’s Aref Mohammadi 4–0. In the semifinals, the Kyrgyzstan’s wrestler faced »»»

In August 2026, nearly 2.6 million guests spent 6.9 million tourism nights at tourist (commercial, private and other) accommodation establishments. Tourist arrivals were down by 7.3% and tourism nights by 5.8% in number compared to a year earlier. In January-August 2026, domestic arrivals at touris»»»