Manila: At least two people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, a regional disaster agency worker told AFP, the country's third deadly campus incident since June. Local rescuers received a call about gunfire on the campus of Banga National High School in South Co»»»

The government has unveiled a package of measures worth more than EUR 300 million to tackle high fuel prices. The measures include a one-off payment of EUR 50 for low-income individuals and families living below the poverty line, waiving excise duty on propane-butane gas, targeted subsidies for str»»»

Low-cost Filipino medical devices bring automated dialysis and rehab beyond hospitals Two Filipino student teams have developed low-cost medical devices aimed at helping dialysis and stroke patients manage treatment and rehabilitation — and won the top two Philippine prizes in the 2026 James Dyson »»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov decided to allocate 7 billion soms additionally to address the shortage of textbooks, his press secretary Askat Alagozov said. He noted the shortage of textbooks in schools has existed for a long time and cannot be justified by various reasons. According to him»»»

The frictions in Russia's wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed. None of that, however, signals an imminent financial crisis or economic collapse, economists say. With crucial oil export revenu»»»

Hungarian police have launched an investigation into the country’s former residency bond programme after Transparency International Hungary filed a criminal complaint over suspected mismanagement causing significant financial damage to the state. According to 444.hu, the Budapest Police Headquarter»»»

A tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, causing a fire that was extinguished, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). "The CSO of a vessel has reported a tanker being hit by an unknown projectile, causing a fire onboard which has since been extinguished," t»»»

Police tracked suspects through more than 50 CCTV cameras after body found in field New Delhi: Four people, including three minors, have been apprehended over the alleged gang rape and murder of a teenage girl whose decomposed body was found in an open field in Delhi, police said. The suspects were»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev held a meeting on the current state and development prospects of Mailuu-Suu Electric Bulb Plant OJSC and Khaidarkan Mercury Plant OJSC, the Cabinet reported. The meeting participants reviewed the implementation of decisions made »»»

Dubai’s growing communities give residents new ways to build friendships, feel at home Dubai: Dubai’s skyline may be one of the world’s most recognisable, but some of the city’s most important connections are being built far from its skyscrapers. They are taking shape on running tracks, at hiking t»»»

AIRUN, an AI assistant available on the official website of the 2026 World Nomad Games, processed 5,638 questions from visitors over a month. Users most often asked about medals and competition results, venue locations and routes to them, as well as tickets for the Games. The World Nomad Games were»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov described the government’s newly announced package of measures to address fuel prices and provide inflation relief as “theft from the state budget.” “For me, this is theft from the state budget and taking money out of people’s pockets only to hand it back to t»»»

Bulgarian farmers will receive EUR 0.44/l for fuel in aid to offset the high fuel prices as part of a larger government package, Agriculture Minister Plamen Abrovski said here Friday. He explained that of the planned EUR 170 million in state aid for agricultural producers, EUR 100 million will go t»»»

Event will focus on water security, investment, innovation and sustainable solutions Abu Dhabi is continuing to strengthen its position as a global hub for shaping strategic policies on water and energy, as the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) unveiled the agenda for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Wat»»»

Whether it’s visiting a national monument, going behind-the-scenes at a television station or walking around a neighbour’s castle, millions participate every year in The European Heritage Days. We dive into how they got their start, why they're needed now more than ever, and how there's a new deal »»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov described the government’s newly announced package of measures to address fuel prices and provide inflation relief as “theft from the state budget.” “For me, this is theft from the state budget and taking money out of people’s pockets only to hand it back to t»»»

Russia’s overnight attack on the De Novo data center in Kiev “will significantly affect operations, particularly in the realm of intelligence data processing,” military expert Yan Gagin told Sputnik. “Intelligence agencies relied on this center to process info gathered through their agent networks.»»»

Witnesses followed fleeing truck and photographed it before police made arrest A Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times at a highway rest stop in the US state of Wyoming before a family who heard the attack helped authorities track down the alleged assailant. The 28-year-old driver, who has asked t»»»

He has spent two decades in a secluded life near Thailand’s Khao Yai mountains A journey that began in a working-class family on England’s Isle of Wight has taken Shaun Chiverton to one of the highest ranks in Thailand’s Buddhist monkhood. The 68-year-old, now known as Ajahn Jayasaro, became the fi»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced that a Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend was struck and brought to a halt after a fire broke out aboard the vessel as it attempted an illegal passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued on Thursday night, Rear Admiral Ali Azm»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Chile HE Jose Antonio Kast on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have struck a cargo ship delivering military cargo in the port of Chernomsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. Russian military launched strikes overnight, using unmanned aerial vehicles, against Ukrainian ports and ships, as well as logistics »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that it had detained a Russian citizen in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, who, on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine, was supposed to blow up a gas pipeline. "The Federal Security Service of Russia has t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korea will continue to build up and strengthen its nuclear deterrent forces, and its status as a nuclear state is an indisputable reality, North Korean Deputy Defense Minister Kim Kang-il said. "The status of North Korea as a nuclear state, enshrined in the Constitution - t»»»

DOHA: Qatar will look to its athletics team for a strong medal haul at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which gets underway on Saturday and runs through October 4. The squad brings together experienced campaigners and promising young athletes across track, field and jumping events, with»»»

Doha: The Qatar national chess team is taking part in the 46th World Chess Olympiad, being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 10 to 24. The Qatari delegation comprises players Hamad Al-Kuwari, Mohammed Irfan, Khalid Al-Jumaiat, Mohammed Jarbi and Turki Al-Kuwari. International arbiters Y»»»

Doha: The entire Top 10 of the PIF WTA Rankings will be in Wuhan next month for the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open. US Open champion and new World No. 1 Elena Rybakina leads the field, and she’ll be joined by Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Elina Svitolina, Karolina»»»

Lebanon's judiciary has accused 14 Lebanese and Syrians, including a Hezbollah member and an Assad-era Syria officer, of forming and training groups to launch attacks in Syria, a judicial official said Thursday. Earlier this month, Lebanese authorities arrested a group including a former Syrian int»»»

“We have planned an ‘Inflation Check’ scheme to guarantee basic social security amid rising fuel prices. It will provide a one-off payment of EUR 50 to low-income individuals and families living below the poverty line,” Labour Minister Nataliya Efremova told a news briefing at the Council of Minist»»»

Doha: World No.1 Mostafa Asal stormed into his third consecutive Qatar Classic final with a crushing straight-games win over England’s Marwan ElShorbagy at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday. The top seed needed just 33 minutes to dispatch the seventh seed ElShorb»»»

Industrial turnover fell by 0.2% in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period in 2025, amid a decline in manufacturing, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the data, between January 1 and July 31, 2026, turnover i»»»

Insufficient savings, fear of risk and lack of knowledge about investments are the main reasons why seven in ten Romanians (71%) choose not to invest in various financial instruments, according to the findings of a survey released on Thursday.According to data analysed in the ING Research survey, 6»»»

The Foreign Investors Council (FIC) has proposed a set of priorities for the future government programme aimed at strengthening Romania's competitiveness, increasing its attractiveness to investors and supporting long-term economic development, according to a press release issued by the organisatio»»»

In September, the Ministry of Finance (MF) raised 847 million lei through the ninth primary offering of government securities for the general public (Fidelis) conducted this year via the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) systems.According to a BVB statement, the amount stands at 254.7 million lei (113»»»

Interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan held a meeting on Thursday at the Victoria Palace with the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bucharest, Hur Seung-chul, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) representative Park Sangchul, general manager of the Unit 1 Refurbishment Project.Representativ»»»

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) received on Thursday Riley Barnes, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the US Department of State and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, with the talks focusing on the complex a»»»

On 2 September 2026, at the initiative of Monaco, the Council of Europe conducted a captivating debate on “The environmental crisis through the lens of human rights: scientific findings, legal challenges and political prospects for the Council of Europe”. Linking human rights to environmental prote»»»

The Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest said on Thursday that the relevant institutions in Ukraine will issue an "appropriate" response regarding the situation at a Romanian-language educational institution in the village of Orlivka, Odesa region, describing as "unfounded" "attempts by certain individua»»»

Nicusor Dan, Romania's President, will participate on September 18, in the Inauguration Summit of the Initiative for Carpathian Integration, in the Ukrainian region Ivano-Frankivsk, upon the inivitation of Ukraine's president Volodimir Zelenski, the Presidential Administration announced. According »»»

Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) first vice-president Dan Dungaciu believes that Romania is "closer" to snap elections following the nomination of Siegfried Muresan for the position of Prime Minister by President Nicusor Dan."We welcome the fact that there is a nomination, as we are return»»»

National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Sorin Grindeanu, says that he has learned with "surprise and disappointment" about President Nicusor Dan's pick to be Romania's prime minister.Dan on Thursday designated MEP Siegfried Muresan the new prime minister, who accepted the proposal."It»»»

Save Romania Union (USR) continues to support Siegfried Muresan for the position of Prime Minister and considers his nomination to be the "logical option," stated the party's spokesperson, Cristian Seidler."We continue to support Siegfried Muresan in his attempt to form a government. He is not a su»»»

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) chairman Kelemen Hunor commented on Thursday on the head of state's decision to designate Siegfried Muresan as prime minister, noting that Muresan must build a parliamentary majority; the Union would be a partner in such an endeavor but would not acc»»»

Senate Chairman Mircea Abrudean of the National Liberal Party (PNL) on Thursday said that a fully empowered government is needed, adding that the Prime Minister-designate, Siegfried Muresan, has proven his efficiency as a politician in Brussels, an experience that must now be put at the service of »»»

President Nicusor Dan stated on Thursday that he is pleased Siegfried Muresan has accepted the nomination for the position of Prime Minister.Initially, in the statement made at Cotroceni Palace, the President nominated the MEP, noting that the latter had asked for time to consider the matter."I spo»»»

US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic ​stretch of the ‌Red Sea coast in a sweeping offensive that routed Saudi-backed forces. U.S. ​President Donald Trump has so»»»

A prized 16th-century manuscript chronicling the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire has gone on display in Mexico City, nearly two centuries after it was taken to France, as Mexico continues to press Paris for its permanent return. A cherished 16th-century Mexican manuscript that tells the history o»»»

ADEK initiative will build students’ AI skills from kindergarten to Grade 12 Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) continues to advance its comprehensive AI Education Initiative, aimed at developing artificial intelligence skills across more than 170 private schools »»»

DOHA: Qatar will begin life after the FIFA World Cup with a familiar squad as coach Julen Lopetegui retained the core of his senior players for the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. Lopetegui yesterday named a 26-player squad for the upcoming tournament, also known as Khaleeji 27, which will b»»»

A staff exercise involving the on-duty forces of the joint regional air defense system of Kyrgyzstan and Russia has concluded at Edelweiss training center in Balykchy. Participants practiced coordination between command bodies and on-duty air defense forces in accordance with an approved plan. On S»»»