BEIJING: Chinese lawmakers on Saturday voted to adopt a revision to the Civil Aviation Law. The revised law, which was passed at a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, will take effect on July 1, 2026. Comprising 16 chapters, the revised law further enriches and improves va»»»

Dubai: A devastating family crime has shaken the Syrian city of Hama, where a couple and their three children were found dead inside their home in Al Bayad neighbourhood on Friday morning, according to local authorities. Preliminary investigations indicate that the father, aged 42, shot and killed »»»

Dubai: This weekend, the UAE overhauled its visa system to attract talent and boost investment, while Christmas and New Year work arrangements gave residents clarity. Globally, former Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase was spotted homeless in California, and Saudi Arabia approved a high-speed train to Qa»»»

China on Saturday passed revisions to a key piece of legislation aimed at strengthening Beijing's ability to wage trade war, curb outbound shipments from strategic minerals, and further open its $19 trillion economy. The latest revision to the Foreign Trade Law, approved by China's top legislative »»»

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, wounding at least 11 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the US, local authorities said. Explosions boomed across the capital for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city. The attack began in the»»»

On Dec. 27, 2013, a car bomb in Beirut killed seven people, including Mohamad Chatah, Lebanon's former ambassador to the United States. 1 of 5 | Officials gather at the site of an explosion in downtown Beirut that killed seven people, including former Lebanese Minister Mohamad Chatah, on December 2»»»

A couple from a village in Kanpur, known to drink alcohol together and then get into an argument, found themselves getting more violent than ever before, last week. The woman, reported Times of India, slashed at her husband 26 times with an axe. She was apprehended on Friday morning. Police said th»»»

Bulgaria’s switch to the euro on January 1, 2026 will require a large-scale technical adjustment of banking systems, leading to temporary disruptions in card payments, ATM services and digital banking around the turn of the year, according to information published by commercial banks and summarized»»»

Beirut: Lebanon's cabinet approved a draft law that would regulate the return of bank losses. Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a statement that depositors who had less than $100,000 shall get all their money back over four years. He noted that this segment represents 85% of all deposito»»»

The leader of the Trades Union Congress has called for "the closest possible economic and political relationship with the European Union". The UK's most senior trade unionist, Paul Nowak, told the BBC that he believed this would be "essential" to boost economic growth and warned that faith in mains»»»

Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, but Russia accused the Ukrainian president and his EU backers Friday of seeking to "torpedo" a US-brokered plan to stop the fighting. Sunday's meeting to discuss new peace proposals comes as Trump intensifies efforts »»»

A waste-to-energy plant has officially been opened in Bishkek. The City Hall reported. The facility was built in the northern part of the capital. Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от НОВОСТИ КЫРГЫЗСТАНА (@24_kg) «President Sadyr Japarov attended the opening ceremony. He noted that s»»»

A source from the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the talks with the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over their integration into state institutions “have not yielded tangible results.” Discussions about merging the northeastern institutions into the state remain “hypothetical sta»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic has approved a protocol on the application of Article 6 of the agreement on the Russian—Kyrgyz Development Fund. The relevant resolution was adopted as part of the completion of domestic state procedures. The document concerns a protocol between the C»»»

It was a foul smell that drew the crowds to the dusty car parked near Alipiri, Tirupati on Friday. They were stunned when they saw a decomposing body in the vehicle and called the police to investigate, reported Times of India. Tirupati West police identified the body as belonging to a professor fr»»»

Condemnations poured in across the Arab world and international community of the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Syria’s Homs city on Friday. An explosion killed at least eight worshippers with the extremist group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claiming responsibility. In a statement on Telegram,»»»

The State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports of Kyrgyzstan will name the best athletes and coaches of 2025. The agency reported. According to it, the winners will be announced on December 28 at the Olympic Ball. The best will be named in several categories across Olympic, non-Olympic, and natio»»»

The Ice Hockey World Junior Championship will be held in Kyrgyzstan. The Ice Hockey Federation of Kyrgyzstan reported. The Division III Group B tournament, featuring national youth teams made up of players under 20 years old, will take place at Bishkek Arena from January 18 to January 24, 2026. The»»»

South Korea on Friday announced plans to end foreign adoptions over a five-year period, aiming for zero by 2029, as UN investigators raise “serious concern” over decades of abuses. Many adoptees were sent abroad with falsified records or suffered mistreatment, and critics say Seoul has failed to pr»»»

Israeli occupation forces committed ten new violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip since early Friday, local sources reported, further destabilizing the tenuous pause in the genocidal war. The violations included targeted demolitions and aerial attacks across the territory. In Gaza»»»

The discovery of the bodies of four mountain climbers beneath an avalanche in the Vardousia Mountains in Fokida on Friday brought a tragic end to a long and complex search and rescue operation that began after their disappearance on Christmas Day. The four climbers – three men and one woman – had s»»»

Jakarta: A Spanish family of four is missing after a tourist boat sank in Indonesia, state news agency Antara reported Saturday. The vessel was carrying 11 people when it sank in the Padar Island Strait near the popular destination of Labuan Bajo on Friday night, Antara said. Seven people including»»»

Kyiv, Ukraine: Several powerful explosions rocked Kyiv on Saturday as authorities warned that the Ukrainian capital was under threat of missile attack. "Explosions in the capital. Air defense forces are operating. Stay in shelters!" Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. Ukraine's air forc»»»

Dubai: A Dubai civil court has ordered four men convicted of storming a home and assaulting its occupant to jointly pay Dh400,000 in compensation to the victim, in addition to legal interest, court fees and expenses. According to court records, the defendants went to the victim’s residence late at »»»

Damascus, Dec. 27 (SANA) Chargé d’Affaires of the European Union mission to Syria, Michael Unmacht, condemned the terrorist bombing that struck a mosque in the city of Homs on Friday. “Targeting civilians and places of worship is a disturbing and unacceptable act,” Unmacht twitted on X Saturday, ex»»»

Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh said on Friday that the armed Iraqi factions that proposed limiting the possession of arms to the state have reached a point where they can take decisions by themselves, denying that they are Tehran’s “proxies.” Speaking to Dijlah television, he»»»

FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing forward its priorities such as migration and the energy transition – topics that we dive»»»

Dubai Police have issued a traffic advisory for motorists following an accident on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, opposite Global Village, heading towards Dubai. Authorities urge cautionDrivers are advised to reduce speed, maintain safe distances, and follow police instructions to ensure smooth tr»»»

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognize the northern region of Somaliland as an independent state. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has pushed for international recognition for decades, with president »»»

Dubai: A Dubai traffic court has fined a 20-year-old Gulf national Dh1,000 after convicting him of causing bodily harm and damaging property through a road accident that resulted from driving against the flow of traffic, judicial records show. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Al Kha»»»

Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil will lead a liturgy at the Bulgarian St Stephen Church in Istanbul's Fener neighborhood on the feast day of St Stephen, December 27. The Patriarch begins day three of his first peaceful visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul at the invi»»»

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, is leading the efforts to develop and revitalise Al Ain Museum — the first museum established in the United Arab Emirates — transforming it into a national treasure that showcases the region’s rich heritage a»»»

President Donald Trump said he opposed US recognition of Somaliland in an interview with the New York Post published Friday, after Israeli Prime Minister and prominent Trump ally Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would become the first country to recognize it. "No," the president told the Post when as»»»

Efforts by mediators to advance the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement are intensifying, as Egypt issues fresh warnings that the process could be obstructed just days before it is due to take effect in January. Egypt’s position, which rejects fragmenting reconstruction, dividing the Gaza »»»

The Gaza war has shattered illusions of regional stability and exposed the limits of Israeli and American dominance, but most importantly, it has hinted at what appears to be a rediscovery of Arab agency after decades of accumulated pressures, through the end of the Cold War and the Arab Spring 20 »»»

Dubai: Emirates has announced flight cancellations and schedule adjustments to and from New York as a powerful winter storm disrupts air travel across the United States. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances. In an update posted on its website, the airline said the changes a»»»

Phnom Penh: Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. At least 47 people were killed and more than a million displaced in three weeks of fighting with artillery, tanks, drones an»»»

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, the defence ministers of the two countries said in a joint statement on Saturday. Both sides have agreed to freeze all troop movements and allow civilians living in border areas to return home, halting weeks of intense border clashes that»»»

After months of speculation over the trajectory of Egyptian-US relations, fueled by persistent talk of strain and an impending rift, a high-level meeting between President Donald Trump and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh reaffirmed the resilience of the strategic alliance between »»»

A concert by popular Bangladeshi singer James was cancelled in Faridpur, around 120 kilometres from Dhaka, following an attack at the venue, injuring over 25 people, local media reported. This comes amid the growing concerns over assaults on artists, performers, and cultural institutions across Ban»»»

The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted conditional anticipatory bail to former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Byrathi Basavaraj in connection with a rowdy-sheeter murder case. A bench headed by Justice G. Basavaraja passed the order, observing that the Criminal Investigation Depa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a New Year message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 27, praising Russia-DPRK ties as an “invincible and mighty” alliance, KCNA reported. Key points from the message: Kim extended “the warmest and sincerest greeting of best wishe»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump has positively assessed the chances of reaching an agreement with Volodymyr Zelensky during the latter's upcoming visit to Florida. Trump is expected to receive Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Sunday, December 28. “Well, I think we»»»

Three women were stabbed at different Paris metro stations on Friday, causing panic among commuters. The attacks took place within a short span of time on Metro Line 3, French authorities said, Euro News reported. According to the prosecutor's office, the man attacked three women with a knife at Re»»»

BANGKOK (Sputnik) - Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint statement to resume the ceasefire along the border between the two countries after 20 days of intense fighting, state television channel Thai PBS reported from the scene. According to the report, Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit an»»»

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek delivered a verdict against activist Beknazar Aitaliev, the court reported. According to the ruling, Aitaliev was found guilty of calling for mass unrest and sentenced to four years in prison, with the term replaced by three years of probation supervision. T»»»

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has enhanced its forensic capacity through transfer of forensic kits to the Expert and Forensic Service under the 2025 cooperation plan between the ministry and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the ministry’s press servic»»»

Marat Nuraliev has been relieved of his post as Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Qatar. The press service of the President reported. He was appointed to the position in December 2023. Prior to that, Marat Nuraliev served as Deputy Commander of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of th»»»

Kamchybek Tashiev met with delegates of the 4th People’s Kurultai. The press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported. According to the press center, the meeting was held in a free format, with approximately 50 delegates participating. «This was the first ti»»»