MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov on Thursday called for efforts to develop and preserve the World Trade Organization (WTO). "In our view, we certainly need to make efforts now to develop and preserve the World Trade Organization specifically as a trading sy»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Gas storage levels in Europe exceeded 71.5% by the end of September, but remained at the lowest level recorded for September 30 since 2011 and stayed at a record low throughout the month, according to data from Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) analyzed by Sputnik on Thursday. As o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States does not rule out carrying out strikes on Iraq if it sees a threat on Iraqi territory, even despite the official end of its operation in the country against ISIS (the Islamic State terrorist organization, banned in Russia), The Washington Post reported, citing a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's public foreign and domestic debt has increased 4.5-fold since late May 2019, when Vladimir Zelensky came to power in the country, according to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry's statistical data reviewed by Sputnik. As of August 31, 2026, the state and state-guaranteed de»»»

Grand jury to review reopened Cornell fraternity rape case after new evidence emerges Nearly two years after a Cornell University student reported being sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, her case is back before prosecutors. A civil lawsuit, police transcripts and private»»»

Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party's chances in November. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research »»»

The number of people above working age in Kyrgyzstan is increasing every year, the National Statistical Committee reported. According to the committee, members of the larger generation born in the 1960s are now reaching retirement age. Over the past five years, the number of elderly people in the c»»»

JEDDAH: Jordan’s economy grew 3 percent in the second quarter of 2026, while Morocco’s growth slowed to 4 percent. Jordan’s gross domestic product expansion was up 0.2 percentage points compared to a year earlier, according to preliminary quarterly estimates released by the Department of Statistics»»»

MRF has raised questions about possible links between a major crash barrier contractor and government officials, calling for an investigation into the company's public procurement contracts and alleged connections to people close to the government. At a news briefing in Parliament, MRF Deputy Floor»»»

Wellington: A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for survival on the high seas. Crew members on the 16-metre (52-foot) Tai Tam told AFP on Thursday of their weekend encounter with a pod of sperm whales 250 nau»»»

BELGRADE - Former Republika Srpska President Biljana Plavsic died on Thursday in Belgrade at the age of 95, sources close to her family have told Tanjug. A funeral service will be held in Banjaluka. Plavsic was a Serb politician, a university professor and a doctor of biological sciences, a member »»»

DUBAI (Sputnik) - UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi has ordered an investigation into an incident involving a Flydubai flight, including a probe into a possible link to "terrorist activity, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. Al Shamsi has ordered the formation of an inv»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will provide assistance to Abkhazia in its development across all areas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. "We will assist independent Abkhazia in its development across all areas without exception: domestic development, external relations, and coord»»»

Kyrgyz wrestler Zholaman Sharshenbekov won a gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan. It is the first gold medal of the national team of Kyrgyzstan at the current Games. In the Greco-Roman wrestling final in the 60kg weight category, he defeated Uzbekistani Alisher Ganiev 7-5. Sharshenbekov began hi»»»

The National History Museum of Kyrgyzstan will be closed from October 2 to 5 for disinfection work. On October 2, the museum will be open only until 1 p.m. It will be closed to visitors from October 3 to 5. The History Museum will resume normal operations on October 6.»»»

Ankara, Oct. 1 (SANA) Turkish intelligence has arrested Omar al-Khatib, a Syrian suspect accused of helping plan the 2013 Reyhanli bombings that killed 53 people, as he attempted to flee to Europe by sea, Anadolu Agency reported Thursday, citing security sources. Al-Khatib, who was wanted under an »»»

Prosecutors to examine circumstances, motives surrounding the incident Dubai: UAE judicial authorities have launched an investigation into an incident aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that was diverted and landed safely in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursda»»»

Doha, Qatar: The price of gold in the Qatari market declined by 2.64% during the current week to reach $4174.72000 per ounce on Thursday, according to data issued by Qatar National Bank (QNB). The data showed that the price of gold fell from $4288.24680 per ounce recorded on Sunday. It also indicat»»»

News and comments on businessman Ilian Filipov’s murder, which occurred in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, dominated the media on Thursday. ILIAN FILIPOV’s MURDER On Nova Television’s morning show, Bird.bg journalist Dimitar Stoyanov said the man detained in connection with the murder of b»»»

When a crisis hits, organizations tend to develop a gravitational field. Everything gets pulled upward. Information goes to senior management, decisions go to senior management, approvals go to senior management, people who normally make perfectly sensible decisions suddenly wait for permission fro»»»

Tunis, Oct. 1 (TAP)- The Bureau of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) is holding Thursday a meeting dedicated to examining items on its agenda as the fifth ordinary parliamentary session running from October to July opened, in line with...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Countries that want to deploy nuclear weapons near Russia's borders are mistaken, this does not lead to security but to escalation and increased tension, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. On Europe, Kaliningrad"Those countries that reassure themselves with the ide»»»

The Zhogorku Kenesh Committee on Finance, Budget, Entrepreneurship and Competition Development approved a proposal to increase the revenue side of the national budget for 2026 by 564.75 million soms. The increase in budget revenues is proposed to be financed through additional non-tax revenues. The»»»

The grand opening of Bishkek Arena stadium will take place in Kyrgyzstan’s capital on October 5. The Bishkek City Hall will organize free bus services to the stadium from 10 locations across the city, the municipality reported. The buses will take passengers to the stadium from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aft»»»

NNDKP Tax Advisory Services strengthens its partnership team by welcoming Ionuț Simion, one of Romania’s most reputable tax consultants, in a strategic move that marks a new chapter in the firm’s development. This new addition supports NNDKP’s vision for an integrated legal and tax service model, i»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s economy may be performing far below its potential, but when it comes to artificial intelligence, the country is punching above its weight.So says Kamal Shehadi, the country’s minister of the displaced and minister of state for technology and artificial intelligence, who told Arab »»»

Schneider Electric is expanding its more than 15-year collaboration with Elsaco Electronic by contributing to the development of the electrical infrastructure for three major cogeneration projects in Romania: CET Hidrocarburi Arad (31.5 MWe), CET Palas Constanța (52 MWe), and CET Govora (52 MWe). T»»»

Armed Forces Capabilities Demonstration Day, the Thracian Winner school tournament and a stage of the State Military Functional Fitness Championship took place on Thursday at the Artileriiski Park in Stara Zagora, Southern Bulgaria. The organizers were the Ministry of Defence, the Defence Staff and»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has detected a primary outbreak of sheep pox and goat pox at a livestock farm in the village of Sarnitsa, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Region, where 47 sheep and five goats are kept, the Agency said on Thursday. A five-kilometre protection zone has be»»»

DOHA: HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Interior, Commander of the Internal Security Force 'Lekhwiya' and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Police Academy, attended the graduation ceremony of the second batch of the Second-Line Leadership Programme, comprising 22 of»»»

Washington, United States: A medical helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, leaving two people dead, two injured and one missing, local authorities told US media. LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn said that "a medevac helicopter leaving Catalina Island»»»

Former Republika Srpska President Biljana Plavšić died in Belgrade this morning at the age of 95, sources close to the family confirmed to SRNA. Her funeral is expected to be held in Banja Luka. Plavšić was a Serbian politician, university professor, and Doctor of Biological Sciences, a member of t»»»

Karan Johar will host the 5,000-guest ceremony, which will stream globally on Prime Video Dubai: Mumbai is set to host a star-studded global celebration as Alia Bhatt joins an international lineup of film, music and sports personalities at The Earthshot Prize 2026 Awards Night. Bhatt will be among »»»

Paysafe, the payments group behind Skrill, Neteller and PaysafeCard, is reshaping its consumer business around a single account. PaysafeWallet, introduced on 22 April 2026, turns PaysafeCard’s former Account & Card product into a full-service digital wallet with a dedicated IBAN and debit card, and»»»

Aisa Altynbekova, a fifth-grade student at school No. 12 named after Leo Tolstoy in Bishkek, took first place at the XCEL International Olympiad in Los Angeles. The State Customs Infrastructure OJSC reported. According to the company, the schoolgirl represented Kyrgyzstan in the ART category with a»»»

On October 5, government and municipal institutions, ministries and agencies, budget-funded organizations, as well as educational institutions in Bishkek will operate online, the Bishkek City Hall reported. The decision was made in connection with the opening of the new Bishkek Arena stadium, sched»»»

Snow is expected in mountainous areas of Kyrgyzstan from October 1 to 4, with roads on some mountain passes potentially becoming slippery, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. Drivers planning to travel through the Too-Ashuu, Ala-Bel, Otmok, Chon-Ashuu and Kok-Art passes are advised to re»»»

Bulgaria’s consolidated fiscal programme recorded a deficit of €3.0755 billion by the end of August 2026, equivalent to 2.4% of projected GDP, according to data from the Ministry of Finance. Total revenue, grants and donations reached €30.1178 billion, or 60.7% of the amount projected for the full »»»

Damascus, Oct. 1 (SANA) The selling price of 21-karat gold in Syria remained unchanged from Wednesday at SYP 16,300 ($133.61) per gram, according to the General Authority for Precious Metals Management. The authority’s Thursday bulletin set the buying price at SYP 16,000 ($131.15) per gram, also un»»»

Tokyo: Japan's Kei Nishikori, Asia's most decorated men's tennis player, brought the curtain down on his pioneering career on Thursday, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Frances Tiafoe on home turf. The 36-year-old announced his retirement in May, having notched a string of professional accolades but falling just»»»

Oslo: Norwegian football superstar Erling Haaland is suing airline Norwegian Air Shuttle for unlawfully using his likeness, a lawsuit which the airline claims is incomprehensible and "regrettable", the two parties said Thursday. "The case concerns Norwegian's unlawful use of Haaland's distinctive s»»»

Agriculture Minister Plamen Abrovski Thursday stated that the Government aims to help consolidate Bulgaria’s wine sector, make local wineries more competitive, promote consumption of Bulgarian wine, and open new markets. He said the sector had been largely neglected for the past 15 years, with supp»»»

Governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike taken to hospital Nashville: Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov»»»

Hama, Oct. 1 (SANA) A cotton gin in Syria’s Hama province resumed operations on Wednesday after a four-year shutdown, processing supplies from eastern provinces as high production costs kept farmers in the surrounding area from growing the crop. The Mhardeh facility can process about 12 tonnes of s»»»

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Nagoya, Japan: Philippines tennis star Alexandra Eala saw her bid for Asian Games gold end in Thursday's semi-finals after a stunning 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to China's world number 85 Wang Xiyu. Top seed and world number 18 Eala, who skipped the prestigious China Open to play in Nagoya, was looking to »»»

DUBAI: Representatives of the Syrian government and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held direct talks in Türkiye in an attempt to de-escalate tensions between the two sides, according to six informed sources quoted by Reuters. It marks the first such meeting between the two parties, who have lon»»»

The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel ​inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or ​face a potential US diesel export ban, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing ⁠three people close to the discussions. The warning marks an escalation ​of pressure on »»»

Doha, Qatar: Hot weather is expected across Qatar from Thursday to Saturday, with temperatures reaching 39°C on Thursday and Friday before easing slightly to 38°C on Saturday. According to the Qatar Meteorology Department’s weekend forecast, today’s weather is expected to be hot during the day, wit»»»