Protests erupt nationwide over voter-roll revision and election commission actions Bollywood actor Imran Khan was detained by Mumbai Police on Saturday, October 10, at August Kranti Maidan, the proposed venue for a demonstration in support of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest call, media re»»»

Terror groups in South Asia targeted by Al-Qaeda for splinter group creation New Delhi: Al-Qaeda is seeking to expand its footprint in India and the subcontinent through its arm Al-Qaeda in the Sub-Continent (AQIS) by promoting a pan-Islamist approach, encouraging the terror outfits to spawn splint»»»

Climate change not only threatens the future of our planet but also exacerbates social inequalities, with women disproportionately represented among the most vulnerable. According to the United Nations’ worst-case climate scenario, up to 158 million women and girls could be thrust into deep poverty»»»

Lima: Businessman Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores, who shares two of his names with notorious European dictators, has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election data. The 45-year-old won the race for mayor of Queropalca, a municipality in Peru's ce»»»

For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with cancers and other diseases caused by exposure. As the EU prepares to vote on a package that would end regular safety reviews of most pesticides, victims, doctors and scientists wa»»»

Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without "pressure and threats", Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday, amid deadlocked efforts to end months of fighting in the Middle East. Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in F»»»

More than 300 participants take part in Paris event on preserving, studying and promoting the region's scientific and spiritual legacy Paris: Uzbekistan presented an international initiative at UNESCO Headquarters on Oct. 7 to preserve, study and promote the scientific and spiritual heritage of Cen»»»

BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s tolerance for dissent appears to be narrowing as criticism of the group grows in the aftermath of its latest devastating war with Israel — increasingly from within the very communities that have traditionally formed its support base. That intolerance recently turned 37-year-old »»»

KHARTOUM: Abdul Wahid Nour, the head of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Army, rejected the participation of the army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti”, in any future government in their military capacities, stipulating »»»

Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Mahrami, a member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, known as “Abu Zaraa,” called on Yemeni forces to continue fighting against the Houthi group, stressing that the battle to restore the state and end the group’s influence requires “steadfastness and patience” on al»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia hopes to expand cooperation with UNESCO despite the organization's obvious shortcomings when it comes to protecting journalists’ rights, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov told Sputnik. "There are many areas for developing cooperation with UNESCO, and we are »»»

LIMA: The message was clear as US Vice President JD Vance shook hands in his native Ohio with a woman wearing a “Vance 2028” cap — at least from his supporter’s perspective. Donald Trump’s deputy has yet to declare that he will run for the White House in two years’ time. But what was supposed to be»»»

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: Every day, Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends six exhausting hours or more queueing at a community kitchen in the hope of getting some food for her family. It has been a year since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was supposed to allow food to flood into th»»»

Houthi attacks spark Saudi retaliation targeting key military assets The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday it destroyed more than 100 military targets in a "large-scale operation" against the Iran-backed group. The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally re»»»

As regional competition grows, the company prepares to expand with plans still under wraps Dubai: Dubai Holding Entertainment is preparing to expand its portfolio with a new park and additional attractions, as the company looks to introduce more entertainment experiences across its destinations. In»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of conspiring ​along with former FBI Director James Comey and others to rig that year’s election by linking his campaign to Russia. »»»

PANAMA CITY: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands ​into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit at a depth of 12.6 km (7.8 miles), with an epic»»»

LONDON: The ceasefire in Gaza exists “in name only,” more than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations warned on Friday. A year after the agreement took effect, Palestinians continued to face Israeli attacks, widespread hunger and a devastated healthcare system, they said. In a joint statem»»»

Former economy minister Márton Nagy and his delegation reportedly chartered a private aircraft for the 88-kilometre journey between Brussels and Bruges, as well as for their wider trip, which cost HUF 12.5 million of taxpayer money, according to documents uncovered during an internal ministerial re»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the US and global marketplace in an effort aimed at cutting prices for the fuel ahead of the November midterm elections. The move comes as prices of diesel, used in agr»»»

HOMS: Authorities in Syria said they foiled planned attacks by Daesh on places of worship and security patrols in Homs province, arrested two suspected members of the terrorist group, and seized explosive devices they planned to use. The Internal Security Forces said in a statement that investigato»»»

PoliticsUnited States of AmericaTrump, Putin reach deal to release Russian diesel to worldDmytro Hubenko with dpa, AFP, AP, ReutersRussia will supply diesel to global markets in a bid to lower prices, US President Donald Trump has said. The move reverses years of pressure on the Russian economy fol»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris called the October 7 attacks a "horrible act of terrorism" that brought Palestinians "only destruction", while warning of an "expansionist" Israeli government. He also said that the economic fallout from the Iran war is already "ha»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The West should publicly announce its rejection of further NATO expansion to the East and exclude the possibility of Ukraine and Georgia joining the alliance, a prominent US economist and the director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, Jeffrey S»»»

JUBA: Inter-communal violence killed 71 people Friday in South Sudan’s central town of Rumbek, the interim government and witnesses said. Several witnesses told AFP that ethnic and community conflict was behind the latest outbreak of violence in the world’s youngest country, which won independence »»»

WASHINGTON: Reports that a woman employed at a plague research institute in Russia’s Irkutsk region died from the disease has spiked online interest in possible treatments for the illness in North America. Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague and the governor of the local region said T»»»

POGORICA: An influential Russian war blogger and former military officer was arrested on Friday in Montenegro on suspicion of trying to destabilize the country, officials said. Mikhail Zvinchuk, who previously served in the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office, founded Rybar, a Telegram channel »»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has detected a secondary outbreak of sheep and goat pox at a livestock farm in the village of Tatarevo, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Region. The farm has 15 sheep and 19 goats, the agency said. The owner reported the case after clinical signs of the d»»»

Avi Gil, former military secretary to the prime minister of the occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, decided to break his silence three years after the October 7 attack, revealing details regarding the intelligence warnings that preceded the attack, the decisions made during that phase, and w»»»

BusinessFinlandFinland, the world's happiest nation, faces a glum winterNik MartinFinns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's pile of debt is not one of them. Russia's war in Ukraine has added to the fiscal burden. Can the Nordic nation absorb another shock? https://p.dw.com/p/5Nl7MF»»»

It took a bungled kidnapping for Germany’s former spymaster to be charged with espionage and treason, but August Hanning’s ties to Israeli spies and criminals should have set alarm bells ringing in Berlin long ago. READ MORE: Mossad-linked ex-German spy chief arrested for treason Hanning, who led G»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States on Friday added the International Criminal Court (ICC) to its sanctions list. "The following entity has been added to OFAC's SDN List: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 2597 AK, The Hague, Netherlands; Organization Established Date 01 Jul »»»

India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our corr»»»

The city of Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, is increasingly coming under Russian attack. For those who have stayed behind, the threat from drones and shelling has become a daily reality. Many have resisted leaving their homes, despite the growing danger – but now, more and more residents are b»»»

“Logical assumptions point towards one country, but we have no evidence to say it with certainty,” Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists in response to a question about whether the origin of the drones responsible for the attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea had been established. The »»»

A Romanian national is facing charges of human trafficking and forced labour after allegedly assaulting, threatening and exploiting a vulnerable Hungarian man, including forcing him to work for little or no pay in Hungary and abroad. Romanian man abused his victim in Hungary As MTI stated, a Romani»»»

US President Donald Trump’s top negotiators are preparing to pitch “new ideas and proposals” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Ukraine conflict, with talks involving representatives of Kiev and its European backers scheduled to begin in Miami on Friday, according to Reuters and Axios. US Specia»»»

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without “pressure and threats,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday, amid deadlocked efforts to end months of fighting in the Middle East. Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with US-Isra»»»

A moratorium on military hostilities in the Black Sea and an agreement among its six coastal countries would help ensure safe shipping, Presidential Candidate Iliana Iotova said on Friday. She described a moratorium on all military hostilities, alongside consultations and an agreement among Bulgari»»»

Seven months after the start of Operation Epic Fury and the Iranian attacks that followed, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi has a clear message for those questioning the unity of the six-member bloc: The Gulf is more united than ever. “What we have been going thro»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The neutral status of Ukraine and its refusal to participate in any military alliances must be the basis for settling the ongoing conflict, US analyst Andrew Napolitano said. "The ultimate objective should therefore be Ukrainian neutrality, not Ukrainian subordination to eith»»»

A moratorium on military hostilities in the Black Sea and an agreement among its six coastal countries would help ensure safe shipping, Presidential Candidate Iliana Iotova said on Friday. She described a moratorium on all military hostilities, alongside consultations and an agreement among Bulgari»»»

Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's»»»

100 million mangroves by 2030: UAE's vision for a greener future Abu Dhabi: Mangrove trees, locally known in the UAE as qurm, are assuming growing strategic importance in Abu Dhabi as the emirate steps up efforts to address the impacts of climate change, protect coastal ecosystems and advance its e»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Dragan Glamocic met with Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Li Ming on Friday to discuss further advancement of cooperation between the two countries, primarily in agricultural digitalisation and application of modern t»»»

Romania’s economy stagnated in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the previous three months, while GDP remained below last year’s level, according to the latest data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Friday. The figures come a day after the National Bank of Romania (B»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday at a regional summit in Turkmenistan that peace negotiations will only succeed without "pressure and threats", with the months-long Middle East war locked in a stalemate. "Dialogue holds meaning and a chance of success only when based on mutual respec»»»

OVERVIEW Discussions of the current risks and threats to Bulgaria in the context of the war in Ukraine, after two merchant ships were attacked by navy and aerial drones in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, continue to dominate Friday’s media. SECURITY THREATS Capital Weekly’s »»»

Riyadh attacks disrupt UAE-Saudi flights, international airlines revise regional schedules Dubai: UAE travellers heading into the weekend face flight delays at Dubai International Airport and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport, while disruption continues on routes to Saudi Arabia and other par»»»

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - The leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States countries will adopt a separate resolution on the necessity to safeguard their shared history, as the youth must know about the achievements of all the peoples of the Commonwealth during the Soviet era, Rus»»»