The departure of US forces from Iraq ahead of the 30 September deadline marks the end of an era of American counter-terrorism operations and forward presence that both complicated and defined the regional security landscape. In Iraq, the departure of US forces closes the book on over two decades of»»»

An earthquake measuring magnitude 4.5 in the epicenter was recorded in Jalal-Abad region today, October 1, at 2:17 p.m., the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan reported. The epicenter was located 6 kilometers northeast of Kyzyl-Unkur village, 9 kilometers nort»»»

Parliament adopted at first and second reading in one sitting a Bill on Ratification of Amendment No. 1 to the Framework Agreement between the Ministry of Economy of Bulgaria and Lockheed Martin on the F-16 Block 70 Industrial Cooperation Program on Thursday. The framework agreement between the Min»»»

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of attacks across southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting several towns and areas with artillery fire, airstrikes, and demolition operations, according to Al-Manar correspondents in southern Lebanon. Israeli artillery shelling targeted Bar’ashit, Mais »»»

Following the Parliament’s rejection of liberal Siegfried Mureșan’s proposed cabinet on Wednesday, president Nicușor Dan said he would hold a new round of consultations with the political parties in Parliament on Monday, October 5th, and that he planned to nominate another prime minister the same d»»»

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 at the opening of the fifth ordinary parliamentary session running from October to July, in...»»»

The men’s volleyball team of Kyrgyzstan played a consolation match against Chinese Taipei as part of the classification tournament for 9th—16th places at the Asian Games, currently taking place in Japan. The Kyrgyz team lost to their opponents 0–3. They will now continue competing for 13th—16th pla»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Index opened Thursday's trading session down 6.06 points, or 0.07%, to reach 9238 points, weighed by losses across four sectors. QSE data showed a positive performance for Telecoms (+0.58%), Real Estate (+0.43%), and Consumer Goods and Services (+0.42%). »»»

The Sofia City Court on Thursday handed a Chinese national a three-year suspended prison sentence with a five-year probation period on charges related to espionage. The man was accused of attempting between July 2025 and June 18, 2026, in Sofia to collect information constituting a state secret wit»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar, represented by the Public Prosecution, participated in the 24th Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in the Russian Federation, held via videoconference. The Public Prosecution was represented at the meeting by »»»

Sepang, Malaysia: Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc spoke out in support of embattled team boss Fred Vasseur on Thursday and hinted that Ferrari's wider structure may be the problem. The Scuderia sit in second place behind Mercedes in the team standings ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix i»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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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