PARIS: Two Russian dissidents said in the French parliament on Wednesday that an EU move to lift sanctions on oligarch Alisher Usmanov was a mistake that showed Europe could be pressured by the Kremlin. Last month France drew ire from a number of EU nations, Ukraine and the Russian opposition by ge»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar added a bronze medal at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday as wrestler Shahin Mohammed finished third in the men’s Greco-Roman 77kg category, while beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan advanced to the final. Shahin’s bronze took Team Qatar’s medal tally »»»

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»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar added another silver medal at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday as Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Ray Bassil finished runners-up in the mixed team trap event, while beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan reached the semi-finals. The silver took Team Qatar’s meda»»»

Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler Zholaman Sharshenbekov has reached the final of the Asian Games currently being held in Japan. Today, he is competing in the men’s 60kg weight category. The Kyrgyz athlete began his participation in the round of 16, securing an early victory over South Korea’s wrestler K»»»

Niyaz Madiev has been appointed head of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) Department for Jalal-Abad region, the office of presidential envoy to the region reported. The new head was introduced to regional officials by Alisher Erbaev, deputy chairman of the SCNS and director of the An»»»

The Swiss government and parliament are urging voters to reject a proposal during an upcoming referendum that would strengthen the country’s neutrality policy by constraining Bern’s ability to impose unilateral sanctions. The motion is being pushed by pro-sovereignty politicians, who have criticize»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments of possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean. He also said in a primetime TV interview that France will send troop»»»

The EU has agreed to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine for another three years. The decision came after difficult negotiations, as EU sanct»»»

After months of getting the diplomatic run-around from Kiev, Hungary has just backed out of Ukraine’s ‘Carpathian Eight’ initiative, leaving egg all over Vladimir Zelensky’s face, who only announced the group on Friday. The first summit of the Carpathian Eight, where we launched the Carpathian Inte»»»

Azerbaijan's President ​Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a ​French national imprisoned for espionage a day ​after ‌the ⁠EU lifted sanctions on a Russian billionaire. The French national ​Martin Ryan was pardoned by Azerbaijan's President ​Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday. The pardon came a day afte»»»