President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized that the water and energy agenda in Central Asia is no longer a source of conflict. He noted that the agreement on Kambar-Ata HPP 1 between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan has become a symbol of a new fraternal cooperation. Mirziyoyev als»»»

The 13th expanded meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan was held in Astana. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev and Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas »»»

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history, restoring funding to federal agencies and pay to hundreds of thousands of workers after a 43-day lapse that disrupted essential services across the country. President Donald Trump on Wednesd»»»

Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about his abuse and “spent hours” with a victim at his home, according to emails released by Democrats on Wednesday, raising fresh questions for the US president. Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes and accused Democrats of »»»

In tonight's edition: There's a dramatic twist in Paris as former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala abruptly dismisses his legal team, just hours after his long-awaited trial opened. Also, several West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana are challenging their forced r»»»

A string of coups and the pushing out of former colonial power France in favour of Russian support haven't stopped insurgents from going from strength throughout the so-called coup belt from Burkina Faso to Niger. We ask about the blockade on Bamako that's made it perilous for fuel delive»»»

The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing and presumed dead after a boat capsized off Libya’s coast last week, the latest in a string of deadly shipwrecks in the central Mediterranean that have claimed more than a thousand lives so far this year. The United Nations said Wednes»»»

A Franco-Syrian photographer who came to Paris directly after the attacks of November 13, 2015 has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his reasons for abandoning what he was doing, and how his decision to come to Paris has affected him since. Ammar Abd Rabbo took many pictures in the days after the attacks a»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday praised the release of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, calling it "the result of respect and calm." The move marks a turning point in the relations between France and Algeria, after months of tension eased through quiet diplomacy and German media»»»

On the 10th anniversary of the deadliest terror attacks France has seen since WWII, we take a closer look at the major role social media played that tragic evening. From piecing together the initial timeline, hashtags to find shelter and global messages of solidarity, social media shaped how we und»»»

The Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of Kyrgyzstan (CEC) has reviewed several cases involving violations of voter information rules and campaign regulations. The decisions were based on materials revealed by the working group monitoring social media and media outlets. The CEC press »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A bill on modernizing military service in Germany, finalized by the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) coalition, allows for the possibility of replenishing the Bundeswehr via randomized selection in the event of a shortage of volunteers. This stateme»»»

A Brussels court on Thursday found Belgian jihadist Sammy Djedou — presumed killed in a 2016 airstrike — guilty of genocide against Iraq’s Yazidis. Djedou, an Islamic State fighter reported dead in Raqqa, was tried in absentia after Belgium received no formal confirmation of his death in its first »»»

US firm 1X Home Robots says its first "housekeeping robot" NEO can be ready to start working in homes next year. Meanwhile, China's XPeng unveiled its latest IRON robot, which moved so smoothly it had to cut open one of its legs to prove there wasn't a real human hiding inside. Humanoid robots have»»»

After President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that funds the US government, his administration ordered federal workers to report back to work this Thursday. In this edition, we take a look at what the reopening of the US government entails after the longest shutdown in the c»»»

TINE: It took 16-year-old Mounir Abderahmane 11 days to reach the Tine refugee transit camp in Chad, crossing arid plains after fleeing the bloodshed in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher. When the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) entered the city in late October, Abderahmane was at the Saudi hospital, watch»»»

JOHANNESBURG: More than 150 Palestinians, who were kept on a plane for 12 hours by South African border police, were finally allowed to disembark Thursday evening, authorities said. The plane carrying 153 Palestinians landed shortly after 8 am (0600 GMT) on Thursday at O.R. Tambo International Airp»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national men’s squad will resume their ODI series against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi today, Friday, amid security fears triggered by a bomb blast in the capital earlier this week. Sri Lanka players wanted to leave the country after a suicide bomber killed 12 people outside a cour»»»

When Thailand cut power supply to Myanmar across its western border this year, it intended to curb online scam centers linked to regional networks trafficking hundreds of thousands of people.However, the move also hit the wider community, pushing hospitals and some offices to install solar panels, »»»

LONDON: Kylian Mbappe and France are going to the 2026 World Cup. And Cristiano Ronaldo might be banned from Portugal’s first game there if his team finally win their European qualifying group. Two goals from star striker Mbappe helped two-time champion France to qualify with a 4-0 home win against»»»

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Pakistan’s edible oil imports are estimated to jump to 3.4-3.5 million metric tons this year as domestic demand rises, Abdul Rasheed Jan Mohammad, chief executive of the Westbury Group, a major player in Pakistan’s edible oil sector, said on Friday. Over the January-October per»»»

KARACHI: Karachi’s traffic police have begun rolling out a citywide “faceless” electronic ticketing system, replacing traditional roadside fines with automated citations issued through surveillance cameras, a major shift in a city long plagued by chronic congestion, weak enforcement and crumbling r»»»

Talas region is set to receive 8 billion soms, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov announced while speaking with residents after laying a capsule at the construction site of Balastan children’s entertainment center in Talas. He noted that two years ago the region had been allocated 1 billion soms»»»

The Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of Kyrgyzstan (CEC) has reviewed a request from the Investigation Service of the Main Internal Affairs Department of Chui region and granted permission to bring parliamentary candidate Bakhtiyar Boobekov to criminal liability. The CEC press servi»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s gold market continued to push higher on Friday, with retail bands posting some of their strongest levels this month. The 24-carat segment traded close to Dh506 per gram, well above last week’s Dh481 average. The 22-carat category held near Dh468.75 after recovering from a brief dip t»»»

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) expects mostly stable weather across the UAE through mid-next week, with fair to partly cloudy skies, rising nighttime humidity, and the possibility of mist or light fog over coastal and inland areas. Also Read: Will November mark the start of winter in the »»»

Kanybek Tumanbaev, head of the Presidential Affairs Department, held a meeting with the heads of resorts, sanatoriums, and guest houses at the presidential administration. The future operations of park and beach areas, and changes were discussed, the press service of the department reported. Kanybe»»»

Former American football coach John Beam, who was prominently featured in Netflix series Last Chance U, has been shot, according to US media. Police were called to the athletics building on the campus of Laney College in Oakland, California, just before noon on Thursday. Mr Beam was the only victim»»»

1/251989 — President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (then Deputy Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces) and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai (then UAE Defence Minister), attend the inaugural Dubai ’89 Airshow on »»»

A stampede-like situation broke out on Thursday evening at Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal’s musical event at Baliyatra ground in Cuttack, Odisha, leaving at least three visitors fainting. The incident occurred near barricades separating the stage from the audience, where a large crowd had gathered»»»

The plane went down in a forest area in the Prionezhsky district south of Petrozavodsk in Karelia. “Today, at approximately 7 pm Moscow time, a Su-30 aircraft crashed in the Republic of Karelia during a scheduled training flight … The crew was killed,” Russia’s Defence Ministry reported in Telegram»»»

Votes are being counted in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to return to power with its alliance partner. The election was held in two phases on 6 and 11 November and the state witnessed a record voter turnout of 66.91% - »»»

Dubai: When MrBeast walked into Beast Land in Riyadh on opening day, the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement. Fans screamed as the YouTube star greeted visitors, high-fiving and posing for photos in a video he shared on Instagram. There were drone shows and fireworks along with multiple challeng»»»

The olive harvest in the West Bank has long been a seasonal ritual that anchors rural livelihoods and cultural continuity for thousands of Palestinian families. And while Israeli settler attacks on olive trees are not something new, this year has witnessed an alarming escalation of violence, both i»»»

Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa made history this past week, becoming the first Syrian leader to visit Washington, DC and meet with a US president inside the White House. The fact that he did so less than a year into Syria’s post-war transition and as a former Al-Qaeda commander made»»»

More than 150 Palestinians, who were kept on a plane for 12 hours by South African border police, were finally allowed to disembark Thursday evening, authorities said. The plane carrying 153 Palestinians landed shortly after 8 am (0600 GMT) on Thursday at O.R. Tambo International Airport, according»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. At least 11 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, he said in a statement. Also In T»»»

Asian markets sank Friday, tracking a selloff on Wall Street as worries over next month's Federal Reserve interest rate decision and persistent speculation about a tech bubble dampened sentiment. With the US shutdown saga now out the way, focus returned to the central bank's policy meeting next mon»»»

Dubai: KORA Properties, the real estate development arm of APPCORP Holding, the parent company of the Apparel Group, has announced the launch of IL VENTO, an architectural icon that will deliver luxury apartments in Dubai Maritime City – the new waterfront community that will become a hub of cruise»»»

Abu Dhabi: Cedar-IBSi Capital has received a key commitment from KSH Investments, the strategic Global investment and Wealth Management arm of the Private Department of Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalid Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, for its debut fund. The fund has firmed up its positioning of being one of the r»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Journalists from Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera lack the courage to admit that they resorted to censorship in relation to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. The case with Corriere della»»»

Striking machinists at Boeing's St. Louis facility voted to approve a new contract offer on Thursday and return to work building F-15 Eagle fighters and other military equipment on Monday. Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Striking Boeing machinists in St. Louis voted to a»»»

Dubai: Commuters across the UAE are facing significant rush-hour traffic on Friday morning, with real-time Google Maps data confirming heavy congestion on key inter-emirate and city highways. The most affected routes are those connecting Sharjah to Dubai. Also Read: 72 projects in 4 years: Dubai RT»»»

Democratic Senator John Fetterman is under observation in hospital after he fell and injured his face following an irregular heartbeat flare-up. Fetterman, 56, was taken to hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his team said he is now "doing well" but remains under observation. "If you though»»»

Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has denied committing crimes against humanity during a deadly crackdown on last year's uprising that ousted her, days before the special tribunal trying her is due to deliver a verdict. Hasina is accused of being the main architect behind hundreds of»»»

Under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, honoured the recipients of the Emirates Labour Market Leadership Award’s third cycle. The award recognises ex»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. At least 11 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, he said in a statement. Also In T»»»

Wall Street's major indices slipped early Thursday as investor caution with tech stocks lingered, and after President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history. Soon after trading began, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2% to 48,144.20, while the broad»»»

Hong Kong: Looking ahead, UAE’s national carrier, Etihad Airways, is planning significant investments to improve passenger experience. From next year, most of the fleet will be retrofitted with high-speed internet, followed by cabin upgrades beginning in 2027, Captain Majed Al Marzouqi, Chief Opera»»»