Police have detained former Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) deputy A.B. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported. An investigation is underway into major fraud and previous reports of domestic violence. Investigators believe that in 2022, the detainee, 60, fraudulen»»»

Saudi Arabia and Egypt are very much on the same page when it comes to wanting to preserve a unified Yemen, in the wake of an attempt by southern secessionists in December 2025 to establish the new state of ‘South Arabia’. On 5 January, Yemen’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity were key»»»

In 2025, the tourism industry’s contribution to Kyrgyzstan’s gross domestic product made up 4.3 percent, Adilet Dzhanuzakov, Director of the Tourism Support Development Fund, announced on Sputnik Radio. According to him, this figure has increased compared to the same period in 2024. Dzhanuzakov add»»»

Timothee Chalamet was among the main winners as Hollywood's finest gathered for this year's Golden Globe Awards. Chalamet, 30, continued his pursuit of greatness, and an Oscar, by beating stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney to the award for best actor in a musical or comedy for tab»»»

A seven-year-old child died in a traffic accident near Chunkurchak ski resort. The tragedy occurred on the evening of January 10. The Department of Internal Affairs of Chui region confirmed the incident. According to the department, the driver of a BMW X7 lost control on Bishkek-Chunkurchak road, l»»»

Kyrgyzstani Bilol Sharip uulu won gold at the Yasar Dogu International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament in Turkey. Competing in the 65-kilogram weight class, he started in the quarterfinals, winning two consecutive fights against Turkish athletes, and advanced to the final. In the decisive bout, Bilo»»»

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A box truck rammed through a crowd demonstrating in support of protesters in Iran on Sunday, injuring two people, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. PST in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Uncorroborated video of the incident posted online shows a U»»»

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes. Grok, a tool on Musk's X platform, allows users to generate images. In recent weeks however, it has been used to edit images of real people to»»»

A container ship berths at a port in Tokyo, Japan, 12 May 2025 (issued 17 November 2025). File. Photo by FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA Jan. 11 (Asia Today) -- Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific on Monday as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter Chinese export c»»»

Host Nikki Glaser returned to host the Golden Globes on Sunday, delivering a scorching opening monologue that roasted many of the celebrities in the room. "Just like Wicked, I'm back for a sequel," she told the A-list crowd. "Just like Frankenstein, I've been pieced together by an unlicensed Europe»»»

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo departs for Washington at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, 11 January 2026. He is set to hold talks with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and other officials. Photo by YONHAP / EPA Jan. 11 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's top trade ne»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States is considering "very strong options" in response to developments in Iran, as reports indicated civilians may have been killed, prompting heightened military review. "They're starting to, it looks like, and there seem to be some people kil»»»

US Figure skater Maxim Naumov, whose parents were killed in a commercial plane crash in Washington DC last year, has made the US figure skating team heading to the Milan Olympics next month. Naumov's dream to make the US Olympic Team was one of the last things he spoke about with his parents before»»»

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran's leadership had called seeking "to negotiate" after his threats of military action amid mass anti-government protests in the Islamic republic. "The leaders of Iran called" yesterday, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, adding that "a meeting i»»»

Dubai: Iran is facing its most serious unrest in years as protests spread nationwide, evolving from anger over the rising cost of living into an open challenge to the country’s theocratic system. Rights groups warn that the authorities have carried out a “mass killing” of protesters as security for»»»

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was considering potential military action against Iran, amid mounting reports of deadly crackdowns against the country's mass anti-government protests. "They're starting to, it looks like," Trump said, when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if Iran had»»»

At the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for Kutch and Saurashtra on Sunday, India’s leading industrial players unveiled a series of major investments, reinforcing Gujarat’s standing as a national and global investment hub. The regional edition of Vibrant Gujarat opened at Marwadi University, Raj»»»

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C., on December 10. On Sunday, he said he received a subpoena from the Justice Department about his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Licens»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yarub Qudah, stated on Sunday the ministry achieved "numerous and significant" milestones last year across its various portfolios and responsibilities, aligning with the Economic Modernization Vision.The minister noted these achievements contribute to»»»

Hundreds of additional federal agents are bound for Minneapolis after the killing of Renee Nicole Good in the Midwestern city by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer prompted mass protests, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News on Sunday. The US Department of Home»»»

Dubai: Kuwait’s Criminal Court has sentenced Kuwaiti national Salman Al Khalidi to 15 years in prison with hard labour, to be followed by deportation, in a state security case, local media reported. The court convicted Al Khalidi of deliberately undermining the authority of the Emir through posts o»»»

Dubai: For residents planning to buy their first home in Dubai, property prices alone is not the starting point. Buyers are discovering that upfront cash requirements, income thresholds and timing gaps between renting and ownership play a far bigger role in determining whether a purchase can realis»»»

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday. In a video announcing the probe, Powell said the US justice department served the agency with subpoenas and threatened a criminal indictment over testimony he gave to a Senate co»»»

Dubai: When Darren Edmund talks about digital personalisation, he does not frame it as a buzzword or a feature race. He speaks about it as a gap that most companies know exists, yet struggle to close. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.After more than a decade working acr»»»

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, South Korea, 30 December 2025. File Photo by YONHAP / EPA Jan. 10 (Asia Today) -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Saturday ordered a joint military-police investigation after North Kor»»»

Dubai: The UAE is set to experience fluctuating weather conditions over the coming days, with falling temperatures, periods of fog, strong winds and rough seas forecast later this week, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said the country is currently being affected by an»»»

About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia's landmark social media ban for kids. In December, a new law began requiring that the world's most popular social media sites - including Instagram and Facebook - stop Australians aged under 16 from having accounts on th»»»

The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis ignited widespread outrage and sparked a wave of anti-ICE protests across the United States. Good, a mother of three who had just dropped her young son off at school, was sho»»»

A file picture made available on 09 February 2012 shows a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on 30 December 2010. Chinese state-owned companies have told some Japanese firms they will not enter into new rare earth supply contracts, Beijing-based sources said on Ja»»»

Timothy Busfield arrives for the Season 3 premiere of "Damages" at the AXA Equitable Center in New York on January 19, 2010. A Friday arrest warrant in Albuquerque accuses him of child sex crimes. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Police in Albuquerque, N.M., have i»»»

Share: A civil defence member stands on rubble at a damaged site after Israel’s military said it struck targets in two southern Lebanese towns on December 4, 2025. © Ali Hankir, Reuters The Israeli army struck an area in southern Lebanon on Sunday that it had earlier called on residents to evacuate»»»

Dubai: The haunting images refuse to fade—a tyre hurtling through the pre-dawn darkness, a car rolling violently off the road, and children thrown from the vehicle in a matter of seconds. For NS, a 24-year-old aeronautical engineer, and her father RS, the horrific moments of the Abu Dhabi car crash»»»

The Blue House in Seoul is seen on Dec. 28, 2025, a day before South Korea’s presidential office returned to the complex. Photo by Asia Today Jan. 10 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's presidential office on Saturday convened a working-level National Security Council coordination meeting after North Kor»»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Thailand OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bur»»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Vietnam OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus a»»»

Iran is lurching into its most dangerous confrontation in years, with hundreds already dead, and thousands more injured and detained. This latest round of protests from different groups in the country is the biggest challenge to the clerical system and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC),»»»

Mass protests continued overnight across Iran on January 10 with huge crowds filling the regional cities of Saadatabad, Yusefabad, Gohardasht, Shadabad and more in Tehran. Demonstrators also rallied in Shiraz, Ketar, Is»»»

Videos seen by bne IntellInews confirmed large numbers of bodies at Kahrizak Forensic Medicine Centre in south of Tehran, with grieving families searching to identify relatives amongst the dead, according to reports on January 11. »»»

The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Iran called on Tehran to immediately restore internet and mobile connectivity and end its violent crackdown of nationwide protests, the UN Human Rights Council reported on January 10. »»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

The map shows which European countries saw an increase in population, and which saw a decrease in the year from July 2022 to 2023, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports The regional divide is stark: most countries with ne»»»

Much less winter snow is falling on the Himalayas, leaving the mountains bare and rocky in many parts of the region in a season when they should be snow-clad, meteorologists have said. They say most winters in the last five years have seen a drop compared to average snowfall between 1980 and 2020. »»»

Dubai: India’s Union Budget 2026–27 is approaching at a time when global uncertainty remains high and India’s growth story is still holding firm. For UAE expats and NRIs, this Budget matters most for how it shapes taxes, investment flows, and long-term economic direction. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

AMMAN — The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) on Sunday announced the launch of the Aqaba Smart City development project, in cooperation with experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as part of comprehensive planning, capacity building and practical implementation»»»