Death toll in Lebanon building collapse rises to 15
The death toll from the collapse of two residential buildings in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has risen to 15, state media said on Monday, as...
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has signed a law ratifying the 2025 Financing Framework Agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), paving the way for nearly $222 million in funding for national development projects.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov has ratified the Law "On the Ratification of the Framework Agreement on the 2025 Financing Plan between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Asian Development Bank," originally signed on November 4, 2024, in Bishkek.
The agreement, approved by the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) on April 16, 2025, outlines ADB’s support for investment projects and development programs in Kyrgyzstan throughout 2025.
Under the framework, ADB will provide a total of $222 million in funding, comprising:
– $74.8 million in grants from ADB’s Special Funds resources;
– $147.2 million in concessional loans from ADB’s ordinary capital resources.
The funding aims to bolster infrastructure, economic development, and social programs, further strengthening ADB's role as a key partner in Kyrgyzstan’s sustainable growth strategy.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised American freestyle skier Hunter Hess after the athlete said he felt conflicted about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics in Italy, sparking a public clash that highlights growing political tensions surrounding the Games.
U.S. skiing great Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery in an Italian hospital on Sunday after her attempt to win Olympic downhill gold ended in a violent crash just seconds into the race at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
A Japanese city near Mount Fuji has cancelled its annual cherry blossom festival, saying growing numbers of badly behaved tourists are disrupting daily life for residents.
Several avalanches struck northern Italy on Saturday, killing at least three people, as rescue officials warned the death toll could rise with unstable conditions persisting across the Alps.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Saturday after completing a round of talks with Iran.
Iran’s atomic energy chief says Tehran could dilute uranium enriched to 60 per cent if all international sanctions are lifted, stressing that technical nuclear issues are being discussed alongside political matters in ongoing negotiations.
NATO member Türkiye has dispatched several military aircraft to Germany, along with roughly 2,000 troops, to take part in the Western alliance’s largest annual military exercise.
Uzbekistan is set to introduce mandatory preparatory “zero classes” before primary school, after President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved a decree making year-long school readiness programmes an official part of compulsory education.
The U.S. Helsinki Commission is set to refocus attention on Georgia’s domestic political crisis and its faltering relationship with Washington with a 11 February briefing titled “Georgian Dream’s Growing Suppression of Dissent.”
Kazakhstan says it's significantly expanded its international air connectivity last year, reopening and launching flights to 30 countries according to data released by the country’s transport authorities. By the end of 2025, Kazakhstan was operating 135 international routes.
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