Belgrade: Serbian prosecutors said Friday that eight officers had been arrested on suspicion of torturing a man who died in custody two years ago after being detained in an unsolved missing toddler case that shocked the country. A two-year-old girl went missing in March 2024 in the eastern town of »»»

Bulgarian authorities rejected 41 consignments containing more than 231 tonnes of goods from third countries in October following inspections at the country’s border control posts, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said. The inspections covered food and feed imports from outside the European »»»

School scholarships have not been increased since 2017 and are due to rise by 20% in 2027, with priority being given to raising the minimum amount, Education and Science Minister Prof. Georgi Valchev said on Friday in response to a parliamentary question from Angel Yanchev of Vazrazhdane. It concer»»»

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union on Friday announced tighter health safety rules for baby formula following a contamination scandal involving cereulide, a toxin which can cause severe vomiting in newborns. The 27 member states approved the introduction of a "permanent food safety criterion for»»»

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo's international retirement does not signal the end of his playing career, insisting there was more to come from the Portuguese superstar. Ronaldo, who played under Mourinho for three years at Madrid, announced on Thursday th»»»

Several Irish media outlets reported receiving bomb threats on Friday as a wave of hoax alerts that had so far mainly targeted airlines continued across Europe, with more than a dozen new flights affected. A host of commercial flights in Europe have been hit by false bomb threats this week, forcing»»»

The release of Hungary’s communist-era secret police records has triggered political accusations, public denials, and fears of a witch hunt, as prominent figures scramble to defend their reputations against allegations of collaboration. The records contain the names of an estimated 50,000-60,000 pe»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways on Friday unveiled its new onboard signature music, created in partnership with world-renowned composer Hans Zimmer. Inspired by Qatar and its culture, Qatar Airways’ new onboard music brings a distinctive sound identity to the passenger experience through its collaborati»»»

MOMBASA, Kenya: The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murder»»»

Rain reported in Souq Al Juma and Murbad as unsettled weather affects eastern UAE Dubai: Rain was reported in Souq Al Juma and Murbad in Fujairah on Friday, November 6, as unsettled weather affected parts of the eastern UAE, with forecasters predicting a drop in temperatures, stronger winds and rou»»»

Israel's largest Arab party grouping said Thursday it would recommend opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, potentially bolstering his bid after Arab-majority lists won a record 19 seats in last week's election and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost the support of an alli»»»

Strong El Niño adds to global warming as October sets another temperature record The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU's climate monitor said Friday. This year still »»»

In American politics, even presidential power has its limits. And now, the laws of political gravity may finally be catching up with Donald Trump's hyper-aggressive exercise of executive authority. Following what political scientist Ian Bremmer describes as the most consequential electoral reversal»»»

Despite having previously accepted the US midterm election results, President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday the elections were "crooked", and he demanded the remaining votes for Alaska go to its incumbent Republican senator.  US President Donald Trump lashed out at "crooked" election»»»

European shares tumbled on Friday as global investors grappled with uncertainty over AI stocks, following the Democrats’ sweeping victory in the US midterm elections. The drop is partly due to fears that Democrats could curb the development of AI data centres, which are widely unpopular among US vo»»»

Japan has protested to Moscow after Russia placed four subsidiaries belonging to Japan Tobacco Inc. under the temporary management of a Russian company and demanded that the measure be withdrawn immediately, Japanese officials said Friday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters that t»»»

Beijing: Beijing launched dual trade probes against goods imported from the European Union on Friday, less than a month after it agreed with Brussels to stabilise economic relations. China's Ministry of Commerce said it had initiated an anti-dumping investigation into para-aramid filament yarns, a »»»

More than five years after the military coup, the junta launched a new offensive in September to retake Rakhine State, intensifying airstrikes against civilians and employing double-tap strikes On November 1, airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military killed 12 people and injured 32 civilians&n»»»

Paris, France: French luxury group Kering said Friday that British designer Martine Rose would take over at Balenciaga, following the departure of Pierpaolo Piccioli after just 18 months on the job. "Her appointment reflects our ambition to keep Balenciaga at the forefront of innovation, creativity»»»

A drone bearing the inscription "Shahed" has been found on the beach near Shabla and military specialists are expected to examine and neutralize it, Shabla Mayor Mariyan Zhechev told Nova TV and Bulgarian National Radio (BNR). The unmanned aerial vehicle was discovered on the shore in front of the »»»

A London jury on Thursday convicted British comedian and actor Russell Brand of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.  British ​comedian and ​actor Russell Brand was found guilty ​in ‌a ⁠London court ‌on Thursday of rape ⁠and sexual assault related to allegations dati»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 6: Italian, British, French and Bulgarian papers discuss the bomb threats that diverted multiple flights across Europe on Thursday. British papers discuss Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault conviction. Finally, kids in Hanoi chase tourists – not for money, »»»

The death toll from Russia's bombing of an aid ​distribution ‌point in ⁠Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday ‌has risen to 50, Kyiv's Emergency Service said on Friday, making it ​one of the deadliest strikes ‌on civilians this year.  The death toll in Monday's Russian strike on»»»

Livestock farmers staged protests at two locations in northern Bulgaria on Friday, briefly blocking the main Sofia–Varna road near Sevlievo and gathering at a roundabout near Targovishte to demand fairer distribution of emergency aid and equal eligibility criteria for all livestock breeders. The pr»»»

GAZA: Rital Halawa’s mask was made to heal her. Pressed against her burned face, it is meant to protect the skin as her wounds close. Now, her mother says, it is too small. “The pressure mask is hurting her. It’s choking her neck because it’s small and tight,” Samar Halawa told Arab News. The famil»»»

‌Iran is not satisfied with “paper commitments” and must see practical US steps before the launch of ‌any new ‌diplomatic efforts, ‌Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy head of Iran’s top security body, told Iranian state television. Iran ‌has ‌sent the ‌United States ‌a nuclear proposal via Qatar to be di»»»

MP Ali Ammar of Hezbollah on Friday said a statement issued by the embassies of the U.S., the UK, Australia, Canada and Japan represented the “peak of lowness and insolence.” Ammar blasted what he called the “blatant audacity in interfering in the finest details of Lebanese internal affairs -- with»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade came from behind to defeat Andorran side Inter Escaldes 2-1 at home in a last-gasp finish in a UEFA Conference League Match Day 3 game on Thursday evening. In the 36th minute, following a VAR review, Red Star captain Aleksandar Katai had a goa»»»

The passenger bus was travelling from Multan to Kasur when it crashed on Depalpur Road Islamabad: As many as 11 people were killed, and 33 others were injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck near Pakpattan in Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported on Friday. Rescue 1122 said t»»»

A speeding trailer allegedly hit people gathered to help a scooter accident victim Khunti: Anger erupted among villagers in Jharkhand's Khunti district on Friday morning after seven people were killed in a tragic road accident in Karra. Enraged residents blocked the main road near the Karra railway»»»

LONDON: Construction appears to be underway across at least two major missile sites and 12 other military bases in Iran, a BBC investigation has found. Satellite images of the Garmdareh and Shahroud bases show evidence of digging and construction, according to analysts at British intelligence compa»»»

London: IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, said Friday that its net profit dropped more than 12 percent in the third quarter on soaring fuel costs and flight disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Profit after tax fell to 1.23 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in the July-September »»»

Lisbon: A Ryanair flight scheduled to depart from Lisbon for Rome on Friday was targeted by a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, the Portuguese police said. Later a ​Wizz Air flight from Prague ‌to ‌Rome ​was ‌diverted ⁠to ​Venice, where ⁠it landed safely, after ⁠Italian air ‌traffic ‌contro»»»

Police say the suspect also shot and wounded two men in an honour-related incident An 18-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her uncle in an honour-related incident in Oghi town, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The suspect also allegedly wounded two men, including the woman’s repor»»»

A proposal by Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha to join forces with other opposition parties to push for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation has been rejected by three prominent political figures. Adriatik Lapaj, Agron Shehaj and Arlind Qori, who appeared on the television program Të Paeksp»»»

Hungary’s previous government installed an anti-drone defence system near the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, where former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had his office, the Ministry of Defence has officially confirmed. However, it is unclear whether the system is still operating following the change»»»

JAKARTA: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and Indonesia’s alms agency have delivered tens of thousands of individual health kits and food parcels to more than 75,000 survivors of the deadly earthquake that hit eastern Indonesia earlier this year. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that »»»

Plan targets factories beyond gas networks, aiming to cut emissions and boost supply Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H2G Green and its subsidiary Gas Hub United Utility, Muzn Energy, a subsidiary of Sirgas Group, and Cloud Ener»»»

Romania’s real estate market is moving into a more mature stage, with developers facing more demanding buyers, investors looking more closely at execution and predictability, and opportunities expanding beyond Bucharest, speakers said during the second panel of Business Review’s Foreign Investors S»»»

Tokyo: Japan will announce the launch of a "cyber rescue team" on Friday in response to a sudden wave of hacking incidents, media reports said. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to compile an emergency package of measures after dozens of businesses reported unauthorised access in recent weeks»»»

Inmates craft Emirati heritage through art at Al Ain Festival Abu Dhabi: Wooden furniture, leather goods, paintings and embroidery made by inmates of Abu Dhabi’s correctional and rehabilitation centres are on display at a heritage festival in Al Ain. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) is taki»»»

Washington, Nov. 6 (SANA) President Donald Trump retains significant control over U.S. foreign policy despite his Republican Party losing both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, setting the stage for clashes with Democrats over military operations, international alliances and government»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC] Navy announced that two oil tankers attempting to pass through unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz struck mines and were stopped in the strategic waterway. In a statement on Friday, the IRGC Navy said one of the tankers was hit i»»»

Tragic bus crash in France claims lives of two, injures 16 schoolchildren An intercity bus that was carrying children and teenagers to school crashed on Friday morning in eastern France, killing one minor and one young adult, French authorities said. The Prefecture in the Ain region said one minor »»»

POLITICS Dnevnik.bg has an interview with Yes, Bulgaria co-chair Ivaylo Mirchev, who said he sees prospects for unity within the democratic community in the wake of the recent presidential election. He added that the vote had shown that it was possible to seek unity around important causes, which w»»»

Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid to pass closer than satellites in rare event Abu Dhabi: An asteroid nearly the size of the Eiffel Tower will make an exceptionally close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, in a rare astronomical event that could be visible to around two billion people without telescope»»»

By Fatima Haydar The question surrounding Washington’s war on Iran has been there from the very beginning: whose interests is US foreign policy really serving, and how much are ordinary Americans expected to pay for it? For months, the Trump administration has defended its military campaign against»»»

By Staff, Agencies Paraguayan President Santiago Pena resigned on Thursday following mass protests triggered by the collapse of Ueno Bank, a major lender previously backed by Pena and his administration. Announcing his resignation in a televised address, Pena said his decision was driven by the nee»»»

US President Donald Trump has hinted at a potential sweeping agreement with Russia that could extend far beyond settling the Ukraine conflict, following an unscheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, at the White House. Speaking to reporters in the Ov»»»

Morocco on Friday commemorated the Green March, the 1975 mass mobilization into then-Spanish controlled Western Sahara that helped pave the way for Morocco's takeover of most of the disputed territory. The anniversary comes as the decades-old conflict enters a new diplomatic phase as a U.N. peaceke»»»