The ink had barely dried on an agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump over Iran when events in Yemen placed fresh pressure on Beijing. The agreement nudges China gently off the fence, prompting Xi to press Tehran more than he has done to date, so the timing was»»»

Hungary has joined Italy, Poland and Czechia in demanding a delay to the EU’s planned carbon pricing scheme for heating and transport, triggering a three-hour argument at a Brussels summit. Most member states rejected the proposal, raising questions about the future of one of the bloc’s key climate»»»

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murdering a peer whose body was found with his hands tied behind his back in the Harmanliyska River on October 15, the District Prosecutor's Office in Haskovo announced. The suspect has been detained for up to 72 hours, and the prosecution plans to ask the co»»»

The couple reportedly fell in love a year ago and have held a ring ceremony An unusual relationship has attracted attention in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, India, where 75-year-old Ramsugar is reportedly set to marry 30-year-old Rani Rajput, according to local reports. The couple reportedly f»»»

Russia could make a major return to the Olympics in 2028 under its national flag for the first time in years, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Paolo Zampolli, has said. Russian athletes were barred from numerous international competitions following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict i»»»

An operation to tow the motor vessel Chelsea 3 is under way after its anchor caught the seabed and secured the vessel’s position, the press centre of the Тransport Ministry announced on Friday. According to the statement, the vessel is located 12.5 nautical miles south of Maslen Nos and 10.7 nautic»»»

Romania faces a difficult path to economic recovery as weak household consumption, elevated energy costs, and fiscal consolidation weigh on growth, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 Macro Poverty Outlook. The institution expects economic activity to recover gradually from 2027, but warns t»»»

Bulgaria's government is moving away from trusting what companies report and towards watching what they do. In the space of two weeks, Prime Minister Rumen Radev has announced plans for a central registry of food prices and published draft rules that would require gambling operators to feed betting»»»

By Staff, Agencies A judge on Brazil’s top electoral court ordered Meta on Thursday to ensure equal treatment of presidential candidates Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro across its platforms ahead of the October 25 runoff, imposing a daily fine of 500,000 reais ($98,000) for noncompli»»»

Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria Chair and Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MEP Radan Kanev, speaking to reporters in the parliamentary lobby on Friday, described Bulgaria’s position in negotiations on the European Union’s long-term budget as "absurd, dangerous and inexplicable". The Bulgarian government sa»»»

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks Friday at the Baabda Palace with President Joseph Aoun. Speaking after the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed said the discussions covered "bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to implement joint projects t»»»

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The European Union increased imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 60% in September compared to August, despite existing restrictions and Brussels' policy of abandoning Russian energy resources, according to a report by the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energ»»»

Hungarian wages grew faster than expected in August, with the average gross salary exceeding HUF 740,000 and real wages rising by 8.6% year on year as inflation remained low. But the median salary reveals a more modest picture of what workers actually earn. Hungary’s average gross monthly earnings »»»

Syrian authorities have announced the arrest of a former paramilitary leader who is the main suspect in a massacre of nearly 250 civilians by Assad-allied forces during the country's civil war. A Syrian security source told AFP that Ali Kayali was apprehended in Lebanon during an operation coordina»»»

ABU FALAH: Clad in ‌black and their faces masked, dozens of militant Israeli settlers burned olive trees and threw rocks at Palestinians in a coordinated attack on Friday on a West Bank village’s annual harvest that injured at least two people including a journalist. Some 80 settlers, some of them »»»

Passengers grab him through the train window after an alleged theft attempt A suspected mobile phone snatcher's alleged theft attempt took a dangerous turn at a railway station in India's Bihar state when passengers grabbed his hand through a train window, leaving him dangling outside the moving co»»»

Major parties reject Arab-led coalition partners despite the prospect of election gridlock Baqa Al Gharbiyye: Mansour Abbas has done nearly everything Israel asks of its Palestinian citizens. The leader of a small Arab political party condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He rarely speaks about th»»»

SECURITY Capital Weekly has a story titled "How Bulgaria Became Target of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare." The article argues that Bulgaria is particularly vulnerable to Russian hybrid warfare, including suspected sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and economic pressure. "This country has a strategica»»»

Lebanese authorities have released a famous TikTok content creator arrested for drug trafficking and smuggling, dropping the charges against him under a new amnesty law. Georges Dib, better known as "Doctor Food" to his more than eight million followers, was arrested in August after being sentenced»»»

Foldable iPhone Duo promises new features and hefty costs Dubai: Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, opens for pre-orders in the UAE at 4pm today, Friday, October 16. Prices start at Dh8,499 for 256GB, making it the most expensive iPhone Apple has sold. Closed, the Duo has a 5.4-inch»»»

LUGANO - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade lost 3-2 away to Swiss side Lugano in a UEFA Conference League Match Day 1 clash on Thursday evening. Albian Ajeti put the hosts in the lead in the 27th minute following a defensive error by Red Star's Stefan Gudelj and an assist by Renato Steff»»»

A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before being killed by a community member who pursued him inside, police said. Two other people were wounded in the shooting. A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school»»»

By Staff, Agencies Senior US Department of War officials are planning to postpone the release of an internal investigation into a deadly strike on an Iranian primary school in Minab until after the upcoming US midterm elections, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The investigation concerns the Fe»»»

DUBAI: When Abdallah Al-Dardari travelled to Riyadh in April, the Gulf was caught in the middle of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which had shut down one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, the Strait of Hormuz. Talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council during that visit produced an idea tha»»»

A teacher and at least 32 pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, authorities said. At least twenty people were injured, three of them severely. The roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killi»»»

Mansour Abbas has done nearly everything Israel asks of its Palestinian citizens. The leader of a small Arab political party condemned Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He rarely speaks about the war in Gaza or Israel's occupation of the West Bank, instead focusing on local issues like crime. He broke a»»»

Hundreds of people gathered outside Bulgaria’s Presidency yesterday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Rumen Radev and President Iliana Yotova, protesting what organizers described as the government’s pro-Kremlin policies. The national demonstration was scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM, and m»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Bulgaria had asked NATO for aircraft, air defense and counter-drone systems, and air patrols as attacks on vessels in the Black Sea intensify, while former prime ministers, ministers, military officers and diplomats issued an appeal urging the countr»»»

EU Council President Antonio Costa on Friday warned against withdrawing support from Ukraine, maintaining that it was time instead to step up the pressure on Russia. His remarks came ahead of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow our liveblog fo»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has alleged that American missiles delivered to Ukraine under his predecessor, Joe Biden, were sold on the “open market,” questioning the whereabouts of billions of dollars in US military equipment and financial assistance provided to Kiev. Trump made th»»»

The Government should submit to Parliament a joint report by the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW), and the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) on rising road traffic deaths and injuries, along with urgent measures, responsible officials, and deadlines, V»»»

The American midterm elections may lack pomp, but they won’t lack drama ‘Midterms’ may lack the pomp of a presidential race, but the world will be watching closely when Americans go to the polls on November 3. We have already seen the campaigning turning up a notch in the USA with President Donald »»»

Zacharia says she had registered to take the bar exam but then moved to China Washington: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as »»»

Shanzy Sial and Mohsin Lashari’s folk song wins fans across India Dubai: A Pakistani folk song is winning hearts across the border, with Chalre Chalre Waal attracting millions of views online and drawing comparisons with a popular Bollywood classic. The acoustic rendition by Shanzy Sial and Mohsin »»»

By Staff, Agencies Prospects for a trade agreement between the United States and Mexico have weakened after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick opposed significant reductions in tariffs on Mexican automobiles, steel and aluminum, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing people familiar wi»»»

Bend, United States: A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, »»»

Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Friday that he expects to hold a meeting soon with the defence minister and the chiefs of defence of Turkiye and Romania. “We are collaborating with the Baltic states and have their political support, but the most important thing is to d»»»

Kerala electrical engineer quit Tata job, built schools with wife in Ajman and Sharjah Dubai: Daniel Lazar, an Indian engineer who left a secure job at Tata in 1968 and sailed to the UAE in a small boat, going on to found an educational group in Norther Emirates, has died aged 84, according to his »»»

US President Donald Trump could have Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky arrested on corruption charges, former British MP George Galloway has predicted. Tensions between the two men escalated after Zelensky challenged Trump’s deal with Moscow to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports. Washington has »»»

Bulgaria has sent letters and a request to the NATO Secretary General seeking to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Friday. “At the very least, this is to demonstrate strength on our territory and in our territorial waters,” he added. »»»

PESHAWAR: The families of children killed in a roof collapse at a school in northwest Pakistan called for “justice” on Friday, the day after more than 30 pupils and a teacher were crushed to death. A woman teacher and 32 students, mostly younger than 14, died in the building collapse in the city of»»»

University climbs one place in QS Arab Region University Rankings 2027 Khalifa University has climbed to second place in the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2027, moving up from third place last year while maintaining its position as the UAE’s highest-ranked university for the ninth consecutive »»»

Prize set to be shared among 10 colleagues who have been joining for nearly two years Dubai: A Filipino expatriate living in Sharjah plans to use his share of a Big Ticket gold-bar prize to support his son’s future after a surprise phone call revealed that his group of colleagues had won. Mark Palm»»»

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei lashed out at British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for reversing the roles of aggressor and victim. In a message posted on his X account on Thursday, Baghaei blamed unlawful interventions, including those backed or contributed to by the UK, for th»»»

“We have collected signatures requesting another extraordinary parliamentary sitting to discuss the pardon of Ognyan Atanasov, known as the Escobar from Petrich," Continue the Change floor leader Nikolay Denkov told journalists in Parliament. Responding to comments that the push was election-relate»»»

An Israeli settler was injured on Thursday night in a car-ramming incident north of Ramallah in occupied West Bank, both Israeli and Palestinian media reported. Footage showed Israeli settlers rampaging around Palestinian vehicles near the illegal settlement of Ateret. One settler attempted to assa»»»

By Staff, Agencies A young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he was aged 15 to 17, say human rights groups, in the latest example of the kingdom’s surging use of the death penalty for non-violent crimes. Youssef al-Manasif was arrested in 2017 and»»»

“We have collected signatures requesting another extraordinary parliamentary sitting to discuss the pardon of Ognyan Atanasov, known as the Escobar from Petrich," Continue the Change floor leader Nikolay Denkov told journalists in Parliament. Responding to comments that the push was election-relate»»»

BANJUL: Rescuers have recovered 12 bodies after a boat transporting migrants sank off the coast of Gambia, with an unknown number still missing, the Red Cross said. The boat had set sail from the village of Jinack Kajata, which sits on an Atlantic island that residents say has become a frequent dep»»»

Mumbai expat buys a ticket in his son’s name, calling him his lucky charm Dubai: A Sharjah-based Indian father is celebrating a Big Ticket win after a ticket he purchased in his son’s name secured a 200-gram, 24-karat gold bar in the first weekly e-draw of October. Mohamed Yahya Tanwar, a person of»»»