The Vazrazhdane parliamentary group will not support the Rumen Radev cabinet because of ideological differences, Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in Parliament on Friday. He spoke during a debate on the cabinet line-up proposed by Progressive Bulgaria. "We want Bulgaria to be a sovereign and i»»»

Dubai: Oil prices held above $100 a barrel on Friday, even as Brent headed for a deep weekly loss, with traders weighing President Donald Trump’s claim that the Iran ceasefire remains in place against fresh military clashes in the Strait of Hormuz. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques»»»

By 4 May, the Ministry of Social Affairs had documented the displacement of over 1.1 million individuals, including 124,231 people in 625 shelters. Active hostilities continued in several areas in the south of Lebanon, despite the ceasefire. Following the three-week extension of the ceasefire annou»»»

Jakarta: Three hikers, including two foreigners, died and 10 were missing after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into the air, a local police chief said. "There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident o»»»

DUBAI: Videos posted online by Israeli soldiers inside bomb-damaged homes and villages in southern Lebanon are drawing growing condemnation, reviving memories of similar footage that surfaced during Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza. The clips, many apparently filmed and uploaded by the soldiers themselves, s»»»

ROME: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is opening his second day of fence-mending meetings Friday with talks scheduled with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in a bid to ease tensions over the war with Iran. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his complaints about Europe’s unwillingness to help the US »»»

LONDON: David Attenborough said he had been “completely overwhelmed” by birthday greetings as he turned 100 on Friday in a worldwide outpouring of affection for the British ​wildlife broadcaster after decades of trailblazing work. After more than 70 years of film-making, Attenborough’s instantly re»»»

Paris will return its ambassador to Algeria and send a senior envoy to ceremonies marking a colonial-era massacre in its former colony to improve frayed relations, the French presidency said on Friday. Ties between France and Algeria have been fraught since 2024, when Paris officially backed Morocc»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, is participating in the World Hand Hygiene Day 2026 campaign, held for the eighteenth year under the global initiative “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands.” The campaign aims to reinforce hand hy»»»

Any agreement between the United States and Iran can also help lower tensions in Lebanon, where a separate truce was under renewed strain after an Israeli strike on southern Beirut killed a commander from militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday. But recent violence threatens to unravel the fragile tr»»»

London: Britain’s ruling Labour Party suffered losses in local polls Friday, according to early results, as Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK made clear gains. The ballot is the biggest electoral test for beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer, less than two years since he ousted the Conse»»»

Manila: Authorities here are ramping up a nationwide crackdown on illegal "text blasters" — high-powered GSM devices — now peddled on Facebook Marketplace and online store Shopee by ex-workers from shuttered offshore gaming operations. While centralised scam hubs have declined, the Philippine Natio»»»

PARIS: Paris will return its ambassador to Algeria and send a senior envoy to ceremonies marking a colonial-era massacre in its former colony to improve frayed relations, the French presidency said on Friday. A deputy minister of the armed forces, Alice Rufo, will on Friday attend ceremonies markin»»»

An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed a member of the civil defense, the rescue organization said Friday, a day after another strike killed a rescuer from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee. In a statement, the civil defense said their rescuer was killed "as a result of an Israel»»»

The U.S. military said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets in response, although Tehran charged that it was Washington that had initiated the exchange of fire. The latest violence threatens to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks of U.S.-Israel»»»

Beirut, May 8 (SANA) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is preparing to visit Syria with a ministerial delegation to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries, Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said Thursday. Speaking after a Lebanese cabinet session, Morcos said Salam would »»»

Dubai: Emirates has unveiled a new Airbus A380 livery featuring a giant UAE flag stretched across the fuselage of the aircraft, expanding the airline’s long-running use of national imagery on its fleet. The design, introduced on aircraft A6-EVG, extends the airline’s existing UAE flag tail artwork »»»

Mount Dukono in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted Friday morning, killing at least three people, officials said. Photo courtesy of MAGMA Indonesia/X May 8 (UPI) -- At least three people were reported dead and several others injured after Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupted Friday morning, acco»»»

LONDON: Partial results Friday from local elections in England showed big losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform UK The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he was »»»

Colombo: The former chief of Sri Lanka’s state-owned airline, who was charged with corruption over the purchase of 10 Airbus aircraft, was found dead on Friday, police said. Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, was found dead at the Colombo home of a relative, said »»»

An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed a member of Lebanon's civil defense, the rescue organization said Friday, a day after another strike killed a rescuer from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee. In a statement, the civil defense said their rescuer was killed "as a result of an »»»

Dozens killed in jihadist attacks on villages in central Mali Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleWycliffe Muia AFP via Getty ImagesSince 2012, Mali has faced insurgencies, with much of the north and east beyond government control (file photo) Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in »»»

On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman officially declared V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe. People jam Piccadilly Circus during celebration of V-E Day on May 8, 1945, in London. UPI File Photo May 8 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto becomes t»»»

Ethiopian woman's joy at rare quintuplets after 12 years trying for a baby 11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMichael TeferiBBC Africa Hiwot Fana Specialised HospitalThe "five blessings" have been named Naif, Ammar, Munzir, Nazira and Ansar A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets »»»

The euro/leu exchange rate reached this week new historic high levels, while the depreciation of the national currency began more visible in economy, by price rises, higher credit rates and changes in consummer behaviour, according to an analysis made by an investment company. “Every day of the wee»»»

Two F-16 aircraft on Air Policing duty took off on Thursday morning from the 86th Air Base in Fetesti (86th Air Base "Lieutenant Aviator Gheorghe Mociorni) after ground radar systems detected a drone briefly entering Romanian airspace in the Chilia area, the National Defence Ministry (MApN) informe»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's deadliest measles outbreak in decades is stretching its health system, with children filling hospital wards and doctors struggling to contain a surge in infections that have killed more than 300 youngsters. The South Asian nation had made advancements in vaccinations to help ste»»»

RIYADH: Al-Nassr’s march toward their first Saudi Pro League title since 2019 continued on Thursday with a hard-fought 4-2 away victory over Al-Shabab. Joao Felix was the hero of the game with a hat-trick, but Cristiano Ronaldo also had a big night as he reached the milestone of 100 goals in the Sa»»»

RIYADH: Saudi chef Mona Mosly was one of the Kingdom’s first professional female chefs, best known regionally for her eight-season stint as a judge on the Middle East version of “Top Chef.” Mosly built her career working in restaurants across Europe and the Middle East. For the past three years, sh»»»

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed a member of Lebanon’s civil defense, the rescue organization said Friday, a day after another strike killed a rescuer from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee. In a statement, the civil defense said their rescuer was killed “as a resul»»»

MELBOURNE: Three Australian women were refused bail when they appeared in courts on Friday charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to the Daesh group. The four women and nine children, who have spent years i»»»

A German tourist has won a payout of more than €900 (£850) after he was unable to secure a sun lounger due to other guests reserving them with towels, according to BBC. The man, who has not been identified, was on holiday in Greece with his family in 2024, and said he spent 20 minutes a day trying »»»

Addressing reporters upon entering Parliament on Friday, Progressive Bulgaria leader and prime minister-designate Rumen Radev said that his coalition would submit proposals for legislative amendments aimed at strengthening price controls on Monday. Radev said the new government’s top priorities wou»»»

Seventeen Americans are on a cruise ship experiencing a hantavirus outbreak early Friday as it heads to Spain's Canary Islands. File Photo by Elton Monteiro/EPA May 8 (UPI) -- At least five U.S. states are monitoring former passengers of a cruise ship experiencing a hantavirus outbreak, health offi»»»

By Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt* US President Donald Trump tasked some 50,000 troops to his war against Iran, sending them in aircraft carriers, destroyers, Marine expeditionary units and warplanes. With parachutes in their packs and survival kits at their sides, they have been part of Trump’s decla»»»

Russia and Ukraine launched major attacks on each other on Friday, with a two-day unilateral ceasefire that Moscow had declared around its World War II commemorations appearing to be in tatters. "On the Russian side, there was not even a token attempt to cease fire on the front," Ukrainian Presiden»»»

Márton Melléthei-Barna has withdrawn his candidacy for justice minister, he announced on his Facebook page on Thursday. Melléthei-Barna said there is unprecedented social consensus behind restoring the rule of law and delivering justice; in the election, a record 3.3 million people voted for change»»»

Iranian forces delivered a swift and powerful counterattack against US military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, inflicting “significant damage” in direct retaliation for American airstrikes on an Iranian oil tanker and civilian coastal areas, a top military spokesperson announced.»»»

Three Australian women were refused bail when they appeared in courts on Friday charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 others whom police allege are linked to the ISIS group. The four women and nine children, who have spent years in Roj camp i»»»

Japanese authorities confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026, with media reports saying police were also investigating two other possible cases. The victim, reportedly a 55-year-old woman, died on April 21 in Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, an environment ministry official said. Me»»»

BusinessChinaWhy the EU sees Chinese solar tech as a major security riskMarie SinaEurope's solar boom is powered by Chinese technology. But experts warn Chinese-made tech could threaten the continent's safety and even create blackouts. Now, Brussels is aiming to reduce its dependence. https://p.dw.»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Sadd and Al Gharafa are gearing up for a blockbuster Amir Cup final at Khalifa International Stadium tomorrow, with a packed crowd expected for Qatar’s most prestigious domestic football showpiece. Fresh from clinching their 19th Qatar Stars League title, Roberto Mancini’s Al Sadd h»»»

The ongoing trial involving Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu took a cinematic turn lately after defence arguments framed the proceedings as a systematic “lawfare” campaign mirroring events in the political odyssey of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. »»»

The ongoing trial involving Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu took a cinematic turn lately after defence arguments framed the proceedings as a systematic “lawfare” campaign mirroring events in the political odyssey of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. »»»

The ongoing trial involving Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu took a cinematic turn lately after defence arguments framed the proceedings as a systematic “lawfare” campaign mirroring events in the political odyssey of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. »»»

Fujairah: Authorities in Fujairah said on Friday that sounds heard across several parts of the emirate were the result of “successful aerial interceptions”, as the UAE continued responding to missile and unmanned aerial vehicle threats targeting the country. In a statement issued by the Fujairah Me»»»

The US military says it struck Iranian military targets after Tehran launched missiles, drones and fast attack craft at three US Navy vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The event confirms the latest Iran-US flare-up around one of the world’s most important shipping lanes. The targeted ships w»»»

Twenty hikers, nine of them from Singapore, were reported missing Friday after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing a smoke cloud some 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the air, a rescue official told AFP. "Our team is on its way. It is not yet confirmed if there are i»»»

Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country's "rice bowl" north, where a drought has delayed planting of the staple crop and raised supply fears. "This year... has been affected by prolonged dry weather, low rainfall and reduced dam water levels," the Minister of»»»

Dubai: Dubai Taxi Company reported lower first-quarter revenue and profit after regional uncertainty in March reduced trip volumes across its taxi and limousine businesses, interrupting a strong start to the year driven by fleet expansion and steady mobility demand. Sign up for our daily business n»»»