U.S. forces struck and disabled a third commercial oil tanker attempting to bypass their blockade of Iranian ports this week, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday, adding that it was the ninth such attack since the blockade began. American forces "acted against Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jal»»»

Hezbollah launched drones at Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, Israel's Foreign Ministry said, as it accused the group of serving Iran's interests. "Yesterday evening and again this morning, the Iranian terror regime's proxy, Hezbollah, launched drones at Israel from Lebanon, in (a) blatant violati»»»

Arthur SullivanGlobal energy markets are still grappling with the price and supply shock caused by the war in Iran. Could Russia solve the problem? Business Beyond takes a closer look at US plans to bring Moscow back into the frame. https://p.dw.com/p/5EraXAdvertisementA proposed Ukraine peace deal»»»

A second night of unrest in Northern Ireland has deepened concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment after a stabbing in Belfast sparked riots, attacks on homes and clashes with police. Police deployed water cannons against masked protesters who hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at officers, whi»»»

It was Zvezdochka director Nikolai Kalistratov who accepted the attack submarine Leopard for repair and extensive modernisation in 2011. Kalistratov died in 2023 and, in a poignant twist, it was a tug bearing his name that helped the submarine return to open waters 15 years later. The Leopard (K-32»»»

BYD (Build Your Dreams/Shenzhen/002594) has quietly abandoned work on its much touted project to build a $1bn factory in Turkey, Stella Li, an executive vice president at the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant, confirmed on June 10. The company, however, remains »»»

Tanzania’s long-delayed Mkuju River uranium project has gained renewed political and investment momentum following President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s visit to Russia, with officials signalling that implementation is moving closer to full-scale development. The project, which has been stalled for more »»»

BELGRADE - The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Executive Board decided on Thursday to keep the key policy rate at 5.75 pct and also kept the deposit facility and lending facility rates unchanged at 4.5 and 7.0 pct, respectively, the NBS Governor's Office said. "In making this decision, the Executive »»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaMusk's SpaceX IPO holds both promise and perilSrinivas MazumdaruElon Musk’s rocket and AI company presents potential for investors. But its futuristic, unproven plans also carry significant financial risks. https://p.dw.com/p/5F9CkSpaceX's ultimate goal is to coloniz»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police officials have visited victims injured in the tragic collision between a minibus and a truck on Emirates Road that claimed seven lives and left nine others injured, reaffirming the force's commitment to supporting community members during times of hardship. The visit was carried»»»

Bill Gates said on Wednesday he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing, as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to the disgraced financier. Gates said he should never have met Epstein a»»»

LONDON: Wimbledon’s prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million). All England Club chiefs revealed the substantial cash boost for players during a pre-tournament press conference on Thursday. The Wimbledon singles’ champions will no»»»

Dubai: A new incident involving an Indian vessel has been reported off the coast of Shinas port in Oman, with details still being verified. The Indian Embassy in Muscat said it is closely tracking the situation and coordinating with local authorities to gather full information. The embassy shared o»»»

Equity Market Retreats as Treasury-Bill Demand Highlights Confidence in Egypt’s Macroeconomic Outlook Cairo — Egyptian equities posted their sharpest decline in weeks on Wednesday as widespread selling pressure erased much of the market’s recent gains, even as foreign investors continued to increas»»»

There is a unified position of the entire Government to use all mechanisms at the European level to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova at a briefing after a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye Hakan Fidan. Petrova »»»

Electro-Alfa International (BVB: EAI), a leading Romanian manufacturer of electrical equipment and provider of EPC and IT services, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, has completed the acquisition of SPIACT Craiova and Electro Alfa CM (Metal Fabrications). The two acquisitions, worth over EUR »»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaSpaceX IPO holds both promise and perilSrinivas MazumdaruElon Musk’s rocket and AI company presents potential for investors. But its futuristic, unproven plans also carry significant financial risks. https://p.dw.com/p/5F9CkSpaceX's ultimate goal is to colonize and e»»»

HEADLINES The leading topics in Bulgaria's print and online media on Thursday are the government's consumer basket initiative, presented as a measure to address rising prices and broader economic policy, the decision to suspend further military assistance to Ukraine, and the results of this year's »»»

On a blustery but thankfully dry Sunday, June 7, the 12 captains of teams in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2026 assembled on Waterloo Bridge, London. The event was termed a carnival and was followed by a press conference in a less windswept venue nearby. There, for the purpose of two consecutive questi»»»

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistani soldiers offered funeral prayers on Thursday over the coffins of security personnel killed in a helicopter crash that left no survivors in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Soldiers in military fatigues joined dozens of local residents at the ceremony in the city of Muzaffaraba»»»

Vazrazhdane MP Angel Georgiev on Thursday accused prosecutors of pursuing a politically motivated case against him after Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova requested the continuation of criminal proceedings related to allegations that he assaulted a protected public official. Speaking to rep»»»

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawy announced the complete settlement of outstanding payments to oil and gas investment partners, bringing them down to zero for the first time in years, after reaching US$ 6.1 billion in June 2024. These payments are not merely a financ»»»

Through various EU mechanisms, Bulgaria has received just over EUR 203 million for aid provided to Ukraine, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Thursday. Not all of these funds go to the Bulgarian Army's modernization, because nearly half of them have been used to offset the deficit»»»

The ruling party, Progressive Bulgaria, has submitted a bill of amendments to the National Service for Protection (NSP) Act that will allow again the NSP to drive members of the President's administration. The bill can be viewed on Parliament's website. NSP provided transport services to the Presid»»»

Iran's new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday confirmed a complete closure order for the strategic waterway until further notice, after the Revolutionary Guards announced the move overnight. "Due to the tensions caused by the aggression of the American forces in the region and the ann»»»

Denpasar, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities arrested an Australian fugitive hiding in the lavatory of a private jet as it was about to take off from the resort island of Bali, officials said Thursday. Officers rushed onboard the plane after the pilot was ordered to return from the runway to the VIP»»»

New York: New York has honored two footballing greats by temporarily renaming streets after Thierry Henry and Pele ahead of the World Cup kickoff. The tournament -- co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States -- begins Thursday and the final will be played next month at the MetLife Stadium, r»»»

RIYADH: Tourism revenues in Egypt recorded an annual rise of 14.9 percent during the first nine months of the fiscal year, reaching approximately $14.4 billion, the country’s prime minister revealed. Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting Mostafa Madbouly also revealed remittances from Egyptians work»»»

Hezbollah launched drones at Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, Israel's Foreign Ministry said, as it accused the group of serving Iran's interests. "Yesterday evening and again this morning, the Iranian terror regime's proxy, Hezbollah, launched drones at Israel from Lebanon, in (a) blatant violati»»»

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 12 people on Wednesday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Lebanese citizens to join Israel's fight against Hezbollah. A border town said two municipal employees detained by Israeli forces were later releas»»»

A plenary session of the National Assembly is held in Seoul on Thursday. Photo by Yonhap The National Assembly on Thursday launched formal procedures for a potential parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages reported during last week's local elections, with requests for the probe submitted »»»

Russia has lifted its ban on the popular gaming platform Roblox, after tens of thousands of children and parents sent letters complaining about the measure. The platform -- which allows users to build their own games and share them with others -- was among Russia's most popular mobile games, tying »»»

Rescuers recovered the remains of all 22 soldiers aboard a military helicopter that crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir the previous day, officials said Thursday, confirming there were no survivors, as senior government and military officials attended a mass funeral for the victims. The helico»»»

In tonight's edition, a new Human Rights Watch report uncovers mass forced recruitment and arbitrary detention by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo. Also, we head to Durban, where thousands of foreign nationals displaced by xenophobic violence remain camped outside the Departmen»»»

Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji said Hezbollah is a military organization and there is no difference between its political and its military wings. In an interview with the French news channel LCI, Rajji said that "distinguishing between the political and military wings of Hezbollah is com»»»

Azerbaijan’s opposition leader Ali Karimli, a former secretary of state, goes on trial in Baku on Wednesday for an alleged "attempted coup". Karimli spoke to FRANCE 24 from prison, where he slammed the charges against him as "entirely fabricated and politically motivated" and warned that he risked »»»

South Korean regulators fined e-commerce giant Coupang a record 624.7 billion won (US$410 million) over privacy violations Thursday. This photo, taken Thursday, shows Coupang headquarters in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap South Korea's data protection regulator on Thursday fined e-commerce company Coupang »»»

Norwegian police said Thursday that a moose that had wandered into downtown Oslo, drawing curious crowds, had been shot and killed. Videos taken by witnesses and published by Norwegian media show the disoriented animal galloping through the streets of the Norwegian capital, weaving around cars and »»»

Doha: The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (MEPI) in Qatar reached 99.99 points in Q1 2026, up by 0.82 percent compared with Q4 2025 and 0.19 percent on an annual basis. The MEPI is one the economic indicators produced by the National Planning Council (NPC), which is calculated using 2018 as a b»»»

TEHRAN: Water supply to villages in southern Iran have been restored after US strikes hit reservoirs, state television reported on Thursday, in what Iranian officials described as a “war crime.” Water and desalination facilities, particularly in southern Iran and across its Gulf neighbors, have bee»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting of the Economic Ministerial Group at the government headquarters in the New Capital on Tuesday, June 10, 2026, to review a number of priority economic issues and developments. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hu»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has underestimated the resilience of the Iranian people, counting on their weakness after military strikes, prominent Iranian writer and film director, Habid Ahmadzadeh, told RIA Novosti. “When the US attacked Iran, it assumed the Iranian nation was a losing»»»

As it races to become NATO’s frontline fortress against Russia, Poland has launched large-scale civilian courses teaching survival skills during times of crisis. The programme is intended to help bridge the gap between the military and society while psychologically preparing civilians for war. Imag»»»

Northern Ireland braced Wednesday for a potential second night of violence directed at immigrants, following unrest that UK authorities say was stoked by far-right activists on social media after a brutal Belfast stabbing. Britain's ​media regulator warned online platforms of possible legal conseq»»»

BYD (Build Your Dreams/Shenzhen/002594) has quietly abandoned work on its much touted project to build a $1bn factory in Turkey, Stella Li, an executive vice president at the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant, confirmed on June 10. The company, however, remains »»»

There is a map that used to hang in the offices of Soviet central planners in Moscow, showing the five republics of Central Asia as a single administrative unit — roads pointing inward toward Russia, railways terminating at Russian junctions, pipelines flowing north. The region was designed, quite »»»

Who is Timur Turlov? Where did his billions come from? And how did he turn a small brokerage firm into a transnational financial ecosystem? Freedom Holding Corp. is a Kazakhstan-born international fintech company listed on the Nasdaq and valued at nearly $9 billion. In recent years, the company - w»»»

The National Assembly on Thursday banned economically unjustified increases in consumer prices and obliged certain retailers to publish their selling prices online on a daily basis. The measures were adopted through second-reading amendments to the Consumer Protection Act. Lawmakers stipulated that»»»

Global supply chain pressures have risen again in recent months, returning to levels last seen during the height of pandemic-related disruptions, Statista reports. According to the Global Supply Chain Stress Index (GSCPI) published by the World Bank, shipping container capacity tied up due to delay»»»

The economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow growth across emerging Europe, Central Asia and parts of Africa and the Mediterranean, as higher energy costs reignite inflation, weaken industrial competitiveness and strain already fragile public finances, the European »»»