Argentine Finance Minister Luis Caputo (R) said President Javier Milei's administration does not plan to raise money from foreign investors through new international bond sales. File Photo by David Fernandez/EPA BUENOS AIRES, July 6 (UPI) -- Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced Monday a»»»

Berlin: The German cabinet approved the government's 2027 budget proposal today, which includes higher spending and increased new borrowing, amid a wave of sharp criticism. The draft budget allocates total expenditures of 555.5 billion Euros, up from 525.5 billion Euros in the current year's budget»»»

BERLIN — The German cabinet Monday approved a budget for next year that sets out vast new outlays for defence but drew criticism for cutting spending on climate action and aid.The plans, which still need to be approved by parliament, envisage Europe's biggest economy spending more than projected ju»»»

AMMAN — Jordanian banks increased spending on technology and digital transformation to around JD221 million in 2025, up 2.5 per cent from approximately JD216 million the previous year, according to a new study by the Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ).The study found that investment extends well »»»

AMMAN — A decline in women’s participation in the labour market could have implications for Jordan’s productivity and long-term growth, according to a UN report.According to a new policy brief by the UN Women Arab States office, women account for around 16 per cent of Jordan's labour force, warning»»»

As more than ten days have passed since Venezuela was struck by twin earthquakes, the death toll remains uncertain, with an official balance of at least 3,342 people killed. On the northern coastal part of the country, the hardest-hit region, survivors and volunteers from across the country are tak»»»

Across Iran, families are grappling with soaring living costs, as the combined weight of war, subsidy reforms and sanctions pushes basic necessities beyond the reach of many. Some Iranians had hoped foreign intervention would unseat the regime - instead, the US-Israel war has crushed livelihoods.»»»

Mali's military junta is facing one of its most serious security challenges in months. A wave of coordinated attacks by the jihadist group JNIM and its Tuareg ally, the FLA, has targeted army positions across the north of the country, raising fresh questions about the government's ability to contai»»»

Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front won the most seats in the country's parliamentary elections, the election board said Monday, securing 90 out of 407 in the July 2 vote. But the poll was marred by record-low turnout after the government barred more than a third of prospective candidates fr»»»

Author: Julian Barnes Julian Barnes’s 2026 novel, “Departure(s),” is a short book that manages a difficult task: It looks directly at mortality without flattening into gloom. Part memoir, part fiction, it moves between Barnes’s own reflections and the story of Stephen and Jean, whose late-life reun»»»

Right-wing Edouard Philippe has officially launched his presidential campaign less than a year ahead of the 2027 election in France. Philippe was the first one to say explicitly he would run for France's highest office. Now, polls give the ex-PM the best chance to defeat the far right. FRANCE 24's »»»

In a new twist in a femicide case that has gripped France for years, Cédric Jubillar has admitted to the murder of his wife and has told authorities he would help them find her body. Delphine Jubillar had disappeared in late December 2020 as she was asking for divorce and had started a new relation»»»

1 of 5 | Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered around the funeral procession carrying the coffins of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family, who were killed in U.S.-Israeli attacks, during a mass funeral march near Azadi Square in Tehran on Monday. Photo by Behnam To»»»

Some 50 Cuban nurses will return to Jamaica's public health system under individual employment contracts under a new arrangement adopted after Kingston. File Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA July 6 (UPI) -- Jamaica's health minister said some 50 Cuban nurses will return to the country's public heal»»»

LONDON: A British charity is funding a Jewish religious school in an illegal settlement in Hebron, according to the UK government’s Charity Commission. Friends of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron sent almost £200,000 ($267,000) to Hebron Yeshiva between 2019 and 2024, according to figures on the regulator’s »»»

Dubai: A UAE athlete suffering from acute appendicitis was saved during a training camp in Russia after an emergency call through the Dubai Police smart application triggered a rapid response involving Dubai Police, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE embassy in Moscow. The incident too»»»

Microsoft announced Monday that it is laying off 20% of its Xbox workforce and is cutting ties with several game studios. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 6 (UPI) -- Microsoft announced Monday that it is laying off 20% of its Xbox workforce and is cutting ties with several game stu»»»

Rescue workers from Argentina assess buildings affected by the double earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Sunday, 11 days after the double earthquake struck the country. Proto by Ronald Pen/EPA July 6 (UPI) -- Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez has alleged that opponents made attemp»»»

Budapest’s third and fourth districts, along with the counties of Bács-Kiskun, Baranya, Békés, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Csongrád-Csanád, Hajdú-Bihar, Heves, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komárom-Esztergom, Pest and Tolna, are set to undergo ground-based chemical mosquito control this week, Hungary’s disaster »»»

DAMASCUS: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Monday in Syria, making him the first major western leader to visit the war-torn country since the ouster of Bashar Assad in 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited April but Macron is the first leader from western Europe or North Amer»»»

ZVENIGOROD, Russia (Sputnik) - Russia is not abandoning the US proposals regarding Ukraine made before the Alaska summit, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday. "We are not abandoning the American proposals made before Anchorage, which we agreed to," Ryabkov told reporters. »»»

The Ukrainian massed drone strike on July 6 was easy to anticipate as it was the eve of the NATO summit in Turkiye, Lt. Gen. Aytech Bizhev, former Russian Air Force deputy commander of the CIS Joint Air Defense System, explains to Sputnik. Ukraine has time and again demonstrated eagerness to launch»»»

The World Cup campaign of the USA football team took an extraordinary turn on Sunday when FIFA seemingly broke with its own rules to allow star player Folarin Balogun to face Belgium in Monday’s last 16 clash – despite receiving a red card in the Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on »»»

Israel has no intention of leaving Lebanon. At least, it won’t do so now and on terms that would suit Beirut (not to mention Hezbollah and Tehran). Moreover, in parallel with the Lebanese campaign, West Jerusalem is reactivating operations in Syria: Israeli forces launched an artillery strike on th»»»

LONDON: Dozens of Israeli settlers reportedly attacked Palestinian homes and farmland in the occupied West Bank’s Hebron governorate on Monday, injuring six residents. Activist Osama Makhamra said around 30 armed settlers attacked homes in the village of Umm Al-Khair in Masafer Yatta, in the South »»»

BEIRUT: Christian leaders in southern Lebanon have firmly rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that some border villages sought annexation by Israel, dismissing the remarks as an attempt to pressure the Lebanese authorities into disarming Hezbollah. Communities from about 13 C»»»

Gabrovo Mayor Tanya Hristova has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Rumen Radev, calling for urgent measures to ensure public order and security in the city, according to the mayor's official website. In the letter, Hristova says that Gabrovo Municipality is facing a serious challenge to the saf»»»

LONDON: Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi met his Uzbek counterpart, Bakhtiyor Saidov, in Tashkent on Monday for talks on boosting cooperation between the two countries. They also reviewed the outcomes of a road map agreed during Jordanian King Abdullah II’s visit to Uzbekistan and »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has inaugurated Qais bin Saad bin Ubadah Mosque in the Muaither area, the first smart mosque in the State of Qatar. This milestone reflects the Ministry's steadfast efforts to upgrade mosque infrastructure and services in line with»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would either reach ​a deal with Iran or “finish the job,” renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Indirect US-Iran talks ended last week with»»»

VIENNA: A Syrian ex-general and a former police officer were handed eight-year jail sentences by a Viennese court on Monday for torturing opponents of ousted leader Bashar Assad.The trial is the latest to see suspects from the Syrian civil war tried in European courts under the legal tool of univer»»»

Presenting good examples in foster care is a way to encourage more people to become foster parents, said BTA Director General Kiril Valchev at the opening of a discussion on the "Foster Me" project. The event was organized by BTA and the Social Assistance Agency at the BTA National Press Club in Pe»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has inaugurated Qais bin Saad bin Ubadah Mosque in the Muaither area, the first smart mosque in the State of Qatar. This milestone reflects the ministry's steadfast efforts to upgrade mosque infrastructure and services in line with evolvi»»»

A former Socialist (MSZP) deputy mayor of Budapest’s Óbuda district has delivered explosive testimony alleging that politicians from both Fidesz and the Socialist Party operated a long-running cross-party corruption network, sharing kickbacks from public procurement contracts for nearly two decades»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday Serbia was a serious and responsible partner to Interpol in the fight against organised crime, terrorism and violence, and added that the goal was to deepen that cooperation and that a significant number of countries supported the idea»»»

DHAKA: ​At least eight Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, were killed and several others injured early on Monday after heavy monsoon rains triggered multiple landslides at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said. More than 1.2 million Rohingya live in overcrowded camps»»»

DHAKA: ​At least eight Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, were killed and several others injured early on Monday after heavy monsoon rains triggered multiple landslides at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said. More than 1.2 million Rohingya live in overcrowded camps»»»

Dubai: Employers in the UAE cannot amend employment contracts, including salary, job title or the nature of work, without the employee’s explicit written consent, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has said. The ministry said contract amendments are governed by Federal Decree-Law No.»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s banking regulator has licensed Daftar Technologies to provide buy now, pay later services, bringing the total number of finance companies authorized by the monetary authority to 76. The Saudi Central Bank, known as SAMA, said that the decision reflects its endeavor to support»»»

Doha: Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council HE Dr. Hamda bint Hassan Al Sulaiti expressed pride in the continuous support, generous patronage, and valuable trust bestowed upon the council by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, saying that this confidence serves as a motivation to continue fu»»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has notified the relevant EU institutions, Europol and Interpol of an unprecedented leak and large-scale misuse of personal data of EU citizens and third-countries nationals through the Passenger Name Records (PNR) system, the party's press centre reported»»»

1 of 3 | Philippine Congresswoman Gerville Luistro (L), a member of the prosecution panel, delivers an opening statement during proceedings for the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, Metro Manila on Monday. Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EP»»»

DOHA: The scent of oud, musk, and rare perfumes filled Alhazm Mall as visitors enjoyed the olfactory experience at the 13th edition of Teeb Al Hazm, Qatar’s premier luxury fragrance exhibition. Among dozens of local and international perfume houses showcasing their creations, one stand drew attenti»»»

Dubai: More than 25 million children remain out of school in Pakistan more than two years after the country declared a National Education Emergency, with a major policy review concluding that weak governance, poor funding and repeated failures in implementation continue to deny millions their const»»»

ALGIERS: Algeria’s legislative elections saw a record-low turnout, with just 21 percent of the 25-million electorate casting ballots, as the incumbent National Liberation Front won the most seats, the election board said on Monday. The FLN secured 90 of the parliament’s 407 seats in the July 2 poll»»»

Dubai: Hamas has announced its biggest political concession since seizing control of Gaza in 2007, dissolving the body that has governed the territory for nearly two decades and paving the way for a technocratic administration to take over civilian affairs. At first glance, the move appears to mark»»»

Several Ukrainian Patriot missiles reportedly switched into self-destruct mode and plunged into Kiev during efforts to repel Russia's retaliatory strikes, which suggests that Ukraine's allies were supplying it with substandard weaponry, military analyst Alexey Leonkov tells Sputnik. "Zelensky might»»»

The General Assembly of the judges of the Supreme Administrative Court elected Judge Mariana Shoteva as a member of the Commission for Counteracting Corruption, the court's press office announced on Monday. The selection committee heard Mariana Shoteva, a judge at the Plovdiv Administrative Court, »»»

ADDIS ABABA: The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will not pose a threat to Ethiopia's coffee export to Europe, according to Adugna Debela, director general of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA). The director general's remark came six months before the regulation enters int»»»

Doha, July 6, 2026: Mo Farah, one of the most successful British track athletes in Olympic history, has revealed that a visit to Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup convinced him it was the ideal place to settle with his family after retirement. Speaking about his decision, the four-time Olympic c»»»