EU leaders met Thursday (15 October) for their first face-to-face talks on the 2028–2034 budget, killing the latest negotiation proposal put forward by Ireland. Dublin, which holds the symbolic EU Council presidency, proposed cuts of up to €141bn from the long-term budget, about eight percent less »»»

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Tribune News Network Dubai The Ministry of Transport’s Qatar Activity-Based Transport Model (QABM) has won first place in the Innovation Category of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST). The DAST award recognised QABM’s excellence as an innovative national tool supporting strategic tran»»»

LONDON: An expanded regime of human rights-related sanctions came into force in the UK on Thursday, which grants the government wider powers to take action in response to the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. When the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, announc»»»

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty on Thursday to new torture charges brought against them by US authorities, calling them “false allegations". The couple has been held in a New York jail since their capture in early January and is facing a »»»

The US has proposed unfreezing billions of euros in Russian assets held in the EU to give impetus to Ukraine peace talks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Moscow has long described the freezing of its assets as “theft” while warning of significant retaliation if the funds »»»

By Staff, Agencies The US has proposed unfreezing billions of euros in Russian assets held in the European Union as part of efforts to advance Ukraine peace talks, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the discussions. Moscow has repeatedly condemned the freezing of i»»»

The Pentagon is developing plans to use the largest conventional bomb in the US arsenal in its war on Iran, CNN has reported, citing multiple sources in US President Donald Trump’s administration. If approved, the strike would mark only the second combat use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Bla»»»

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that it was crucial to give Ukraine all the means it needs to defend and protect its civilian ⁠population and its infrastructure, ⁠after he met in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A very substantive meeting with Presid»»»

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights to retain power, loyalists are crediting him with strengthening the country and defeating its enemies, while former supporters blame his leadership for October 7 and are seeking alternatives on both the left and the right. With less than a month t»»»

LONDON: Missiles used by the Houthis to attack Saudi Arabia draw on a global supply chain, with components originating in countries friendly to the Kingdom reaching Yemen through intermediaries, according to one of the world’s leading experts on the proliferation of arms. Wolf-Christian Paes, who s»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Sadd have signed Qatar international striker Mohammed Muntari from Al Gharafa on Thursday on a two-season deal. The 32-year-old joined Al Gharafa in the 2024-25 season, making 29 appearances and scoring six goals.He previously played for Al Jaish and Al Duhail and had a loan spell a»»»

Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist president Gustavo Petro led a rally in Bogota joined by trade unionists, »»»

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was cancelling plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter – a project that had sparked outrage in the United States. Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed on December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas, where »»»

Charles Pellegrin is pleased to welcome Nicolas Vercken, Director of Advocacy for Oxfam France. France’s tax inequality is under scrutiny and Oxfam is challenging the state over its constitutional obligations. “It’s not so much about how much the percentage of tax and the burden of o»»»

North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has accused Iva Mihailova of illegally crossing into North Macedonia's neighboring country of Bulgaria and warned that she and her father would eventually face justice, despite claims that she left through an official border checkpoint. Speaking at»»»

Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained and taken for questioning on Thursday after authorities searched his home, the newspaper said. The chief editor at Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Sergei Sokolov, has been detained and ta»»»

Clashes broke out between demonstrators and police for the third consecutive day on Thursday in Albania, with Prime Minister Edi Rama condemning the “chaos” that caused damage to government buildings. Thousands of protesters are calling for Rama's resignation and better studying conditions for Alba»»»

NATO will put drone strikes in the Black Sea on its agenda at a meeting next week, officials said Thursday, following two new attacks and the disappearance of seven people. Incidents involving civilian vessels in the Black Sea have been on the rise off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania in a suspec»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt “betrayed” on Wednesday after access was seemingly restricted to US intelligence and Space X satellite services, raising new questions about US commitment to Ukraine. With Trump under pressure over rising fuel prices, is the White H»»»

Stambolovo Municipality is among the 20 winners of the EU initiative New European Bauhaus: Boost for Small Municipalities. The project The Green Heart: Stambolovo’s Artery will receive EUR 30,000 in funding from the European Commission to landscape the refurbished sidewalks along the village’s main»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of a drone over the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait on Thursday. Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al Maliki confirmed the incident in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (S»»»

The hearings will take place on Monday and Tuesday, and the plenary vote on the government’s investiture is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon, with the sitting beginning at 2.00 pm, in accordance with the decision of Parliament’s leadership. “The team I am proposing brings together minis»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has positive net approval ratings in just 10 states, according to a Civiqs state-level tracker cited by USA Today, as Republicans prepare to defend narrow majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Th»»»

While merchant ships are being attacked by Russia with drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev is seeking help from NATO and the EU over the crisis in the Black Sea, but at the same time welcomes the deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladi»»»

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned for national unity in Alberta on Thursday, before the oil-rich province votes on whether it wants a binding independence referendum. Polling indicates less than a quarter of Alberta’s roughly five million people want to break away from Canada,»»»

By Staff, Agencies French authorities have detained 7,950 people since high school students began protesting last month, with minors accounting for approximately 85% of those taken into custody, UA.News reported Wednesday, citing figures from the Ministry of Justice. Of those detained, 6,773 were m»»»

DAMASCUS: An explosion struck a gas export pipeline in northeastern Syria on Thursday, sparking a fire in the fourth such attack targeting the country’s energy infrastructure in recent months. The state-owned Syrian Petroleum Co. said the blast hit Al-Jabsa gas pipeline in Al-Arbeidi area of southe»»»

Paris, France: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the "war on nature has not yet ended" as he launched a report showing the world was falling short of its biodiversity commitments. Nations will assess progress and pitfalls toward a 2030 goal to stop the destruction of nature when they mee»»»

An MCA Grup analysis, one of the largest garage and sectional doors local manufacturers, reveals a major discrepancy between Romania and other European markets: while the French sectional door market is over 6 times larger and the Polish market is 4 times higher than Romania’s, and the legislative »»»

AL-MUKALLA: Two security personnel were killed on Thursday in a Houthi missile strike that targeted Aden’s presidential palace, seat of the country’s internationally recognized government. The deceased were members of Prime Minister Shaya Al-Zandani’s security detail. The Houthis also targeted the »»»

Disappointment with the country’s leadership, a growing sense of injustice, and issues relating to income and access to healthcare were among the main topics discussed at a meeting of presidential and vice-presidential candidates Ivan Hristanov and Stoyanka Cherkezova with supporters in Silistra on»»»

The investment is based on how customers actually use the online shop. evomag is increasingly accessed via mobile phones, and this trend has placed the smartphone shopping experience at the heart of the developments. Following these optimisations, the homepage now loads almost twice as fast on mobi»»»

Yemen’s Houthis have conducted a missile strike on the presidential palace in the southern city of Aden, where the internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government is located. The group claimed the strike killed several Saudi officials and mercenaries, while the government acknowledged only two »»»

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The 50 millionth request was submitted in Italy for a minibus rental service. Overall, the platform offers more than 26,000 types of services across 19 main categories, while 33% of customers return to request additional services. Currently, a new service request is submitted every four seconds acr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted a cruise missile in the Madinah region on Thursday as attacks by the Houthi militia in Yemen continued. Drones were also shot down in Khamis Mushait city, the Kingdom’s Eastern Region and in the south, Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coal»»»

President Bajram Begaj has called for calm, restraint and dialogue following violent incidents during protests in Tirana, urging all parties involved to work together to ease tensions and restore stability. In a public statement, Begaj said he had followed the protests and the demonstrators’ demand»»»

EXCLUSIVEAuthorities secured Dh65 billion in assets linked to more than 30 firms worldwide Sharjah: Sharjah Police have foiled a plot to kidnap and kill a digital asset holder and force him to disclose his wallet access code, arresting 33 suspects from 12 nationalities in a major crackdown on an in»»»

Poland recorded 86 mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter of 2026, up from 73 in the previous quarter and 76 a year earlier, according to a report by Fordata and Navigator Capital. Deal volume rose 18 percent quarter over quarter and 13 percent year over year. Software and health care each a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will respond to Ukraine's attacks on its oil refineries, logistics and energy facilities, there was no need for Ukraine to start them in the first place, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "Yesterday they tried to strike some oil refineries. Now they’ve hit»»»

Bulgaria's Continue the Change (CC) party and Romania's Save Romania Union (USR) have expressed concern over drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea near Bulgarian and Romanian territorial waters, and more recently within Romania's territorial waters. In a letter to NATO Secretary Gene»»»

Protesters gathered outside the Council of Ministers building in central Sofia on Thursday evening, demanding the resignations of President Iliana Iotova and Prime Minister Rumen Radev over their handling of recent drone attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea. There was a heightened police pr»»»

BRUSSELS: Belgian police raided the homes of several relatives and associates of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Wednesday as part of an investigation into money laundering linked to mining revenues, two lawyers who filed the complaint said. The searches add to pressure on Tshisekedi, who f»»»

The new investors come mainly from Banca Transilvania’s Private and Premium Banking segments, with most accounts being opened by customers in Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Constanța, Iași and Timișoara. “The rapid growth in the number of accounts opened via BT Pay shows us that investing is becoming incr»»»

In nanny states, men become state-dependent tradbros whose solution to an inadequate allowance is to pitch a fit, women get infantilized, and kids become insufferable. But what happens when someone dares to step out of line? Enter Louise Montagnon – a 22-year-old master’s student, right-wing activi»»»

At least three people have been killed as torrential rains unleashed devastating floods across Istanbul, submerging streets, sweeping away vehicles and bringing much of Türkiye’s largest city to a standstill. The storm battered the city overnight on Wednesday, flooding residential neighborhoods, bu»»»

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s opposition Thursday slammed a planned visit to Russia by the foreign minister, saying the government was exposing the country and EU to intelligence risks in a move akin to “treason.” Juraj Blanar will travel to Moscow in the coming weeks for a meeting of the Russian-Slovak I»»»

RIYADH: A specialized Saudi medical team began complex surgery at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in Riyadh on Thursday to separate 13-month-old Fijian conjoined twins Jesepeli and Diceacea as part of Saudi Arabia’s conjoined twins program. A statement from Saudi aid agency KSrelief sa»»»

Despite growing opposition in France, Slovakia and Germany's Saxony-Anhalt to further financing Ukraine, “the central, crucial actors” such as Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron are still backing the Ukrainian leadership, legal academic and former AfD MEP Gunnar Beck explains to Sputnik. There is, »»»