Tunis, June 8 (TAP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced the appointment of George Akhalkatsi as its new Head of Operations in Tunisia, succeeding Nodira Mansurova. Akhalkatsi will take up his new position on...»»»

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered public prosecutors to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors, by July 14, amid fury at the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl that has exposed cracks in the country’s judicial system. The death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl in southwe»»»

Famed French singer and actor Patrick Bruel has been ​placed in police custody over allegations of rape, attempted rape, ​sexual assault and harassment from 13 victims, ‌the Nanterre prosecution office ⁠said on Monday. Bruel has publicly denied wrongdoing. ⁠French singer ​and actor P»»»

Jonathan Rinderknecht pleaded not guilty to three charges related to the setting of the Palisades Fire in 2025. File Photo courtesy of Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Jury selection was set to begin Monday for the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire»»»

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., introduced a bill Monday that seeks to limit the Department of Defense’s use of artificial intelligence in lethal strikes. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., introduced a bill Monday that seeks to limit the Departmen»»»

Tunis, June 8 (TAP) - Minister of National Defence Khaled Shili met on Monday morning at the Ministry’s headquarters with Admiral George M. Wikoff, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, in the presence of the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia,...»»»

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»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Galab Donev held a working meeting with State Councillor of the People's Republic of China Shen Yiqin, at which bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the People's Republic of China were discussed, the Ministry of Finance reported on Monday. The two s»»»

Tunis, June 8 (TAP) - The recovery of assets that have been misappropriated and unlawfully transferred abroad cannot rely solely on the efforts of the requesting State, it also depends on the willingness of the countries holding these assets to...»»»

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the United States’ food supply is not at risk after confirming two more cases of the New World screwworm in Texas. The first case in the United States in 60 years was detected in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, last week. File Photo by Bill Greenblat/UPI | License»»»

As part of strategic efforts to attract more visitors from the Chinese market, CEO of Visit Qatar Eng. Abdulaziz Ali Al Mawlawi, led an official delegation to China, signing two strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with industry leaders Fliggy and Huawei to elevate the visitor experience thr»»»

Kraków has recorded the largest office lease transaction on Poland’s regional markets in 2026. Brown Brothers Harriman, a global financial and investment services company, has leased 13,300 sq m of office space in Echo Investment’s WITA project, currently under construction in the city center. The »»»

Poland is among the EU countries with the highest cost of servicing public debt, according to Eurostat. In 2025, the indicator reached 4.5%, placing Poland second in the bloc, behind only Romania at 5.2%. By comparison, Czechia recorded 3.1% and Italy 3%. The lowest debt-servicing costs were seen i»»»

Israel cannot restart the war on Iran without US backing, Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar, tells Sputnik. US President Donald Trump reportedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday not to respond to Iranian missile attacks, but Israel h»»»

Syria and Iraq have reopened their airspace after temporary closures caused by recent regional hostilities, signalling a tentative easing of tensions in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Iran has cancelled all domestic flights and closed its western airspace until further notice. The move follows Iran's »»»

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power plans to establish a membrane manufacturing plant in Egypt as the state targets an increase in its daily desalinated water production to 10 million cubic meters from a current 1.8 million cubic meters, the government said on Monday. ACWA Power Chairperson Mohammad Abunayya»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of strategic efforts to attract more visitors from the Chinese market, Eng. Abdulaziz Ali Al Mawlawi, CEO of Visit Qatar, led an official delegation to China, signing two strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with industry leaders Fliggy and Huawei to elevate the visitor »»»

TIRANA: Albania will plow on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of ​Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the c»»»

Athens, June 8 (SANA) Syria, represented by the General Authority for Fish Resources and Aquatic Life, took part in the 14th session of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) under the UN‘s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), held on the Greek island of Rhodes»»»

Damascus, June 8 (SANA) Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan discussed with International Rescue Committee (IRC) Country Director Cord Jossem on Monday ways to strengthen cooperation and support priorities for Syria’s agricultural sector. During the meeting held at the ministry’s headquarters in »»»

It's a disruption from above. Despite a sharp shift in US energy policy under President Donald Trump, solar power continues to dominate the country's electricity expansion, official government data shows. This underscores one reality: economics. New data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev Monday met with Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, who is also President of the All-China Women's Federation, the government information service said. The two discussed the development of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and China, the prospects for expanding e»»»

Bulgaria's acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev announced in a Facebook post on Monday that he was leaving the Ministry, effective June 8. "Choosing between my position and my principles is impossible. Promising action when I am required to remain silent is impossible as well. I»»»

According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports. Data from Copernicus, the European Earth Observation program for the European Space Agency, shows that July 22, 2024, was the world’s hottest daily global average temperature since t»»»

Two fraudsters established a fake online company using the name of a well-known trading firm and persuaded an Arab woman to invest in cryptocurrencies. The result: the victim lost Dh1.1 million after being lured by promises of quick profits through a fraudulent investment scheme conducted under the»»»

Israeli authorities released a player on the Palestinian national women's football team after six days in detention in Jerusalem, her mother and police told AFP on Monday. Wissam Halawani said Israeli police released her daughter Rand Halawani, 20, on Sunday evening, with an order to remain under h»»»

Doha Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has opened applications for Season 18 of Stars of Science - QF's flagship innovation platform dedicated to supporting the next generation of Arab innovators and entrepreneurs. Applications are now officially open for »»»

The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ has urged motorists to refrain from stopping or parking within yellow boxes at intersections. The police warned that such behaviour disrupts traffic flow, contributes to congestion, increases the risk of accidents, and obstructs movement from other directions. The initiativ»»»

Divers removing abandoned ‌fishing nets from the central Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, have captured what they believe is the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in the region. The sighting occurred as a team led by the Healthy Seas Foundation recovered so-c»»»

Mexican teachers block an avenue during a national teachers' strike organized by the National Coordination of Education Workers in Mexico City on Tuesday. The CNTE union vowed to maintain their national strike indefinitely over their demands, which include a salary increase and a reversal of the cu»»»

Doha The Executive Committee of the Community Development Forum (CDF) Qatar held an official meeting with Her Excellency Mrs Sitara Khan Azad, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the State of Qatar, and Umarath, Third Secretary of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Doha. The CDF Qatar delegation was comprised of t»»»

BELGRADE- Serbian PM Djuro Macut chaired on Monday a session of a council coordinating activities and measures aimed at GDP growth, at which it was said that the Q1 GDP growth rate stood at 3.2 pct. "According to this parameter, only a few countries in Europe are ahead of Serbia, it was said at the»»»

Riyadh: The official spokesperson for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said that investigations and a technical review revealed that the ballistic missile launched from Yemen on Monday, June 8, 2026, was intended for a regional country. In a statement issued as a f»»»

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center distributed 24,500 hot meals to Palestinian families in the central and southern Gaza Strip on Sunday as part of the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts. KSrelief established a central kitchen in late February in central Gaza an»»»

SARAJEVO - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, who is also deputy leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), attended on Monday a European People's Party (EPP) panel in Sarajevo, noting that EU enlargement was important for the Western Balkan region, as well as for the EU itself. "Today in »»»

Kenya's ex-chief justice arrested at protest against building on national park 6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaleb MogesBBC Africa AFP via Getty ImagesKenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga (centre) and nine others were arrested Kenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga has bee»»»

It's an exceptionally tight race between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party and Roberto Sánchez of leftist coalition Together for Peru. Supporters of Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori celebrate after the results of the second round of elections in Lima, Peru»»»

The U.S. General Services administrator said Monday that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s full financial support will be a boon for its headquarters renovation plan. Its old building has been deemed uninhabitable. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at No.10 Downing Street in London on March 17. On Monday, Ukrainian forces said they attacked several Russian locations overnight, including multiple oil depots. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Ukrainian forces struck o»»»

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel vowed to press attacks on Hezbollah despite Iranian warnings. Hezbollah meanwhile said it targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli terri»»»

Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, has reflected on the status of the Strait of Hormuz and US attempts to interfere in regional affairs in an exclusive interview with Sputnik. The Strait of Hormuz is the domain of Iran and Oman alone, and neither the United States nor Europe »»»

Russia's defense titan, Almaz-Antey, is showcasing a full-spectrum naval protection suite in Kronstadt, from shipborne SAMs to stealth-detecting radars and space-based systems. Almaz‑Antey isn't just selling weapons — it's offering a complete, layered naval defense architecture from seabed to space»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today visited the Dubai International Financial Centre, home to over 8,800 active companies and reviewed its stra»»»

LONDON: The war in Gaza is a significant driving force behind progressive voters abandoning the UK’s governing Labour Party, a new poll has found. More than half of voters who abandoned Labour for other center and center-left parties did so because of the government’s response to the war. The poll »»»

In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the US president. Despite Trump publicly calling for Israel to hold fire, it str»»»

Iran and Israel say they've now halted attacks, after their first exchange of fire since a ceasefire in April. US President Donald Trump told them to stop fighting, as Israel reported 30 missiles from Israel and Israel struck back. Among ordinary Israelis, it stoked of a return to full-blown war.»»»

Dubai: Iran has announced a suspension of its latest military operations, while US President Donald Trump has urged both sides to "immediately stop shooting." But the latest exchange of strikes has exposed growing differences between Washington and Jerusalem over how to deal with Tehran. Those diff»»»

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laura Slimani, Director of Projects at the Women's Foundation, a French NGO which has been very much focused on ending violence against women and girls. The killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna has ignited a wave of public anger across France, prompting demonstrations »»»

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results on June 8. The election signals a victory endorsing the nation's pro-Western shift after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot tells us more from »»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the powerful Armed Forces of the country and his administration will defend rights of Iranian people with utmost power, emphasizing, “We will not back down against threats.” In a post on his X account on Monday, President Pezeshkian emphasized that the count»»»