Israeli political sources said the government is pushing back against key elements of a US proposal to end the war with Iran, describing the dispute as fundamental rather than technical. They said three of the plan’s 15 clauses are at the heart of disagreements with the administration of US Preside»»»

Kyrgyzstan participated in the World Congress on Snow, Mountain, and Wellness Tourism and the seventh meeting of the Mountain Partnership, which were held in Andorra. The Presidential Administration reported. The delegation was led by Dinara Kemelova, Sadyr Japarov’s Special Representative for the »»»

Fitch Ratings has confirmed Bulgaria’s long-term sovereign credit rating in foreign currency at “BBB+” and maintained a stable outlook, signaling continued confidence in the country’s economic fundamentals. According to the agency, the assessment is underpinned by Bulgaria’s strong fiscal and exter»»»

Sources in Hamas and other Palestinian factions say there’s growing pessimism over a plan presented by the high representative of the US-backed Board of Peace, Nikolay Mladenov, to the movement’s leadership, proposing the full and unconditional disarmament of the Gaza Strip. Two Hamas sources, insi»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt will meet in Islamabad for talks on the war in the Middle East, the government said on Saturday. It said Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had invited his counterparts and that they would be in the Pakistani capital on S»»»

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organisation (WTO) official has warned.Iran has virtually shut the Strait of Hormuz, choking a vital transit route fo»»»

Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Movement has remained silent after the US designated it a “foreign terrorist organization,” a decision that took effect on March 16. Nearly two weeks later, the group’s leadership, at home and abroad, has issued no statement clarifying its position or the p»»»

DUBAI (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, said on Saturday that it had launched a missile attack on targets in Israel in support of Iran, which is being attacked by the United States and Israel. "The Yemeni armed forces launched ballistic missiles at important Israe»»»

Dubai: What began in 2007 as a symbolic gesture has grown into one of the world’s largest environmental movements. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International has launched "Earth Hour" to encourage people to switch off non-essential lights for one hour, raising awareness about climate change and bi»»»

A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany has swum free from a sandbank overnight after a last-ditch rescue effort. But it isn't out of danger yet. An excavator spent Thursday digging an escape channel. The whale then swam through it overnight, marine bio»»»

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced an alternative assessment policy for Class 12 students in West Asian countries, including the UAE, after board exams scheduled between March 16 and April 10, 2026, could not be held due to extraordinary circumstances. The new scheme aims»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, discussed security developments in the region amid ongoing military escalation and their implications for regional and international peace and security, as well as their impact on»»»

Global ratings agency Fitch reaffirmed Israel's long-term foreign-currency rating at "A" with a negative outlook on Friday, adding that rising public debt levels and ongoing war-related risks could weaken the country's ⁠fiscal trajectory. Fitch forecast ⁠military expenditure will remain high in 202»»»

Noelia Castillo died on Thursday after receiving life-ending medication at a medical facility in Sant Pere de Ribes, near Barcelona. She had requested to be alone at the time of her death, although relatives had been present earlier. A close friend who had hoped to persuade her to change her mind w»»»

Police in Athens said they have launched all “necessary procedural and official actions” after a foreign detainee died in administrative custody on Friday. The man was found unresponsive in a detention cell at Omonia Police Station on Friday evening. An ambulance crew called to the scene declared h»»»

Manila: The Philippines faces ongoing energy security pressures. This was highlighted by recent government actions amid global oil market volatility induced by the Mideast war. According to data from the Philippine National Oil Co (PNOC) and the Department of Energy references cited in recent analy»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has called on individuals and institutions across the country to participate in Earth Hour, observed this evening, by switching off lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour, from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. In a statement posted »»»

Doha, Qatar: Oman, Bahrain and the UAE confirmed interceptions of missiles and drones on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Few injuries have been reported. Stay tuned for more updates: 10am Doha Time Thai PM says reached deal with Iran for vessels to transit Hormuz Strait Thailand has reached an agreement »»»

Large differences remain between most countries and the US and India as trade ministers meet to discuss reforms at the World Trade Organization, two diplomats told Reuters on Friday. The ministers are meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, as the organization faces a critical test to its future amid a year »»»

If you haven’t seen an example of collective male hysteria for a while, take a look at the comments on the news story about the opening of a women-only pub in Minsk. There are tears, threats, and even strategic plans to take over the territory. The men commenting are furious that there will be a pl»»»

In Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler Akzhol Makhmudov competed against Japan’s Olympic champion Nao Kusaka. The bout was broadcast on wrestlingtv.ru. Competing in the 82 kg weight category, Makhmudov secured an early victory over his opponent with a score of 19:6. The two athletes h»»»

Bangkok: Thailand has reached an agreement with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the Southeast Asian nation's Prime Minister said on Saturday. Iranian forces have effectively slowed shipping through the strait to a trickle during the Middle East war, which b»»»

Brussels, March 28 (SANA) The European Commission and European Union member states said on Friday that the security of oil and gas supplies remains stable at present, despite the ongoing war in the Middle East, noting that oil reserves continue to stand at high levels. The official website of the E»»»

The European Central Bank should not rush to raise rates in response to surging energy costs, as its “baseline” outlook remains intact and there is no sign yet that inflation is becoming entrenched, Cypriot central bank chief Christodoulos Patsalides said. With energy prices surging on the US-Israe»»»

Perhaps the worst-case scenario long feared in decision-making circles has come true. With the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Washington and Tel Aviv used the same “shock and awe” approach Israel has relied on in recent years, one that delivers rapid gains before losing momentum by t»»»

Dubai: The Philippines is stepping up efforts to strengthen protections for its migrant workers around the world, as the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has convened multiple stakeholders in Quezon city this week ahead of a United Nations (UN) forum on migration. Together with the International»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the US wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, one month into the conflict, he has suggested the US may soon be “winding down” the operation, even though some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump las»»»

Miami: Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Friday after a rollover crash near his Florida home, authorities said, as the 15-time major champion's golf career veered into fresh turmoil. Woods, 50, escaped injury but was detained after his vehicle clipped a truck whi»»»

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Nitzan Horowitz, Journalist and former Israeli Minister of Health (2021–2022). According to Horowitz, regime change and the dismantling of military capabilities were unattainable. And now there's a widening gap emerging between expectation and re»»»

In a week of movable ultimatums set by President Trump, to “obliterate Iran’s power plants”, a deadline was set initially of Monday at Midnight, then extended by five days on account of “very productive conversations”, then to ten days with Trump claiming “talks are ongoing” and “going very well”. »»»

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Philippe Bolopion. Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. He describes a seismic shift in the conduct of war, marked not merely by violations of international humanitarian law, but by an unprecedented openness in asserting, even embracing, such violations. What di»»»

Fifteen years after the revolution that deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, our team reports from the eastern city of Benghazi. Although the security situation there is now relatively stable, reunification does not seem to be on the immediate agenda, with Libya still ruled by two differen»»»

France is "more and more keen" on investing in Australian critical minerals projects, Australia's Resources Minister Madeleine King said Thursday, as countries across the world race to secure access to rare earths and other much-needed minerals. Canberra is hunting for billions in foreign investmen»»»

The Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) announced it will resume commercial flights to and from Istanbul, Turkey, via Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport starting April 1, with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Fridays. Acting CEO Abdulwahab Al-Shatti told KUNA that KAC continues to operate efficiently, »»»

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways announced it will resume commercial flights to and from Karachi, Pakistan, via Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport starting April 7. According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), CEO Barathan Pasupathi said the move underscores the airline’s role in maintaining travel during exceptiona»»»

The ultra-conservative Catholic organisation Opus Dei was founded a century ago in Spain. Today, it's an international movement with around 90,000 members. In its home country, it has managed to infiltrate all spheres of modern society, from schools to hospitals. Despite serious allegations against»»»

Eighty years ago, Moldova was struck by a famine that killed more than 150,000 people. Long shrouded in silence, this episode remains a blind spot in the country's history. But gradually, survivors' accounts, combined with the work of researchers, have shed light on a tragedy largely orchestrated b»»»

Europe must speed up its push for energy independence and break free from "excessive dependence on fossil fuels" as the continent grapples with a more volatile and hostile global order, the head of the world's largest public bank told FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert in Talking Europe. Nadia Calviño, th»»»

A 25-year-old woman underwent legal euthanasia in Spain on Thursday after a nearly two-year protracted legal battle and struggling with psychiatric illness since she was a teenager. Noelia Castillo's case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining the right to euthan»»»

Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pontiff in almost five centuries to visit the Mediterranean enclave, in a trip the Vatican says will underscore the global influence of small states.  Pope Leo XIV travels Saturday to the principal»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants. However, the rollouts of green energy are so rapid and have become so cheap that just the new renewable green energy capacity bui»»»

India has been actively managing the threat of scarcity of essential commodities born out of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, between Iran on one side and the US and Israel on the other. Just as in the 2022 supply chain »»»

India has been actively managing the threat of scarcity of essential commodities born out of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, between Iran on one side and the US and Israel on the other. Just as in the 2022 supply chain »»»