Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani met on Tuesday with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) HE Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi and his accompanying delegation, during his visit to the State »»»

RIYADH: Three Saudi Arabian students have been recognized for making artwork from recycled materials as part of Epson’s ReCreators contest. The competition was launched by the technology company on World Sustainability Day last October, when schools in the Kingdom were invited to take part. The aim»»»

Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova has conferred with US Charge d'Affaires in Sofia H. Martin McDowell, the Parliamentary Press Centre said on Tuesday. The key areas in the Bulgarian-American strategic partnership were discussed at the US-initiated meeting. The sides reaffirmed their»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Waha for Cars, the official distributor of JETOUR in Qatar, has announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at supporting Qatari entrepreneurs and empowering local businesses, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to contributing to Qatar’s economic development and strengthening the»»»

June 8 (UPI) -- A pregnant cat who showed up on an Oklahoma family's porch had one more surprise in store when she gave birth to five kittens -- and adopted a baby bunny. Kathy Price said the pregnant cat showed up on her porch in Vian about two months ago. "I opened the door to bring her some cat »»»

June 8 (UPI) -- A 19-story landmark hotel in Arlington, Texas, was demolished to make way for a new luxury resort, and the implosion took less than a minute. The former Sheraton Arlington was imploded Saturday morning before a crowd of onlookers in the city's Entertainment District. The Sheraton wa»»»

June 8 (UPI) -- Travelers on a Tennessee highway were treated to an unusual show when a truck caught fire, causing its load of fireworks to go off in the roadway. The Chattanooga Fire Department said on social media that crews responded alongside the Tri-Community Fire Department and police on Satu»»»

On Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun shared a segment of his recent CNN interview on social media, issuing a sharp warning to Iran against interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs. Aoun said in the clip that Lebanon seeks good relations with Iran "based on mutual respect not interference." "The peopl»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri only supports a complete and comprehensive ceasefire by land, sea, and air without any conditions, he told the WHYZ media platform. After a ceasefire is reached, Hezbollah and Israel can withdraw in parallel from the area south of the Litani river, he said. Israel and»»»

KABUL: ‌Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban ​morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules. Witnesses said one person was killed, several others were wounded and dozens of p»»»

An Israeli airstrike on the southern city of Tyre before an Israeli military warning on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded 32 others. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) had reported the strike not long before Israel's military issued an evacuation warning for the entire city and»»»

DUBAI: Israeli ministers have authorized the military forces to strike Beirut in response to any rocket fire emanating from Lebanon and crosses into the country’s territory, media reports say. Israel’s security cabinet decided Monday morning that any rocket fire from Lebanon that crosses into Israe»»»

MUZAFFARABAD: Shops and businesses shut down, and public transport halted across Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday after a call for a strike by a recently banned group, known for violent protests. The Joint Awami Action Committee ‘s call follows clashes on Sunday in the city of Rawalakot bet»»»

LONDON: Britain on ​Tuesday announced a package of sanctions targeting what the government said were networks involved in financing, enabling and carrying out settler violence in the occupied West Bank. The sanctions, which were coordinated with Canada, France and Norway, are aimed at disrupting th»»»

Israel's security cabinet has decided that any Hezbollah rocket on Israel will be met with an attack on Beirut's southern suburbs without the need for prior political approval, Israel's Channel 14 reported on Tuesday. An Israeli official meanwhile told Yedioth Ahronoth that the army has been ordere»»»

Rossiya Segodnya media group hosted an international session titled Next-Generation Media: Responding to Global Challenges on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The event brought together participants from Italy, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, the UAE, and»»»

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, following consultations with President Iliana Iotova regarding the new composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Vazrazhdane Deputy Floor Leader Peter Petrov said the party disagrees with the proposed mathematical model for the composition of the CEC, a»»»

Kyrgyzstan is planning to receive around 12 million tourists in 2026, the head of the State Agency for Tourism Development, Eduard Kubatov, stated. He said that in 2025 the country was visited by approximately 10 million tourists, while the tourism sector’s contribution to the economy exceeds $1 bi»»»

The European Commission’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) and its new roadmap for digitization and AI in the energy sector show that data centers have become a strategic EU priority. The EU aims to triple data center computing capacity within 5–7 years and meet cloud and AI demand by 2»»»

Dubai: For decades, India was believed to keep its nuclear warheads and missiles separate during peacetime, a practice seen as consistent with its policy of maintaining a credible minimum deterrent rather than a hair-trigger nuclear posture. Now, a leading global arms watchdog says that may be chan»»»

All pensions granted by the end of 2025 will be increased by 7.8%, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova, who is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the National Social Security Institute, said on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of the board. The Supervisory Board met to approve the »»»

The General Directorate Border Police (GDBP) has received 125 standard passenger vehicles, 70 off-road vehicles, seven passenger cars, seven minibuses, four buses and 88 cameras. The new equipment was provided under projects with a total value of EUR 10.5 million, Border Police said on Tuesday. “We»»»

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Nithya Raman, a left-wing candidate who ran on a democratic socialist platform will face incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral election in November. Her surprise primary success knocks the Trump-backed Republican candidate Spencer Pr»»»

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been ruled out of officiating at the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry to the United States, FIFA said Monday, in a decision that prevents him from becoming the first Somali official to referee at the tournament. Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan»»»

The World Cup hasn't started yet, but there are already many disappointed fans. More than a quarter of the countries taking part in the tournament are facing travel»»»

Donald Trump was the first sitting US president to attend the NBA Finals on June 8 in New York City. But the leader was booed by crowds in the heavily democratic city every time he was shown on screen. Attendees also had to wait in hour-long lines due to the heavy security system put in place for T»»»

According to data from Nespresso Romania, 45% of Romanians say that the main reason they drink coffee is for pleasure—not the need for energy, nor the morning routine. This shift in motivation is fueling an increasingly creative and personal beverage culture, particularly visible at outdoor cafes, »»»

Iran and Israel said hostilities between the two countries were to be put on hold, after a flare-up which threatened the already fragile ceasefire in the region. In Israel, the country was put on hold following strikes from Iran and Hezbollah, with anger over Benjamin Netanyahu seemingly taking mil»»»

Israel struck the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Tuesday, according to Lebanese state media, after warning residents of the city and its surrounding areas to evacuate ahead of possible strikes. The attack came a day after Iran warned it would resume attacks on Israel if it kept striking Lebanon.»»»

Escalation in the regional conflict on June 7 was triggered by a deadly Israeli strike on the South Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, a neighbourhood governed by the Islamist militant group He»»»

The Peace Corps Mission in the Kyrgyz Republic today welcomed 27 new American teachers who are beginning their training to serve as volunteers. The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic announced. Upon completion of their training, the volunteer interns will contribute to the development of English l»»»

On Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun shared a segment of his recent CNN interview on social media, issuing a sharp warning to Iran against interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs. Aoun said in the clip that Lebanon seeks good relations with Iran "based on mutual respect not interference." "The peopl»»»

Israel's extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for escalating measures against Lebanon, proposing the occupation of territory and "the arrest of women and young men," during a meeting of the security cabinet on Monday evening. According to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, Ben»»»

In Riyadh, artificial intelligence is no longer a future ambition but a strategic priority, spoken of with the same weight as infrastructure, security, and state capacity. Vision 2030 has positioned AI as inevitable to the Kingdom’s future. Sumanta Roy, president and regional CEO for Middle East an»»»

An Israeli airstrike on the southern city of Tyre before an Israeli military warning on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded 32 others. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) had reported the strike not long before Israel's military issued an evacuation warning for the entire city and»»»

In tonight's programme: The number of Ebola cases hits 550 in DR Congo as the WHO chief praises neighbouring Uganda for its response to the outbreak. Also, in Nigeria, the military says it has rescued over 400 women and children from Boko Haram extremists after they were abducted in May. And the co»»»

In a potentially major advancement in the fight against HIV and AIDS, a South African laboratory is set to produce a generic version of a new preventive treatment that is injectable, and only needs to be administered twice a year. Initial studies show it reduces the risk of transmission by around 9»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Solène Podevin-Favre, president of the "Face à l'inceste" advocacy and support group and former co-director of the Ciivise, an independent commission set up in 2021 to come up with proposals to fight sexual abuse of children in France. According to Podevin-Favr»»»

The mother of an alleged rape victim of the main suspect in a girl's killing is to sue the French State and the minister of Justice over how minor-related cases are dealt with. This comes after thousands of people protested in Paris on June 8 amid public outrage over the death of an 11-year-old gir»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said that China world not swerve from its commitment ​to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un during a rare summit between the two leaders in Pyongyang. The summit comes at a time when China's ec»»»

China said Tuesday that it “firmly opposed” the US decision to blacklist major Chinese companies including Alibaba and Baidu, after Washington accused them of aiding the Chinese military. Beijing warned against what it called the “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese firms and called on Washington »»»

China and North Korea's leaders met at a rare summit in Pyongyang on June 8. Both sides looks to reaffirm their traditional ties at a time of growing geopolitical tension. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert looks at what these two old allies are looking to get out of this relationship, and how Kim Jong-Un»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) will challenge the allocation of seats in the Central Election Commission (CEC) before the Constitutional Court, the party's press centre said on Tuesday. According to DB, President Iliana Iotova rejected the coalition's arguments that an incorrect methodology had been used»»»

Bulgaria's parliamentary Committee on Defence Tuesday voted, 15-1, to approve on first reading an investment expenditure project for the procurement of seven new 3D radars and auxiliary equipment. The project was amended to enable the start of implementation, while the overall completion deadline r»»»

Proposed candidates for Bulgaria's new Central Election Commission (CEC) will be heard on June 12, provided all requirements have been met, President Iliana Iotova said on Tuesday at the conclusion of her consultations with the parliamentary parties and coalitions on the composition of the electora»»»

The aftermath of an earlier Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese port of Tyre in May. On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces ordered residents, including for the first time those in Christian neighborhoods, to evacuate well to the north of the city for their safety as it prepared to target Hez»»»

Prices of fuel and lubricants have increased again in Kyrgyzstan. As of June 9, the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel has gone up by an average of 1 som per liter. This is not the first increase in fuel prices in recent months. Earlier, authorities stated their intention to curb fuel price growth th»»»

French singer and actor Patrick Bruel will be held in police custody until Wednesday as investigators questioned him over allegations of sexual assault and rape involving at least a dozen women, prosecutors said, adding that two new rape complaints had recently been filed. French singer and actor P»»»

Seven Georgian nationals are due in court in Paris on Tuesday for the theft of rare works by Russian literary giants including Alexander Pushkin from prestigious French libraries, in a case prosecutors say formed part of a Europe-wide organised theft operation. Seven Georgian nationals will be trie»»»

France and Germany have agreed to scrap a landmark project to build a next generation fighter jet. The move is a setback for European defense cooperation at a »»»