Ukraine’s widening drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure raises the prospect that Kyiv could shift some of its focus from refineries and oil logistics to LNG assets, which have largely remained untouched. Kyiv has been intensifying attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months, »»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping's latest summit with Vladimir Putin produced few headline-grabbing agreements. The biggest missing deal was an agreement to build the Power of Siberia 2 (POS2) gas pipeline. But analysts argue the visit revealed something potentially more significant: Beijing is quietly»»»

Russia's VTB may return to the question of expanding its presence in Iran once regional military action ends, VTB Chief Executive Andrei Kostin said, Interfax reported on June 30. Iran and Russia have dramatically accelerated their banking integration efforts since Russia faced Western sanctions fo»»»

Freedom Holding has received regulatory approval from Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) for its planned acquisition of 99.32% of Turkish Bank, the company said in a press release on July 1. Freedom Finansal Hizmetler, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Freedom Holding, announced »»»

A fire broke out at a waste treatment facility operated by Ecobulpak in Sofia, Bulgaria's General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection said on Wednesday. Firefighters found that two plastic recycling warehouses were ablaze. Six fire engines with firefighting crews, a hazardous materials»»»

Doha, Qatar: In today’s rapidly evolving world, the importance of emotional intelligence – empathy, mindfulness, self-awareness – is becoming a necessary skill. Recognizing this, Qatar Foundation’s (QF) education model places values and empathy at its core, and this is illustrated through initiativ»»»

LAUSANNE: Greenland and the Faroe Islands will not be recognized as separate and independent Olympic teams despite a request from Denmark’s parliament, the IOC said Wednesday. The Olympic Charter has for 30 years defined a country that can have an official team as “an independent state recognized b»»»

NEW YORK: Bahrain on Wednesday requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following Iran's recent attack on the kingdom, Arab News has learned. The meeting is expected to take place on Thursday, with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani arriving in New York on W»»»

TOKYO: Jordanian Ambassador Nasser Shraideh hosted a gala reception in Tokyo on Tuesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Jordan’s independence. The event drew hundreds of guests, including representatives from the Japanese government, its parliament, academia, the business sector, the diploma»»»

ALEPPO, July 1 (SANA) Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday welcomed the inaugural DAN Airlines flight from the Romanian capital, Bucharest, marking the launch of the carrier’s scheduled service to the northern Syrian city. Mustafa Khairallah, head of the Media Department at the General Authori»»»

Reacting to the ridiculous remarks of Israeli war minister, Iran’s foreign minister has said that any threat against the Iranian people and the Leadership will be met with an immediate and powerful response. In a post on his X account on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi wro»»»

Abu Dhabi: Senior government leaders from across Abu Dhabi gathered today at the iconic Zayed National Museum for the launch press conference of LIVEX 2026, the emirate's inaugural Livability and Investment Exhibition. The event brought together senior government figures for a keynote and two high-»»»

A modern logistics center is planned for construction at Ivanovka railway station. The project will be implemented by the state-owned enterprise Kyrgyz Temir Zholu jointly with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union. On July 1, the parties signed a mandate lette»»»

BERLIN: German prosecutors said Wednesday they had brought charges against a suspect in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia with Europe. Federal prosecutors confirmed to AFP that a man had been charged over the explosion, with German media reporting that he was a Ukrain»»»

LONDON: There is no doubting that “Rocky” fan Aryna Sabalenka has an “Eye of the Tiger” as she demonstrated on Wednesday when her survival instincts kicked in to subdue American McCartney Kessler 6-1 7-6(9) in a compelling second round tussle at Wimbledon. Sabalenka, who sports a tattoo of a tiger »»»

GENOA: Surprise Swiss champion Thun already saw their coach leave for Germany and on Wednesday sold their top prospect to Genoa ahead of playing in Champions League qualifying rounds. Genoa said they signed Switzerland Under-21 midfielder Ethan Meichtry to a multi-year contract. Neither the Serie A»»»

LONDON: The US Embassy in Muscat commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence and its historic partnership with the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday. The event took place at the Diplomatic Club. Various ministers, undersecretaries, dignitaries, and heads of diplomatic missions accredit»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, on Wednesday approved a package of major initiatives and projects worth Dh18 billion. “During a meeting of The Executive Counci»»»

Tunis, July 1, 2026 (TAP) - An earth tremor measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale (out of 9) was recorded on Wednesday at 2:41 p.m. (local time) in Zarzis, Medenine governorate, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).The epicentre of...»»»

WASHINGTON: The anti-establishment left of the Democratic Party has carried a surge of US primary victories from New York to Colorado, delivering a stinging rebuke to party leaders seen as too cautious, too corporate and too tied to Washington. In its latest triumph, Democratic Socialist Melat Kiro»»»

LONDON: The British Museum expects “huge demand” for ‌its exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, its director said on Wednesday, as tickets went on sale to see the 11th-century artwork that is returning to ​England from France for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.People across Britain are seizing t»»»

Brussels: Electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the European Union accounted for 45.5 percent of total electricity production in the first quarter of 2026, up from 42.7 percent in the same period of 2025, according to data released on Wednesday by the European Union's statistical o»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Jagoda Lazarevic announced on Wednesday a Serbia-Japan agreement on mutual promotion and protection of investments would take effect on July 30. The Japanese government has finalised all internal procedures required for the agreement to ent»»»

Tunis, July 1 (TAP) - The 7th COMESA Federation of Women in Business Trade Fair was inaugurated on Wednesday in Tunis, with the participation of delegations representing some twenty member countries and over 150 Tunisian and African exhibitors.The...»»»

As part of the cultural and entertainment program of F1H2O Grand Prix of Kyrgyzstan Issyk-Kul 2026, globally popular children’s music project D Billions will perform on the main stage on August 2. The event is organized by the Federation of Water Motor Sports of the Kyrgyz Republic in cooperation w»»»

Grocery chain Kroger announced Wednesday it has reached a $1.65 billion agreement to acquire Giant Eagle's 197 stores and 11 standalone pharmacies. File Photo by Erik S. Lessser/EPA July 1 (UPI) -- Grocery chain Kroger announced Wednesday it has reached a $1.65 billion agreement to acquire regional»»»

1 of 3 | Journalist E. Jean Carroll departs from the Manhattan Federal Court on January 26, 2024, in New York City. On Tuesday, her lawyers asked a federal court to release the $5 million judgment against President Donald Trump to her. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 1 (UPI) -»»»

American auto manufacturers are getting uneasy with the end of the USMTA trade treaty. File Photo by Brian Kersey/ UPI | License Photo July 1 (UPI) -- The United States will allow a deadline to pass to renew a trade deal for North American automakers. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement -- negotiated »»»

NATO member states have raised military spending by 14% in a single year. But the real story is what they're giving up.Germany will spend more on the armed forces than on its entire education and health systems combined by 2035.The €739 billion spent across Europe in 2025 could build 10 million new»»»

Broad swipes against asylum and Islam were issued in separate resolutions by the EU’s largest political force, the European People’s Party (EPP) on Tuesday (30 June). On Islam, the resolution claims the religion is being politically-exploited through entryism to undermine European democracy. The EP»»»

Dubai: A 33-year-old Indian IT professional and student from Andhra Pradesh died after his car was swept away by flash floodwaters in the US state of Kansas, Indian media reported. Also Read: Who was Sai Karthik Varma Datla? Indian techie among 12 killed in Missouri skydiving plane crashVenkatesh D»»»

KYIV: Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s major Ufa oil refinery for the second time in a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasi»»»

Manila: Filipinos in the capital could soon go from San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan to Cavite — all by rail. That's the hope kicked up by Manila government approval of the long-delayed Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Common Station project, removing a key hurdle to the construction of the Unified G»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Wednesday that, even though a US licence for the completion of talks on an acquisition of a Russian-majority stake in the Serbian oil company NIS by Hungary's MOL had been extended for 30 more days, all parties we»»»

LONDON: Israeli police shot and killed a man in his twenties in the city of Lod, southeast of Tel Aviv, after an alleged attempted stabbing on Wednesday. The man was identified as Sami Ahmed Jasous, the sixth Palestinian citizen of Israel to be killed by Israeli police since January, according to t»»»

KYIV: Russia fired fewer drones and missiles at Ukraine in June compared to a month before, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data showed Wednesday, as Kyiv stepped up its own retaliatory attacks on Russia. Moscow launched 5,749 drones and 180 missiles against Ukraine in June — down 29 percent»»»

LONDON: Serena ‌Williams will do everything to be ready for her Wimbledon doubles campaign alongside older sister Venus after sustaining a knee injury during her opening singles defeat on Tuesday, the American’s agent said. The 44-year-old’s highly anticipated comeback to competitive action after f»»»

FRANKFURT: Investigators raided Germany’s football association headquarters and other locations across the country Wednesday as part of a probe into corruption linked to the Euro 2024 tournament. The case centers on allegations that employees of cities in Germany, which hosted the competition, were»»»

A fresh survey by Medián indicates that the Tisza movement faces virtually no meaningful opposition, while Fidesz has shrunk to the status of a mid-sized party and the far-right Mi Hazánk may only just scrape into parliament. The question now confronting Hungary’s political landscape is where any g»»»

United Nations High Commission for Refugees and other international organizations warned that Venezuela's humanitarian crisis is deteriorating rapidly following the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA July 1 (UPI) -- United Nations High Commission for »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky seeks to provoke escalation of the Ukraine conflict through terrorist attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Behind all the demagoguery about supposedly resolving the conflict, »»»

Tunis, July 1, 2026 (TAP) - The 2026-2030 Strategic Plan of the COMESA Federation of National Associations of Women in Business (COMFWB) was launched on Wednesday at the opening of the 7th COMESA Federation Regional Trade Fair and Business Summit...»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said a group of Serbs who had been arrested on St Vitus's Day, June 28, at the Gazimestan memorial complex near Pristina, Kosovo-Metohija, had gone "through hell" before finally being released on Wednesday. The »»»

TORONTO: Portugal and Croatia’s World Cup last-32 clash on Thursday could be Cristiano Ronaldo or Luka Modric’s final game on soccer’s biggest stage, and the massive moment will unfold at the tournament’s smallest venue. If there was any skepticism about how the 43,036-seat Toronto Stadium would ho»»»

MOSCOW: Kazakhstan has ‌agreed to supply 50,000 metric tons of gasoline to Russia in July and August as humanitarian aid, four industry sources said on Wednesday. Russia has been beset by fuel shortages, long queues at the filling stations, surging gasoline and diesel prices in the past weeks as Uk»»»

Two workers have died within the space of just a few months at the construction site of BYD’s new factory in Szeged, raising serious concerns over safety standards. While construction is widely regarded as one of the most hazardous industries, professional bodies say two fatalities in such a short »»»

A country is strong and secure when it possesses the necessary information in advance. This reduces risks of institutional errors during times of regional and global crises, President Iliana Iotova said at the opening of the Conference of Heads of Military Attache Services Abroad, the President's p»»»

NEW JERSEY, USA: France’s fearsome foursome of Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olize and Bradley Barcola leaves opponents exclaiming: Sacré bleu! “Their four up front is the best in the competition by far,” Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said. France became the first nation to score three or »»»

RIYADH: Nine-year-old Ghasaq Alqahtani discovered fencing by watching her older sister train at home, sparking a passion that has taken the young Saudi Arabia athlete to competitions in Europe and the Gulf. “I started when I was 5 years old ... My mom used to train my sister and I used to watch the»»»

MIAMI: Uthy spent seven years in medical school training to become a doctor in Haiti. On the cusp of graduation, she fled the country three years ago to the US with her husband, young child and a dream to return when it was safe. Uthy, who holds Temporary Protected Status, now lives in fear that sh»»»