Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that the UN nuclear watchdog should avoid turning technical reports into "tools of political pressure" if it wanted ⁠to contribute to ⁠a diplomatic solution. He said that the loss of the agency's ⁠oversight at some facilities resulted from the a»»»

Dubai: Hungary has stopped issuing worker visas to citizens of the Philippines, Georgia, and Armenia, marking the initial step in a wider overhaul of the country's guest worker system. According to a Reuters report, the new rules have taken effect on June 5 and are aimed at tightening access to Hun»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced the reopening of the country's airspace after a precautionary closure imposed following Iranian missile and drone attacks. In a statement issued on Saturday, the authority said Kuwaiti airspace had been closed for two hours beginning »»»

A Nepali mountaineer who survived nearly a week on Mount Everest said he "chewed ice" to stay alive, as he recovered in a hospital after a miraculous rescue that stunned the climbing community. Dawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared in brutal conditions on the upper slopes of the world's tallest mountain on »»»

I moved from Ethiopia to Shetland - and I've brought the coffee with me 6 days agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIona NicolBBC Scotland News BBCCoffee has been an important part of Netsanet Sori's life since childhood Shetland has plenty of honesty boxes - filled with fresh eggs, home baking an»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced a new national framework to protect whistleblowers, witnesses, experts and victims involved in criminal and corruption-related cases, as the Kingdom moves to strengthen safeguards for individuals whose cooperation with authorities could expose them to retaliation »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced new requirements for non-resident foreign companies seeking to own property in the Kingdom without establishing or conducting economic activities, as part of regulatory updates contained in the Investor Guide 2026. The Ministry of Investment said the new framework»»»

Lleft-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez and right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori pose during a presidential debate in Lima, Peru, last weekend. This was the only debate between Fujimori and Sanchez before the decisive election scheduled for Sunday. Photo by Paolo Aguilar/EPA June 6 (UPI) -- Peru will c»»»

Former presidential adviser Zhanybek Kubandykov has been released under house arrest. The Leninsky District Court of Bishkek issued the corresponding ruling. Zhanybek Kubandykov is charged with fraud. The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) reported his arrest on May 21. According to secur»»»

An earthquake measuring approximately magnitude 3 was registered in Jalal-Abad region today, June 6. The Seismology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the Institute, tremors were recorded at 10:20 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located within Kyr»»»

RIYADH: A series of venture capital, funding, acquisition, and leadership announcements marked the post-Eid week across the Middle East and North Africa’s startup and technology ecosystem. Deals spanned impact investing, telecom-backed venture capital, autonomous logistics, artificial intelligence,»»»

Following the brief cooling trend in the middle of the week, warmer weather is once again on the way in Hungary. Summer-like heat will gradually return over the weekend, with temperatures approaching 30 degrees Celsius in many places by Sunday. More sunshine is expected According to weather forecas»»»

A man has died after being attacked by a shark while fishing off the coast of Western Australia state, police said on Saturday, the third fatal shark attack in Australia in three weeks. The 35-year-old was attacked on Saturday morning while spearfishing with family off the state's south coast at Mi»»»

A demonstration in the Belgian capital against controversial cuts to education spending has descended into violence. It comes against the backdrop of mounting opposition to the government’s efforts to balance the budget. What began as a largely peaceful protest by thousands of students and teachers»»»

NASA temporarily moved its astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) into an evacuation spacecraft on Friday after an air leak was detected in one of the modules, while Russian cosmonauts worked to repair it. According to NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens, “out of an abundance of cauti»»»

Mumbai, India: India named Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in their T20 squad on Saturday, handing the 15-year-old sensation his maiden international call-up after a string of breathtaking performances in the domestic league. Selectors also fired Suryakumar Yadav as captain following a poor run of form, just »»»

Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic, Nurgul Bakirova, took part in the international forum «Administrative Justice and Its Role in Ensuring the Rule of Law,» held in Astana and dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the administrative justice system in Kazakhstan. Particip»»»

Several soldiers have been killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon, the Lebanese military said Saturday, days after the two countries announced a conditional truce following talks in the United States. "A number of military personnel, including an officer, were martyred in a barba»»»

Vientiane: Rescuers called off their search Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded. Seven villagers became trapped in the cave in central Xaysomboun province on May 20 when flash floods blocked thei»»»

The technical opening of two new pedestrian overpasses took place in Bishkek. The facilities are located on Zhibek Zholu Avenue near the Alamedin market and on 7th April Street. The press service of the City Hall reported. The overpasses are equipped with elevators and the necessary infrastructure »»»

A zoo in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana has presented its newest residents: three Siberian tiger cubs who were born there under two weeks ago. The Siberian tiger is one of the world’s most endangered big cat species, with experts estimating that about 500 remain in the wild. Their survival is threate»»»

Rescuers called off their search Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded. Seven villagers became trapped in the cave in central Xaysomboun province on May 20 when flash floods blocked their exit as t»»»

SAN ROQUE: Tyrrell Hatton is looking to make a statement in his first start since becoming a father, carding a second-round 69 to move to 6-under par and take sole possession of the lead at the halfway stage at LIV Golf Andalucía 2026. The Englishman, who missed last week’s event in Korea following»»»

OSLO: Norway Chess 2026 concluded in Oslo on Friday with a dramatic final round, as Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa claimed the title with a decisive classical victory. Entering the round half a point behind Wesley So, Praggnanandhaa knew a victory would put him in a strong position to overtake the leade»»»

Russia intends to redirect agricultural import contracts away from Armenia and towards Azerbaijan, a senior Kremlin envoy said on June 3, citing Baku's superior export capacity as Moscow's trade restrictions on Yerevan deepen ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7. Boris Tit»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov commented on a video of a rockfall on the alternative North-South road on social media. According to him, the road was temporarily opened to traffic from June 1 to November of this year at the request of local residents, despite the fact that the project is sti»»»

Russia intends to redirect agricultural import contracts away from Armenia and towards Azerbaijan, a senior Kremlin envoy said on June 3, citing Baku's superior export capacity as Moscow's trade restrictions on Yerevan deepen ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7. Boris Tit»»»

Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed Friday evening, and his parents were wounded while driving in the Tel Rumeida area south of Hebron City, »»»

When the new US ambassador to Lebanon arrived in Beirut, he did not need a learning period or special State Department training before taking up his first diplomatic post after a brief retirement from the world of business and automobiles. Ambassador Michel Issa knows Beirut and the rest of Lebanon»»»

Dubai: Kuwait resumed air traffic operations early on Saturday after temporarily closing its airspace following missile and drone attacks linked to escalating tensions between Iran and the United States. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said air navigation resumed at 6:15 a.m. local»»»

Dubai: The Philippine Embassy in the UAE will be closed on June 12 and June 15 in observance of the Philippine Independence Day and the Islamic New Year, respectively. In an advisory, the embassy has announced the scheduled closures which means regular consular and administrative services will not »»»

Doha, Qatar: ​The Ministry of Public Health will observe World Food Safety Day 2026 on June 7, and as part of this event, it will honour food establishments demonstrating outstanding performance under the Food Establishment Classification Programme. This recognition acknowledges their voluntary com»»»

One of the people injured in Friday evening’s traffic accident in Sofia has died from his injuries at St. Anna University Hospital. The death toll from the incident has therefore risen to three. Two people lost their lives in the crash, which involved two passenger cars and a city bus in Sofia. Acc»»»

The Radev government has signaled a clear intention to deepen economic cooperation with China and encourage greater Chinese investment in Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Alexander Pulev said during a China-Bulgaria roundtable on trade and investment held in Sofia. Speaking at t»»»

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office is preparing to bring the most severe charges against the two drivers believed to be responsible for the devastating crash involving a public transport bus on Chelopeshko Shose in Sofia last night. Prosecutors are expected to charge both men with causing death in »»»

Even the Lebanese Army is not spared in the Israeli aggression on Lebanon The Israeli aggression on Lebanon has now struck the Lebanese Army itself amid the ongoing attacks across the country, mainly in the south. Al-Manar correspondent reported on Saturday that a Lebanese Army brigadier general an»»»

The Yemeni government has accused the Houthi group of assassinating one of the country’s most prominent development officials, in a case that has drawn wide attention because of the victim’s stature and his role in leading an important development program. The accusation was made during talks betwe»»»

Kingston, Jamaica: A power cut struck the entire island of Jamaica on Friday, the country's energy minister said, without providing a reason for the outage. "Island-wide black out," Daryl Vaz announced in a post on X. Vaz said that power was expected to be restored overnight, adding that "some plac»»»

Tunis, 6 June 2026 (TAP) – Maximum temperatures on Saturday will range between 27°C and 32°C along the coast, and between 33°C and 38°C in the rest of the country. Temperatures may reach 42°C in the southwest and the far south, with locally hot, dry...»»»

MEO – Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade struck a deal to purchase 235,000 tonnes of Russian, French and Romanian wheat, during an international bid that was held where national and international companies presented offers of an average $189.17 per tonne; provided that the provision of wheat sta»»»

DUBAI: Bahrain condemned on Saturday the latest Iranian attack against its territory and neighbouring Kuwait, saying the two Gulf countries intercepted seven missiles fired by Iran. The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned what it described as “Iran's aggression against the Kingdom of Bah»»»

MPONDWE BORDER,: Leah Masika was on the verge of tears as she thought of her valuable consignment of plantain stuck in a long convoy of trucks on both sides of the Uganda-Congo border. Her cargo, destined for Uganda, was starting to leak water, and would go bad within hours if there was no movement»»»

On June 6, 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association -- YMCA -- was founded in London. 1 of 4 | Olympic swim champ Michael Phelps talks with children at a YMCA in New York City on August 28, 2008. On June 6, 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association -- YMCA -- was founded in London. File Photo »»»

Dubai: It started, as many modern ideas do, with clutter. In a home in the UAE, British expatriate Shaima Sibtain has found herself surrounded by things she no longer needed, baby grows her children had outgrown, a luxury handbag she no longer used, and clothes full of memories she couldn’t bring h»»»

Washington, United States: The United States announced Friday its approval of a $1.98 billion arms sale to Kuwait, one of the Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes during the Middle East war. In a statement, the US State Department said it would allow purchases of counter-drone technology from defe»»»

Sudanese political and civil forces from rival camps have reached a significant breakthrough, agreeing on a common vision to launch a process aimed at ending the war and laying the groundwork for a peaceful transition to democratic civilian rule, following days of talks. The forces, once grouped un»»»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo set off on Saturday for a week-long visit to Spain, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach Europe. The first American head of »»»

BRUSSELS, 6th June, 2026 (WAM) -- While the EU has responded to the latest fossil fuel crisis by limiting fossil fuel imports, a trio of states have “deepened their exposure by increasing them". However, the EU still spends billions of euros on fossil fuel imports – and has increased its dependency»»»

New Delhi: Indian police tightened security in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of a protest by the satirical "Cockroach People's Party", over alleged irregularities in major examinations. The parody "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP) -- a play on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of the Kingdom of Sweden on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»