TEL AVIV: When cheers erupted at a packed Tel Aviv stadium for Boy George, it was not only a sign of the 65-year-old singer’s enduring fame. It was the sound of national delight at an international pop star willing to perform in an increasingly isolated Israel. A smattering of Israeli flags dotted »»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov has called Bulgaria's Parliament "an absolutely pointless organization right now," accusing lawmakers of deliberately delaying a vote on a proposal to lower fuel prices. Borissov, who chairs the GERB-SDS parliamentary group, made the comments while responding to a questio»»»

Paris, France: Striking workers marched across France against the rising cost of living on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to take to the streets nationwide in a new escalation following weeks of protest. More than 250,000 people were taking part in demonstrations across 73 »»»

An Airbus A320 ​flying from Dublin to Rome was safely diverted to France's Evreux airbase ​following a ‌bomb threat, ⁠the French prime minister's office said Thursday, in the latest in a series ‌of threats targeting flights across Europe. Multiple other flights in Europe also made emergency landing»»»

French regional bank Credit Mutuel Arkea said Wednesday it had been the victim of a cyberattack that allowed fraudulent transactions amounting to around 100 million euros ($112 million). It said in the attack, which had now been "contained", hackers gained access to Arkea's account to make transfer»»»

France faces new protests as the government seeks to prevent a repeat of October unrest. Protesters demand better public services, including education, and also critique the cost-of-living. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from the ground.»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "President Vladimir Putin received Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, who is cu»»»

Kolyo Atanasov, owner of the Bulmetal plant in Gurkovo, has been detained for 24 hours following a large-scale operation by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP) and the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs (SDVR), BGNES and bTV reported. Police officers have surrounded the»»»

Bulgarian customs inspectors seized more than 400 shipments containing narcotic substances during a single day of inspections at a courier company's warehouse on Tuesday, the Customs Agency said. The drugs, comprising more than 10 types of synthetic and semi-synthetic cannabinoids, had been hidden »»»

Hackers targeted refrigeration systems at three French blood banks, attempting to raise storage temperatures to extreme levels and destroy vital blood products, the country’s national blood service said on Wednesday. The attack follows a wave of similar incidents at supermarkets across Europe that »»»

LAGOS: A Nigerian court Thursday declared invalid the nomination of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate for the opposition African Democratic Congress, the party said, two months before the country’s elections. The ADC, one of the main opposition parties trying to oust President Bola Tinub»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The shift in control of the US Congress from Republicans to Democrats following the midterm elections will change the country's political landscape, Timothy Niland, a professor of history, political science, and law at Nazareth University in the state of New York, said. "It [»»»

Torture facilities are nothing new and were operating across Ukraine before 2022, Andrea Lucidi, an independent military correspondent working in Donbass, tells Sputnik, commenting on the exposure of an Azov* torture chamber in the Kiev region on November 2. "During my years working in Donbass, I v»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US tech giant Microsoft has abandoned plans to expand a data center project with UK's Nscale in Texas, following the victory of a Democratic candidate in the state's gubernatorial election, media reported on Thursday, citing sources. Last autumn, Nscale announced an agreement wit»»»

Israel's largest Arab party grouping, the Joint List, said Thursday it would recommend opposition bloc leader Gadi Eisenkot for the formation of a new government after last week's election. "The Joint List announced today, Thursday, that it will inform the President of the State, Isaac Herzog, this»»»

Trump considers a deal, fresh strikes or continued pressure as Qatar steps up mediation Diplomatic efforts continue to prevent a fresh escalation, but tensions remain high over the Strait of Hormuz, regional security and air travel. Here are the key developments UAE residents and travellers should »»»

ANKARA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Turkiye HE Yaşar Güler, during his official visit to the Republic of Turkiye. During the meeting, topics of mutual interest betw»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin today presented the Pushkin Medal to Draga Mastilović, Republika Srpska’s Minister for Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education, in Moscow for his contribution to nurturing and promoting Russian culture abroad. Mastilović said he saw the medal n»»»

Following its October elections, BiH has a chance to show renewed commitment to reforms and start accession talks, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said. Speaking at a news conference, Kos said the country was showing “less and less engagement” on its path to EU membership. She stressed that B»»»

Exploring childhood memories through art and playful creativity Abu Dhabi: Somewhere in your childhood there is a white plastic chair. It sat on a balcony, in a garden, at the edge of a beach. It was meant for sitting, but you probably never sat on it properly. You stacked it, tipped it over, and t»»»

Annual inflation in Bulgaria climbed to 6% in October 2026, putting it 2 percentage points above the Eurozone average of 4%, according to preliminary Eurostat figures published on November 4. Inflation across the currency bloc also accelerated, reaching 4% compared with 3.8% in September. Bulgaria »»»

Lachezar Bogdanov of the Institute for Market Economics (IME) has warned that Bulgaria will spend nearly EUR 1.5 billion on public debt interest next year, while criticizing proposed changes to pension contributions and the government's plans for an excess-profit tax in an interview with Bulgarian »»»

Bulgaria recorded the European Union's lowest natural gas price for businesses in the first half of 2026, at €0.0438 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), while costs for household consumers fell by 14.5% year-on-year, the largest decline in the bloc, according to Eurostat data published on November 4. For non-»»»

Bulgarian drone manufacturer Dronamics plans to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the first half of 2027, subject to US regulatory approvals and the consent of its shareholders, Bloomberg TV Bulgaria reported, citing company co-founder and President Svilen Rangelov. The planned listing is expect»»»

The Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NRA) found violations at nearly 60% of dental and medical practices and clinics inspected in Sofia, after carrying out checks at 24 locations in a single day, the agency said. Inspectors recorded several types of irregularities, including receipts missing mand»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian side continues to implement the Paks-2 nuclear power plant (NPP) project in Hungary on schedule and according to the customer's wishes, and Rosatom's leadership is open to substantive dialogue with Hungarian partners, Russian Ambassador to Budapest Yevgeny Stanislavov»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Eiffel Tower, an iconic landmark of the French capital, is closed to visitors amid nationwide protests, according to a statement on its official website published on Thursday. "Due to a nationwide demonstration, the Eiffel Tower is closed today," the statement read. Meanwhile»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Law enforcement officers used water cannons against protesters in the French city of Lyon, media reported on Thursday. The number of protesters in France, apart from Paris, has reached 270,000 people, the broadcaster reported, citing the Interior Ministry. The Actu portal reporte»»»

RIYADH: Food and retail company Savola Group’s recurring net profit rose 26 percent year on year to SR500 million ($133.3 million) in the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher food processing volumes and cost discipline. The Saudi firm also approved an interim cash dividend of SR210 millio»»»

The view from Washington is clear: President Donald Trump’s decision to wage war on Iran cost the Republican Party the midterm elections. RT looks at how Benjamin Netanyahu’s war became Trump’s problem and whether Israel will bear any costs. The Republican Party suffered an unequivocal wipeout in T»»»

Many Americans who voted Republican in the 2024 presidential election switched to the Democrats in the midterms over the war on Iran and related grievances, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said. Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, with Democrats winning House and Sena»»»

Registered crimes have dropped by 8% compared with the same period in 2025, while the crime detection rate has increased by 4 percentage points, Deputy Interior Minister Kaloyan Kaloyanov announced at a hearing before the parliamentary Committee on Internal Security and Public Order. Over the last »»»

The Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) will begin using artificial intelligence (AI) to check public procurement procedures in audits under its 2027 Annual Audit Programme, the BNAO said. The project for integrating AI into the audit process, ODIS, is a joint initiative of the BNAO and the Inst»»»

Bulgaria is already working on two of the key priorities set out in the European Union's new Sustainable Tourism Strategy: workforce training and the management of the sector based on reliable data. This transpired at a meeting of EU tourism ministers in Mullingar, Ireland, attended by Bulgarian To»»»

Sheikh Surour receives Mohammed bin Rashid Sash for decades of national service Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday honoured the winners of the 2026 Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award, r»»»

SARAJEVO - Student List candidate for MP Dejan Soskic said on Wednesday the new Serbian government could be formed within a month, following the formal completion of the electoral process and the constitution of the new parliament. "We will see whether we will get the report from the Republic's ele»»»

Singapore, Nov. 5 (SANA) Oil prices fell for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday as investors assessed the implications of the U.S. midterm elections, which could increase political pressure on President Donald Trump to seek an end to the war involving Iran and reduce the risk of further milit»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday cited "serious suspicions" around foreign interference in Israel's recent parliamentary elections. He claims foreign countries spent large amounts of money to influence the results, while the largest Arab-Israeli bloc called such accusations "p»»»

The following statement was issued by the Army Command – Directorate of Orientation: “On November 4, 2026, while an army unit was carrying out security measures to prevent smuggling and secure the border in the outskirts of the town of Arsal along the Lebanese-Syrian border, a vehicle with tinted w»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s Ministry of Labor, delivery platform talabat Egypt, and several logistics companies contracted by talabat have signed a cooperation protocol to formalize the status of delivery workers and provide them with social and healthcare benefits, as per a statement. Under the agreemen»»»

DUBAI: Israel’s largest Arab party grouping, the Joint List, said Thursday it would recommend opposition bloc leader Gadi Eisenkot for the formation of a new government after last week’s election. “The Joint List announced today, Thursday, that it will inform the President of the State, Isaac Herzo»»»

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the extension of the president’s term by one year, which sparked violent clashes with the opposition, was “unlawful.” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term ended in May, but his government declared a “transition period” that gave him an ext»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 5: "Loser" and "Reborn in the USA" are just some of the headlines dominating the international press after the Democrats stomped to victory in the US midterm elections. What impact will their success have on the rest of Donald Trump's presidency? How will he g»»»

Russian and Ukrainian officials, including human rights chiefs, are set to meet US First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Thursday ahead of Abu Dhabi talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war. It comes weeks after Melania Trump helped broker a partial ceasefire enabling the evacuation of civilians»»»

Tunis, Nov.5 (TAP) - A new round of exceptional price reductions has been introduced on a number of consumer goods, effective on November 7-8 in major retailers, the Trade and Export Development Ministry announced Thursday.These reductions, of up to...»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday that a ballistic missile fired by the group at the Madinah region — home to one of Islam’s holiest cities — had been intercepted. “Air defense intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi mil»»»

London: The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate to four percent on Thursday, the first increase in more than three years, as soaring energy costs push up global inflation. The BoE warned UK inflation risked hitting 6.2 percent in the third quarter of next year from 3.5 percent curren»»»

Natural gas deposits off the southern coastline of Cyprus are an opportunity for the European Union to bolster its own energy security by diversifying its supply, the island nation's president said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides told The Associated Press in an exclusive statement that th»»»

World shares were mostly higher Thursday, though heavy selling of artificial intelligence-related stocks offset gains for some markets following the U.S. midterm elections. South Korea's Kospi sank more than 5% and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo lost nearly 2%. Oil prices were mixed after the Dow industri»»»

COPENHAGEN: Sweden will reintroduce border controls at its internal borders for a period of six months based on an assessment that there ⁠is a serious ⁠threat to public order and internal security, its government said in a statement on ⁠Thursday. “The assessment is based primarily on the serious se»»»