Share: FILE : Ayman Mohamad Ghazali killed himself after he exchanged gunfire with security. Hezbollah is a militant group backed by Iran The car ramming and shooting attack at a large Michigan synagogue this month was a “Hezbollah inspired act of terrorism” targeting the Jewish community, the FBI »»»

More than 2.4 tons of meat and meat preparations that do not meet safety and traceability requirements have been discovered in a shop in Pleven, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) reported. The inspection was carried out following a submitted signal. The site has been closed by the Regional Di»»»

Tunis, March 31 (TAP) - Tunisian diplomatic representations around the world set the tempo for independence day celebrations. Embassies and consulates engaged in an exceptional orchestration of cultural, festive and commemorative events.This...»»»

BELGRADE - Srbijagas CEO Dusan Bajatovic said on Tuesday a three-month extension of Serbia's natural gas arrangement with Russia showed clearly that Russia would not leave Serbia without gas, and added that the gas price would remain the same for households and that it would even be slightly lower »»»

Ahmedabad, India: Fifty wildlife officers are now the devoted guardians of a newly-hatched great Indian bustard chick, born after a marathon road trip to provide a fertilised egg for the critically endangered bird, officials said Tuesday. The birds, metre-tall desert dwellers, have plummeted in num»»»

Dubai: The Philippines has introduced a new digital platform to strengthen disaster preparedness and response, bringing multiple tools and data sources into one system. Called “Handa: The Integrated Platform for Preparedness, Early Warning, and Response,” the platform can be accessed online and has»»»

Jakarta: All 21 crew members reported missing after their fishing vessel sank off the Indonesian coast were rescued Tuesday, packed into a rickety raft floating in the open water, an official said. The boat sank in bad weather early Monday, having left Taliabu island in the Molucca Sea the day befo»»»

From humble powerbanks for everyday gadgets to gigawatt-rated packs, a new calculus is driving a serious rethink about batteries across the planet. Giant energy storage banks have proven to be silent, fast-acting gladiators popping up everywhere energy storage needs to scale. Grid operators, utilit»»»

Jennifer Runyan, the FBI special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit Filed Office, updates reporters Monday on their investigation into the March 12 attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich. Photo courtesy of FBI Detroit/X March 31 (UPI) -- The man accused of attacking a Michigan synagogue e»»»

South Korea will remove the "China (Taiwan)" label from its e-arrival system, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, after protests by Taiwan. In this March 2023 photo, a Taiwanese flag is seen atop the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo Sout»»»

Multiple explosions rocked Tehran on Tuesday, with news agencies reporting power outages in parts of the Iranian capital. Reporting from Tehran, FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah says residents have been hearing “airstrikes, followed by the unnerving sound of thundering explosions," he says, noting that airst»»»

Ahmed al-Sharaa started a visit to Berlin on March 30 for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees. The visit is the first to Germany for Syria's inte»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a visit that initially aimed to strengthen partnerships in nuclear energy and space innovation but will now be dominated by the Middle East war. Macron landed shortly before 5:30 pm (0830 GMT) in rainy and windy Tokyo, ahead of an exp»»»

Iran does not currently need negotiations but remains a “rational player” that is “not looking for war,” Tehran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said. Speaking on RT’s Sanchez Effect, Jalali said Iran has “never denied peace talks” but insisted there must be “proper conditions” before any »»»

The state will not allow pressure to be exerted on vulnerable groups ahead of the elections, caretaker Minister of Labour and Social Policy Hasan Ademov told journalists in Yakoruda, Southwestern Bulgaria. He said that a key priority for institutions is the organization of the upcoming early parlia»»»

The parents of a 4-year-old boy were arrested on Monday afternoon after their child was found wandering alone on a street in central Thessaloniki, police said Tuesday. The child was noticed on Gamveta Street by a passerby who alerted the authorities. Shortly after, officers were able to locate the »»»

Ankara, March 31 (SANA) Türkiye has denied claims it is joining the war alongside Iran or deploying troops to Lebanon, describing them as misleading and part of a psychological campaign. According to Anadolu Agency, the Center for Combating Disinformation, affiliated with the Turkish Presidency’s D»»»

This photo, taken Tuesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in central Seoul as South Korean stocks plunged more than 4 percent and the won fell to a 17-year low over Middle East concerns. Photo by Yonhap Seoul stocks fell over 4 percent Tuesday, weighed by heavy foreign selling, as U.S. Preside»»»

Discussions are ‌under way for a UN investigation into the killing of more than 390 employees in the two-year Gaza war, the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest conflict in the body's history. "I believe that we need to have a panel – a high-level panel»»»

Months after Australia became the first country to enact a social media ban for children under 16, Communications Minister Anika Wells on Tuesday said big tech companies were "failing to obey the laws". Australia is investigating Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for imple»»»

New Delhi: India will launch the world’s largest census on Wednesday, with more than three million officials to take part in a vast counting exercise over the next year. India’s government calls the $1.24 billion count a “gigantic exercise of national importance” that could support “inclusive gover»»»

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support the Romanian government’s efforts to restore fiscal sustainability, enable private sector-led growth and foster job creation. The financing is designed help Romanians see new opportunities emerge, »»»

During the 2026 construction season, medium-level repairs will be carried out on Too-Ashuu Pass of Bishkek — Osh road. Specifically, under the Capital Investments category, the old asphalt layer will be removed and a new surface will be laid on the section from kilometer 130 to 146. The press servi»»»

Kyrgyzstan has expressed support for reforming the World Trade Organization, including the restoration of its dispute settlement system and enhanced support for developing countries. Kyrgyzstan’s representative to the WTO, Nurbek Maksutov, stated. The press service of the Ministry of Economy and Co»»»

Cape Canaveral: NASA began its two-day countdown Monday ahead of what is slated to be its first crewed moonshot in more than half a century, a long-anticipated loop around Earth's satellite that is to pave the way for future exploration. The first window to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in F»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has freed itself for a third time and has now disappeared, a police spokesman told AFP Tuesday. "The whale seems to have left Wismar. However, there have been no sightings so far," the spokesma»»»

Korean Air will enter emergency management mode this week to respond to rising fuel costs, according to industry sources Tuesday. This April 4, 2025, photo shows a Korean Air plane in front of a maintenance hangar in Incheon. File Pool Photo by Yonhap Korean Air Co., South Korea's flag carrier, wil»»»

The Ministry of Finance and the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) have launched eLicitațiiANAF, the first integrated digital platform for the sale of state-owned assets and goods seized to recover budget debts. Developed by software provider Zitec, the platform marks a pivotal shift »»»

The topic of rising prices of food and fuels in Bulgaria dominates Tuesday's news media. ECONOMY Trud’s front-page story reads that the prices and the inflation rate are jointly going up. One in three retailers expects retail prices to go up over the next three months, according to a survey of busi»»»

We are living through a moment of inflection in which the economy, after decades of dominance of efficiency and globalization, is once again becoming subordinate to geopolitics. If the beginning of the millennium was marked by the illusion of perpetual stability, the rapid succession of recent cris»»»

The maximum tariff for the purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES) is 4.42 soms. Deputy Energy Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Nasipbek Kerimov, said at a meeting of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Transport, Fuel and Energy Complex, Architecture, and Construction of the Parliament »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4225 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to »»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia said on Tuesday it would not increase fuel prices despite rising budget pressures from the war in the Middle East. A government statement sent to AFP said there would be no increase "for subsidised or non-subsidised" fuel from April 1, and urged citizens not to panic i»»»

Stockholm: Sweden said on Tuesday it was investing 386 million kronor ($40 million) to boost the country's satellite launch capabilities, citing deteriorating security. The investment would strengthen the launch capabilities of the Esrange Space Centre outside the city of Kiruna, north of the Arcti»»»

Dubai: Rain returned to the UAE on Tuesday, with showers descending on several emirates through the afternoon as a surface low-pressure system combined with an upper-air trough pushed unstable conditions across the country. Residents in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and parts of Abu Dhabi re»»»

Dubai: Authorities in Dubai confirmed they are responding to an incident in southern Dubai caused by debris from a successful air defence interception. The debris fell on residential houses, resulting in property damage and minor injuries to four Asian nationals. Earlier, officials confirmed that t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Since the onset of war until Monday night, Iran has launched 570 ballistic missiles towards “Israel” 31-03-2026 12:06 PM Lat»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has carried out four operations against American and Israeli terrorist targets in the early hours of Tuesday, delivering blows as part of the 88th wave of Operation True Promise 4. The IRGC Public Relations Department announced that the naval forces l»»»

Beijing expressed "gratitude" on Tuesday as it said three Chinese ships had transited the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has all but closed during the war in the Middle East. "Following coordination with relevant parties, three Chinese vessels recently transited the Strait of Hormuz; we expre»»»

US prosecutors have “nothing” on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was abducted by US commandos in early January and indicted on several charges related to drug trafficking and weapons possession, National Assembly deputy and his son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, has exclusively told RT. A member »»»

On April 14, the exhibition Mirror of Life, by world renowned photographer Stanko Abadzic, will open at the Mexican Art Permanent Exhibition of the Plovdiv City Art Gallery, Plovdiv Municipality’s Culture Department announced on Tuesday. The project is part of the 2026 Calendar of Cultural Events o»»»

London, March 31 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived at British government headquarters in London for a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other officials. Earlier Tuesday, President al-Sharaa arrived in London on an official visit to the United Kingdom, accompanied by a ministerial »»»

DOHA: Qatar Satellite Company (Es’hailSat) and EgyptSat have signed a multi-year satellite capacity agreement, enabling EgyptSat to provide VSAT services to its customer base in Egypt and across the Middle East and North Africa region.Es’hailSat explained in a statement that this agreement builds u»»»

Minister of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Sydykov stated that the preferential loan program for the garment industry is demonstrating steady positive momentum. As of March 30, 2026, approximately 1.5 billion soms had been provided to entrepreneurs, and the key objective remains engaging »»»

Dubai: Dubai’s ultra luxury property market has set a new benchmark, with a Burj Khalifa penthouse leased for Dh12 million per year, the highest annual apartment rent recorded in the UAE. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The duplex residence spans the 87th and 88th floo»»»

The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights violations during a session in Geneva Monday. The Council's 61st session opened on Feb. 23, as seen in this file photo. File Photo by Valentin Flauraud/EPA SEOUL, March 31 (UPI) -- The United Nations Human Righ»»»

Dubai: Residents can visit Dubai Miracle Garden for Dh30 until the end of its current season, with free entry also available for children aged 12 and under. The attraction has introduced a special resident rate of Dh30 (inclusive of VAT), valid from April 1 until May 31, marking the final weeks of »»»

A homemade marzipan egg made from cashews, almond, sugar and a bit of rose water. It's warm, comforting and just spells home. That’s the little touch of love that Dubai-based Priscilla Dorris Janarthanan, a homemaker, cook and hair technician brings to Easter. Their family follows a routine: Begin »»»

Dubai: The BBC’s decision to sack Scott Mills relates to a 2016 police investigation into “serious sexual offences” against a teenage boy, according to a Mirror report. Mills was questioned by police under caution but the case was dropped because of a lack of evidence. However the news outlet claim»»»

Kyrgyzstan will increase electricity generation from renewable energy sources and small hydropower plants to 1.2-1.5 billion kilowatt-hours in 2026. Deputy Energy Minister, Nasipbek Kerimov, announced at a meeting of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Transport, Fuel and Energy Complex, Architectu»»»