PARIS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for the world to act with “far greater urgency” to limit global warming, warning that fossil fuels were driving twin climate and energy crises. “On the surface, these crises may seem separate. But they share the same destructive force: Fos»»»

LOS ANGELES: A ransom note connected to the disappearance of US television host Savannah Guthrie’s mother said she had died, US media reported on Monday. Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona in the early hours of February 1. Security camera footage released by authoritie»»»

Guiyang: More than 9,100 residents have been evacuated in southwest China's Guizhou Province, as torrential rains have lashed multiple parts of the province since Monday, authorities said Tuesday. Among the affected areas, the city of Duyun in the Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan ordere»»»

Former MP Duishon Torokulov is in pretrial detention. The Pervomaisky District Court reported that the decision to take him into custody was made on June 19. It was noted that the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ investigator was granted, and the former deputy was remanded in custody un»»»

On June 22, a dispute with gunfire occurred on the grounds of Hawaii recreation center in Tokmok, involving 22 people. According to the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Chui region, the dispute between young people began with a verbal altercation and subsequently escalated into a fight. The p»»»

Dubai: Emirates has been named Best Airline Worldwide at the 2026 Business Traveller Middle East (BTME) Awards, while also receiving honours for Best First Class and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East for its First Class Lounge at Dubai International Airport. The Business Traveller Middle East »»»

Dubai Holding Community Management signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ReFarm Global, a regenerative technology and infrastructure group specialising in circular resource recovery solutions, to launch the Sea to Soil circular economy initiative, a world-first programme transfo»»»

Another post-Brexit prime minister bites the dust. Keir Starmer has owned up to the obvious: that he's too unpopular to lead the Labour Party into the next general election. After replacing the hard left's Jeremy Corbyn, the same Starmer won a landslide election victory two years ago on the promise»»»

Ten years after Brexit, data shows that the decision to leave the European Union has made people in Britain up to 8 percent poorer. Experts predict the economic damage is set to continue, and YouGov polling now finds nearly 60 percent of Britons say it was wrong to leave the EU.  When the UK v»»»

Romania's parliament rejected prime minister-designate Adrian Vestea on Monday, extending months of political turmoil in the EU and NATO member bordering Ukraine and raising the prospect of a snap election if a second government nominee also fails to secure lawmakers' backing. Romania's parliament »»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova stated that Bulgaria is not vetoing sanctions against Russia, stressing that the current package is still being discussed among EU member states and that several countries have expressed reservations. Speaking on bTV’s “This Morning,” Petrova said the process is s»»»

A 36-year-old man died after falling from Sofia’s Lion’s Bridge following an altercation that unfolded in broad daylight at one of the capital’s busiest intersections. Police have detained three men between the ages of 20 and 30 as investigators work to determine the exact circumstances that led to»»»

The International Baccalaureate (IB) has launched the Systems Transformation Pathway (STP), a new course designed to help Diploma Programme students work on practical solutions to global challenges such as climate change, economic inequality, food systems, health crises, energy, and governance. The»»»

Dubai: Thousands of kite enthusiasts gathered on Denmark's North Sea coast for the annual Fano International Kite Festival, one of the largest events of its kind in the world. The festival, held on the island of Fano, attracted around 5,000 participants from 26 countries, according to organisers. T»»»

OSUS Real Estate has announced the expansion of its operations in Makkah through the development of a distinctive residential project within Masar Destination, one of the most prominent urban development projects in the holy city. With SR1 billion ($267 million) in investments, the project includes»»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has announced a sweeping series of understandings with the United States, including joint mechanisms to safeguard Lebanon’s sovereignty, the establishment of maritime crisis communications for the Strait of Hormuz, and the imminent release of $12 bi»»»

Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev announced plans to establish a consultative council of robots at the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation during a discussion on whether Bulgaria can become Europe's innovation and artificial intelligence hub at Webit 2026 in »»»

Varna will host the 12th European Geography Olympiad (EGEO 2026) from June 28 to July 3, Varna Municipality said on Tuesday. The prestigious event will bring together top geography students from 14 countries, including traditional European participants as well as strong teams from Kazakhstan, Armen»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on June 22 announced plans to remove the country's president through a constitutional amendment as part of a broader programme of political and institutional reform. Addressing the parliament, Magyar said his government would initiate changes to the constitutio»»»

Sofia’s housing market is entering a new phase in which the focus is gradually shifting from the traditionally dominant southern districts to emerging areas in the north of the city, while infrastructure and planning constraints are becoming the key factors shaping future construction. Further read»»»

Ukrainian investor and KYB corporation owner Oleg Nevzorov has rejected allegations of misconduct and political protection in connection with an ongoing investigation related to the “Baba Alino” construction project in Varna. Speaking to Bulgarian National Radio, Nevzorov said he does not consider »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has issued his strongest warning yet to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, accusing Minsk of directly facilitating Russian drone attacks on Ukraine and giving Belarusian authorities one week to remove communications equipment helping guide strikes or fac»»»

Western companies have seen the value of their assets in Russia almost halve since the start of the war in Ukraine, highlighting the scale of the economic decoupling between Russia and the West after more than four years of war, Vedomosti reports. According to calculations by Russian business daily»»»

Germany is making one of its most visible business pushes into Uzbekistan in years as Berlin looks beyond its traditional European and Asian markets for new sources of growth, raw materials, industrial partnerships and skilled labour. At the fifth annual Tashkent International Investment Forum (TII»»»

Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željka Cvijanović met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during her stay in Israel. She called the meeting the crown of a successful visit. After the meeting, Cvijanović said that there is a mutual willingness to strengthen political, i»»»

LONDON: Andy Burnham, Britain’s newest lawmaker and likely its next prime minister, was meeting Labour colleagues on Tuesday in preparation for a leadership contest in which he may be the only contender. Burnham is the strong front-runner to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who announced Monday»»»

MANILA: Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned of possible flooding in low-lying villages, landslides and rough seas in the country’s two northernmost provinces as a powerful typhoon roared offshore. Typhoon Mekkhala was last tracked over the Pacific before midday, about 375 kilometers (230 miles»»»

NEW DELHI: Resumed shipping flows through the Strait of Hormuz would ease energy and fertilizer supply bottlenecks, India’s security chief said during a BRICS security meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.The current state of the crucial waterway for oil and gas transport is uncertain — it reopened last»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Tuesday arrested more than 200 people suspected of links to the Islamic State and outlawed far-left groups, officials said, before an upcoming NATO summit.The Ankara prosecutor’s office said 209 people had been detained in the capital, while 32 others remained at large.O»»»

The State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that on June 22, border guards foiled an attempt to illegally transport strong pharmaceutical substances on the Kyrgyz—Uzbek section of the state border. In Doochar area of Kadamdzhai district in Batken region, approximately 100 meters from t»»»

In August, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will make a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, during which the opening of Seidikum checkpoint will be discussed. Mirzamir Sydykov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Border Service and Chief of the General Staff, said at a meeting of the Zhogorku Kenes»»»

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Iran said Tuesday that the United Nations nuclear watchdog's inspectors would not be given access to the country's key nuclear sites that were bombed during the war with Israel and the United States last year. "We have not had a meeting with the director general of the International Atomic Energy A»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s president was traveling to Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East. President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Islamabad comes as technical teams are working on details»»»

TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday that the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s inspectors would not be given access to the country’s key nuclear sites that were bombed during the war with Israel and the United States last year. “We have not had a meeting with the director general of the International Atomic »»»

DUBAI: Etihad Rail on Tuesday said introductory passenger services would start on June 30 between Abu Dhabi and the eastern emirate of Fujairah taking just 1 hour and 45 minutes. The announcement came as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed inaugurated the MBZ City Passenger Station »»»

More than $140,000 has been raised online on behalf of a Texas woman filmed making anti-Islam comments in a grocery store. The 44-second video which surfaced on Sunday shows a woman in blue medical scrubs confronting two other women who remain off camera. The woman, identified by media reports as m»»»

The Israeli army should continue operations in Lebanon despite pressure from the US, Israel’s hardline national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said on Monday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has expanded its presence in southern Lebanon since early March, after the militant group Hezbollah fir»»»

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) let hundreds of thousands of illegal fentanyl pills reach the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025 – potentially leading to deadly outcomes – to focus on building bigger drug cases, The Associated Press reported on Monday, citing law enforcement s»»»

Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has turned the UK into an “authoritarian hellhole,” with more people being jailed and arrested for social media posts than in any other country in the world, former MP George Galloway has told RT. Starmer announced on Monday that he would step down as pr»»»

A British businessman who became known as the country’s ‘first gay father’ has been charged with child sex offenses, according to media reports. Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, was already facing a number of criminal allegations alongside his current husband, Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32. The couple, who bo»»»

In this photo released Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) speaks during a plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Kim called for the expansion of Pyongyang's nuclear forces, citing military cooperation between Seoul and Washington. Photo»»»

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, like the one seen here, crashed in Alaska on Monday with four people on board. File Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell/U.S. Coast Guard/UPI June 23 (UPI) -- All four Coast Guard members aboard a helicopter that crashed in Alaska sustained only mi»»»

Etihad Rail will launch an introductory operational phase of passenger rail services between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah on June 30, 2026, cutting the journey time to just 1 hour and 45 minutes, it was announced on Tuesday. The Dubai Train Station and Al Dhaid Train Station will open with the official l»»»

Tunis, June 23 (TAP) — The weather, on Tuesday, will be mostly clear to partly cloudy, with cloud cover increasing during the afternoon over the higher elevations of western northern and central Tunisia. These conditions may lead to the development...»»»

Iran on Tuesday said there were no visits scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to see nuclear sites bombed by the US. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman's remarks appeared to undercut those made by US Vice President JD Vance, who said negotiations in »»»

Innovation and Digital Transformation Minister Ivan Vasilev announced plans to establish a consultative council of robots at the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation during a discussion on whether Bulgaria can become Europe's innovation and artificial intelligence hub at Webit 2026 in »»»

DUBAI: The UAE’s decision to restrict social media access for children under 15 has generated significant discussion among parents, educators and mental health professionals. While much of the public conversation has focused on technology, regulation and enforcement, many families are reflecting on»»»

First published in Respekt. Irregular migration and climate change are receding into the background. Decades after the financial crisis, developments in the European Union were dominated first by the issue of uncontrolled migration and later by climate change. Both dominant topics substantially res»»»

Dubai has launched a new rental affordability initiative, ‘Flexi Rents’, aimed at helping tenants manage housing costs through flexible payment plans, monthly rent options and other concessions, a senior official at Dubai Land Department (DLD) said on Tuesday. Speaking on the launch, Khalid Al Shai»»»