Communication took place between the Lebanese and Egyptian presidencies prior to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the Davos summit, media reports said. “Al-Sisi was told that Lebanon is implementing the government’s plan for collecting Hezb»»»

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he spoke with President Donald Trump on Tuesday and that some federal immigration agents will be leaving the city on Tuesday. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Monday that some federal immigration agen»»»

A draft presidential decree introducing a temporary ban on inspections of business entities has been submitted for public discussion. The document is aimed at reducing administrative pressure on businesses and stabilizing economic activity. According to the draft, entrepreneurs continue to lodge nu»»»

TRSTENIK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday the establishment of a Serbian operating team for EU integration was not a charade but a step aimed at accelerating Serbia's EU integration. Speaking to reporters in Velika Drenova near Trstenik, central Serbia, Vucic noted that the move»»»

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Dubai: The UAE has ranked among the world’s leading countries for investment in artificial intelligence talent and resilience, according to a new report by management consultancy Oliver Wyman. The report places the UAE sixth globally for government and corporate investment in developing AI skills, »»»

An 18-year-old high school student has taken his own life in the Batak village of Nova Mahala, plunging the small community into shock, grief, and deep division. The tragedy unfolded on Thursday, January 22, when Bilgin Alishev was found hanged. What followed was not silence, but a growing storm of»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his Chadian counterpart to Paris, as both countries seek to renew and improve future relations. The verbal invitation was delivered to President Mahamat Déby by France's Ambassador to Chad, Éric Gérard, during a meeting at the presidential palace in the »»»

Madrid: The Spanish government intends to adopt a plan to regularise the status of undocumented migrants, which could benefit up to 500,000 people, the Spanish government spokesperson and Minister of Social Security Elma Saiz said on Tuesday. She explained that the measure aims to boost the Spanish»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his hope in ending the "ninth" conflict, allegedly referring to Ukraine. "I ended up putting out eight wars, and we have a ninth one coming, I believe," Trump told the Sid & Friends radio show.The first meeting of a trilateral R»»»

Gold climbed on Tuesday, hovering just shy of the $5,100-per-ounce mark breached for the first time in the previous session, as uncertainty around US President Donald Trump's policymaking prompted investors to seek safety in bullion. Spot gold rose 1.2% to $5,073.52 per ounce as of 1155 GMT. It hit»»»

Bulgaria remains in the final days of dual currency use, with payments accepted in both levs and euros until January 31. From February 1, all transactions will officially use only the euro. The transition is progressing steadily, according to the Coordination Center for the Euro Mechanism, though i»»»

New Delhi: India and the European Union announced Tuesday the "mother of all deals", a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations. EU chiefs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hope the pact will help shield against challenges from the world's t»»»

Istanbul: Kanyon is getting fat: since someone stole his basket, this white cat with grey markings who lives at an Istanbul shopping centre has been showered with snacks, love and affection. News of his plight brought out countless well-wishers, who have handed him endless supplies of food, toys, a»»»

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked with a ceremony on Tuesday organized by the Hebrew Studies Programme at the Faculty of History of the St Kliment Ohridski Sofia University and the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Guests at the ceremony included Diplomat»»»

Manila: The Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) issued subpoenas to Senator Jinggoy Estrada, former Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Manny Bonoan, and detained former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. amid an ongoing probe into alleged corruption in flood control projects. The su»»»

Implementing the constitutional procedure for appointing a caretaker prime minister, President Iliana Iotova continues her meetings with potential candidates from the pool of senior public officials eligible to head a caretaker government, the presidential press service reported on Tuesday. On Wedn»»»

Consultations with parliamentary groups should be an open and frank discussion with the president, aimed at selecting a person willing to take on the task of forming a government, said Nataliya Kiselova of the BSP-United Left parliamentary group on Tuesday, speaking to journalists after a meeting o»»»

Dubai: Pakistan’s food and agriculture sector took Centre stage at Gulf Food 2026, one of the world’s largest food and agribusiness exhibitions, demonstrating the country’s competitive edge and expanding export potential. With over 150 Pakistani companies participating, nearly double from last year»»»

Fighting this month between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces left civilians on either side of the frontline fearing for their future or harboring resentment as the country's new leaders push forward with transition after years of civil war. The fighting ended with government forces capturi»»»

Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is Gaza's lifeline and only gateway to the outside world that wasn't controlled by Israel before the war. The opening is expected after Israel on Monday announced that the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, Ran G»»»

Doha, Qatar: QatarEnergy celebrated 152 employees with long service career milestones of 30, 35, and 40 years of service, including three employees who had the distinguished continuous service of 45 years. The “My Legacy” recognition ceremony was held under the patronage and in the presence of HE S»»»

Continue the Change (CC) leader Assen Vassilev said in response to a journalist's question that the Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition is united and what has always mattered and continues to matter is the direction Bulgaria will take, and if former president Rumen Radev wan»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday the first new quantities of euro diesel produced following a resumption of crude processing at the Pancevo oil refinery were now on sale at petrol stations across Serbia. "As we have promised, the first qu»»»

Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov stated that the war in Ukraine has shown that modern warfare is not only about resources, but also about the speed of decision-making and prioritising impact. This statement was made during the Analysis of the Status and Preparation of the Joint Forces Command »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, said on Tuesday that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass could lead to peace in Ukraine. "Donbass withdrawal is the path to peac»»»

President Joseph Aoun's security and military Advisor Antoine Mansour met Tuesday with Mechanism's Assistant Chief U.S. Colonel David Leon Klingensmith at the U.S. Embassy in Awkar. The meeting was attended by the Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Colonel Jason Belknap. The meeting dis»»»

Bulgarian experts have expressed skepticism over the purpose and significance of Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace, suggesting that its creation may be more symbolic than substantive. Speaking on the program Nova TV, political scientist Lyubomir Stefanov, sociologist Andrey Raichev, a»»»

European Parliament lawmakers have declined to resume ratifying a key trade agreement with the US, which they suspended last week amid the dispute over Greenland. The decision on whether to unfreeze the Turnberry Agreement was postponed until next Wednesday, trade committee chair Bernd Lange said a»»»

The US immigration agency whose officers have been involved in two fatal shootings in Minneapolis has said it is sending agents to help support American security operations during the Winter Olympics, which start in Italy on 6 February. Confirmation of the agency's role came from the Immigration an»»»

A roundtable discussion organized by Sputnik news agency and radio broadcaster in a video bridge format connecting Moscow, Rome, Manama, Cairo and Jakarta was held at the International Multimedia Press Center of the Rossiya Segodnya media group. The event titled “Education as the Foundation of Sust»»»

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Sweden is moving forward with plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 in serious cases as it grapples with a growing number of children recruited into gangs to carry out violent crimes without facing serious legal repercussions. Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said the coun»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has decided to set up an operating team that will coordinate expedited fulfilment of all commitments on Serbia's EU path, says the latest issue of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia. The team will be comprised of top-level state officials led by Danijel»»»

Children in France under the age of 15 could be barred from accessing social media from September 1 after legislators in the National Assembly in Paris voted Monday in favor of a new law that would also extend a smart phone ban in schools to high school students. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | Lic»»»

Dubai: The government on Tuesday assured overseas Pakistanis of swift action to reclaim illegally occupied properties in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), declaring that their assets were fully protected. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said deputy commissioners in Islamabad would be bound to d»»»

Iraq's parliament postponed the election of the country's president on Tuesday to allow Kurdish rivals time to agree on a candidate. The parliament delayed the session, the official INA press agency reported, without saying whether a new date had been agreed. The agency reported earlier that speake»»»

The process of withdrawing lev banknotes from circulation is progressing well and steadily, with 67% of the cash in levs collected so far, Vladimir Ivanov, Chair of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets and Head of the Coordination Centre on Euro Adoption in Bulgaria sai»»»

Iran has warned the UN Security Council over explicit US threats against Tehran, while a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution described President Donald Trump as “fearful of defeat.” Addressing an open debate of the UN Security Council on Monday, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Na»»»

Excel Properties has announced the promotion of two senior female professionals to leadership positions as part of its ongoing organisational development strategy. Sana Shaikh has been appointed Vice President – Marketing, while Kristina Gribkova has been promoted to Sales Director. The appointment»»»

Madrid: Spain's historically stubborn unemployment fell below 10 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, official data showed on Tuesday, a first since the 2008 financial crisis. The jobless rate in the European Union's fourth-largest economy was 9.93 percent in the period, 0.52 percentage poin»»»

Asen Vassilev, leader of “We Continue Change,” affirmed the stability of the WCC-DB coalition, insisting there will be no post-election alliance with GERB or Rumen Radev’s prospective formation. Speaking to reporters, Vassilev stressed that the coalition is united in vision, focused on shaping a Bu»»»

Kairat Tursunkulov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. The appointment order was signed by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev. Tursunkulov replaces Temirbek Erkinov, who was previously transferred to the position of»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut said on Tuesday Serbia was facing a stall on its EU integration path but that it was not as prominent as it seemed. Speaking to the RTS, Macut said that, at a session on Monday, the government had decided to set up an operating team to accelerate the progress on th»»»

As Damascus announces a 15-day extension of its ceasefire, the clock is ticking for Syria’s Kurdish-led forces. With the United States reportedly reconsidering its military presence and pressure mounting on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate into the national army, the coming weeks cou»»»

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National Assembly Chair Raya Nazaryan and figures imposed by the status quo are not unacceptable as caretaker prime minister, Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) MP Hristo Rastashki told journalists in parliament on Tuesday ahead of a sitting of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, when asked»»»

After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week's meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won't like the result. The central bank's interest rate-setting committ»»»

Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a US aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis. Iran's currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a»»»