New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel departing from Odesa port in Ukraine in which four Indian nationals have lost their lives and one remains in a critical condition. According to the MEA, on the evening of July 19, the vessel MV G»»»

London: Andy Burnham projects regular man-of-the-people vibes, but behind the casual persona lies ruthless ambition and an ability for reinvention that has helped propel him to the pinnacle of British politics. The 56-year-old veteran figure within centre-left Labour replaced Keir Starmer as prime »»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama is set to convene an expanded meeting of the ruling Socialist Party’s parliamentary group and the government cabinet on Friday, according to a message sent to Socialist lawmakers. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. local time at the Palace of Brigades in Tirana. »»»

Hungary has entered an unusual constitutional transition in which one woman is temporarily performing the duties of head of state, while another has taken over the leadership of parliament. The arrangement will remain in place until Hungary’s next president is elected and assumes office, with chess»»»

The annual conference of Bulgarian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad was held in Sofia on Monday. The meeting was hosted by Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova. Speakers discussed Bulgaria's capacity to implement an autonomous foreign policy while working within the European family an»»»

The Council of Ministers is proposing that the National Assembly authorize the presence on Bulgarian territory of up to eight KC-135 aircraft, up to 250 members of the US Armed Forces with personal weapons and ammunition, as well as the necessary airport equipment, the Council of Ministers press se»»»

London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment. Burnham used his inaugural speech as prime minister to renew his theme o»»»

Tensions flared outside Albania’s Parliament on Monday as demonstrators gathered to protest against the country’s political establishment during a plenary session. As government officials arrived at the parliamentary complex, the official vehicles carrying Interior Minister Bledi Çuçi and Tourism a»»»

Parliament was thrown into disruption on Monday after opposition lawmakers from the Democratic Party (PD) blocked the speaker’s podium, preventing the normal proceedings of a plenary session. The lawmakers refused to allow the scheduled presentation by Ombudsperson Endrit Shabani, arguing that his »»»

LONDON: Asaad Al-Shaibani, the foreign minister of the Syrian Arab Republic, has met Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, his Kuwaiti counterpart, to discuss forming a coordination committee to improve diplomatic, trade, and investment ties between the two countries. The ministers have agreed to »»»

July 20 (UPI) -- A ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew members capsized off the coast of Guyana, where authorities continued searching Monday for dozens of missing people while investigating possible irregularities in the vessel's operation. The MV Barima departed Georgetown on Saturday afternoo»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has vehemently condemned the fresh Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait using missiles and one-way attack drones. In a statement on Monday, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that these attacks flagrantly violate the sovereignty of nations and pose a t»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic received a farewell visit from Kazakh Ambassador to Belgrade Madi Atamkulov on Monday. They discussed the cooperation to date and the relations between the two countries, and agreed that the bilateral relations had been advanced further»»»

Egypt’s Alexandria Port Authority and the Montenegro Ports Authority signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance maritime cooperation and study the establishment of a direct shipping link, during the first official presidential visit from Montenegro to Egypt since the establishment of dip»»»

PARIS: French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said ​on Monday there would be consequences after two of its embassy officials in Tehran ‌were detained ‌for ​several ‌hours by ⁠Iranian ​security services. Barrot ⁠said the French officials were detained without reason for several hours, ⁠interrogate»»»

A man was arrested in Lower Manhattan, N.Y., on Monday after allegedly setting off fireworks outside of 26 Federal Plaza. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 20 (UPI) -- A man was taken into custody on Monday morning after allegedly setting off fireworks outside of a federal building»»»

Officers from the Drug Control Service, together with police of Zhaiyl district, detained three people suspected of selling cannabis products through Instagram, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. According to the ministry, law enforcement officers received information that cannabis-containi»»»

Manila: The 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and the associated coordination meetings convened in Manila on Monday. Held under the theme "Navigating Our Future, Together", the 2026 event is chaired by the Philippines and widely assembles the foreign ministers of the bloc's 10 member stat»»»

Vienna: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), took part in the International Technical Meeting (INT7021), hosted in Vienna, Austria. The event was part of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) NUTEC Plastics Initiative, aiming to strengt»»»

NYON - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad was on Monday drawn to play Irish side Shelbourne or Estonia's Nomme Kalju in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round if it beats beat Dutch giants Ajax in the second round. If they knock out Luxembourgish side UNA Strassen in the second rou»»»

Changes to Poland’s Clean Air program took effect on July 20, raising grant limits for selected energy-efficiency upgrades, simplifying settlement procedures, and extending deadlines for projects with prefinancing. In certain cases, the required property ownership period has been reduced from three»»»

Szczecin, Rzeszów, and Białystok lead a ranking of smaller Polish cities with strong warehouse market potential. Although more than 80% of the country’s warehouse stock remains concentrated in six major regions, over half of warehouse investment volume now goes to locations outside the main logisti»»»

Poland’s Finance Ministry has weakened proposed protections for minority shareholders in mandatory buyouts. The latest draft lowers the ownership threshold for a squeeze-out from 95% to 90% while largely retaining existing pricing rules. An earlier version would have required a broadly supported te»»»

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European natural gas prices rose to around EUR 60 per MWh, their highest level since March 23, marking a sixth consecutive session of gains. Dutch TTF benchmark contracts climbed as much as 5.7% to EUR 60.66 per MWh amid escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran. The conflict has sh»»»

Iran has caused consternation after sending a civilian aircraft to collect and return Houthi officials for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February on the first day of the US-Israeli war again the Islamic Republic. The funeral ceremonies for Khamenei were on a scale»»»

NEW YORK: A man was taken ​into custody on Monday after an incendiary device was set off at a building that houses FBI headquarters and an Immigration and ‌Customs Enforcement office ‌in lower ​Manhattan. Video ‌footage ⁠from ​the scene ⁠played on CNN showed uniformed police and other officers surr»»»

Manama: Bahrain has vigorously condemned repeated Iranian attacks using projectiles and one-way attack drones that targeted its civilian and critical facilities. It said these assaults flagrantly violate the nation's sovereignty, security, and stability and directly endanger civilians, adding that »»»

Israel is spending tens of millions of dollars on an AI-powered media campaign aimed at improving its image and influencing public opinion in the US, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The country’s standing among Americans has deteriorated in recent years. Some 60% of US adults held an unfavora»»»

The US began its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran only after the World Cup final and trophy presentation had concluded, marking an unusually late start to Washington’s nightly bombing campaign. US Central Command announced that the new attacks had begun at 7 PM Eastern Time, while mo»»»

Two dry cargo ships were damaged in the port of Odessa while unloading military cargo, as well as tanks containing fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday. Infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo were damaged»»»

Day 7 showdown: Senate grants subpoena for VP Sara Duterte's bank records in pivotal day of impeachment trial The House prosecution's request was granted to subpoena VP Sara Duterte's bank records, income tax returns, and other financial documents covering the period 2017 to 2021 Prosecutors have a»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE Andy Burnham on the occasion of his assumption of the position of Prime Minister of the friendly United Kingdom, wishing him success and prosperity, and for the relations between »»»

Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov presented awards to representatives of the nine Bulgarian hotels included in the MICHELIN Guide Hotels, recognizing their professionalism, outstanding quality of service and contribution to strengthening Bulgaria's reputation as a tourist destination, the Tourism Mini»»»

Tunis, July 20, 2026 (TAP) - The stock market has begun the week in the red. The benchmark index shed 1.39% to 21,253.76 points, on a robust trading volume of TND 8.3 million, stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs indicated in its daily analysis, specifying...»»»

London: Brian Lara has urged the "whole of the Caribbean" to celebrate Garry Sobers following the death of the West Indies legend. Sobers, widely regarded as cricket's most outstanding all-rounder, died aged 89 on Friday, sparking a flood of tributes from all over the world. Among his many achievem»»»

Former US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent has called on Washington to withdraw its forces from the Middle East and abandon its bases, arguing that months of military confrontation have demonstrated Iran’s strengthened regional position and warning that further escalation would damage both the US an»»»

The renewed disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has raised risk premiums across global LNG spot markets, reflecting geopolitical uncertainty, rather than a fundamental gas shortage, notes Dr. Khaqan Najeeb. The Strait of Hormuz is once again the epicenter of global energy jitters. Within days of»»»

Dubai: Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC has expanded its regional cross-border payments network through new partnerships between its subsidiaries in Bahrain and Kuwait and global money transfer company Western Union. The agreements with Bahrain Financing Company (BFC) in Bahrain and Bahrain Exchan»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon is looking to Tuesday’s summit between President Joseph Aoun and US President Donald Trump as a rare opening to advance its interests and test the newly signed US-brokered framework with Israel. It will be the first meeting between a Lebanese and a US president since 2009, ending a »»»

The Department of Defense on Monday identified the two active-duty U.S. soldiers who were killed in action by an Iranian strike on Friday in Jordan. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 20 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense on Monday identified the two active-duty U.S. soldiers who we»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has reported a 200 per cent increase in response rates to reports involving women after upgrading its reporting platform with artificial intelligence and voice recording technology, in a move aimed at improving the speed, confidentiality and accessibility of protection services.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE Andy Burnham on the occasion of his assumption of the position of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, wishing him success and prosperity, and for the relations between the two countries to achieve furth»»»

Manama: Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) has said an Iranian drone attack targeted the Air navigation systems within the country's Flight Information Region (FIR) without disrupting operations. CAA noted that the competent authorities had immediately begun handling the incident in accordance wi»»»

While the US does retain an enormous offensive capability, which allows it to conduct an intense wave of attacks against Iranian facilities, it can only weaken Iran, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik. The US has plenty of offensive weapons to attack Iran, but at the same tim»»»

President Donald Trump said it would take about a month for the new Air Force One to be "maxed out." File Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force | License Photo July 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump told reporters that the Boeing jet gifted by Qatar to serve as Air Force One is expected to be taken out of»»»

Abu Dhabi: More than 190,000 Emirati men and women were working in the UAE private sector by the end of the first half of 2026, according to updated figures from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. The citizens were employed across more than 32,000 private companies, reflecting a con»»»

Sharjah: A phone call from Rafid to a vehicle owner in Sharjah led to the discovery that his car had been stolen, driven into a traffic accident and abandoned in the middle of a road, according to evidence presented before the Sharjah Misdemeanour Court. The owner told the court that Rafid, the com»»»

Kuwait City: Crown Prince of Kuwait HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met Monday with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani during his visit to Kuwait. Both sides addressed a range of matters of mutual interest. The discussions took stock of the relations between Kuwait and Syria, as »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic received on Monday a farewell visit from German Ambassador to Belgrade Anke Konrad. "Dacic emphasised the commitment of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior to further develop relations with Germany in the field of combating crime, as w»»»