It was Zvezdochka director Nikolai Kalistratov who accepted the attack submarine Leopard for repair and extensive modernisation in 2011. Kalistratov died in 2023 and, in a poignant twist, it was a tug bearing his name that helped the submarine return to open waters 15 years later. The Leopard (K-32»»»

BYD (Build Your Dreams/Shenzhen/002594) has quietly abandoned work on its much touted project to build a $1bn factory in Turkey, Stella Li, an executive vice president at the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant, confirmed on June 10. The company, however, remains »»»

Stockholm: Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament. But Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said the government would present a revised proposal wit»»»

Tanzania’s long-delayed Mkuju River uranium project has gained renewed political and investment momentum following President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s visit to Russia, with officials signalling that implementation is moving closer to full-scale development. The project, which has been stalled for more »»»

British Defence Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, in a surprise move which he said was due to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the finance ministry failing to commit sufficient resources to defence investment. "You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resour»»»

Radio France Internationale (RFI) condemned Thursday Israel's entry ban on French reporter Alice Froussard, who freelances for the station and other outlets, as "an obstacle to press freedom". "Israeli authorities have not provided any justification to RFI for this decision," the broadcaster said i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani conferred on Thursday with Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management of the Syrian Arab Republic HE Raed Al Saleh on the sidelines of the conclusion of the »»»

LONDON: British defense ‌minister ‌John Healey has ‌resigned ⁠over a disagreement ⁠about defense ⁠spending, he ‌said ‌in a ‌letter ‌posted ‌on X on ⁠Thursday.»»»

BELGRADE - The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Executive Board decided on Thursday to keep the key policy rate at 5.75 pct and also kept the deposit facility and lending facility rates unchanged at 4.5 and 7.0 pct, respectively, the NBS Governor's Office said. "In making this decision, the Executive »»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaMusk's SpaceX IPO holds both promise and perilSrinivas MazumdaruElon Musk’s rocket and AI company presents potential for investors. But its futuristic, unproven plans also carry significant financial risks. https://p.dw.com/p/5F9CkSpaceX's ultimate goal is to coloniz»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police officials have visited victims injured in the tragic collision between a minibus and a truck on Emirates Road that claimed seven lives and left nine others injured, reaffirming the force's commitment to supporting community members during times of hardship. The visit was carried»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has secured the confidence of the global investment community despite ongoing regional volatility, a major banking conference heard this week. Speaking at HSBC’s GCC Exchanges Conference in London, senior executives from the Kingdom’s financial sector said investors remain comm»»»

Bill Gates said on Wednesday he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing, as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to the disgraced financier. Gates said he should never have met Epstein a»»»

LONDON: Wimbledon’s prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million). All England Club chiefs revealed the substantial cash boost for players during a pre-tournament press conference on Thursday. The Wimbledon singles’ champions will no»»»

Here in France, outrage over the apparent failure to stop the murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna. The suspect – a 41-year-old father of one of her schoolmates – had previously been flagged over suspected paedophile offences but was never questioned. We'll ask what went wrong and examine why a strin»»»

Tunis, June 11 (TAP) — Light rain is expected in the morning over the central regions, with passing clouds over the rest of the country. During the afternoon, cloud cover will gradually become denser over the western parts of central and southern...»»»

Tunis, June 11, 2026 (TAP) — The German–Tunisian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, in partnership with the Tunisian Automobile Association, held an international conference titled “Industrial Innovation Day” on June 4 in Tunis, focusing on major...»»»

Dubai: A new incident involving an Indian vessel has been reported off the coast of Shinas port in Oman, with details still being verified. The Indian Embassy in Muscat said it is closely tracking the situation and coordinating with local authorities to gather full information. The embassy shared o»»»

Equity Market Retreats as Treasury-Bill Demand Highlights Confidence in Egypt’s Macroeconomic Outlook Cairo — Egyptian equities posted their sharpest decline in weeks on Wednesday as widespread selling pressure erased much of the market’s recent gains, even as foreign investors continued to increas»»»

There is a unified position of the entire Government to use all mechanisms at the European level to achieve lasting peace in Ukraine, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova at a briefing after a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye Hakan Fidan. Petrova »»»

By the end of the summer, 80 centres for the elderly will be ready, with funding for their renovation secured through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Minister of Labour and Social Policy Nataliya Efremova said. She officially opened a residential care home for the elderly in the village »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to President of the Republic of the Philippines HE Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the victims of the earthquake that struck the southern Philippines, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.»»»

RIYADH: Completed debt offerings reached SR16.13 billion ($4.29 billion) in Saudi Arabia in the first quarter of 2026, marking an annual rise of 22 percent according to the Capital Market Authority’s quarterly statistical bulletin. The figure for the first three months of the year also represented »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Wednesday evening Serbia had successfully resolved all outstanding issues with Hungary's MOL regarding its acquisition of a Russian-majority stake in the Serbian oil company NIS and that compromise had been reache»»»

The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), the body responsible for monitoring the Strait of Hormuz, has announced the full closure of the strategic waterway until further notice, citing rising regional tensions and recent military developments. In a statement issued on Thursday, the authority linke»»»

June 11 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran traded attacks Wednesday night for a second straight day with American forces hitting multiple military, surveillance and radar installations in southern Iran and Iran hitting back at its Persian Gulf neighbors. U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy asse»»»