Throughout Israel’s war on Gaza, from October 2023 until a fragile ceasefire was announced two years later in October 2025, Israel’s pursuit of the leaders of Hamas and its military wing, the Qassam Brigades, was neither quick nor easy. That changed in recent weeks. A wave of faster, more concentra»»»

Egypt and Japan signed a preliminary strategic partnership framework on Wednesday to prepare for a presidential-level agreement, as Cairo proposed establishing a dedicated Japanese industrial zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone to help secure global supply chains. The preliminary framework, alongs»»»

Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev held talks in New York with Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger. The main topic of discussion was the European Union’s sanctions policy and its destructive impact on the economic stability of the Cent»»»

The first group of Kyrgyz pilgrims who performed the Hajj has safely returned home. The muftiyat reported. According to the muftiyat, 340 pilgrims arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Medina — Bishkek flight, while another 180 returned on Jeddah — Osh flight. In Bishkek, the pilgrims were welcomed by Deputy Mu»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:30 on Wednesday 03-06-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the vicinity of the h»»»

St. Petersburg: Director of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026 (SPIEF) Alexey Valkov said the forum continues to reinforce its position as a leading global platform that brings together decision-makers, business leaders and experts from around the world to discuss major economic c»»»

MARSEILLE: Around 30 European and North American media outlets on Wednesday joined a coalition launched by Britain’s BBC, Sky News and The Guardian, aiming to secure fair payment for news content from artificial intelligence giants. New members of the SPUR Coalition include France’s CMA Media, Swit»»»

LONDON: The government of the Syrian Arab Republic has offered to cooperate with EU members in investigating individuals from the ousted Bashar Assad regime who are complicit in war crimes during the civil war, which lasted from 2011 to 2024. The Syrian Interior Ministry announced its readiness to »»»

"Modern conflicts are no longer limited to the battlefield, and protecting the civilian population must be viewed as an integral part of national resilience," Bulgaria's Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov, said, quoted by the Bulgarian Defence Ministry in a press release on Wednesday. The Admir»»»

Tourism in Cuba has all but disappeared, as hotels close and airlines cancel routes because of fuel shortages. Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA June 3 (UPI) -- Spanish hotel operator Meliá Hotels International said Wednesday it will stop managing 15 hotels linked to Cuba's military-run conglomerate»»»

Tunis, June 3 (TAP) - Nearly 88,000 tonnes of used cooking oil are collected in Tunisia each year, of which 40,000 tonnes are from businesses, said Director General of the National Waste Management Agency (French: ANGED) Badreddine Lasmar. Speaking...»»»

Wildlife ‌experts found eight new species of dragonfly, three unknown grasshoppers and some 60 new butterflies and moths in vivid hues during a trip to Angola's Lisima plateau in February, a conservation group said on Wednesday. The Wilderness Project visited the waters that flow through the platea»»»

Hundreds of people flocked to a tent in Damascus on Wednesday to mourn a former national chess champion who went missing 13 years ago along with her husband and six children, after their deaths in Syria's civil war were finally confirmed. Surviving relatives of Rania al-Abbasi announced Sunday that»»»

Doha: Lebanon and Yemen will face off in a decisive 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier on Thursday at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, with a place in the continental finals at stake. The match, the final fixture in Group E, will determine the last team to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2027, which will be host»»»

A man barricaded himself and hostages in a bank Tuesday afternoon. He stayed in the bank until an FBI agent shot and killed him early Wednesday morning. No hostages were harmed. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 3 (UPI) -- A 15-hour standoff at a California bank ended with the susp»»»

Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the US that test a fragile ceasefire. Talks have dragged on for weeks as mediators seek a more enduring t»»»

Current economic changes, marked by increasingly stringent regulations, pressures on supply chains, and heightened demands for traceability and sustainability, are forcing companies to pay ever greater attention to quality, compliance, and operational control. From the food and agriculture sectors »»»

Parliament adopted on second reading amendments to the Water Act related to the requirements in the Recovery and Resilience Plan to guarantee minimum costs for the use of water and sanitation services. Amendments to the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Regulation Act are also envisaged. The chang»»»

Opposition leader Sali Berisha said Wednesday that his party supports the proposed investment project in the Zvërnec area put forward by Jared Kushner, describing it as a development initiative that serves Albania’s national interest. Speaking during a meeting of the parliamentary group of the Demo»»»

A shop displays kippas with photos of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 21 in Jerusalem. Trump said Wednesday that while he general has a good relationship with Netanyahu, a recent phone call about fighting in Lebanon turned sour. File Photo by Debbi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 06:00 on Wednesday 03-06-2026 a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic and the speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash signed on Wednesday in Belgrade a joint statement and the general secretariats of the two parliaments also signed an agreement on cooperation. At a ceremony in the parliament building,»»»

US President Donald Trump acknowledged having called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he »»»

Despite renewed talk in Washington of a ceasefire in Lebanon, the reality facing Israeli occupation forces deployed in southern Lebanon appears markedly different, according to military affairs correspondent Yaniv Kubovich in Haaretz. Israeli occupation troops operating in the area say there is lit»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump acknowledged calling ​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran.In an interview broadcast on Wednesday, Trump was asked »»»

The Council of Ministers, at its regular meeting on Wednesday, approved a proposal to the National Assembly to ratify the First Amendment and confirmation of the Financial Contribution Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Bulgaria under the Member State compartment of the Invest»»»

At its weekly meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers approved a bill amending and supplementing the so-called budget extension law (formally the Act on the Collection of Revenues and the Commitment of Expenditures in 2026 until the Passage of the 2026 State Budget Act, the 2026 Public Socia»»»

Bulgaria's Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday to ask the National Assembly to pass a resolution approving an investment expenditure project for the procurement of seven new 3D radars and auxiliary equipment, the Government Information Service reported. The project is based on a draft contrac»»»

A person prepares a dose of measles vaccine at a public health center in Nejapa, El Salvador, in April. The spread of the disease in the Americas has rained concerns for transmission during World Cup soccer matches. File Photo by Javier Aparicio June 3 (UPI) -- he Pan American Health Organization i»»»

BELGRADE - Addressing a special sitting of the Serbian parliament, the Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash said on Wednesday his country saw Serbia as an important partner and that bilateral cooperation was an opportunity to boost development, expand investments and build bridg»»»

US President Donald Trump thinks the two Republicans most likely to jockey to succeed him would make an unbeatable ticket if they run together, he told an interviewer Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are both widely seen as strong contenders to run for the 2028 »»»

Israeli strikes killed ‌three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and the Palestinian group Hamas said an end to such attacks was crucial to further talks on safeguarding a US-brokered ceasefire. Medics said one Palestinian was killed in an airstrike near the Mughraqa area in »»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev will hold talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is due to arrive in Sofia on Thursday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart, the Government Information Service reported on Wednesday. The discussions will focus on the development of bi»»»

People often make irrational decisions, and while artificial intelligence can help predict and overcome these mistakes, it should not be trusted blindly because it has vulnerabilities of its own, Anton Suvorov, rector of the Russian Economic School and a specialist in behavioral economics, told Spu»»»

ISTANBUL (Sputnik) - The Turkish authorities are in talks with Saudi Arabia over the route of a railroad largely following the Hejaz Railway, with plans for the new line potentially to extend to Oman and serve as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructu»»»

NATO chief Mark Rutte said in Kyiv on Wednesday that Russia was growing desperate as it faced mounting military and economic difficulties in its four-year-long invasion of Ukraine. Rutte arrived in the Ukrainian capital hours after Kyiv launched drone attacks on the Russian city of Saint Petersburg»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he and US President Donald Trump are aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to achieve peace between Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah "is an Iranian proxy that puts all the citizens of Lebanon at gunpoint and uses Lebanon as a »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi condemned “brutal” Iranian attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday. An Iranian attack killed an Indian national and injured 63 people at Kuwait's international airport on Wednesday, forcing »»»

Doha: Katara Cultural Village has announced the operating hours for Katara Beach during Summer 2026, with beach access available daily from 3:30pm to 11pm starting June 1, 2026. Visitors will be able to enjoy the summer atmosphere, swimming activities and a variety of water sports during the evenin»»»

Four sentenced to death for attacking Catholic church in Nigeria 8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleChukwunaeme ObiejesiBBC Africa, Abuja ReutersFive men were on trial but only four were sentenced after one was acquitted A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking »»»

WASHINGTON: US Secretary Marco Rubio voiced hope Wednesday that the latest round of talks in Washington between Israel and Lebanon will produce a security roadmap, despite Israel and Hezbollah's continuing hostilities. Israeli and Lebanese envoys meeting Wednesday for the fourth round of direct tal»»»

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday relieved Evgeni Simeonov of his duties as Chair of the State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance, the Government Information Service reported. Stoyan Stoev, who has served as Deputy Chair of the agency, was appointed acting Chair until a permanen»»»

Great Britain created a new rule that gives media companies more power to protect their intellectual property against Google's AI Overviews. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 3 (UPI) -- Publishers in Britain will now have stronger negotiating power to protect their intellectual »»»

Sharjah: A community-wide effort spanning social media and Sharjah Police’s collaboration led to the reunion of a young non-verbal autistic boy with his family in several hours after he was found alone near a residential building. The boy was spotted outside a building in Sharjah’s Al Nahda area on»»»

The pattern of solar flares has begun to resemble a heartbeat on a cardiogram, according to the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Space Research Institute. "It really does look like a cardiogram. We're waiting for the next 'heartbeat'," the laboratory said on its Tel»»»

Ukraine's stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate the end of the war on an equal footing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, just after one of the barrages struck an oil terminal and naval base hundreds of kilometers away. For months, Kyiv's troops have been conducting attac»»»

French authorities have taken into custody the Russian captain of a seized oil tanker believed to be part of Moscow's "shadow fleet", a prosecutor said Wednesday. The French navy detained the Tagor on Sunday in international waters with British help on suspicion the ship was flying a false flag and»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea on 4 June 2026.»»»

In Benin, creators are turning to digital games to help young people learn about their country's history and explore their cultural heritage in a new way - whether through video games or augmented reality.»»»

Since Notre Dame Cathedral reopened to the public in 2024 following a devastating fire, it has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Paris. What many don’t realize is that the work continues near the cathedral underground. To make way for trees and shade on the square in front of the»»»