LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and live-streaming platforms, in a fightback against big tech that goes further than any other country. The sweeping changes will “give kids their childhood bac»»»

A record number of African nations are playing at the 2026 World Cup, but South Africa's opening defeat to Mexico has raised questions about the continent's chances. Can African teams turn numbers into history and finally win football's biggest prize? We take a closer look in this edition.»»»

Dubai: Global markets rallied on Monday after the US and Iran reached an interim agreement to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over energy supplies, inflation and the risk of further pressure on interest rates. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

The British prime minister is once again fighting for his political survival, on the back foot after his defence secretary and armed forces minister quit the government over complaints of a lack of military spending and sufficient commitment to keep Britain safe from the spectre of Russian attack. »»»

Russia’s security services temporarily disconnected a special surveillance system protecting Putin and his close circle in the wake of the US-Israeli killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Financial Times reported. The alleged incident highlights the heightened security threat»»»

The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran was announced on the eve of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, where leaders from some of the world’s wealthiest nations will begin meeting Monday. Gathered in the Alps through Wednesday, they will also discuss the war i»»»

A Hezbollah official told Reuters ​on Monday that ‌the group has not carried out any ​operations since the ​Iran-U.S. deal was announced ⁠and that its ​position on the ceasefire ​was linked to Israel's adherence to it. He added that Iran delayed ​signing the ​deal ⁠with the U.S. to monitor ​Israel'»»»

Traicho Traikov has been elected mayor of Sofia’s Sredets district, according to the Sofia Municipal Election Commission, as cited by BTA. Running on a nomination from We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB), Traikov secured a decisive victory with 77.33% of the vote. The result was conf»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the government expects to present its regular state budget by the end of June, while acknowledging that the fiscal situation remains highly strained. He noted that reaching a deficit below 3% would not be possible without additional borrowing. “This cannot be done wi»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria’s government hopes to submit its regular budget by the end of June, while warning that public finances are under severe strain and that restoring fiscal balance will be a difficult task. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Shumen, where he attended the o»»»

People stand near the site of an apartment targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA June 14 (UPI) -- The Israeli military launched an attack on Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday, accusing the group of violating a cease-fire agreement earl»»»

Agriculture Minister Plamen Abrovski has said that Bulgarian producers have been left without adequate state support for decades, pointing to systemic neglect over the past 30 years in comments made during an interview with BNT. He stated that this long-standing lack of attention toward farmers and»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Pulev pledged strong government backing for Bulgarian manufacturers, announcing that all available incentive mechanisms and growth measures will be mobilized to support local industry. Speaking at the opening of new p»»»

Wizz Air has announced the launch of a new direct air route connecting Sofia and Berlin, with year-round operations scheduled to begin in September 2026. The airline confirmed that flights will start on September 20 and will run four times per week, specifically on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and»»»

BEIRUT: Hezbollah official told Reuters ​on Monday that the group has not carried out any operations since the ‌Iran-US ‌deal ​was ‌announced ⁠and ​that its position ⁠on the ceasefire was linked to Israel’s adherence to it. The ⁠official, who declined ‌to ‌be ​named, ‌added that Hezbollah rejects ‌»»»

Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) presented an updated macroeconomic outlook for 2026-2028. According to the baseline scenario, Kyrgyzstan’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by 10.2 percent this year. The main driver of this recovery will be strong investment activity, suppo»»»

NEW DELHI: Policymakers, representatives of global space agencies and industry leaders gathered in New Delhi on Monday for the India Space Congress 2026 to discuss new partnerships, market creation and industrial scale-up. Organized by the Space Industry Association of India, the congress is one of»»»

GENEVA: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Monday that it had dismissed 18 staff members following investigations into “serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse” reported by Sudanese refugee women in eastern Chad.“Where investigations established serious misconduct, immediate disciplina»»»

The deal between the United States and Iran to end their war, negotiated in secret and still not revealed in detail, was greeted with skepticism but a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East. In Lebanon, AFP saw displaced people preparing to return to homes they fled in the s»»»

Doha, Qatar: As international leaders welcomed the agreement on a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, most of them praised the role played by Qatar in supporting the diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving this understanding. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs »»»

This moment reflects the accelerated evolution of robotic surgery in Romania and across Europe. More than 25 years ago, the introduction of advanced medical technologies in the region was challenged by lower levels of healthcare expenditure per capita, slower adoption of innovation, and barriers re»»»

TEHRAN: Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to end nearly four months of war, paving the way for detailed negotiations on the Islamic republic’s nuclear program and sanctions relief. Few details have been officially released, but Iranian media have published what they say are eleme»»»

GENEVA: The WHO chief and Brazil’s president on Monday urged the G7 to summon the “courage” to finish the international treaty on handling future pandemics. Wealthy countries and developing nations are at loggerheads over how the pandemic agreement, which was adopted last year, will work in practic»»»

Dubai: More than 70 kilometres from Delhi, India’s newest aviation gateway — the Noida International Airport in Jewar — officially began operations on Monday, marking a major milestone for western Uttar Pradesh and the National Capital Region (NCR). The first commercial flight, operated by IndiGo, »»»

Dubai: A Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashed in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing both pilots on board, the military said, in the second deadly aviation accident involving the armed forces in less than a week. The aircraft went down near the city of Mardan during a routine training s»»»

Dubai: China has become the first country in the world to operate an underwater data centre powered by offshore wind, a milestone that could reshape how the global technology industry approaches one of its most pressing problems - cooling its servers without consuming vast amounts of energy and fre»»»

Dubai: Thousands of residents and visitors have participated in the opening day of the second edition of Dubai Mallathon, as six major shopping malls across the emirate have been transformed into indoor fitness destinations for the summer. Launched under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed»»»

Dubai: Dubai Courts has highlighted a series of key amendments introduced under the UAE's new Civil Transactions Law No. 25 of 2025, including lowering the age of majority to 18 Gregorian years and introducing new legal mechanisms aimed at enhancing contractual certainty and protecting vulnerable i»»»

Tunis , June 15 (TAP)- TunSea, an association for participatory science, has issued new public guidelines in response to a rise in reports of marine turtles being trapped in fishing nets or plastic waste along Tunisian coasts.The organization...»»»

An Israeli drone targeted Monday a car in the southern town of Kfartebnit near the Israeli-designated "Yellow Line", where Israeli troops remain despite the announced of a U.S.-Iran deal. Israeli figures slammed on Monday the deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war, inclu»»»

US President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday with a highly unusual White House spectacle, hosting a UFC cage fight on the South Lawn just hours after announcing a memorandum of understanding with Iran, in a made-for-television display blending politics, sport and patriotic pageantry. US Presi»»»

The Lebanese army Monday asked displaced residents to delay their return to villages along the border with Israel for “their own safety,” despite the memorandum between Washington and Tehran. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced earlier that Israeli ground forces would remain in land they»»»

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Israeli ground forces would remain in land they hold in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, potentially challenging a memorandum of understanding announced a day earlier between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East. Israel’s defence ministe»»»

Dubai: Bahrain has sentenced 12 defendants to 10 years in prison after convicting them in a series of cases involving support for treacherous Iranian attacks against the kingdom, according to the Public Prosecution. The rulings were issued on Monday by the High Criminal Court in 11 separate cases t»»»

US President Donald Trump’s looming Iran peace deal looks like a “surrender document” and fails to deliver anything America did not have before the war, Democratic congressman Seth Moulton has said. The comments come after Trump announced on Saturday that a peace framework would be signed the next »»»

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has accused UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of using the seizure of a supposed Russian-linked vessel to distract from domestic problems. In a post on X on Sunday, Starmer announced that UK forces intercepted a tanker involved in ‘shadow fleet’ operations, which allegedl»»»

A restored memorial plaque featuring a bas-relief of national poet Mihai Eminescu was unveiled in front of the Romanian Embassy in Sofia. Attending the ceremony were Romania's Ambassador Brandusa Predescu, Moldova's Ambassador Emil Jacota, Sofia Deputy Mayor for Culture and Tourism Irina Dakova, Sl»»»

Representatives of various institutions, foster parents, and social workers discussed foster care issues at the BTA National Press Club in Veliko Tarnovo on Monday. They gathered as part of the national joint initiative of BTA and the Social Assistance Agency (SAA), "Foster Me". Angela Doseva, Dire»»»

RIYADH: Real estate trading on contracts registered with the Qatari government reached 1.73 billion Qatari riyals ($473.29 million) in May, an annual drop of 31.3 percent. According to the analytical real estate bulletin issued by the Ministry of Justice, the municipalities of Doha, Al Rayyan, and »»»

This week, a town north of Tokyo shut down nearly 100 schools following a spate of bear sightings. In another Japanese town last week, a bear attacked four people, opened a water tap and unlatched a window to escape a building it had been trapped in. So are bears becoming a bigger threat? FRANCE 24»»»

BAT is positioning itself at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and reduced-risk alternatives. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Tadeu Marroco, the company is accelerating its transition towards a predominantly smokeless business model, driven by science-backed innovation, digital t»»»

The two-day Impact’26 event in Poznan, Poland, brought together influential voices to debate the future of business, technology, and society. The numbers speak for themselves: over 7,000 participants, 650 speakers, 25 themed tracks, 9 stages, and a total of 94 hours of panel talks. At the opening, »»»

RIYADH: Ticket scarcity has long been accepted as a natural consequence of increasing demand for events, especially in Saudi Arabia, where rapid growth across multiple sectors has brought some of the world’s biggest sporting and entertainment events to the Kingdom. Webook.com has established itself»»»

RAMALLAH: The economy in the West Bank is teetering toward collapse as Israel maintains a web of restrictions that limit opportunities for Palestinians living under long-term military occupation, according to a new report from a leading conflict tracker. The International Crisis Group says that Isr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s construction industry returned to expansion in May, marking a modest recovery after two months of contraction, driven by renewed growth in new work orders, an economy tracker showed. According to the latest Al Rajhi Capital Saudi Construction Index released by S&P Global, the»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: Germany's working-age population will shrink by 4.3 million by 2036 as people retire, the birth rate drops and tougher migration policies deter foreign workers, a study warned Monday. Falling numbers of workers spell yet another challenge for Europe's struggling top economy, alr»»»

Riyadh: State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, met today, June 15, 2026, in Riyadh with HE Engineer Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al Khereiji, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, they reviewe»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has signed six agreements and memorandums of understanding with Chinese entities and awarded housing projects worth more than SR1.9 billion ($506 million) in Riyadh and Dammam. The deals, announced during an official Saudi visit to China running from June 13 to 16, cover invest»»»

ANKARA: Foreign Minister ‌Hakan Fidan will repeat Turkiye’s offer to host talks between Russia and Ukraine on a visit ​to Moscow this week at which he will also discuss Black Sea shipping safety and the South Caucasus, a diplomatic source said on Monday. The visit on Tuesday and Wednesday comes ahe»»»

Dubai: Stanford University’s 2026 graduation ceremony was disrupted on Sunday when around 200 students walked out in protest as Google CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage, turning a celebration for thousands of graduates into a demonstration over the company’s ties to Israeli government contracts. As »»»