Opposition lawmakers in Argentina contend a risk exists of President Javier Milei's government providing “material collaboration” in a potential military aggression against Cuba in coordination with Washington. Photo by Matias Martin Campaya/EPA May 13 (UPI) -- A group of opposition lawmakers in Ar»»»

Cairo, May 13 (TAP) - Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency partook on May 12-13 in Cairo, in the Global Media and Think Tank Forum for Global South Countries and the Chinese-Arab Partnership Conference.Co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and the...»»»

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is ready to step up its fuel exports to countries of the Global South to ensure their energy security, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Wednesday, citing Russian Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin. "The deputy minister said that the meeting is taking place amid unpr»»»

Seventeen people under observation in Italy and Spain for possible hantavirus infection have tested negative, the countries' health ministries said on Wednesday as governments around the globe track the virus to stop it from spreading. The MV Hondius cruise ship, which had confirmed hantavirus case»»»

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BEIRUT: More than 10,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Lebanon since a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, the head of the country’s National Council for Scientific Research said on Wednesday. “Since the current ceasefire... we have witnessed 5,386 housing units that were c»»»

CAIRO: Doctors who examined Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi more than a week after she collapsed at a prison in Iran say she needs months of treatment, her foundation said Wednesday. An angiography procedure showed two of her main arteries have significant blockage and that her v»»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received contributors supporting initiatives of the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, the Abu Dhabi Government’s official platform for receiving social contributions. During the meeting, he praised the contributors’ role in promo»»»

By order of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, Kaloyan Kostadinov Kaloyanov has been appointed deputy Minister of Interior, the government press service said on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the Council of Ministers appointed 28 regional governors and relieved the current office holders of their duties. »»»

LONDON - State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nevena Jovanovic and the Ministry's Secretary General Dusan Kozarev met on Wednesday in London with UK special Western Balkans envoy Karen Pierce to discuss bilateral relations, Serbia's EU integration and regional affairs. The par»»»

Manila: A "hypothetical" 2028 presidential race is already reshaping the political conversation two years ahead of the campaign season. An OCTA Research "Tugon ng Masa" ("People's Response") survey conducted March 19–25 shows a potential tandem of Leni Robredo and Raffy Tulfo drawing 44% voter pref»»»

DUBAI: Iran has released on bail prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested in early April in a crackdown during the conflict with the United States and Israel, Iranian news agencies ‌and her ‌daughter said on Wednesday. Nournews, ‌affiliated ⁠with Iran’s top ⁠security body, sa»»»

LONDON: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon has warned that it is “increasingly concerned” at mounting Israeli military activity and Hezbollah presence near UN positions in the border region between the two countries. UNIFIL noted an uptick in Hezbollah forces operating near outposts manned by its peac»»»

Tunis, May 13 (TAP) - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday in Tunis between the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in a bid to scale up...»»»

Greece on Wednesday announced rules for the “safe, transparent and educationally responsible” use in the country’s schools of artificial intelligence, which will be allowed for homework but not during exams or tests, or to assess pupils’ or teachers’ performance. A joint statement by the ministries»»»

Damascus, May.13 (SANA) Director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Qutaiba Qadish, discussed with a delegation from the World Bank Group, the progress of ongoing projects, and projects still under signature. The talks also dealt with »»»

In Tunisia, May usually heralds the start of the summer tourism boom, but as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on the region, the season is opening on uneasy footing. Industry officials blame the fallout from the conflict, which has sent oil prices and travel costs skyrocketing, even thousands of mi»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgzystan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, paid a working visit to Issyk-Kul region as part of the media project «Open Cabinet: Territory of Responsibility» to inspect preparations for major international events. According to the Cabinet of Ministers, the inspection was»»»

South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh is pictured in a mugshot taken March 7, 2023, at the Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia, S.C. He will face a new trial on the murder charges related to the deaths of his wife and son. File Photo courtesy South Carolina Department of Correct»»»

The National Service for Protection (NSP) has removed the security detail assigned to GERB Chair Boyko Borissov and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chair Delyan Peevski. According to Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, the decision is based on an analysis of data from the competent authoriti»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkmen national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a phone call, during which they discussed strengthening strategic partnership in trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian areas between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is monitoring all nuclear activity in the world around the clock after the expiration of the Russian-US New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Wednesday. "We provide sensors in space that look for nuclear»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pakistani navy has put on combat duty the Chinese-built PNS Hangor, the first of eight Hangor-class submarines, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. Another seven submarines, built in the Chinese city of Sanya on Hainan Island, are expected to arrive in Pakista»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met with the main stakeholders working on the Belgrade Metro project on Wednesday and noted that Belgrade would see major positive changes in the future and that the citizens would be the ones to benefit from the metro the most. "A»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted on Wednesday that he had fired several critical nuclear security specialists by mistake. "There was a mistake made early on.., and that was entirely my fault. In my first week after confirmation, there was a term 'provisionary empl»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) released the full schedule for end-of-school-semester examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year, urging students and parents to begin preparations early. It encouraged students to familiarise themselves with the schedules for th»»»

Kuwait has accused Iran of attempting to infiltrate the strategic Bubiyan Island after authorities arrested four men suspected of belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Bubiyan, Kuwait’s largest island, lies at the northern edge of the Gulf near the Iraqi border and is considered strat»»»

A broad majority in the Dutch parliament has backed a motion urging the government to deny entry to American rapper Kanye West ahead of his planned concerts in early June, local broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The step comes as more European countries are turning their backs on the controversi»»»

GENEVA: The UN’s high commissioner for human rights on Wednesday called on Israel to repeal a newly passed law that establishes a special military tribunal to prosecute Palestinians accused of involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks. Volker Turk said victims of the attacks deserved justice and acco»»»

Dubai’s budget carrier flydubai confirmed to Gulf News that it has changed its schedule to Pakistan. A spokesperson for the brand said: “Customers whose flights have been affected are being contacted directly regarding their rebooking and refund options. Customers who have booked through a travel a»»»

Peruvian presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of the left-wing party Juntos por el Peru speaks during a political rally in Huaycan on Saturday. He has been accused of making false statements in administrative proceedings and falsifying information related to campaign contributions, income and exp»»»

Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said that RTA is advancing the digital and technological ecosystem in line with the directives of the leadership to reinforce Dubai’s standing as the world’s smartest city. He»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to need China's help to end the war in Iran and ease Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, in remarks made before he arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a summit with President Xi Jinping. The war is expected to feature in talks between Trump a»»»

The World Food Program said ‌on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of stabilization in parts of the country. The UN agency's biggest donor, the United States, has slashed its foreign aid under »»»

Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday with the health ministry reporting 12 people killed in attacks targeting cars, mostly south of Beirut, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The fresh raids, which also targeted various areas of the country's south, came on the eve of a»»»

DOHA: The Professional Triathletes Organisation and Visit Qatar have announced the 2026 Qatar T100 Triathlon World Championship Final will take place at Lusail City for the second year running, from Dec. 10 to 12. Qatar’s waterfront city will host the climax to this season’s T100 Race To Qatar on t»»»

LONDON: Jordan condemned an Israeli far-right minister who stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque alongside Jewish extremists in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs warned that the action constitutes a blatant violation of the historical »»»

JERUSALEM: Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, said Wednesday the truce hinged on Hamas’ disarmament, a sticking point that has stalled progress on other fronts, including rebuilding the mostly destroyed enclave. The high representative for US President»»»

Doha: Qatar Foundation and the Basketball Africa League have launched a multi-year collaboration that aims to make basketball more accessible to African communities, harnessing the power of sport to improve societies, and lives. The collaboration, facilitated by Qatar Sports Investments, makes Qata»»»

Rightwing forces in the European Parliament have extended by another six months a controversial scrutiny committee investigating NGOs that receive EU funds. The decision on Wednesday (13 May) prompted outrage from other political groups, including socialists, liberals, greens and leftwing lawmakers»»»

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence. The visit occurs at a delicate moment for Trump’s presidency, as his popularity at home h»»»

The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace on Wednesday said the fragile ceasefire in the Palestinian territory was holding despite daily violations. "We have a ceasefire. It is holding... It is far from perfect. There are violations every day, and some of them a»»»

ANKARA/BAGHDAD: Just two weeks after Turkiye’s parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country’s peace process with Kurdish militants, the Iran war broke out, plunging the Middle East into fresh instability and bringing new doubts on both sides. Turkiye has warned of the risk of new K»»»

GENEVA: Real Madrid lost their appeal against UEFA at sports’ highest court after being fined for fans singing a homophobic chant at Pep Guardiola during a Champions League game against Manchester City. The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s judges decided the chant “was of a severe discriminatory na»»»

The Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) has appointed Urmat Abdukaimov as head coach of Kyrgyzstan’s U23 Olympic national football team. He replaces Edmar Lacerda in the role. According to the KFU, the decision was made as part of a new development concept for national teams in the U16 to U23 age categorie»»»

Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, Adilet Orozbekov, met with Ali Bagheri, Deputy Secretary for Foreign Policy of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. The Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan reported. Ahead of the 21st meeting of the Security Council Secretari»»»