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»»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

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 »»»

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»»»

French influencers are set to play a key role in the 2027 presidential campaign. More than half of under-25s cite social media and video platforms as their main source of information, according to a survey published in January 2026 by French media regulator Arcom. Politicians want to meet them»»»

LONDON: Amnesty International has joined a criminal complaint against FedEx Belgium over the alleged unlawful transit of military equipment destined for Israel through Belgium, the rights organization said on Wednesday. The complaint, filed with prosecutors in the Belgian city of Liege, was initial»»»

Russia has collected RUB225bn ($3.1bn) in "voluntary contributions" from major businesses as of late May as the Ministry of Finance (MinFin) scrambles to raise more money for the increasingly pressured budget. MinFin expects to collect a total of RUB300B ($4.2bn) by year-end from Russia’s largest c»»»

1 of 3 | Rep.Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, lost Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary despite an endorsement from President Donald Trump. File Pool Photo by Rod Lamkey/UPI | License Photo June 3 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will be part of a runoff election in November while the president's»»»

Doha, Qatar: The mercury has crossed 45°C and a northwesterly wind is on its way, but that is no reason to stay home. This weekend is packed with a variety of indoor events across the country. From shopping offers to winter sports and theatre, there is something to match every interest. Read on to »»»

The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria has submitted to the National Assembly observations on a consolidated Bill to Amend and Supplement the Judicial System Act that was passed on first reading on May 14, the prosecution service reported on its website on Wednesday. The prosecutors ex»»»

Expelled former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., smiles for a photo as he sits with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., as they wait for the annual State of the Union speech in 2024. Santos is now being accused of betting against himself on prediction market Kalshi. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo June»»»

Kathmandu: More than one thousand climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest this season, officials said Wednesday, making it the busiest season on record. Climbers and officials said that a wide summit window - a period of stable weather that allows safe attempts - contributed to a surge of succ»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s economy is holding up well despite the disruption caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to the International Monetary Fund. A team from organization, which visited the Kingdom from late April to mid-May, said the Kingdom’s strong fundamentals, low gover»»»

JAKARTA: Rahendro Herubowo remembers that the torture began almost as soon as he was thrown onto the deck of an Israeli military ship converted into a detention vessel. He and fellow activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla were forced to lie down on a floor flooded with water, and were then moved »»»

LONDON: Top New York Democrats who took part in the city’s Israel Day parade have condemned the presence of Israel’s far-right finance minister, The Guardian reported. Bezalel Smotrich was among several Israeli government figures who took part. It marked his first trip to the US in more than a year»»»

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced proposed tariffs on 60 countries it alleges have failed to enforce bans on forced labor. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 3 (UPI) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has proposed new tariffs of up to 12% on 60 countries it a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 24 Hours of Le Mans is widely regarded as the pinnacle of endurance racing and one of the most prestigious events in global motorsport. Held annually in June in Le Mans, France, the legendary race has been running since 1923 and forms the centerpiece of the FIA World Endurance Cham»»»

French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron and ​his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a ​memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 genocide. Unveiling the installation on the banks of the Seine, Macron said the monument marked "the culmination of a long and patient quest for t»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Wednesday, losing 13.51 points, or 0.12 percent, to close at 11,002.04. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.44 billion ($1.18 billion), as 95 stocks advanced and 151 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also decreased, fall»»»

ST PETERSBURG - Hungary's MOL has requested 30 more days from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to complete talks on its acquisition of a Russian stake in the Serbian oil company NIS, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said in St Petersburg on Wednesday.»»»

The June 3-6 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum's plenary session "Small Business Transformation: A New Recipe for SME Growth" focuses on the evolving role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as a core pillar of economic development, driving innovation, job creation, and overall ec»»»

Bulgaria is facing a new round of fiscal scrutiny from Brussels after the European Commission concluded that the country is on course to breach the EU’s budget deficit rules and recommended the launch of an excessive deficit procedure. According to the Commission’s assessment, Bulgaria’s public sec»»»

Bulgaria is unable to meet the prescribed deadline for election of a European prosecutor, Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov said Wednesday. "The indicative deadlines for selecting a new European Prosecutor from Bulgaria, as set out in Council of Ministers Decision No. 267 of April 9, 2026, cannot b»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: More than one thousand climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest this season, officials said Wednesday, making it the busiest season on record. Climbers and officials said that a wide summit window -- a period of stable weather that allows safe attempts -- contributed to a surg»»»

1 of 2 | Florida is suing OpenAI and its CEO and founder Sam Altman over safety and design concerns about ChatGPT. File photo by Wu Hao/EPA-EFE June 1 (UPI) -- Florida's attorney general announced Monday that the state is suing OpenAI and its founder and CEO, Sam Altman, saying the company chose "p»»»

In Kenya, the High Court has extended the suspension order against the implementation of a controversial agreement between Kenya and the United States that includes plans for an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans suspected of being infected with the virus. This comes amid protests over said ce»»»

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Galab Donev presented a package of measures to tackle the excessive deficit. At a press conference on Wednesday, he said that reducing the deficit from 7.4% to 3% is possible and depends on the measures that will be proposed in the State Budget Act and imp»»»

Gabriel Voicu and Victor Vremera, experts in the Romanian real estate market with over 10,000 brokered transactions and a combined volume of approximately €1 billion, reunite after complementary professional journeys in the field and jointly launch the Pinwell Group, an integrated structure of five»»»

The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office has charged and detained a Belgian citizen for stabbing another man in the abdomen outside a swimming pool in Sofia, the prosecution service said on Wednesday. The suspect has been detained for up to 72 hours. The evidence gathered so far indicates that on Jun»»»

Dubai: Dubai has said it is pressing ahead with a packed events calendar, new tourism campaigns, infrastructure upgrades and aviation expansion as it looks beyond the disruption caused by the US-Israel-Iran conflict earlier this year. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Sp»»»

In Hungary, it appears one can move from the parliamentary benches or even the mayor’s office straight to a prison cell — or at the very least an interrogation room — following the change of government. All indications suggest that the authorities had long been in possession of incriminating inform»»»

HELSINKI - Wrapping up an official visit to Finland, Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Wednesday he expected Serbia-Finland relations to continue to make progress and that the two countries would strive to utilise their economic potential for cooperation and advocate "a Serbia in Europe, as well as a»»»

Kuwait's Court of Appeal has sentenced a Syrian national and two Egyptians to seven years in prison each for operating an online gambling and money laundering network that channelled millions of dinars through shell companies and alternative money transfer systems. The State Security Circuit at the»»»

Kuwait's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it had activated a comprehensive emergency response from the first hours of the Iranian attack on the country, with hospitals treating 63 injured people and performing seven major emergency surgeries. The ministry said healthcare facilities across »»»

Dubai: It took more than five years of trying, but Gaurav Madaan's persistence finally paid off, in a spectacular fashion. The 42-year-old compliance officer from Dubai has become the latest dollar millionaire minted by the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire promotion, winning $1 million in a d»»»

Cairo — Egypt’s capital markets are facing two potentially significant tests after the government moved to restore a stamp tax on stock-market transactions and S&P Dow Jones Indices launched a consultation on whether the country should retain its emerging-market status, developments that could infl»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced Wednesday, June 3, 2026, the resumption of Kuwait Airways flights from Terminal 4 of Kuwait International Airport. This comes after the completion of damage assessments by technical teams and relevant authorities, and the imple»»»

The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held on June 3-6 under the theme "Pragmatic Dialogue: The Path to a Stable Future." The main plenary session with Russia's President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for June 5. The agenda prioritizes joint ventures, national currency settleme»»»

Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out as we're packed like sardines," the displaced woman told AFP at the spr»»»

The Prosecutors' Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided at a meeting on Wednesday to request that acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova submit proposals for an acting Director of the National Investigation Service (NIS) within three days. The Chamber had been expected to appoint »»»

Two people were shot dead in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki during protests against plans to establish a US-backed Ebola isolation centre at the nearby Laikipia Air Base, according to the BBC. The deaths occurred as demonstrations intensified over a proposed 50-bed Ebola treatment facility inte»»»

Azerbaijan's non-oil and gas exports rose 13% year-on-year to $1.1bn in the first four months of 2026, according to the May edition of the Export Review published by the Centre for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC), with gold, petrochemicals and satellite services posting gains»»»

Germany ‌granted citizenship to a record 332,500 people last year, a 14% increase, with Syrians making up the largest group for the fifth year in a row, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday. One in five people naturalized ‌in 2025 was ‌Syrian. However, compared w»»»

Social media trends, now in shopping carts Social media has begun to shape Romanians’ eating habits, turning online trends into choices at the grocery store. NielsenIQ data shows a shift toward foods rich in protein and Omega-3. Tuna has seen remarkable growth, with sales volumes across the entire »»»

A severe tropical storm brought torrential rain to Tokyo on Wednesday, swelling rivers, grounding flights and sparking calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people across wide swathes of Japan. Many trains were largely deserted in and around Tokyo, as commuters in the usually bustling mega»»»

BUDGET – DEBT – PENSIONS The Bulgarian media cover the series of parliamentary decisions and proposals that sparked debate over pension policy and fiscal priorities, including changes to COVID-era supplements, indexation rules, and broader efforts to contain budget spending. *** Dnevnik: The ruling»»»

Bollywood stars are campaigning to end the use of elephants in Indian films, saying that life-size robot replicas and AI-generated images do the job without cruelty. Top directors, producers and actors have backed the campaign by animal rights group PETA India, which this month highlighted how the »»»

Tokyo: A severe tropical storm brought torrential rain to Tokyo on Wednesday, swelling rivers, grounding flights and sparking calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people across wide swathes of Japan. Many trains were largely deserted in and around Tokyo, as commuters in the usually bustli»»»

OSLO: Round seven of Norway Chess 2026 has kept up the drama in Oslo, with a decisive classical result and two tense Armageddon battles. The headline result on Tuesday came when Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated Alireza Firouzja in classical chess. The Indian star outplayed Firouzja in a long stru»»»