Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha said Panama has formally offered its territory as a neutral venue to facilitate talks between Cuba and the United States to try to revive diplomatic relations between the two countries. Photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA June 23 (UPI) -- Panama has formally o»»»

The Department of Justice said it plans to appeal a May decision that charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be dropped. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The Justice Department plans to appeal a recent ruling that dropped charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for alle»»»

Share: A man accused by Lebanese officials of being part of an Israeli intelligence plot took refuge in the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut over two months ago BEIRUT — As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs last March and residents fled in panic, one man found his opportunity. Amid the»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s judiciary on Tuesday said it had seized more than $85 million in a corruption case against a recently arrested oil official, with some of the cash hidden underground. Last month, Iraqi authorities arrested deputy oil minister for refining affairs Adnan Al-Jumaili in Salaheddin provi»»»

CAPE TOWN: A legal battle over where former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s remains will be buried may be over, more than a year after he died, as South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in favor of his family and rejected the Zambian government’s claim of custody over his body. The ru»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has approved plans to design and build its first jointly developed satellite with Egypt, ushering in a new era in space cooperation between the two Arab nations as the Kingdom expands its ambitions in advanced technologies and strategic industries. The initiative was approved by»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 23: This Tuesday marks 10 years since millions of British people voted for Brexit. The milestone comes one day after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's tearful resignation. Also, the internet goes crazy for "hot podium guy", a handsome sound engineer who sets up the lec»»»

Iran said Tuesday that UN nuclear inspectors would not be allowed to visit key nuclear sites damaged in last year's US-Israeli strikes, contradicting claims by senior US officials, as diplomatic efforts to secure a broader peace agreement and nuclear deal accelerated. Iran said Tuesday that the UN'»»»

LONDON: ‌Britain’s approval of Gatwick Airport’s expansion was lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Tuesday, allowing the country’s second busiest hub to proceed with a plan to add millions of new passengers by 2030. The opening of a second runway at Gatwick, situated 30 miles (48 km) south of Lond»»»

In 2025, the Supreme Court of India declared maternity leave a fundamental right for working women. India is among the countries in the world where pregnant women are entitled to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, which can be taken for up to two children. The move has been widely welcomed by w»»»

Doha The National Planning Council (NPC) announced the results of the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, which highlighted Qatar's strong performance across economic, business, institutional, and social indicators. The results place Qatar among the leading performers regionally and globally a»»»

Meeting here on Tuesday, Bulgaria's National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) failed to reach agreement on draft revisions to the Labour Code, to the Social Insurance Code and to the Health Insurance Act, moved by MPs of Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria. Civil Servants' Social a»»»

The Constitutional Court finds unconstitutional provisions of the Competition Protection Act and the Electronic Communications Act regarding the use of traffic data by the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC), the Court said on Tuesday. The case was initiated at the President's request in»»»

RIYADH: Real estate company Blacksand and Marriott International signed a SR5 billion ($1.33 billion) agreement to develop 10 hotels in Saudi Arabia at the Future Hospitality Summit in Riyadh. The deal will see the creation of almost 11,000 jobs covering the construction and operation of the facili»»»

Update: Prime Minister Rumen Radev has denied that the minimum wage will be frozen, directly contradicting earlier reports that the €620.20 level would remain unchanged until 2028. In response to media claims, he said the issue will be revisited during the 2027 budget review, when social partners i»»»

Yordan Tsonev has announced his withdrawal from political life, confirming his departure in an interview with Club Z shortly after being removed from the leadership structures of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS). The decision comes in the aftermath of a reshuffle approved by the party’s C»»»

Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as UK prime minister. Following the re-election to Parliament of Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, the former lawyer realized he had no support left. After winning in a landslide in 2024, Starmer is but the latest casualty of number 10 Downing Street. And in many ways, it»»»

Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Donald Trump’s co-in-law Massad Boulos in Cairo, the Turkish ministry (@TC_Disisleri) said in a tweet on June 21. Fidan was in Cairo during June 20-21 to attend the fourth meeting of the top diplomats of Turkey, Egypt, Pak»»»

Petar Bilčar, Deputy Director of the Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange of BiH /IDDEEA/, told SRNA that he feels obliged to once again point out that the agency has continuously been making decisions and carrying out activities which, according to the available legally»»»

The High Court in Edinburgh sentenced Peter Murrell (L), the former chief executive of the ruling-Scottish National Party, on Tuesday to five years and three months in prison for theft. File Photo by Robert Perry/EPA June 23 (UPI) -- A court in Edinburgh sentenced Peter Murrell, the former chief ex»»»

CAIRO: Egypt ‌is discussing increasing wheat imports from Poland as part of efforts to diversify sources of strategic commodities and bolster food security, the supply ministry said on Tuesday. Supply Minister Sherif Farouk met Polish Secretary of State Małgorzata Gromadzka in Cairo ‌to discuss ‌co»»»

The EU has reached a deal on compensation for delayed flights and carry-on luggage, as part of efforts to update the bloc’s rules on air-passenger rights and airline liability, which started back in 2013. Air traffic has expanded quickly since recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, which brought tr»»»

A Budapest man collected – and even consumed – human body parts, police have revealed, releasing disturbing details along with images and video footage. Here’s what the cannibal did. Budapest cannibal scoured abandoned cemeteries Skulls, bones, a preserved human face, a severed hand, a brain and an»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli drones targeted a parked car on the outskirts of Barachit, near Beit Yahoun, with no injuries reported 23-0»»»

Amman: A crowd surge among Jordanians gathered near Amman's Roman theatre to watch a World Cup match broadcast killed one fan and injured eight more on Tuesday, authorities said. During Jordan's 2-1 defeat to Algeria at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, thousands of supporters had »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Tuesday, losing 38.41 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 11,033.99. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index reached SR4.03 billion ($1.07 billion), as 42 of the listed stocks advanced, while 215 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index a»»»

Dubai: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday in a high-profile visit that underscored Islamabad’s growing diplomatic role in efforts to secure a permanent agreement between Iran and the United States, even as differences emerged over key elements of the proposed deal. P»»»

LONDON: US President Donald Trump accused the New York Times of treason on Sunday over its coverage of the war in Iran, threatening to add what he called the paper’s false reporting to his multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the outlet. “The way the Corrupt and Failing New York Times is covering s»»»

Hungary’s public media system is set for a comprehensive transformation after parliament on Tuesday approved legislation amending the Media Services and Mass Communication Act and several related laws. The bill, submitted by Tisza Party lawmakers, will enter into force 30 days after its promulgatio»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has outlined a far-reaching programme to overhaul Hungary’s constitutional and institutional framework, including changes affecting the presidency, the Constitutional Court, the judiciary and several independent state bodies. While the possible departure of the chief pro»»»

Berlin: Germany will raise its retirement age gradually beyond 67, abolish early retirement and expand compulsory pension contributions under a set of new recommendations backed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday. Germany, like many industrialised economies, is struggling with an ageing popula»»»

Meeting here on Tuesday, Bulgaria's National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) failed to reach agreement on civil servants' social and health insurance contributions. The Government, the trade unions and the employers remained divided over a bill amending the Social Insurance Code moved by »»»

The Israeli occupation entity’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronts one of the most complex crises of his political career as disputes over ultra-Orthodox military exemptions, negotiations over dissolving the Knesset, internal battles within Likud, and a growing constitutional confrontation»»»

JEDDAH: Further visa liberalization, including expanding e-visa access and reducing costs, could help Saudi Arabia attract more visitors and build a self-sustaining tourism sector, according to an economist. Speaking during a panel at the Future Hospitality Summit in Riyadh, Scott Livermore, chief »»»

Dubai: A Class 12 Commerce student from Ranchi has achieved the rare feat of scoring a perfect 500 out of 500 in the CBSE board examinations after a re-evaluation of her answer sheets increased her marks by 24 points. Also Read: CBSE Class 12 results update: Verification and re-evaluation results r»»»

Kinshasa: Yam gratin, safou-fruit butter and caterpillar sauce: in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country not usually associated with haute cuisine, a new generation of chefs is putting a gourmet spin on traditional recipes. Far from the conflicts that plague the vast African country's east an»»»

VILNIUS: Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and her cabinet stepped down Tuesday after changes to the ruling coalition, setting the stage for the Baltic country’s third prime minister in two years and an incoming government that has pledged to pursue a more pragmatic relationship with China a»»»

Oman and Iran will study the future administration of the Strait of Hormuz and the costs to be charged for services provided, they said in a joint statement Tuesday, insisting on sovereignty over the vital waterway. The two countries emphasized "their sovereignty and sovereign rights over their ter»»»

HURLINGHAM - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic will face Russian Karen Khachanov in an exhibition match on Wednesday, the organisers of the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic tournament have announced. The Hurligham tournament will be Djokovic's last test before Wimbledon, which begins on»»»

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani attended on Tuesday a graduation ceremony for the 26th cohort of national service recruits at the National Service Academy. The graduates completed a year-long training program »»»

Dubai: Dubai’s latest foreign investment surge is expected to create thousands of new employment opportunities, with 38,918 jobs linked to new greenfield FDI projects in 2025 — an 18.8 per cent increase from the previous year. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The emirat»»»

Shin Bet chief David Zini warned in closed forums recently about a potential mass attack on the southern city of Eilat resembling the Hamas invasion of October 7, 2023, the Haaretz daily reported on Monday, citing several unnamed security sources. Zini’s remarks lie on the top of Zionist reports ab»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called again for his country to increase its military autonomy and reduce its reliance on support from the United States, according to a statement released on Tuesday by his office. "I deeply appreciate the support we have received from our American friends»»»

A human rights watchdog and child advocacy organizations revealed disturbing details about conditions at a juvenile correctional institution. At a news conference at the BTA National Press Club Tuesday, they said that a year after authorities were alerted to complaints of violence, sexual abuse and»»»

A human rights watchdog and child advocacy organizations revealed disturbing details about conditions at a juvenile correctional institution. At a news conference at the BTA National Press Club Tuesday, they said that a year after authorities were alerted to complaints of violence, sexual abuse and»»»

DUBAI: Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has been selected to serve on the international competition jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, further cementing her status as one of the Arab world’s most celebrated contemporary directors. Ben Hania will join jury president Maggie Gyl»»»

Doha: Qatar's General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has secured first place in the Government Services Redesign Challenge 2026, an initiative organized by the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau with the participation of government and semi-government entities. In a state»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister for European Integration Nemanja Starovic met with French Ambassador to Belgrade Florence Ferrari on Tuesday to discuss further strengthening of bilateral cooperation between Serbia and France and Serbia's EU path. They highlighted the significance of intensive political»»»

This photo, taken Tuesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks tumbled nearly 10 percent on a massive tech sell-off. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks tumbled nearly 10 percent Tuesday as foreign investors dumped major semiconductor shares and other market heavywei»»»

BTS member Jungkook, seen here performing in New York's Central Park in September 2023, topped 3 billion Spotify streams with his single "Seven," his agency BigHit Music said Tuesday. File Photo by John Nacion/UPI | License Photo "Seven," a hit solo track by BTS member Jungkook, has surpassed 3 bil»»»