JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a government ban preventing International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegates from visiting Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, prompting calls on Thursday to resume such visits.In its judgment issued on Wednesday, the court found that»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Leban»»»

1 of 2 | Former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on former President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2025 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.»»»

The murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak has sparked national outrage in the UK after police bodycam footage submitted to court showed officers arresting and handcuffing him as he lay dying, while his killer remained uncuffed after falsely claiming to be the victim of a racist attack. The case»»»

Demonstrators march during a rally in Tirana on Wednesday calling for a proposed $1.6 billion luxury resort in an enironmentally sensitve island location off Albania's Adriatic Sea coast by an international consortium led by Donald Tump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Kushner and wife Ivanka Trump stu»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Leban»»»

The European Commission presented its annual assessment of justice systems across the European Union on Thursday. The data show that Bulgaria ranks first among EU Member States in court expenditure as a share of GDP, at nearly 0.7%. When court expenditure is measured per capita, however, Bulgaria r»»»

RIYADH: Middle Eastern consumers are proving resilient but increasingly strategic, spreading spending across channels and price tiers as they navigate a more complex retail environment, data shows. The latest “State of the Nation” report from market research firm NielsenIQ, covering performance in »»»

RIYADH: A British construction worker who fatally stabbed Saudi student Mohammed Al-Qasim in Cambridge last summer was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment for murder, with a minimum term of 22 and a half years before he can be considered for parole, according to Cambridge Crown Court. Chas C»»»

Kathmandu: A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday. His wife had even begun to offer last rite prayers for his soul, she said at the hospital in the cap»»»

London: UK leader Keir Starmer accused US tech tycoon Elon Musk on Thursday of "trying to whip up division" in Britain following anger over the police handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man. The case of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was put in handcuffs by police as he lay mortally »»»

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Building a multipolar world requires an urgent reform of the United Nations and the restoration of its authority, Wang (Henry) Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization, said on Thursday. "First, I think, we are getting the multipolar world and then we n»»»

DUBAI: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has praised Pakistan’s judiciary after the Lahore High Court upheld the death sentences of two men convicted in the 2020 motorway gang-rape case that shocked the country and triggered widespread debate over women’s safety. Reacting to the ruling on X, Musk »»»

Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has launched a new digital platform aimed at helping entrepreneurs establish and operate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more quickly and at lower cost, as the emirate seeks to strengthen its position as a global business hub. The platform, »»»

MELBOURNE,: A Yazidi woman has alleged she shared a bedroom with a woman accused of enslaving her in Syria and was repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, police told a court on Thursday. Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on two slavery charges. The h»»»

On Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, the day of the Indian Premier League final in Ahmedabad, the International Cricket Council conducted board meetings in the same city. According to the subsequent press release, the outcome was “a series of decisions aimed at strengthening governance, support»»»

Share: This picture taken from a position in Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, shows smoke rising as the Israeli army demolishes buildings and homes in southern Lebanon, April 27, 2026. The Shiite community in Lebanon suffered the most as a result of Hezbollah’s wars w»»»

Hungary’s largest ongoing municipal corruption investigation has expanded significantly, with prosecutors announcing that 12 additional suspects have been questioned in connection with the so-called Óbuda (Budapest’s District III) corruption case. The latest developments bring the total number of s»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Sofia on Thursday to discuss bilateral strategic partnership, energy, transport connectivity, security and issues on the European agenda. The two counterparts held a one-on-one meeting at the Council of Minist»»»

With US-Israeli strikes against Iran earlier this year aimed in part at curtailing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the subject of atomic weapons has once again risen to the fore in global policy discussions, not least because North Korea is now a nuclear-armed state. In Europe, states that once counted A»»»

Clashes have broken out in the UK city of Southampton after hundreds of people gathered to protest the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak and his treatment at the hands of police in his final minutes. The rally on Tuesday followed the release of police bodycam footage from last year showing »»»

The European Commission said on Wednesday that it is advancing infringement procedures against Bulgaria and Poland and opening a procedure against Portugal over the incomplete transposition of EU rules on legal aid. The Commission said the three countries have failed to correctly implement EU provi»»»

For the third time in less than two decades, prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr has announced the dismantling of a militia he created and oversaw. Last month, he announced that the Peace Brigades—the last and most important armed wing linked to the Sadrist current—would di»»»

A year after the brief but ferocious four-day conflict between Pakistan and India pushed South Asia to the edge of a nuclear precipice, the silence along the Line of Control feels less like peace and more like a pause—tense, brittle, and deeply uncertain. But beneath the quiet, the subcontinent’s t»»»

The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan has summarized the results of the state accreditation of medical educational institutions, conducted in accordance with the presidential decree. According to the ministry, 34 universities are currently training medical personnel in the republic. Twelve of these »»»

Abu Dhabi is steadily laying the foundations needed to ensure sustained long-term demand for real estate, supported by robust national frameworks, regulatory transparency, and strategic infrastructure investments, according to a report by Object 1. The report highlighted that Abu Dhabi has entered »»»

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, is considering lifting fuel subsidies. This move, reported by Argaam, could potentially save the nation approximately SAR 30 billion annually while curbing local fuel consumption. As petrol and diesel prices are poised to rise, this decision marks a c»»»

"There will be no people above the law, regardless of whether their surname is Mavrodiev or Mihaylov," Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. There were media publications earlier in the day about the arrest of Stoyan Mavrodiev in Serbia, who was head of the Bulgarian Deve»»»

ST PETERSBURG, - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Thursday in St Petersburg, where she is attending the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, that she would have further discussions with Gazprom Neft representatives later in the day and that a request»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday two river projects by arch-rival India would “weaponize” water and violate a major treaty between the neighboring nations, threatening a response if they move ahead. India, which has announced the two initiatives separately this year, insists it is within its ri»»»

Kyrgyzstan will only reopen access to TikTok social media platform after the launch of equipment capable of blocking certain prohibited content. Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), Alisher Erbaev, announced this at a parliamentary session today. MP Dastan Bekeshev r»»»

Germany has failed to win a temporary seat on the UN Security Council for the first time, losing a General Assembly vote to Austria and Portugal. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the outcome “a real disappointment,” after Berlin had won all six of its previous bids. Portugal won 134 votes an»»»

Marcin Romanowski, the former Polish deputy justice minister accused of corruption and misuse of public funds, received HUF 17.5 million while living in Hungary under political asylum, according to his latest asset declaration. Lucrative role at Hungarian institute The Polish politician, who fled t»»»

Share: By Jana Choukeir Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for progress toward e»»»

NEW DELHI: The owner of a south Delhi hotel where a devastating fire killed 21 people allegedly drove past the burning building and left without stopping because he was afraid, according to investigators probing one of the capital’s deadliest hotel disasters in recent years. Police arrested hotel o»»»

Cairo — Overseas investors continued to accumulate Egyptian equities on Wednesday despite ongoing debate over proposed tax reforms and the review of Egypt’s market classification by S&P Dow Jones Indices, suggesting market participants remain broadly constructive on the country’s medium-term invest»»»

Ethiopia, as a nation with a remarkable centuries-old history, diverse civilisations, and an unyielding legacy of independence, has achieved a critical milestone in political maturity. While the country’s formal engagement with modern democratic systems is relatively recent, the progress forged ove»»»

Former Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) chief Stoyan Mavrodiev has been detained in Belgrade, according to information confirmed through cooperation between Bulgarian and Serbian authorities. His identity has been officially verified, and Bulgarian prosecutors, together with the Interior Ministry, »»»

The court in Sofia has upheld a decision to release without bail a 20-year-old man accused in the death of a 16-year-old girl in Blagoevgrad, a case that has drawn significant public attention and remains under active investigation. The three-judge panel confirmed the earlier ruling of the Blagoevg»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s hard-line finance minister announced on Wednesday a major expansion by more ​than 2,000 homes of three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians hope will be part of a future independent state. Most nations consider Israeli settlements there to be illegal un»»»

Reforms are needed to address Bulgaria's fiscal challenges rather than simply discussing the budget deficit, Democratic Bulgaria Deputy Floor Leader Bozhidar Bozhanov told reporters on Thursday, outlining nine draft laws submitted by the coalition. The proposals include the gradual retirement of pe»»»

Israel's hardline finance minister announced on Wednesday a major expansion by more than 2,000 homes of three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians hope will be part of a future independent state. Most nations consider Israeli settlements there to be illegal under internati»»»

OSLO: Round eight of Norway Chess 2026 delivered a crucial outcome in Oslo on Wednesday, with two decisive classical games and one Armageddon battle adding new tension to the race for first place. Alireza Firouzja scored an important classical victory against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Playin»»»

At least nine Palestinians were killed overnight in strikes in Gaza, according to local hospitals, even as much of the world's attention was focused on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The nine people were killed in at least four separate strikes in Gaza City, according to Shif»»»

Jensen Huang, CEO of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp., will visit South Korea later this week, industry sources said Thursday. Huang is seen here speaking at conference in Taipei on June 1. Photo by Yonhap Jensen Huang, chief executive officer (CEO) of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp., will visit South Kor»»»

Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia top the list of the world's most neglected displacement crises, the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group said on Thursday. Sudan, which since 2023 has been ravaged by a bloody conflict between two rival generals competing for power, has more than »»»

In an exclusive interview with Business Review, GRF+ CEO Irina Ciocan-Stănescu discusses the company’s plans to become the first communications consultancy listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, the strategic rationale behind the listing, the opportunities AI is creating for the communications sec»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov met with a delegation of the European Commission led by Declan Costello to discuss progress on justice-sector milestones under Bulgaria's National Recovery and Resilience Plan linked to the fourth and fifth payment requests, the Justice Ministry said Thursday. Duri»»»

HEADLINES The dominant topic across print, broadcast and online media on Thursday is the package of pension-related changes adopted by Parliament on Wednesday and the broader debate surrounding Bulgaria's fiscal policy. Coverage focuses on the expected impact of the measures on pensioners, public s»»»

More than 82% of Romanians have taken measures over the past year to reduce energy consumption in their homes in an effort to lower utility bills. This concern is expected to intensify over the next 12 months, according to 92% of respondents surveyed in a study conducted for despre-energie.ro, a pl»»»