Following a Kerala High Court order invalidating their earlier oath, 19 BJP councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation were sworn in again on Wednesday, setting off another political confrontation in the state capital. The oath was administered by Mayor VV Rajesh at a special ceremony held a»»»

A chargeback lands on a Tuesday morning for an order that shipped weeks ago. The customer got the package, signed for it, and then told their bank they never authorized the charge. You eat the cost of the goods, the shipping, and a chargeback fee on top. Multiply that by a few hundred a month and y»»»

Bakhо Muratov, a seasoned financial analyst and auditor, has built his career helping major corporations navigate complex financial landscapes. From leading audits in Kazakhstan to advising clients at AlixPartners in New York, Muratov has developed a unique perspective on client engagement, team bu»»»

Capital allocators across Central and Eastern Europe spent the back half of 2025 doing the same thing their Western peers were doing: asking where private wealth can sit in a way that is liquid, lightly taxed, and insulated from the policy risk that has unsettled several European markets. For a gro»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is calling on the current Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), whose term in office has expired, to stop making personnel changes, including closing and opening new permanent positions in the courts, the Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday. The opinion was sen»»»

TORONTO: Senegal were touted as a team with potential to go far at the World Cup, but successive defeats have them teetering on the brink of elimination and they need a comprehensive win over Iraq on Friday. For Iraq, it is a similar predicament as they have also lost their opening two Group I game»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union will reduce the first tranche of its new 90-billion-euro ($102 billion) loan to Ukraine and exclude funding for military expenditures, the Euractiv news website reported on Wednesday, citing EU officials. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in early June t»»»

Just saying the word “pancakes” makes me smile - it’s a food that conjures countless joyful memories. When eating them, I get the same wave of elation I had as a small child with a plate of mini “silver dollars” in front of me at IHOP. The family outings we had there always felt like a thrilling oc»»»

Progressive Bulgaria is proposing a record budget deficit, comparable to that under the administration of former prime minister Zhan Videnov (1995-1997), said Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MP Martin Dimitrov, quoted by the coalition's press centre on wednesday. The comments came after the Finance Minist»»»

ARILJE, Serbia: Serbia ‘s town of Arilje is known as the Balkan country’s “raspberry capital,” with its fame reaching beyond borders. Arilje and its surroundings yield berries that are exported as far as the United States and Japan. Serbia is among the top three exporters of raspberries globally. “»»»

WASHINGTON: A federal judge in California on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts across the United States. Since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Homeland Security agents have adopted the tactic of waiting outside immigration courts »»»

Earlier this week Andy Burnham, the popular former mayor of Manchester, forced Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign as leader of the Labour Party in a meticulously planned and well executed bloodless political coup. As a result, Burnham is now poised to become, in a few weeks, Britain’s seventh pr»»»

Global aquaculture production reached a record high, while Chile maintained its position as the leading supplier of salmon to the United States. File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo June 24 (UPI) -- Global aquaculture production reached a record high, while Chile maintained its position »»»

The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday named 1992-batch IAS officer Bishwanath Sinha as the state’s next Chief Secretary. He will take over from A Jayathilak, who is due to retire on June 30, according to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). The Cabinet also decided to recommend the appointment of retired d»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria’s 2026 budget deficit is expected to be “well over 3%,” arguing that the country’s main problem is not the size of the deficit itself but what he described as a long-standing budget philosophy based on continuous spending growth. Speaking at a Council of Min»»»

LONDON: Top Israeli officials and public figures have threatened the government with legal action over its support for “Jewish terrorism” and an “ideology of ethnic cleansing,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday. It came in a leaked letter — seen by The Guardian — signed by two former prime ministe»»»

Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed for five years and three months on Tuesday after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000) from the party. The offenses took place over a 12-year period. The case rocked the SNP and drew former First Minister Nicola»»»

Vladimir Zelensky will skip a major gathering of Kiev’s key backers in Poland to keep it free of “scandals,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said. His absence is linked to Kiev’s honoring of Nazi-collaborators who murdered over 100,000 Polish men, women, and children during World War II. Tension»»»

BRUSSELS: The European ‌Commission on Wednesday unveiled measures to enable Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, to respond more quickly and effectively to cross-border and increasingly digital crime. Europol warned last year that organized crime gangs were turning to AI-powered scams to targe»»»

HOUSTON, USA: Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas. In paperwork filed with the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Ho»»»

HURLINGHAM - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic has cancelled an exhibition match against Russian Karen Khachanov, the organisers of the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic tournament announced on Wednesday. The reasons for the cancellation have not been disclosed. American Martin Damm will»»»

Spielberg, Austria: Four-time world champion Max Verstappen heads into his Red Bull team's home Austrian Grand Prix this weekend boosted by a major upgrade package and seeking his first win of the season and a record-extending fifth win at the event. Without a victory since the season-ending Abu Dh»»»

Jurists Deyan Rusanov and Ivan Stoynev are Bulgaria’s nominees for judges at the General Court of the European Union. The nomination was approved by the Government at its regular meeting on Wednesday and the Justice Minister was mandated to introduce the candidates’ applications before the General »»»

1 of 2 | An NYPD Police Officer exits a police car on Wall Street on Thursday, October 1, 2020, in New York City. Frank Carone, one-time chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged bribery scheme. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | L»»»

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that would speed up the disbandment of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that it would be put on parliament’s agenda without much delay. The move signals a potential breakthrough afte»»»

Pakistan could emerge as a force in the global drone market — but only if the groundwork is laid, says geopolitical analyst and former professor at the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute Tahir Nazir. New firms are increasingly focused on sectors where licensing is easier and regulation is li»»»

London: London's Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has been criticised by rights campaigners. The scale-up plan involves rolling out static facial recognition across central London and hav»»»

ConflictsAsiaIran after the war — fragile peace, shattered economyShabnam von HeinThe US has temporarily allowed Iran to export oil and indicated it will provide billions to relieve the crisis triggered by the war. With ordinary Iranians at their limit, however, Tehran already fears new protests. h»»»

NEW YORK: When Varun Venkatesh cast his ballot in New York’s primary this week, he thought about “a good litmus test for me as a voter.” He wanted to know what the candidates are doing for the Palestinian cause.The 27-year-old Brooklyn resident decided to support Claire Valdez, who was backed by Ma»»»

ConflictsAsiaIran enters fragile peace with economy near breaking pointShabnam von HeinThe US has temporarily allowed Iran to export oil and indicated it will provide billions to relieve the crisis triggered by the war. With ordinary Iranians at their limit, however, Tehran already fears new protes»»»

Dissatisfactions with life in the Capital are concentrated around mobility and density: after the traffic issue, 68.3% of Bucharest residents complain about congestion, 49.7% about pollution and the lack of green spaces, and 45.4% about the lack of parking spaces. Rest, time spent with a partner an»»»

PARIS: France’s extreme heat has killed hundreds of thousands of poultry, overwhelming carcass collection services and prompting authorities to consider on-farm burial in the country’s top two poultry-producing regions, agricultural bodies said. The losses come as Western Europe is gripped by a dea»»»

THE HAGUE: Diplomats running the International Criminal Court’s oversight body have decided that prosecutor Karim Khan had an inappropriate ​sexual relationship with a junior staff member and should be fired, two copies of its decision showed. It is the first time details of the decision on accusat»»»

CTP, Europe’s largest listed developer, owner, and operator of industrial and logistics properties by gross leasable area (“GLA”), is expanding FM Logistic’s facility at CTPark Bucharest by an additional 10,300 sqm, further strengthening the long-term partnership between the two companies. Followin»»»

Student debt relief activists march near the U.S. Capitol on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court on blocked President Joe Biden's student loan debt relief plan from taking effect, delivering rulings in a pair of cases challenging the program. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License »»»

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is riddled with flagarant corruption, since states subsidize judicial proceedings through voluntary contributions, which is essentially tantamount to bribery, according to Maksim Musikhin, director of the legal department at Russia’s Foreign Ministry. “There i»»»

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand at a protest against the treatment of detainees at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, N.J. in May. On Tuesday, a judge in California ruled that ICE can no longer make arrests at immigration courts. File Photo by Olga Fedorova/EPA June 24 »»»

A court of first instance has ruled that the 30-year-old hospital orderly need not be kept behind bars, despite multiple proceedings having been brought against him. S. Zsolt, the Budapest cannibal, drew international attention yesterday when it emerged that police had seized human body parts from »»»

NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Delhi to Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace while carrying out a go-around manoeuvre at Amritsar airport, the airline said on Wednesday. The incident involved flight AI479 on June 22 and occurred during the aircraft’s approach to Amritsar, close to the I»»»

Eight "North Texas Antifa Cell" members were sentenced Tuesday to a combined 450 years in prison for weapons and explosives offenses and the attemped murder of a police officer in a July 4th riot at a ICE facility in Alvarado. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo June 24 (UPI) -- Eight pe»»»

With algae-green water and blue peeling paint, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is set to be drained again, despite US President Donald Trump's recent renovation costing over $14 million. Trump has blamed the problems on "vandalism," claiming a 350-foot gash was deliberately cut into the pool, »»»

The heat is on. Enough to make Parisians take the plunge into the once notoriously polluted Canal Saint Martin. France this Tuesday awakening from its hottest night on record, enough to test the tempers of city dwellers as they sizzle under the zinc roofs of top floor apartments built for a bygone »»»

Dubai: The UAE will introduce a visa-on-arrival facility for eligible Filipino passport holders starting tomorrow, June 25, according to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). This move has been expected to simplify travel for thousands of frequent visitors and residents. Get updated f»»»

RIYADH: AviLease, the global aircraft lessor wholly owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has priced a $650 million offering of 5.50 percent senior unsecured notes due 2031 through AviLease Capital Ltd., a directly wholly owned subsidiary of AviLease, under its Global Medium Term Note Pro»»»

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting held at the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi»»»

Dubai: At six-foot-seven, Dyuti Parruck is hard to miss. When we meet at Dubai's Grand Hyatt for an exclusive interview, he towers over almost everyone in sight. But it isn't just his height that makes the setting significant. Long before the flamboyant designer jackets and capes, luxury cars and N»»»

Paris, France: "Grand Theft Auto VI" could start breaking records months ahead of the game's November 19 release, as preorders open at midnight on Thursday for the long-awaited new instalment in the rollicking gangster saga. On track to outsell any other cultural product this year -- or in recorded»»»

DUBAI: The Professional Fighters League has added a welterweight bout to its July 31 card in New York, pairing Egyptian PFL MENA champion Omar “God First” El-Dafrawy against Australian veteran David “The Smiling Assassin” Martinez at UBS Arena in Elmont, Long Island. PFL New York is headlined by un»»»

A total of 625 eight-meter buses are expected to arrive in Bishkek by the end of 2026. It was announced at a meeting of the City Council’s Standing Commission on improving newly annexed territories. City officials said the new public transport will be purchased to meet the needs of residential area»»»

Doha, Qatar: Weekend plans just got better as this one is packed with vibrant experiences for every taste and age. Breathe in the scent of fragrant oud, savour juicy mangoes, and dive into creative workshops and cultural conversations. Explore Doha's most exciting lineup of events and make every mo»»»