Two men have been remanded in custody in Hungary after allegedly posing as fake government officials from the newly assembled government asset protection and recovery office and attempting to extort HUF 2 billion (almost EUR 5.5 million) from a man in exchange for making criminal proceedings agains»»»

LONDON: Australian construction engineer Robert Pether, 51, was reunited with his family in Ireland five years after his arrest in Iraq on charges of allegedly embezzling funds, according to his family and Australian and Irish officials. Iraqi authorities arrested Pether and his colleague in Baghda»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen discussed ways to ensure sustainable investment in technology and innovation as drivers of European development and growth, in the context of negotiations on the European Union’s new Multiannual Fi»»»

NATO's top US military commander in Europe said Monday that any "foolish" attack on the alliance would be "utterly futile", a warning to Russia as European fears grow over the threat from Moscow that includes "hybrid" warfare and cyberattacks.  "If someone is foolish enough to attack us, we wi»»»

By Staff, Agencies A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt a $20 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign promoting President Donald Trump, barring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from airing the remaining broadcasts or restarting the campaign, Politic»»»

Lebanon’s general amnesty law is set to take effect after the Constitutional Council unanimously rejected a challenge to it on Monday, clearing the way for its implementation. The council requested clarifications on certain provisions concerning corruption, but “the interpretations will not change »»»

By Staff, Agencies A federal search of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington residence has drawn condemnation from senior House Democrats, who accused President Donald Trump’s administration of using federal law enforcement against political opponents less than a month before the midter»»»

Victim's family demands murder charges in Mini Cooper crash as Excise books three bars Dubai: The 19-year-old son of a Dubai boutique owner and three friends accused with him have been sent to a borstal school in Kerala over the Mini Cooper crash that killed three young people near Cochin Internati»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Media Minister Salman Al-Dossary on Monday urged the public to rely on official sources and avoid circulating images, videos or information about security and military operations from unknown or unreliable sources. “Accurate information is part of safeguarding security,” he t»»»

A Hungarian woman has received a two-year suspended prison sentence for hiding her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for almost a decade, during which the child grew up without attending nursery or school. Woman hid daughter from her father for a decade The Mezőtúr District Court sentenced th»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, author, advocate against the death penalty and member of the association "Ensemble contre la peine de mort": Together Against the Death Penalty. She asserts that capital punishment is “really a political agenda, especially in electora»»»

Hundreds of French supermarket chains were targeted overnight Sunday to Monday in a cyberattack that affected the refrigerators of up to 200 Intermarché stores and almost 100 Coopérative U locations, according to the retailers. Carrefour said that 80 of its supermarkets had also been hit. Majo»»»

A devastating blaze destroyed the French capital’s oldest covered food market in the early hours of Monday, stripping Paris of a cherished venue popular with locals and tourists alike. Traders and residents said the destruction of the Enfants Rouges market, named after a 16th-century orphanage, had»»»

Opposition parties and supporters of the so-called "cockroach" youth movement marched towards the country's Supreme Court on Monday, in the latest show of outrage against the recent removal of millions of names from voters lists. Critics say the move is likely to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Mod»»»

North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry said it would notify the European Union and the Council of Europe about Iva Mihaylova’s departure from the country and her reception by Bulgarian officials, while its Interior Ministry reported finding no record of her exit in the border control system. The Minist»»»

And as the war in Ukraine continues, Western concerns are growing over Moscow’s alleged campaign of sabotage and interference against Kiev's wartime backers. NATO's top military commander gave a press conference this Monday from Warsaw. US General Alexus Grynkewich looks set to warn Russia over the»»»

Bulgarian customs officers have seized more than 348 kilograms of cocaine and marijuana from a Bulgarian-registered truck at the Danube Bridge 2 border crossing near Vidin, finding the drugs in a concealed compartment in the trailer and among pallets of peanuts, the Customs Agency reported. The cas»»»

Woman ordered to pay Dh100,000 after failing to hand over car sale money in Dubai Dubai: A Dubai court has ordered a woman to pay Dh100,000 to a man after she failed to hand over the proceeds from the sale of his four-wheel vehicle, despite agreeing to transfer the money immediately after ownership»»»

Alcohol consumption and related health burdens have declined in Poland in recent years, following a period when alcohol-related harm was rising. The author supports measures such as higher excise taxes and restrictions on late-night sales, noting that behavioral risks still cost Poles substantially»»»

Eight Polish publishers have joined to create Novelist, a subscription platform for audiobooks and e-books, aiming to offer a local alternative to global services. The company says it focuses on curated recommendations from writers, musicians and other cultural figures rather than overwhelming user»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s state-operated postal service has resumed parcel deliveries between provinces and reopened international shipping routes, expanded its network and developed financial and digital services as it seeks to reconnect with customers and overseas markets. Syrian Post’s director general,»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage on Monday called Ukraine one of the most corrupt countries in the world. "Look, you know, this is one of the most corrupt countries on Earth. All right, we know that. I've been very, very worried about where some of our money has gone... Zelens»»»

Pope Leo has condemned capital punishment as an attack on human dignity amid growing criticism of the US military’s plans to livestream the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced last week that Nidal Malik Hasan would face a military firing squad on»»»

The President’s Administration website lacks a Cyrillic domain name and uses Russian-style rather than Bulgarian Cyrillic characters, Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Bozhidar Bozhanov said in a Facebook post cited by the party’s press service on Monday. “If [President Iliana] Iotova is so keen on everything»»»

WASHINGTON: US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker. The search was conducted by agents fr»»»