GERB leader Boyko Borissov reacted to the fall of the Zhelyazkov government during a live broadcast on his official Facebook page, following the mass protests across the country. Borissov framed the resignation as a strategic necessity for his party’s political survival: “Look at the irony — the Ts»»»

Somalia's defense minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after US President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African country. Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday that was meant to focus on his economic record, Trump denounced migration from "Third World" co»»»

Tunis, Dec 11 (TAP)—Prime Minister Sarrah Zaafrani Zenzri on Thursday saw in Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb at Tunis–Carthage International Airport.The Algerian PM is paying a two-day official visit to Tunisia, December 11-12, during which he...»»»

Ukraine could have avoided the 2022 escalation with Russia by dropping its NATO aspirations, a former advisor to President Joe Biden has told Russian pranksters. Vovan and Lexus on Thursday released records of calls with two former members of Biden’s National Security Council in which they posed as»»»

As a winter storm batters the Gaza Strip, Huda Abu Jazar, has been preparing her tent for floods while in Qatar, her son Ehab gets ready for one of the biggest football matches Palestine has ever played. The head coach of the national team - who comes from Rafah in the south of Gaza - has told spor»»»

Civil society toppled the government, MECh party leader Radostin Vasilev said on Thursday, commenting on the government’s resignation announced earlier in the day. “All leaders of parties claiming to be in opposition must tell the people that the government was not brought down by the opposition; i»»»

A woman in Spain earned herself pink slip by going to work early over a period of two years. Surprised and annoyed at the development, she dragged the company to court, challenging her termination. However, the court ruled against her. So here’s what went down. The 22-year-old would apparently get »»»

Authorities have arrested four minors, aged 13 to 16, in connection with a string of robberies targeting female employees at bakeries and kiosks in the northern suburbs of Athens. The youths, who allegedly operated as a coordinated gang, carried out most of their attacks during nighttime hours in K»»»

At the same time, the company will continue to operate its commercial brands across existing territories, with successful B2C markets in Brazil, Romania, Poland, Belgium and Serbia, while also pursuing further opportunities for global expansion. Customers, partners and affiliates will continue to i»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday sidestepped a direct question on the alliance's expansion outlook, following the release of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), which contained reservations about NATO's enlargement policy. On November 8, Russia's Foreign Min»»»

VIENTIANE, Laos (Sputnik) - The trade between Russia and Laos increased by 65% last year, with significant potential for further growth, Russian Security Council Chairman Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday. "We can be pleased that our trade grew by 65% last year, but there is still plenty of room for f»»»

TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Japanese government has developed a package of measures to determine the causes of mass oyster deaths in the Seto Inland Sea and to assist farmers affected by this phenomenon, media channel reported on Thursday. The government's package of measures will allow affected farmers »»»

The Senate is unlikely to pass either of the two healthcare bills they're voting on Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on two competing healthcare plans meant to address healthcare costs likely to rise in the new year wi»»»

Vietnam’s defense modernization, including new coast guard vessels from the United States and Japan, requires improved forward infrastructure. Outposts such as South Reef help extend operational reach, reduce supply burdens and improve situational awareness in the contested maritime domain. File Ph»»»

Tunis, Dec 11 (TAP)—Prime Minister Sarah Zaafrani Zenzri on Thursday saw in Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb at Tunis–Carthage International Airport.The Algerian PM is paying a two-day official visit to Tunisia, December 11-12, during which he...»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed higher on Thursday, increasing by 95.70 points, or 0.89 percent, to reach 10,903.17 points. During the session, a total of 90,933,306 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 256,494,531.693, through 15,110 transactions across all sectors. The sessio»»»

Israel's far-right national security minister on Thursday vowed to remove the grave of Arab nationalist leader Ezzedine al-Qassam, whose tomb lies in Israel and whose name was given to the armed wing of Hamas. Itamar Ben Gvir, known for his inflammatory remarks, posted a video on X showing him acco»»»

In his famous political tract – The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon, published in 1852 – Karl Marx proffered the generalization that “history repeats itself – first as tragedy, then as farce.” Marx saw Napoleon’s demise as tragedy. Having been born in the German Rhineland – which Napoleon had»»»

Dozens of angry farmers descended on the port of Igoumenitsa in northwestern Greece on Thursday, as the agricultural sector’s anti-government protest campaign continued to target key infrastructure across the country. Riot police were dispatched to the port to prevent the farmers from entering the »»»

DOHA: Chairperson of Qatar Foundation Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser attended the musical performance'Qatar Jannah',organized by Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education and staged by its school students as part of Qatar National Day celebrations. The performance – also attended by Vice C»»»

Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Judicial Council, has approved the establishment of two new Courts of Appeal in the cities of Kalba and Al Dhaid. The announcement came during a Judicial Council meeting on Thursday at Ba»»»

A moment of thrill on the road turned into a lifetime of remorse for a young motorist whose reckless decisions claimed the lives of an entire family. What began as a youthful wager over modified cars ended in tragedy, serving as a harsh reminder of the consequences of dangerous driving. A deadly ch»»»

Parkin Company PJSC, Dubai’s paid public parking operator, has signed a five-year agreement with DAMAC Properties to manage parking across several of the developer’s communities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The deal supports Parkin’s strategy to expand its role in developer-managed parking. The agreemen»»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed the current week up 1.780 percent, adding 190.35 points to its tally, to stand at 10,903 points compared to last week's closing. QSE's figures showed that the banking and financial services sector achieved the largest profits with a growth rate of 2»»»

Mexico's Congress approved Wednesday most of the tariff increases proposed by the government on more than 1,400 products imported from China and other countries that do not have free trade agreements with Mexico. The Senate passed the measure Wednesday evening, following the lower chamber, which ha»»»

Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production. The sale came after President Donald Trump's administration recently announced plans to allow ne»»»

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised " gold card " was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million and corporations ponying up twice that per foreign-born employee. A website accepting app»»»

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months. The cut decreased the Fed's rate to about 3.6%, the lowest it has been in nearly three years. Lower rates from the Fed can bring down»»»

Companies and local authorities will have over EUR 1.5 billion in grants available for investment in energy and energy efficiency at the beginning of next year, given that, in Romania, more than 70,000 MW of new photovoltaic projects are in various stages of development, with grid connection contra»»»

If elections were held today, six parties would enter parliament, according to a nationwide survey on public and political attitudes, funded and conducted jointly by bTV and the Market Links polling agency in November, as announced by the agency on Thursday. The survey was conducted among 1,009 adu»»»

Commenting on Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s statement, who earlier on Thursday announced that the government was resigning, GERB-UDF Floor Leader and GERB Chair Boyko Borissov said that Zhelyazkov’s remarks were “brilliant”. “We have nothing to be ashamed of over these past 11 months,” Borissov»»»

NIS - Italian household appliances maker Ariston opened a plant in Nis, southern Serbia, on Thursday at a ceremony also attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who said it would be important for entire southern Serbia and that it symbolised a true and sincere friendship between Serbia and I»»»

Dubai: There are winter festivals, and then there is Liwa. Every year, as temperatures drop and the Empty Quarter turns comfortably crisp, the quiet Liwa desert transforms into a buzzing playground of roaring engines, cultural flair, and Emirati pride. From 12 December 2025 to 3 January 2026, the L»»»

VIENNA Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted by a large majority in favour of a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division. Austria’s conservative-led government - under pressure with anti-immigrati»»»

Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two months of a ceasefire have failed to sufficiently address the spiraling humanitarian crisis there. Children’s sandale»»»

Thus, just in time for the winter holidays, ING customers will be able to receive funds within seconds, at any hour of the day or night, on weekdays and weekends alike. An important aspect is that incoming payments can be received into any account. The payer sends the transfer in euro, and the bene»»»

Israel has given the go-ahead for the construction of 764 more houses in three Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, a decision likely to further stoke tensions as a watchdog group accused the Israeli government of moving toward "de facto annexation" of the Palestinian territory. Israeli Fi»»»

Yusuffali M.A., Chairman of Abu Dhabi-based LuLu Group International, went the extra mile – flying more than 3,000 km from Bangkok to his hometown of Nattika in Kerala’s Thrissur district – to exercise his democratic right. The 70-year-old billionaire Keralite, who has called the UAE home since 197»»»

Polish authorities have arrested a prominent Russian academic from St Petersburg's world-famous Hermitage Museum who is sought by Ukraine for allegedly conducting illegal excavations and partially destroying the ancient city of Myrmekion in Crimea. The suspect, identified under Polish law as Aleksa»»»

The operation to tow the tanker Kairos into Burgas Bay will begin on Friday, Executive Director of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency Ventsislav Ivanov told journalists on Thursday. Ivanov said that repairs to the tanker cannot be carried out in Bulgaria because it is subject to sanctions»»»

Officers from the Department of Internal Affairs of Oktyabrsky district in Bishkek have detained a suspect in large-scale fraud. According to the department’s press service, citizen K.E. filed a written statement requesting action against A.A. He claims that, under the pretext of increasing his fun»»»

The 19th International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will take place in Bishkek from December 12 to 16 under the slogan «Resilience in Times of Crisis.» The Public Association Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan announced. The program includes 22 documentary films from CIS countries, the United States, G»»»

Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2025 is not a single person. Instead, the magazine has given its annual award recognising the year's most influential figure to "the architects" of artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, Meta head Mark Zuckerberg, X owner Elon Musk and AI "god»»»

Ras Al Khaimah is set to captivate the world once again with its most spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration to date, promising the biggest firework ever launched in an attempt set a new Guinness World Records title. This year’s celebrations will feature a creative concept inspired by symbols of st»»»

Damascus, Dec.11(sana) Syrian Minister of Agriculture Amjad Badr met on Thursday with the acting Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Pirro Tomaso Perri to discuss strengthening cooperation and setting priorities for the next phase in line wit»»»

An increase in acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and seasonal flu cases is registered in Kyrgyzstan. In response, 200 additional beds have been deployed at the Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital and the National Center for Maternal and Child Welfare, the Ministry of Health rep»»»

The Americans are very interested in Lebanon on all levels, especially as to the situation on the southern border, and they want to end the conflict and avoid a repetition of the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah, informed diplomatic sources said. The U.S. wants diplomacy to prevail in order »»»

President Trump’s demands that Ukraine “be realistic” in talks and criticism over Zelensky’s cancellation of elections are designed “to publicly dismantle the previous administration’s legacy,” contrasting realism with “Biden’s blank-check idealism,” geopolitical analyst Marco Marsili told Sputnik.»»»

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives have held this month their first direct talks in decades, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the move "an initial attempt to establish a basis for an economic cooperation between Israel and Lebanon." Lebanese leaders said Lebanon is »»»

Dubai: The Reserve Bank of India has rolled out updated rules that change how banks manage current accounts, overdrafts and cash credit (CC) facilities. These tweaks follow months of feedback from the banking industry, and they aim to remove friction, speed up money movement and give both banks and»»»