SINGAPORE: Hussam Alangari, president of the Saudi General Court of Audit, chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Authority of Internal Auditors, and member of the board of directors of the Institute of Internal Auditors, took part in the seventh meeting of the Institute of Internal Audito»»»

DUBAI: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​said on Thursday that the United States’ claims that Iran will spend its unfrozen ‌assets to ‌buy ​US agricultural ‌products ⁠were ​false. “The US ⁠only exports GMO soybeans, broken promises and trash talks,” Ghalibaf said ⁠in a ‌post ‌on X. US »»»

DUBAI: A major performing arts center designed by the late architect Frank Gehry is to be built in the UAE, according to plans announced on Thursday. Dar Al-Funoon Abu Dhabi will provide a home for ballet, opera and theater, among other performances, and draw talent from across the region and aroun»»»

Police officers patrol a street after an attack on a public hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2024. Armed individuals belonging to the Vivre Ensemble coalition attacked Port-au-Prince's General Hospital, killing at least two journalists and a policeman. File Photo by Johnson Sabin/EPA June 25 (»»»

Mexico City Two powerful earthquakes striking within less than a minute have killed at least 164 people in Venezuela and left just under 1,000 injured, acting President Delcy Rodríguez told the VTV broadcaster on Thursday. According to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS), two quakes with magn»»»

1 of 2 | Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has defeated leftist Ivan Cepeda for the Colombian presidency. Photo by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA June 25 (UPI) -- Colombia and Peru have elected two of Latin America's most conservative right-wing leaders after electoral authorities confirm»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy Arnaud Gouillon said on Thursday the objective of a so-called "Sarajevo safari" case - a narrative about alleged paid shootings of civilians in wartime Sarajevo - had been to accuse, through an attack on Serbian President A»»»

Minister of Interior, Besfort Lamallari, has ordered a 15-year entry ban against Ikball Huduti (Berisha), declaring her an “undesirable person” in the Republic of Albania on national security grounds. According to the ministry, the decision was based on information gathered by state authorities ind»»»

Abu Dhabi, June 25 (SANA) UAE President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received on Thursday Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, in Abu Dhabi. Al-Shaibani conveyed the greetings of President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The meeting addr»»»

La Guaira, Venezuela: A pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela have killed at least 164 people, the country's leader said Thursday as residents searched for loved ones trapped under rubble after many buildings were flattened within minutes. An international outpouring of aid quickly fol»»»

RIYADH: Top Saudi medical institutions have come together to support diabetic patients and improve outcomes for those living with the chronic illness. Diabetes is one of the Kingdom’s most significant public health challenges in the Kingdom, with many patients receiving care across Ministry of Heal»»»

Dubai: A 45-year-old businessman, who was previously arrested in a high-profile extortion and threat-letter case, was found dead at the Bengaluru apartment of Kannada actor Krishi Thapanda, police said on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Vaishak Upadhyay, was found hanging at an apartment in R»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a telephone conversation with Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela HE Delcy Rodriguez. During the call, HH the Amir expressed Qatar's solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held a phone call with HE Delcy Rodríguez, Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. During the call, His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs »»»

The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional a National Assembly resolution requiring the Council of Ministers to submit legislation ratifying Bulgaria's accession, as a founding member, to the Charter of the Board of Peace established at the initiative of the United States, the Court sai»»»

PARIS: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh from a spat with US leader Donald Trump, was set Thursday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday to tighten ties. One of Europe’s most prominent right-wing leaders will arrive in the resort of Antibes on the French Riviera for her first»»»

US President Donald Trump has now said out loud what had previously sounded like a trial balloon: he thinks Syria should take on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Speaking in June, Trump said that if Israel could not defeat Hezbollah “without killing everyone else,” then "I suggested to Israel to let Syria tak»»»

In recent days, the Syrian government has said that it has no intention of intervening militarily in its smaller neighbour, Lebanon, after a comment from US President Donald Trump provoked concern. At the G7 summit in Paris this month, Trump suggested Syria intervene in Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah »»»

Dubai: The Dubai Community Development Authority (CDA) has honoured 54 strategic partners from government entities, private sector organisations, and non-profit institutions in recognition of their contributions to advancing Dubai's social development goals and creating lasting community impact. Th»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Asaad Al Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic. At the start of the meeting, Al Shaibani conveyed to Sheikh Mohamed the greetings of Ahmed Al Sharaa, President of Syri»»»

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The solution was integrated in a few weeks into SIGNAL IDUNA’s existing policy administration systems, with FlowX.AI managing the full deployment so that SIGNAL IDUNA’s IT teams remained focused on their own roadmap. The project targets the optimisation of enrolment and insured list update processe»»»

Rabitabank concluded a significant international cooperation agreement during the Private Sector Forum, held as part of the 51st Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group in Baku from 16 to 19 June. The event was held under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, Presid»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held a phone call on Thursday with the Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela HE Delcy Rodríguez. During the call, His Highness expressed the State of Qatar's solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its peop»»»

People pump gas at a gas station in Washington, D.C., on May 30. The core personal consumption expenditures rose at a 3.4% annual rate in May, setting the highest mark for inflation growth since October 2023. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 25 (UPI) -- The core personal consumption ex»»»

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has been accused by leading American AI-developer Anthropic of "illicitly" seeking to harvest the abilities of its Claude chatbot. Photo by Jessica Lee/EPA June 25 (UPI) -- AI firm Anthropic sought the assistance of Congress to crack down on alleged clandestine effo»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced plans to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office through a constitutional amendment, which will be the biggest political movement since the change of government. PM Magyar will remove Sulyok whatever it takes Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Ma»»»

The Bulgarian government presented its draft budget for 2026 on Wednesday, setting a deficit of 5.7% of GDP, the highest figure in three decades, and immediately drew fire from opposition parties who accused the cabinet of repeating the same fiscal practices it once condemned. Deputy Prime Minister»»»

Postmaster General David Steiner confirmed the federal government, through the U.S. Postal Service, will provide states with information on who is an eligible voter and then refuse to mail ballots to those it deems ineligible. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 25 (UPI) -- The U.»»»

Malaysia has locked in an expansive geopolitical energy deal with Russia, CNN Indonesia reports. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced that Russia has officially guaranteed Malaysia a stable, continuous supply of crude oil, natural gas, and diesel for the next 20 years. The supply p»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi held a phone call on Thursday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela HE Yvan Gil. During the call, they discussed cooperation relations between the»»»

It began with a simple question: how do we see the student who never shows up in any spreadsheet? Today, UAE-based AnaAkhtar — the first Arabic platform purpose-built to support the school counsellor — presented the outcomes of two years of field implementation and validation, spanning private scho»»»

Unity and solidarity within NATO remain the most important guarantee of Europe's security, and Bulgaria continues to fulfill its responsibility to strengthen collective defence - that was the overall message of the meeting between Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and the Commander of Allied Joint »»»

Two powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela within a minute of each other, causing multiple casualties and widespread damage in and around Caracas. The rare back-to-back tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, are the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. The US, China and the Eu»»»

The Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) will withhold support the draft 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Act for now, BIA Vice President Mariya Mincheva told reporters on Thursday before a meeting of the National Social Security Institute’s Supervisory Board. The draft reflects the parameters»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to build on a nascent rapprochement with Italy's Giorgia Meloni when they meet for a bilateral summit on the French Riviera on Thursday, just days after Meloni's erstwhile ally Donald Trump mocked her for supposedly "begging" him for a photograph »»»

EAST RUTHERFORD, USA: Co-hosts the United States and Germany will bid to complete perfect World Cup group stage campaigns on Thursday, while the Netherlands and Japan look poised to join them in the last 32. The US have clinched top spot in Group D with a game to spare after wins over Paraguay and »»»

Bulgaria’s government is preparing to shut down the Commission on Files, a long-standing body responsible for reviewing and disclosing links between public figures and the former State Security services. The move is included in the transitional and final provisions of the draft 2026 state budget, w»»»

U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran. But they're not falling fast enough for President Donald Trump. Trump, who wants to stave off the economic fallout of the war ahead of midterm elections, is now poi»»»

The Supervisory Board of Bulgaria's National Social Security Institute (NSSI) approved the draft Public Social Insurance Budget Act for 2026, the Institute said on Thursday. The draft reflects the parameters of the social insurance policies planned for the current year and now proceeds to the next »»»

JEDDAH: The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will begin a new chapter in electric motorsport when the revolutionary GEN4 era makes its competitive debut under the lights of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in December. Formula E and the FIA have confirmed the provisional calendar for the 2026-27 sea»»»

For the first time in two years, Hungary has convened a summit of the Visegrad Group – a format designed to allow four Central European nations to coordinate, debate current agendas, and work on their own dimension of European integration matters. In recent years, the forum has not spoken with a si»»»

A series of tankers made their way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, using a new route close to Oman's shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The development comes as Iran and the United States are incr»»»

The Supervisory Board of Bulgaria's National Social Security Institute (NSSI) approved the draft State Social Security Budget Act for 2026, the Institute said on Thursday. The draft reflects the parameters of the social insurance policies planned for the current year and now proceeds to the next st»»»

Dhaka: India will resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi nationals from June 28, marking a significant step towards normalising ties nearly two years after visa services were suspended following political unrest in Bangladesh. The announcement was made on Thursday by India's newly appointed Hi»»»

A time capsule layout ceremony was held in Maydan rural area of Kadamdzhai district to mark the commencement of construction of a new social town. The press service of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in Batken region reported. The event was attended by Mam»»»

Dubai: Three things have happened in the UAE financial infrastructure in the past 12 months that, taken together, mean something significant. VARA has created a licensing framework that institutional capital can point to. The Digital Dirham has moved from pilot to legal tender. And the institutiona»»»

An Israeli strike targeted a motorcycle between Zawtar and Mayfadoun in south Lebanon on Thursday, as Lebanese and Israeli delegations met in Washington. Meanwhile, Israeli troops burned houses in Ain Arab and deployed stun grenades across several southern regions, including Kfartebnit and Nabatieh»»»

Parliament Thursday adopted on second reading draft amendments to the Judiciary Act related to the criteria for the election of Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) members by Parliament and by judges, prosecutors, and investigators. The MP decided that a person who, during a previous composition of the SJ»»»