Quito: The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff campaign. The agreement was signed on Friday in Washington by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Ecuador»»»

Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight, killing four people and causing damage across five regions of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The main target was energy infrastructure outside the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that residentia»»»

The exiled son of Iran's last shah who was ousted by the 1979 revolution said on Saturday he was ready to lead a transition "as soon as the Islamic Republic falls". In a message on his social media channels, US-based Reza Pahlavi said he had already been working to select individuals both inside an»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met withRaffaele Chiulli, President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), on March 14. The presidential press service reported. At the meeting, the parties discussed developing cooperation in powerboating and the possibility of holding competitions un»»»

Mavlyuda Kalberdieva will take the parliamentary seat previously held by Shairbek Tashiev, sources told 24.kg news agency. According to them, during the 2025 parliamentary elections in constituency No. 11 she took the fourth place. In accordance with the order of succession, the deputy mandate will»»»

New Delhi: Two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas bound for ports in the country's west crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the South Asian country's shipping ministry said Saturday. “They crossed the Strait of Hormuz early morning safely and are en route to India,” Rajesh Kumar Sinh»»»

Already the continent's biggest single supplier of natural gas since Russia invaded Ukraine, Norway is hoping to use the Middle East war to get European Union blessing to drill in the Arctic. The European Commission is revising its Arctic strategy, which has since 2021 committed the EU to work towa»»»

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday the war with Tehran was entering a "decisive phase", praising U.S. strikes on what Washington called military targets on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub. "The global and regional struggle against Iran, led by U.S. President Donald Trump and Isr»»»

Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Iran-backed group has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an "existential battle" and which some warn could be its last. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when the militant gro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, on Saturday recommended that the European Union's leaders study a video by US economist Jeffrey Sachs to recognize their »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Gas reserves in European underground storage facilities (UGS) have reached their lowest level since the start of the withdrawal season at 29.1%, Russian gas giant Gazprom stated on Saturday. "Gas withdrawal from European underground storage facilities continues, according to Gas »»»

Most Iranians fleeing the war, should the US and Israel choose to continue their aggression, would likely head for Germany, a Berlin-based research institute has predicted. The continued unrest in the country with a population of over 90 million has sparked concerns of mass migration flows to the E»»»

Dubai: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) travel regularly between the Philippines and the Middle East to return to their jobs. However, flight cancellations can disrupt these journeys, especially during unprecedented circumstances. According to flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), these cancellat»»»

Kaley would look at Instagram until she fell asleep. She would wake up in the middle of the night to check her notifications. She would open the app as soon as she woke up. One day, she spent 16 hours on Instagram. "I stopped engaging with my family because I was spending all my time on social medi»»»

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has called on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf states, in a rare appeal to its key ally. In a statement, the Tehran-backed group urged its "brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries", saying all regional nations should co-operate "to preserve the b»»»

More US Marines and warships are expected to be deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would »»»

Donald Trump has said the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran - home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country's economic lifeline. The US president said Kharg Island's military facilities were "totally obliterated" but that it had held off targeting its oil inf»»»

Cocaine estimated to be worth €5.25m (£4.56m) has been seized in the Republic of Ireland. Gardai (Irish police) carried out a number of searches on vehicles and a business premises in County Monaghan on Friday. A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s were arrested. The seized drugs will be sent to »»»

Bulgaria is in a better position compared with other European countries regarding gas and oil supplies, as it relies far less on petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz, with the main deliveries coming via the Black Sea, said caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky on Darik Radio, comme»»»

Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials told U.S. news portal Axios. This could be the largest Israeli ground invasion of Leban»»»

Tunis, March 14 (TAP) - The National Institute of Meteorology forecasts scattered showers, which may be thundery, from late afternoon on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in western regions of the north and centre, gradually extending during the night to...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona and nearby area: Israeli media 14-03-2026 13:45 PM Latest News Urgent News Macron says France ready to facili»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Macron says France ready to facilitate ceasefire discussions between Israel and Lebanon 14-03-2026 12:39 PM Latest News Urgent News Macron »»»

The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan has revoked the parliamentary mandate of Shairbek Tashiev. The decision was adopted at a commission meeting today, March 14. The ID of the Zhogorku Kenesh deputy issued to Shairbek Tashiev has been declared invalid. Earlier today, Tashiev submitted a le»»»

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday the war with Tehran was entering a "decisive phase", praising US strikes on what Washington called military targets on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub. "The global and regional struggle against Iran, led by US President Donald Trump and Israeli»»»

Dubai: Smoke was rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities -- hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island oil hub. Clouds of dark black smoke were seen coming from Fujairah, which is»»»

Caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky told Darik Radio here on Saturday that Bulgaria’s potential ratification of accession to the Board of Peace, an initiative launched by the United States, could commit the country to financial obligations and possible future actions whose scope remains unc»»»

The government is behaving not as a caretaker government, but as one elected with a full majority, said GERB leader Boyko Borissov, who reviewed the construction of the Vetrino–Rupcha section of the Vertical Gas Corridor on Saturday. He emphasized that the cabinet allows itself to dismiss people ac»»»

The City Court extended the detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov, Kadyrbek Atambayev, Ermek Ermatov and other defendants in the case. They will remain in a pretrial detention center until May 17, relatives of the detainees said. It is noted that Temirlan Sultanbekov filed three complaints over the all»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s air defence systems intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones on 14 March 2026, which authorities said were launched from Iran, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence. The ministry said that since the start of the Iranian attacks, the country’s air defenc»»»

Israeli shells hit a United Nations peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel and Hezbollah fought their latest war. "Israeli shells fell inside the headquarters of UNIFIL forces' Nepalese battalion, in the town of Mays al-Jabal," Lebanon's state-run National »»»

Kyrgyz artist Zhylkychy Zhakypov has been awarded the title of Academician of the Academy of Arts of the Turkic World. Sultan Raev, Secretary General of TURKSOY, told 24.kg news agency. The award was presented to Zhakypov by Sakit Mammadov, President of the Turkic World Academy of Arts, People’s Ar»»»

Deputy Shairbek Tashiev has submitted a letter of resignation from his parliamentary seat. Own sources informed 24.kg news agency. According to their information, a meeting of the Central Election Commission is scheduled for today, at which the issue of revoking Tashiev’s seat will be considered. M»»»

Iran threatened Saturday to reduce U.S.-linked oil facilities to "a pile of ashes" as the two-week-old Middle East war spilled over into a global oil price crisis. Iranian armed forces issued the warning after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may decide to "wipe out" Iran's largest oil export hu»»»

An Israeli strike hit an apartment building in the northern Beirut suburb of Nabaa that had been targeted a day earlier, Lebanese state media said on Saturday, also reporting strikes in the country's south. An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, healt»»»

The man accused of ramming his pickup truck into a synagogue and setting it ablaze in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, died from a "self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head," an FBI official told reporters Friday. The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, was originally born in Le»»»

Baghdad, Iraq: An Iraqi security source revealed today that the rocket attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad resulted in the destruction of a satellite communications system. The source stated that the system was used for securing and exchanging data via satellite for diplomatic staff and employees w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Head of the Commercial Fraud Control Department at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Abdulla Ali Salma, affirmed that sufficient stocks are available in malls and markets across the country. Salma noted that to ensure the availability of goods and prevent monopolistic practices, i»»»

Cuba's communist authorities on Friday began a prisoner release negotiated with the Vatican and confirmed that talks were underway with the United States amid intense pressure from President Donald Trump. The Justicia 11J rights group said it had been able to confirm the release of two people jaile»»»

Chairman of the Zhogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Marlen Mamataliev held a working meeting dedicated to the digitalization of parliamentary activities. During the meeting, the transition to a paperless work format and the transfer of internal processes to an electronic system were discussed. A»»»

One of Libya’s two main public entities’ oversight arm, the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), announced last Thursday (12 March) that it is continuing to receive complaints and reports from citizens and residents through its Raqeeb whistleblowing website. The site receives reports of violatio»»»

Mellitah Oil and Gas announced yesterday that as part of the National Oil Corporation’s “Think About Tomorrow” initiative, and following a coordination meeting with the Sustainable Development Department, a tree planting campaign was launched at the El Feel oil field. It said this initiative aims t»»»

Tunis, March 14 (TAP) - The Tunisian car market showed positive momentum in January and February 2026, with total sales recording growth of 7.54% compared to the same period in 2025, bringing the total number of vehicles marketed to over 8,880...»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said Lebanon was ready to engage in "direct talks" with Israel and offered to host negotiations in Paris. "The Lebanese government has signaled its willingness to engage in direct talks with Israel," he said on X. "France is ready to facilitate these tal»»»

A man who was knocked down by a bus in County Wicklow has died. It happened on Station Road, Bray, on Thursday at around 18:00 local time. After the collision, the man was taken to St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin with serious injuries. Gardaí (Irish police) said he died in hospital on Fr»»»

CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed plans by Talaat Moustafa Group to expand its investments in Egypt during the coming period as part of efforts to increase private sector engagement in the economy. This came during a meeting attended by Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouc»»»

The Egyptian banking sector witnessed a turbulent close to the trading week as the US Dollar surged to unprecedented heights against the Egyptian Pound. By the end of Thursday’s sessions, the greenback had gained between LE 2.17 and LE 2.45 across ten major lenders compared to the previous week, si»»»

Dubai: The Philippines has ordered a reduction in airport charges in a bid to ease the burden of passengers as jet fuel prices surge due to tensions in the Middle East. According to Giovanni Lopez, the country’s acting transportation secretary, he has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of the Ph»»»

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Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Saturday called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighbouring countries, while affirming Tehran's right to defend itself against Israel and the United States. In a rare appeal, Hamas also urged the international community to take steps to end the war that has»»»