SEATTLE: Before coach Amir Ghalenoei or goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand answered any questions Thursday ahead of Iran’s World Cup match with Egypt, a FIFA official spoke up. Daniel Marin, FIFA’s executive director of public relations, read a statement in light of the teams meeting in a “Pride Match” »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3883 dinars for one euro on Friday, which is a slight change relative to Thursday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to»»»

Arab Finance: Copper for Commercial Investment and Real Estate Development turned profitable at EGP 21.310 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, compared to net losses of EGP 3.166 million in Q1 2025, according to the financial results. Earnings per share (EPS) hit EGP 0.041 at the end of Marc»»»

La Guaira, Venezuela: Rescuers used heavy machinery and their bare hands on Friday in a race to save survivors of deadly twin earthquakes in Venezuela that killed at least 235 people, hurt thousands and flattened scores of buildings. International rescuers and aid have begun arriving to help a nati»»»

INDJIJA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening elections would be held soon and that the results of the latest opinion polls were more favourable for the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) compared to previous ones. "The elections will be very difficult for us, they will »»»

Ajman: The Ajman Government's Department of Human Resources has announced reduced official working hours for government employees during the summer as part of the Sayfuna Mutawazin ("Our Summer, Balanced") initiative, aimed at promoting work-life balance and supporting family wellbeing. The initiat»»»

In a relief for CBSE students, those currently studying in Classes VII, VIII and IX who have opted for two foreign languages under the three-language policy will be allowed to continue with the same subject combination till Class X, sources in the Ministry of Education told ANI. The clarification c»»»

Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese park famous for "snow monkeys" soaking in hot springs will cap daily numbers after a surge in visitors and cases of bad behaviour including bathing with the animals, an official said Friday. Nestled in a valley with an altitude of 850 metres (nearly 2,800 feet) in the centr»»»

Tokyo: A "very strong" verification system is needed in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure that the country does not develop nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog chief said Friday. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi's remarks come as the United States and»»»

Paris, France: A deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was to shift east on Friday, with authorities warning of more misery on a continent not used to stretches of punishing heat. Scientists said in a study released Friday that climate change w»»»

Singapore: Oil prices fell by nearly 2 percent on Friday and were on track for sharp weekly losses as concerns over supply disruptions eased following the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures dropped by USD 1.50, or 1.99 percent, to USD 73.76 a barrel. US West Te»»»

Jana SinramOil and gas have made Norway wealthy. But another resource could play a key role in solving future global challenges: algae. https://p.dw.com/p/5FizzAdvertisementOff Norway’s west coast, a startup harvests brown algae as asustainable resource. The fast-growing plants require no fertilize»»»

A working meeting chaired by Zhenish Seidaliev, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan, was held at the ministry to discuss the construction of a new sanitary municipal solid waste landfill in Kara-Balta. Representatives of local authorities, AR»»»

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Japanese airlines cancelled more than 100 flights on Friday as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago, with authorities advising evacuations in some areas because of possible flooding and landslides. Severe tropical storm Mekkhala was downgraded from a typhoon but still carried gusts»»»

ING Bank Romania is launching the Business Bonus Deposit, a new savings product designed for small and medium-sized businesses and mid-corporate clients, which combines a competitive interest rate of 5.1% per year with the flexibility to access funds at any time without losing accrued interest. Thi»»»

Parliament approved member changes in several standing parliamentary committees on Friday. The item was added to the agenda at the start of the plenary sitting. Evgeni Dyankov (GERB-UDF) was relieved of his duties as member and deputy chair of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the »»»

The budget presented by Progressive Bulgaria is one of the worst and most alarming in recent years, as there has not been a 5.7% deficit since the Zhan Videnov government in 1995-1997, MP Martin Dimitrov of Democratic Bulgaria said in a statement from the parliamentary rostrum on Friday. On Wednesd»»»

A total of 25 people have been arrested so far in a police operation in Varna’s Primorski borough, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters near Veliko Tarnovo on Friday. Five of those arrested are municipal employees, with the identities of those arrested to be confirmed once formal charg»»»

New Delhi, India: India has removed restrictions on supplies of commercial liquified petroleum gas imposed during the Middle East regional tension when energy supplies were hit by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. India, the world's most populous country, is the second-largest importer of LPG, m»»»

Storeys Real Estate has achieved a remarkable series of milestones, further strengthening its position as one of the UAE’s fastest-growing real estate brokerages. The company has been ranked #1 with Aldar Properties, secured the #4 position with Arada, and earned recognition as the 4th Best Real Es»»»

The second edition of the EY Entrepreneurship Barometer 2026 shows that entrepreneurs across wider Europe are shifting from strategic ambition to disciplined execution as they navigate a complex environment shaped by rising costs, regulatory pressure and macroeconomic uncertainty. Based on insights»»»

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Justine Ripoll, Campaign Manager for French NGO "Notre Affaire à Tous", and one of four NGOs who brought the climate case against Total Energy. She argues that climate litigation not as a symbolic confrontation with the fossil fuel industry, but as an evolving mec»»»

The main causes of death among Bulgaria’s population in 2025 are diseases of the circulatory system, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday. These account for 60.9% of all deaths. The mortality rate is 942.2 per 100,000 population. A reference to NSI data shows that in 2024, diseas»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari-Maltese Business Meeting was held yesterday via videoconference. The Qatari side was chaired by Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli, Board Member of Qatar Chamber and Chairman of the Food Security and Environment Committee, while the Maltese side was chaired by Dr. Marthese Portel»»»

Doha, Qatar: The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from June 14 to June 18, 2026, reached QR545,320,609. Meanwhile, the total sales contracts for residential units in the Real Estate Bulletin f»»»

The Israeli army confirmed Friday that an officer was moderately injured and an officer and two soldiers were lightly injured in a clash overnight with a Hezbollah militant in south Lebanon. Israeli media reports said the Hezbollah fighter hurled a hand grenade at the Israelis. Israeli airstrikes a»»»

The Romanian Gymnastics Federation should be fined after refusing to allow Russian gymnasts to participate in the Challenge Cup with their flag and anthem, two-time Olympic speed skating champion and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova said. On Friday, the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team decided to»»»

A clear majority of Hungarians would support replacing the forint with the euro, according to a new Medián survey, with around three in four respondents backing the introduction of the common European currency. The findings also reveal political divisions, as supporters of the opposition Fidesz par»»»

Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil declined to directly address whether opposing sanctions on Russian Patriarch Kirill contradicts Bulgaria’s national interest, as the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church held a scheduled session alongside a meeting with Prime Minister Rumen Radev. When asked about »»»

The Sofia Municipal Council failed to secure the required support to confirm its earlier decision to rename Gen. Vladimir Zaimov Park, effectively leaving the original name unchanged. The proposal to replace it with “Oborishte Park” did not pass the final vote, after the required threshold of 31 vo»»»

Customs officers at Bulgaria’s Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint seized 73 combat pistols hidden inside a truck traveling from Turkey to the Netherlands, in what authorities described as one of the most significant weapons interceptions at the site this year. The vehicle, registered in Turkey and »»»

Progressive Bulgaria (PB) Friday rejected the opposition's criticism of the draft 2026 budget put forward by the Cabinet, and attacked its predecessors. PB deputy Konstantin Prodanov said in a declaration to Parliament on Friday that the 2026 draft budget proposed by the GERB-dominated Cabinet - no»»»

A criminal group in Varna (on the Black Sea) used forged notary deeds to seize numerous municipal and state-owned properties, Democratic Bulgaria floor leader Bozhidar Bozhanov told reporters in Parliament on Friday. Bozhanov said the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime had investigat»»»

New York, USA: New York, which has some of the priciest rents in America, voted to freeze rents for some properties subject to rent stabilization by the city, media reported Thursday in a win for Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Nearly a million properties in the Big Apple subject to so-called "rent stabiliza»»»

The relay carrying the flag of the F1H2O Grand Prix of Kyrgyzstan Issyk-Kul 2026 in powerboat racing has officially started in Kyrgyzstan. The first stop of the route was Tort-Gul aiyl okmotu in Batken region, where an official ceremony welcoming the championship flag took place. According to the S»»»

The draft 2026 state budget will be submitted to the Council of Ministers on July 1 and then forwarded to parliament the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev told BNT. He described the financial framework as a continuation of previously approved policies, while also addr»»»

Nigerian fintech startup Daya has raised $2.4mn in a pre-seed funding round to expand its stablecoin-powered cross-border payments platform, underscoring growing investor interest in blockchain-based payment infrastructure serving African businesses. The funding round was led by New York-based digi»»»

President Joseph Aoun welcomed on Friday France and Italy's efforts to set up a multinational coalition to succeed the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, whose mandate expires at the end of the year. In a statement, Aoun called the initiative "a sincere expression of the international commitment t»»»

Russia's brief fiscal reprieve from the Gulf war is already coming to an end. A surge in oil prices in the last months looked like it would bail the Kremlin out which is increasingly struggling to pay for the war in Ukraine. But those hopes look short lived as oil prices are already dropping just a»»»

A TV screen shows a live broadcast of former first lady Kim Keon Hee's bribery trial at Seoul Station on Friday. Kim was sentenced to seven years in prison. Photo by Yonhap A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to seven years in prison for taking expensive gifts in return»»»

Paris: A deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was to shift east on Friday, with authorities warning of more misery on a continent not used to stretches of punishing heat. At least 101 million Europeans have roasted for several days in temperat»»»

HEADLINES The dominant topic across Bulgarian media on Friday is the debate over the 2026 draft budget, public-sector pay, personal social insurance contributions for state employees, and the sustainability of public finances. Coverage focuses on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Galab »»»

President Sadyr Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan will gradually abandon the practice of mass transformation of agricultural land for individual housing construction. He announced this during a meeting with residents of Ak-Tala district of Naryn region, responding to a request for the allocation of land»»»

The Women’s Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on the theme «Women’s Leadership» has been opened in Bishkek. The event is being held on June 26-27 as part of the Kyrgyz Republic’s 2026 SCO chairmanship. The forum brought together representatives of government agencies from SCO mem»»»

Dubai: Europe’s summer appeal for UAE travellers is facing a new challenge as record-breaking heat pushes holidaymakers to reconsider where and when they travel. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A record-breaking heatwave is sweeping Europe, with the Netherlands issuing»»»

Politician and video blogger Nurlan Motuev has passed away at the age of 56, his brother, Nurdin Motuev, announced. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. It was previously reported that the «coal king» had been seriously ill. Motuev gained his greatest fame in the mid-2000s, when he was de»»»

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Friday said Israel has "no option" but to unconditionally withdraw from Lebanese areas it occupies, and he rejected any normalization in ties between Lebanon and Israel. "Israel has no option but to withdraw completely from every inch of our Lebanese land... Is»»»

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young delivers a keynote speech during the Korean Peninsula Symposium 2026 in Seoul on Friday. Photo by Yonhap Unification Minister Chung Dong-young called Friday for shifting away from an approach that sticks to denuclearization as the sole solution to the North Kor»»»

People loot a store in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday, following a pair of strong earthquakes that struck the nation a day prior, killing more than 200 people. File Photo by Ronald Pena R/EPA June 26 (UPI) -- The death toll from a pair of strong earthquakes that struck Venezuela has continued»»»