Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi condemned in the strongest possible terms the continued Iranian attacks on Kuwait. In a statement, Albudaiwi pointed out that the persistence of these attacks constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles o»»»

Tokyo: The Philippines and Japan agreed on Thursday to negotiate an intelligence sharing agreement, as the two nations draw closer under the increasing shadow of China's naval ambitions. Visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said they would upgrade th»»»

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the continued heinous Iranian attacks on the State of Kuwait. In a statement issued on Thursday, Albudaiwi said the continued attacks constituted a flagrant violation of international law, the United Nations Charter and the principles»»»

Washington, United States: More Americans are suffering from hunger this year than during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday. A survey asked around 1,200 US household heads in February whether they had to dip into savings or emergency accounts t»»»

On Thursday, the Sofia Municipal Council once again endorsed the report submitted by Mladost Mayor Ivaylo Kukurin and Municipal Councillor Dragomir Ivanov to grant building rights for a 22-storey building with nearly 60,000 square metres of gross floor area on municipal land in the Mladost borough »»»

Doha: Children visiting Souq Waqif and Souq Al Wakra were welcomed with gifts as part of the Eid Al Adha celebrations yesterday, May 27, 2026, as festive activities continue across the country. At Souq Waqif, a roaming cart moved through the market distributing gifts to children, spreading joy amon»»»

Sharjah Charity International distributed 25,000 sacrificial animals during Eid Al Adha this year, benefiting around 250,000 people inside the UAE and across 51 countries. The large-scale humanitarian campaign was carried out on behalf of donors who entrusted the association with performing the Eid»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: To those who knew him in the UAE, S Sugathan, 67, was not just a successful businessman. He was the man who quietly did many philanthropic activities including building five houses for poor families back home in Kerala, who never let wealth change him, and who had been nursing a dre»»»

MINA: Hajj pilgrims on Thursday began the ritual stoning of the devil, casting pebbles at the Jamarat — three stone pillars in Mina — marking the first day of Tashreeq. The Days of Tashreeq are the three days following Eid Al-Adha, during which pilgrims complete key remaining rites of the Hajj pilg»»»

In 2025, Bulgarians primarily donated money to health and social causes, according to a poll by Alpha Research presented Thursday. It was commissioned by the Bulgarian Donors' Forum (BDF) and was conducted between March 12 and 25, 2026, with 1,000 respondents. As much as 89.5% of respondents said t»»»

An attacker wounded three people with a bladed weapon at a train station near Zurich on Thursday morning before being arrested, Swiss police said. "Shortly after 8.30am (0630 GMT), a man injured three people with a bladed weapon" at the station in the city of Winterthur, northeast of Zurich, police»»»

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan has issued a weather alert for Bishkek and Chui Valley. According to the ministry, thunderstorms accompanied by strong westerly wind are expected in the region within the next hour and later in the evening. Wind gusts may reach 15–20 meters per sec»»»

DUBAI: Mary Bennet — the awkward middle child in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”— has always been in the shadow of her more glamorous sisters, remembered more for her social blunders than for any great romance. But “The Other Bennet Sister” turns the spotlight on Mary and, in doing so, crafts a»»»

At least 16 students were killed and scores were injured in the early hours of Thursday after fire ripped through a boarding school dorm in Kenya's Rift Valley region. File photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE May 28 (UPI) -- At least 16 students were killed and 74 were injured after fire tore through a gi»»»

Brussels, May 28 (SANA) The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Thursday that the world is facing what it described as the most severe energy supply crisis in modern history following disruptions linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The agency said the strategic waterway, which pr»»»

In May 2026, the price gap between old and new apartments varied significantly from one city to another, from -9% in Oradea to +26% in Bucharest. In the capital, old apartments are EUR 520/sqm more expensive than new ones, at EUR 2,535/sqm compared with EUR 2,015/sqm. Similar differences, of EUR 14»»»

Dubai: When US President Donald Trump warned that “Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow ’em up,” the remark appeared at first like another off-the-cuff comment during a White House Cabinet meeting. While there was initial speculation that Trump may have misspoken and mean»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar strongly condemns the attacks on the sisterly State of Kuwait with missiles and drones, considering them a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a flagrant breach of international law. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses the need to spare the region the consequences»»»

President Donald Trump has suggested that the US would attack its ally Oman if it attempts to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran in February. According to Reuters, Trump made the remarks after Iranian state »»»

Bishkek City Hall invites residents and visitors of the capital to attend events dedicated to International Children’s Day, which is annually celebrated on June 1. The main events will take place on Ala-Too Square. Starting from 10 a.m., young residents of Bishkek will be offered photo zones, conte»»»

Iulia Suciu (ZEN-VITA, Bucharest), Cristina Olteanu (AlbAlb, Bucharest), and Carina Sava (Watermelon Agency, Bucharest) are the three entrepreneurs who won the She’s Next grants totaling €60,000, during the second edition of the program run by Visa and ING Bank Romania, in collaboration with Impact»»»

DUBAI: Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai (GDRFA Dubai), inspected operations at Dubai International Airport on the first day of Eid Al Adha, reviewing passenger movement and the readiness of field teams a»»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization's chief said Thursday he was heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support colleagues battling a deadly Ebola outbreak, voicing confidence they would defeat the virus. According to its latest figures up to May 24, the WHO has recorded 10 confirmed and »»»

Manila: The Office of the Ombudsman has accused Sen. Jinggoy Estrada of receiving at least ₱573 million in alleged kickbacks tied to infrastructure projects, marking the third plunder case filed against the lawmaker amid a widening corruption crackdown involving several prominent politicians. On Th»»»

Defense spending is estimated to reach at least 3% of the gross domestic product of the European Union member states by 2040, amid the escalation of security challenges, which require an increased budgetary effort, according to the Deloitte study “The Future of Defence 2040. Four scenarios for Euro»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: US climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record using supplementary oxygen on Mount Everest on Thursday, his team told AFP, summiting the world's highest peak an hour quicker than anyone before. Andrews, 36, climbed the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak in just 9 hours and 55 minutes»»»

Brussels, Belgium: The EU imposed a 200-million-euro ($232 million) fine on Chinese-owned online retailer Temu on Thursday for allowing the sale of illegal products, including dangerous baby toys and defective chargers. "The company failed to diligently identify, analyse, and assess the systemic ri»»»

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the Iranian terrorist attacks targeting Kuwait with missiles and drones. In a statement, the ministry said the attacks constitutes a flagrant violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty and poses a threat to the country’s security and stability. Get upda»»»

The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has brought little ‌respite for civilians, who are being driven from a steadily expanding swathe of the country by a relentless Israeli campaign of evacuations and air strikes. The US-brokered truce announced on April 16, after about six weeks of fighting,»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from HE Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen them, and d»»»

Doha, Qatar: Residents in Qatar are expected to experience extremely hot weather conditions over the weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 45°C alongside strong winds and rough sea conditions in offshore areas. In a weather post, the Qatar Meteorology Department stated that today Thurs»»»

Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi died on Thursday in Riyadh at the age of 81, according to Yemeni and Arab media reports. Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia after the Houthi militia seized the capital Sanaa Hadi had been living in the Saudi capital since the Iran aligned Houthis overran Sanaa »»»

GENEVA: A man stabbed and wounded three people at the train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur on Thursday before being arrested, police said. The attack happened shortly after 8:30 a.m., Zurich regional police said in a statement. They said that the motive of the suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss »»»

In recent days in England, the temperature has reached a daytime high exceeding 30 C. Unfortunately, there has been little professional cricket for me to watch nearby. This is a result of the current organization of the cricket calendar. Although the domestic T20 competition, The Blast, is underway»»»

Nairobi, Kenya: A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country. The fire broke out shortly before 1am local time at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, around 120 kilometres north o»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Vladimir Zelensky is hindering a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, US Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna said on Thursday. Luna's response came after Zelensky wrote on X that a letter urging increased deliveries of air defense systems and missiles amid a growing amm»»»

The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun new strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure around the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing an evacuation warning to its residents. Israel the previous day had declared all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River - an area roughly 40 kilometers »»»

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River, which runs roughly 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the Israel-Lebanon border, were considered "combat zones" and urged residents to head north. The warning called into further question the fragile ceasefire th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has called on residents and visitors to maintain cleanliness and safety in public parks during the Eid holiday celebrations. In a social media post, the ministry encouraged the public to enjoy the beauty of Qatar’s parks while adhering to guidelines aimed a»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The authorities of Tehran continue to rebuild a residential area in the east of the capital, part of which was destroyed as a result of bombing by the United States and Israel in March, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Crews and special equipment are dismantling the rubble of bu»»»

The Israeli military said on Thursday that a soldier was killed the day before by a Hezbollah drone near the Lebanon border, taking to 24 the number of its troops killed in the war with the Iran-backed group. A military statement named her as 20-year-old Sergeant Rotem Yanai, who "fell during opera»»»

Trust in the cabinet of Rumen Radev is 50% and mistrust 22%, according to a Market Links/bTV poll made public Thursday. Trust in Parliament tripled to 19% in May from 6% in April, and mistrust dropped to 53% from 77% in April. In May, trust in the caretaker government of Andrey Gurov was 28% and mi»»»

Air conditioning systems broke down in dozens of Hungarian ambulances during the first major heatwave of the year, placing additional strain on emergency crews and patients alike. OMSZ says repairs are underway as temperatures soar above 30°C The National Ambulance Service (Országos Mentőszolgálat,»»»

Paris, France: French tyre giant Michelin said Thursday it would cut 1,500 jobs in France over the next three years in response to high energy and other production costs, as well as "one of the highest tax pressures in industrialised countries". The cuts, representing around nine percent of its 17,»»»

Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted, as they were before the cutoff began during nationwide protests in January. Authori»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesIran war: Oil shortages threaten global energy securitySrinivas MazumdaruStrategic petroleum reserves are declining rapidly as countries release emergency crude supplies to cushion the economic impact of the Middle East conflict. https://p.dw.com/p/5EOlKThe IEA has warned that »»»

Rome: Italy said Thursday it was seizing assets worth more than 200 million euros ($232 million) belonging to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in an operation involving a string of offshore territories. Police said in a statement the assets had been amassed since the 1980s "in the interests of»»»

POLITICS – APPROVAL RATINGS bTV reports that a new government led by Rumen Radev starts with 50% public trust against 24% distrust, citing a survey by Market Links conducted between May 16 and May 27 among 1,008 respondents through face-to-face interviews and online polling. Sociologist Dobromir Zh»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s gold prices saw a significant afternoon slump today, offering a lucrative window for consumers looking to buy. The price of 24K gold dropped nearly Dh10 per gram, trading at Dh526.75 compared to yesterday’s Dh537.00. Similarly, the highly popular 22K gold fell to Dh487.75 per gram, d»»»

Paris, France: Some 22,000 police officers will be deployed across France for the Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal this weekend, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday. PSG's 5-0 victory last year against Inter Milan in European football's showpiece competit»»»