EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday vowed Europe's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats on Greenland and tariffs will be "unflinching". "Plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landsca»»»

Kathmandu: Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will go into a head-to-head election battle with the veteran prime minister he helped unseat, as he champions youth demands that topped last year's government. The 35-year-old resigned last week as mayor of Kathmandu to contest general elect»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) urged those most at risk to receive the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine, which is currently available at HMC hospitals and primary health care centres. This comes as part of the Ministry's commitment to protecting the community from infect»»»

Bulgaria’s business sector entered the euro era with relatively limited disruption, thanks to early planning, coordinated communication and a clearly defined transition timetable. According to the authorities, close cooperation between state institutions, commercial banks, payment service providers»»»

Kufra International Airport announced yesterday that indeed it had started maintenance work after pre-announcing its temporary closure last Thursday 15 January ‘‘for a period of one month, to conduct comprehensive maintenance work on the runway’’. Kufra is located deep in the southeastern Libyan de»»»

A series of text exchanges between Donald Trump and European leaders about ownership of Greenland have sensationally been released. The US president has pledged to tell European leaders at this week's forum in Davos, Switzerland, that "we will have to have" Greenland. Messages released on Monday be»»»

French officials have made their first interception on the water as part of a new policy aimed at stopping small boats carrying illegal migrants to the UK. A so-called "taxi-boat" was boarded by French officers on Saturday on the Aa canal in Gravelines, which is on the Channel coast above Calais. I»»»

Long after the winning calls were made, the spirit of generosity continues to shape the lives of Big Ticket winners. For some, the prize was not just a fleeting moment of celebration, but an opportunity to turn personal fortune into a shared future with friends, family and loved ones. Jackpot share»»»

Dubai: People subject to travel bans or police circulars can now settle their financial obligations related to ongoing cases directly through the Dubai Police website, eliminating the need to visit police stations. The new service forms part of Dubai Police’s newly upgraded digital platform, launch»»»

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) will be a partner of the European Spas Association (ESPA) Congress, which will take place from May 11 to 13 in Varna, in the year marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and SPA Tourism (BUBSPA). The partnership was anno»»»

POLITICS All dailies lead on President Rumen Radev’s televised address on Monday, in which he said he would submit his resignation to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, and on reactions from parties, lawyers and analysts. *** Trud reports that Radev attacked what he called a “vicious model of gov»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday the Serbian oil company NIS had submitted a request to the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to extend its operating licence for the duration of talks aimed at completing an agreed transaction bet»»»

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani conducted an inspection tour on the second day of Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026), to review the sections of participating entities a»»»

Changer.ae a regulated virtual asset service provider licensed by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kbank, a leading Korean digital bank, and BPMG, a blockchain technology company, to jointly exp»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed the Law «On Amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Virtual Assets,’» the presidential press service reported. The amendments are aimed at increasing the effectiveness of state regulation in the virtual asset sector and ensuring the stability and»»»

In 2025, the licenses of 35 pawnshops were suspended in Kyrgyzstan. Suyorkul Ashimzhan uulu, head of a department at the Financial Market Regulation and Supervision Service, told Kabar news agency. According to him, if violations stipulated by the Code of Offenses are identified in the activities o»»»

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan conducted its first intervention in 2026. On January 19, the central bank sold $134.05 million on the interbank market. Last year, the National Bank conducted eight interventions, selling a total of $853 million. The largest amount of currency was sold in December — »»»

Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) saw sustained activity in 2025, with deal volumes increasing by 3% year-on-year (YoY) to 275 transactions. Transparency remained limited, as approximately 70% of deals (192) lacked disclosed transaction values, a consistent trend since 2022. Despite this, the»»»

Tunis, Jan. 20 (TAP)- Downpours battering the governorates of Greater Tunis, Bizerte, Nabeul, Sahel and Sfax will continue through Tuesday, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said in a follow-up bulletin.Rainfall is expected to range...»»»

London: The UK government was Tuesday due to rule on plans for a sprawling Chinese mega-embassy in central London, amid security concerns and ahead of an expected visit to China by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Beijing's proposal for a new embassy on the historic site of the former Royal Mint -- a s»»»

London: British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Tuesday said trading of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange will start from February, in its latest shift towards the United States. AstraZeneca had announced in September plans for a secondary listing on Wall Street, shortly after it announ»»»

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri said that the Israeli enemy doesn’t want to implement the 2024 ceasefire deal with Lebanon. Commenting on reports over freezing meetings of the Mechanism committee overseeing the ceasefire deal, Speaker Berri said: “Israel does not want to implement the November 27 agre»»»

President Rumen Radev has formally submitted his resignation to the Constitutional Court, marking an unprecedented move in the modern political history of Bulgaria. The court must confirm the resignation, though the Basic Law does not specify a precise deadline for the ruling. Once validated, Vice »»»

Wage growth in the UK eased to 4.5% between September and November, official figures suggest, following a sharp slowdown in private sector pay increases. The pace of pay growth for those employed by private businesses slowed to the lowest rate in five years, according to the Office for National Sta»»»

Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was ​expanding the area under its control. Residents of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he has discussed with the United Nations the enhancement of humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Salam was at the annual meeting of The World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps town of Davos, among 3,000 participants from 130 countries. He said he discussed with t»»»

1/14President-elect Donald J. Trump entering the state of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, January 20, 2025. It is the 60th U.S. presidential inauguration and the second non-consecutive i»»»

Canadian miner Northern Graphite has signed a term sheet with Al Obeikan Group for Investment Company to jointly develop a US$200 million battery anode materials plant in Saudi Arabia, as part of its strategy to establish a fully ex-China graphite supply chain, the companies said. The proposed faci»»»

Adamuz, Spain: Spain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for 41 people killed after two high-speed trains collided in the country's deadliest train accident in over a decade. The disaster took place late Sunday when a train operated by rail company Iryo, travelling from Malaga to Madri»»»

Rumen Radev is set to submit his resignation as president to the Constitutional Court today, following his announcement to the public yesterday. Upon confirmation of the resignation, Vice President Iliana Yotova will assume the office of president and take the oath before parliament. She will serve»»»

The sun just threw a massive tantrum our way, and we're all about to feel it. A severe solar radiation storm, the strongest we've seen since Halloween 2003, slammed into Earth's atmosphere on Monday, bringing with it both spectacular light shows and some serious technological headaches. There's a l»»»

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has tendered his resignation to the Constitutional Court and the head of State is awaiting its ruling, Radev's Press Secretariat told BTA on Tuesday. In an address to the nation on Monday, Radev announced that he was resigning the presidency. He is the only Bulgarian»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat against Europe over Greenland has hit its top economy Germany just as hopes are growing for a modest recovery after years of stagnation. Germany's government and its export-reliant businesses were blindsided when Trump again wielded the tariffs axe»»»

Bulgargaz has submitted a proposal to the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) for a nearly 4 percent increase in natural gas prices starting February. If approved and the company’s calculations remain unchanged, the cost of natural gas will rise to approximately 32 euros per megawatt-hour»»»

Iran's foreign minister hit out at the World Economic Forum in Davos for cancelling his appearance over a crackdown on recent protests, saying the decision was based on "lies and political pressure". Protests in Iran sparked by economic strain in late December exploded into the biggest challenge to»»»

The UN Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran on Friday, with proponents aiming to discuss "alarming violence" used against protesters, a document showed on Tuesday. An Iranian official said authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in the protests ‌which are ‌the biggest»»»

President Joseph Aoun stressed Tuesday in a press conference his commitment to disarm Hezbollah and implement the state's monopoly on arms. "We want the south only under the army's control," Aoun said, as he welcomed foreign diplomats and ambassadors at the Baabda palace. "We want to rebuild all wh»»»

Dubai: Firefighters and rescue teams continued to recover bodies from the smouldering remains of Karachi’s Gul Plaza on Monday, as authorities said at least 26 people were killed and 81 remained missing following the city’s deadliest fire in over a decade. South District Deputy Commissioner Javed N»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Amid Ceasefire Violations, Winter’s Bite Claims Another Infant Life in Gaza 20-01-2026 12:00 PM A Palestinian baby girl died on Tuesday mor»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3903 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, 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 »»»

CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting at the government’s headquarters in the New Capital Monday to review the latest developments in plans to revitalize the sugar companies affiliated with the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, as well as the status of upgrading»»»

Alliances in the Middle East can no longer be viewed through the familiar lens of traditional conflicts or the ideological divides that shaped the region for decades. As 2026 begins, the logic of alignment itself is shifting. A single contest is driving this change, even as it takes different forms»»»

The United States has long been accused of being an ‘empire’. Whether conquering indigenous lands on its own continent, capturing Spanish territory in the late 19th century or interfering repeatedly in Latin America, history is replete with examples of Uncle Sam’s imperial side. Even in recent deca»»»

Tunis, Jan. 20. (TAP)- An orange alert was issued for the governorates of Bizerte, Greater Tunis, Nabeul, Zaghouan, Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia and Sfax over torrential rain, the National Institute of Meteorology said on Tuesday.Rainstorms are...»»»

London: Britain's unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent at the end of last year, official data showed Tuesday, as companies trimmed staff amid UK budget uncertainty. The near five-year high rate for the three months to the end of November was unchanged from the quarter ending October 31, the Of»»»

Davos: As part of its participation in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the National Planning Council (NPC) hosted a panel discussion at the Qatar Pavilion. Organized by the Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (Invest Qatar), the session delved into the theme»»»

The Second Annual Forum of the Libyan Industry Union (LIU) 2026, under the banner ‘‘We Meet to Debate’’, will be held on 27 January in Tajura Industrial Research Centre, Tripoli. The forum will bring together a select group of industrial business leaders, factory and company managers, representativ»»»

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.” “I think our relations have never been closer,” he»»»

Syria's ministry of interior said Tuesday that 120 ISIS members escaped from a prison in northeast Syria a day earlier, amid clashes between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which guards the prison. Security forces recaptured 81 of the escapees, “while intensive secur»»»

Just yesterday, the prime minister made the case for "calm discussion" with the United States. He wakes up this morning to President Trump personifying a political Catherine wheel: spinning, unpredictable, colourful and firing off reactions at every angle. Every angle, including in the direction of»»»