The woman could not speak. So she wrote two words. “Please help.” Wearing a white face mask to hide her injuries, she walked into a nearby shop in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture and handed the note to an employee. Police say that was how a disturbing assault inside a shared home finally came to light. »»»

Every three years, millions of Filipinos line up under the tropical sun to vote. Political campaigns are loud, competitive and fiercely contested. Election turnout routinely exceeds that of many established democracies. Governments change without military coups. Courts remain open. The press is vib»»»

CAIRO: He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom — the heart of religious studies in Iran — and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy. But by his late 20s, he had stopped praying and given up on clerical rule. Now, he can barely discuss politics or religio»»»

An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed two people on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, the latest attack despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. "Two young men were martyred after being targeted by an enemy drone... while they were walking in the vicinity of Ghandour Hospital»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has highlighted the distinction between the Commercial Registration (CR) and the Commercial License, aiming to help business owners and investors better understand the purpose of each document and the requirements for obtaining them. In a po»»»

A sea of mourners filled the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of those who had travelled across the country to pay their respects for the man who led the Islamic Republic for almost four decades until he wa»»»

RIYADH: Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Thursday after the US carried out fresh strikes on ‌Iran, denting hopes for talks to end their war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies. Brent crude futures rose 86 cents, or 1.1 »»»

Dubai: Can gold buyers expect prices to go down the same way they did during the previous escalation? (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.That is the question UA»»»

The national defense industry must generate added value and be competitive and economically sustainable, stated Razvan Pircalabescu, General Director of Romarm, in Ankara?on the sidelines of the NATO summit?at the "From Fragmented Procurement to a Regional Production Hub" forum organized by The Asp»»»

The Board of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) decided on Wednesday to maintain the monetary policy interest rate at 6.50% per annum, the central bank announced in a statement.According to the cited source, the Board members decided to keep the interest rate on the lending facility (Lombard facili»»»

The financial assets of Romania's general government increased by 4.6 percentage points in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, reaching 30.2% of GDP, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).According to the central bank, the increase was driv»»»

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) reports a slight decline in annual inflation in June and expects a substantial decrease in the third quarter of 2026, as the effects of removing the electricity price cap and increasing VAT and excise rates fade."According to current assessments, the annual inflat»»»

The European Commission on Wednesday announced having decided to open infringement procedures by sending a letter of formal notice to Germany, Greece, and Cyprus, and to send a reasoned opinion to Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania for fa»»»

The European Commission on Wednesday announced having decided to launch infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Bulgaria, Czechia, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia for imposing restrictive mandatory authorisation or certificati»»»

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced having decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Cyprus, Malta and Finland, and to send reasoned opinion to Croatia, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Romania for not notifying the transposition of Directive (EU) 20»»»

The European Commission decided, on Wednesday to send Romania to the EU Court of Justice for failing to ensure that the CNAS (National Health Insurance House)makes payments to pharmacy operators within the time limits set by the Late Payment Directive (Directive 2011/7/EU.According to a press relea»»»

The Bucharest Tribunal on Wednesday admitted a new lawsuit filed by the anti-Bolojan faction inside the National Liberal Party (PNL) and ordered the suspension of the decisions adopted by the party's Extraordinary Congress of June 21, including the approval of a new Statute and the election of a ne»»»

A third (33.2%) of Romanians want early elections as the best solution to the political crisis of the last two months, with the interest in voting being on the rise, at 54.9% in July from 48% in April, reveals the Poll/Int opinion barometer, conducted by the Political Rating Agency and released on »»»

President Nicusor Dan declared on Wednesday that he is not the one who should put pressure on politicians to reach a parliamentary majority and, at the moment, each of the leaders of the parliamentary parties must feel the pressure of people who live worse than last year, who have uncertainty regar»»»

President Nicusor Dan said that he would "very likely" meet with the leaders of the parties from the former governing coalition on Monday.Nicusor Dan was asked on Wednesday in Ankara, at the end of the NATO Summit, whether he will meet with the political parties on Monday."Yes. I asked my colleague»»»

Romanian Defence Minister Ionut Mosteanu announced on Wednesday that, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, he had signed the Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey on the establishment of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Task»»»

Romania will become a founding member of the new Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), an international financial institution dedicated to financing projects in defence, critical infrastructure and resilience, while Bucharest will host the bank's regional office for the Southern Flank, the »»»

The South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung had on Wednesday in Ankara a meeting with the Romanian president Nicusor Dan and stated that Seoul wants to expand bilateral cooperation beyond the defense sector, said the South-Korean press agency Yonhap. The meeting took place on the margin of the NATO s»»»

President Nicusor Dan had a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday on the sidelines of the NATO Summit, describing Canada as "one of Romania's closest and most reliable partners.""Canada is one of Romania's closest and most reliable partners. Our cooperation in the »»»

President Nicusor Dan had a bilateral meeting in Ankara, on Wednesday, with UK's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during which he underlined that Romania and the United Kingdom cooperate closely on security matters.The meeting took place on the sidelines of the NATO Summit."Romania and the Uni»»»

President Nicusor Dan reaffirmed Romania's support for Ukraine at the NATO Summit in Ankara.In a press conference at the end of the meeting, the Romanian president said he also raised the situation in the Republic of Moldova and asked partners to contribute to strengthening this country's defence c»»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday that the NATO Summit Declaration adopted in Ankara is proof that the Allies have respected their commitments on defence spending."The Declaration we have adopted today at the NATO Summit is proof that we have delivered on our commitments in spending, capabili»»»

Romania remains committed to expanding its role as a stabilising actor in the Black Sea and on NATO's eastern flank, supporting Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and actively engaging in the Bucharest 9 (B9) format, in order to strengthen regional security and resilience, President Nicusor Dan sa»»»

On July 9, 2011, after more than half a century of struggle and violence that claimed an estimated 2 million lives, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation. 1 of 3 | A Southern Sudanese refugee waves a South Sudan flag during independence cel»»»

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has received 204 new patrol vehicles as part of efforts to modernize police equipment and improve road safety operations across the country. The new fleet includes 154 Skoda vehicles and 50 Volvo patrol cars, with the keys officially handed over during a ceremony held a»»»

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday night departed Turkey aboard an old Air Force One before switching to the newly Qatari-gifted and refurbished Air Force One, seen here, in Britain. File Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump unexpectedly departed»»»

Hungary’s Ministry of Finance says it has uncovered almost HUF 400 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) in previously undisclosed spending commitments during its review of the 2026 state budget, claiming the country’s inherited fiscal position was significantly worse than officially presented. According to Fi»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Thursday that it attacked nearly 90 Iranian military targets. An additional round of strikes against Iran was carried out last night, with the aim of further degrading its ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCO»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced its decision to impose final anti-dumping duties on electric battery imports into Qatar. The Ministry said, as per Decision No. 48 of 2026, final anti-dumping duties have been imposed on the State's imports of electrical preparations orig»»»

The lesson had barely begun. A flight instructor and his student had taken off from a flying school outside Córdoba for what was expected to be another routine training flight. Minutes later, the student found herself flying alone. According to Argentine prosecutors, 42-year-old instructor Leandro »»»

Damascus, July 9 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump informed President Ahmad al-Sharaa that he has formally notified Congress of his decision to begin the process of rescinding Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. According to a message received by President al-Sharaa on Wednesday, »»»

DHAHRAN: With the red carpet now rolled up once more following the conclusion of the star-studded 12th Saudi Film Festival, the festival’s vice president and cultural consultant to the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), Tariq Al-Khawaji, is optimistic about the Saudi film scene. “I th»»»

BEIRUT: Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of wiping out families in its strikes on Lebanon during its war with Hezbollah, calling for these attacks to be investigated as war crimes. Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2 by launching rockets at Israel in support o»»»

Iran’s passenger train services between Tehran and Mashhad were suspended on Thursday after a US strike hit part of the railroad line, disrupting transportation as millions of mourners converge on Mashhad for the interment of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei. The I»»»

DUBAI: When Disney first announced a live-action remake of its 2016 animated movie “Moana,” it raised a familiar question: Why revisit a movie that had already become one of the studio’s most beloved modern classics? For director Thomas Kail, the answer lay in finding something only live action cou»»»

BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine court convicted a senior former naval officer on Wednesday over the 2017 implosion of a submarine in the South Atlantic in which all 44 crew members perished. The wreck of the ARA San Juan was the Argentine navy’s deadliest disaster in peacetime. Claudio Villamide, comman»»»

Seoul: South Korea's highest court on Thursday upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's seven year prison sentence over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath. The case covered accusations that Yoon had obstructed cabinet deliberations and used forged signature»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs concluded the fourth season of its intellectual and cultural initiative, Nation Seminar, with a symposium exploring the role of divine revelation in reviving the Muslim nation’s civilisational contribution and building individuals capable of sh»»»

BEIJING: The death toll from devastating floods in southern China’s Guangxi region rose to 39 on Thursday, with nine people still missing, state media reported. Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, bringing torrential rain and severe flooding in Guangxi, with a»»»

Doha, Qatar: As schools close for the summer, hundreds of children across Qatar are swapping classrooms for sports arenas, art studios, museums and cultural centres, with summer camps rapidly becoming one of the season’s biggest attractions for young residents. From the iconic Aspire Summer Camp to»»»