Parliament rejected here on Wednesday four proposals for hearings concerning the attacks on two commercial vessels in the Black Sea economic zone, the presidential pardon of Ognyan Atanasov, rising prices of medical services and pharmaceutical products, as well as public procurement contracts for g»»»

SOFIA: Bulgarian rescuers have ended the search for the crew of a cargo ship that sank in the Black Sea after a drone attack, with no sailors found, they said on Wednesday. “There is no trace of the sailors,” Rumen Nikolov, the head of the country’s Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, t»»»

Singapore: The global AI boom is fast becoming the key driver of economies around the world but the boom is risking wider global inequality by leaving some nations behind, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Wednesday. She also lamented a lack of "decisive action" in heavily indebted advanced »»»

Paris, France: France's prime minister will make a public address on Wednesday evening on the school protests roiling the country and other issues including the country's finances, his office said. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday demanding better conditions »»»

Several flight cancellations and delays reported as airlines restore services. UAE travellers are facing a mixed picture on Wednesday, October 7, with flight cancellations and delays reported at Dubai International Airport (DXB), while airlines continue to restore some international services. Briti»»»

New rules require shared units to house either families or individuals Dubai has introduced new rules governing shared accommodation, banning families and individuals from living in the same residential unit and restricting shared housing to designated areas of the emirate. Dubai Municipality set o»»»

Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo opened the door for a return to the Portuguese national team yesterday and apologised for his walkout, while also accusing coach Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word. “I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team,” s»»»

Paris: Michael Olise starred as France stormed back from behind to thrash Belgium 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, while Italy continued their resurgence with victory over Turkiye. Dodi Lukebakio’s first-half strike had Belgium on track for a first competitive victory over France since 198»»»

Lucknow: Captain Shreyas Iyer struck his maiden T20 international century to lead India to a convincing eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening match yesterday. With India chasing 172 for victory, Iyer hit an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls to steer his team home with 32 balls to spare in Lu»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Sports for All Federation concluded its “Summer of Sports for All 2026” race series, held at the Aspire Indoor Track, with 1,362 male and female participants of various ages and nationalities. The races drew strong participation, with 676 runners taking part in the open race,»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage has been nominated for the 2026 Men’s World Athlete of the Year award alongside Brazil’s unbeaten 400m hurdles star Alison dos Santos and Sweden’s record-breaking pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, three of the standout performers in a remarkable season for athl»»»

The opposition Fidesz party said in response to Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s announcement regarding tax changes on Tuesday that the party does not support tax increases in any form. In a statement, Fidesz said the Tisza government wanted to take money from the people because it had “squandered Hun»»»

The Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive strike with high-precision ground-, sea- and air-based weapons and UAVs on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities. The following were hit:Enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex involved in the interests of the Fire Point company — produ»»»

Romania's capital ranks last among European cities that have transitioned from fossil fuel-based heating to sustainable heating systems, according to a new report by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) released on Tuesday.Bucharest ranks alongside Athens and Rome due to its high dependence »»»

The recent agreement between the Port of Constanta and the Port of Karachi creates a lasting framework for facilitating trade between Asia and Europe, Secretary General of Romania's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) Ovidiu Silaghi said on Tuesday."Romanian-Pakistani economic relations are sta»»»

The Ministry of Finance (MF) on Tuesday borrowed RON 5 million off banks in addition to Monday's RON 532 million , in one issue of benchmark bonds of a residual maturity of 22 months at an average yield of 6.98% per annum, according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).The nomina»»»

The leu significantly depreciated against the euro, on Tuesday, calculated by the Romanian National Bank (BNR) at 5.3527 lei, on the rise by 2.21 bani (+0.41%), against the previous quotation of 5.3306 lei. The European currency thus recorded another historic high against the national currency. The»»»

The European Parliament (EP) will not vote in favour of a European Union budget for 2028-2034 that would propose dangerous cuts for Romania or any other member state, MEP Siegfried Muresan, the EP's co-rapporteur for the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), assured on ...»»»

The Minister of Education and Research, Mihai Dimian, and the President and Executive Director of the American Councils for International Education, Lisa Choate, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday regarding the awarding of scholarships for the 2027-2028 academic year under the FLEX Glo»»»

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing the inaugural edition of the Romania-United States Exchange Program until October 11; as part of this initiative, a delegation comprising aides to US Congress members and representatives of the American think-tank community is visiting ...»»»

Attacks on civilian ships are unacceptable, said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, when two civilian ships were hit in Bulgaria's economic area in the Black Sea. „The situation in the Black Sea is alarming. Commercial ships and innocent crews have become targets ...»»»

The member states of the "Friends of Competitiveness" group agree on the need for urgent measures to mitigate energy prices, for instance, through greater budgetary flexibility in implementing compensatory support measures, stated Nicusor Dan on Tuesday, adding that Romania supports realistic solut»»»

Floor leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) senators Petrisor Peiu said on Tuesday that he told President Nicusor Dan during consultations at Cotroceni Palace that his party "has a demonstrable majority in favour of early ...»»»

UDMR (Democratic Union of Hungarians of Romania) leader Kelemen Hunor says the parties must reach a compromise for the government led by Luca Niculescu to secure Parliament's vote and warns that otherwise "the country will come to a standstill", adding that he has already spoken by phone with the P»»»

The National Liberal Party (PNL) will wait to see the governing programme proposed by prime minister-designate Luca Niculescu before deciding whether to support his cabinet, said Daniel Buda, head of the Romanian delegation within the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European ...»»»

Prime Minister-designate Luca Niculescu underscored on Tuesday that, over the past four years, while coordinating the country's accession process to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), "the political parties managed to jointly support an important objective for Romani»»»