Tunis, June 8 (TAP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced the appointment of George Akhalkatsi as its new Head of Operations in Tunisia, succeeding Nodira Mansurova. Akhalkatsi will take up his new position on...»»»

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered public prosecutors to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors, by July 14, amid fury at the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl that has exposed cracks in the country’s judicial system. The death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl in southwe»»»

Famed French singer and actor Patrick Bruel has been ​placed in police custody over allegations of rape, attempted rape, ​sexual assault and harassment from 13 victims, ‌the Nanterre prosecution office ⁠said on Monday. Bruel has publicly denied wrongdoing. ⁠French singer ​and actor P»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Galab Donev held a working meeting with State Councillor of the People's Republic of China Shen Yiqin, at which bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the People's Republic of China were discussed, the Ministry of Finance reported on Monday. The two s»»»

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the United States’ food supply is not at risk after confirming two more cases of the New World screwworm in Texas. The first case in the United States in 60 years was detected in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, last week. File Photo by Bill Greenblat/UPI | License»»»

As part of strategic efforts to attract more visitors from the Chinese market, CEO of Visit Qatar Eng. Abdulaziz Ali Al Mawlawi, led an official delegation to China, signing two strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with industry leaders Fliggy and Huawei to elevate the visitor experience thr»»»

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Primark is accelerating its expansion in Poland, where it currently has eight stores. The Irish fashion retailer plans to open four new locations, bringing its Polish network to 12 stores by the end of 2027. The new shops will open in CH Kaskada in Szczecin, Forum Koszalin, Atrium Biała in Białysto»»»

Kraków has recorded the largest office lease transaction on Poland’s regional markets in 2026. Brown Brothers Harriman, a global financial and investment services company, has leased 13,300 sq m of office space in Echo Investment’s WITA project, currently under construction in the city center. The »»»

Poland is among the EU countries with the highest cost of servicing public debt, according to Eurostat. In 2025, the indicator reached 4.5%, placing Poland second in the bloc, behind only Romania at 5.2%. By comparison, Czechia recorded 3.1% and Italy 3%. The lowest debt-servicing costs were seen i»»»

Israel cannot restart the war on Iran without US backing, Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar, tells Sputnik. US President Donald Trump reportedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday not to respond to Iranian missile attacks, but Israel h»»»

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Syria and Iraq have reopened their airspace after temporary closures caused by recent regional hostilities, signalling a tentative easing of tensions in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Iran has cancelled all domestic flights and closed its western airspace until further notice. The move follows Iran's »»»

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power plans to establish a membrane manufacturing plant in Egypt as the state targets an increase in its daily desalinated water production to 10 million cubic meters from a current 1.8 million cubic meters, the government said on Monday. ACWA Power Chairperson Mohammad Abunayya»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of strategic efforts to attract more visitors from the Chinese market, Eng. Abdulaziz Ali Al Mawlawi, CEO of Visit Qatar, led an official delegation to China, signing two strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with industry leaders Fliggy and Huawei to elevate the visitor »»»

TIRANA: Albania will plow on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of ​Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Monday. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the c»»»

Damascus, June 8 (SANA) Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan discussed with International Rescue Committee (IRC) Country Director Cord Jossem on Monday ways to strengthen cooperation and support priorities for Syria’s agricultural sector. During the meeting held at the ministry’s headquarters in »»»

It's a disruption from above. Despite a sharp shift in US energy policy under President Donald Trump, solar power continues to dominate the country's electricity expansion, official government data shows. This underscores one reality: economics. New data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev Monday met with Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, who is also President of the All-China Women's Federation, the government information service said. The two discussed the development of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and China, the prospects for expanding e»»»

Bulgaria's acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev announced in a Facebook post on Monday that he was leaving the Ministry, effective June 8. "Choosing between my position and my principles is impossible. Promising action when I am required to remain silent is impossible as well. I»»»

According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports. Data from Copernicus, the European Earth Observation program for the European Space Agency, shows that July 22, 2024, was the world’s hottest daily global average temperature since t»»»

Doha Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has opened applications for Season 18 of Stars of Science - QF's flagship innovation platform dedicated to supporting the next generation of Arab innovators and entrepreneurs. Applications are now officially open for »»»

The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ has urged motorists to refrain from stopping or parking within yellow boxes at intersections. The police warned that such behaviour disrupts traffic flow, contributes to congestion, increases the risk of accidents, and obstructs movement from other directions. The initiativ»»»

Dubai: Companies in Kuwait that violate the country's midday outdoor work ban will face penalties, authorities said, as the Public Authority for Manpower intensified inspections to protect labourers from extreme summer heat. The authority said it had assigned a dedicated inspection team to monitor »»»

Mexican teachers block an avenue during a national teachers' strike organized by the National Coordination of Education Workers in Mexico City on Tuesday. The CNTE union vowed to maintain their national strike indefinitely over their demands, which include a salary increase and a reversal of the cu»»»

SARAJEVO - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, who is also deputy leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), attended on Monday a European People's Party (EPP) panel in Sarajevo, noting that EU enlargement was important for the Western Balkan region, as well as for the EU itself. "Today in »»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater has approved Decision No. (5) of 2026, amending certain provisions of Decision No. (20) of 2023 concerning the determination of textbook fees and transportation charges for non-Qatari students who »»»

Kenya's ex-chief justice arrested at protest against building on national park 6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaleb MogesBBC Africa AFP via Getty ImagesKenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga (centre) and nine others were arrested Kenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga has bee»»»

The U.S. General Services administrator said Monday that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s full financial support will be a boon for its headquarters renovation plan. Its old building has been deemed uninhabitable. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at No.10 Downing Street in London on March 17. On Monday, Ukrainian forces said they attacked several Russian locations overnight, including multiple oil depots. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Ukrainian forces struck o»»»

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel vowed to press attacks on Hezbollah despite Iranian warnings. Hezbollah meanwhile said it targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli terri»»»

Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, has reflected on the status of the Strait of Hormuz and US attempts to interfere in regional affairs in an exclusive interview with Sputnik. The Strait of Hormuz is the domain of Iran and Oman alone, and neither the United States nor Europe »»»

Russia's defense titan, Almaz-Antey, is showcasing a full-spectrum naval protection suite in Kronstadt, from shipborne SAMs to stealth-detecting radars and space-based systems. Almaz‑Antey isn't just selling weapons — it's offering a complete, layered naval defense architecture from seabed to space»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today visited the Dubai International Financial Centre, home to over 8,800 active companies and reviewed its stra»»»

LONDON: The war in Gaza is a significant driving force behind progressive voters abandoning the UK’s governing Labour Party, a new poll has found. More than half of voters who abandoned Labour for other center and center-left parties did so because of the government’s response to the war. The poll »»»

In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the US president. Despite Trump publicly calling for Israel to hold fire, it str»»»

Dubai: Iran has announced a suspension of its latest military operations, while US President Donald Trump has urged both sides to "immediately stop shooting." But the latest exchange of strikes has exposed growing differences between Washington and Jerusalem over how to deal with Tehran. Those diff»»»

Israeli strikes killed six Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel's military expanded the area under its control, according to residents. The reports came as mediators in Cairo said they were pressing on with efforts to salvage a fragile»»»

A drone that entered NATO member Latvia's airspace from Russia on Monday was shot down by a French military fighter jet, as fragments of another drone were found in a field in Moldova after it entered from Ukraine earlier the same day. Military drones straying into the airspace of ​Russia»»»

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has said that authorities will review claims about the spread of “dangerous ideologies” on European beaches, including along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, and take action if necessary, following remarks made by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The issue»»»

According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports. Data from Copernicus, the European Earth Observation program for the European Space Agency, shows that July 22, 2024, was the world’s hottest daily global average temperature since t»»»

According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports. Data from Copernicus, the European Earth Observation program for the European Space Agency, shows that July 22, 2024, was the world’s hottest daily global average temperature since t»»»

The escalating crisis in the Middle East and severe disruptions to energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz have once again demonstrated how vulnerable the global oil and gas market remains to instability in a single strategically important region. The risks have been particularly acute f»»»

For decades, Uzbekistan was known for its cotton, gold and fruit. Today, it is increasingly attracting attention for something entirely different: technology. At the centre of that transformation stands Uzum, the fintech and e-commerce platform that became Uzbekistan's first technology unicorn afte»»»

Helsinki: A Finnish court on Monday handed a two-and-half-year jail term to a local businessman for human trafficking Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country. Finnish authorities have cracked down in recent years after cases of exploitation of seasonal migrant workers in the nation's ber»»»

Doha, Qatar: The third edition of the Indian Mango Festival, also known as the Hamba Exhibition in local parlance, is set to take place on June 18, 2026, at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif. The 10-day festival will run until June 27, 2026, featuring India’s most celebrated mango varieties from all»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said that the country’s archaeological heritage is increasingly at risk as military operations expand throughout the border region, a week after Israeli forces announced they had taken control of Beaufort Castle, one of southern Lebanon’s most prominent historical landm»»»

An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel vowed to press attacks on Hezbollah despite Iranian warnings. Hezbollah meanwhile said it targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli territory. Le»»»

DUBAI: As “Knicks in four” chants grow louder across New York, Victor Wembanyama is preparing to lead the San Antonio Spurs’ response. Two wins from a championship. Two minutes from being level. That is the story of the NBA Finals heading into Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, with tip-off scheduled»»»