Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of after an Austrian cow named Veronika was found to use tools with impressive skill. The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed. Veronika, a cow living in a mount»»»

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested at a high school on the western island of Zakynthos for allegedly taking a handgun to class in his school bag, state ERT television said Tuesday. There was no indication that the teenager had tried, or threatened, to use the firearm, ERT said. He was believed to »»»

Fears are growing as Europe becomes increasingly dependent on American LNG—once viewed as a safe alternative to Russian gas, but now seen as uncertain amid strained transatlantic relations, according to a media report. With EU–US tensions rising over Ukraine and Greenland, “it is virtually impossib»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has adopted the launch of the 'Postgraduate Diploma in Career Guidance and Development' program, as a result of strategic cooperation between the Ministry, the Qatar Career Development Center, the Community College of Qatar, and the “EduCluster F»»»

The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer shows that grievance has evolved into insularity, with people increasingly withdrawing into social, ideological, and informational bubbles. Seven in ten respondents globally report being unwilling or hesitant to trust someone with different values, views on social i»»»

A demonstrator holds a US and Venezuelan flag outside the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, January 3, 2026. President Nicolas Maduro has been charged in the US after he was captured and flown out of Venezuela, following a series of airstrikes that mark an extraordinary escalation»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Chamber's Health Committee held its first meeting of the year, chaired by Board Member and Chair of the Committee Ibtihaj Mohamed Al Ahmadani, in the presence of committee members. The meeting addressed several key issues, including challenges and obstacles facing the health sect»»»

The Beyond Borders circuit, organized by GURSK in South Africa in January, brought together over 150 dental professionals from Romania and the Republic of Moldova in an international format that combined clinical education, professional dialogue and direct access to the local implantology ecosystem»»»

With approx. 7,000 employees, Auchan Romania confirmed again this year its Top Employer status, a recognition of its consistent performance in human resources practices at local level. In 2026, the company positions itself above the Romanian market average in leadership, sustainability and work env»»»

The Air Wing of Ras Al Khaimah Police carried out 233 aerial missions in 2025, marking an 18.8 per cent increase compared to 196 missions in 2024, police said. The missions were conducted by the department’s air wing fleet and covered a wide range of operations, including search and rescue, support»»»

Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras urged protesting farmers on Tuesday to call off their campaign of blocking key highways and border crossings, saying the government has done its best to meet their demands. Farmers are due to decide later Tuesday on the future of their protests, a day after they »»»

Tunis, Jan. 20 (TAP)- A red weather warning was re-issued Tuesday for the governorates of Tunis, Nabeul and Monastir over continuous severe weather conditions. The red alert indicates extremely hazardous conditions, including rainstorms and strong...»»»

Tunis, Jan 20 (TAP) - The Tunis Regional Bar Association announced on Tuesday that all court sessions across the Greater Tunis judicial circuits and at all levels have been suspended due to adverse weather conditions and heavy rainfall.The Bar urged...»»»

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A senior official in Syria's Kurdish administration said Tuesday that the Kurds were in contact with Israel and were open to support from "any source", amid tensions with Damascus despite a recent deal. "There are certain figures from the side of the Israeli state engaged in communications with our»»»

DOHA:Under the patronage and in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, and attended by Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces HE Lt Gen (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al Mannai, the Middle East Naval Commanders»»»

Damascus, Jan.20 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh held three separate virtual workshops with technical teams from the World Bank Group last week to discuss key public finance and financial sector reforms, the minister said on Tuesday on his Facebook page. Barnieh said the first w»»»

Bulgaria will experience mostly cloudy skies on Wednesday, January 21, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). Morning temperatures will drop to between minus 9° and minus 4°, with the coldest conditions expected in the northeast. In Sofia, the minimum will reach ar»»»

FRANCE 24 Washington Correspondent Fraser Jackson reviews US President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House. The year began with the creation of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which oversaw mass layoffs across federal agencies. Trump also expanded ICE and ordered large-»»»

Dubai, UAE: The UAE's president has accepted an invitation to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", the foreign ministry said Tuesday, the body meant to oversee post-war reconstruction in Gaza. "Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, has accepted the»»»

Wizz Air, one of Bulgaria’s leading carriers, has announced a new direct route connecting Varna with Warsaw (Modlin) as part of its summer 2026 schedule. Operations will begin on 21 May 2026, with flights scheduled three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Tickets are now available »»»

Three regions of Bulgaria are experiencing a flu epidemic, according to the latest data of the Health Ministry. Temporary anti-epidemic measures are already in effect in Dobrich and Varna regions, with Varna extending the measures until January 27. Burgas Region introduces them from January 22 to J»»»

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says it has withdrawn from a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), as clashes with the Syrian government continue despite a ceasefire agreement. The SDF said its forces were "compelled to withdraw»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly sacked a vice premier and lashed out at “incompetent” officials in a rare public rebuke, state media reported Tuesday. The move came as Kim opened a major industrial complex, underscoring growing pressure on officials to deliver economic gains under heavy in»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Pakistani Citrus Exhibition, held at the Al Wakrah Old Souq from January 10–18, 2026, concluded with an impressive 115,220 kilograms of produce sold. The Al Wakrah Old Souq management announced the figures via its official social media channels, noting that the high volume of sales»»»

Multipolarity is here to stay on the international stage; at some point, we’ll still have to agree on how new major players will interact with each other, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference summarizing Russian diplomatic activities in 2025. “Multipolarity as an objective »»»

As the UAE marks the Year of Family, a group of healthcare professionals and fitness enthusiasts is turning to cricket to strengthen bonds within the healthcare community, bringing together physicians, paramedics and their families in a celebration of sport, solidarity and wellbeing. Cricket meets »»»

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future hangs in the balance as she faces an appeals trial in Paris, a case that could derail her party’s ambitions to radically reshape France with anti-immigration and nationalist policies. It will be Le Pen’s first opportunity to speak since the t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar's Supreme Judiciary Council participated in the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year in Hong Kong 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen international judicial cooperation and the exchange of expertise with legal systems globally. Chaired by the President of the Inve»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo Group (a Qatari public shareholding company), and Syntys announced on Tuesday that Syntys has acquired Q Data QFZ LLC, which operates hyperscale data centre facilities in Qatar serving leading cloud and AI customers, with 5MW live and 7.5MW under development. In a statement pub»»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. »»»

GERB will not fight against Rumen Radev or his political entity, GERB-UDF Deputy Floor Leader Denitsa Sacheva told journalists on Tuesday. “GERB will leave Mr. Radev to fight reality,” she added. She was responding to a BTA question about Radev’s resignation and how his participation in elections m»»»

“We turned out to be right that the Presidency has been the largest political base, funded by taxpayers’ money,” Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev told journalists here on Tuesday, commenting on the head of State’s address to the nation on Monday. According to Georgiev, this has perhaps been the long»»»

DAVOS - The world is heading in a crazy direction and Serbia must preserve peace and its growing economy, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Davos on Tuesday, adding that work on a new development plan for Serbia until 2035 had begun and that the document was due to be unveiled by March 1. »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that the plan of the United Kingdom to give away the Diego Garcia island, where a US military base is located, to Mauritius is not smart, and serves as one of the reasons why Greenland has to be acquired by the United States. "Shoc»»»