Bulgaria’s government said on December 2 it is withdrawing its controversial 2026 budget proposal after mass protests against the plan drew tens of thousands of people onto the streets and triggered clashes between police and demonstrators. The rallies, the largest the Balkan country has seen in ye»»»

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced that the government is withdrawing its draft budget for 2026, but will not step down despite the mounting political pressure and the large-scale public protests that erupted across Bulgaria. He stated that the new budget procedure will continue for as long »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday a deal with Syria is possible and he expects Syrian authorities to establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to Mount Hermon and other areas. Netanyahu spoke a day after US President Donald Trump, whose administration has been tryi»»»

BANGKOK (Sputnik) - Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has asked Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for help in upgrading Thailand's partner status within BRICS to a full membership, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "The Foreign Minister requested India's support for»»»

London: Former England Test player Robin Smith has died aged 62, hailed by cricket chiefs as a "batter ahead of his time". The South Africa-born Smith, who played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, died on Monday in Australia, where he lived. Smith's family announced their "profound sense of sadness a»»»

Pope Leo XIV led a silent prayer at the site of the Beirut port explosion and demanded justice for its victims, as he wrapped up his three-day visit to Lebanon. He also met some relatives of the 218 people who were killed by the massive blast on 4 August 2020, which devastated a large part of the c»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will participate in the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting to be held in Brussels on 3 December 2025.»»»

A senior official at the UK's economic forecaster has said he does not believe the chancellor was being misleading when she said the state of the public finances were "very challenging" in the run-up to the Budget. Prof David Miles from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) told MPs Rachel Ree»»»

The opposition alliance WCC-DB escalated its criticism of the governing coalition of GERB, BSP, TISP and DPS-New Beginning on Tuesday, calling for the cabinet to step down and warning that it will submit a no-confidence vote if this does not happen. Until now, the coalition had not sought the gover»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Three former EU officials have been detained in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving an EU-funded diplomatic training program, Belgian media reported on Tuesday. Belgian police detained former EEAS Secretary-General Stefano Sannino during a routine visit to Brussels,»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China and Russia should jointly resist any attempts to revive Japanese militarism, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday during a consultation on strategic security with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. "Together we resist any attempts that d»»»

A report by the US rating agency Fitch has disclosed its projections regarding the performance of Egypt’s tourism sector for 2026. The report reviewed the agency’s forecasts for the Egyptian tourism sector throughout 2026, addressing the momentum seen in the number of tourist arrivals to Egypt and »»»

Muscat: HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman met in Muscat on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan HE Dasho Tshering Tobgay. Discussions during the meeting explored avenues for bilateral cooperation and opportunities for upgrading investment partnership in numerous economic and c»»»

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Doha: Qatar's stock market closed higher onTuesday, with the benchmark index rising 52.87 points, or 0.50%, to finish at 10,674.06. Trading activity was relatively strong, with more than 137.5 million shares changing hands, worth QR 425.4 million, across 30,317 transactions spanning all sectors. Ma»»»

Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of dysfunction and official impunity and called for justice to prevail, as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s people — including in the war-battered south — on the final day of his firs»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia had no problems with fuel or oil derivative supplies and that reserves would last until end-January, and announced that a team responsible for energy stability in the country would meet daily and keep informing the public of devel»»»

A report by the US rating agency Fitch has disclosed its projections regarding the performance of Egypt’s tourism sector for 2026. The report reviewed the agency’s forecasts for the Egyptian tourism sector throughout 2026, addressing the momentum seen in the number of tourist arrivals to Egypt and »»»

Arunima Kar in Rourkela, IndiaIn Rourkela, eastern India, farmers store unsold produce in solar-powered cold storage rooms and sell it at a later date, cutting food waste and securing farmers' income. https://p.dw.com/p/54OT0AdvertisementIn the markets of Rourkela in eastern India, farmers once fac»»»

BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ambassador to Belgium and Head of its Missions to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Nawaf Al-Enezi, affirmed on Tuesday the importance of Kuwait hosting the seventh meeting of the Political Advisory Group of the Istanbul Coopera»»»

Seven Kazakh Deaflympic athletes died in a traffic accident on Almaty—Bishkek highway, media report. The road accident occurred at the 129th kilometer of the road, where a Honda Odyssey which transported the athletes collided with the trailer of a HOWO truck. Everyone inside the car died at the sce»»»

Israel says it has received “findings” handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They are believed to be one of the two final sets of remains of hostages. Israel’s government said Tuesday they would be taken for forensics testing. The remains of an Israeli and a Thai national h»»»

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday justified the killing of protesters during recent election unrest, saying it was necessary to prevent the overthrow of the government. Opposition and rights groups say more than 1,000 people were shot dead during three days of prote»»»

Skopje, 28 November 2025 (MIA) – Without an efficient and honest tax administration, there can be no strong economy, no sustainable public finances and no state capable of stable planning and investing in its future, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said at the event marking the Tax Workers Day at»»»

Users of Google in the UAE were greeted with a new Google Doodle commemorating the nation’s 54th National Day. The custom artwork transforms the familiar search-engine homepage into a tribute, featuring the UAE’s four-coloured flag fluttering in the sky. The Doodle is part of wider celebrations acr»»»

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has kicked off a pilot phase of its ‘one-stop’ travel system between the UAE and Bahrain. The initiative aims to allow GCC citizens to move between member states without repeating entry procedures. Also Read: GCC approves 'one-stop' travel system: UAE and Bahrain »»»

DOHA: A number of blind and partially sighted students from Al-Noor Center for the Blind took part as player escorts at the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 opening match between hosts Qatar, and Palestine at Al Bayt Stadium on Monday. This experience provided the students with a once-in-a-lifetime opportu»»»

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs have hit out at a new Netflix documentary produced by rapper 50 Cent, which they say is "a shameful hit piece" that "relied on stolen footage". The four-part documentary, titled Sean Combs: The Reckoning, was released on Tuesday and is billed as a "staggering examinat»»»

The opposition coalition Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) is calling for the Cabinet's resignation and snap elections. “If the government does not resign this week, we will submit a motion of no confidence,” said Continue the Change leader Assen Vassilev at a news briefing of the C»»»

Bulgaria's acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov has withdrawn his appeal before the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) in connection with the termination of a procedure for the election of a prosecutor general by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Plenum, SAC ruled on December 1. The Court ha»»»

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said here on Tuesday that the Government will do everything necessary for a consensus on the 2026 state budget. He was speaking at a news briefing after a meeting of the Joint Governance Council. “We had a serious political talk with the colleagues from the coalition»»»

Actress Dimitra Matsouka received an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for three years, after a court found her guilty of dangerous driving, operating a vehicle with removed license plates, and driving without a valid driver’s license, which had previously been revoked. Matsouka did not attend»»»

London: Britain’s justice minister vowed Tuesday to unveil “the most sweeping modernisation” of the courts “in a generation”, expected to include scaling back jury trials in England and Wales. The reforms are needed to prevent a “total collapse of trust” in the courts, justice minister David Lammy »»»

Luxury fashion brand Versace is now owned by Prada. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Capri Holdings announced Tuesday that it had completed the sale of Versace to Prada for $1.375 billion in cash. In a press release, John D. Idol, Capri's chair and CEO, said the comp»»»

The special election was called after Rep. Mark Green announced his resignation from the U.S. House. File Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI | License Photo Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Voters in central Tennessee are heading to the polls Tuesday for a special election that could be a bellwether for how party contro»»»

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to hostilities in Lebanon and said the Middle East needed new approaches for peace as he finished a three-day trip to the country by urging an end to divisions. A 150,000-strong mass at Beirut's waterfront was the highlight of the trip by the Catholic leader, who arri»»»

President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Umar Kremlev has appealed to the governments of the UAE and Kyrgyzstan to assist in promptly resolving visa issues for the national team of Kyrgyzstan. The Men’s World Boxing Championships kicks off today in Dubai, the Association’s press serv»»»

A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year — the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Experts warn th»»»

Tunis, Dec. 2 (TAP)- The Tunisian Post issued Tuesday a series of three postage stamps celebrating the country's rich plant cover. The stamps feature the Urtica pilulifera, also known as the Roman nettle, the Juniperus turbinata (Mediterranean...»»»

Albania’s Constitutional Court has agreed to review Prime Minister Edi Rama’s appeal against the suspension of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, a measure imposed by the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO). The government is challenging the decision that tempora»»»

Moscow: Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday for high-stakes talks on ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting - preceded by days of frenzied diplomacy from Florida to Geneva to Abu Dhabi - comes as Washingto»»»

Pope Leo XIV ends a three-day visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, bringing his 6-day apostolic visit to Lebanon and Turkey to a close. The pontiff departed Beirut after an official farewell ceremony at Beirut International Airport attended by President Joseph Aoun, Premier Nawaf Salam and Speaker Nabih Be»»»

Employers view the withdrawal of the 2026 State Budget Bill as a response to the business sector’s demand for more in-depth changes, but their satisfaction will depend on whether adequate amendments are made, said Rumen Radev, Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) and rota»»»

Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged past 1,300 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with nearly 900 people missing. Days of heavy monsoon rains inundated vast areas, leaving thousands »»»

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that he expected new contributions from allies to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program, a Ukraine arms funding mechanism, in the coming days, Reuters reported. He also said he welcomed US-led efforts to end the war in Ukraine and»»»

Gold prices fell 1% on Tuesday, pressured by rising US Treasury yields and profit-booking following a six-week high hit in the prior session, while silver pulled back from its record high hit the previous day. Spot gold lost 0.7% to $4,204.50 per ounce by 1215 GMT, after falling over 1% earlier in »»»

A Russian-flagged tanker en route to Georgia has been attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish officials have said. Last week, Russian authorities accused Kiev of carrying out drone attacks on commercial vessels in the area. In a statement on Tuesday, Türkiye’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure's »»»