Bulgaria’s defense spending is set to continue rising in line with NATO commitments, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said during remarks in the southeastern city of Haskovo. He confirmed that the government remains committed to a long-term trajectory of increased military expenditure. According t»»»

Parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, will guarantee the Iran-backed group's adherence to a "global ceasefire" with Israel, his adviser told AFP on Tuesday. Berri, who heads the Hezbollah-allied Amal party, has long acted as an intermediary between the group and the United States, which»»»

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The Republican form»»»

In a historic move, the United Arab Emirates has unveiled its most ambitious national budget to date for the fiscal year 2025. With a total expenditure set at AED71.5 billion ($19.5 billion), this budget highlights the nation’s commitment to expansive growth and socio-economic development. This fin»»»

Cairo — Egypt’s discussions with China’s SANY Group have evolved beyond plans for a wind turbine factory to encompass renewable-energy projects with a combined capacity of up to 2,000 MW, as Cairo seeks to build a domestic clean-energy industrial base and position itself as a regional manufacturing»»»

Customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Turkish border seized over EUR 96,000 in undeclared cash during two separate inspections of passenger vehicles, the Customs Agency in Svilengrad said on Tuesday. In the first case, officers discovered euro banknotes wrapped»»»

The grand opening of the new head office of Eldik Bank OJSC took place in Bishkek, marking the 100th anniversary of savings system in the Kyrgyz Republic. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov attended the event. The head of state noted that the opening of the bank’s new building coincided»»»

‎The General Directorate of Environmental Sanitation Affairs at the Ministry of Local Government announced yesterday the results of its annual water quality assessment of summer beaches for 2026, during a press conference held in Tripoli.‎ ‎The Director General of the Department stated that the mon»»»

Tokyo: A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday, police and media reports said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hiberna»»»

Russia has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to provide an adequate response and take practical steps over Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and the nearby city of Energodar, according to Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev. Likhachev held an “extraordinary unscheduled” p»»»

Paris: Several non-profit organisations announced Monday they are ramping up efforts to rapidly develop a vaccine for the rare strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 250 people are suspected to have died and more than 1,100 infected with the strain in »»»

Dubai: The UAE flag was proudly unfurled on the summit of Mount Everest as a Dubai-based teen became the youngest Brit to reach the world's highest peak. Gabriel Middleton climbed to the top of the Himalayan mountain aged just 17 years, one month and 28 days old, at 9:20 am on May 27. The teenager »»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, will guarantee the Iran-backed group’s adherence to a “global ceasefire” with Israel, his adviser told AFP on Tuesday.Berri, who heads the Hezbollah-allied Amal party, has long acted as an intermediary between the group and the Unit»»»

WELLINGTON: Fatima Yousufi escaped the Taliban, arriving in Australia with a backpack and a burning ambition to play international football. Through their own determination and courage, and with family support, Yousufi and others like Mona Amini had been able to study, to play football for clubs an»»»

Hezbollah said Tuesday its fighters fired anti-tank missiles on Israeli troops who were pushing into the southern village of Hadatha, about 7 kilometers from the Israeli border. Sirens sounded in several areas in northern Israel, the military said in a statement, adding that "a suspicious aerial ta»»»

They first made headlines by bolting facial recognition onto Meta's Ray-Bans to show how easily the technology could identify strangers in the street. Now AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio have a product of their own: Mira, a $650 pair of AI glasses, with no camera this time, that quietly trans»»»

The State Commission for Religious Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has reminded the public of liability for organizing religious camps and courses without state registration and the required permits. The agency reported that, under the Law «On Freedom of Religion and Religious Organizations,» only registered»»»

A ceremony was held in the Kyrgyz Republic to launch the second phase of the Integrated Rural Development Project. The project is implemented by KOICA and Good Neighbors in cooperation with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic and local governm»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday evening Serbia would not introduce a visa regime for the Russian Federation, noting that the move had not even been considered. In an appearance on a Happy TV talk show, Vucic said he did not know where reports about a visa regime for Rus»»»

Frontera, a leading player in the bakery industry in southeastern Romania, is consolidating its market share via its B2B division, currently accounting for around 65% of total turnover. This growth is driven by strategic partnerships across modern retail, traditional trade, and the HoReCa channel. »»»

Gorenje, one of Europe’s leading home appliance manufacturers and part of Hisense Europe, celebrates the approach of one of the most anticipated moments of the European women’s handball season: the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026. As Official Partner of the EHF Champions League Women, Gorenje reaff»»»

DUBAI: Bahrain has banned ​citizens from traveling to Iran and Iraq until further notice ‌citing regional security ‌concerns, ​the ‌interior ⁠ministry ​said on Tuesday. The interior ministry statement said that “it has been decided to prohibit citizens from traveling to both the Islamic Republic of»»»

The Israeli military on Tuesday warned residents of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh to evacuate ahead of planned strikes in the area. "In light of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is compelled to act against it with force," the military's »»»

Funds raised so far in support of the presidential Support a Dream initiative amount to EUR 50,413, the presidential press secretariat announced on Tuesday. At 6 p.m. on June 4, the traditional graduation ball, part of the charitable initiative, will take place. President Iliana Iotova will welcome»»»

On June 2, the day when Bulgaria pays tribute to revolutionary and poet Hristo Botev (1848-1876) and all who died for the nation's freedom and independence, Continue the Change wrote a post on Facebook marking the occasion. “Today we remember names that will remain alive forever not only in our his»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan is proposing to extend the temporary ban on the export of waste paper outside the country for six months. The document is currently undergoing public discussion. The goal of the initiative is to protect the domestic market from raw material shortages and suppo»»»

Paris, June 2 (SANA) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday that there is “no justification whatsoever” for the continuation of Israeli military operations and the Israeli presence on Lebanese territory, calling for conditions that would support a new round of negotiations between Le»»»

Monarc Development announces that Radisson Blu Hotel & Residences Mamaia has officially entered the development phase, marking a significant milestone for a project valued at approximately EUR 70 million. The development will introduce the branded residences concept to the Romanian market and becom»»»

Effort in Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah has effectively collapsed amid renewed regional conflict and deep political paralysis, The New York Times reported on Monday. In an article entitled “How Lebanon’s Best Chance to Disarm Hezbollah Failed,” the paper’s Abdi Latif Dahir and Aaron Boxerman said tha»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine deliberately destroyed a college dormitory in Starobelsk, this fact has already been determined, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "They destroyed the college, knowing this, absolutely intentionally. This is evidenced by the composition of the drones, the t»»»

A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday, police and media reports said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. "»»»

Israeli ‌fire killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said. Medics said at least one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The blast le»»»

Could private credit become the next global financial crisis? The question is gaining urgency across financial and regulatory circles after years of explosive growth in lending outside the traditional banking system created a market worth more than $1.8 trillion, much of it operating beyond close r»»»

Dubai: The world could be heading towards a rare “super” El Nino, a climate phenomenon capable of triggering droughts, floods, crop failures and extreme heat across continents. The United Nations said on Tuesday there is now an 80 per cent chance that El Nino will develop between June and August, r»»»

TOKYO: A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest case of an attack by the animals in an area of the country where bears have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years. Japan’s Environment Ministry said 13 people were killed in more than»»»

Lebanon's civil defense agency said Tuesday that six people had been killed in an Israeli strike on the south Lebanon village of Marwaniyeh the previous evening. In a statement on Facebook, the agency said rescue operations had been ongoing since late Monday at the site of "a residential building t»»»

GERB Chair Boyko Borissov expressed his condolences following the death of Luben Dilov Jr., writing on Facebook that he had lost a friend, a remarkable personality, a talented writer, and a man with an exceptional sense of humour and strong civic convictions. Borissov extended his deepest sympathie»»»

The Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain has announced a ban on citizens travelling to Iran and Iraq, citing the “ongoing tension in the current security situation.” The advisory is part of wider precautionary measures taken amid rising regional instability. Get updated faster and for FRE»»»

ING Bank Romania announces the appointment of Tuğçe Bora Kiliç as Chief Operations Officer (COO) and member of the Executive Committee, as of June 1, 2026. Tuğçe Bora Kiliç takes over the position of COO of ING Bank Romania from Maria Cristina Matei who has held the position for the past 12 years, »»»

EY România has appointed Ionuț Isac as Partner within its Technology Consulting practice. In his new role, he will contribute to the strategic direction and development of the technology practice, supporting EY’s market position and strengthening executive-level client relationships both locally an»»»

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Rome: Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported Tuesday. The burnt-out vehicle was found at a petrol station near the village of Amendolara in a vast farm»»»

Paris, France: Two French astronauts are to blast into space next year, one of whom will stay on board the world's first commercial space station, under a new deal sealed between France and the US company Vast. "This confirms France's space ambitions," President Emmanuel Macron said on X late Monda»»»

CAIRO: Israeli ‌fire killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said. Medics said at least one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The b»»»

Measles cases reached 341 across seven regions of Bulgaria by the end of May, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Vratsa reported the highest number of infections, with 188 cases, followed by Pleven with 93 and Lovech with 36, Montana with 13, Sofia City with seven, Varna with three, and Sofia Reg»»»

The ruling majority has no plan for reducing the budget deficit, but it does have a plan for taking on new debt, thereby setting the country on the path to a debt spiral, Democratic Bulgaria MP Martin Dimitrov said in the corridors of Parliament ahead of Tuesday’s meeting of the ad hoc Committee on»»»

Tsoncho Ganev, MP of Vazrazhdane, on Tuesday accused the powerholders of proposing no constructive measures to address the country's problems and resorting instead to taking on new debt to cover current expenditure. On his way to a meeting of the interim Budget and Finance Committee, Ganev told jou»»»

Customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Turkish border seized over EUR 96,000 in undeclared cash during two separate inspections of passenger vehicles, the Customs Agency in Svilengrad said on Tuesday. In the first case, officers discovered euro banknotes wrapped»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and Dubai businessman Mohamed Alabbar are among parties that have expressed preliminary interest in acquiring all or part of UAE food and consumer goods giant IFFCO, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Get updated faster and for»»»

Uran Chekirbaev, head of the Department at the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan, spoke at a briefing about measures being taken to stabilize food prices. According to him, the Cabinet of Ministers has developed an action plan aimed at stabilizing prices»»»