U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestions that Syria’s new leader, Ahmad Sharaa, can better curb Iran-backed Hezbollah than Israel have alarmed Lebanon and Syria. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated suggestion»»»

National Park Service workers use vacuum pumps to clean algae off the bottom of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. A court filing alleges that vandals cut the pool's lining with a sharp knife. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License »»»

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev has drawn political attention after comparing the roles of the Bulgarian Patriarch and Russia’s Patriarch Kirill, in remarks that sparked a broader debate about religion, sanctions, and foreign policy. The comments were made following earlier statements from Ra»»»

Vaccination against chickenpox (varicella) will become mandatory in Bulgaria from July 2026, according to the country's immunization ordinance published in the State Gazette in January. The vaccine will be provided free of charge. A total of 14,570 cases of chickenpox have been registered in Bulgar»»»

As Keir Starmer prepares to leave the UK’s highest office after less than two years, the media has lined up to explain why he failed to deliver on the enormous hype he received as opposition leader, and during his initial months in office. A repeated trope has been that Starmer was a “decent man,” »»»

Police are investigating after a man’s body was discovered in Lake Balaton between Balatonszepezd and Révfülöp. Authorities have confirmed that an administrative procedure has been launched to establish the circumstances of the death, but have not released further details. Body discovered in Lake B»»»

The Israeli enemy continued on Friday violating the ceasefire through long-time drone flights with the buzzing annoying for the locals in the various Lebanese towns and cities. The intimidating drone flights concentrated on Beirut’s Southern Suburbs, Bekaa and South Lebanon towns, including Jarjoua»»»

London: Stock markets retreated Friday, capping a rollercoaster week for technology shares as doubts spread about the huge AI-fuelled gains for technology stocks that have propelled indexes to record territory. Oil prices meanwhile sank more than three percent as fears eased after an attack on a ve»»»

DUBAI: Israeli ​Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday ‌that ‌any ​Iranian ‌attack ⁠on ​Israel would ⁠be Tehran’s “biggest mistake.” Quds Force commander Esmail ⁠Qaani ‌said ‌on ​Thursday that ‌if Israel ‌did not withdraw voluntarily ‌from south Lebanon, ⁠it would eventually ⁠be forced to leav»»»

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Arab Finance: Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG Holding) has entered into a strategic partnership with SOKNA to provide a comprehensive, organized, and dignified cemetery experience in Egypt, according to an emailed press release. This collaboration integrates the group’s extensive experience in real esta»»»

TUNIS: Prominent Tunisian rights activist Sihem Bensedrine told AFP on Friday that she had been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges including falsifying part of a transitional justice commission’s final report. Tunisia emerged from the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 as a beacon of democratic »»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by SF Animal Care & Control (@sfanimalcareandcontrol) June 24 (UPI) -- Animal control officers in San Francisco came to the rescue of a juvenile coyote trapped for several days in the walled backyard of a home situated atop a steep hill. Animal Care & Contr»»»

June 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in California said an attempt to retrieve a pair of dropped sunglasses from a campground toilet led to a man having to be rescued from the sewage tank. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded Saturday alongside Cal Fire personnel when a man was report»»»

An investigation linked to the “Baba Alino” case has led to the detention of 25 individuals, including five employees of Varna Municipality, as authorities expand inquiries into alleged illegal construction and related practices in the region. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said the operation i»»»

Denmark is considering a nationwide ban on the Islamic call to prayer. Immigration Minister Morten Bodskov has said it has “no place” in the country. The move comes amid a Danish government crackdown on “Islamization.” Speaking to local news outlet Ritzau on Wednesday, Bodskov, a senior figure in t»»»

As negociations are underway to end the war launched by Israel and the United Stated against Iran, talks have lagged over the subject of Iran's nuclear programme. The UN's nuclear chief emphasized Friday the need for a "very strong verification system" to ensure the country does not develop nuclear»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday Washington would not accept any Iran deal allowing Tehran to impose fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, warning it would cause "total chaos". His remarks came after an attack on a vessel forced the United Nations to suspend mariner evacu»»»

The Nigerian Senate on June 24 approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces, concerns over the country's myriad conflicts were brought back into the spotlight recently after a mass school abduction in the typically safer southwest. But experts warn that putting Nigeria's 36 sta»»»

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Sharjah: The UAE has moved its Electronic Invoicing System (EIS) from planning into practical testing, with the Ministry of Finance launching the pilot phase of the system’s five-corner model. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The pilot phase, announced during an awarene»»»

Israeli forces dropped ​leaflets over a town in southern Lebanon on Friday ‌ordering residents ‌to ​leave, Lebanese ‌state ⁠media ​reported, in ⁠a first such order issued since the ⁠ceasefire between ‌Israel ‌and ​Hezbollah ‌took ‌effect. The town lies near the boundary ‌of the area occupied by Isr»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 26: Papers discuss the scientific and political aspects of the earthquakes in Venezuela. Next: a new study sheds light on who makes the most money after university in the UK. Finally, we look at a heatwave headline that will make you giggle. International media discuss w»»»

The United States and Iran have entered a new phase of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, but the most difficult questions have only been postponed. High-level delegations from the two countries have been meeting in Switzerland, with Pakistan and Qatar acting as mediators, after the signin»»»

A 21-year-old driver with only five months of driving experience caused a fatal collision near Mezdra that killed two teenagers riding a moped, according to police and eyewitness accounts cited in multiple reports. The accident occurred between Mezdra and the village of Bodenets, when a BMW reporte»»»

Iran’s top military command issued a stark warning on Friday against Israeli military aircraft approaching its airspace through neighboring countries, declaring such maneuvers a “dangerous act” and asserting Tehran’s unequivocal right to retaliate against any perceived hostile threat. The Khatam al»»»

DUBAI/LONDON: Iran reasserted its right on Friday to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ​and warned Gulf states against siding with the US, a day after an attack on a ship near Oman highlighted the fragility of a preliminary deal to end the Iran war. Tehran was responding to what it called an»»»

MPs would be limited to serving a maximum of 12 years in parliament. A key pillar of Orbán’s political system would be dismantled. Not everyone agrees with the planned removal of the president. Arrests follow the distribution of public money in the cultural sector. Magyar presents the Visegrád summ»»»

Sepang, Malaysia: Malaysian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips through the country's main airport, customs officials said on Friday, in a case worth nearly $13 million. A team raided Kuala Lumpur airport's free trade zone on June 5 and seized 72 servers »»»

The sustainable development of Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, requires large-scale investments in energy, transport, water infrastructure, and logistics. This was stated at the session «Investing in Central Asia: Opportunities and Partnerships» at the EDB International Forum. Today, internatio»»»

The Danish government has proposed stripping military-age Ukrainians of refugee protections in an effort to help Kiev combat draft dodging. Ukrainian men aged 25 to 60 are subject to mobilization, while nearly all men aged 22 to 60 are barred from leaving the country. The Danish authorities want to»»»

Nearly six in ten Poles now oppose Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, up from four in ten a year ago, according to two IBRiS opinion polls cited by Polish media. The latest survey, conducted for Radio ZET, found that 59.7% of respondents oppose Ukrainian membership. Last year, an IBRiS poll»»»

Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has denied that the country’s unfrozen assets would be used to buy agricultural products from the US. His remarks add to conflicting interpretations of the interim US-Iran peace deal signed on June 17. “America falsely claims our unfrozen assets wi»»»

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MAGDEBURG: A German court on Friday convicted a Saudi psychiatrist and sentenced him to life in prison for driving an SUV in a deadly rampage through a crowded Christmas market in 2024. Taleb Jawad Al-Abdulmohsen, 51, killed six people and injured more than 300 when he sped the vehicle through the »»»

A Komoto official tests the company’s solar-powered smart flow control system in Kazakhstan. Photo by Komoto SEOUL, June 25 (UPI) -- South Korea's industrial valve maker Komoto said Thursday that it is seeking to expand into the Kazakh market after wrapping up a field demonstration project in the C»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Friday after a meeting with Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil that what matters to him is that the religion of all Orthodox Christians be respected. "I made it clear that I am not interested in Patriarch Kirill as a person. What matters to me is th»»»

In a statement to Al-Ahram, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tariq Al-Mulla said that Egypt production of natural gas increased by 60 percent since the beginning of 2016, rising from 3.8 billion cubic feet per day to 5.1 billion cubic feet per day. Al Mulla added that the increase came f»»»

Wellington, New Zealand: Severe winds and heavy rain disrupted transport and infrastructure across New Zealand's lower North Island on Friday, with authorities urging residents to stay home as a deep low-pressure system moves over the country. The Wellington Airport in New Zealand's capital has can»»»

The “New Syria" does not want to return to Lebanon through the gates of tutelage or war, nor does Lebanon wish to summon the memory of 1976, when the Syrian army entered the country and ended up staying for three decades. For their part, Arab and Western capitals appear reluctant to open a new fron»»»

Iran delivered a blistering rebuke on Friday, denouncing a joint United States-Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) statement as “interfering, irresponsible, and provocative,” while urging regional states to break free from what it described as Washington’s destabilizing, divide-and-rule machina»»»

The heatwave sweeping Europe this week is raising questions about whether existing workplace protections are fit for a warming climate – prompting trade unions and health experts to call for binding EU rules to protect workers from extreme temperatures. Large parts of Europe have recorded unusually»»»

A traditional fish stocking of the Iskar River took place near Lago Park in Samokov on Friday. Students, Samokov Municipality employees, as well as members of the Hunting and Fishing Association released about 15,000 fish of the Balkan trout species into the Iskar River. The supplier of the fish is»»»

SEATTLE: Before coach Amir Ghalenoei or goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand answered any questions Thursday ahead of Iran’s World Cup match with Egypt, a FIFA official spoke up. Daniel Marin, FIFA’s executive director of public relations, read a statement in light of the teams meeting in a “Pride Match” »»»

Paris, France: A deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was to shift east on Friday, with authorities warning of more misery on a continent not used to stretches of punishing heat. Scientists said in a study released Friday that climate change w»»»

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A total of 25 people have been arrested so far in a police operation in Varna’s Primorski borough, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters near Veliko Tarnovo on Friday. Five of those arrested are municipal employees, with the identities of those arrested to be confirmed once formal charg»»»

Storeys Real Estate has achieved a remarkable series of milestones, further strengthening its position as one of the UAE’s fastest-growing real estate brokerages. The company has been ranked #1 with Aldar Properties, secured the #4 position with Arada, and earned recognition as the 4th Best Real Es»»»

The second edition of the EY Entrepreneurship Barometer 2026 shows that entrepreneurs across wider Europe are shifting from strategic ambition to disciplined execution as they navigate a complex environment shaped by rising costs, regulatory pressure and macroeconomic uncertainty. Based on insights»»»

The Israeli army confirmed Friday that an officer was moderately injured and an officer and two soldiers were lightly injured in a clash overnight with a Hezbollah militant in south Lebanon. Israeli media reports said the Hezbollah fighter hurled a hand grenade at the Israelis. Israeli airstrikes a»»»