In tonight's edition, the ICC is laying the groundwork for investigations into some of the atrocities committed during Sudan's brutal war. Also, rights activists, politicians, developers and business leaders are in Geneva for the AI for Good Summit. And, South African artist Credo V. Daniels has ha»»»

The UN has raised the alarm over a worsening humanitarian crisis in El-Obeid, a city besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, where many civilians are dying amid relentless attacks. FRANCE 24 correspondent Bastien Renoul spoke to residents trapped inside, who describe bombed water infra»»»

North Korea plans to boost its nuclear force “both in quality and quantity”, state media reported on Friday, citing a decision from a military commission meeting. The country also announced plans to bolster its spying activities in South Korea “in a radical way”. North Korea will strengthen its nuc»»»

“Would you go to Moscow?” Donald Trump asks. “It’s difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there… it’s dangerous,” Vladimir Zelensky says. The audience chuckles. They were talking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, discussing the prospects of peace talks between Russia and Ukrain»»»

On the eve of this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, the bloc released a report titled ‘Defense Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2025)’. On the surface, the report shows a staggering increase in the level of defense spending by several NATO members over the course of the previous decade, wi»»»

Moroccan football fans clashed with police in London on Thursday night after their team’s 2-0 loss to France in the World Cup quarterfinals. Officers with shields and batons were deployed to Edgware Road to control the unruly crowd as fans taunted police and threw bottles and other projectiles. Acc»»»

Utah prosecutors presented a letter in court that they said contains Tyler Robinson’s confession to the murder of conservative American activist and organizer Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a co-founder of the nonprofit Turning Point USA, was killed by a sniper’s bullet while speaking at Utah Valley Universit»»»

Moscow no longer believes the West is genuinely interested in negotiating an end to the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking at a news conference with Mozambican Foreign Minister Maria Manuela Lucas in Maputo, Lavrov accused the West of “imitating a willingnes»»»

When NATO’s 36th summit opened at the Bestepe Presidential Complex on July 7, the official agenda read like every other alliance gathering of the past few years: defense spending targets, support for Ukraine, industrial capacity, adaptation to new threats. But for the host nation, the meeting was n»»»

Waymo has remotely turned two teenage joyriders over to police in California after the camera-equipped robotaxi allegedly caught them drinking alcohol and firing a toy gun from the vehicle. Waymo operates fully autonomous ride-hailing services in several US cities. Its robotaxis are equipped with i»»»

A cruise ship chartered for an LGBTQ-themed voyage has been denied entry to Egypt after being barred from planned stops in Türkiye earlier this week. Organizers have been forced to change the itinerary for a second time, media outlets have reported, citing the cruise operator. The Virgin Voyages-op»»»

Parliament Friday approved at first reading the 2026 National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Budget Bill, with 131 votes in favour, 58 against and one abstention. The bill was backed by Progressive Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), while GERB-UDF, Democratic Bulgaria, Continue »»»

Progressive Bulgaria MP Yavor Gechev Friday rejected claims that the Interior Minister misled the public when he disclosed information about the foreign travel of Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski. "The information presented by Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev came from»»»

DUBAI: The Liverpool Arab Arts Festival has received a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for a major project dedicated to preserving the festival’s history and documenting the experiences of Liverpool’s Arab communities. Developed in partnership with Bluecoat, National Museums Liverpool»»»

KYIV: Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Friday that a turning point in the war with Russia was “still a long way off,” despite hailing a string of recent successes for his troops. Kyiv’s army has halted the Russian advance across much of the front line in recent months, and deliver»»»

MOSCOW: Russia’s state ​nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Friday that first six employees ‌of Iran’s ‌Bushehr ​nuclear ‌power ⁠plant ​have begun ⁠returning to the plant, Russia’s RIA said ⁠citing its ‌CEO Alexei ‌Likhachev. Rosatom, ​which ‌is ‌building two new units at Bushehr, evacuated ‌hundre»»»

TIRANA: Albania’s government on Friday defended its payment of four million euros ($4.6 million) to support the upcoming performance by US rapper Kanye West in its capital, amid reports of weak ticket sales. Prime Minister Edi Rama is facing criticism from opposition figures and arts groups in the »»»

New York: Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash -- including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit -- collected near the US pop queen's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce. A New York artist picked up the garbage last Friday from city streets around Madison Square Garden, where the c»»»

Meta, the parent company of the popular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, must change the design features that make them addictive to users, the European Union said Friday. It also threatened to slap the US tech giant with steep fines if it does not abide by the new directive. Meta mus»»»

The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London after nearly 1,000 years early on Friday. The tapestry is on loan from France for a year and will be exhibited at the British Museum. Its journey has been surrounded by secrecy due to security concerns. On loan from its home in France, the tapestry wil»»»

Donald Trump’s promise to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot air defence systems could strengthen Kyiv’s capabilities in the long term, but experts warn it will not solve the country’s immediate battlefield needs. Building production lines, training workers and securing supplies could take years, whil»»»

After nearly 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry has returned to the UK for a year-long exhibition at the British Museum. Its highly secretive and carefully controlled journey involved police escorts, a specially designed case and strict conditions to protect the fragile medieval masterpiece, in a mov»»»

At least 11 people have died as wildfires spread across Spain, with firefighters battling flames from the south to the north of the country and evacuations underway in several areas. The blazes come amid a severe heatwave, with temperatures above 40°C recorded across Spain and strong winds making e»»»

Bulgaria’s Vrazhdebna and Bezmer military air bases are set to receive upgrades financed through NATO funds, after the government approved additional requirements under the Alliance’s Capability Programme Plan. The Council of Ministers said a special project aimed at improving the operational capab»»»

Sharjah: The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has launched a package of incentives and facilities for tourism establishments, aiming to support the sector's sustainability, enhance its competitiveness and strengthen the emirate's investment environment. SEWA said it has formed a »»»

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The European Council on Friday adopted country-specific recommendations for the Member States, including five recommendations addressed to Bulgaria covering economic, social, employment, structural and budgetary policies. The Council recommends that Bulgaria adhere to the maximum growth rates of ne»»»

The head of Iran's supreme national security council vowed to respond to any attack on his country's infrastructure, warning Israel would not be spared following recent exchanges of fire with the United States. "As we have already announced, any attack on infrastructure will be retaliated against, »»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guinness World Records (@guinnessworldrecords) July 9 (UPI) -- A Brazilian couple turned their love into a Guinness World Records title by kissing 195 times in 30 seconds. Renato Bayma Gaia, 32, kissed the face of his girlfriend, Naiara Roberta Ribeiro d»»»

July 9 (UPI) -- A black bear wandered into the shopping mall on Alaska's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to eat a single peach and defecate on the floor before leaving. The bear was caught on camera entering the Exchange shopping mall on the base -- which is commonly known by the acronym JBER, pron»»»

US President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Kyiv a license to make Patriot missiles could be a game changer – in Ukraine’s next war with Russia, but not in this one. As IntelliNews reported, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy must be very happy with the results of the Ankara Nato summit on July»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: The Ras Al Khaimah Criminal Court has sentenced a gulf national man to death by qisas after convicting him of the intentional murder of a 66-year-old woman and her two daughters in a case that shocked the UAE and devastated an entire family. In a judgment delivered in the presence o»»»

The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has once again reminded Indian nationals in the UAE to use only official channels for passport, visa and attestation services, warning the public against unauthorised agents claiming to represent the Indian missions. The reminder comes after the embassy and the Con»»»

London: The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London in the early hours of Friday after leaving France for the first time in more than 900 years on a hugely complicated journey to an exhibition in the British capital. AFP journalists at the British Museum saw a metal case holding the 11th-century»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deeply troubled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s hints that he may sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. These state-of-the-art aircraft could significantly erode Israel’s military advantage in the region. Netanyahu is clearly alarmed about Trump’s growing a»»»

Tunis, July 10, 2026 (TAP) – Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Brahim Bouderbala said on Friday that the approval of Tunisia’s first development plan designed under the principles of the country’s new Constitution marks a...»»»

The New Bulgarian University (NBU) has 390 international students in the current 2025/2026 academic year, including 311 from EU member states and 79 from non-EU countries, the university told BTA. Each year, NBU enrolls between 100 and 150 new international students. This year they represent 22 EU »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE's latest seasonal forecast indicates a 99 per cent probability that El Niño conditions will continue from August to December 2026, with temperatures and rainfall expected to range from near normal to above normal, particularly during the latter part of the period. According to th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There has been a sharp escalation of Ukrainian strikes on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Energodar, and surrounding areas since the end of April, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Friday. "Alexey Likhachev emphasized that since the end of April, there has been a sharp esc»»»

The Council of the European Union reported that it opened an excessive deficit procedure (EDP) concerning Bulgaria on Friday. It also adopted a recommendation to Bulgaria outlining the net expenditure path and timeline that should be followed to put an end to its excessive deficit by 2029. The EDP »»»

A report submitted by Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev shows that he lied to Parliament on July 2, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) MP Hamid Hamid said on Friday. Earlier on Friday, Demerdzhiev formally submitted to the National Assembly a report on operational-search activities carried out»»»

The Bulgarian Navy has reported a decline in the number of sea mines drifting in the Black Sea, the Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov, said in Burgas Friday after the change-of-command ceremony for the Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group (MCM BLACK SEA). During the ceremony, Bulgari»»»

RIYADH: The head of Saudi Arabia’s green building organization highlighted the importance of creating sustainable communities at a UN forum in New York, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. Faisal Al-Fadl, secretary-general of the Saudi Green Building Forum, made the comments during an offici»»»

JEDDAH: The director-general of the Saudi-backed Project Masam for Landmine Clearance in Yemen praised teams for removing nearly 11,000 land mines and war remnants at a meeting on Wednesday. Osama bin Yousef Al-Qusaibi met with engineering and demining team leaders in the northwestern district of M»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received a phone call from HE Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptians Abroad of Arab Republic of Egypt. During the call, they review»»»

The Breeze 2026 multinational maritime exercise began on July 10 in the western Black Sea and will continue until July 19, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release on Friday. Organized by the Bulgarian Navy, the exercise aims to enhance interoperability and cooperation among participating fo»»»

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Friday it was discussing whether to let Turkiye sell off its Russian-made S-400 missile systems, amid reports Ankara planned to offload them in exchange for Washington granting access to US-made F-35 fighter jets. NATO member Turkiye has been blocked from Washington’s F-35 »»»

Iran planned to kill US President Donald Trump in a fresh plot unveiled by Israel, several US media outlets report. According to Israeli intelligence, the plan was “specific” and may explain why Trump chose to switch planes when leaving the NATO summit in Turkey earlier this week. Israel shared int»»»

Dubai: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced a temporary traffic diversion on Al Khaleej Street at the Cairo Street Roundabout, urging motorists to plan ahead and use alternative routes. According to the RTA, the left-turn and U-turn movements will be closed for traffic coming f»»»

The United States launched fresh air strikes on Iran early Thursday, prompting Tehran to fire missiles at its neighbours Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan hosting US military forces, officials said. The exchanges threatened a fragile interim ceasefire aimed at ending the Middle East conflict, with »»»