Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 16:00, a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army vehicles and soldiers in Al-Qa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin gave advice to his country's adversaries: never fight Russia, never try to do so, let's live in peace. "Just one piece of advice we can give to our adversaries: do not fight Russia. Never attempt to do so. Let's live in peace and resolve all issue»»»

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that the country’s leadership has approved a preliminary peace deal. The remarks came after Trump said on Thursday that a settlement could be signed as early as this weekend, likely in Europe, and that Ir»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 15:45, the newly established Blat site with a rocket barrage: statement 5»»»

RABAT: Morocco handed prison terms to more than a dozen people arrested during youth-led protests last year, after convicting them of obstructing traffic, their lawyers said on Friday. The Gen Z movement, which took the usually stable kingdom by surprise in late September 2025, demanded sweeping re»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met with Greek FM Giorgos Gerapetritis in Belgrade on Friday to discuss further strengthening of bilateral relations, stepping up of cooperation in many areas and Serbia’s European path. "Macut emphasised that Serbia and Greece are friendly and fraternal states and»»»

Tunis, June 12 (TAP) - An Independent High Authority for Elections (French : ISIE) delegation partook in the annual international conference on "Electoral rolls: from registration to voting," held on June 9-11 in Namur (Belgium), at the invitation...»»»

Islamic Resistance Operations Room issued on Friday a statement that details the frustration of the Israeli enemy’s attempt to advance from Tayr Harfa town into that of Majdal Zoun in South Lebanon, detonating IEDs and destroying the occupation’s vehicles. What follows is the text of the statement:»»»

1 of 3 | Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy by David Hockney is on display as part of Fall 20/21 Marquee Week at Christie's New York on Nov. 7, in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 12 (UPI) -- David Hockney, the English artist known for his unique style, bold »»»

Doha The International Media Office (IMO) categorically rejects the allegations published by The Washington Post on 12 June. Any suggestion that operational decisions relating to energy production were – or have ever been – made in coordination with Iran, for Iran’s benefit, or to influence the cou»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters confronted an “Israeli” Hermes 450 (Zik) drone in the skies over the Iqlim Al-Tuffah region on Friday, June 12,»»»

NEW DELHI: Nestle India on Friday rejected allegations that insects were found in its MAGGI noodles product, after news agency ANI reported India’s food regulator had taken cognizance ‌of social ‌media complaints and issued ‌notice ⁠to the consumer ⁠goods company. Nestle India said in a statement t»»»

WASHINGTON: ‌US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran’s leaked comments on a deal with the United States ​do not represent what has been agreed to in writing.“What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth. Very dishonorable pe»»»

DUBLIN: Ireland’s home game against Israel in the Nations League will be played at a neutral site and behind closed doors, the Irish soccer federation confirmed Friday. The Football Association of Ireland, which faced calls by pro-Palestinian activists for a boycott, said the Oct. 4 game originally»»»

BELGRADE - Greek FM Giorgios Gerapetritis, who is visiting Belgrade, said on Friday Greece's position on the so-called Kosovo remained unchanged, and that his country strongly supported Serbia's EU perspective and recognised the significant progress it had made in meeting in its accession commitmen»»»

The fan zones are open, the stadiums are ready and the biggest World Cup in history is officially underway in the US, Mexico and Canada. Seven matchs are planned in Houston, Texas. The host city expects to attract around half a million visitors and an economic windfall of $1.5 billion. Ye»»»

US President Donald Trump will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday with a characteristically unique event: a $60 million UFC match will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage on the White House's famed South Lawn. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the »»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 12: Papers discuss Mexico's "statement" World Cup win over South Africa and detail Raul Jimenez's triumph. Also: young women in New York choose to live with nuns to save on rent. Finally, for the first time, scientists have mapped the enormous scale of subterranean »»»

Dubai: An orphaned baby forest elephant rescued after wandering out of Nigeria’s Okomu National Park is offering a rare symbol of hope for the country’s endangered wildlife. The young calf is now being cared for by conservationists from the NGO Africa Nature Investors (ANI), who aim to rehabilitate»»»

One man was killed as tornadoes touched down accross the midwest. Image courtesy of UPI June 12 (UPI) -- Multiple tornadoes caused severe damage across several midwestern states Thursday evening. A 54-year-old man was killed in a homeless encampment in a park Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa, after he»»»

South Korea on Friday sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea in 2024 in a bid to "heighten inter-Korean military tensions and manufacture a national crisis" enabling him to declare martial law. Yeol was in February given a life i»»»

ASTANA: Kazakhstan’s ‌ruling Amanat party said on Friday it is merging itself into a party created earlier this year by allies of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of parliamentary elections expected in August. At its congress in Astana, Amanat said it would become part of the Adilet, or “Justi»»»

DUBAI: There’s definite potential in this Spanish crime thriller. But there’s also a lot that will remind you of numerous other films and shows of this genre. Ultimately, there’s too much of the latter for that potential to shine through. The basics: A woman (played by Ana Rujas) is discovered in a»»»

TAIPEI: Somaliland has a right to choose its own relationships and pressure tactics from Beijing and Mogadishu have not succeeded in altering its friendship with Taipei, its top diplomat in Taiwan said on Friday at the opening of a new office. Strategically situated on the Horn of Africa, Somalilan»»»

On the final day of his Spanish tour, Pope Leo XIV on Friday visited Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, where he urged migrants to do their part to integrate and host communities to welcome newcomers. "All of us are migrants", said the pontiff, urging communities to save people fleeing wa»»»

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Camille Le Coz. Director of the Migration Policy Institute of Europe. The implementation of the EU's new Migration and Asylum Pact marks the beginning of a critical experiment in collective migration governance. After more than a decade of negotiations, th»»»

Rumen Radev stated that Bulgaria and Turkey share a common interest in expanding transport, energy, and digital connectivity, which is of strategic importance for the entire region. He made the remarks to journalists at the National Assembly of Bulgaria following his participation in parliamentary »»»

Dubai: Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has begun preparations for the upcoming month of Muharram, convening a coordination meeting with Husseiniya representatives and government agencies to review safety measures and organisational requirements for religious observances. Authorities outlined a series»»»

The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has announced a change in the outsourced service provider for Indian passport, visa and consular services in the United Arab Emirates. It said the current service providers, BLS International Services Ltd. and SGIVS Global, will continue to handle applications unti»»»

RIYADH: The Ministry of Interior, in partnership with Tuwaiq Academy, will host the Global Security and Technology Summit in Riyadh from Dec. 18-20 later this year. Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif said that the conference will be held under the patronage of Crown Prince and Pri»»»

President Joseph Aoun, through private channels, has asked Hezbollah, for the first time, to submit a written proposal for its vision for ending the war with Israel, a political source close to the Shiite Duo said. "This document is essential for discussion and feedback; otherwise, we will remain s»»»

The United States is planning a significant reduction in the military assets it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, a move that could reshape the alliance’s defence posture and accelerate Washington’s push for European countries to shoulder more of their own security burden. According to»»»

Dubai: As South Korea faces the challenges of an ageing population and growing social isolation, AI-powered companion dolls are providing support and companionship to elderly residents living alone. One such user is 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja, who lives by herself in Yongin, south of Seoul. Her AI do»»»

The Islamic Resistance continued on Friday confronting the Israeli war on Lebanon, launching more attacks on the southern towns and villages. In this regard, Hezbollah Military Media issued the following statements: Statement 1 In defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the “Israeli” »»»

Bulgarian Armed Forces are conducting exercises to enhance operational interoperability, Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov said Friday at Cheshnegirovo Air Base during the Distinguished Visitors Day of the multinational special operations exercise Stealth Dagger 26. "We are in a period of inten»»»

Dubai: SpaceX begins trading on Friday after raising $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering in history, setting up a market debut that could reshape investor portfolios and test demand for one of the world’s most closely watched companies. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheq»»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality recorded 1,523 violations at construction sites across the emirate in May, following more than 11,000 field inspections aimed at enforcing engineering standards and safeguarding building quality amid Dubai’s sustained development boom. The municipality said inspectors carr»»»

Founder of NanoSpace research and educational center Ulan Salamatov told 24.kg news agency about plans to develop rocket engineering in Kyrgyzstan and eventually build the country’s own cosmodrome in At-Bashy district of Naryn region. According to him, the NanoSpace team is already developing civil»»»

KYIV: Ukraine is seeking an additional $20 billion in military funding from its allies to cement what it sees as its current battlefield advantage over Russia, a Ukrainian defense source said on Friday. The request will be made next Thursday at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, an all»»»

Al-Manar Website publishes the main stipulations of the memorandum of understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America. 1. The nuclear file remains unchangedThe current memorandum of understanding does not include any agreement on the nuclear file, and Iran offers»»»

Bulgaria plans to modernize and expand border infrastructure, including the construction of a new border crossing and upgrades to existing facilities, Customs Agency Director Nikolay Shushkov said at the Balkan Business Forum in Bansko on Friday. Shushkov described Turkiye as Bulgaria’s largest tra»»»

Paris, France: ChatGPT and Claude are betting on Spain. Le Chat from France's Mistral reckons Les Bleus will clinch it. And China's DeepSeek and Qwen have a fondness for Argentina. The 2026 World Cup is the first with widely available generative AI chatbots, and fans and researchers alike are turni»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam sharply criticized Tehran's intentions toward Lebanon, stating that its insistence on including the country in any ceasefire deal was calculated to signal to the world that ultimate decision-making power over Lebanon rests exclusively in Iranian hands. It is glaringly obv»»»

The reported Iran-US ceasefire memorandum, based on Tehran's previously disclosed 14-point proposal, is nearing completion but still requires final approval by Iran's competent authorities, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported. According to the report, the draft follows Iran's proposed two-stage»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after a meeting with his Greek counterpart Giorgios Gerapetritis in Belgrade, Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Friday they had discussed a series of bilateral, regional and international affairs, with emphasis on the European future of the two countries. Serbia count»»»

Turkiye is one of Bulgaria’s most significant partners across a range of sectors and one of its key foreign trade partners, with bilateral trade reaching record levels, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev said at the fifth Balkan Business Forum i»»»

A dedicated Missouri Lottery player said unexpectedly spotting his favorite scratch-off game at a store led to his winning a $100,000 prize. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 10 (UPI) -- A dedicated Missouri Lottery player said unexpectedly spotting his favorite scratch-off game»»»

June 11 (UPI) -- A California city celebrated Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday by gathering 1,037 people dressed as the Hollywood star to break a Guinness World Record. The Monroe impersonators donned the star's iconic dress from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch in Downtown Palm Springs on May 30 t»»»

Beijing: A viral Chinese food merchant dubbed "goose leg auntie", famed for her roadside barbecue, has sparked a national scandal when she admitted that for years she had in fact been selling cheaper duck meat. The vendor, whose real name is Chen Xiufeng, sent shockwaves across the Chinese internet»»»

BENGHAZI: A decade after fierce battles reduced much of the University of Benghazi to rubble, students at Libya’s oldest and largest university are once again looking to the future with optimism. After the 2011 uprisings that toppled and killed longtime ruler Muammar Qaddafi, the university founded»»»