Final demand inflation rose by 6% on an annual basis in April, marking the largest increase since 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. More than three-quarters of the 2% increase in final demand goods in April was attributed to a 7.8% increase in energy prices. File Photo b»»»

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic said on Wednesday foot-dragging on a sale of a Russian-majority stake in the Serbian oil company NIS was exhausting for the country and generating additional costs, and noted that it was important that NIS continued normal opera»»»

Gold prices slipped for a second consecutive session on Wednesday as war-led inflation concerns weighed on expectations for interest rate cuts, with markets also watching the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. Spot gold was down 0.6% to $4,686.99 per ounce at 09:05 a.m. EDT (1305 GMT). US gold futures gain»»»

The Board of Peace's high representative for Gaza on Wednesday said Hamas may remain as a political force on the condition that it lays down its weapons. "We are asking the political leadership of those who govern Gaza now to step aside. This is required by the Security Council resolution in the 20»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, visited the construction site of a State Mortgage Company residential complex in Kant town as part of «Open Cabinet» media project. According to the Cabinet of Ministers, construction is currently underway on a 60-hectare site »»»

Iran has retained most of its missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a classified intelligence assessment from earlier this month. The report follows a series of publications in the US media contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims that Iran’s »»»

RABAT: Morocco have confirmed ‌they will play three warm-up matches before next month’s World Cup, giving their new coach more game time with his squad. Morocco, who were surprise semifinalists at the World Cup in Qatar four years ago, appointed Mohamed Ouahbi as coach in March after the resignatio»»»

RABAT: Morocco will suspend imports of soft wheat between June 1 and July 31, Abdelkader Alaoui, the head of the country’s millers federation, told Reuters on Wednesday. The move had been widely anticipated given that Morocco expects its cereals harvest, including soft wheat, to double to 9 million»»»

DUBAI: Marvel’s “Punisher: One Last Kill” is exactly the kind of blood-soaked, bone-crunching vigilante story fans of Frank Castle have been waiting for — a grim, stripped-down descent into the psyche of a man who has already lost everything and no longer knows what comes next. At the center of the»»»

DUBAI: Swedish-born Somali model Ikram Abdi Omar looked stunning in an all-white ensemble as she walked the red carpet at the opening ceremony and “La Venus Electrique” screening at the 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. Wearing a Stella McCartney Fall 2025 gown, she accessorized the look»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is ‌set to announce on Wednesday framework agreements that position it to potentially acquire over 10,000 low-cost, containerized missiles over three years starting in 2027. A statement seen by Reuters ahead of its release said that the Pentagon’s agreements are with Anduri»»»

The heads of the Israeli defense establishment on Wednesday presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a number of technological solutions for the threat of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones, the Israel Hayom newspaper said. In addition, the Israeli army was asked to "present a plan to deepen th»»»

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) concluded a highly successful participation at the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference, held in Los Angeles from May 3 to 6, following a wave of major announcements in April by eight leading global financial firms managing a combined $4.4 trillion in assets, all u»»»

Tunis, May 13 (TAP) - The Criminal Chamber for terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance Tuesday handed down prison sentences ranging from 2 to 38 years against several defendants in the case known in the media as the "cell involved in...»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia does not rule out that the West is preparing another "bloody hoax" in Ukraine similar to the one arranged in the city of Bucha in 2022, Yulia Zhdanova, the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said on Wednesday. NATO rep»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Space Command (SPACECOM) and US allies expect to finalize a joint plan for future orbital warfare by the end of the year, SPACECOM Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said. "We are in the process now of building a defense of orbital assets CONOPS [an orbit Concept of Operat»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Central Asia increased their oil exports by approximately 17% in March 2026 compared with February, or by 933,000 barrels per day, reaching 6.6 million barrels per day, according to estimates in OPEC's March report published on Wednesday. "Total crude oil exports from »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a delegation on Tuesday evening honoring King Salman for his support and patronage of Holy Qur’an memorization associations in the Kingdom spanning over 60 years. On behalf of the king, the crown prince received gifts including a prestigious s»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar condemned the storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by a minister in the Israeli occupation government, alongside settlers, considering it a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and a provocation of the feelings of Muslim people around the globe. In »»»

Lebanon and Syria are expected in the coming weeks to translate the agreements and understandings reached during the recent visit of the Lebanese prime minister to Damascus into a series of measures and decisions to be issued successively, underscoring a clear decision by both states to move their »»»

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Direct contacts have taken place between Baabda Palace and Ain el-Tineh, and indirect contacts have been made with Hezbollah, through Speaker Nabih Berri, to persuade the Iran-backed group to agree to a ceasefire if Israel does in the Thursday-Friday talks in Washington, a media report said. As of »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 19.16 points, or 0.17 percent, to end at 11,020.07. The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index also declined, falling 1.43 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 1,475.94, while the parallel Nomu market slipped 0.13 percent to»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will continue to modernize and develop its strategic nuclear forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. "We will certainly continue to modernize and develop our strategic nuclear forces, creating missile systems with increased combat power, capable of pene»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US intelligence estimates that Iran has regained access to 30 out of 33 of the missile facilities it has along the Strait of Hormuz, including launchers and underground sites, The New York Times reported, citing sources. The data gathered by the intelligence community ear»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The death toll in Iran during the conflict with the US and Israel stands at 3,483, the head of the press office of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Hossein Kermanpour, said on Wednesday. On April 18, the Iranian Martyrs and Veterans Foundation reported that 3,468 people had been k»»»