A six-year-old boy was hospitalized in intensive care unit after being attacked by dogs in Kalys-Ordo residential area of Bishkek on April 1 at around 3.30 p.m. The child is currently in the intensive care unit of Children’s Hospital No. 3, and his condition is reported as stable, the boy’s father,»»»

The second exploration drilling in the Krum-1 area of the Khan Asparuh block in Bulgaria’s Black Sea has also failed to identify commercially significant natural gas deposits, according to OMV Petrom, as reported by BTA. This latest result follows the earlier drilling in the Vineh section, with bot»»»

Israel may have begun by waging war on Gaza, but it didn't end there. In the years that followed October 7 2023, Israel has unleashed its war machine on Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran, in a systematic attempt to redraw the region’s map by force. Once hypothetical scenarios have become a fast-m»»»

Doha, Qatar: While Australia and Malaysia are taking steps to conserve fuel, several Chinese airlines have raised fuel surcharges on domestic flights. The World Bank has also expressed concern over the impact the war will have on inflation, jobs and food security. Stay tuned for more updates: -----»»»

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back (L) speaks with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (C) and a delegation of U.S. Senators during a meeting at the Defense Ministry on Thursday. Photo courtesy of South Korea Ministry of Defense Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Thursday held talks with a delegation»»»

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez (R) speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 4, 2026. On Wednesday, the Trump administration lifted sanctions on Rodriguez. File Photo by. Miguel Gutierrez/EPA April 2 (UPI) -- The Trump administration h»»»

Dubai: Educators in the UAE looking to advance their careers can now apply for Sharjah Education Academy’s (SEA) fall 2026 intake, with admissions open from March 30 to April 30. The academy is offering a mix of academic and professional programmes aimed at advancing teachers’ roles in the educatio»»»

Tunis, April 2 (TAP) – The weather, on Thursday, will be cloudy with scattered rainfall over the north, the western center, and locally in the south. These showers will be temporarily thundery and at times heavy in the northwest, with possible hail...»»»

Three people have been detained over the past 24 hours in the Haskovo region on suspicion of vote buying, the press centre of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Haskovo reported on Thursday. A 47-year-old woman, owner of a commercial establishment, was detained for up to 24 hou»»»

Firearms, lists of names and sums of cash were seized in Pleven Region during a specialized police operation, announced senior expert Mariana Tsvetkova from the press centre of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior on Thursday. Under the conditions of urgency, a search and seizure wa»»»

A specialized police operation involving the gendarmerie is under way in Lovech region, Gabriela Todorova, spokesperson for the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Lovech, said on Thursday. Police actions are aimed at preventing and countering conventional crime, preventing crimes agai»»»

The security features of Kyrgyzstan’s national currency, the som, are at a high level. Guras Japarov, a Doctor of Economics, said on Birinchi Radio. According to him, the National Bank uses different security elements for each denomination, all meeting required standards. «The som is generally very»»»

Beijing: Several Chinese airlines, including national carrier Air China, said they will raise their fuel surcharges on domestic flights from Sunday as the war in the Middle East drives up oil prices globally. Air China, China Southern and its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines said in statements that they »»»

The Israeli army said it has killed a senior Hezbollah commander, Youssef Ismail Hashem, in a naval strike, as it widened its warnings in Lebanon to include individuals it accuses of handling the group’s finances. The military described Hashem as Hezbollah’s “southern front commander”, adding he ha»»»

Speaking on Nova TV on Thursday, Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky said that a note is a normal diplomatic practice in a period of tensions and crises. "It is not a threat but a warning," she added, regarding a note sent by Iran to Bulgaria. "In such diplomatic notes during war»»»

The BSP - United Left coalition officially presented its list of candidates for MPs for the upcoming parliamentary elections during a campaign event in Ruse on Thursday. The event took place in the Great Hall of the Dohodno Zdanie building and brought together Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) member»»»

Doha: The Qatar Meteorology Department has forecast windy conditions and rising temperatures across the country over the weekend, with rough seas expected at times. For today, temperature is predicted to be around 27°C during the day accompanied by slight dust and relatively cold at night. On Frida»»»

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam are determined to continue their contacts, hoping that will lead to international intervention to halt the fighting in south Lebanon, ministerial sources said. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa meanwhile traveled to Washington for the Easter»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s housing market is beginning to diverge across cities, with Jeddah recording its strongest year in recent memory while Riyadh shows signs of strain and Dammam gains ground on pricing appeal. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.According to Cavendish Ma»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Metro announced a new metrolink route for those living in the Al Waab area. The new metrolink route, M305, will start on April 5, 2026, connecting Al Waab QLM Station (Exit 1) with Umm Al Seneem area. It will offer those living in the area adjoining West Walk, Qatar Turkish School»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mwani Qatar ports received over 44,000 TEUs in March 2026, in addition to handling approximately 31,000 tons of general cargo, and more than 40,000 tons of bulk cargo. In a post on X, Mwani Qatar said that over 2,800 units of RORO, and around 10,000 head of livestock were also handled.»»»

North Korea on Thursday condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution criticizing its human rights record, calling the measure a “grave political provocation." In this photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the opening of the 61st session of the Council in Geneva,»»»

The Israeli enemy army announced that search and rescue forces are combing areas in northern ‘Israel’ following the fall of rocket debris originating from Lebanon. The operations focus on locating scattered fragments and securing affected zones. A powerful explosion rocked northern occupied Palesti»»»

Dubai: Artemis II marked a historic milestone as four astronauts blasted off on a journey around the Moon, reigniting human exploration beyond Earth orbit. Launched aboard NASA’s powerful Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center, the mission lifted off at approximately 6:35 pm local tim»»»

BEIJING: Oil prices jumped by more than four dollars during early trading on Thursday, following US President Donald Trump's address, in which he confirmed that strikes on Iran would continue. Brent crude futures rose by as much as $4.88, or 4.8 percent, to $106.04 a barrel, while US West Texas Int»»»

Dubai: In a time of uncertainty across the region, a moment of hope emerged at Dubai’s largest wildlife park with the birth of a second white rhino calf. The endangered species saw a healthy male born to mother Olive, later named Salam, the Arabic word for peace. The birth adds an important chapter»»»

The US embassy in Baghdad warned Thursday that pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq may attack the city in the coming one or two days. "Iraqi terrorist militia groups aligned with Iran may intend to conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours," the embassy said in a statement on X, again ur»»»

Orange alert, the second of three warning levels, has been issued for heavy rain on Thursday in the southern Bulgarian regions of Plovdiv, Smolyan, Kardzhali and Haskovo. The four regions will get a rainfall of 35 to 65 litres per square metre. The lowest, yellow, alert is in place in 15 other regi»»»

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission lifted off late on Wednesday (April 1) on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to begin their journey around the Moon. The SLS rocket lifted the Orion spacecraft and its four‑person crew — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hanson — from Nasa's »»»

Hezbollah said its fighters launched drones and rockets at northern Israel on Thursday, with the Israeli military's Home Front Command saying air raid sirens were activated across the border. In separate statements, the group claimed rocket fire targeting Israeli troops in border areas and a drone »»»

Almost three dozen countries will meet Thursday in an effort to exert diplomatic and political pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the virtual meeting chaired by Forei