DOHA: QatarEnergy confirmed that several of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities were the subject of missile attacks early Thursday, causing sizable fires and further extensive damage. These attacks were in addition to the previous attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City the day before that resu»»»

A motorist who was critically injured in a Tuesday collision between his car and a school bus on the Zakynthos-Vassiliko provincial road has died. The man, airlifted to Ioannina University Hospital following the crash, was treated in the intensive care unit. He succumbed to his injuries Wednesday m»»»

Public health workers launched a strike on Thursday morning that will see them walking off the job from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Greek capital and for 24 hours in other parts of the country, as they protest staff shortages, low pay and chronic underfunding of the national health system. The union fe»»»

A nationwide strike by taxi drivers continues on Thursday, with protests intensifying in the capital over a proposed transport bill that is currently under parliamentary review. Drivers will gather on Athinon Avenue at 10.30 a.m., before heading to the city center via Kifissos, seriously affecting »»»

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed issues outside the White House in Washington, D,C., on Wednesday. Leavitt rejected the resignation accusations of counterintelligence official Joe Kent that President Donald Trump and the United States was controlled by Israel in starting the w»»»

Romania will be participating, from Thursday to Sunday, in the Leipzig Book Fair, one of the most important European events dedicated to literature and the publishing industry.According to a release sent by the Ministry of Culture, the fair brings together over 2,000 exhibitors from dozens of count»»»

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) and the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, formalising the commitment of the two institutions to boost bilateral economic cooperation and promote business opportunities on the Romani»»»

The most dangerous thing Romania can do in a context of unprecedented global and regional turbulence is to adopt unsustainable measures, delay necessary reforms or send inconsistent signals to markets and international partners, the Concordia Employers' Confederation said."We are living through a p»»»

Social-Democrat (PSD) president Sorin Grindeanu has called a meeting of the governing coalition for Thursday morning, at 10:00 am, in his office at the Chamber of Deputies.According to some social-democratic sources, Sorin Grindeanu invited the leaders of the other parties in the governing coalitio»»»

Without a budget timely passed, the state begins to operate with the brake on - delays occur, investments stop, local administrations can no longer plan, and uncertainty spreads throughout the economy, warns Senate Chairman Mircea Abrudean."Political discussions are normal. Blocking the budget is n»»»

Romania's ruling coalition came under strain on Wednesday after a leftist party ‌failed to push through last-minute welfare handouts and threatened to block final approval of the 2026 budget, putting the survival of the government at risk, https://www.reuters.com/ ...»»»

SURYAM Association, partner of the International Organization for Migration Romania and coordinator of MuresHub, announced on Wednesday the completion of the project "Transition from emergency assistance to sustainable and autonomous social inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in Romanian society - INCL»»»

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church received on Wednesday, on an introductory visit at the Patriarchal Residence, the new ambassador of the United States of America in Bucharest Darryl Nirenberg. On this occasion, the Patriarch highlighted the involvement of the Romanian Orthodox Churc»»»

A NATO superior military officer asked the Alliance extend its fuel pipeline network from the period of the Cold War with hundreds of kilometres towards the east in order to ensure sufficient supply for the allied troops in case of a new conflict with Russia, informs Reuters on Wednesday. ‘From the»»»

Royal Air Force Typhoons from 3 (Fighter) Squadron are deploying to Romania to begin the UK’s four?month commitment to NATO’s Air Policing mission on the Alliance’s eastern flank, https://www.raf.mod.uk/ reports. Operating from Borcea Air Base, 121 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) will ...»»»

Over 2,500 troops from Romania and 12 other partner states will participate, between March 23 and April 3, in Sea Shield 2026, the largest multinational training exercise in the Black Sea region this year, Romania's Defence Ministry (MApN) reported on Wednesday.Organised by the Romanian Navy, the e»»»

In over half of the attacks carried out in recent years by the Russian Federation against the Ukrainian port infrastructure near the border with Romania, the military staff of Romania's Defence Ministry (MApN) have identified fragments of drones on the national soil, most of them in the northern ar»»»

Foreign Affairs Minister Oana Toiu said on Wednesday that there are no direct threats from Iran and that Romanians can continue to feel safe."There are no direct threats from Iran. Romanians can continue to feel safe. The exchange that took place between the press and the spokesperson of the Irania»»»

President Nicusor Dan is set to attend the meeting of the European Council and the Euro Summit in an expanded format, in Brussels, on Thursday and Friday.According to the Presidential Administration, the agenda includes major topics for the European Union, largely interconnected and reflecting the »»»

President Nicusor Dan will have a meeting with Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Mark Rutte, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.The two officials will subsequently hold a joint press conference.According to the Presidential Administration, the agenda of the discussions »»»

DONETSK (Sputnik) - Ukrainian soldiers have been fainting from hunger at their positions in the Ukraine-held parts of Zaporozhye region, intercepted radio chatter obtained by Sputnik suggests. The intercept is that of a Ukrainian soldier positioned on the frontline communicating with his commander,»»»

The European Union pitched to Türkiye last month the idea that the candidate for bloc membership could join a cost-cutting payments system to boost integration efforts and benefit those sending money abroad, the EU envoy to Ankara told Reuters. Jurgis Vilcinskas, the bloc's chargé d’affaires in Tür»»»

Heavy rain and strong winds left at least 18 people dead in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, city authorities and rescue services said on Thursday. Thirteen people died when a wall collapsed on Wednesday, while five people, including two women, were killed elsewhere in the city. "According to »»»

Donald Trump has said the US "knew nothing" about Israel's strike on a major gas field in Iran on Wednesday, warning Tehran not to retaliate further against Qatar. Iran caused "extensive damage" with missile attacks on a major energy industry site in Qatar after Israel targeted the South Pars gas s»»»

Doha, Qatar: US President Donald Trump threatened to "massively blow up" a vast Iranian gas field unless Tehran stops striking Qatari energy facilities, which sustained extensive damage Thursday. Crude oil prices surged five percent as the latest strikes fed fears that the nearly three-week-old Mid»»»

Indian basmati rice export volume is likely to remain steady in fiscal year 2025–2026 and fiscal year 2026–2027, with an increase of up to 2% over the export volume of 6.06mn tonnes (MT) recorded in fiscal year 2024–2025, despite the prevailing conflict in the Middle East, according to a report by »»»

Indian basmati rice export volume is likely to remain steady in fiscal year 2025–2026 and fiscal year 2026–2027, with an increase of up to 2% over the export volume of 6.06mn tonnes (MT) recorded in fiscal year 2024–2025, despite the prevailing conflict in the Middle East, according to a report by »»»

MOSCOW — 19 March 2026. IPJSC T-Technologies (MOEX: T), a technology company developing a financial and lifestyle ecosystem, announces its consolidated IFRS financial results for the three months and twelve months ended 31 December 2025. »»»

They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes. Yet the humble platypus, a small creature which quietly swims in the rivers of eastern Australia, has found yet another way to amaze scientists, AFP said. It is the only mammal that has ho»»»

On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: Its big brown eyes were moving. A browsing passenger first spotted a living Australian brushtail possum peering out from among the kangaroos on the display shelf at the departure termi»»»

Israel has widened its campaign in Lebanon to include central Beirut, launching a series of pre-dawn airstrikes on Wednesday, followed hours later by a strike on a residential apartment in the Zoqaq al-Blat district. The attacks mark a clear expansion of targets within the capital. Lebanon’s Minist»»»

MOSCOW — 19 March 2026. IPJSC T-Technologies (MOEX: T), a technology company developing a financial and lifestyle ecosystem, announces its consolidated IFRS financial results for the three months and twelve months ended 31 December 2025. »»»

On March 19, 1935, the so-called Harlem Riot broke out after a crowd of onlookers mistakenly believed that a white business owner had beaten -- and possibly killed -- a 12-year-old Black boy accused of stealing candy. 1 of 4 | The historic Apollo Theater is in the Harlem section of New York City on»»»

Kyrgyz Quran reciter Mukhamadali kary Umarov has once again taken first place at the International Quran Recitation Competition. The press service of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan (SDMK) reported. According to it, the competition took place on March 17 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. »»»

Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. For decades, Assad ran a large-scale program for chemical weapons, the use of which killed and inj»»»

An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, subject to several conditions including that Israel stop strikes on parts of Beirut. AFP reported no drone or rocket attacks so far on the US embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad betwe»»»

Qatar's state-owned energy company QatarEnergy has confirmed that several of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities came under missile attacks in the early hours of Thursday. "QatarEnergy confirms that in the early hours of Thursday 19 March 2026, several of its Liquefied Natural Gas»»»

Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquified natural gas facilities ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Middle East war that has sent global fuel prices soari»»»

Oil surged more than five percent Thursday and stocks sank as Iran carried out a series of attacks on Gulf energy facilities and warned of more following a strike on one of its key gas fields, while warnings of higher US inflation also soured the mood. After spending much of Wednesday hovering arou»»»

Riyadh: Their Highnesses, and Excellencies Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the Republic of Lebanon, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom»»»

People attend the funeral of the victims of Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, when the two countries agreed to a Eid cease-fire. Afghan authorities said that Pakistani strikes targeted a drug addiction treatment facility in Kabul, killing dozens of people. Photo by Samiullah »»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has not ruled out military action in response to repeated missile and drone attacks from Iran, Foreign Minister HE Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters following a meeting in Riyadh of foreign ministers from the region, Prince Faisal sa»»»

In its March 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of The US Intelligence Community report, the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has highlighted Pakistan a 'Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)' of Washington, as on the path to developing missile technology that can threaten the US itself. »»»

In its March 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of The US Intelligence Community report, the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has highlighted Pakistan a 'Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)' of Washington, as on the path to developing missile technology that can threaten the US itself. »»»

Japan’s average retail petrol price has reached a record JPY190.80 ($1.19) per litre, reflecting higher crude costs linked to the Iran conflict, according to data released on March 18 by the nation’s industry ministry. Acc»»»

In its March 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of The US Intelligence Community report, the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has highlighted Pakistan a 'Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)' of Washington, as on the path to developing missile technology that can threaten the US itself. »»»

In its March 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of The US Intelligence Community report, the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has highlighted Pakistan a 'Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)' of Washington, as on the path to developing missile technology that can threaten the US itself. »»»

In its March 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of The US Intelligence Community report, the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has highlighted Pakistan a 'Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)' of Washington, as on the path to developing missile technology that can threaten the US itself. »»»

In its March 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of The US Intelligence Community report, the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has highlighted Pakistan a 'Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)' of Washington, as on the path to developing missile technology that can threaten the US itself. »»»