Authorities have been investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who was reported missing Feb. 1, as a kidnapping and ransom case. File Photo courtesy Pima County Sheriff's Department/UPI July 2 (UPI) -- Federal authorities said that some of the ransom notes they have received over the cours»»»

Russia views the start of the US rotating presidency in the G20 as encouraging, but the main work still lies ahead, Denis Agafonov, Kremlin aide and Russian sherpa of the G20, stressed. Agafonov also underscored that Russia welcomes the G20 agenda's focus on economic issues under the US presidency.»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - China successfully launched the new Haiyang-2E ocean observation satellite into a preset orbit using the Chang Zheng 4B launch vehicle on Thursday, the China Space Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced. "On July 2 … the Chang Zheng 4B launch vehicle launched from t»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday defended the framework agreement that Lebanon has signed with Israel, saying that if it gets implemented, it should lead to an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. It would also "allow our displaced people to return to their villages and homes in a safe and digni»»»

TAICHUNG: Taiwan ​needs a “hornet’s nest” of drones to help deter conflict and provide security, the top US diplomat to the democratically governed island said on Thursday. The United States, Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, »»»

DUBAI: Vladimir Mukhin is a fifth-generation chef who has earned global recognition for reinterpreting Russian cuisine on the world stage. Born in Essentuki, Russia, he began his kitchen career at 12 in his father’s restaurant. He went on to study catering technology at the Plekhanov Russian Univer»»»

CAIRO — Egypt has secured a US$300 million Chinese investment in automotive tyre reinforcement materials as Cairo accelerates efforts to build a vertically integrated manufacturing base capable of serving regional and global export markets through the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). Prime Minist»»»

A ceasefire sounds straightforward: Fighting stops. Negotiations ensue. Ordinary citizens get a break from fighting — and some time to rebuild. That's not what's happening in the volatile Mideast, where ongoing fighting still resembles a war long after ceasefire agreements were announced and Presid»»»

Doha, Qatar: Every FIFA World Cup creates new heroes, but it also signals the end of an era for others. When Portugal and Croatia meet in the Round of 32, the spotlight will once again fall on Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric. Two of football’s greatest players have defined a generation, and this »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces struck a plant in Kiev that produces control systems for Flamingo and Fire Point missiles during a massive attack, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "[Targets] hit in the city of Kiev: Radionix, an aggregate and component enterprise of the ra»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had detained two Kiev agents in Crimea for transmitting information about Russian armed forces facilities and the Crimean Bridge railway connection. "The Federal Security Service of Russia detained Russian citize»»»

Every year, he does a little countdown. Dubai-based Safia Youssef’s 10-year-old loves a football summer camp more than he loves home, she says. “He waits to register. He enjoys it so much, because he has made more friends at camp than he made in school,” she says. He comes home with such a beaming »»»

Romania has domestic oil and gas production, refining capacity and port infrastructure, but remains dependent on crude oil imports and developments on international energy markets, according to an analysis conducted by EY Romania."The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East at the end of Febr»»»

OMV Petrom has announced the delivery of the fourth and final module of a 20 MW electrolyser for green hydrogen production at its Petrobrazi refinery, as the company develops a total installed capacity of 55 MW through two projects, of 20 MW and 35 MW respectively.According to a company press relea»»»

ENEVO Group and Kraftfeld have signed a contract for the construction of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an output of 110 MW and a storage capacity of 220 MWh in Draganesti-Olt, Olt County, Romania.According to a company press release, the project also includes connection to the high-vo»»»

E.ON Energie Romania and the global renewable-energy technology provider Atmoce are developing in Iasi an Innovation Center dedicated to the accelerated testing of ideas, technologies and integrated solutions in the field of green energy, and are launching an energy-storage battery with a 25-year l»»»

Payments performed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) in 2026 have so far exceeded EUR 110 million, the Energy Ministry announced in a statement.Between June 22 - 26, 2026, payments were authorised and performed for eight transfer requests linked to NRRP-funded projects, totalli»»»

Electrica has drawn non-reimbursable European financing of almost 4.9 million lei, through the Modernization Fund, for the construction of a storage capacity at CEF Vulturu, the company informed in a press release sent to the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Friday."Electrica announces to shareholders a»»»

Secretary of State with the Energy Ministry Cristian Busoi signed on Friday in Luxembourg the tripartite agreement on energy storage at the meeting of EU Energy ministers."Today I signed, together with the energy ministers of the EU member states, the tripartite agreement on energy storage. This se»»»

The National Electricity Transmission Company Transelectrica SA has cancelled several scheduled outages so that the transmission network remains fully available and any additional risk linked to extreme weather is minimised.According to the company, the National Power Dispatcher has already impleme»»»

Romania has domestic oil and gas production, refining capacity and port infrastructure, but remains dependent on crude oil imports and developments on international energy markets, according to an analysis conducted by EY Romania."The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East at the end of Febr»»»

Romania devotes considerable attention to electricity, batteries and photovoltaic panels, but far too little to modernising its district heating system, according to Dumitru Chisalita, chair of the Intelligent Energy Association (AEI)."Heatwaves do not merely increase discomfort. They shift peak el»»»

The first shipment of photovoltaic panels - part of a total of around 800,000 panels destined for four solar parks with a combined installed capacity of approximately 550 MW, currently under construction in Isalnita, Tismana and Rovinari - has arrived in Romania, OMV Petrom announced in a statement»»»

The weighted average tariff for natural gas distribution is set to drop 7.1% as of 1 July under the package of regulated tariffs for Romania's 27 licensed gas distribution operators, approved by the Regulatory Committee of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) on 16 June.According to an A»»»

Romania's fuel market does not operate uniformly, and price increases are not determined solely by taxes or international costs, as there is commercial room for manoeuvre that each operator chooses to use differently, according to an analysis published by the Intelligent Energy Association (AEI)."Y»»»

The partnership between CIM Steel Industry LLC and National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain (NBQ) demonstrates the growing importance of collaboration between financial institutions and local manufacturers in advancing the UAE's industrial development objectives. Strong partnerships between industry and the»»»

Gaziantep: The Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University to strengthen academic research in Arabic language studies and expand the use of digital linguistic resources in higher education. The agr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Mechanical Equipment Department, in cooperation with the Training Department, concluded the training programme for students of the College of Mechanical Engineering at University of Doha for Science and Technology, which aimed to provide»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, represented by its Department of Da’wah and Religious Guidance, has organised the “Knowledge Circles” (Majalis Al Ilm) programme as part of the Da’wah and Islamic Sciences Institute’s training and qualification initiatives, aimed at equipping »»»

First published in Deník N. When the new Bulgarian defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov recently announced that his country would no longer supply weapons to Ukraine, some Bulgarians experienced déjà vu. In the months immediately after the start of Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022, Bulgar»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), has opened registration for the eighth edition of “My Career – My Future” 2026, its flagship job-shadowing programme for high school students in Qatar. The program will take place from August 2 to 6, 2026 in part»»»

Minister of State for Interior Affairs H E Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Thani met yesterday with Deputy National Security Adviser of the United Kingdom H E Barbara Woodward. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and explored ways to enhance cooperation in security fields, along»»»

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency Ksrelief carried out humanitarian activities in Gaza, Afghanistan Yemen with the provision of emergency shelter, food and medical services to affected individuals and families. At the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, dozens of Palestinian families r»»»

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson. 1 of 4 | President Lyndon B. Johnson (C) signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as the Rev. Martin Luther, standing behind him, and others watch on July 2, 1964, in the White House. File Photo »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia's Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) have arrested 130 Saudi citizens and expatriate residents on suspicion of corruption-related offences following a series of inspections and investigations carried out during June. Nazaha said it conducted 1,585 oversight inspect»»»

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his first flight aboard a newly upgraded Boeing 747 that was donated by Qatar's royal family, describing it as "maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built". The aircraft landed at Joint Base Andrews after Trump returned from North Dakota, where he att»»»

Romania's gross national minimum gross monthly wage increases to 4,325 lei from 4,050 lei on Wednesday, 1 July, under Government Decision No. 146 of 12 March 2026."From 1 July 2026, the gross national minimum basic wage guaranteed for payment shall be set at 4,325 lei per month, excluding bonuses a»»»

Romania is recording the highest rate of severe material and social deprivation among young people aged between 15 and 29 in the European Union, with an alarming percentage of 15.1%, according to the latest Eurostat data for 2025, cited by the Federation of Romania's Food Banks (FBAR).The percentag»»»

Almost a quarter of Romanians over the age of 65 are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, with Romania being above the European Union average for this indicator, according to Eurostat figures for 2025, analysed by the Social Monitor, a project of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation."Almost one in fo»»»

Nearly 83% of managers in Romania's construction sector expect further price increases over the next 12 months, while more than 45% anticipate stagnation or even a decline in the volume of projects, amid pressures stemming from the cost of materials, energy and transport, according to a study condu»»»

As of June 30, 2026, Romania's foreign-exchange reserves at the National Bank of Romania (BNR) stood at EUR63.493 billion, down EUR558 million from the EUR64.051 billion recorded at the end of May 2026, shows data published by the central bank.Inflows recorded in June amounted to EUR4.028 billion, »»»

Romania's National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCC-RO) has launched a public consultation on a grant scheme designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) comply with the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the Authority for the Digitalisation of Romania (ADR) said in a »»»

Romania's accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) could generate 3.5 billion euros in additional investment each year, provided the government implements the organisation's recommended reforms and refrains from raising taxes, says the National Trade Union Bloc»»»

The proportion of Romanians who view the European Union as a place of stability in a troubled world increased to 74% since the last Eurobarometer survey last autumn, and Romania's EU membership is considered beneficial by 73% of citizens, a significant development in the same period of time, accord»»»

The government in Chisinau approved the signing of a new agreement between the Republic of Moldova and Romania regarding the construction, exploitation and maintenance of strategically important transport infrastructure, including the border road bridge over the Prut River between Ungheni on both b»»»

The MApN radar surveillance system detected on Wednesday, at 1:20 p.m., an aerial target at a distance of approximately 30 kilometers from the town of Vâlcove, Ukraine.According to a press release from the Ministry of National Defence, the National Military Command Center (core) notified the Genera»»»

The total number of eligible voters registered in the Electoral Register as of June 30 is 19,027,733, an increase of 723 compared to May 31, when 19,027,010 Romanian voters were registered, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). According to the AEP,»»»

The Bucharest Tribunal on Wednesday provisionally suspended the implementation and effects of a resolution that convened the National Liberal Party's (PNL) extraordinary congress, pending a final ruling, in a decision that could affect the party's leadership during ongoing efforts to form a new Rom»»»

Putting Romania into excessive debt means weakening it, said PNL Vice President Siegfried Muresan—who has been nominated by the PNL, USR, and UDMR for the position of prime minister—stating that fiscal discipline is the red line that the Liberals cannot cross in negotiations regarding the future go»»»

Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Sorin Grindeanu said on Wednesday that he supports a rotating premiership, provided the arrangement begins with a PSD prime minister, adding that he has nothing against Siegfried Muresan.Grindeanu was asked whether he would support a power-sharing arrangement un»»»