Manila: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded a phreatomagmatic eruption at the main crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas province Tuesday afternoon, sending jets of gray ash and steam-rich plumes rising 1,200 meters (about 3,937 feet) above the crater. Taal Volca»»»

JOHANNESBURG: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration on Tuesday, which some protest groups set as a deadline for the departure of all illegal migrants from the country.South African groups planning to demonstrate blame illegal immigrants fo»»»

DUBAI: A confidential security annex to the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement has revealed new details of how the US-brokered deal is intended to be implemented, according to a document obtained by Asharq Bloomberg. The six-part annex outlines security arrangements, including the disarmament of Ir»»»

LA GUAIRA: Rescuers from around the world pushed Tuesday to save any final survivors trapped under mountains of rubble after Venezuela’s massive quakes that killed over 1,700 people, with tens of thousands still unaccounted for. The twin quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 — the strongest to hit the So»»»

RIYADH: Egypt reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund that could unlock another $1.64 billion in funding, taking total program disbursements to about $7.2 billion. The agreement covers the seventh review under the Extended Fund Facility and the second review under the R»»»

PODGORICA: As as a heat wave that baked western European countries reached the Balkans this week, animal welfare activists in small Montenegro have expressed alarm over the decades-old problem of abandoned animals. Several unattended horses roamed the outskirts of the capital Podgorica in scorching»»»

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil met Tuesday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh, to discuss a framework agreement signed Friday with Israel. Bassil said after the meeting that he and Berri agree on two main things. They both want to prevent internal strife, and both agre»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has warned that he and a large parliamentary bloc will strongly oppose a framework accord recently signed between Lebanon and Israel. "They have entangled themselves in a major ordeal. If they believe this agreement will pass through constitutional institutions, they »»»

Eli Lilly and Company has announced the appointment of Sebastian Iovan as General Manager for its Romania Cluster. Starting July 1st, 2026, Iovan will coordinate the company’s commercial, medical, and operational activity on the markets of Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia an»»»

Companies that continue to invest in office fit-outs in 2026 are allocating a larger share of their budgets to collaboration and social areas, despite weaker overall demand in the office market, according to Workspace Studio, a fit-out and workplace transformation company with a turnover of EUR 30 »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Eight Palestinians martyred, 26 others wounded in last 24 hours in Gaza: Health Ministry 30-06-2026 12:47 PM Latest News Urgent News Lebane»»»

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Dubai: Airbus has secured an order worth more than $10 billion at list prices from SAS, giving the Scandinavian airline up to 40 widebody aircraft as it expands long-haul flying from Copenhagen. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.SAS said on Tuesday that it had selected t»»»

Dubai: A 24-year-old woman has accused a man of sexually harassing her inside a moving car in Delhi, with the alleged assault captured on her mobile phone, NDTV reported. According to her complaint, the accused, who was known to her, invited her out on the pretext of eating momos before saying he n»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany should end its boycott of Russian oil and gas to support its weakening economy, Alice Weidel, co-chair of the right-wing opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said. "Cheap energy from Russia was the secret of the success of 'Made in Germany'. We need it back … T»»»

While NATO accuses Russia of plotting attacks on the bloc, its own actions suggest it is planning for war with Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said NATO is building weapon to attack airfields deep inside Russia, with Ukraine as a testing ground. This spring, the NATO-le»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has extended until the end of this year the deadline for correcting the status of work permits for some expatriate workers, giving employers and employees more time to complete regulatory procedures. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said the extension appli»»»

The Varna Regional Court Tuesday returned the case against Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev to the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office, citing procedural issues. At a preliminary hearing, the court was expected to decide whether to proceed with the trial against Kotsev, municipal councilors Nikolay Stefanov »»»

Weak enforcement against high-level corruption, combined with the alleged selective use of anti-corruption institutions for political purposes, has left Bulgaria's democracy "under attack" and further undermined the rule of law, according to the Anti-Corruption Fund's (ACF) annual monitoring report»»»

The topic of the draft 2026 state budget put forward by Progressive Bulgaria's government dominates Tuesday's news media. ECONOMY Trud presents on its front page the Domuschiev Strategy, or a six-item list on which the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (KRIB), chaired by Kir»»»

Two companies supplying guardrails in Bulgaria appear to be linked to GERB leader Boyko Borissov, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Tuesday. Demerdzhiev said the quality of the guardrails and their installation must be thoroughly checked, adding that the entire road infrastructure shoul»»»

The Environmental Impact Assessment report on the proposed wind farm in the protected Natura 2000 Krumovitsa Protected Area near Krumovgrad was rejected Monday, Director of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in Haskovo Tonka Atanasova said. Atanasova pointed out that additional opin»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority 'Ashghal' has announced the commencement of the Qatar Aeronautical Academy Development Project in Ras Bu Abboud, as part of its ongoing efforts to develop advanced educational and training infrastructure in line with the highest international standards. The p»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal is battling a surge in bird flu cases, and has slaughtered more than 596,000 poultry and shut its only zoo, agriculture ministry officials said Tuesday. The Himalayan nation has had bird flu in previous years, but the first cases this year were reported on March 18. Since th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, on Tuesday received HE Luigi Di Maio, the European Union's Special Representative for the Gulf region, who is currently visiting Qatar. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed coo»»»

Doha, Qatar: BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of New Energy Vehicles, has reached a new agreement to be the Official Automotive Partner of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) and the Khaleeji 27 tournament. The announcement marks BYD's first official sponsorship of a major Gulf footb»»»

The Ministry of Emergency Situations presented nine vehicles to the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the Ministry of Health’s press center, the handover ceremony was timed to coincide with Medical Worker’s Day, celebrated annually in the country on the first Sunday of July. T»»»

At its regular session, the Bishkek City Council adopted a resolution «On approval of tariffs for water supply and sanitation services, increased coefficients for them and tariffs for technical maintenance of in-building networks.» The resolution approved a single tariff for one cubic meter: The fo»»»

Goldman Sachs expects the Egyptian pound to strengthen steadily over the next 12 months, forecasting the exchange rate to reach EGP46 per US dollar, as improving external financing conditions, stronger foreign exchange reserves and easing regional geopolitical tensions support the currency’s outloo»»»

In tonight's edition, worry builds amongst African migrants in South Africa ahead of the June 30th deadline set by protesters demanding undocumented foreigners leave the country. Also, at least three are killed in Ghana as floods paralyze the capital. And Cape Verde offers greener pastures for»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund boosted its total assets to SR4.54 trillion ($1.21 trillion) by the end of 2025, representing a 5.09 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to a disclosure filed with the London Stock Exchange. The sovereign wealth fund reported gross»»»

We have all experienced the frustration of buying a new skincare serum or hair tool only to find it does not work for our specific needs. For decades, finding the perfect personal care routine has been a game of trial and error. But what if the products you use actually understood your unique biolo»»»

KATHMANDU: Nepal is battling a surge in bird flu cases, and has slaughtered more than 596,000 poultry and shut its only zoo, agriculture ministry officials said Tuesday. The Himalayan nation has had bird flu in previous years, but the first cases this year were reported on March 18. Since then, gov»»»

NEW DELHI: A fire at a petrochemical plant in eastern India injured at least 20 people, five of them critically, police said. The blaze broke out Tuesday in a naphtha pipeline at a facility operated by Haldia Petrochemicals and quickly spread to nearby homes in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur distric»»»

ZURICH: Personal ‌wealth in 2025 grew at its fastest pace in years, creating nearly one million new US dollar millionaires worldwide, Swiss bank UBS said in its annual Global Wealth Report published on Tuesday. Here are some details: Total personal wealth globally rose by ‌10.8 percent last ‌year, »»»

MONACO: Police were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded ​by an explosion in the wealthy principality of Monaco which French and Ukrainian media said was an attack on a Ukrainian-born oligarch. A manhunt was under way in Monaco and neighboring France after the»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3697 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to »»»

LONDON - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the Wimbledon second round after a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over world number 102 Yibing Wu of China in the opening round on Monday evening. Djokovic, who is in eight position in the ATP rankings, won after three hours and 12 minutes of »»»

Dubai: More than 10,000 tickets have sold out ahead of Etihad Rail’s historic launch today, as the UAE’s highly anticipated first national passenger services officially entered operation. The rush for tickets comes as the network welcomes its first paying passengers onboard the inaugural scheduled »»»

New York: France will stage an elaborate light show at the Statue of Liberty to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the French consulate said Monday. Described as a "monumental artistic creation," the show will be recorded in advance and broadcast by the ABC network at the start of its»»»

Monterrey, Mexico: Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman cast doubt on his future on Monday after a penalty shootout loss to Morocco eliminated his team from the World Cup. Koeman said he was still coming to grips with the result at Monterrey Stadium, which marked the Netherlands' earliest exit at the Wo»»»

Asman Airlines is opening a new chapter in the history of domestic air travel in Kyrgyzstan. Starting July 16, 2026, the first direct seasonal flight will be launched on Batken — Tamchy -Batken route, connecting Batken region with the shores of Issyk-Kul Lake without transfers or hours-long travel.»»»

Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, while extreme heat, droughts, floods, and rapid glacier melt are becoming the new climate norm. This conclusion was presented by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in its new report State of the Climate in Asia 2025. According to »»»

The fee for recreational and sport fishing in Kyrgyzstan has officially been reduced. The corresponding amendments were introduced to the government resolution dated October 20, 2015, the press service of the Presidential Administration reported. The decision was made following an instruction by Pr»»»

Kyrgyz athletes representing the country’s motorsport community showed an outstanding performance at the Can-Am Rally Kazakhstan 2026. The Federation of Auto and Motorcycle Sports and Road Safety of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Vladimir Smirnov, Sanzhar Beishenov, and Edil Mukambetov swept the pod»»»

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan conducted its largest intervention since the beginning of the year, selling $222.55 million. Meanwhile, the average exchange rate of the U.S. dollar remained unchanged at 87.8 soms per dollar. This is the eighth intervention this year. In total, the regulator sold $1»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeenbek Kulubaev, will pay an official visit to Turkey on July 1, 2026, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported. As part of the visit, the 7th meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group at the level of the Foreign Ministers of th»»»

Residents of Batken who suffered during the strong winds on June 27 received financial assistance. Mayor of the city Seitek Kulubaev visited the victims. The mayor personally checked on the health of residents injured during the hurricane, wished them a speedy recovery, and presented the financial »»»

RIYADH: Middle Eastern air cargo demand fell 8.9 percent year on year in May, the weakest performance of any region, as war-related disruption continued to weigh on aviation and trade routes linked to the Gulf, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity among Middle Eastern »»»

VALGA: The United States will stand with its European allies in the defense of the Baltic countries, the American commander of NATO’s land forces in Europe said on Tuesday as the alliance assigned an additional headquarters to the region. “You’re ready to do more and following words with action, an»»»