June 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. military killed two men in its latest strike targeting a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command announced late Sunday, lifting the monthslong operation's death toll to at least 213. The strike left six survivors, according to SOUTHCOM, whic»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Embassy of India in Qatar, in association with the Indian Sports Centre (ISC), Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), and Indian Business and Professionals Council (IBPC) Qatar, organized the grand celebration of International Day of Yoga 2026 on Sa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Duty Free (QDF) and Assouline announced a landmark collaboration with the launch of the luxury publisher’s first-ever ‘Travel Series Kiosk’, to be unveiled at Hamad International Airport (HIA), Doha. This innovative retail concept marks a world-first for both brands, bringing Ass»»»

Doha, Qatar: More than 140 students from Doha British School’s Ain Khaled, Rawdat Al Hamama and Al Wakrah campuses celebrated their graduation during a prestigious ceremony held at the Al Wosail Ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton Doha. The event welcomed over 400 guests, including parents, educators, sch»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) at Qatar Chamber announced the appointment of Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani, Vice-Chairman of QICCA’s Board of Directors, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Comm»»»

US and Iranian negotiators made what mediators described as "encouraging progress" in high-level talks aimed at turning a fragile ceasefire into a broader peace agreement, despite a rocky start triggered by President Donald Trump's renewed threats against Iran. After the first day of negotiations a»»»

Moscow shot down dozens of drones in the early hours of Monday and briefly suspended flights at airports, authorities in the Russian capital said, just days after Ukraine hit the city's oil refinery again. Ukrainian authorities said Russian drones had hit civilian merchant vessels, killing an Egypt»»»

The negotiations with the European Commission regarding the latest amendment to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been successfully concluded, and Romania is maintaining a NRRP worth over 20 billion euros and fully maintaining the non-reimbursable European money component, the i»»»

Six of the nine contracts for highway sections financed from SAFE have been signed, and the other three will follow in a fairly short period of time, declared on Friday the interim Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Radu Miruta, in a press conference."On SAFE, there were nine projects, nine »»»

The absorption rate of European funds under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) has reached 84% for investment projects managed by the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Minister Cseke Attila said on Friday in Orastie, where he attended the inauguration of a nurs»»»

President Nicusor Dan conferred the National Order of the Star of Romania in the degree of Grand Cross on former Polish President Lech Walesa.''Considering the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, as a sign of high appreciation for the exceptional merits in consolidating and deepening Roman»»»

The ministry of foreign affairs has announced on Saturday that the call for project proposals for the KEP Program (Know how Exchange Program) has been launched in the Central European Initiative (ICE).According to a MAE press release, the programme supports initiatives for the consolidation of the »»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Saturday in Istanbul, where he joined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the flag-granting ceremony for the HISAR-class corvette Contraamiral August Roman, that the ship will strengthen Romania's contribution to regional security and to the country's commitments»»»

The Black Sea has a "critical" geopolitical and economic role for connecting with the South Caucasus, the Middle East and Asia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, pointed out at the 5th edition of the Kiel Security Conference.According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry (MAE) sent on»»»

Romania's objective is for the future EU multiannual budget to be as large as possible, as this would also increase the country's net contribution, President Nicusor Dan said on Friday after the summer European Council meeting.Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, the Romanian head of state n»»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Saturday in Istanbul that at the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, the strategic partnership between Romania and Turkey could be expanded to include cooperation on Black Sea undersea infrastructure."We have a 15-year strategic partnership and shared interests - first of »»»

The discussion on drone incidents, also reflected in the conclusions of the summer European Council, will continue next week in Gdansk (Poland), where Romania will participate in the so-called 'Helsinki format', President Nicusor Dan declared on Friday, after the end of the EU summit.''First of all»»»

Ilie Bolojan was re-elected on Sunday as President of the National Liberal Party (PNL) at the PNL Extraordinary Congress.Following the vote cast by the Liberal delegates, Bolojan received 1,769 votes in favour.A total of 1,886 delegates were present at the Congress, with 1,842 votes cast. Of these,»»»

Save Romania Union (USR)'s National Bureau voted unanimously on Friday for Dominic Fritz to remain party president.The decision came after Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice on Thursday upheld a ruling by the National Integrity Agency (ANI), which found Fritz guilty of an administrative »»»

President Nicusor Dan declared on Friday, regarding the political crisis in Bucharest, that he does not play the political parties' game and that appointing Adrian Vestea as prime minister was the option he considered most likely to pass in Parliament, given that the parties did not come up with a »»»

President Nicusor Dan declared on Friday that there is a "huge" state of tension and distrust in society in the context of the current political crisis.Asked what his message is to Romanians and how he comments on the protests announced in the country as a result of the decisions taken on Thursday »»»

The National Liberal Party (PNL) is proposing to parties and President Nicusor Dan a national pact to support, for a period of six months, a minority Government formula, Liberal leader Ilie Bolojan announced on Sunday, mentioning that PNL MPs will not support the Government proposed by Adrian Veste»»»

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) decided on Sunday, in a meeting of the National Political Council, to support in Parliament the investiture of the Government led by Adrian Vestea and to take part in governing, according to political sources.In order to support the future Cabinet, the Social Democ»»»

MPs of the Alliance for Romanians' Union (AUR) will not vote for the Vestea Government, AUR Senate leader Petrisor Peiu announced on Sunday."I doubt anyone would vote for this Government against the party line. (...) I am telling you that AUR MPs will not vote for the Vestea Government. This is our»»»

The National Liberal Party (PNL) is not part of the Vestea Government and does not assume political responsibility for the proposed governing programme, PNL representatives said."The National Liberal Party has taken note of the submission to Parliament of the governing programme and the list of min»»»

The government programme for the 2026-2028 period proposed by Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea aims to strengthen public finances, modernise public administration, enhance economic competitiveness and improve services provided to citizens. The government's key priorities are the implementatio»»»

Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea submitted to Parliament on Sunday the list of ministers, from among the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL) and independents, and the governing programme he is proposing.The Cabinet list is as follows:* Adrian Vestea - Prime Ministe»»»

Bern, June 22 (SANA) Qatar and Pakistan said Sunday that high-level talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland had produced “positive and constructive” results, marking progress toward a potential final agreement. In a joint statement cited by Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the two countrie»»»

At the hearing of Letter of 75 case, the court decided to hold the rest of the trial behind closed doors. This is due to the planned questioning of classified witnesses, whose identities and testimony are not subject to disclosure. However, the defendant in the case, former Deputy Minister of Inter»»»

Doha, Qatar: When Argentina face Austria today, the world champions will not only be chasing a second consecutive victory that could secure control of Group J, but their captain could also become the first player to score 17 goals in World Cup history. The two nations meet in Dallas for their secon»»»

Manila: At least three teenaged students were killed and five others wounded on Monday in a rare school shooting in the central Philippines, police said. The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired "randomly" inside the school, police Lieutenant Evalyn Diaz told AFP of the incident, which t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The consultative sessions on the National Human Rights Action Plan 2026-2030 - organised by the committee designated to prepare the National Human Rights Action Plan, continued on Sunday. The consultative session was hosted by Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Gha»»»

Doha, Qatar: The World Refugee Day was celebrated by organising the ‘Together for Refugees’ event at the College of Islamic Studies at HBKU yesterday, which brought together humanitarian partners and community members in an evening filled with dialogue, learning, and community interaction. The even»»»

A car hit a woman and three children in the village of Tashlak, Kara-Suu district of Osh region. Video of the accident is shared on social media. Judging by the footage, a car emerging from a turn hit the woman and children, who were standing on the side of the road. According to the Traffic Safety»»»

Dubai: Former Petrofac employees in the UAE have received a major portion of their outstanding dues, ending months of uncertainty for staff who were laid off with little notice after the company’s offshore wind contract setback pushed the group into crisis. Sign up for our daily business newsletter»»»

Doha, Qatar: The mood inside Qatar’s camp was understandably sombre in the immediate aftermath of the crushing defeat to Canada, but Pedro Miguel insists Al Annabi have not lost belief as they prepare for one final push to keep their FIFA World Cup hopes alive. Qatar head into their decisive Group »»»

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pledged stronger protections for Bangladeshi migrant workers on Monday, after a series of labor abuses affecting the Southeast Asian nation’s largest foreign workforce. Around 800,000 Bangladeshis work in Malaysia, making up a third of the country’»»»

NAIROBI:African hospitals face huge new costs as they scramble to replace the main anaesthetic for child operations that is set to run out in 2027, a charity has warned. Halothane is still widely used across sub-Saharan Africa to put children to sleep for operations, primarily because it can be sev»»»

LOS ANGELES: Lionel Messi and World Cup holders Argentina face Austria in Dallas on Monday with the Argentine great needing one more goal to rewrite the record books. Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time mark of 16 World Cup goals when scoring a hat-trick in the 3-0 »»»

SYDNEY: Australia is checking for any sign of “entrenched” H5 bird flu in its wildlife after detecting the country’s first two cases, the government said Monday. Scientists confirmed at the weekend they had found the disease in a migratory sea bird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia. Tests »»»

TYRE: The dust has barely settled in Tyre after weeks of Israeli airstrikes on the ancient city along Lebanon ‘s Mediterranean coast. Despite the relative calm, life remains largely at a standstill. A new ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group is in effect. But pre»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is strengthening its efforts to develop a highly skilled national workforce through its Government Domestic Scholarship Programme, which offers fully funded study opportunities and monthly stipends of up to QR10,000 for students pursuing priority academic disciplines aligned with»»»

Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy said on social media on Sunday that he and his colleagues had spent the entire weekend working on legislation that could bring home HUF 700 billion as early as this summer to finance new air-conditioned, low-floor HÉV suburban railway trains and InterC»»»

Ambassador James Moran, Head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, stressed on the union’s commitment to provide long-term support to Egypt’s water sector and reform programmes. Moran noted out that EU allocated €200m of funds to improve the water sector in compliance with Egypt’s developmenta»»»

Manila: At least three people were killed and five others injured on Monday in a rare school shooting incident in the central Philippines, police said. Police have yet to establish a motive for the shooting, which took place at around 9am (0100 GMT) at San Jose National High School in Leyte provinc»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs celebrated the graduation of a new cohort of students from the Institute of Religious Studies Preparatory and Secondary for Boys, with 48 graduates representing 45 countries, highlighting the insti»»»

The gas service Bishkekgaz announced a temporary suspension of gas supply due to maintenance work on medium- and low-pressure gas pipelines. According to the statement, gas supply will be stopped from June 23 to June 26, 2026 in an area bordered by the following streets: Zhukeev-Pudovkin, Tokombaev»»»

Water supply disruptions have been recorded in several districts of Osh since yesterday, the Osh City Hall reported. City services said that water supply has mostly been restored today, but in some microdistricts water is still absent or is supplied intermittently. The municipality stated that the »»»

Officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan(SCNS) have shut down the activities of an organized criminal group involved in the production and distribution of synthetic drugs in Bishkek and Chui region. According to the security service, the operation was carried out as part »»»

Doha, Qatar: As applications open for Season 18 of Stars of Science, Qatar Foundation’s flagship innovation platform is embarking on what its producers describe as the most significant transformation in the programme’s nearly two-decade history. The new season introduces an updated format with a st»»»