This photo, taken Friday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in central Seoul as South Korean stocks jumped nearly 3 percent on hopes that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks soared by nearly 3 percent Friday, as Iran's discussions with Oman on a protocol to moni»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

Calculations by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania show that, due to negative demographic factors alone, Lithuania’s economy could be up to 7.2% smaller over the next 20 years than it would be under stable demographic conditions, the Economy and Innovations Ministry announced on Ap»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

Moldova’s parliament has approved the country’s withdrawal from the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in a move described by officials as a key step towards European Union integration, a parliament statement said. »»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

Bulgarian authorities have seized more than €0.5mn suspected of being used to influence the outcome of upcoming elections scheduled on April 19, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov said, according to Novinite. In a»»»

Relations between Baghdad and Washington have entered a more tense phase after the US embassy issued sharp security warnings and questioned Iraq’s ability to prevent attacks on American interests. The US embassy in Baghdad said Thursday that Iran-aligned Iraqi militias could carry out attacks in ce»»»

Doha, Qatar: More ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, says the maritime intelligence firm Windward. It said the number of transits through the critical waterway increased to 16 on Wednesday – the third consecutive daily rise. Meanwhile, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have»»»

Skopje, 31 March 2026 (MIA) - The country needs its young engineers. They are facing a dilemma - to leave or stay in the country. This is a reality we should not ignore. If we want them to stay here, we must create a supportive environment in which they are motivated to develop their ideas and inno»»»

Rumen Radev, speaking during meetings with citizens in the towns of Krumovgrad and Momchilgrad, declared that cooperation with Boyko Borissov and Delyan Peevski is completely out of the question. The remarks were made in the context of discussions about political alliances and future governing arra»»»

Israeli forces have advanced into Lebanon’s Ras al-Bayada area, a hilly region about 14 kilometers from the Galilee border overlooking the Litani River, with the army saying it plans to remain there for an extended, though temporary, period. The move comes as tensions emerge between the military an»»»

Turkish consumer price inflation was 1.94% month-on-month in March, while the annual figure fell to 30.87%, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed ‌on Friday. In ‌a Reuters ‌poll, ⁠monthly inflation was ⁠forecast to be 2.32%, with the annual rate seen at 31.4%, driven by ⁠a rise in ‌fue»»»

Iran warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action", ahead of a scheduled vote on a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that ended up being postponed. "Any provocative action by the aggressors and their supporters, including in the UN Security Council regarding the situation i»»»

A man has been caught on the island of Evia poaching thousands of sea urchins, a traditional Lenten delicacy that is important for marine ecosystems, authorities said Friday. A Coast Guard statement said the 44-year-old amateur fisherman was found in the Glyfa area in possession of 2,500 of the glo»»»

US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new pharmaceutical tariffs on Thursday that could reach 100 percent unless drugmakers strike pricing deals with his administration. The move escalates his trade strategy and could reshape global supply chains and raise costs. President Donald Trump signed»»»

Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing and most secure crypto platforms globally, has integrated USDC on the XDC Network with a $0.25 withdrawal fee, the lowest on the platform, adding to a growing list of major exchanges pointing to XDC as a dedicated settlement layer for stablecoin movement.»»»

On April 3, 1996, the FBI raided a Montana cabin and arrested Theodore Kaczynski, a former college professor, accusing him of being the "Unabomber" whose mail bombs had killed three people and injured 23 since the 1970s. 1 of 5 | On April 3, 1996, the FBI raided a Montana cabin and arrested Theodor»»»

Dubai: The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara and The Hindu Temple in Dubai on Friday announced temporary closures until further notice, following directives from Dubai authorities citing safety and security reasons. The announcements come on the same day that several of the emirate's churches suspended i»»»

The Russian Embassy in Sofia has circulated a warning issued by the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, cautioning its citizens about what it describes as a heightened risk of detention abroad at the request of US authorities. Among the countries mentioned as posing such a risk is Bulgaria, alongside a bro»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday Donald Trump's mocking comments about his marriage did not merit a response, calling them "neither elegant nor appropriate" for the situation. But after days of tensions over US-Israeli strikes on Iran and over NATO, an apparently irritated Macron l»»»

A train derailed early on Friday morning between the Dabovo and Raduntsi stations, Maglizh Municipality, Stara Zagora Region, Central Bulgaria, the press office of Holding BDZ – Bulgarian State Railways announced. BDZ added that the incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. involving a passenger train travell»»»

Al Ain: Abu Dhabi Police have fulfilled the wish of two young brothers by inviting them to accompany a special children’s patrol, in a humanitarian initiative aimed at strengthening community engagement and promoting road safety awareness. A team from the Traffic Awareness and Education Branch at t»»»

A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day become a common power source. The possibility of generating power from osmosis -- when water molecules pass from a less salty solution to a more salty one -- has long been known. But »»»

A forum on the electoral rights of people with visual and hearing impairments will be held at the Ombudsman Institution in Sofia on Friday, the institution said. Organized by Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria Velislava Delcheva, the event will focus on accessible information, technological solu»»»

Doha, Qatar: There is little room left for hesitation in the top-flight Qatar Stars League (QSL). With three rounds remaining, every point now carries weight for places in the top four, for survival and for momentum heading into the closing days of the season. That urgency frames today’s meeting be»»»

A year ago this week, Spain’s grid ran entirely on renewable power for a full day for the first time ever. Wind, solar, and hydro met all the peninsula’s electricity demand on April 16. Five days later, solar set a new record, generating 20,120 MW of instantaneous power – covering 78.6% of demand a»»»

The Cotofenesti golden helmet and two of the three Dacian gold bracelets stolen last year from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and subsequently recovered have been returned to Romania, the Dutch Prosecution Service announced on Thursday in a press release published on its website.Stan Rares-Pe»»»

Over half of the Romanians admit the fact that they have committed at least one traffic violation, show the results of a sociological study made by IRES at the request of UNSAR – the National Union of the Societies for Insurance and Re-insurance of Romania.More specifically, six out of ten people s»»»

Industrial producer prices overall (domestic and external markets) fell by 1.1% in February this year compared to January 2026, while rising by 3% compared to February 2025, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).On the domestic market, the industrial »»»

Romania's permanent resident population reached 21.646 million people as of 1 January 2026, down 0.5% compared with the same period of the previous year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Thursday.The urban and female population remain in the majority, accoun»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan announced on Thursday that Romania will contact Pfizer, with which he will start a negotiation, considering that some "thoughtless decisions turn against them in a longer or shorter time"."Unfortunately, we received the news of the sentence in the first instance, unfortu»»»

Current discussions about state interventions in market mechanisms, such as price caps in various fields, bring uncertainty to the market and make companies more reluctant about future investments, claim representatives of the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania)."We have »»»

The Government has decided to reduce the excise duty on diesel by 0.30 lei per liter. It will also limit fuel price updates at gas stations to just one per day. The measure is expected to be adopted through an Emergency Ordinance, “most likely on Friday.” “The working group set up by the Government»»»

The Finance Ministry planned, in April 2026, to borrow from commercial banks 3.9 billion lei, to which could be added 15% of the nominal value adjudicated at reference tenders, within additional sessions of non-competitive offers organized exclusively for benchmark instruments. The total amount of »»»

The Government approved on Thursday the National Strategy of State Reserves (SNRS) for the period 2026-2030, a document through which Romania strengthens its capacity to respond efficiently to exceptional situations and ensures a high level of resilience and national security, aligned with good Eur»»»

The Ministry of Finance is reorganising the Romanian Customs Authority to align the customs system with the current demands of the economy and with the new European and international guidelines.According to the Ministry of Finance, the reform aims to transition to a modern customs model, based on c»»»

Romania already has a "country project" represented by its accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), now in the final stage, and the next strategic objective will be the adoption of the euro, after rebalancing the economy and reducing the major fiscal deficit, »»»

The total number of citizens registered to vote in Romania's Electoral Register on 31 March is 19,028,813, down by 3,715 compared with 28 February.According to a Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) release sent on Thursday, 19,032,528 Romanian voters were registered in the Electoral Register on 28 »»»

Buzau mayor Constantin Toma said many Social Democrats support Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan staying in office, warning the party risks "a bad outcome" if it follows leader Sorin Grindeanu's line, while also referring to the case involving ARR head Cristian Anton.Constantin Toma made the remarks afte»»»

Romania represents a direct gateway to the European Union, having a special importance for Uzbekistan, stated on Thursday, Amirsaid Agzamhodjaev, the ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Romania with residence in Warsaw, at an event organized by the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry»»»

The Sfantu Gheorghe branch of the Danube on Thursday hosted an inter-institutional training exercise that dealt with the management of a refugee crisis in the Danube Delta area and prisoners of war, an event that was part of a wider Sea Shield exercise.The military exercise designed to secure the i»»»