Nearly 95% of Bulgarian pupils use artificial intelligence (AI) for educational purposes, with almost half doing so every day or several times a week, according to a study on the readiness of Bulgarian schools to integrate AI, conducted by the Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM). »»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova thanked UNICEF Representative to Bulgaria Christina de Bruin for the excellent cooperation during her tenure, ahead of the conclusion of her mandate and her departure from the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on its website on Tuesday. "I would like t»»»

Information regarding the security protection provided to politicians should be made public, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday. He also said it was necessary to establish whether the security protection provided to Delyan Peevski had been justified. On Monda»»»

Washington, USA: X has officially launched the Android version of its standalone messaging app, XChat, expanding the service beyond iPhone users and broadening access to its growing suite of messaging features. According to a post on X, Android users can now download XChat, which separates direct m»»»

Dubai: In a move to strengthen the UAE’s legal talent pipeline, the Dubai Rental Disputes Center (RDC) has partnered with Imam Malik College for Sharia and Law to bridge the gap between legal education and judicial practice, giving students hands-on courtroom experience while advancing research, tr»»»

Iran rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to cooperate on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening, warning Paris against intervening in one of the world’s most strategically important waterways. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi dismissed the bid t»»»

Abu Dhabi: When Hamad Mansour Albloushi took his seat in Seat 1, Coach 1 this morning, it marked more than the start of a personal journey. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in the UAE's story. Selected from nominations submitted by people across the country through Etihad Rail's nationwide »»»

Head of Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, visited on Tuesday Ain al-Tineh residence to tackle the latest developments with House Speaker Nabih Berri. Commenting on the “Framework Agreement” signed by President Aoun’s team with the Israeli enemy, Speaker Berri emphasized, “We would act as i»»»

BERLIN: A Romanian was arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of plotting to overthrow his country’s government and install a Nazi-inspired regime, prosecutors said. The suspect, named only as Nichita P., is accused of “having attempted, as a ringleader, to establish a foreign terrorist organi»»»

LONDON: Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that Britain would spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernize its armed forces amid rising threats. Starmer, expected to leave office next month after losing the support of Labour MPs, announced th»»»

PARIS: Europe’s most severe heatwave on record is losing ground, although more than 95 million people on the continent are set to face temperatures of at least 35C on Tuesday, according to AFP calculations.The continent is not used to experiencing such temperatures, especially so early in the summe»»»

DOHA: Top US envoys are in Qatar ​on Tuesday, but uncertainty over the timing and content of any diplomatic talks raised questions over efforts to bring a lasting halt to the Iran war and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The White House ​said ‌US ⁠President Donald ​Trump’s son-in-law ⁠Jared Kushn»»»

Doha, Qatar: Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, today announced the signing of a landmark strategic partnership agreement with Türksat, the national satellite operator of the Republic of Türkiye, alongside a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the design and manufacturing of its next genera»»»

Maalexi, the company behind the Maalexi Agricultural Assets Token Exchange (MAATEX), today announced the close of an oversubscribed funding round led by Tawuniya, a Saudi joint-stock company listed on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul: 8010), and Global Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm and Maal»»»

The first Central and North Asian Chess Championship among boys and girls will be held in Korumdu village, Issyk-Kul region, from June 30 to July 9, 2026. The tournament will be held under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in the age cate»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov said at a nationwide meeting with government officials, law enforcement representatives in the regions, and the mayors of Bishkek and Osh that the main task of public service is to resolve citizens’ problems quickly and effectively at the local level, without b»»»

Dubai: General Dhiraj Seth on Tuesday took over as India’s next Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi after his retirement, becoming the first officer from the Armoured Corps to head the Indian Army since General Shankar Roychowdhury served between 1994 and 1997. With n»»»

Russia on Tuesday said it shot down 419 Ukrainian drones over the country overnight, including in the Moscow region, where authorities said a six-month-old baby was killed. Kyiv has stepped up its long-range drone strike campaign against Russia in recent months, as Moscow's full-scale offensive aga»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»