Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks on implementing a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to end the Middle East war had been postponed, hours after U.S. Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled. "The planned talks between the U.S., Iran, Qatar and Paki»»»

The parliamentary group of GERB-UDF slams the government's position on a proposed new EU sanctions package against Russia, arguing that Bulgaria's reported readiness to veto the measures over the inclusion of Russian Patriarch Kirill does not serve the country's national interests. In a declaration»»»

Damascus, June 19 (SANA) Syrian and Indian officials discussed strengthening cooperation in agriculture and exploring ways to revive Syria’s silk industry during a meeting at the Indian Embassy in Damascus on Thursday. Mohammad Jannat, head of the Damascus and Damascus Countryside Chamber of Agricu»»»

Mexico City: A Mexican mayor allegedly faked her own kidnapping to embezzle $2 million worth of government funds disguised as ransom, local authorities said Thursday. Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, several hours outside Mexico City, has proclaimed her innocence, calling the a»»»

Melbourne, Australia: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has killed an estimated 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Australia's remote Heard Island, scientists said, marking the first detection of the virus in an Australian external territory. Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Progra»»»

Arab Finance: Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with GIZ Egypt, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), to accelerate the growth of climate-tech startups in Egypt, according to a press release. Both sides will join forces to expand»»»

Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Mogama, once the bustling epicenter of Egypt’s Governmental operations, is undergoing a significant transformation. By December 25, the Egyptian government aims to unveil this historic building as a state-of-the-art luxury hotel, a move that symbolizes the country’s drive towa»»»

DALLAS: As people gather across the US to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will open its doors to the public for the first time. Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago’s South Side, the center for the nation’s first Black president has been desig»»»

Israel said Friday four of its soldiers were killed in south Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon "fell in combat" along with three other soldiers whose names will be released later, the military said in a statement. Hezbollah said its fighters targeted "th»»»

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Friday that "all of Lebanon must burn" after Israel's military announced the deaths of four soldiers there. "With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the secu»»»

The Government of Abu Dhabi has announced a new strategy for the private education sector, outlining four key priorities that will guide the sector’s next phase of development. The strategy reflects the leadership’s vision of nurturing confident generations who are firmly rooted in their national i»»»

Geneva: Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks following up on the deal to end the Middle East regional tension had been postponed, hours after US Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled. "The planned talks between the US, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan have been»»»

Jerusalem: Israel’s military said Friday its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight as Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the nascent agreement between Iran and the United States to end their war. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported at le»»»

The planned Friday talks between the United States and Iran at Switzerland’s Bürgenstock mountaintop resort have been officially called off, the Swiss foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. The development follows a White House statement overnight confirming that Vice President JD Vance had withdr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air launched daily direct flights between Riyadh and Dubai on June 18, operated by its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Flight RX243 departed King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh at 2:05 p.m. Saudi time and arrived at Dubai International Ai»»»

MUZAFFARABAD: A territory-wide shutdown ‌in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has brought daily life to a standstill after the region’s deadliest unrest in years left at least 24 people dead in nearly ​two weeks of protests. The confrontation between local authorities and supporters of the recently ban»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established militia networks to avoid detection, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters.Three or four cells, each comprising about 10 elite Ir»»»

PARIS: Musicians this weekend will for the first time publicly interpret music for flute and harp that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote as a 22-year-old while teaching an aristocratic French student. The unprecedented concert on Sunday at France’s National Library (BnF) comes after what it has called »»»

KINSHASA: Ebola is spreading again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict, mistrust and the lack of a vaccine have made the outbreak hard to contain. The virus, transmitted through close contact and bodily fluids, can cause a fatal haemorrhagic fever and has killed more than 15»»»

MELBOURNE: Police charged a third suspect on Friday with an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue that was allegedly directed by Iran. The 20-year-old man was one of three masked offenders who broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue, doused the interior with flammable liquid then set it alight in the»»»

Bo Wang ‘The Revolution will not be air conditioned’ While the Gil Scott-Heron lyric poem on which this work’s title plays (“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”) was a call to action for Black America in the 1970s, the Chinese artist’s video — a still from which is seen here — “begins with images»»»

DUBAI: Bob Odenkirk continues his transformation into an everyman action hero in this stylish action comedy from English filmmaker Ben Wheatley (“Kill List,” “Rebecca”). Odenkirk plays Ulysses, a lawman haunted by a shooting incident that left him mentally shattered and broke up his marriage. Now, »»»

TIJUANA: The Iranian football federation said Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming its team is being subjected to travel restrictions during the World Cup in North America. Iran wanted to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to the United States two days before their next m»»»

France on Friday urged Israel to "respect" a deal signed between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war, the French foreign minister said after overnight Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. "This agreement provides for a cessation of hostilities, the Israeli government must respect »»»

Ajman: Thumbay Medicity welcomed Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, UAE to its Ajman campus on Friday. It marked the Minister’s first visit to one of the region’s largest integrated hubs for medical education, healthcare and research, and it set the tone for a closer conversa»»»

Paris, France: Musicians this weekend will for the first time publicly interpret music for flute and harp that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote as a 22-year-old while teaching an aristocratic French student. The unprecedented concert on Sunday at France's National Library (BnF) comes after what it has»»»

On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't permitted under the constitutional separation of church and state. 1 of 6 | Demonstrators pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 2022. On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supre»»»

Israel said Friday four of its soldiers were killed in south Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. Hezbollah said its fighters destroyed three Israeli tanks and that clashes were ongoing, as Lebanese state media reported that Israeli strikes in the south killed at least 18 people. The fighting came »»»

Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people overnight in the Nabatieh region of southern Lebanon, state media reported Friday, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency said "the enemy committed several massacres" with a series of airstrikes after mid»»»

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) announced the disruption of a transnational criminal group operating fraud schemes against foreign nationals. According to the security service, members of the group were operating from within Kyrgyzstan and carried out fraudulent activ»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE and France are exploring new opportunities to expand cooperation in tourism, aviation, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the number of French companies operating in the UAE continues to grow. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Ba»»»

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Friday presented his maiden State Budget, unveiling an economic roadmap centred on governance, welfare, investment and long-term growth. Holding the Finance portfolio alongside the Chief Minister’s office, Satheesan tabled the revised 2026»»»

Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people overnight in the Nabatieh region of southern Lebanon, state media reported Friday, despite a peace deal in the Middle East war that includes Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency said "the enemy committed several massacres" with a series of airstrikes after mid»»»

QR payments in Kyrgyzstan have grown tenfold, reaching 908.6 billion soms. Almaz Baketaev, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank, stated during the 2025 financial year-end report in the Zhogorku Kenesh. It was noted that the number of QR transactions has also increased sharply, reaching 525.1 »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Casualties as Israeli Enemy Pound Southern Lebanon amid Failed Ground Push 19-06-2026 09:46 AM Smoke rises as Israeli warplanes bombs Nabat»»»

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Vice President JD Vance conducts a briefing for the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo June 19 (UPI) -- Scheduled talks to implement the U.S.-Iran memorandum aimed at de-escalating their war have been postponed, Swit»»»

Romania's media market reached a net value of 838 million euros in 2025, up 5.4% from the previous year, according to the annual Media Fact Book 2026 report published on Thursday.The report's conclusions indicate a stable evolution of the overall market in 2026, against an economic and political ba»»»

The political and strategic decisions adopted at NATO and European Union level mark the beginning of a new economic cycle for the defence industry. The accelerated increase in military budgets, the adoption of unprecedented investment targets, and the pressure on existing production capacities are »»»

The government approved on Thursday, through a memorandum, cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and financing for dedicated support under the ESF+ Programme project "Transparent, Open and Participatory Social Dialogue" to monitor and report on EU Counci»»»

The interim Prime Minister, Ilie Bolojan, the president of the PNL, had a phone conversation on Thursday with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, during which he stressed that Romania remains an active and responsible partner in building a strong and united Europe."A very goo»»»

European People's Party (EPP) President Manfred Weber had a telephone call with Partidul National Liberal/National Liberal Party (PNL) leader, Acting Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan."I started my day with an excellent call with the Prime Minister of Romania Ilie Bolojan. I thanked him again for the cle»»»

President Nicudor Dan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni organized on Thursday the first coordination meeting of the "Friends of Cohesion" group at leaders' level, ahead of discussions on the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), the Romanian head of state announced on Facebook.''»»»

Doha, Qatar: Just a few months ago, Sweden were simply trying to find a way into the World Cup. Now, they are 90 minutes away from putting one foot firmly in the knockout stages. Tomorrow in Houston, Sweden will face the Netherlands in one of the most interesting matches of the second round of Worl»»»

Mudflows triggered by heavy rainfall flooded courtyards and auxiliary structures in Kyrgyzstan’s Talas region, local authorities reported. The incident occurred at around 6:20 p.m. in the village of Kara-Oi, Shumkar-Uyai rural area of Talas district, following intense downpours. According to offici»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) formalised a landmark five-year cooperation agreement, marking a significant step forward in the shared ambition of both organisations to elevate motorsport on the international stage»»»

Doha, Qatar: United States and Australia face off in Seattle today in a crucial Group D meeting, with both sides looking to build on winning starts and move closer to the FIFA World Cup knockout stage. After opening their campaigns with impressive wins, the two teams meet at Seattle Stadium (10pm Q»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s artistic gymnastics team delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, with both Mehrdad Ghadimi and Rakan Al Harith securing places in the apparatus finals of the continental event currently being held in Zunyi, China. Mehrdad Ghadimi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The global track and field audience shifts focus to the Qatari capital today when Doha becomes the seventh stop in the 2026 Diamond League, featuring an elite line up of athletics superstars at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar Sports Club. Among those who will seek glory are two a»»»

Dubai: Gold shoppers in Dubai are seeing a sharp drop in gold prices today, with 24-carat gold falling below the Dh500 per gram mark as global bullion markets come under pressure from a stronger US dollar and expectations of higher US interest rates. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside pr»»»