Progressive Bulgaria has tabled changes to Parliament’s rules that would curb oversight of ministers and restrict MPs’ debate, Vazrazhdane said in a press release on Tuesday. Vazrazhdane said the proposed amendments to the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the National Assembly violate the pri»»»

Washington, USA: The platform X has officially announced new, stricter technical limits for unverified accounts. Non-subscribers are now limited to posting 50 times per day, alongside a maximum of 200 replies, a sharp decrease from the previous limit of 2,400 posts per day. This sudden change was a»»»

A new analysis by the Foreign Affairs warns that the Gulf region has entered an “untenable” security phase in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran, arguing that the longstanding American military presence, once viewed as a shield, has increasingly become a source of vulnerability for Gulf states.»»»

DOHA: Qatar has introduced a cutting-edge Digital Remote Tower system designed to enhance operational efficiency and safety at Hamad International Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority has announced. The new system is an integrated technological solution that provides a centralized control unit for»»»

A Sudanese paramilitary commander who was arrested late last year following global outrage over videos of him executing unarmed people in al-Fashir has been released from prison and returned to active duty on the battlefield, nine sources told Reuters. Two of the sources – a Sudanese intelligence o»»»

Dubai: Around 160 passengers aboard an IndiGo flight from Vadodara to Delhi were left sweating in complete darkness for nearly 30 minutes after a ground power failure disrupted electricity supply to the aircraft before take-off. The incident occurred on IndiGo flight 6E 657 on Sunday night at Vadod»»»

Dubai: Dubai South has signed an agreement with Majid Al Futtaim to develop a mixed-use master-planned community valued at Dh62 billion within the Dubai South district, marking one of the largest new urban developments announced in the emirate. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf New»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier flyadeal will begin scheduled flights to India for the first time, launching daily non-stop services between Riyadh and Hyderabad from July 1, 2026. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The move marks flyadeal’s – a subsidiary of natio»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s independent watchdog is probing the legality of the US military’s widely criticized operation targeting alleged drug boats that has killed at least 192 people, US media reported on Monday. President Donald Trump’s administration began striking vessels in the Caribbean and»»»

DUBAI: Following several meetings held over the past few days between Dubai Basketball, the ABA League and Buducnost VOLI, it has been decided that the team will play the ABA League semifinals in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the recent geopolitical events in the region, the first game of »»»

A top Iranian commander has warned the United States and its allies against making another “strategic mistake” or miscalculation against Iran, stressing that the Iranian Armed Forces are more prepared and powerful than before and stand ready to respond decisively to any new act of aggression. Major»»»

Manila: Good news for Filipino travelers: you can now explore Angola without a visa for short stays — a welcome expansion of the world that’s suddenly within easier reach. Filipinos can now visit Angola visa-free for 30 days. Also In This Package Indian passport now 75th, 56 countries visa-free Pak»»»

TradeChinaHow China became the new master of Russia's economyNik MartinHot on the heels of Donald Trump's visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping. DW explores how China has been Russia's financial lifeline since the Ukraine war. https://p.dw.com/p/5DtWsB»»»

Washington, May 19 (SANA) Gold prices were broadly stable on Tuesday, while oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump announced he had delayed a planned strike on Iran to allow room for negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. According to Reuters, spot gold slipped 0.1 percent to $4,560.39»»»

President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military action have not moved Tehran from its long-established positions. With shifting goals that make it difficult to judge the sta»»»

A ceremonial event marking the launch of an electronic countdown board «100 days to the VI World Nomad Games» will take place on May 23 at 7.30 p.m. in Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, the Games’ secretariat reported. According to organizers, the «100 days to the Games» milestone is an important symbolic»»»

Two people were wounded Tuesday in a strike that targeted a car in the southern village of Harouf. Israeli strikes also targeted overnight into Tuesday Shehabiyeh, al-Rihan, Kafra, Kfardounin, Qalaway, al-Maashouq, and al-Mansouri. The death toll in Lebanon surpassed Monday 3,000, including 292 wom»»»

Human trafficking lives in the shadow of our economies, Diana Tusa, chair of the Special Commission for Combating Human Trafficking in the Romanian Parliament, said at the opening of an international conference on strengthening justice systems through a coordinated European response against human t»»»

Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran, and reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, state media reported on Tuesday. In Tehran's first comments on the proposal,»»»

The organizers of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza said on Tuesday Israeli forces had intercepted 41 of their boats in the eastern Mediterranean, with 10 vessels still sailing toward the enclave. The closest vessel to Gaza, Sirius, was 145 ‌nautical miles away, ‌the group said. Israel's ‌foreign ⁠min»»»

On May 19-20, Russian President Vladimir Putin will carry out an official visit to China at the invitation of XI Jinping, marking his 25th visit. A large delegation including all deputy prime ministers and heads of state-owned and private companies operating in China will accompany Putin on his vis»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai edged lower on Tuesday morning as global markets reacted to signs of easing geopolitical tensions following US President Donald Trump's announcement that he had paused a planned military strike against Iran to allow negotiations to continue. In Dubai, 24K gold slipped to»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday announced additional sanctions against Cuba. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he has imposed additional sanctions against Cuba, with more to come in the days and weeks ahead, as the Trump »»»

DUBAI: Israel’s navy intercepted an activist flotilla in international waters off Cyprus on Monday, halting the latest attempt to challenge a naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port of Marmaris, Turkiye, last week in what the organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla descr»»»

MALE, Maldives: Three Finnish divers on Tuesday will attempt to recover the bodies of two of the four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, five days after they were reported missing. The bodies were located on Monday, when searches resumed after being suspen»»»

Human trafficking remains a terrible scourge on our world, US Charge d’Affaires H. Martin McDowell said at the opening of an international conference on strengthening justice systems through a coordinated European response against human trafficking at the Hilton Hotel in Sofia on Tuesday. McDowell »»»

Russia's army on Tuesday began three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed to China. Throughout its more than four-year offensive in Ukraine Moscow has flaunted its possession of »»»

New York: A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million on Monday at Christie's in New York, leading a blockbuster day at the auction house. With its black drips of paint accented by touches of red on a huge canvas spanning over three meters (nine feet), Pollock's "Number 7A, 1948" so»»»

Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday said he was "cautiously optimistic" about arms sales from the US, after President Donald Trump said he was still considering whether to go ahead with new sales to the Chinese-claimed island. Trump's meeting with China's Xi Jinping last week, where T»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s independent watchdog is probing the legality of the US military’s widely criticized operation targeting alleged drug boats that has killed at least 192 people, US media reported on Monday.President Donald Trump’s administration began striking vessels in the Caribbean and »»»

Doha, Qatar: On International Museum Day 2026, Qatar Foundation’s Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum celebrates its role as an arts and culture landmark that embodies inclusivity and diversity, staying true to the vision of renowned modern art master Maqbool Fida Husain. Housed within Qatar Foundat»»»

Moscow, Russia: Russia's army on Tuesday began three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed to China. Throughout its more than four-year offensive in Ukraine Moscow has flaunted it»»»

It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work. The power is back on for the first time in 15 hours and Benitez, a fourth-year architecture student, needs to get his assignment in fast before the electricity cuts out again. Desperate times call for desper»»»

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as oil prices eased on hopes of a US-Iran deal, though elevated crude levels capped investor appetite for risk. Energy markets held center stage after US President Donald Trump signaled "serious negotiations" with Tehran and called off planned strikes, boosting opti»»»

A California jury rejected Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday (May 18, 2026), finding that his claims were barred by the statute of limitations. In a unanimous verdict following roughly two hours of deliberations, the jury determined that Musk had "waited too long to fi»»»

General interior fit-out contractor Except Custom Solutions recorded a 30% increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year. The growth is underpinned by a reshaping of the project portfolio, directly influenced by market preferences. While the HoReCa segment »»»

Leasing transactions for modern office space in Bucharest increased 14% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, while new demand rose by 24%, according to data from Colliers.According to the source, new demand reached approximately 24,000 square metres in the first thr»»»

On May 19, 1935, Pope Pius XI canonized Sir Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher as saints of the Catholic Church. 1 of 3 | On May 19, 1935, Pope Pius XI canonized Sir Thomas More, pictured, and Cardinal John Fisher as saints of the Catholic Church. File Image by J.F. Gleeson/Library of Congress On»»»

BENGALURU: Oil prices fell 2 percent on Tuesday in ​early Asian trade after US President Donald Trump said he had paused a planned attack on Iran to ‌allow for negotiations to end the war in the Middle East. Brent futures for July delivery fell $2.26, or 2 percent, to $109.84 a barrel at 06:52 a.m.»»»

Hundreds of farmers staged protests for a second consecutive day across several Syrian provinces over the government’s wheat purchase price for the current harvest season, denouncing it as unfair and insufficient to cover production costs. Demonstrators warned the pricing policy would discourage wh»»»

MOSCOW: Russia’s armed forces will conduct exercises of its nuclear forces from ‌May ‌19 to ‌21, ⁠the defense ministry said on ⁠Tuesday. More than 64,000 personnel and ⁠7,800 pieces ‌of military equipment ‌will be ‌involved ‌in the drills, which will see ballistic ‌and cruise missiles launched ⁠fro»»»

Sofia is ready to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said on bTV’s morning programme. "I have great respect for my colleagues, and I know that they, too, would do a wonderful job with any event, but the scale of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) requires it to be held»»»

The unarmed missile test is to take place on May 20 from the US Vandenberg space force base in California. "The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system," Vandenberg base report states.The Minuteman III, with a »»»

Doha, Qatar: Birla Public School, Doha has made history at the Alice Programming Competition 2026, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar under the guidance of the Hamad Bin Jassim Center for K 12 Computer Science Education. The school swept the Advanced Category with 1st and 2nd positions a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB), through its Institute of Public Administration, yesterday organised a thought-provoking discussion session titled “Leaders Ready for the Future in a Changing Work Environment” as part of the Cultural Salon at the ongoing 35th D»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Community College of Qatar (CCQ) has reached a new academic milestone, with its Public Administration programmes earning initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP) for a period of 10 years. The distinction makes them the only hi»»»

Inflation and cost of life are the main concerns of the population, the society being dominated by a climate of distrust and pessimism to the direction where Romania is going and the political instability has become of the central topics in the public perception, shows a CURS opinion poll made in t»»»

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Bucharest is leading an investigation into suspected procurement and subsidy fraud involving non-repayable EU funding to support small farms and young farmers.According to an EPPO press release, searches were carried out in Dambovita County on May 1»»»

Romanian Naval Forces personnel, alongside military structures and specialists from five allied and partner states, are taking part in OPEX 26, an exercise involving autonomous unmanned systems held in the Black Sea from May 18 to 29.The multinational operational experimentation exercise OPEX 26 is»»»