Israel carried out deadly strikes in south Lebanon on Saturday and Hezbollah maintained it had the right to respond, hours after the United States announced a renewed ceasefire in fighting that had strained a fledgling deal with Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud P»»»

Kyrgyzstan plans to introduce the internationally recognized Blue Flag certification on Issyk-Kul Lake in an effort to improve tourism standards and enhance the quality of rest for visitors. A Kyrgyz delegation consisting of representatives of tourism associations and local government officials rec»»»

A coordinated UK media campaign surrounding a Ukraine-linked arson plot cannot hide the obvious holes in the story Britain wants you to believe. After over a year of mounting mystery, fevered speculation, and strange media silence, a UK court has finally reached a verdict in the bizarre case of ‘Ar»»»

Charlotte, North Carolina: A Kuwaiti student has died after being stabbed multiple times during an apparent robbery attempt in the US city of Charlotte, North Carolina, according to local authorities. The victim, identified as Saeed Ali Al Tabtabai, 27, was found suffering from multiple stab wounds»»»

Dubai: The UAE has cemented its position among the world's leading economies after ranking 10th globally in the 2026 Best Countries report, becoming the only Arab nation to secure a place in the top 10 and the highest-ranked country in the Middle East. The ranking, published by the Wharton School o»»»

ROME: The head of Latin America’s top development bank made a pitch to Pope Leo XIV this week in the face of the Vatican’s call to divest from the mining industry: that the mistakes of the past can be avoided in extracting rare earth minerals to supply a global tech boom. Ilan Goldfajn, head of the»»»

Shocking new details have emerged in the trial of an Irish man accused of murdering 31-year-old American tourist Mackenzie Elizabeth Michalski in Budapest in November, 2024. During a hearing at the Budapest Metropolitan Court on Friday, prosecutors presented previously undisclosed evidence, includi»»»

DUBAI: Dutch-Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam showed her support for Morocco’s national football team on Friday as the Atlas Lions secured a 1-0 victory over Scotland in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C match in Boston. Hammam attended the fixture at Boston Stadium, sharing a series of updates»»»

The Ministry of Environment and Water said on Saturday that immediate action is being taken following reports of oil products found on beaches along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Burgas has received 21 reports of fuel oil pollution on be»»»

Los Angeles, United States: High-scoring Germany face a powerful Ivory Coast side at the World Cup on Saturday with the winner guaranteed a place in the last 32, while Sweden can also book their ticket. Those three nations can join co-hosts the United States and Mexico who are already through. Germ»»»

As Colombia’s conflict has intensified in recent years, armed groups have flooded social media like TikTok with videos aimed at getting new recruits – particularly young people. The FRANCE 24 Observers team investigated the inner workings of this new recruitment method. Wads of cash, gold»»»

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency on Saturday, granting broader powers to deploy the military and clear road blockades after nearly two months of protests have paralysed the economy and fuelled demands for his resignation. Bolivia’s crisis intensified on Saturday as ​Pres»»»

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency, escalating a fifty-day blockade crisis that has ground the country's economy to a halt. The move clears the way for military deployment nationwide. It comes hours after Paz struck a deal with the country's main trade union federatio»»»

US President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new Air Force One converted from a former Qatari-owned Boeing 747, calling it a "flying White House" while touting the aircraft's luxury interior. The plane will serve as a temporary replacement as presidential jets ordered directly from Boeing have be»»»

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 16 people despite a ceasefire agreed with Hezbollah only a day earlier. Israel and Hezbollah accused each other of violating the truce, with the Israeli military alleging breaches by the Iran-backed group and Hezbollah saying it had th»»»

Share: Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer WASHINGTON/ BEIRUT – U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal envoy and Iran’s foreign minister were headed to Switzerland for talks, Axios said, although deadly str»»»

Israel carried out deadly strikes in south Lebanon on Saturday and Hezbollah maintained it had the right to respond, hours after the United States announced a renewed ceasefire in fighting that had strained a fledgling deal with Iran. US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pez»»»

After two decades of delays, the colossal trans-Saharan gas megaproject to export Nigerian gas to Europe via Niger and Algeria is back in the spotlight with this month's announcement that construction of the Algerian section had rebegun. The pipeline, once completed, could fundamentally reshap»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the restructuring of the Board of Directors of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), appointing Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, as chairman. The mo»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police have dismantled an organised criminal network involved in pirating encrypted international satellite television channels and illegally rebroadcasting copyrighted content to the public through receiver devices, online links and unauthorised websites. The operation was carried out»»»

Madrid: Two people have been arrested and eight others placed under investigation in Spain over their alleged involvement in a network trafficking exotic animals, police said on Saturday. The Guardia Civil said it launched an investigation in late 2025 after receiving information about suspected wi»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the restructuring of the Board of Directors ofEtihad Credit Insurance (ECI), appointing Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, as chairman. The mov»»»

La Paz: Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency across the Latin American country on Saturday after more than six weeks of road blockades and protests demanding his resignation, saying he had exhausted "all avenues of dialogue." The decision came hours after Paz signed an agree»»»

Gaza City: Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes on Saturday killed five people, including four members of the same family, in the latest violence to rock the Palestinian territory despite a ceasefire. Israel and Hamas trade near-daily accusations of truce violations and the Gaza Strip remains»»»

Gaza City: Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes on Saturday killed five people, including four members of the same family, in the latest violence to rock the Palestinian territory despite a ceasefire. Israel and Hamas trade near-daily accusations of truce violations and the Gaza Strip remains»»»

Western Europe sweltered under a punishing heatwave on Friday with temperatures expected to climb further in the coming days, prompting authorities across the continent to issue warnings and brace for prolonged extreme weather. In France, hundreds of schools were forced to tweak their timetables to»»»

Reports from British media say that Ministers from inside Keir Starmer's government are privately asking the PM to step down. One of the least popular Prime Ministers in British history, his Labour Party lost nearly 1500 seats in local elections last month. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham's victory in»»»

Human Rights Watch has accused Bulgarian authorities of approving exports of surveillance technologies to countries with documented human rights concerns, raising new questions about the effectiveness of EU export controls on dual-use equipment. The claims are based on an analysis published by HRW,»»»

Tehran: Pakistan's interior minister arrived in Iran on Saturday after planned talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland were postponed, Iranian media reported. Tehran and Washington were due to hold talks in Switzerland on Friday, after signing a memorandum of understanding ending th»»»

Dubai: The alarm clocks are ringing earlier again. Uniforms are being pressed, work vehicles are back on the roads, and office routines are falling into place. Across the UAE, many workers are returning to their jobs with a renewed sense of purpose after months that tested patience, resilience, and»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is working with Qatar on a plan to grant Iran access to $6 billion in frozen assets for humanitarian spending, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing informed sources. The initiative is being considered as an incentive for Iran to conclude a compre»»»

Israeli occupation forces remain unable to access a tank that was destroyed in southern Lebanon on Thursday night, an incident that claimed the lives of four soldiers among them the commander of the 52nd Battalion according to reports from Yedioth Ahronoth and other Israeli media outlets. Occupatio»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian star Neymar is "the first player in the world to be called up to the national side and be working remotely", Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva joked on Friday. Neymar, Brazil's record goalscorer with 79 goals, only returned to training with the squad at th»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Su-34M fighter-bomber of the Russian aerospace forces destroyed a storage facility containing Ukrainian drones and drone components in northwestern Kharkov, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "The crew of a Su-34M multirole fighter-bomber of the Russian aerospace fo»»»

A man brought one of Budapest’s busiest tram routes to a standstill after spending several hours dancing, jumping and performing gymnastic movements on top of a tram in the Hungarian capital. The unusual incident took place in the early hours of Thursday morning on a Combino tram operating on the c»»»

Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid launched the second phase of its promotional and awareness campaign for investment zones. Launched under the slogan “Investment Zones… Where the Elements of Success Come Together,” the campaign seeks to showcase successful investment models acr»»»

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of Poland’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, after Kiev named a military unit after a nationalist group implicated in the wartime massacres of Poles and Jews. Nawrocki announced the decision in a video statem»»»

Palaia Epidavros, Greece: Sixty-five years after it last hosted an opera performance, Greece's renowned ancient theatre of Epidaurus is revisiting the seminal 1961 performance of Medea, headlined by Maria Callas in one of the legendary soprano's career highlights. Saturday's one-night, sold-out per»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday unveiled a modified Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, describing it as a “flying White House” and saying it would temporarily serve as the presidential aircraft until the next-generation Air Force One programme is completed. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland»»»

LONDON: Spanish knowhow is helping Saudi Arabian football to develop and at the same time using that inside knowledge to warn their countrymen to expect a tough test in Sunday’s crucial 2026 World Cup clash in Atlanta. Before the 48-team tournament kicked off, few predicted that these two teams wou»»»

It is very difficult for Bulgaria to achieve a 3% budget deficit in 2026 without risking excessive pressure on the economy and slowing it down, which would also affect people’s standard of living, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said in a Nova TV interview on Saturday. Pekanov recalled that Bu»»»

A bakery worker in Turkey’s capital sprinted to a driverless pickup truck rolling downhill and leapt into the cab to stop it from causing a serious accident. The incident, captured by a nearby security camera in Ankara, has gone viral across social media. Many praised the man’s quick thinking for p»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from Labour MPs, party heavyweights and even cabinet ministers to step down as early as this weekend, the Guardian has reported, citing lawmakers and government sources. Calls for Starmer’s resignation have grown since Labour lost near»»»

Hungary is experiencing its first major heatwave of the summer, with temperatures approaching record levels and forecasts suggesting the scorching weather will continue well into next week. Friday saw temperatures reach 38°C for the first time this year, while meteorologists warn that much of the c»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has announced changes to the enhanced monitoring regime for incoming shipments of milk and dairy raw materials from European Union member states and third countries, the Аgency said. The main change, according to the BFSA, is that inspections and sampling wil»»»

Cairo — Egypt Aluminium is moving ahead with plans to establish the country’s first aluminium foil manufacturing facility, marking a significant step in Egypt’s efforts to deepen industrial value chains, reduce import dependence and expand higher-value manufacturing exports. According to market rep»»»

NEW YORK: More than two million fans packed the streets of Lower Manhattan on Thursday as the New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years, transforming the city into a sea of blue and orange and capping a title run that became one of the biggest sports stories of the year. T»»»

Damascus, June 20 (SANA) Economic relations between Syria and Germany have gained momentum in 2026, reflecting efforts by both countries to strengthen cooperation and advance toward practical partnerships in key sectors, including energy, reconstruction and infrastructure.The growing engagement com»»»

Peshawar: Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. "A private pickup truck carrying passengers was targeted with a remote-controlled IED... the injured were being transported to hospital in a car for emergency tr»»»

The first meeting of the commission to review public transport routes, chaired by Deputy Mayor Ernis Toltoev, was held in Osh. According to the City Hall, the city is experiencing population growth and territorial expansion, with new residential areas and streets appearing. Furthermore, following t»»»