Bulgaria is preparing to introduce new rules that would require energy performance certificates for most residential buildings when properties are sold or rented, under amendments to the Energy Efficiency Act published for public consultation. If adopted, the changes would require energy efficiency»»»

On July 29, 1900, Italian King Umberto I was shot to death by Gaetano Bresci, an Italian-born anarchist who resided in the United States before returning to his homeland to kill the king. 1 of 7 | On July 29, 1900, Italian King Umberto I, pictured in an 1878 portrait by Cosantino Sereno, was shot t»»»

Vazrazhdane has called for Parliament to include in this week's agenda a hearing with State Agency for National Security (SANS) Chair Plamen Tonchev on the continuing activities of the KYB group. KYB is a Ukrainian development company linked to an alleged illegal construction scheme in the Baba Ali»»»

The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in southern Syria when the soldiers noticed the long curls dangling from the temples of their targets. The troops held their fire. These were not Syrian militants attempting to breach Israel's border but religious Jews wh»»»

Doha, Qatar: Families and residents are increasingly turning in large numbers to the country’s world-class indoor attractions, transforming the traditionally quiet summer months into a period of vibrant activity and community engagement. With daytime highs are being recorded in recent days, climate»»»

A total of 666 children under 12 months old died in Kyrgyzstan from January to May 2026, a report from the National Statistical Committee says. The figure was 675 infant deaths during the same period in 2025. The main causes of infant mortality during the reporting period were: Earlier, the Ministr»»»

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The unemployment rate recorded at national level slightly dropped to 3.2 percent in June, but it increased by 0.05 percentage points compared with the first half of 2025, according to the data centralized by the National Employment Agency (ANOFM).According to the quoted source, at end-June, the tot»»»

The strike of employees in the public healthcare system was based on lies and misinformation, related to the draft of the new Pay Law, declared Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, Tuesday evening, at the Victoria Palace, at the end of the extraordinary government meeting."Regarding the strike in the healt»»»

Romanian tech company Oves Enterprise and Edrone, one of Ukraine's largest military-drone manufacturers, have signed a strategic partnership to launch joint production of military drones in Romania.According to a press release sent on Tuesday by Oves, the partnership combines the two companies' exp»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense announced early Wednesday that the Saudi Armed Forces, in coordination with the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), had carried out targeted strikes against Iran-backed "militia" targets in Iraq that it said were linked to attacks on the Kingdom's oil»»»

Dubai: Students aged between 16 and 31 can receive discounts of up to 10% on Emirates Economy Class fares, along with additional baggage and flexible options to change their flights. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The offer applies to students travelling for education»»»

Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 90.8 in July from 92.2 in June. That's essentially the same tepid range its been in »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an "excellent" meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sit-down since launching a joint war against Iran and it offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship. The closed-door meetin»»»

Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. In a statemen»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has been awarded the “Best Digital Bank” in Qatar and the “Best for Product Marketing” in Middle East and North Africa for its digital propositions at the prestigious MEED MENA Banking Excellence Awards 2026. The»»»

The FAB-3000 heavy bomb, now paired with a wing-mounted glide module, has become a strategic hammer, capable of shattering hardened command bunkers and razing permanent fortifications to rubble, Russia's state corporation Rostec noted. Russia's Defense Ministry regularly reports strikes on Ukrainia»»»

Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a temporary staircase at the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station as part of ongoing expansion works. The authority advised commuters to follow directional signs and the access routes displayed on station maps when entering the station. Get»»»

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Russia's FSB has announced that the Telegram founder Pavel Durov is now the subject of an international manhunt. Here's what the security service disclosed:The messaging platform's administration failed to remove channels, chats, and bots that Ukrainian intelligence services have been actively leve»»»

In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, few historical figures are as awkwardly placed as artist Ivan Aivazovsky. Born in Feodosia, Crimea, on the Black Sea coast in 1817, the city of Aivazovsky’s birth now under Russian occupation but still internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. In »»»

In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, few historical figures are as awkwardly placed as artist Ivan Aivazovsky. Born in Feodosia, Crimea, on the Black Sea coast in 1817, the city of Aivazovsky’s birth now under Russian occupation but still internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. In »»»

Dubai: Eligible Emaar Development customers can secure pre-approval for financing of up to 50% of a property’s value under a new agreement with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The financing option will cover ready and off-plan homes across Em»»»

Two officials from the capital’s department of the Emergency Situations Ministry have been detained in Bishkek on suspicion of systematic extortion and taking bribes. The Military Prosecutor’s Office reported. According to investigators, the employees demanded money from representatives of design o»»»

You know the drill. You wake up in the morning, and immediately check your watch, attempt to analyse the sleep score, scan the recovery levels. Yikes, the stress readings are high. And you haven't worked out much, this week. Panic, panic. You're doing enough, but it's not enough. You're reading bet»»»

James Duckett was executed at 1:19 p.m. EST for the 1987 slaying of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. Photo courtesy Florida Department of Corrections/Website July 28 (UPI) -- Florida carried out a rare double execution on Tuesday, putting James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone to death via lethal injection»»»

Kumamoto, Japan: A major earthquake in Japan that all but destroyed a shopping mall killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage. The 7.1-magnitude tremor on Tuesday flattened homes, triggered fires, ruptured bridges an»»»

Dubai: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has completed its $9 billion acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, lifting its fleet to about 1,000 aircraft and making the Dubai company the world’s third-largest aircraft lessor. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The enlarged owned, man»»»

The Military Prosecutor’s Office has uncovered a corruption scheme involving the embezzlement of budget funds at the Hydrometeorological Service of Kyrgyzstan. Damages to the state were estimated at 16 million soms. According to the supervisory body, responsible officials had been transferring fund»»»

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been dogged by controversy ever since it issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant in November 2024. The issuer was the ICC’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan, a British lawyer, who has»»»

According to Péter Magyar, Europe's strongest anti-corruption institution could be established with the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office. In a video posted to his social media page on Tuesday, the prime minister stressed that the office will operate completely independently of th»»»

Dubai: Tenants in Dubai saw some relief during the second quarter of 2026, with average residential rents falling 6.2% from the previous three months, while property prices remained above last year’s levels. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Average rents were also 2.6% »»»

KUMAMOTO, Japan: Rescuers were frantically searching on Wednesday for survivors of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region. Eight people were pulled alive from the rubble of a pa»»»

LIMA: Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability. The 51-year-old daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori is Peru»»»

Hungary's energy supply is secure, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday, following a reduction in the output of the Paks nuclear power plant due to low water levels in the Danube. István Kapitány highlighted that the Danube’s water level in Hungary had d»»»

Bulgaria's President Iliana Iotova will make a statement regarding the 2026 State Budget Act later on Wednesday, the head of State's Press Secretariat said. On Tuesday, Continue the Change submitted a petition calling on the President to veto the 2026 State Budget Act. The petition was signed by mo»»»

Russia’s victory in the Ukraine conflict would serve the interests of “all peace-loving humanity” by checking NATO and EU encroachment on national sovereignty, Greek philosophy professor Dimitrios Patelis has told RT. Patelis, who teaches at the Technical University of Crete, made the remarks in an»»»

Turkish Petroleum has been granted a partnership in the BP-operated Kirkuk production field, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced, calling the agreement a "historic step" in bilateral energy cooperation with Iraq. "Kirkuk production field has been granted to Turkish Petroleum as a partn»»»

At least three ballistic missiles struck the Muwaffaq Salti Airbase in Jordan on Wednesday, with footage shared by local media showing direct impacts at the facility, which hosts US forces. US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed that all incoming missiles were intercepted, though social media footage»»»

The United States and Saudi Arabia have carried out precision strikes in Iraq allegedly targeting Iran-linked "terrorists," the US Central Command said. "U.S. Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Is»»»

Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that its military strikes on targets in Iraq, carried out in coordination with the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), were an act of self-defence following drone attacks on the Kingdom's petroleum facilities that it blamed on Iran-backed militias. In a statement, t»»»

Melis Satarov, President of the Union of Entrepreneurs and head of NABA, has been appointed head of the St. Petersburg Information Business Center in the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the center’s press service, the official announcement took place at Smolny during the signing ceremony of the agree»»»

Central Park near the the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in New York City. Health officials on Tuesday announced a sixth death to the Upper East Side's Legionnaires' disease outbreak. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 28 (UPI) -- A sixth person has died in the Upper East S»»»

Hungarian reservists who participated in the Combat Readiness Exercise 26 international exercise held in the United States demonstrated that their preparedness, discipline, and professional competence are in no way inferior to those of active-duty personnel, the Chief of the General Staff of the Hu»»»

But vaping isn’t harmful. Everyone says so. Dubai-based mum Kaveri (name changed on request) has to deal with this argument from her teen, every few weeks. “Her friends do it, and pulled out some article that it wasn’t so harmless, so she keeps trying to fight me on it.” Aware that this is the age »»»

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors during a “good meeting” with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he underscored Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s loss of initiative on the war front due to heavy losses. Zelensky spent jus»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors during a "good meeting" with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he underscored Russia's Vladimir Putin's loss of initiative on the war front due to heavy losses. Zelensky spent just over an ho»»»

Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz, including a system of voluntary fees for ships using the strategic waterway, according to a Gulf source and a Western diplomat. The plan aims to provide a framework for restoring stable shipping through the »»»

Dubai: The flames racing across southern Europe this summer are not unusual. Their scale is. From France and Spain to Algeria and Tunisia, firefighters have battled wildfires that have forced thousands from their homes, destroyed forests and stretched emergency services across the Mediterranean. Ge»»»