BusinessEuropeDigital euro: The plan to Trump-proof the EU's economiesNik MartinThe EU’s central bank is preparing a digital euro to cut dependence on Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay. Success hinges on giving consumers an easy-to-use payment system without prompting a flight from bank savings. https»»»

Erbil: Region Trade Bank (RTB) has become the first Iraqi lender to appoint a Board of Directors comprising internationally recognised experts in financial integrity, sanctions policy, banking supervision and payment systems, in a move aimed at strengthening governance and aligning the bank with gl»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Traffic has announced the release of a new selection of significant vehicle plate numbers through the Sooum app. In a social media post, the department stated that the expression of interest feature for the new numbers will open on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 8a»»»

Paris, France: France on Wednesday launched new paid leave for both mothers and fathers, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to boost the country's sluggish birth rate. In 2024, Macron unveiled a plan to combat infertility and the declining birth rate, saying it would help pave the way towards what »»»

City Day is celebrated today, July 1, in Karakol. One of the most beautiful cities in Kyrgyzstan turns 157 this year. On the holiday, President Sadyr Japarov visited the city and inspected the reconstruction of Pushkin Park in Karakol. The head of state was also presented with a number of infrastru»»»

President Donald Trump made more than $1.2 billion from his family's cryptocurrency activities last year, according to the annual disclosure by the US Office of Government Ethics released Tuesday. The president's earnings included $550 million from his ties to World Liberty Financial, which was co-»»»

Fable and Mythos are coming back online. Leading US AI company Anthropic says the US Commerce Department has lifted export controls on the AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to them over national security risks. Washington has stepped up oversight of ne»»»

The US Supreme Court on June 30 rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives. This comes after Trump had signed an executive order on the first day of his presidency decreeing those born to parents in the US »»»

Venezuelans in the port city of La Guaira were still searching for their missing loved ones a week after massive earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 and left thousands unaccounted for. FRANCE 24's Maxime Pluvinet reports from the epicentre of the quakes. A young man stands on the rubble of a »»»

As the death toll in Venezuela nears 2000 following back-to-back earthquakes, the aftershocks of the disaster are beginning to make themselves felt. Almost 60,000 buildings are thought to have been damaged or destroyed, while more than 10,000 have been injured leaving hospitals at breaking point. A»»»

Arab Finance: IBM has named Tamer El Kholy as General Manager for North East Africa, succeeding Marwa Abbas, who previously oversaw the company's operations across Egypt and the wider North East Africa region, as per a press release. El Kholy will be responsible for IBM's strategy and operations ac»»»

After nearly 20 years of investment in energy infrastructure and the development of an integrated business model, NOVA Power & Gas is entering a new phase focused on expanding its household and industrial customer base. The company has launched an investment programme estimated at EUR 1 billion for»»»

E.ON Energie România will allocate EUR 40 million over the next five years to digital solutions, including projects supported by artificial intelligence, with the aim of improving customer interaction and responding to their growing need for faster, simpler, and more intuitive services. “We want to»»»

Dubai: What began as a promising Bumble date ended in a nightmare nearly four years later for a 28-year-old Bengaluru woman, who alleges that intimate videos of her with the man she met through the dating app were uploaded online without her knowledge or consent, NDTV reported. Also Read: Bengaluru»»»

Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Wednesday morning, under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces. The settler groups entered the mosque compound through the Mughrabi Gate and conducted provocative tours and Talmudic rituals near the Dome o»»»

Broad market recovery coincides with renewed foreign appetite for Egyptian debt and diversified sovereign funding strategy Cairo — Egyptian equities staged a broad recovery on Tuesday, 30 June, as buying returned across the market after recent losses, with gains in both blue-chip and small-cap stoc»»»

Dubai: A growing concern over misleading “verified” property listings has sparked calls for tighter checks on Dubai’s online real estate portals, with industry experts warning that advertisements carrying verification badges should accurately reflect the official permit details attached to the prop»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, during a working trip to Issyk-Kul region, got acquainted with the reconstruction of the park named after Alexander Pushkin in Karakol, as well as with the projects that are planned to be implemented in the city. Among them are the construction of a modern Con»»»

François Picard is pleased to welcome Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In this wide-ranging interview, Türk presents a coherent vision of human rights as the essential framework through which to understand some of the defining global challenges of the 21st century. Ra»»»

France's National Rally was on Tuesday targeted as part of Europe-wide raids following suspicions of the misappropriation of European funds by the now-defunct Identity and Democracy (ID) group of MEPs, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said, onfirming a report in French daily»»»

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of a "strong military" and swore to "uphold the party's absolute leadership" of the armed forces in a speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Fighting corruption was also a priority, Xi said, after a recent anti-»»»

Syrian authorities announced the names of 70 lawmakers on Wednesday ​appointed to a transitional parliament by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, paving the way to convene the body next week more than eight months after the process of forming it began. The 210-member chamber, two-thirds of which was chosen»»»

Syrian authorities announced the names of 70 lawmakers on Wednesday ​appointed to a transitional parliament by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, paving the way to convene the body next week more than eight months after the process of forming it began. The 210-member chamber, two-thirds of which was chosen»»»

Dubai: Tamil Nadu Police are investigating an alleged conspiracy to destabilise the Vijay-led TVK government after the state intelligence department claimed it foiled a purported plot less than two months after the administration took office. According to police sources, the alleged plan involved e»»»

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa finalized on Wednesday the formation of the country's first parliament in the post-Assad era, which authorities said will hold its first session on July 6. Of the last 70 lawmakers appointed, 15 are women and 13 were previously held in prison under toppled president»»»

France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a run-off set for May 2, an executive source said on Tuesday. The vote is widely seen as a pivotal test for Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally as President Emmanuel Macron prepares to leave office after»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced at the start of today’s government meeting that U.S. military tanker aircraft have now fully departed Bulgaria, with the withdrawal completed by the end of June as planned. He linked the departure to security considerations in the capital area. “This minimizes t»»»

The era of “fly and flop” holidays is fading, replaced by the “skilliday” as almost half of Europeans (48%) want to learn a new skill while travelling, according to a Mastercard survey of over 27,000 travellers across 28 European countries. More than a third (37%) have already booked a holiday this»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, met today with Deputy National Security Adviser of the United Kingdom, HE Barbara Woodward who is currently visiting the State of Qatar. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed»»»

The newly ratified framework agreement between ‘Israel’ and Lebanon is a “beautiful” diplomatic document on paper, but its prospects for tangible implementation remain critically slim, according to a pointed analysis published Tuesday by the Israeli daily Maariv. The newspaper characterized the acc»»»

In Tashkent, at a meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund constituency group, Finance Minister of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Suinaliev presented Kyrgyzstan’s position on macroeconomic development, regional cooperation, and engagement with international financial institutions, the Ministry »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he had discussed the future of the EU and Serbia's European path with the leaders of the EU and chief EU member states at a recent summit in Tivat, Montenegro. Vucic said this in response to an Informer TV request to comment on a repor»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia wants the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to be strengthened based on the principles of independence and impartiality, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. "Of course, we want to strengthen the International Committee of the Red Cross b»»»

Damascus, July 1 (SANA) Syria’s Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections on Wednesday announced the names of the members of the new People’s Assembly, including those elected by voters and those appointed by the President of the Republic in accordance with his constitutional powers. Speakin»»»

The Council of Ministers has approved the draft state budget for 2026, with Finance Minister Galab Donev saying the proposal now moves to the National Assembly for detailed debate and amendments, where he expects “serious, responsible and meaningful work” on its final shape. Presenting the main par»»»

Bulgaria is launching a new phase in the management of its tourism sector, with the government and industry representatives beginning joint work on long-standing problems through a new reform framework. Speaking ahead of the inaugural meeting of the Council for Tourism Reforms at the Council of Min»»»

Steadily but surely, almost imperceptibly, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in the past two years broken from his accommodation with Vladimir Putin. At least that’s the contention of a good many Turkey analysts as the country’s president prepares to host the July 7-8 Nato leaders’ summit that should at lon»»»

Steadily but surely, almost imperceptibly, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in the past two years broken from his accommodation with Vladimir Putin. At least that’s the contention of a good many Turkey analysts as the country’s president prepares to host the July 7-8 Nato leaders’ summit that should at lon»»»

Pariah no longer, since the war in Ukraine started, Russian and Chinese money has poured into Pyongyang, fuelling a rapid economic development and unexpected real estate boom in a country better known for repression and poverty. Decades of sanctions, international isolation and chronic shortages le»»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has filed a report with the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office requesting an investigation into whether the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) unlawfully collected information on MRF Chair Delyan Peevski or used special surveillance mean»»»

Mexico City: Sebastian Beccacece announced he would step down as Ecuador manager after his side's elimination from the World Cup by Mexico on Tuesday. "My contract ends as soon as the World Cup is over, and since we didn't achieve what we promised, the best thing is to step aside," Beccacece told r»»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani received HE Barbara Woodward, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Affairs at the UK Cabinet Office, and her accompanying delegation during her visit to th»»»

Global shares were mixed on Wednesday as uncertainty persisted over conflict in the Middle East and access to the crucial Strait of Hormuz despite an initial deal to end the U.S.-Iran war. France's CAC 40 declined 0.3% in early trading to 8,379.92, while the German DAX added 0.3% to 25,069.53. Brit»»»

Tourists from Chattanooga check into beach resorts in Cancun. Canadian auto parts feed factories in the American Midwest – and vice versa. Happy Hour revelers raise glasses of Mexican tequila and mezcal at bars in Seattle. It adds up. The United States trades $1.9 trillion a year -- $5 billion a da»»»

Anthropic said on Tuesday it would restore global access to its most advanced AI models after the US government lifted export restrictions imposed earlier this month over national security concerns. The decision marks a reversal after the company worked with Washington to strengthen safeguards arou»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Ukrainskoye in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. "As a result of active and decisive actions, units of Battlegroup Sever established control over the Ukrainskoye settlement of the K»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that Israeli forces would remain in self-proclaimed “security zones” established in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, without any timeline for withdrawal. “The IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely in order to protec»»»

MEXICO ‌CITY: Two people died from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital’s ‌health secretariat ‌said in ‌the ⁠early hours of ⁠Wednesday. The incident occurred on Hamburgo and Lancaster Streets, near the Angel of Independence ⁠landmar»»»