Only hours before the annual US-South Korean military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield was due to begin, Donald Trump issued a statement that went far beyond another dispute over how much America’s allies should pay for their own security. On August 16, 2026, the US president announced that he had ins»»»

Denmark has deployed a batch of fresh military conscripts to Greenland for the first time in modern history, as Copenhagen seeks to assert its control over the Arctic territory in response to threats of annexation from US President Donald Trump. Around 100 conscripts from the Schleswig Infantry Reg»»»

There has been no deterioration in air quality in Sofia in terms of particulate matter (PM10) levels related to the fire in Serbia, according to data as of 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, the Sofia Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) said. Eight municipalities in Western Bulgaria reported o»»»

France's foreign minister on Wednesday condemned "inhumane" remarks by Israel's far-right national security minister that Israel should kill 30 to 40 people every night in Gaza. The remarks on a podcast by Itamar Ben Gvir "are intolerable and inhumane," said Jean-Noel Barrot.»»»

Ghana has climbed to sixth place among the world's largest gold producers, overtaking the United States after a jump in domestic output and a slump in American production, the Ghana Chamber of Mines said. The West African nation produced 185 tonnes of gold in 2025, moving up from its traditional se»»»

Nairobi: A helicopter carrying several tourists crashed Wednesday in Kenya's Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, killing all those on board, an aviation source told AFP. "I can confirm an accident has happened, there are no survivors," the source told AFP, without being able to say how m»»»

Consumer prices rose by 0.6% in a single month Annual inflation in Bulgaria continued to slow in July but remained among the highest in the European Union, according to final data from Eurostat. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) increased by 4.4% year-on-year, above Eurostat’s earlier »»»

Kyrgyzstan is considering introducing criminal liability for knowingly issuing a false audit report. The draft law was initiated by Zhogorku Kenesh deputy Bolot Ibragimov. The bill proposes adding two new articles to the Criminal Code. The convicted person could also be prohibited from engaging in »»»

The Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of Kyrgyzstan (CEC) has approved the procedure for organizing and conducting remote voting in the presidential election. The decision was made at a CEC meeting today, August 19. The new regulation sets out how remote voting will be organized, how»»»

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry summoned Russian ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov on August 18 to protest what it called provocative, insulting and threatening statements against Azerbaijan, its people and leadership circulating in Russian media, a day after the Prosecutor General's Office placed three »»»

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei categorically rejected the United Arab Emirates’ allegation that Iran launched a missile toward the Arab country, expressing regret over the accusation against the Islamic Republic. In a statement released on Tuesday night, Baqaei said th»»»

RIYADH: The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector has signed a new $50 million line-of-finance facility with Al Salam Bank B.S.C. to expand access to Shariah-compliant funding for private-sector businesses in Bahrain. The institution, known as ICD, said in a post on X the tr»»»

The Union of Poultry Breeders in Bulgaria will mark the 35th anniversary of its founding with a forum at the Inter Expo Center on September 9 and 10, the organization announced. The event will focus on poultry farms automatization, the staffing shortage and the new European security requirements (N»»»

The Ukrainian parliament has unanimously approved Yevhen Khmara as Ukraine's new defense minister, giving their go-ahead to a man who earlier pledged that "Russia will burn" after orchestrating the deadly August 12 attack on the Russian city of Novorossiysk. A career SBU officer, Khmara is notoriou»»»

Dubai: UAE customers can now use Jaywan cards to pay for Etihad Airways flights directly on the airline’s website, making Etihad the first airline to accept the UAE’s national domestic card scheme for flight bookings. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click he»»»

LONDON: Islamophobic incidents in London during the first six months of the year exceeded figures for all of 2023, a monitoring group has warned. The “alarming” statistics reveal a sixfold growth in annual cases from 2021 to 2025, Tell Mama said, warning that it reflects a “sustained escalation of »»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Wednesday it would launch criminal investigations into two high-profile attacks on Palestinians during the war in Gaza, including the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics. The military said it would not launch criminal i»»»

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf arrived in neighboring Iraq Wednesday for a three-day visit where he will meet with Iraqi officials and leaders of an Iran-backed political coalition. Iran-backed Iraqi militias have launched and claim drone attacks targeting US bases and diplomatic presence both within the »»»

DOHA: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday organised an open introductory meeting for the public on Law No. (10) of 2026 regulating unmanned aircraft (drones), as part of its efforts to raise awareness of the legislation, its key provisions and requirements. The meeting highlighted the r»»»

Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Gold prices remained stable in the Syrian market Wednesday, while global bullion prices rebounded as the US dollar and global bond yields eased. According to a bulletin issued by the General Authority for Precious Metals Management, the price of 21-karat gold stood at SYP 1»»»

A drone strike on a minibus in the Ukrainian frontline city of Kherson killed at least 4 people and injured 5 others amid a rise in Russian attacks on the approximately one-third of the province still controlled by Ukraine. File photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine/EPA-EFE Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A»»»

The possibility of directly electing the president resurfaces from time to time. For now, András Baka was elected by Tisza’s parliamentary majority, but Péter Magyar, the prime minister, has repeatedly indicated that he would support a direct election. Baka, meanwhile, is only an interim president,»»»

The Montana Regional Prosecution Office has filed an indictment against the mayor of the Danubian town of Lom, Tsvetan Petrov, for an alleged offence against citizens' political rights, the Sofia Appellate Prosecution Office said on Wednesday According to the indictment, on April 15, Petrov met wit»»»

A team from Penza State University has been granted a patent for a system capable of ensnaring drones in a large net at distances of one kilometer or more, providing a non-kinetic alternative to conventional gunfire or fragmentation interception. How it works:The net is compactly stowed within a cy»»»

Dubai: Dubai will host a packed run of exhibitions, conferences and consumer events through the end of 2026, with GITEX Global, Arabian Travel Market, Beautyworld Dubai, Big 5 Global and Automechanika Dubai among the major shows scheduled between August and December. Get updated faster and for FREE»»»

Eight birds - seven vultures and one crow - have been found poisoned in the Central Balkan Nature Park, the Green Balkans nature conservation organization said on Wednesday. Following alarming data from the GPS transmitter of a bearded vulture, experts from the Park and the Bulgarian Society for th»»»