Education and Science Minister Georgi Valchev expressed a hope that both political and national consensus on education policy will be achieved in the coming years, and that education will once again attain the status it had during the Bulgarian National Revival. Speaking on the Panorama talk show o»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, May 22: Some 13 candidates are vying to defeat Karen Bass next month for the Los Angeles mayorship. Among them is former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt, whose social media savvy and debate skills have garnered support. Also, the controversial pro-doping Enhanced Games »»»

Haiti’s powerful gangs nearly tripled their recruitment of children in 2025. This year, a new UN-backed security force has begun deploying – but for the thousands of children already caught up in armed groups, the path back to a stable future remains uncertain.  As a new multinationa»»»

Doha: The Qatar Media Corporation launched the first edition of the "Media Encyclopedia" at the cultural salon of the 35th Doha International Book Fair, in the presence of media professionals, intellectuals, and visitors. The initiative aims to document media concepts, theories, figures, and instit»»»

Dubai: There is something particularly haunting about the Twisha Sharma case, and it goes beyond the disturbing details now dominating headlines and television debates in India. Perhaps it stings deeper because the story feels painfully familiar. Beneath the allegations, the investigations, the com»»»

Ambassadors of the 27 European Union member states have officially approved the provisional draft of the EU Common Position (EUCP), confirming that the eighth Intergovernmental Conference with Albania will take place on May 26, 2026, at 19:00 in Brussels. The meeting is expected to mark a major mil»»»

An Ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 lives so far and continues to spread. Also, our guest tells us why computer science researchers and data workers from Afr»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday. Photo by Johan Nilsson/EPA May 22 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran implied Friday that there was progress in peace talks but Tehran's uranium and tolls for the Strait of Hormuz were stick»»»

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon soldier stands guard as farmers harvest olives in the village of Odaisseh, located close to the Blue Line border with Israel, in southern Lebanon, in October. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 22 (UPI) -- Lebanon's agriculture sector emerge»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:45 on Friday 22-05-2026 a newly established command center belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:55 on Friday 22-05-2026 a gathering of soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Naqoura»»»

Doha, Qatar: Team Qatar handball team secured the silver medal after defeating Saudi Arabia 32-24 in the decisive match held yesterday evening at Duhail Sports Hall, in the closing event of the handball competitions at the 4th GCC Games – Doha 2026, in front of a strong crowd attendance. Team Qatar»»»

After more than three years of war, Sudan is facing a different political and humanitarian moment. The fighting has not stopped, and neither side has won. But the cost of prolonging the war now appears to have outgrown what Sudan, its neighbors, and the wider international community can bear. As in»»»

BOGOTA: Colombian security forces Friday flooded into the southwestern municipality of Silvia following a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous groups the day before that left at least seven people dead and more than 100 injured. The army said on social media that more than 500 soldier»»»

Authors: C. G. Jung and Aniela Jaffe In 1957, at the age of 81, C. G. Jung began a collaboration with his student and secretary Aniela Jaffe and the legendary publisher Kurt Wolff on a book about his life. “Memories, Dreams, Reflections” would become a bestseller, yet it draws from less than half o»»»

Our guest has an important role in promoting social policies in the European Union, at a time when much of the political oxygen is being sucked out by the competitiveness and simplification agenda, as well as by defence and security issues. Roxana Minzatu is Executive Vice-President of the European»»»

Head of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary bloc, Hajj Mohammad Raad addressed the Resistance community, stressing that it is the criteria of honesty and commitment. MP Raad stressed that the Resistance fighters are protecting the existence amid the absence of the state, warning against»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli force stationed in the town of Naqoura with a drone strike and achieved a confirmed hit: st»»»

More than ‌300 suspected cases of heat-related illnesses have been reported in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from the start of March to mid-May, the state’s health department said. Here are some details: Andhra Pradesh reported 325 suspected heatstroke cases between March 1 and May 19»»»

ROME: Italy, France, Britain, and Germany urged Israel on Friday to stop expanding its settlements in the West Bank, saying the government was “undermining stability” and prospects for a two-state solution. “We call on the government of Israel to end its expansion of settlements and administrative »»»

WASHIN GTON: A divided federal appeals court on Friday declined to reconsider a ruling in Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s case that opened the door to President Donald Trump’s administration re-arresting and deporting the pro-Palestinian activist. The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals o»»»

Speculation swirled Friday over the last-minute collapse of President Donald Trump's planned executive order on powerful AI models, with fingers pointing at the president's allies in Silicon Valley who oppose government oversight of the technology. A draft of the shelved order leaked to US media sh»»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti on Friday received Oman's Ambassador to Tunisia Hilal bin Abdullah Al-Sinani, who conveyed to him a verbal message from his brother, Omani Minister...»»»

Tulsi Gabbard on Friday resigned as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband, who has been diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- Tulsi Gabbard resigned as director of national intelligence Friday to support her »»»

1 of 3 | Kevin Warsh (L) takes the oath of office as he is sworn in as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- Kevin W»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:50 on Friday 22-05-2026 a gathering belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Al-Bayyada town wit»»»

Questions over the appointment in 2020 of Teodora Georgieva as Bulgaria's European Prosecutor and backstage influence on Bulgarian politics and the judiciary again moved into the spotlight on Friday after opposition lawmakers called for further scrutiny of the selection process and alleged ties to »»»

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport facilitated a record 45,160 pilgrims during Pakistan’s pre-Hajj flight operations this year, airport authorities said on Friday, highlighting expanded flight handling capacity supported by the use of digital baggage-tracking technology during one of the co»»»

RIO DE JANIERO: Police in football-mad Brazil seized World Cup contraband including counterfeit jerseys and some 200,000 Panini stickers in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Friday. Images published by the police show piles of Panini World Cup album stickers stacked on a table, as well as a collecti»»»

Skopje, 19 May 2026 (MIA) - The latest external borrowing will be realized under significantly favorable conditions, including lower interest rates and longer repayment period, which indicates the trust of international financial institutions in the Macedonian economy, says Finance Minister Gordana»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 16:00 on Friday 22-05-2026 a Merkava tank in Markaba town with an Ababil loitering glider [FPV], ac»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 16:30 on Friday 22-05-2026 Al-Marj site with an Ababil loitering glider [FPV]: statement 10 22-05-2»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Police in football-mad Brazil seized World Cup contraband including counterfeit jerseys and some 200,000 Panini stickers in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Friday. Images published by the police show piles of Panini World Cup album stickers stacked on a table, as well as a »»»

Trump is putting pressure on Cuba - why and to what end? 10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePascal Fletcher,Latin America specialist, BBC Monitoring,Duncan WalkerandAlicia Curry ReutersSince returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump has made clear his desire to change Ha»»»

Georgi Kandev, the Interior Ministry's Acting Secretary General, said in a Facebook post on Friday evening: "The noose tightened. The handcuffs snapped shut. The fugitive known as 'the prosecutor's son' has just been captured by the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC)." "I told yo»»»

This video shows footage from the Islamic Resistance’s fire raid operation carried out on 17-05-2026 targeting positions of soldiers and vehicles belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in the towns of Al-Khiam, Al-Taybeh, Odaisseh, Deir Seryan, and Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon with rocket weapons »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the Defense Ministry to plan responses to the Ukrainian drone attack on a high school dormitory in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR). Russia has several options, National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko tells Sputnik. 1.Hit»»»

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday, ending the tenure of a long-term contrarian who appeared to be at odds with President Donald Trump over the Iran war. Gabbard said in a letter to Trump posted on X that she was quitting as Director of National Intelligence to »»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - A workshop on assessing the implementation of the Global Biosecurity Enhancement Programme led by INTERPOL was recently held at the initiative of the Directorate-General for National Security. This workshop was attended by the...»»»

Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, gas prices are at a four-year high, averaging $4.55 per gallon Friday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- Gas prices in the United States were at a four-year high Friday, and those traveling for Memorial Day weekend should expect a bl»»»

Beirut, May 22 (SANA) Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said Friday that Lebanon is seeking to open a new chapter in its relations with Syria based on state-to-state cooperation and shared interests, stressing efforts to strengthen bilateral coordination across multiple sectors. During a pr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:30 on Friday 22-05-2026 a communications vehicle belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army at the Mi»»»

The latest US Treasury sanctions on Lebanese and Iranian figures linked to Hezbollah looked less like another routine political measure and more like a direct warning to the Lebanese state and its security and military institutions. The sanctions came days before a Lebanese US security meeting in W»»»

MONTREAL: Mercedes’ championship ‌leader Kimi Antonelli was fastest in sole practice for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint weekend on Friday as the team made a strong start with their first major upgrade package of the Formula One season. The 19-year-old Italian, chasing a fourth win in a row, lapped »»»

Three years since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan, a new reality is taking shape. Rapid fractures within the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, now threaten to redraw the war-torn country. As regional and international powers are preoccupied with more pressi»»»

Soldiers of the “Black Jack” brigade ritually furled and packed their unit’s colours in Fort Hood, Texas, in early May, as the tank unit’s 4,000 troops prepared to deploy to Poland to help defend NATO against the Russian threat. “When an armoured brigade combat team deploys forward, it sends a clea»»»

The United Arab Emirates welcomed the adoption by the World Health Assembly (WHA) – the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) – during its current session, of a resolution submitted by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan»»»

Brussels: European stock markets closed higher on Friday, with major regional indices reaching their strongest levels in more than a month amid broad investor optimism and gains across key sectors. The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 index rose 0.73% to finish at 625.12 points, marking its biggest we»»»

BERLIN: Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah met Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan in Berlin on Friday, and the two sides discussed economic cooperation, vocational training and humanitarian support. The crown prince expressed Jordan’s appreciati»»»

Sharjah: Officials from cultural and academic institutions in the UAE have affirmed that Sharjah’s participation as Guest of Honour (GOH) at the fifth edition of the Warsaw International Book Fair (WIBF), held from 28th–31st May 2026, reflects the emirate’s standing on the international cultural sc»»»