The ruling Socialist Party will hold an expanded meeting of its parliamentary group on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., following internal disagreements over the country’s Territorial Reform. The meeting, called by Prime Minister Edi Rama, will take place at the Palace of Brigades and is expected to bring »»»

Christa Pike's lawyers on Saturday said that the 50-year-old convicted murderer has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison. Pike was transported to the hospital in critical condition on September 30 after she survived Tennessee's botched effort to execute her for murderi»»»

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday he would undergo surgery in the coming days for a lung nodule detected at an early stage. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage". "During recent medical checks, a »»»

From farmers to anti-corruption activists, how a small Delhi road becamesymbol of dissent Dubai: Built to measure time and track the heavens, Jantar Mantar has become a place where Indians seek to change the course of politics. For decades, a narrow stretch of road beside the nearly 300-year-old as»»»

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm and was expected to make landfall or skirt the coast of west-central Mexico on Sunday, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Fluctuations in strength are expected until the core of Simon reaches the coas»»»

Saudi Arabia vowed to retaliate against Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday after a strike on Riyadh’s international airport killed a dozen people and wounded more than 300, marking the kingdom's deadliest strike in a decade. The deadliest strike on Saudi soil in more than a decade killed 12 people at »»»

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Sunday thanked President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "their leadership in bringing a long-held Lebanese dream closer to reality: direct flights between Lebanon and the United States." "This important step strengthens trust between our two countr»»»

RIYADH: S&P Global Ratings affirmed Egypt’s long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings at “B/B” with a stable outlook, citing policy measures that helped contain the economic fallout from regional conflict and a recovery in foreign-exchange buffers. Foreign portfolio outflows reached $9.5 billio»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Donald Trump about Iran's position on a possible Mideast peace deal, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin said Tehran's stance was relayed in a phone call held between the two leaders on Friday. It did not say how Trump responded, nor elaborate on Iran's position.»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Business Confidence Index remained firmly in optimistic territory at 56.6 in September, despite a marginal decline from the previous month, official data showed. According to the latest report by the General Authority for Statistics, the index eased by 0.1 points from August’»»»

On October 6, drones struck two commercial vessels about 70 nautical miles off the coast near Byala, inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank within minutes; the Palau-flagged Able caught fire and all 18 of its crew were taken off by a Bulgarian ferry. The search »»»

The facts surrounding the incidents involving two ships in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone point to an escalation and expansion of the conflict into the Black Sea, increasing the risks for Bulgaria, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said in an interview with Bulgarian National Television on Sat»»»

Macron sends a nuclear messageWhen France’s military test-fired its latest nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the submarine-launched M51.3, on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron chose to milk the spectacle for every last drop of propaganda value. “To be free, we must be feared,” he said. “An»»»

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood base in 2009, is set to become an unprecedented event in the nation’s history. Approved by US President Donald Trump, the plan has drawn bi»»»

Riyadh airport attacks raise prospect of US strikes as Red Sea tensions escalate Dubai: Could the United States be preparing to launch another military campaign against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis? President Donald Trump has opened the door to direct American intervention after a fresh attack on Ri»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa region, announced its results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. Commenting on the results, Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Group Chief Executive Officer of QNB Group said: “Our performance for th»»»

Saudi authorities on Saturday said that they had suspended operations at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport after a new attack there left multiple people wounded. An attack on the airport by the Houthis on Thursday killed three people and damaged a plane, though the Iran-backed gr»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said that solving Bulgaria's major problems starts with restoring statehood in the country together. She met with local residents in Plovdiv on Saturday. Statehood does not simply mean having state institutions or hollow structures, but ensuring that laws and ru»»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said he imagined that in 20 years Stara Zagora would once again be the country's energy heart, but with new capacity, technologies and jobs. He held an open discussion in Stara Zagora on Saturday. "For years, it has been common knowledge that coal will not last f»»»

US, Ukrainian and European negotiators held talks in Miami on Friday to seek a common proposal to end the war in Ukraine, as President Donald Trump's decision to ease restrictions on Russian fuel drew criticism from lawmakers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. US, Ukrainian and European of»»»

The Ministry of Finance said its fiscal policy priorities support and complement Egypt’s economic agenda to stimulate investment, promote growth and create jobs. It added that public finances were being managed flexibly to stimulate economic activity and drive growth while maintaining fiscal discip»»»

It’s been a week of vigils, protests and political upheaval – from Israel, where three years after the Hamas-led attacks, former hostages and mourners called for accountability over the failures of October 7th, as questions grow over the stalled path to peace in Gaza; to France, where mass demonstr»»»

⁠⁠Palestinian president ​Mahmoud ​Abbas announced on Saturday that legislative ⁠elections would be postponed from November ​28 to September ​11, 2027, the ​official Palestinian news agency ⁠WAFA reported. In his presidential decree, Abbas set the next presidential elections for that day as well. Pa»»»

Police detained hundreds of protesters, including movement leaders, in the Indian capital on Saturday as authorities deployed thousands of security personnel, suspended transport and telecommunications services, and imposed sweeping restrictions to thwart a youth-led demonstration demanding the res»»»

Socialist Party lawmaker Erion Braçe has defended his controversial vote on new territorial reform, insisting that his decision was based on personal conviction and rejecting allegations that he acted under outside influence. In a lengthy public statement, Braçe argued that the proposed legislation»»»

US President Donald Trump’s agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply diesel to the United States and global markets has intensified criticism of Bulgaria’s decision to lift restrictions on petroleum product exports, with GERB leader Boyko Borissov warning that Bulgarian consumers a»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure pipeline is entering a more private-sector-driven phase as the Kingdom expands financing options across transport, power, water and digital infrastructure, experts have told Arab News. The shift is underpinned by the National Infrastructure Fund’s mandate to mo»»»

Commenting on Friday's news of a diesel deal between the Presidents of the US and Russia, Progressive Bulgaria MP and Deputy Parliament Chair Ivan Angelov told Nova TV: “A lot is happening; one thing is said before noon, another in the afternoon, and what actually happens afterward is something els»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov Saturday commented on US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Russia had agreed to supply diesel fuel to the US and global markets to help bring prices down. “While other countries are doing everything they can to secure fuel supplies for their own economies, we are»»»

Continue the Change (CC) Floor Leader Nikolay Denkov sees the deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on diesel fuel supplies as driven by Trump’s domestic political problems. With elections approaching, fuel and other prices have risen in the United States, Denk»»»

Asked about Friday's diesel deal between the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Bulgarian head of State Iliana Iotova Saturday commented: "I view all these matters as part of a broader set of issues; they will likely be relevant in some way to the talks with Ukraine in the US; representati»»»

With less than one month until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump keeps trying to find ways to directly benefit voters to ease affordability concerns at the heart of the midterm elections. Last week, Trump began sending $500 checks to nearly 1 million Americans in 30 states as a refund f»»»

Approximately 16.4% of Bulgaria’s population lives with a mental disorder, equivalent to around one in six people, the Health Ministry said in a statement on World Mental Health Day, October 10. Mental disorders are also the second leading cause of years lived with disability in this country. In 20»»»

US investment firm Carlyle Group has withdrawn from the competition to buy Russian oil giant Lukoil’s international assets, including the refinery in Burgas, Bloomberg reported. The company confirmed that it was no longer actively pursuing the acquisition but offered no further explanation. In its »»»

"Blood diamonds" became infamous for funding the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone. Beginning 25 years ago, the Kimberley Process aimed to put an end to this illegal trade. Accused of complicity in the conflict, the diamond industry has since sought to clean up its image, emphasising an ethical shif»»»

France's far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella deleted data from a former activist Facebook account as soon as allegations surfaced that he wrote anti-Semitic comments in his youth, French investigative weekly Le Canard enchaîné said Friday, piling pressure on the top ally of preside»»»

2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day. But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccines and then agreeing on a mammoth post-Covid recov»»»

Damascus, Oct. 9 (SANA) Syria’s L602 air corridor, operating over eastern Syria near Deir Ezzor, has recorded 2,188 overflights since it entered service, highlighting opportunities to leverage Syria’s position between the Arabian Gulf and Europe. The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Tran»»»

Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwa»»»

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle what it describes as a "rogue" tribunal, threatening to cripple its operations. Following the move, ⁠the European Union said it was "ready to take any necessary »»»

Americans warned to avoid crowds during South Africa protests The US Mission to South Africa has warned American citizens about protests and unrest at various locations across the country. In a security alert issued on October 9, the mission said it was monitoring the situation nationwide and urged»»»

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop revisits a fatal assignment for a Fox News team in Ukraine. On March 14, 2022, a Russian strike hit the crew reporting near the capital Kyiv. Reporter Benjamin Hall was seriously injured and two other journalists were killed. The journalists' families are sui»»»

BusinessFinlandFinland, the world's happiest nation, faces a glum winterNik MartinFinns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's pile of debt is not one of them. Russia's war in Ukraine has added to the fiscal burden. Can the Nordic nation absorb another shock? https://p.dw.com/p/5Nl7MF»»»

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.»»»

Two ⁠Renoir paintings worth millions ​of dollars that were stolen from a ​museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the ​local ‌mayor said on Friday. The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four pai»»»

France's student protests have sparked a wave of misleading content online. A viral TikTok falsely claimed the French army had deployed an armoured vehicle against protesters, when it was actually returning to a nearby military base. Other posts recycle 2023 footage of retirement protests as curren»»»

This year, China released new rules for funeral practices. The government is putting an emphasis on affordable and environmentally friendly funeral services. It's part of a decades-long reform to promote cremation. But in a country where burials are deeply rooted in local traditions, how are these »»»

India recorded 5,737 dowry-linked deaths in 2024, an average of around 16 women a day. Despite being outlawed more than six decades ago, the practice of dowry – the transfer or money or valuables from a bride's family when she gets married – remains deeply entrenched across Indian society. Our corr»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria was not involved in any consultations aimed at revising the commitments North Macedonia made as part of its path toward European Union membership. Petrova made the statement during parliamentary questioning at the National Assembly about th»»»

Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law, the Nobel jury announced on Friday. The Nobel committee denied it was taking a stance on whether Israel is committing ge»»»