Albania’s Constitutional Court has again urged parliament to resolve the dispute over reference salaries for judges and prosecutors, reiterating that its February 2026 ruling must be fully implemented. In a statement Monday, the court said its ruling clearly established the constitutional standards»»»

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Peter Geoghegan, an award-winning investigative journalist. He's the editor of the Substack Democracy for Sale and the author of the best-selling book "Democracy for Sale". Geoghegan explains the significance of the Channel 4 investigation into Reform UK, not simply »»»

The United Nations special rapporteur on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese warned Monday that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control could risk erasing "evidence relevant to the investigation of alleged international crimes". Israel's bombardment and ground »»»

In an effort to contain the current escalation in the Nabatieh region, contacts took place between Lebanon and the U.S., during which Washington informed the Lebanese state that it is “doing everything in its power to keep the situation under control and prevent it from sliding into a full-blown wa»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed to press ahead with his reform agenda despite a blistering election defeat for his centre-right CDU in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD won almost 44 percent of the vote. Merz called the result his party’s worst defeat in decades. German Chance»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 7: The far right marches to victory in a German state election: what does this mean for the future of Germany and Europe at large? Also: the Daily Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan about his imprisonment condi»»»

Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) came out well ahead in Sunday’s regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, becoming the first far-right party to come close to gaining power at the regional level since World War II. The lead candidate of the party in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said M»»»

German startup Isar Aerospace becomes the first company to achieve a successful private orbital space launch. But first: Germany's far-right AfD party scores a big electoral victory, pushed along in part by the country's structural economic crisis and its fiscal policies.»»»

She urges other Japanese women to consider growing their broods Birth rates in Japan may be slowly crawling higher - 2026’s figure was only 0.8 per cent more than the previous year, according to figures by the country's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare – but it’s still rare to see multiple ch»»»

Tunis, Sept. 7 (TAP) - The state of liberties, the economic and social situation and the responsibilities of civil society took centre stage as President of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) Zied Dabbar met Monday with...»»»

Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade to view the body of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union has heavily criticised the event, and Marta»»»

Germany is set to ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to dismiss a case accusing Berlin of "facilitating genocide" in Gaza by supporting Israel after the deadly October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas militants. The details of the case, filed by Nicaragua in 2024, have not yet »»»

President Joseph Aoun declared Monday that "Israel's repeated attacks, the killing of innocents, including children and women, the destruction and burning of homes, and the bulldozing of property are condemned, rejected, and unjustified crimes.” “These actions target the framework agreement and und»»»

The drone that struck the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in central Kyiv on September 4 was guided from inside the country, a presidential adviser believes. Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wrote on Facebook that in his personal opinion»»»

OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out GPT-6, its most powerful AI model yet, to select customers, touting stronger safety safeguards as concerns grow over the cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems. ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would beg»»»

Yemen's Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes on various areas of Yemen as the rebels push on with an offensive to seize territory bordering the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait. "The Saudi enemy targeted the provinces of Jawf, al-Bayda, Marib and Taiz with several airstri»»»

Romania's manufacturing sector recorded its strongest improvement in operating conditions in two years in August, with the BCR Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising to 51.1 from 50.1 in July, according to data from BCR and S&P ...»»»

Bulgaria continued to record one of the strongest increases in retail trade in the European Union in July, despite a slight monthly decline. Eurostat data show that the volume of retail sales in the country was 5.6% higher than in July 2025. The result puts Bulgaria well ahead of the EU average, wh»»»

A landfill near Sofia's Filipovtsi borough is on fire, Lyulin District Mayor Georgi Todorov reported on his Facebook page on Monday morning. The post reads: "Fire and police crews are on the scene, working to bring the fire under control. There is smoke in the Lyulin District and much of Sofia. I a»»»

US envoys brought new, “more effective” proposals to Kyiv aimed at ending the war with Russia, a senior Ukrainian presidential official said on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described talks positively but announced no breakthrough, as Zelensky wa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced on Monday that it had joined AFAQ Payments System, operated by the Gulf Payments Company (GPC). This completes the participation of the central banks of all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the system, further strengthening financial and mo»»»

Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have moved against a criminal organisation they say is headed by an official of the Prosecutor General's Office and protects a network of scam call centres. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office announce»»»

Pyongyang signals tactical nuclear cruise missile role for new-generation destroyer Leader Kim Jong Un vowed to build North Korea's navy into a nuclear-armed force, state media reported Monday as US allies' maritime drills kicked off. This week's manoeuvres involving Japan, South Korea and the Unit»»»

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state ​elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with 44.5 percent of the vote, early results showed. But despite the scale of its projected win, it was not immediately clear whether AfD would be able to »»»

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to announce increased EU investment in Greenland on Monday, including in critical minerals, satellite communications and renewable energy. Her two-day visit signals support for Greenland and Denmark amid US President Donald Trump’s push»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Mowasalat (Karwa) will participate as a Silver Sponsor in the second edition of the Autonomous e-Mobility (AEMOB) Forum 2026, taking place from September 7 to 9 at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha. Mowasalat (Karwa)’s participation reflects its continued com»»»

Russian drones hit warehouses belonging to the Nasdaq-listed drugmaker Teva and one of the World Health Organization's main medical supply depots in Ukraine on September 3. Teva's facilities were targeted twice that day, Kyiv Post reported. "We are assessing the consequences of the attack and doing»»»

A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU domestic security service in the heart of Kyiv on Friday, targeting the office of its acting chief and injuring at least 12 people, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack on the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, came just two days af»»»

Grass and bushes caught fire near the railway station at the village of Gorno Sahrane, Central Bulgaria on Sunday, forcing the Sofia-Burgas express train, carrying around 120 passengers, to wait at Kalofer and holding up a local train at Kazanlak, Bulgarian State Railways reported. Train services b»»»

Tunis, Sept. 6 (TAP) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met on Sunday in Cairo with Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Fahmy.The meeting discussed ways to activate joint Arab action and develop...»»»

With thousands of people driven from their homes by a massive flash flood that swept entire villages away, FRANCE 24 visits a school in Nepal's remote Rasuwa district that has been converted to a temporary shelter for the dispossessed.  Thirty kilometres from the Nepal-China border, a sch»»»

A Russian general charged by Kyiv over the 2024 missile strike on Ukraine's main children's hospital has been shot and badly wounded in the Saratov region. Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, who commands the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division based at the Engels-2 airbase, was hit twice at close »»»

The last of the five air defense systems under the $5.43B contract between the two countries is to be transferred to India this Autumn, Hindustan Times reports. The contract was signed in 2018. In 2021-2023, the first three systems were deployed in India.Russia has offered India five more squadrons»»»

London, Sept. 6 (SANA) OPEC+ kept its oil output policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday, as the producer group turns its attention to reviewing production capacity and setting new output quotas for 2027. The seven members taking part in the meeting — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait,»»»

On Sunday, Bulgaria marks the 141st anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. Unification Day is a public holiday, with observances held countrywide. The high point of the commemorations is in Plovdiv, where the unification was announced on September 6, 188»»»

US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday visited Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli settler violence. Huckabee, a staunch supporter of Israel and its illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory, said that it w»»»

With Bulgaria’s October 25 presidential election approaching, the race is beginning to take shape around a potential contest between incumbent President Iliana Yotova and former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov. But with several major parties still holding back their nominations, analysts say»»»

What did Steve Witkoff know about Russia when he was first sent to see President Putin in February last year? “Nothing,” said President Trump. “People just love Steve” was the reason he got the nod. “I know how to negotiate,” Witkoff says in his own words. He’s also said, “The professionals haven’t»»»

Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls Sunday. However, a failure to secure an absolute majority may see the »»»

American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed "substantive plans" for next steps to end the war in Ukraine during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the White House said, before they headed to Kyiv on Sunday. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the three»»»

Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone has already brought visible benefits for some businesses, particularly small companies working with Western European partners, according to transport and logistics entrepreneur Valentin Radoykov. He says the adoption of the single currency has eliminated exchange-»»»

President Vladimir Putin says there is still a chance of a peace deal with Ukraine, and that contacts between the two countries are continuing, mainly through their security services. "Russia and Ukraine must in the first place reach an agreement amongst themselves. All other countries are ready to»»»

National Assembly Chairperson Mihaela Dotsova said in a Facebook post marking the 141st anniversary of the Unification: "Let's work united for Bulgaria." "On September 6, 1885, the Bulgarian people stood united, acted without hesitation and proved that the national cause of unification stands above»»»

In a Facebook post marking Bulgaria's Unification Day, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chairman Delyan Peevski said: "Let's continue working for a strong and dignified Bulgaria." He wished Bulgarians a happy Unification Day, which marks the 141st anniversary of the Unification of the Princip»»»

Doha, Qatar: Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Qatar’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘AA’ with a stable outlook, reflecting confidence in the strength and resilience of the Qatari economy. The agency attributed its decision to easing risks following the subsidence »»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Qatar is intensifying diplomatic efforts to contain escalating tensions in the region, placing dialogue, international law and the protection of maritime navigation at the centre of its approach as security risks continue to threaten vital waterways and critical infrastructur»»»

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won every immediate fight over Ukraine's government reshuffle and still came out of it weaker, a Carnegie Politika analysis argues. The Verkhovna Rada confirmed the last two ministers of the reshuffle, among them Yevhenii Khmara as defence minister with 312 votes. The »»»

Two senior officials from the hard-right Reform UK party stepped down Friday following a hidden-camera investigation that appeared to show them soliciting substantial foreign funding for party-commissioned opinion polls and a potential £500,000 donation from a US donor – banned under UK law.&n»»»