Romania's pig population as of 1 May 2026 increased 11.6% compared with the same date in 2025, while the breeding stock rose 18.9%, according to provisional data the National Institute of Statistics (INS).As of 1 May 2026, Romania had 3,260,589 pigs, an increase of 337,642 head compared with the sa»»»

Acting Health Minister Cseke Attila on Wednesday said that the funding gap in Romania's healthcare system is currently standing at RON 98 million, the amount to be temporarily covered by relocations from other areas and programmes of the Ministry of Health."Today there is a deficit of about RON 100»»»

September 28, 2026 The United States and Romania celebrated the delivery of the first nine Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAVs) to Romania, ...»»»

Romania is facing a significant risk of a credit rating downgrade by S&P, although Erste Bank analysts’ base-case scenario is for the country’s rating to be ...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Deputy Minister for International Trade of Finland, Under-Secretary of State H E Jarno Syrjälä, is visiting Qatar from September 28-30 to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between Qatar and Finland, in investments, education, security and defense. Deputy Minister Syrjälä will be»»»

Doha, Qatar: Bassem Hemeida lived up to expectations by winning the 400m hurdles gold while Zakaria Ibrahim claimed bronze in the 3,000m steeplechase as Qatar’s athletics campaign produced two medals at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 yesterday. The two athletics medals took Qatar’s tally to seve»»»

Argentine President Javier Milei threatened on Monday to sue Britain over the Sea Lion oil project near the disputed Falkland Islands. Argentina claims sovereignty over the British-administered territory, where a 1982 war killed 255 British and 649 Argentine troops. Developers Navitas and Rockhoppe»»»

Ankara: Thousands of ceramic artifacts dating back about 2,100 years have been recovered from a shipwreck off Adrasan in southern Türkiye's Antalya province, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Monday. Underwater excavations at the site began in 2025, and archaeologists have»»»

The Trump administration's policy of deportating thousands of people to countries with which they have no links is "increasing risks of torture and ill-treatment and enforced disappearance", a panel of independent UN experts warned on Monday. An investigation by an international consortium of journ»»»

A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. The allegations emerged as Le Pen's prospects for the 2027 e»»»

You'll no doubt have seen the coverage of singer Céline Dion's return from illness and her Paris residency. But here's a different angle: the audio technology keeping her stage quiet, and the artificial intelligence isolating her voice from the noise of a 30,000-seat stadium. Technology Corresponde»»»

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he expected talks with Iran to resume next week, despite rejecting Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day truce followed by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump raised the possibility of renewed air strikes on Iran but also said he anticipated further neg»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Washington's plan to take in up to 17,500 more White South Africans was "a race-based policy", dismissing the "so-called genocide" of Afrikaners as "fake news". »»»

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Colleen Dulle, Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of "Struck Down, Not Destroyed". She came to Pope Leo’s visit to France expecting measured diplomacy but was struck by how deeply political the trip became. She observed a pope trying to articul»»»

Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to counter the "uncivilised" relations and "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a four-day state visit to France that leaned heavily into politics and drew huge crowds at ev»»»

Russian drones struck Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in the historic heart of Kyiv on Monday, in the latest deadly daytime attack on the capital. Volodymyr Zelensky has long been pleading with Ukraine’s allies for more military aid to fend off Russia. But Ukrainian weapons producers say the»»»

British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Yan Saint-Pierre, CEO of Modern Security Consulting Group, »»»

British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Yan Saint-Pierre, CEO of Modern Security Consulting Group, »»»

DOHA: The Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition (DJWE) 2026 opened on Mondayat the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC). The 22nd edition brings together 49 exhibitors representing more than 500 brands from 30 countries. The exhibition is organised by Qatar Tourism, presented by Visit Qatar, »»»

The fallout from leaks and warnings related to the events of October 7 continues to unfold, accompanied by an escalating dispute between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. This coincides with a complaint filed by the Shin Bet against Channel 12 over the p»»»

Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Rally party candidate, widened her lead in the second round of the 2027 presidential elections against both centre-right Édouard Philippe and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to a new poll released Monday. A new Toluna-Harris survey for French radio»»»

Jordan Bardella, the head of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations made by French investigative website Mediapart that he wrote anti-Semitic comments on private chats in 2013, when he was aged 17 or 18. Bardella, seen as a likely prime minister if Le Pen wins next year's»»»

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Victor GAETAN, Senior International Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. He sees Pope Leo XIV's visit to France as more than a successful pastoral journey. He says it offers a window into the intellectual and political character of Leo's nascent papa»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi capital will host the 25th WPC Energy Congress from Oct. 11 to 15, marking the first time the global gathering has been held in the Kingdom in its 90-year history. The five-day event, themed “Pathways to an Energy Future for All,” will take place at the Riyadh Front Exhibition and»»»

London: Oil futures surged more than four percent before retreating from their latest peak on Monday, alongside gains for natural gas and diesel prices, after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's offer of a seven-day truce. High inflation concerns lifted government bond yields as markets bet o»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov ordered a new selection procedure for candidates for Bulgaria’s European Prosecutor, the Justice Ministry said on Monday. Under the EU regulation establishing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), each member state participating in enhanced cooperation mu»»»

Albanian President Bajram Begaj convened the National Security Council on Monday to discuss the country’s current security situation and strengthen cooperation among state institutions. Representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office and SPAK, Albania’s Special Prosecutor’s Office, also attended»»»

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei stressed on Monday that the days of foreign domination that Iran’s enemies seek to bring back are over and will never return. In a message on the occasion of the Sacred Defense Week and the second martyrdom anniversary of late Hezbo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Moscow Advises Washington to Focus on Peaceful Solutions with Tehran3 hours ago 28-09-2026 15:55 PM Russia’s Permanent Representative to In»»»

Surging crude prices are dragging on U.S. futures after President Donald Trump rejectedIran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had offered to reopen the strait and resume talks on its nuclear program if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil»»»

Philanthropist moved in celebrity circles before $35m Ponzi scam landed him in US prison Dubai: In 2005, Siddharth Jawahar left Delhi for the United States, beginning a journey that would take him into the worlds of finance, philanthropy and celebrity. Known as “Sid”, he built an investment busines»»»

Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was waging a “defensive war” and seized airports. A humanitarian source said rebels captured the Afar »»»

Two years after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the group he shaped for decades is “still struggling to rebuild its command structure, military capabilities, and strategic standing following a campaign that systematically dismantled the network around him,” an Israeli »»»

Bulgaria joins the traditional European Birdwatch Days, which this year will be held October 3-4, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds said on Monday. The event brings together more than 30 BirdLife International partners from Europe and Central Asia in a friendly birdwatching challeng»»»

President Donald Trump has justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world — even asking Xi if he'd be in the market for U.S. arms, Trump's ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue s»»»

Israel's upcoming elections are being followed closely by its regional neighbors, who are aware that any outcome will have ramifications far beyond the country's borders. In his Likud party's campaign launch this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his refrain that he "has changed the»»»

Housing prices remain on the rise, but the number of completed transactions is falling, pointing to signs of a gradual cooling in the property market. Stara Zagora is among the Bulgarian cities where housing prices have increased most sharply. According to Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute »»»

Hezbollah supporters gathered near the tomb of their late former chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of his killing by Israel, defiant even as two wars have left the Iran-backed group weakened. AFP correspondents saw thousands of people, many carrying Hezbollah fl»»»

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, wit»»»

After three days marked by popular enthusiasm and crowds of worshippers in Paris and Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV will end his four-day visit to France on Monday in the northeastern city of Metz with a Mass and a speech about the future of European integration.  Pope Leo XIV was to spe»»»

The unemployment rate recorded at national level increased by 0.01 percentage points in August compared with the previous month, to 3.26%, while the total number of unemployed reached 260,919, the National Employment Agency (ANOFM) announced on Friday.Of the total number of registered unemployed, 6»»»

The increase of the defence industry’s share of GDP from about 0.28% to minimum 1% until 2030 represents an objective for the efficiency and ROMARM reform and the defence industry is mentioned in the Government Programme which the prime minister-designate, Siegfried Muresan lodged on Saturday in th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Asian Games brought a painful twist for Qatar yesterday as two of its biggest gold medal hopes in athletics were forced out by injuries, with Mutaz Barshim and Abderrahman Samba seeing their campaigns cut short in Aichi-Nagoya. Barshim, the three-time Asian Games high jump champion»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Sanskriti Qatar’s “Onam Celebration 2026” was held in grand style at Podar Pearl School, Al Meshaf. The cultural gathering held as part of the celebrations was inaugurated by Ambassador of India to Qatar HE Dr K Srikar Reddy. Sanskriti Qatar President Sabith Saheer preside»»»

AI, pharma and fintech fortunes reshape subcontinent's 2026 Wealth list India’s billionaire class is expanding beyond its traditional industrial dynasties. The latest list now ranks 1,810 people with wealth of at least ₹1,000 crore ($104.3 million), as per by M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026, release»»»

Israel will revoke the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the occupied West Bank after the Netherlands began enforcing a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday. The officials have seven days to surrender their Israeli-issued diplomatic p»»»

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as the country's head of state Sunday, paving the way for him to run as his right-wing populist Serbian Progressive Party's candidate for prime minister in the October parliamentary elections. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday ah»»»

Sofia’s Green Ring could change not just one particular location, but the way people move around the city, meet one another and experience their neighbourhoods, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said in a Facebook post. Of all the projects being developed for Sofia, the Green Ring was the most special to »»»

Swiss voters on Sunday voted against a proposal that would have imposed a more restrictive form of neutrality on the Alpine country, preventing it from levelling sanctions without UN backing or joining military alliances except when under direct attack. Switzerland's centuries-long tradition of "ar»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama has defended the independence of the country's judicial institutions while raising concerns over the way an investigation involving State Intelligence Service chief Vlora Hyseni has been handled and made public. Rama said his government remained committed to allowing individ»»»