Representatives of 89 motorcycle clubs from Sofia and across Bulgaria will gather in the capital's Alexander Battenberg Square on June 19 at 11:00 a.m. to protest rising prices of mandatory third-party liability motor insurance, Krasimir Pargov, Secretary of the Gentlemen Motorcycle Club and nation»»»

Johannesburg: Gunmen stormed an informal settlement near Johannesburg and shot dead 12 people overnight, South African police said Wednesday. It was the latest mass shooting in the crime-weary country, where more than 60 homicides are recorded on average each day. The attack happened shortly after »»»

Gaetano Casale has been appointed Partner in EY Romania’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) department. Casale has more than 18 years of experience in corporate sustainability. He joined EY Romania in February 2024 after leading complex sustainability consulting projects for local »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3777 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change relative to Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.1 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic met on Tuesday in Belgrade with Gen Alexus Grynkewich, Commander​ of the ​US European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)​, to discuss matters of mutual interest. Gasic noted "the importance of the long-standing cooperation b»»»

The Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council will ask investigators from the National Investigative Service which of them is willing to serve as acting director, Ognyan Damyanov, who chairs the Commission on Attestation and Competitions (CAC), said at a meeting of the Chamber on Wednesda»»»

Pope Leo will bless the Sagrada Familia's soaring central Jesus Christ tower in Barcelona on Wednesday, ahead of a visit to the Canary Islands where he will focus on immigration. The Pope has received a rapturous reception during his visit to Spain where he on Sunday held an open-air mass with»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Iranian attacks on the sisterly State of Kuwait, the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, and the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, said this act is considered as a flagrant violation of the sovereig»»»

Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of conducting an "ethnic cleansing" campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures were designed to accelerate the annexation of the Palestinian territory. A new report by the rights group found that »»»

On Wednesday, at the start of a Council of Ministers meeting, Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that Bulgaria would stop providing weapons to Ukraine. "We have already given enough," he said. "Our country continues to suffer socio-economic damage from this bloody war." The line was clean, declar»»»

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Former Finance Minister and current leader of "We Continue the Change", Asen Vassilev, has argued that Bulgaria’s excessive deficit procedure was imposed prematurely and in contradiction with European rules, claiming that the country was placed under scrutiny based on projections for 2026 rather th»»»

Finland-based space technology company ICEYE said on June 9 it had completed a €1bn funding round that valued the company at over €10bn, driven by growing government demand for sovereign intelligence systems. The company, which features a Polish CEO and co-founder, has established itself as a major»»»

Serbia will not obstruct the planned sale of Russia’s majority stake in oil firm NIS, Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on June 9, as negotiations between Gazprom and Hungary’s MOL enter a critical final phase under a US-imposed deadline. Talks over the divestment are “progressing we»»»

Ukraine’s ability to keep the lights on through another wartime winter will depend as much on reform as reconstruction, according to a new report by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), which argues that changes to tariffs, regulation and power generation are now as critical as repairing infrastruct»»»

Serbia will not obstruct the planned sale of Russia’s majority stake in oil firm NIS, Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said on June 9, as negotiations between Gazprom and Hungary’s MOL enter a critical final phase under a US-imposed deadline. Talks over the divestment are “progressing we»»»

The Vazrazhdane party has declared its opposition to a decision by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) introducing a measure concerning unused budget limits in state schools. “Whoever has touched Bulgarian schools has never seen anything good come of it. I call on all teachers’ unions to ta»»»

The topics of the Government’s measures to curb rising prices in Bulgaria and handle the budget deficit dominate Wednesday’s news media. ECONOMY Trud has an interview with economist Stoyan Panchev, who comments on the Government’s measures to bring the prices of basic food products down. According »»»

A ceremonial opening of the Mongolian Film Week took place in Bishkek on June 9. The event is aimed at developing cultural cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia, as well as strengthening friendly ties between the two nations, the Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan reported. The openin»»»

Los Angeles, United States: Somali referee Omar Artan said the "biggest dream of my life" had been ripped away after he was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup. Artan, who was named referee of the year in 2025 by the Confederation of African Football, has been dropped fr»»»

Beijing: China said Wednesday it was "deeply concerned" over the conflict in the Middle East and urged against escalation after Washington carried out strikes on Iran over the downing of a US helicopter. "Various relevant parties should maintain calm and exercise restraint, stop intensifying the co»»»

TEL AVIV: Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said he wasn’t sure ​if the Israeli prime minister would stand again. In a brief statement, Netanyahu’s Likud Party said he would run in the election and, God willing, he »»»

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of conducting an “ethnic cleansing” campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures were designed to accelerate the annexation of the Palestinian territory. A new rep»»»

Bulgaria’s current decisions are more likely to serve Vladimir Putin’s wishes, Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev told journalists on the sidelines of Parliament on Wednesday. He was commenting on PM Radev's announcement that Bulgaria is ending arms supplies to Ukraine. “The reality is that a ve»»»

On June 9, in Rome, Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan, Maksat Kubatovich Asanaliev, and Italian Justice Minister, Carlo Nordio, signed a treaty between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Italian Republic on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the signi»»»

Ghanaian women defy odds to get Cambridge degrees 19 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaty Prickett University of CambridgeFrancisca Arhinful, Jemimah Mensah and Fadila Issah spent a year in Cambridge studying for a postgraduate degree Three women from Ghana who were at risk of dropping »»»

Moscow, Russia: Russia on Wednesday urged "restraint" in the Iran war after Washington and Tehran traded new strikes in the worst escalation since their April 8 ceasefire. "We are extremely concerned about the new round of US-Iranian armed confrontation, which began with the unprovoked US-Israeli a»»»

Iran's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the United States had damaged the ongoing international diplomatic effort to end the war, after more US strikes on targets in southern Iran. "Unfortunately, the United States is damaging this diplomatic process through the contradictory messages it sen»»»

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said he wasn't sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand again. In a brief statement, Netanyahu's Likud Party said he would run in the election and, “God willing, he would win”»»»

Children in Cuba are dying amid acute shortages of essential medical supplies caused by US-imposed economic sanctions, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said. The island nation has endured daily blackouts and severe fuel deficits in recent months after Venezuela, onc»»»

The number of armed conflicts underway around the globe reached its highest level since World War II in 2025, according to a study published on Tuesday by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Researchers found there were 65 state-based conflicts – involving at least one government actor – the »»»

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik have lost access to drinking water after US strikes hit two reservoirs in the area, Iranian state media said Wednesday. The United States carried out strikes on the southern cities of Jask and Sirik and on Qeshm Island in the Strait o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Brussels, expanding sanctions against Russia, will not be able to influence its sovereign policy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Apparently, Brussels does not want to understand in any way that they have not achieved their goals, namely t»»»

Washington, June 10 (SANA) Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Wednesday, recovering from seven-week lows after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and another sharp drawdown in U.S. crude inventories heightened concerns over supply and regional stability. According to Reuters, Brent crude futures gained 83 cents,»»»

Dubai: Dubai Holding Real Estate has partnered with Commercial Bank of Dubai to launch a new home financing programme for eligible UAE nationals and residents buying properties across Nakheel, Meraas and Dubai Properties. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The programme c»»»

Resources will be secured to allow the state budget to pre-finance the substantial payments expected in 2026 under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), with the aim of ensuring a steady flow of funding and accelerating the implementation of projects and investments to the greatest exte»»»

Saudi Arabia’s economy has once again demonstrated the strength of its fundamentals and its ability to withstand regional shocks, posting real GDP growth of 3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, despite escalating tensions across the Middle East that have disrupted supply chains and »»»

RIYADH: The Vice Chairman and CEO of the Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Nawaf Al-Sabah, stated that Kuwait has the capacity to restore 80 percent of its oil production, which was halted due to the Iran war, in less than a month. The remaining 20 percent ​​will require three to four months to be brought ba»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil industrial activities remained 2.1 percent higher than a year earlier in April, despite a broader decline in factory and mining output that pushed the Kingdom’s Industrial Production Index down 6.8 percent from March, according to official data. Preliminary figures fr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Traffic, participated in the Central Municipal Council meeting dedicated to discussing traffic plans and measures aimed at enhancing the smooth flow of traffic and reducing congestion. The General Directorate of Traffi»»»

Fraudsters have begun using the logo of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic in a new scheme to deceive citizens, the regulator warns. According to the National Bank, scammers are sending messages via messaging apps while posing as central bank employees. To appear credible, they attach forged »»»

Israeli media has recently raised concern over the Jabbar 150 drone, the latest Egyptian weapons system, despite having been unveiled nearly six months ago. Israeli news platform Natziv Net reported Tuesday that the unveiling of the domestically produced drone at the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) in Ca»»»

MOGADISHU: A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States arrived Wednesday in Somali’s capital of Mogadishu, where he was received by a crowd of supporters and officials. Omar Artan was set to be the first referee from Somalia to officiate at a World Cup after making FI»»»

Israeli strikes targeted Wednesday the southern city of Tyre and other towns and villages in south Lebanon including Tayrdebba, Nsariyeh, al-Majadel, Srifa, Deir Qanoun, Kfar Remman, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Kfardounine and Bnaafoul. The Israeli army targeted a car in Dweir and issued evacuation orders f»»»

Romanian startup Naratix has raised a EUR 1 million seed round from Early Game Ventures to accelerate growth and expand into new markets. The company develops AI-powered infrastructure that helps online retailers and marketplaces transform raw and incomplete product information into structured, sta»»»

The government submitted a proposal on Tuesday evening to amend certain laws necessary for accessing EU funds. Bill submitted to secure EU funds The proposal was submitted by Bálint Ruff, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, with Minister of Justice Márta Görög serving as the rapporteur, the Hu»»»

A former Air Canada captain is facing criminal charges after Canadian investigators alleged he spent nearly 17 years flying large passenger aircraft without obtaining the licence legally required to command them. Police say Geoffrey Wall, 59, captained more than 900 domestic and international fligh»»»

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo will launch dedicated weekly freighter flights to Almaty from June 16, marking the carrier’s first cargo destination in Central Asia and opening a new trade route between Kazakhstan and Dubai. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The freight divisio»»»

Speaking at the start of a Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that work on the 2026 budget was ongoing. "Despite inheriting an empty treasury, all essential state systems will receive the funding they need, without cuts to social programmes or spen»»»