Last month's incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport bears "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday. Germany has blamed Russia for the "hybrid attack". The EU has summoned the Russian envoy, and member states we»»»

Lucky Day Draw No. 260902 rewards cash prizes to several participants Dubai: Several participants have secured cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Wednesday. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260902, the winning numbers in the Days section were 11, 14, 2, 20, 27, 7, while 1 was drawn a»»»

Authorities and residents join efforts to find two young men missing at sea Dubai: A search operation was under way on Wednesday for two young Omanis who went missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Seeb in Muscat governorate, according to local reports. The missing men were identified a»»»

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian armed forces to prepare massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, in what he cast as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. "The Russian Armed Forces have been instructed to prepare and carry out massive strikes against Uk»»»

Central European countries are becoming more assertive within the European Union and should use their growing economic and political weight to shape the bloc's future, the prime ministers of Croatia, Czechia and Slovenia said at the Bled Strategic Forum. The leaders argued that the region, once lar»»»

Environmentalists protested in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia on Wednesday. They called for more effective enforcement of wildlife protection laws, stricter penalties for the killing of protected species, and the criminalization of the use of poisoned bait in the wild. The demonstration he»»»

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian armed forces to prepare massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, in what he cast as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. "The Russian Armed Forces have been instructed to prepare and carry out massive strikes against Uk»»»

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, September 2 (Sputnik) - Russia has demanded that Western countries ensure the security of Russian diplomatic missions abroad during the upcoming elections to the State Duma, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik. "We have certainly sent the relevant material»»»

A package of measures to improve school discipline will be proposed in about ten days, Minister of Education and Science Georgi Valchev told MPs on Wednesday. Valchev answered questions from members of the National Assembly’s Education and Science Committee. “Quality in school education is a key an»»»

The Orbán government secretly allocated at least HUF 500 billion (EUR 1.36 billion) in public funds in the months before the April election, according to an investigation by Hungarian news outlet 24.hu based on previously non-public government decisions obtained through a public-interest data reque»»»

Uber has a total of roughly 34,000 employees with operations in more than 70 countries Ride-hailing giant Uber will be laying off around 10 per cent of its staff as part of "significant organisational changes," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a message to employees released on Wednesday. "Today, we'r»»»

Tunis, Sept. 2 (TAP) - Wednesday night's weather will feature localised thunderstorms accompanied by rain in the western parts of central and southern Tunisia. Hail is possible in a few areas during the early hours of the night, before passing...»»»

The German government’s escalation of tensions with Russia is unreasonable and potentially dangerous, Alexander King, co-chairman of the Berlin branch of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), told Sputnik after Berlin announced plans to close Russia’s consulate general in Bonn and terminate an agre»»»

Damascus, Sept. 2 (SANA) Finance Minister, Mohammad Yisr Barniyeh, and European Commission Middle East Director Henrike Trautmann discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, including plans to activate a technical support center set to open soon in Damascus with European Commission funding and »»»

Washington: Ride-hailing giant Uber will be laying off around 10 percent of its staff as part of "significant organizational changes," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a message to employees released on Wednesday. "Today, we're making a number of significant organizational changes across Uber," Khosro»»»

Since this spring, about 6 percent of Lebanon has been occupied by the Israeli army. On the ground, around 600 French soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continue to patrol the zone. The delicate peacekeeping mission documents violations of UN resolutions by both Isra»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on "the people of the Middle East" to oppose "externalinterference" and consider reshaping the region's security order during a visit to Egypt. The rare visit by the Chinese leader comes as Beijing aims to expand its influence in the region as the Ir»»»

Tunis, Sept. 2 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met on Wednesday in Tunis with Dewi van de Weerd, who presented him with a copy of her credentials as the Netherlands’ ambassador to Tunisia.Nafti...»»»

Plans to build a manga-themed park outside Paris have sparked excitement in France, one of the first Western countries to fall in love with Akira Toriyama’s iconic “Dragon Ball” franchise. Saudi bankrolling of the project, however, and the lack of response from Japanese licence holders, have raised»»»

In France, children headed back to school on September 1. But this year, parents had more to worry about than packing backpacks and getting them there on time. Several months ago, news broke of hundreds of sexual assault and rape allegations against monitors at schools and childcare centres in Pari»»»

First day of school jitters are now behind most of France's 11.6 million pupils, but this "rentrée", or back-to-school period, is being marked by a number of challenges and changes: phone bans, concerns over sexual abuse, teachers' salaries, and 161,000 fewer students due to France's falling birthr»»»

The US ability to continue military operations against Iran while maintaining commitments elsewhere could be limited by the number of available aircraft carriers and warships, Defense Priorities analyst Jennifer Kavanagh told Sputnik. The Middle East deployment requires a constant naval presence an»»»

Gaza: Two Palestinians were killed on Wednesday as Israel continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip. According to local sources, one Palestinian was killed while several others were injured in an Israeli military drone attack in the Asda area of Al Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in the southern »»»

French President Emmanuel Macron will be the first EU leader to meet new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a two-day visit to the UK that began Wednesday. Macron will first inaugurate a historic exhibition of the 950-year-old Bayeux Tapestry, on loan to the British Museum in London. French»»»

Two incidents that disrupted power distribution systems in Germany are being investigated for sabotage, authorities said Wednesday, while one of them was also being examined for possible terrorism links. Meanwhile Russia said it was summoning Germany's charge d'affaires after Berlin blamed Mos»»»

The Sofia City Court has ordered 25-year-old Ukrainian Yaroslav Gulyatkin to remain in custody over the alleged murder of his 18-year-old Japanese girlfriend in Sofia's Buxton district. Six knives bearing biological traces were seized from the apartment where the young woman was found, according to