Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), declared on public TV station TVR on Wednesday that the responsibility for the current government crisis "lies in the Social Democratic Party (PSD)'s court".The prime minister also spoke about the option of building a "mode»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Wednesday evening said that defence is an insurance for complicated situations and compared it to an "underground district heating system."Referring to accusations by Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) leaders regarding the Government's alleged intention to div»»»

TEHRAN, Iran: At her studio in Iran’s capital, Amen Khademi prepared a fashion shoot for a jacket she designed with Persian-inspired motifs. But even as she applied lipstick to the model, she was distracted, worrying if her business would survive after four months without its main link to customers»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Americans' wars fatigue is helping US antiwar activists attract more attention to the 2014 massacre in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, the coordinator of the Odessa Solidarity Campaign, Phil Wilayto, told RIA Novosti. "This at least makes it a little easier for antiwar activist»»»

A police vehicle burns as community members clash with authorities outside Alice Springs Hospital in Alice Springs, Australia, on Thursday. Photo by Rhett Hammerton/EPA May 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in central Australia called for calm Friday after police and rioters clashed overnight in remote Alice »»»

DUBAI: At just 27, Conor Dirks is shaping what modern beachside dining looks like in Dubai. As head chef of Bungalo34, he has been central to the restaurant’s Riviera-inspired identity since its 2022 opening — focusing on ingredient-led cooking and consistency that, he says, allows the kitchen to r»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Channel 15 correspondent: Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 10 attacks against Israeli army forces today, the highest number sin»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Sadd ended Al Shamal’s dream of a maiden Qatar Stars League title on Monday, and now the Wolves once again stand in their way as David Prats’ side chase first Amir Cup glory. The two in-form sides met in a decisive final-day league showdown, where Al Sadd edged a thrilling 3-2 conte»»»

President Iliana Iotova will visit Panagyurishte on Friday to join observances of the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the April Uprising, the press secretariat of the head of State said. The nationwide commemorations of this landmark anniversary are held under the auspices of President Iotova.»»»

Singapore: Singapore's prime minister warned Friday that economic growth will slow this year and some countries may slip into recession as the Middle East crisis keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed. In a May Day speech, Lawrence Wong said the war was not expected "to be over anytime soon" and supply »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari Hajj Mission has affirmed that a comprehensive, around-the-clock medical system is fully prepared to serve Qatari pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj season 2026 emphasising that pilgrim safety remains a top priority. The Medical Services Unit of the Mission announced its full»»»

The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Chic, relevant, but not sharp enoughDirector: David FrankelCast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stantly Tucci, Justin Theroux, Simone Ashley, Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu★★★Dubai: The timing couldn’t have been more uncanny. With Amazon powerhouses Jeff Bezos »»»

The US embassy in Lebanon on Thursday urged a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south killed at least 17 people despite an ongoing ceasefire. Israeli and Lebanese representatives this month have met twice in Washington -- the f»»»

RIYADH: Khalid Al-Ghannam is making a compelling case for a return to the Saudi national team in time for the World Cup this summer, not least after his starring role in Al-Ettifaq’s 3-1 away victory over Al-Okhdood in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday. It was the 11th league goal of the season for »»»

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull US troops from Italy and Spain due to their opposition to the Iran war, a day after proposing a similar reduction in Germany. "Yeah, probably, I probably will. Why shouldn't I?" Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he would consider »»»

BEIRUT: The US embassy in Lebanon on Thursday urged a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s south killed at least 17 people despite an ongoing ceasefire. Israeli and Lebanese representatives this month have met twice in Washington »»»

Share: A message lighting up Times Square , New York City center: last weekend “Neighboring nations deserve better than what stands between them”. The US embassy in Lebanon on Thursday urged a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country’s »»»

President Donald Trump dropped tariffs on whiskey coming out of the United Kingdom -- scotch, in particular -- after King Charles and Queen Camilla concluded their trip to the United States this week. File Photo by Billie Jean Shaw/UPI April 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday lifted tar»»»

VANCOUVER: FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that he planned to seek re-election for a fourth term in a bid to continue to lead the governing body of world soccer. Infantino confirmed he ‌would run ‌for the 2027–2031 term in ​the ‌closing ⁠moments ​of the ⁠FIFA Congress in Vancouver,»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday continued his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, saying he was “doing ​a terrible job” with his own country and should spend “less time on interfering” with Washington’s effort to tackle “the Iran nuclear threat.” Trump has been sparring w»»»

The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to "severe" after two men were stabbed in Golders Green on Wednesday. The government says the increase is not solely due to the stabbings, adding that the threat has been "rising for some time". Speaking from Downing Street earlier, the Prime Minister K»»»

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country. The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday that they had targeted K»»»

A search is underway for a missing 26-year-old hiker last seen along one of the Grand Canyon's most heavily traveled areas, according to the National Park Service. Sandarsh Krishna was last seen on Monday along the Rim Trail on the South Rim, between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point along Hermit»»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday said the US had been defeated in its war against the Islamic Republic and that its only place in the Persian Gulf was “at the bottom of its waters". Khamenei's written message, which was read on state TV, was released to mark the»»»

Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met with Ambassador of Italy to Qatar HE Paolo Toschi on Thursday. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation in environmental and climate fields and ways to enhance it, along with a host of topics of mut»»»

Smoke rises in an Israeli bombing attack against a village in Lebanon, just north of the Israeli border, early on March 7. File Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI | License Photo BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 30 (UPI) -- Lebanon is building a case against Israel to hold it accountable for alleged violations of in»»»

Mitch Albom’s nonfiction work relies on conversation and personal reflection to explore subjects such as ambition, love, and shifting priorities. At the center of the book are two real people. Albom, a former student-turned-journalist, writes as a narrator looking back on his life. Morrie Schwartz »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 16:20 on Thursday 30-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers and vehicles in Mais Al-J»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 18:30 on Thursday 30-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in Al-Qantara town with a»»»

CAIRO/GAZA: Rats and parasites are spreading through Gaza’s tent camps for displaced Palestinians, biting children’s fingers and toes as they sleep, gnawing through people’s few remaining treasured possessions, and spreading disease. The outbreak is unfolding as most of Gaza’s more than 2 million p»»»

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday said Israel's interception of about 20 boats from the a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was illegal, after about 175 pro-Palestinian activists, including Spaniards, were arrested. "Israel is once again violating international law by attacking a civil»»»

A report on the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, last year suggests that counter-terror efforts against antisemitic actions be stepped up, as should gun buyback programs. File Photo by Mick Tsikas/EPA April 30 (UPI) -- A commission in Australia released its initial report on the m»»»

IRBIL, Iraq: A peace initiative to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has been effectively “frozen” by the Turkish government, a top militant commander said on Thursday. He and another officials with the group accused Ankara of failing to enact legal and political reforms needed to »»»

A new investigation by the Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF) has raised suspicions of irregularities and rigged public procurement contracts at four cultural institutions. The public procurement contracts for renovations and architectural supervision have a total value of nearly EUR 5 million and are bein»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump congratulated Iraq’s new prime minister Ali Al-Zaidi on Thursday, saying his nomination heralded a “tremendous new chapter” between the two countries. “We wish him success as he works to form a new Government free from terrorism that could deliver a brighter fu»»»

Tunis, April 30 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri received on Thursday evening at the Government Palace in the Kasbah Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), Fethi Zouheir Nouri, who handed over the bank’s 2025 financial statements...»»»

Dubai: Fujairah has adopted the UAE’s first integrated digital fisheries platform, expanding a national effort to track fishing activity and verify seafood origins. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The SFS Fisheries system, developed by Seafood Sou»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday was heckled with shouts of "Jew harmer" during a visit to London's mostly Jewish Golders Green neighbourhood, where two men were stabbed in a knife attack. A series of attacks targeting Britain's Jewish community in recent days has led some to turn th»»»

After 16 years of illiberal governance under outgoing prime minister Viktor Orban, restoring the rule of law in Hungary is not just a political transition but a full-on regime change, says Balint Magyar, a former Hungarian education minister and author of a study on Orban-era state capture. It»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Army: A soldier and several members of his family were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home in the town of Kfar»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanon’s Health Ministry: An Israeli air raid on the town of Zibdin, Nabatieh district, left 6 martyrs 30-04-2026 20:45 PM Latest News Urg»»»

Israel's defense minister on Thursday said Israel may soon have to "act again" against Iran, to ensure the Islamic republic "does not once again become a threat to Israel." "U.S. President Donald Trump, in coordination with (Israeli) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is leading the efforts to achi»»»

For decades, insurance in Saudi Arabia was largely understood as a safety net; something you purchased and hoped never to use. That framing is now fundamentally inadequate. As the Kingdom accelerates its economic transformation, the sector is being called upon to play a different and more active ro»»»

President Joseph Aoun emphasized during a Cabinet session Thursday that he and PM Nawaf Salam are continously monitoring the situation in southern Lebanon, Information Minister Paul Morcos said after the meeting. He added that the president is in contact with Lebanon's ambassador to Washington, Nad»»»

Germany and Israel condemned statements made by Peru’s interim president, José María Balcázar, as anti-Semitic. File Photo by John Reyes Mejia/EPA April 30 (UPI) -- Germany and Israel condemned remarks by Peru's interim president, José María Balcázar, after he said Germany was "pushed into a war al»»»

Britain and other north European states will create naval force outside of NATO to counter Russia, first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the UK, General Gwyn Jenkins, has said. Moscow has repeatedly denied what it calls ‘hysterical’ claims it plans to attack NATO states or anywhere in Western »»»

Waddling across a Warsaw expressway, a brood of wild sea ducks brought traffic to a halt as volunteers held motorists at bay -- an annual ritual to protect the bustling Polish capital's famous ducklings. Every spring, dozens of days-old ducklings must make the risky trek from a centrally located pa»»»

Israel on Thursday said that dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli military from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Crete would be taken to Greek shores where they would disembark. Israel's foreign ministry earlier said around 175 activists had been taken off more than 2»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the town of Shamaa in southern Lebanon with a loitering glide»»»

Israel's defense minister on Thursday said his country may soon have to "act again" against Iran, to ensure the Islamic republic "does not once again become a threat to Israel". "US President Donald Trump, in coordination with (Israeli) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is leading the efforts to a»»»