Hungary's ​incoming leader Peter Magyar on Wednesday said he had a "highly constructive" meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on frozen EU funds ​that he ‌said would soon start arriving in Budapest. Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar vowed Wednesday that fro»»»

Russia ​will hold a scaled-back version of its Victory Day parade marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. For the first time in nearly two decades, the annual parade on Moscow's Red Square will not feature a military hardware display. The Kremlin»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes NASA has “a good shot” at returning astronauts to the Moon’s surface before he leaves the White House. Asked if he thought the US space agency would achieve the goal before his second term ends in early 2029, Trump said, “we don’t »»»

LONDON: On the first day of April, as Brazilian mill operators began the new harvest season, the numbers on their trading screens had little to do with sugar. Crude oil was trading above $119 a barrel, ethanol margins were climbing, and the Strait of Hormuz had effectively closed to commercial ship»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists are unlikely to see a sharp drop in fuel prices for May, with rates set to be announced later today, even as global oil markets surge again. Crude has jumped sharply—adding fresh upward pressure, but too late to significantly alter May fuel prices. Brent crude has surged to $11»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

US president Donald Trump imposed a naval blockage on the Strait of Hormuz to block the exit of Iranian oil and said that the storage would “explode” on April 29 after Iran’s storage tanks were filled to brim. That day came and went and nothing happened. Digging a little deeper and Iran has a lot m»»»

Located in Alkhobar, Ten Degrees Cafe offers a calm, spacious setting that leans more toward a quiet retreat than a typical busy cafe. The interior is warm and minimal, with wide seating areas that make it ideal for long stays, whether for work or casual catch-ups. It is the kind of place that feel»»»

NEW YORK CITY: A number of independent UN experts on Wednesday warned that reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not succeed unless the root causes of the destruction, including the Israeli occupation and systemic discrimination against Palestinians, are addressed. Their comments followed the publica»»»

UK police were Wednesday investigating the stabbings of two Jewish men in north London as a "terrorist incident", the knifing following a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites. King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer led the condemnation of the "appalling" late morning assaults in»»»

Memes, humour, and trolling of American politicians: This is how a handful of Iranian embassies have become superstars on “X”, attracting millions of views. But how did the old-fashioned and largely ignored accounts of Iran’s diplomats in South Africa, Thailand, and the United Kingdom suddenly turn»»»

Ahead of the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, France 24’s François Picard sits down with Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, at the country’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris. He presents a country at a pivotal juncture: one defined by the simultaneous consolidation of peace»»»

1 of 3 | Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget request at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The Pentagon gave its first estimate of the cost of the U.S. conflict with Iran a»»»

Russian forces must withdraw from "all of Mali" and the ruling junta will "fall sooner or later", a spokesman for Tuareg rebels told AFP, after Islamist insurgents and separatists launched attacks destabilising the west African country. FRANCE 24's Juliette Brown reports.»»»

A spokesperson for Mali's Tuareg rebel group Azawad Liberation Front pledged on Wednesday that the country's ruling junta "will fall" and said the group wanted to see Russian forces withdraw "from all of Mali" after weekend attacks by Islamist insurgents and Tuareg separatists targeting major »»»

Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut. His second day of testimony in federal court in Oakland, California grew testy at times, »»»

1 of 3 | Kevin Warsh speaks April 21 during a Senate committee on his nomination in the Dirksen Senate Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. His nominee passed the committee Wednesday and will go to the full Senate. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 29 (UPI) -- Kevi»»»

1 of 4 | NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen (L to R) meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday. Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License P»»»

PARIS: France has released a detailed “roadmap” to wean the country from planet-heating oil, gas and coal by 2050, an important signal at a moment when nations are reassessing their reliance on fossil fuels. The plan, presented at a global climate conference, does not unveil any new pledges but bri»»»

Ships transit the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, The United States and five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean backed Panama in a joint statement, warning that economic pressure from China against Panama-flagged vessels could affect regional maritime trade. Photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA»»»

LONDON: Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh met on Wednesday with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace in Damascus to discuss the latest regional developments. He reaffirmed Palestinian support for Syria’s territorial unity and discussed with Al-Sharaa the developments i»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump has told Israel's Channel 12 that he is working on preventing the collapse of the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire over the next two weeks and beyond. "I told (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu that he needs to act in Lebanon in a more surgical manner, not to knock down»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a written message to HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of the Kingdom of Sweden, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them. The message was delivered by Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Sweden HE Nadia bint »»»

VIRGINIA, USA: An alleged Daesh group militant was convicted on Wednesday of a conspiracy charge in a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the US military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Mohammad Sharifullah faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after his one-count »»»

MADRID: Anastasia Potapova has turned tennis heartbreak into history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal after her thrilling 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. The Russian-born Austrian, who lost in qualifying last week, has ca»»»

PARIS: Mali’s Tuareg rebels declared that the country’s ruling junta “will fall” and that they intended to conquer the north, in an interview with AFP Wednesday just days after carrying out large-scale attacks targeting the nation’s military government. Over the weekend the separatist rebels as wel»»»

ABHA: The 17th season of the Heritage Commission’s archeological excavation project at the Jurash site in Asir has now ended. The scheme is part of the commission’s ongoing efforts to preserve national heritage, document archeological and architectural features, and highlight the Kingdom’s cultural»»»

The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday cut its economic growth forecast for the region to 4.7 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year, down from earlier projections of 5.1 percent for both years, due to the war in the Middle East. It also raised its inflation forecast for Asia and the ‌Pacific»»»

HONG KONG: World shares were mixed on Wednesday following losses on Wall Street, while oil prices gained more than 3 percent on uncertainties over when the war in Iran will end. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged less than 0.1 percent higher. The Federal Reserve »»»

Saudi Arabia’s petroleum and natural gas giant Aramco is suspending liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through May due to damage at its main export facility, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The company’s key LPG export hub, the Juaymah terminal located in the Persian Gulf»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States maintains a dialogue with Iran by phone calls. "We're having talks with them now, and we're not flying anymore with 18-hour flights every time we want to see a piece of paper. We're doing it telephonically," T»»»

DOHA: TheInternational Media Office (IMO) of the State of Qatar has stated in response to false media reports involving the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Recent attempts to implicate Qatar in improper discussions with officials of the International Criminal Court – purportedly reg»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attended the signing of a new agreement between Fincantieri and Albanian state-linked company KAYO to produce military vessels in Albania. The deal ???????????es the creation of a joint company, “Fincantieri Albania,” which will build ships at the Pashaliman shipyar»»»

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends a dinner in September 2025 at the White House in Washington D.C. OpenAI and Altman are being sued by families of those killed in a school shooting in February in British Columbia. File Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo April 29 (UPI) -- The families of seve»»»

A limited edition passport will be released this summer with President Donald Trump's image on the inside cover. Image courtesy of the State Department. April 29 (UPI) -- The State Department will issue new "limited-edition" passports with President Donald Trump's image in them to commemorate the 2»»»

RAFHA: The Houbara breeding center at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority breeds houbara bustards and reintroduces them into suitable habitats. It supports biodiversity and helps maintain ecological balance across the Kingdom. The center includes 22 advanced resea»»»

A US law firm said an independent investigation it recently conducted found no evidence linking Iraq’s prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi, to financial activities tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, adding that restrictions imposed on him in 2024 were due to reputational risks, not proven invo»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank near the town of Beit Leef with a loitering glider and achieved a confirmed hit: statem»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a written message to HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of the Kingdom of Sweden, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them. The message was delivered by Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the »»»