A regional head of Turkey's main opposition party was arrested Sunday as part of a corruption investigation, local media reported. Umit Erkol, chair of the Ankara provincial branch of the Republican People's Party (CHP), was taken into custody along with eight other people as part of a graft invest»»»

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the US has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press program, the president said an invasion of Cuba would be costly and affect regional security. But sho»»»

Parma, Italy: Napoli's Serie A title defence suffered a blow with Sunday's 1-1 draw at Parma which gave league leaders Inter Milan the chance to move nine points clear. Napoli's Scottish midfielder #8 Scott McTominay reacts at the end of the Italian Serie A football match between Parma and Napoli a»»»

Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco: Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday and reclaim the world number one ranking from his Spanish rival. Sinner downed Alcaraz 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to capture his third ATP 1000 title of the year afte»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungary's National Election Office reported a record high turnout of 74.23% in the parliamentary polls on Sunday. As of 5 p.m. local time (15:00 GMT), the turnout has passed 5.5 million. It stood at 62.92% at this time during the 2022 elections. All 199 seats are at stake in the »»»

In the highly orchestrated world of Hungarian politics, where government ministers rarely stray from the safety of state-controlled media, reality sometimes bypasses the gatekeepers. On election day, while waiting in line to vote with my family, I found myself standing just paces away from Gergely »»»

Foreign investors will have the right to transfer their profits abroad and liquidate their activities in accordance with the regulations set by the Central Bank of Egypt Foreign investors shall have the right of residence in Egypt during the duration of the project. The goods and materials exported»»»

Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and world leaders quickly urged both sides to pursue the diplomatic route to peace. U.S. Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan after the talks -- the highest»»»

Hezbollah denied on Sunday any link to a cell accused by Syrian authorities of planning an attack on a religious figure in Damascus, saying it conducts no activity in the country. Syria's interior ministry said Saturday that security forces had arrested a woman attempting to plant an explosive devi»»»

Alinda Veiszer is a Hungarian television editor, presenter, journalist, and author. She became known at a time when she was working in Hungarian public media. In recent years, she has run her own channel on Patreon, where she publishes conversations with some of the best-known figures in Hungarian »»»

Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of a truce spread across the region, but a new strike killed her infant sister and other relatives. The strike on the Saeed family h»»»

Iran is wary of further talks with the US and right to be so, Daffodil University professor Dr. Greg Simons told Sputnik, commenting on the impasse hit in negotiations in Islamabad on Saturday. "The fact that the US tried to run the Strait of Hormuz with its naval vessels during the negotiations ju»»»

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Trump sought to exert strategic control over the waterway responsible for the transpo»»»

A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident early on Easter Sunday in the city of Volos. The crash occurred around 4 a.m. in the Bourboulithra area, where the rider reportedly lost control of his motorcycle under circumstances that remain unclear and was thrown onto the roadway. Emerge»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has announced that it will participate with a delegation of 34 male and female athletes in the Asian Beach Games, set to be held in Sanya, China, from April 22 to 30, 2026, with the participation of 1,790 athletes, competing across 14 sports. Abdulla A»»»

In 2025, the Saudi energy sector demonstrated a superior ability to fortify its financial gains and navigate global market fluctuations, achieving a net profit exceeding $92.5 billion (347.2 billion riyals). Despite pressures imposed by the global supply-and-demand equation and supply chain disrupt»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Enemy warplanes attacked the town of Soujod in southern Lebanon 12-04-2026 14:41 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Mana»»»

Dubai: A man who owns a shipping company will be deported after being convicted of secretly filming a woman and threatening to publish the footage. According to Emarat Al Youm, the woman had initially dealt with the man to arrange the shipment of personal belongings to her home country. Their relat»»»

Abu Dhabi: The BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi on Sunday announced it will reopen to the public after a temporary closure that lasted several weeks. In a social media post, the Mandir management shared “a heartfelt message from Swami Brahmaviharidas, head of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, ahead»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview out on Sunday that he does not believe that a NATO collapse was likely despite differences between the United States and its European allies. "I do not think one can speak of the alliance's collapse. Because, one way or another»»»

Kuwait: The Kuwait Army General Staff announced that the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Land Forces Engineering Corps was handling unexploded ordnance and shrapnel Sunday morning. According to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the General Staff confirmed in a press conference that any e»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar News Agency (QNA) launched on Sunday April 12, 2026, a five-day training course on video filming and montage, as part of QNA Training Center's 2026 training plan, with the participation of media professionals from the agency and several government bodies. Represented by photograp»»»

London: Police in Ireland on Sunday said officers had arrested a man who entered "an unauthorised area" of Shannon airport, as social media footage appeared to show a man climbing onto a US Air Force plane. The Shannon hub is controversial in Ireland for facilitating the movement of US troops, prov»»»

Dubai: If the 21-hour US–Iran talks revealed deep divisions at the negotiating table, the reactions that followed showed an equally sharp divide in how both sides see the path forward. From Washington, the message was firm. US Vice President JD Vance said the United States had made its position cle»»»

Top finance officials from around the world will convene in Washington this week under the shadow of the war in the Middle East, which has delivered a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Top International Monetary Fun»»»

The BSP - United Left coalition carried out the Solidarity Easter initiative in Varna and brought joy to more than 200 families in the region, the coalition's press office said on Sunday. The idea was launched by the Youth Organization of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) chapter in the coastal c»»»

Police said Sunday they have arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with the killing of a 64-year-old man in Thessaloniki, following an investigation into the case. The victim was found early Saturday morning by a passerby beneath a small bridge near a stream in the Nea Efkarpia area of the north»»»

Dubai: After 21 hours of negotiations stretching into the early hours, US–Iran talks did not so much fail as expose the scale of the challenge ahead — laying bare deep divisions over nuclear limits, regional power and control of the Strait of Hormuz. The outcome was not unexpected. Both sides enter»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Education and Higher Education has introduced a set of updates to streamline student admission procedures, clarifying documentation requirements and easing entry process for certain categories of students. The announcements were made in a press conference attended by school»»»

Doha, Qatar: As digital transformation accelerates, the need for technical expertise has expanded beyond the technology sector to encompass industries such as commerce, services, education, and healthcare. Companies are no longer searching for general technical talent, but for specific specializati»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran had succeeded in "crushing" the Islamic republic's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Netanyahu's comments came as Iranian and U.S. officials held two rounds of face-to-face talks in Pa»»»

At 6AM, polling stations opened in Hungary and its high-stakes parliamentary elections began. Voters will decide whether, after 16 years of an increasingly authoritarian government, prime minister Viktor Orbán and his rightwing party, Fidesz, will stay in power, or the leader of the centre-right Ti»»»

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Cambodia has urged Thailand on April 12, 2026, to resume talks as soon as possible on their disputed border, a long-standing disagreement that led to deadly clashes last year. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday that he "strongly hopes" the two neighbours will »»»

The first direct high-level negotiations between the United States and Iran since 1979 ended without agreement on April 12 after more than 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, with the status of the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the main obstacle. »»»

The first direct high-level negotiations between the United States and Iran since 1979 ended without agreement on April 12 after more than 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, with the status of the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the main obstacle. »»»

The first direct high-level negotiations between the United States and Iran since 1979 ended without agreement on April 12 after more than 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, with the status of the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the main obstacle. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has announced a temporary road closure at Al Badi Interchange in all directions for a period of six weeks, starting from Sunday, April 12, 2026, until 10am on Friday, May 29, 2026. In a post on its social media, Ashghal added that the closure is par»»»

The Lebanese army warned supporters of Hezbollah against actions that could undermine civil peace, as protests in Beirut over government policy entered a second day, raising tensions in the capital. Demonstrations involving hundreds of Hezbollah and Amal Movement supporters have taken place in cent»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing the most serious threat to his power in decades, in an election that’s drawn in the EU, US, and Ukraine. RT explores the players, the stakes, and the dirty tricks shaping the Hungarian election. We’ve delved into the election in our ‘Battle for Hungar»»»

Dubai: “I love the people of Dubai… they work very hard and they party harder.” That was Asha Bhosle, wry, observant, and completely at ease, when I met her ahead of her concert in the city. It was such a perfect, unfiltered read of Dubai, delivered with that trademark glint in her eye. But my firs»»»

The Ukrainian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire 1,971 times between the beginning of the truce on Saturday and 08:00 on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “From 16:00 on April 11 to 08:00 on April 12, a total of 1,971 violations of the ceasefire were recorded by Ukrainian forces," the min»»»

At least 30 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede in the northern countryside of Haiti, authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. Jean Henri Petit, head of Civil Protection for Haiti's Nord Department, said the stampede occurred at the Laferriere Citadel, an early-19th-centur»»»

Hungarians headed to the polls on Sunday in a pivotal parliamentary election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year grip on power, as the opposition led by Peter Magyar challenges his nationalist rule in a contest drawing scrutiny across Europe and backing for Orban from US President »»»

Doha, Qatar: In just over three months, the Years of Culture partnership with Canada and Mexico has already begun to demonstrate the value of sustained cultural dialogue, setting the tone for a year rooted in discovery, mutual understanding, and human connection. Years of Culture Adviser on Latin A»»»

On April 12, 1975, the U.S. military evacuated Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of Operation Eagle Pull. 1 of 6 | U.S. Marines assist in the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 12, 1975. File Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy April 12 (UPI) -- On this date in »»»

Cambodia has urged Thailand to resume talks as soon as possible on their disputed border, a long-standing disagreement that led to deadly clashes last year. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday that he "strongly hopes" the two neighbors will be able to work together "quickly and with»»»

In an Easter video message on his Facebook page, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said: "Let the Resurrection enter our homes, our thoughts, and those empty places we do not know how to fill. Let it remind us that it makes sense to be together, even when we are different. That it makes sense t»»»

China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights to cities across China and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products as the island's opposition party leader concludes her visit. The Taiwan Work Office under China's Communist Party issued a statement s»»»

The critical note in some of the world’s most well-known perfumes is myrrh, a tree resin from the Horn of Africa that is under pressure from what experts say has been a historic drought. Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in »»»

Doha, Qatar: Based on the approved academic calendar, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced the resumption of in-person learning and service delivery in nurseries, kindergartens, public and private schools, and educational service centres, effective today, April 12, 2026. The Min»»»