BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after consultations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Greens of Serbia leader Ivan Karic said on Tuesday his party was in favour of calling elections when the president decided it was best. "As far as elections are concerned, we expressed support and agreed w»»»

London: The UK government Tuesday gave the green light for German media group Axel Springer to buy British newspaper The Telegraph, ending a drawn-out pursuit of the 170-year-old title. The Labour government's Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said in a statement that she is "not minded to intervene in »»»

Rome: Italian police have arrested an Austrian man wanted by Germany for allegedly evading 63 million euros ($74 million) in tax. The man, who is the subject of a European arrest warrant filed by Germany, was arrested in Asti in northern Italy, the police said in a statement Monday. He is accused o»»»

An Ohio man won $300,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket just hours after winning $250 from a Pick 3 drawing. Photo courtesy of the Ohio Lottery April 13 (UPI) -- An Ohio man is celebrating the luckiest day of his life after winning two lottery prizes in a single day for a total $300,250. The Akr»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by University of Calgary (@ucalgary) April 13 (UPI) -- An Alberta university broke a Guinness World Record by gathering 682 people in dinosaur costumes at the school's 60th anniversary celebration. The University of Calgary, whose sports teams are known as »»»

The Sharjah Court of Misdemeanour has heard a case involving an Asian woman accused of taking lost jewellery from a commercial car park with the intention of keeping it. According to investigations, the incident took place at a shopping centre car park, where the defendant was seen leaving a vehicl»»»

Speaking at a public meeting in Pazardzhik, “We Continue the Change” leader Asen Vassilev warned that a new external shock linked to Iran could trigger another major economic crisis, with direct effects on energy prices, food costs and vulnerable households. He argued that the key policy response s»»»

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who suffered serious injury after a firecracker exploded in his hand last Sunday said her son found it on the ground while playing with his friends. “The firecracker was clogged, the cap was open. The child tried to hold it and at that moment it exploded in his hands»»»

Police on the island of Kefalonia are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found early Tuesday morning in the central square of the town of Argostoli. Ambulance crew who rushed to the scene found the young woman opposite a restaurant. The team attempted resuscitation which »»»

Two men were arrested on Monday for breaking into a house in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, and staying there over Easter Sunday and Monday while the owner was away, police said. The suspects, aged 22, 49, along with a third man who remains at large, also caused damage to the interior and stole fur»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health announces electronic integration of licensing procedures for health facility construction with the Ministry of Municipality’s Building Permit System. Hanan Al Shamlan, Acting Director of the Health Facilities Department at the Ministry of Public Health, af»»»

Iran has demanded that five Arab states hosting US bases pay reparations for American and Israeli airstrikes on its territory. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Iranian envoy Amir Saeid Iravani argued that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan had allowed t»»»

Speaking in Asenovgrad, the leader of “Progressive Bulgaria” Rumen Radev said that a high voter turnout could fundamentally reshape the political landscape, arguing that mass participation would lead to the removal of Boyko Borissov and Delyan Peevski from public life. “We will remove Borissov and »»»

China and Russia should elevate their comprehensive strategic cooperation to a superior level across all fields, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Beijing. "Hegemony and the harm it generates are becoming increasingly evident, with the s»»»

Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) will seek to test the resolve of Bulgaria’s next parliament with a package of more than 20 anti-corruption laws, according to Ivaylo Mirchev, co-chair of the CC-DB-affiliated Yes, Bulgaria party. In an interview with Capital.bg published Tuesday and»»»

Let’s start with something surprising. We even wrote an article expressing worries about potential manipulation and what the reaction to Viktor Orbán’s defeat would be. In the end, he congratulated Peter Magyar quite early, and there was no big news about major manipulations. So, what happened? Tha»»»

Dubai: Luck has been on Amritha Babu’s side, a 30-year-old teaching assistant at a GEMS school in Sharjah, who has taken home Dh25,000 after winning in the latest Big Ticket e-draw on just her fourth attempt. The Indian expatriate, who has been living in the UAE for eight years, has noted that her »»»

Authorities in Bulgaria are investigating a severe case of domestic violence in the village of Sitovo, Silistra region, after a man set a woman on fire and later took his own life. The incident was reported on April 12 at around 5:30 p.m. via the emergency number 112, according to the Regional Dire»»»

Barcelona: European football governing body UEFA rejected Tuesday Barcelona's complaint over a handball incident in their Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat by Atletico Madrid, hours before the second leg. Diego Simeone's side won 2-0 at Camp Nou last week and Barca were upset by an in»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after consultations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, United Serbia deputy leader Dalibor "Palma" Markovic said on Tuesday his party was not in favour of calling early parliamentary elections at this time and that the elections should be held "when the time c»»»

As a contracting party, the Greenfield Federation reiterates that this toll agreement was entered into with the Ilfov Forestry Directorate, and the notice was issued by an entity that is not a contracting party in this legal relationship. The Greenfield Federation points out that a legal contract c»»»

The landslide defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary's April 12 parliamentary elections has deprived Georgian Dream of its most consistent defender inside the European Union, while offering fresh momentum to Georgia's opposition resistance movement, Civil Georgia reported. »»»

Czech weaponry manufacturer Colt CZ has announced the admission to listing and trading of its shares on the regulated market of Amsterdam’s Euronext bourse. Trading of Colt CZ shares is expected to commence on April 15 at »»»

Michal Strnad, Czech owner of regional weaponry and ammunition conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG), is said to be in talks with the richest Czech investment company PPF Group over a sale of TV Markíza, the biggest commercial television station in Slovakia. »»»

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov said elections “are not for sale” as authorities stepped up efforts to curb vote buying and manipulation ahead of a parliamentary vote on April 19. Speaking to Politico in »»»

Dubai: Customers across the UAE are losing more than 83 million hours each year dealing with slow and inefficient service, highlighting the gap between rising expectations and how support is delivered on the ground. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.New research from Ser»»»

The landslide defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary's April 12 parliamentary elections has deprived Georgian Dream of its most consistent defender inside the European Union, while offering fresh momentum to Georgia's opposition resistance movement, Civil Georgia reported. »»»

Michal Strnad, Czech owner of regional weaponry and ammunition conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG), is said to be in talks with the richest Czech investment company PPF Group over a sale of TV Markíza, the biggest commercial television station in Slovakia. »»»

Czech weaponry manufacturer Colt CZ has announced the admission to listing and trading of its shares on the regulated market of Amsterdam’s Euronext bourse. Trading of Colt CZ shares is expected to commence on April 15 at »»»

The analysis was based on requests for cleaning services recorded in March 2026, which were compared both to activity during the winter months and to the same period last year. Despite this significant seasonal increase, total demand remained stable year-over-year, confirming that the habit of spri»»»

An inclusive developmental plan and reviving economic relations with African nations Addis Ababa Forum aims to establish a free-trade zone between the three major economic blocs, COMESA, SADEC and EAEC Organizing sophisticated promotional delegations, 14th of next month, which would include Senegal»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday evening parliamentary elections in the country would be held this year, by July 10, or between September and the end of the year. In an interview for the RTS, Vucic said a decision on the timing of the elections would be made by the relev»»»

Peter Magyar may adjust Hungary’s diplomatic tone with the EU, but cooperation with Russia will remain anchored in pragmatic reality, Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies at Russia’s Higher School of Economics tells Sputnik. “Hungary will continue impo»»»

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward on Tuesday a four-point proposal on promoting peace and stability in West Asia, when meeting with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Beijing. Xi called for adherence to the principle of »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters fired a salvo of rockets targeting communications station inside Al-Aliqa barracks in the occupied »»»

April 14 (UPI) -- Authorities in the Bahamas have released the 58-year-old American man detained last week in the investigation into missing American Lynette Hooker. The man, Lynette Hooker's husband, Brian Hooker, was released Monday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a statement that only id»»»

Istanbul: An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkiye, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Turkiye's Sanliurfa province, where st»»»

Dubai: The Education, Human Resources and Community Development Council has announced that educational institutions are prepared for a gradual return to in-person learning, with nurseries set to reopen in phases starting this week. Priority will be given to nurseries located in government buildings»»»

The Israeli army announces the death of a soldier in southern Lebanon, while also revealing that 154 officers and soldiers have been wounded in the fighting that has raged for five days, including dozens with serious and moderate injuries. In a statement, the enemy identified the deceased as First »»»

An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Türkiye, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Türkiye 's Sanliurfa province, where students we»»»

A total of EUR 1 million has been seized in police operations against vote buying, Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev said in a social media post Tuesday. In an earlier post, he said that an online ring for vote-buying has been dismantled. Kandev wrote: "It is EUR 1 million, with whi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 49.53 points, or 0.47%, to reach 10,674 points, compared to the previous session's close, supported by most sectors. Market data showed gains in the Real Estate sector by (+1.06), Consumer Goods and Services»»»

An attacker opened fire at a high school on Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, leaving at least 16 people including students wounded, local media reported. Special security forces, who have been deployed to the school in the Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, evacuated the students, while efforts»»»

A Dubai court has ordered a doctor and a hospital to jointly pay Dh1.1 million in compensation to a husband and his two daughters following the death of a patient due to medical negligence after gastric sleeve surgery. The Dubai Civil Court of First Instance found both defendants liable after the w»»»

From his small shop in Beirut, facing a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Qassem Saad said he was exhausted by repeated Israeli wars on Lebanon, and hoped negotiations could end decades of suffering. "We know that Israel will remain an enemy to us, but we are tired," 49-year-old Saad, who»»»

Australia will boost spending on drones by up to Au$5 billion ($3.6 billion) in response to shifts in warfare seen in the Middle East, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Tuesday. Australia's vast coastline and small population have spurred a focus on developing large autonomous submarines and fig»»»

Two sales employees have been ordered to repay more than Dh1.4 million after embezzling gold entrusted to them by their employer, according to a Dubai court ruling. The pair, who worked for a gold trading company, were tasked with selling shipments of gold weighing 13.5 kilograms and collecting the»»»

When cash flow tightens, instinct often swings between panic and paralysis. But according to founders and operators on the frontlines, the difference between startups that stall and those that stabilise is what they choose to protect. Here’s a sharp, founder-led breakdown of how to rethink costs wi»»»

Two US lawmakers stepped down on Monday and two others faced possible expulsion amid scandals roiling Congress. Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned after misconduct allegations, while Republican Tony Gonzales said he would retire following pressure over an affair with a former aide, deepening turmoil i»»»

Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a 20-year-old man for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Image courtesy Justice Department/Criminal Complaint April 14 (UPI) -- Federal authorities have charged the 20-year-old Texas man who police arrested»»»