Oil prices fell more than $2 in choppy trade on Monday, as investors awaited clarity on the status of talks between the US and Iran and remained wary about sustained supply losses due to shipping disruptions. Brent crude futures fell $1.92, or 1.76%, to $107.11 a barrel at 1037 GMT. US West Texas I»»»

An Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday as Israel's army said it was targeting Hezbollah, with the raid sending a large plume of smoke billowing across the skyline. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported the strike on the Hezbollah stronghold, which has been largely emp»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter Ju Ae appears to be next in line to succeed her father, South Korea's spy chief told lawmakers Monday. In this March image, Ju Ae is seen test-firing a pistol at a munitions factory. Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daugh»»»

The political project “Progressive Bulgaria,” associated with President Rumen Radev’s circle, has officially begun the procedure for forming a new political party, according to an announcement from the coalition. The initiative was accompanied by the release of a founding declaration adopted during»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Public Works Authority, Ashghal announced the temporary closure of the road leading to the truck weigh station located between the Um Garan interchange and Exit No. 24. The closure will start from Monday, April 13, at 1am until the end of Sunday, April 19, 2026, in order to complet»»»

Dubai: The UAE will need to add around one million new workers by 2030 as economic expansion, digital transformation and artificial intelligence adoption accelerate, according to a new report by ServiceNow and Pearson, with experts saying the shift will significantly reshape investment priorities, »»»

An initiative committee has adopted a Constituent Declaration for the formal establishment of Progressive Bulgaria as a political party. The declaration was made public April 6 by the Progressive Bulgaria coalition, which was founded by former President Rumen Radev to provide organizational base fo»»»

A debtor has been sentenced to two years in prison for evading for child support payments in Batken region, the Bailiff Service under the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the agency, enforcement proceedings were underway in Batken regional division against a debtor D»»»

An Israeli strike targeted an apartment in a residential building in Ain Saadeh on Sunday, a town east of Beirut in the hills overlooking the city, the state-run National News Agency reported. The area had until now been spared clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, which on Sunday stepped up its st»»»

A political dispute in Bulgaria has recently centered on the bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine, after criticism emerged over its signing without prior approval from the National Assembly. The document, concluded by the caretaker government, became a focal point in the election d»»»

Powerful explosives were found near the Balkan Stream pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian gas to Hungary, the leaders of the two countries said on Sunday, triggering political scrutiny in Hungary days before a national election.  Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the army and police »»»

The Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) has officially submitted its candidacy to host the 2028 Asian Cup for Olympic teams (U23). ​​As part of this process, representatives of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) visited the Kyrgyz Republic to assess the country’s readiness for a tournament of this leve»»»

Two US military aircraft were shot down by Iranian fire on Friday, as the US and Israel continue their strikes. The incident resulted in a successful high-risk search-and-rescue mission deep inside Iranian territory. The losses occurred less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump announced t»»»

Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev, the party's Deputy Chair Nikolay Denkov, as well as Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) top-of-the-list candidates in Shumen and Kardzhali Aylin Pehlivanova and Sebahattin Gyokche, met with Bulgarian expatriates in Istanbul, Turkiye, CC's»»»

ICAP People Solutions, a member of ICAP Outsourcing Solutions Group, one of the leading providers of integrated Human Resources solutions in Southeastern Europe, announces the launch of its new offices in Romania, further strengthening its international footprint and supporting business growth in o»»»

Doha, Qatar: While tensions escalate with threats being traded by US and Iran, countries in the GCC were targeted with missile and drone attacks, that left six injured in Kuwait and one in UAE from falling debris. Stay tuned for more updates: 10:45am Doha Time Six injured in Iranian attack on north»»»

Dubai: Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor, in a recent podcast, called out the constant over-sexualisation she faces by the Indian paparazzi. She says it's invasive and there's never any consent in how images of women are captured and circulated. In a candid conversation on the Raj Shamani Podcast, Ka»»»

Major Palestinian factions in Gaza expect Israel to step up its military operations in the enclave after they, through Hamas, sought amendments to a proposed disarmament plan, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Three Hamas sources inside Gaza said there were field indications of a broader Israeli escala»»»

South Korea must accept a degree of risk in importing crude oil from the Middle East amid blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday. "There are not many alternative routes, and if shipments are cut off altogether because of heightened risk, it could have a serious im»»»

South Korea's spy agency now believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter has been positioned as his successor, lawmakers said on Monday, citing a recent public display of her driving a tank that was likely intended to dispel any doubts. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) told l»»»

Dubai: UAE-based platform designed to simplify one of the most complex decisions in today’s automotive market – buying an electric vehicle – has officially launched. Drive EV uses artificial intelligence and structured decision logic to match prospective buyers with the right electric or hybrid veh»»»

Israeli firefighters were searching for two missing people in the rubble of a residential building in the northern city of Haifa after it was struck by an Iranian missile that killed two others, authorities said Monday. The direct hit on a seven-storey building tore through sections of the structur»»»

On April 6, 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, originally known as the Church of Christ, was founded between three groups of followers in Fayette, Manchester and Colesville, N.Y. 1 of 5 | On April 6, 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, originally known as the »»»

Dubai South has announced a new support package for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating at its Business Park, introducing a set of flexible measures designed to ease financial pressures and support business continuity. The initiative aligns with the UAE government’s broader efforts to saf»»»

Iran on Monday executed a man convicted of acting on behalf of Israel and the United States during a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year, the judiciary said. "Ali Fahim, one of the enemy elements in the terrorist riots of Dey (January)... was hanged after the Supreme Court reviewed t»»»

North Korea appears to be distancing itself from longtime partner Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility of a new relationship with the US after the Iran war, South Korean lawmakers said on Monday, citing the spy agency. Seoul's National Intelligence Service (N»»»

China has executed French citizen Chan Thao Phoumy, who was arrested in 2005 on drug trafficking-related charges. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- China has executed a French citizen sentenced to death for drug trafficking, its embassy in Paris confirmed, drawing cr»»»

Israel and the United States carried a wave of attacks Monday that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors as US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed. Explosions rang out into the nigh»»»

Dubai: ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is showing no signs of slowing down at the box-office. According to a report in Times Of India and other trade outlets that track Bollywood film's box-office numbers, Ranveer Singh’s blockbuster has stormed past Rs16 billion globally, despite it not releasing in theatres in ke»»»

A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting grounds as the species' population declines. The whale was discovered Sat»»»

Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza's health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate. Now Ziara — along with other medical workers, human rights groups and many civilians — warns that the same scenario is unfolding in Lebanon. I»»»

A toddler was lightly injured by a wolf at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after he crawled under a fence and stuck his hand into the animal’s enclosure, officials at the zoo confirmed Sunday. According to The Associated Press, the child was never inside the wolf habitat at the ZooAmerica North Ameri»»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»

A dramatic game of cat and mouse played out in the mountains of Iran in the last few days following the Downing of an F15E Strike Eagle by an Iranian missile as US Special Forces searched for and eventually extracted one of its airmen lost in the mountains. »»»

Iran's elite IRGC troops and mountain villagers joined forces in a manhunt for a down US pilot on April 3 after Iran shot down a F-15 jet fighter over its territory. The US flew in special forces who were on Iranian territory for the first time since the war began in February in a search and r»»»