London: Despite gold's reputation as a safe haven asset, its price has plunged since the outbreak of the Middle East War, erasing almost all of its 2026 gains after reaching record highs. AFP explains why the price of gold has fallen as global economic uncertainty rises. Urgent need for cash Uncert»»»

Doha, Qatar: Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to occur in Qatar on Thursday and Friday, March 26 to 27, 2026. Qatar Meteorology Department urged the public to take caution due to the possibility of strong downdrafts, reduced horizontal visibility in open areas, and a possibility of hail. A»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and Israel believe that the armed conflict with Iran could continue for another two to three weeks, even if formal negotiations between the parties begin, news portal reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US and Israeli officials. US President Donald Trump r»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Most Americans believe the US military action against Iran has been excessive, with many voicing growing concern over rising gas prices, according to an AP-NORC poll. The survey, conducted March 19-23 among 1,150 adults, found that 59% of Americans say the US military action »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that the consequences of the Middle East conflict directly affect the standard of living of Spanish citizens, adding that every bomb falling in the region ultimately hits the wallets of Spanish families. "Every bomb that fall»»»

The Ministry of Interior has warned that vehicles producing loud noise disturb the public and cause discomfort to residents. Such actions are subject to legal penalties. The ministry also clarified that making unauthorised modifications to a vehicle’s engine or chassis is considered a traffic offen»»»

Dubai: Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has called for clearer and more decisive positions from sisterly and friendly countries amid the ongoing escalation, saying recent developments have exposed a gap between genuine support and statements without action. In a p»»»

The State Enterprise Radioactive Waste has been designated as “an operator of a nuclear installation” in Bulgaria within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage by a decision of the Council of Ministers adopted on Wednesday. Under the convention, the operator of a»»»

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah's long goodbye from Liverpool signals the end of a glorious era and leaves the Premier League giants facing another expensive rebuild. The Egyptian superstar announced on Tuesday that he would be leaving Anfield at the end of the season after a glittering nine-year spell at»»»

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents helping at US airports should be treated as a “test run” for a wider role in the 2026 election, Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and prominent MAGA figure, has said. ICE agents have begun assisting the Transportation Security Administrat»»»

New car sales in the European Union showed a modest recovery in February, rising by 1.4% to a total of 865,437 units compared with the same month last year. This follows a 3.9% drop in January, signaling a slight rebound in the market. In Bulgaria, the increase was far more pronounced, with new reg»»»

“Russia exports ~7M barrels of liquid hydrocarbons per day. Through the Hormuz Strait, now blocked – 20M barrels used to pass through. If Russian oil is removed from the global market, the crisis would intensify by half,” Russian National Energy Security Fund expert Igor Yushkov told Sputnik. That »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, placing responsibility for any shipping disruptions on the United States and Israel. "The Strait of Hormuz remains open, and maritime traffic has not »»»

LONDON — Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied Wednesday on reports that the United States had sent a peace plan to Iran.After nearly four weeks of conflict, investors jumped on signs that hostilities could be winding down, with the safe-haven dollar losing support.However, analysts pointed »»»

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the caretaker government has appointed caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Munister Andrey Yankulov as Chair of the Foreign Direct Investment Inter-Agency Screening Council (FDI Council). The FDI Council was established under the Investment Promotion Act»»»

Tokyo: Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol said on Wednesday the Agency is ready to release additional oil reserves if needed. Speaking from Tokyo, Birol said that reserves still hold large quantities of oil, with 80 percent of stockpiles remaining, highlighting »»»

Meta has been ordered to pay $375 million for knowingly harming children’s mental health and concealing evidence of child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms. The New Mexico Department of Justice issued the ruling on Tuesday after a jury found that Facebook’s parent company had violat»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov received the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Feridun Sinirlioglu. The presidential press service reported. During the meeting, they discussed expanding Kyrgyzstan’s partnership with the OSCE, as well as opport»»»

Personnel changes have taken place at the State Property Management Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic. The relevant orders were signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. Zamir Kenenbaev has been appointed First Deputy Director, while Dinara Erkinbaeva and Maksat Akylbekov have »»»

STARA PAZOVA - Serbia football international Sergej Milinkovic-Savic said on Wednesday he could not wait to play in the national team's upcoming friendly matches against Spain and Saudi Arabia. Serbia will play Spain away in Villareal on March 27 and then host Saudi Arabia in Backa Topola four days»»»

Isaac KaledziSpeaking in Accra, EU Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas told DW's Isaac Kaledzi that the bloc aims to position itself as Africa's preferred partner by focusing on long-term cooperation rather than geopolitical rivalry. https://p.dw.com/p/5B58SAdvertisementThe EU is deepening securi»»»

Dubai: Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park is seeing steady business inflows at the start of 2026, with more than 1,200 licensing transactions recorded across the first two months of the year. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The activity includes new compa»»»

The US Democratic Party appears to have won back a Florida state legislative from the Republicans – and one that's home to US President Donald Trump's lavish Mar-a-Lago estate. US Democrats were projected Tuesday to have flipped a Florida legislative seat in a district that included US Preside»»»

A jury in the US state of New Mexico determined on March 25, that Meta misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users especially children, hiding what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms. The company which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook must pay»»»

Al Ain Civil, Commercial and Administrative Court has ordered a woman to pay Dh20,000 in compensation for violating the privacy of a teenager after filming and publishing her images on social media without parental consent. The case was filed by the child’s guardian, who sought Dh100,000 in civil d»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has ordered the administrative closure of Power Afgan Bakery and Restaurant in Abu Dhabi Industrial City (ICAD 1) over serious food safety violations. The establishment, which holds commercial licence number CN-1193589, was fou»»»

Doha, Qatar: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior has announced the commencement of procedures to update the status of holders of all types of expired visas, including visit visas, Umrah, transit, and final exit visas. The ministry said the decision applies to visas that expired on February 25, 2026»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from Prime Minister of Malaysia HE Dr. Anwar Ibrahim. During the call, they reviewed the developments of the military escalation in the region and its serious rep»»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting on Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin»»»

March 24 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Kentucky put their spelunking skills to the test when a dog became trapped in a cave about 40 feet under ground. The Jessamine County Fire District said on social media that crews responded to the area on Handys Bend Road on a report of a dog trapped in a cave. Res»»»

March 24 (UPI) -- Experts in Oregon said a bright green fireball that lit up the early morning sky over the Pacific Northwest was a meteor burning up in the atmosphere. Jim Todd of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry said the fireball was spotted across Oregon and Washington about 6:06 a.m. M»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by CHP Baldwin Park (@chp_baldwinpark) March 24 (UPI) -- A California driver was pulled over in Los Angeles county when they were seen driving in a carpool lane with an empty jacket as their sole passenger. The California Highway Patrol's Baldwin Park stati»»»

Dubai: As the UAE continues to experience occasional runs of unstable weather, residents across communities have highlighted the importance of routine home maintenance to prevent leakage or blockage. Maya Sapkota, who lives in a flat, has noted that small problems can quickly worsen if ignored. “Ho»»»

Ankara, March 25 (SANA) Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar warned Wednesday of the potential impact of a US-Israeli-Iranian war on the global economy and said Türkiye faces no risks to its energy security. According to Anadolu Agency, Bayraktar said the geopolitical crisis in the Middle Ea»»»

Caretaker Regional Development and Public Works Minister Nikolay Naydenov said on Wednesday that he had ordered an analysis of the financial condition of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), the results of which are "extremely worrying" and raise suspicions of irregularities. He made the statement»»»

Acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov opened a cabinet meeting by addressing the ongoing issue of road safety and corruption in Bulgaria, calling the misuse of funds for road repairs “theft of life.” He stressed the urgency of clarifying how money allocated for road maintenance over four years was sp»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hans Zimmer’s highly anticipated 'The Next Level' concert in Doha has been rescheduled, Qatar Calendar announced. The multiple Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer was originally set to perform at Stadium 974 on April 10, 2026. However, organizers have confirmed that the live perfor»»»

The introduction of cement marking will create equal competitive conditions for all market participants. Bakyt Akmatov, Head of the Department for Control over the Administration of Excisable Goods and Marking, said on Birinchi Radio. «Those who underreport or conceal their production volumes to an»»»

The United Arab Emirates stressed that egregious and terrorist Iranian attacks, which have persisted for 26 days, with more than 2,000 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones targeting critical civilian infrastructure including airports, residential areas, and civilian sites across the UAE, »»»

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned the United States against testing Iran’s determination to defend its territory, following reports of American troop deployments to the region amid ongoing US-Israeli military aggression against Iran. “We are closely monitoring all »»»

German auto giant Volkswagen could repurpose one of its struggling plants to produce components for an Israeli arms company, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Volkswagen’s factory in Osnabruck, Lower Saxony is expected to halt vehicle production later this year as part of a sweeping cost-c»»»

The Israeli military will occupy parts of southern Lebanon to deal with the presence of Hezbollah militants in the area, Defense Minister Israel Katz has said. The effort will involve the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, he added. Israe»»»

Construction of an additional academic building for the Byubyusara Beishenalieva Kyrgyz National University of Culture and Arts in Bishkek continues. Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Nurdan Oruntaev inspected the progress of the work. The new five-story building»»»

More than a million people have been driven from their homes in Lebanon as Israel continues its bombardment of the country and seizes land south of the Litani River. FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports from Beirut on the rising resentment towards Israel's ongoing air strikes. »»»

The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to end the Middle East war. After Trump said talks were ongoing between Washington and Tehran, Pakistani officials said that the White House had sent a 15-point peace plan to Iran - yet Tehran has dismissed the idea of negotiating with the US. Meanwhil»»»

The United States is ramping up its military presence in the Middle East even more, despite the US having reportedly sent a 15-point peace plan to Tehran. There are plans to send soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to support operations against Iran, according to US media reports. They would j»»»

Shiite Persians make up 51 percent of Iran's population. Yet communities like the Azeris, Kurds, Balochs and Arabs also number in the millions. Historically, they have often been ignored or mistreated by the regime in Tehran, both under the shah and the Islamic Republic. These ethnic minoritie»»»

In Lebanon, despite ongoing strikes and insecurity, some schools have chosen to remain open. In Beirut, a school located near the southern suburbs regularly targeted continues to welcome students, while others attend classes remotely. How do you teach and learn amidst a war?  FRANCE 24's Serge»»»