Rome: Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Brescia and Turin as an unseasonal heatwave sweeps Europe. The red alert, the first of the year in Italy, is issued to warn of "possible negative effects on the health of healthy, acti»»»

ASTANA (Sputnik) - Russia and Kazakhstan have signed 15 documents during Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Astana, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday. Putin arrived for a state visit in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Following the official meeting ceremony, Putin and Kazakh Pres»»»

DUBAI: The British Museum has postponed a Jewish Culture Month lecture on ancient Israel and Judah, citing security concerns and the risk of disruption, according to The Independent. Dr. Paul Collins, keeper of the Department of the Middle East, was due to speak on ancient Israel and objects illust»»»

Israel's air force carried out an airstrike on the Choueifat area on the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military said, further straining a fragile ceasefire a day ahead of crucial negotiations in Washington. The strike hit an apartment building. Videos from Cho»»»

Senior figures within Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are allegedly discussing the possible ousting of Chancellor Friedrich Merz due to his record-low approval ratings, according to German media reports. According to Bild, talks about potentially “swapping” Merz for another chancellor ar»»»

Israel expanded its military campaign in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering residents to evacuate areas south of the Zahrani River as strikes intensified despite an April ceasefire. The escalation comes as Israeli officials seek to pressure Hezbollah while avoiding actions in Beirut that could»»»

An independent laboratory investigation has found hazardous industrial substances in the bright green liquid that leaked from the Chinese-owned CATL battery plant in Debrecen earlier this month, contradicting earlier claims by the company that the incident involved harmless coloured water. Weird gr»»»

Marie SinaWhile much of Europe has cut its links to Russia, Norway's collaboration on cod with the country continues. The EU is concerned that the pact could threaten the continent's safety. https://p.dw.com/p/5ES43AdvertisementNorway's long-standing cooperation with Russia over Arctic cod is drawi»»»

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to repeal the Code Noir, a law that regulated slavery in the French colonies that was never formally repealed even after the abolition of slavery in 1848. The vote reopened a debate around reparations in a country that has yet to fully come to terms with its histo»»»

Gisèle Pelicot has become a household name since the world learned of the unimaginable ordeal she suffered at the hands of her husband. What many of us might be shocked to discover is that there are still many websites where men exchange tips and ideas on how to drug women so they can rape them in »»»

3M in the United States and Australia were hit with a major lawsuit filed by the federal government in Canberra for the cleanup costs and health impacts from the firm's alleged use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in fire-fighting foam at dozens of military bases across Australia. File photo »»»

Moscow: Russia will impose import restrictions on Armenian fruit and vegetables, its agricultural safety agency said Thursday, amid a widening spat with the Caucasus country over its aspiration to join the European Union. Armenia, a former Soviet republic, is formally allied with Russia but has bee»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the Qatari Hajj Mission’s Medical Unit has introduced advanced emergency healthcare services for pilgrims during Hajj. In a statement shared on social media, the Ministry revealed that the Medical Unit has officially launched two innovat»»»

ZVECAN - Assisted by the so-called "Kosovo Police", officials of the Pristina provisional institutions raided and seized Serbian Railways buildings in Zvecan, Leposavic, Lesak and Ibarska Slatina in northern Kosovo-Metohija on Thursday, replacing Cyrillic signs with Serbian- and Albanian-language o»»»

Former Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi passed away Thursday morning after a political and military career spanning eight decades, during which he witnessed Yemen’s major political transformations and became closely associated with pivotal periods marked by conflict, upheaval and instability.»»»

Water-related problems in Bulgaria are not solely the result of climate change but stem largely from poor management, outdated infrastructure, and lack of coordination between institutions, according to Plamen Nikiforov, an engineer and chair of the Management Board of the Scientific and Technical »»»

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have signed a new defence pact aimed at deepening military and security cooperation between the two NATO allies. The agreement focuses on strengthening joint capabilities, cyber defence and coordination in response to growing con»»»

A new survey by “Trend,” commissioned by “24 Chasa,” shows a noticeable rise in public optimism in Bulgaria following the April 19 parliamentary elections, alongside stronger institutional approval ratings and improving economic expectations. Conducted between May 16 and May 22, 2026, through face-»»»

The mayor of Kardzhali, Erol Myumyun, was detained on Thursday and taken in for questioning, according to reports from BNT and Nova TV citing their sources. Municipal officials confirmed that he was brought in for questioning by law enforcement authorities. According to information from the Kardzha»»»

Progressive Bulgaria (PB) has proposed fixing the base salary of Members of Parliament at 4,326 euros per month, removing the current automatic link between MPs’ pay and the national average wage. The proposal was outlined by Stefan Belchev, an MP and member of the parliamentary budget and finance »»»

Kardzhali Mayor Erol Mumun was taken in for questioning on Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct linked to a public procurement contract worth more than 5 million leva, according to Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev. Initial reports from several Bulgarian media outlets claim»»»

Anti-drug police in Sofia have detained seven individuals during a coordinated operation targeting a suspected narcotics distribution network operating in the Druzhba district, authorities said. The action was carried out by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP) in cooperati»»»

Customs authorities in Bulgaria have uncovered a large-scale drug distribution scheme involving online orders disguised as everyday consumer goods, with more than 1,000 suspicious shipments identified in under two weeks during Operation Hydra, conducted jointly by the Drug Enforcement Directorate, »»»

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz has proposed a slight reduction in natural gas prices for June, suggesting a rate of 35.62 euros per megawatt-hour, according to statements made during an open meeting of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC). Company head Veselin Sinabov co»»»

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of the hostile missile and drone attacks directed at the State of Kuwait. In a statement, the ministry reaffirmed the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of all forms of aggression that violate state sovereig»»»

MINA: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Alsheikh met in Mina with guests from India and Kosovo of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit. The guests expressed gratitude to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, praising the »»»

Europe needs economic power to have global influence and to preserve the European way of life, said Yordanka Chobanova, Head of the European Commission (EC) Representation in Bulgaria, on Thursday during a forum on the competitiveness of the EU and strategic opportunities for Bulgarian business. Th»»»

Lawmakers stipulated in the rules of procedure of the 52nd National Assembly that ad hoc committees are formed for specific purposes, to investigate particular issues and to conduct inquiries. On Thursday, Parliament is debating and adopting the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the National A»»»

May 27 (UPI) -- Visitors to a Japanese beach are being treated to some unusual entertainment as fiddler crabs emerge from their burrows and perform their annual "dance." The crabs emerge from their burrows underneath the exposed tidal flats around this time every year, and the males perform a "danc»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wisconsin DOT (@wisdot) May 27 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin driver moved a "road closed" barrier and continued on their way -- only to get their pickup truck stuck in freshly-poured concrete. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said on social media that t»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday ​called on the US and Iran not to slide back ‌into ‌armed ​conflict, ‌but ⁠to continue ​talking, Russian Foreign ⁠Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Russia is ready to ⁠assist in ‌the ‌removal ​of ‌enriched ‌uranium from Iran, she added, but Moscow "is not ‌imposi»»»

MELBOURNE: An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Daesh group. Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with her children and a»»»

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ​Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the number ‌of drone ‌attacks ​on ‌Russian ⁠territory ​from the ⁠direction of Europe and Northern European states was ⁠increasing. Moscow has ‌expressed ‌concern ​that ‌Ukrainian ‌drones could be using Baltic or oth»»»

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani agreed on the necessity of de-escalating tensions in the Arabian Gulf and concurred on the need to ensure free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. During telephone tal»»»

RIYADH: By the time pilgrims reach Mina, for many fatigue will have settled in quietly. Hours of walking under the sun, waves of people moving in every direction, and the emotional intensity of Hajj can blur even the simplest details. A tent number is forgotten. A familiar face disappears into the »»»

Buying a flat in Budapest for less than HUF 50 million has become almost impossible, according to the latest analysis sent to MTI by Hungarian property portal Ingatlan.com. The study highlights how dramatically housing prices have risen across Hungary over the past five years, particularly in the c»»»

Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi condemned in the strongest possible terms the continued Iranian attacks on Kuwait. In a statement, Albudaiwi pointed out that the persistence of these attacks constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles o»»»

Tokyo: The Philippines and Japan agreed on Thursday to negotiate an intelligence sharing agreement, as the two nations draw closer under the increasing shadow of China's naval ambitions. Visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said they would upgrade th»»»

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the continued heinous Iranian attacks on the State of Kuwait. In a statement issued on Thursday, Albudaiwi said the continued attacks constituted a flagrant violation of international law, the United Nations Charter and the principles»»»

Judges' caseload at the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) remained high in 2025 despite a certain decrease in the number of cases referred to, and pending before, the SCC, its Annual Report says. At 4,602, the cases left undisposed of from the previous year by January 1, 2025 were 617 fewer than the»»»

1 of 5 | Proud Boys and pro-Trump supporters gather and march to protest against the Electoral College vote count that would certify President-elect Joe Biden as the winner in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. File Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI | License Photo May 28 (UPI) -- In little more than a week»»»

Washington, United States: More Americans are suffering from hunger this year than during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday. A survey asked around 1,200 US household heads in February whether they had to dip into savings or emergency accounts t»»»

NEW YORK - At a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York, Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Wednesday this week was of exceptional importance for the relations between the two countries and would lend a strong impetus to further strengthening of the Serbia-China partnership and its histor»»»

Israeli warplanes launched an attack on the Choueifat area in Mount Lebanon, targeting an apartment inside a residential complex, as part of ongoing Zionist aggression against Lebanese civilians and property. Ambulances rushed to the scene and transported the wounded from the targeted building to n»»»

Police in Burgas seized four types of drugs worth around EUR 200,000 during an operation in the Rudnik district, Denislav Kirov, Deputy Director of the Burgas Regional Directorate of the Interior, told a news conference here on Thursday. A 39-year-old man was arrested for possession with intent to »»»

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday resigned from office, bringing an end to his tenure as the state’s longest-serving chief minister and setting the stage for a leadership transition in the Congress government. The resignation followed weeks of speculation over a possible change in l»»»

The debts of state-run hospitals amount to EUR 426 million, of which over EUR 21 million are past due, Health Minister Katya Ivkova told journalists on Thursday. She added that 17 of the hospitals have bank loans, which is an indicator of financial pressure on the system. There is a risk of losing »»»

The Balykchy transshipment base of Kumtor Gold Company CJSC, located along Balykchy — Naryn road, is undergoing major changes. A major modernization project began in 2025. This base, a modern logistics complex that receives, stores, and then ships cargo to the mine, plays a strategically important »»»