1 of 3 | Kevin Warsh (L) takes the oath of office as he is sworn in as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- Kevin W»»»

Questions over the appointment in 2020 of Teodora Georgieva as Bulgaria's European Prosecutor and backstage influence on Bulgarian politics and the judiciary again moved into the spotlight on Friday after opposition lawmakers called for further scrutiny of the selection process and alleged ties to »»»

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport facilitated a record 45,160 pilgrims during Pakistan’s pre-Hajj flight operations this year, airport authorities said on Friday, highlighting expanded flight handling capacity supported by the use of digital baggage-tracking technology during one of the co»»»

RIO DE JANIERO: Police in football-mad Brazil seized World Cup contraband including counterfeit jerseys and some 200,000 Panini stickers in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Friday. Images published by the police show piles of Panini World Cup album stickers stacked on a table, as well as a collecti»»»

Skopje, 19 May 2026 (MIA) - The latest external borrowing will be realized under significantly favorable conditions, including lower interest rates and longer repayment period, which indicates the trust of international financial institutions in the Macedonian economy, says Finance Minister Gordana»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Police in football-mad Brazil seized World Cup contraband including counterfeit jerseys and some 200,000 Panini stickers in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Friday. Images published by the police show piles of Panini World Cup album stickers stacked on a table, as well as a »»»

Trump is putting pressure on Cuba - why and to what end? 10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePascal Fletcher,Latin America specialist, BBC Monitoring,Duncan WalkerandAlicia Curry ReutersSince returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump has made clear his desire to change Ha»»»

Georgi Kandev, the Interior Ministry's Acting Secretary General, said in a Facebook post on Friday evening: "The noose tightened. The handcuffs snapped shut. The fugitive known as 'the prosecutor's son' has just been captured by the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC)." "I told yo»»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - Tunisian fruit exports generated receipts of TND 45.8 million from the beginning of the year until May 19, 2026, up from TND 38.5 million recorded during the same period of the previous season, driven by notable growth in sales...»»»

This video shows footage from the Islamic Resistance’s fire raid operation carried out on 17-05-2026 targeting positions of soldiers and vehicles belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in the towns of Al-Khiam, Al-Taybeh, Odaisseh, Deir Seryan, and Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon with rocket weapons »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the Defense Ministry to plan responses to the Ukrainian drone attack on a high school dormitory in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR). Russia has several options, National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko tells Sputnik. 1.Hit»»»

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday, ending the tenure of a long-term contrarian who appeared to be at odds with President Donald Trump over the Iran war. Gabbard said in a letter to Trump posted on X that she was quitting as Director of National Intelligence to »»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - A workshop on assessing the implementation of the Global Biosecurity Enhancement Programme led by INTERPOL was recently held at the initiative of the Directorate-General for National Security. This workshop was attended by the...»»»

Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, gas prices are at a four-year high, averaging $4.55 per gallon Friday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- Gas prices in the United States were at a four-year high Friday, and those traveling for Memorial Day weekend should expect a bl»»»

Damascus, May 22 (SANA) Several Yemeni businessmen stressed the importance of boosting economic and investment cooperation with Syria during the coming stage, especially in the areas of reconstruction, infrastructure, industry, energy and pharmaceutical industries, noting that Syria has promising i»»»

Beirut, May 22 (SANA) Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said Friday that Lebanon is seeking to open a new chapter in its relations with Syria based on state-to-state cooperation and shared interests, stressing efforts to strengthen bilateral coordination across multiple sectors. During a pr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 15:30 on Friday 22-05-2026 a communications vehicle belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army at the Mi»»»

The latest US Treasury sanctions on Lebanese and Iranian figures linked to Hezbollah looked less like another routine political measure and more like a direct warning to the Lebanese state and its security and military institutions. The sanctions came days before a Lebanese US security meeting in W»»»

MONTREAL: Mercedes’ championship ‌leader Kimi Antonelli was fastest in sole practice for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint weekend on Friday as the team made a strong start with their first major upgrade package of the Formula One season. The 19-year-old Italian, chasing a fourth win in a row, lapped »»»

Three years since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan, a new reality is taking shape. Rapid fractures within the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, now threaten to redraw the war-torn country. As regional and international powers are preoccupied with more pressi»»»

Soldiers of the “Black Jack” brigade ritually furled and packed their unit’s colours in Fort Hood, Texas, in early May, as the tank unit’s 4,000 troops prepared to deploy to Poland to help defend NATO against the Russian threat. “When an armoured brigade combat team deploys forward, it sends a clea»»»

The United Arab Emirates welcomed the adoption by the World Health Assembly (WHA) – the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) – during its current session, of a resolution submitted by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan»»»

BERLIN: Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah met Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan in Berlin on Friday, and the two sides discussed economic cooperation, vocational training and humanitarian support. The crown prince expressed Jordan’s appreciati»»»

Sharjah: Officials from cultural and academic institutions in the UAE have affirmed that Sharjah’s participation as Guest of Honour (GOH) at the fifth edition of the Warsaw International Book Fair (WIBF), held from 28th–31st May 2026, reflects the emirate’s standing on the international cultural sc»»»

Attention in Lebanon is turning to how the state will respond to unprecedented US sanctions that targeted two officers from the army and General Security, along with figures, including MPs, from Hezbollah and its ally the Amal Movement that is headed by parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Although Leba»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that “slight progress” was made during talks with Iran as Pakistan's army chief traveled to Tehran in a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal and uncertainty loomed over whether war will resume. Rubio spoke days after US President Donald Trump said he »»»

CAIRO: Sela, a Public Investment Fund company focused on experience design and destination development, has signed a strategic joint venture agreement with Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group to create and manage live entertainment and cultural events throughout Egypt. The agreement was signed in the pre»»»

PARIS: Coco Gauff is keen to sidestep any pressure that might come with starting Roland Garros as the defending women’s champion as she returns to the site of her most consistent Grand Slam success. “Last year feels like ten years ago,” the American said at media day on Friday. Gauff comes into the»»»

WASHINGTON: Due to an Ebola outbreak in their ‌country, members of Congo’s national soccer team must isolate before entering the US for the World Cup. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the Congolese delegation must »»»

BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said former mentor Pep Guardiola, who announced on Friday he is leaving Manchester City, gave him the belief to become a manager. Speaking in Berlin ahead of Saturday’s German Cup final against Stuttgart, Kompany — who captained City under Guardiola for t»»»

KYIV: Diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine should be reinvigorated, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, adding that he expected new US proposals on how that diplomacy will be conducted. Zelensky, speaking in his nightly video address, also said the frontline situation was favo»»»

Citizens from various sectors in at least five regional capitals across Bolivia took to the streets Thursday to demand an end to the roadblocks organized by peasant unions and groups aligned with former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who are calling for the resignation of the Bolivian President Ro»»»

Athens: Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council HE Dr. Hamda bint Hassan Al Sulaiti, currently visiting Greece, met with First Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament HE Ioannis Plakiotakis. During her visit, Her Excellency also met with HE Chair of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affai»»»

We condemn in the strongest terms the release on 21 May 2026 of Alexandros Giotopoulos, the leader of the 17 November terrorist organization, who was sentenced to 17 life terms and 25 years of imprisonment for instigating the assassination of Çetin Görgü, Press Attaché of the Turkish Embassy in Ath»»»

Kostadin Geshev was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment and Water on Friday by order of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, the government information service said. /DD/»»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - The weather will remain generally clear, with local mist expected on Friday night in the northern coastal regions, according to forecasts from the National Institute of Meteorology.The wind will blow light to moderate, north in...»»»

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced her resignation, citing her husband’s recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer, Fox News reported on Friday. Her resignation comes a week after she revealed she was investigating US-funded biolabs in Ukraine. Gabbard discussed»»»

Two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested in connection with the May 8 shooting in downtown Varna, in which a 73-year-old woman was shot in the arm, said Radoslav Lazarov, spokesperson for the Varna District Prosecution Office. The initial charges for attempted murder have been changed to kidnappin»»»

BELGRADE - Reigning ABA League champions Partizan Belgrade defeated arch-rivals Red Star 89-78 on Thursday evening to advance to the final of the regional basketball competition's playoffs. Partizan thus won a best-of-three semi-final series against Red Star 2-0. Bruno Fernando led Partizan to vict»»»

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., stands during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office on April 30. Trump will do a campaign visit in Lawler's district Friday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will visit Rockland County, N.Y., Friday alongside »»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization raised the Ebola outbreak risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to "very high" nationally amid the rapid spread of the virus. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said around 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths have been recorded, including 82 c»»»

Tunis, May 22, 2026 (TAP) – Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP), Brahim Bouderbala, on Friday expressed hope for further strengthening parliamentary ties between Tunisia and Cameroon through intensified exchanges of...»»»

Damascus, May 22 (SANA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of the sisterly Kingdom of Morocco over the victims of a residential building collapse in the city of Fez in northern Morocco. In a statement issued on»»»

The megaproject is set to turn Egypt into a manufacturing gateway linking Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. 4.5 million-square-meter industrial hub is to be completed in four yearsExpected to create 50,000–80,000 direct jobs + 60,000 indirect vacanciesProject includes factories, logistics center»»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - A working session was held Thursday between Tunisia's Embassy in Rome and Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Marco Riccardo Rusconi to follow-up on technical cooperation projects between Tunisia...»»»

Mellitah Oil & Gas Company announced today the successful completion of its second complex heavy lifting operation at the Bouri offshore field. The company hailed this new technical achievement as a reflection of its advanced operational capabilities, This operation is part of the Bouri Gas Exploit»»»

Zueitina Oil Company reported today that work has resumed on its Low-Pressure Gas Compressor project at Field 103A, which had been stalled since 2011. This project is part of its plan to revive strategic projects and develop its operational infrastructure. The company said the project aims to suppo»»»

Kericho: Kenya has pledged to diversify its tea export markets and expand its range of tea products as part of efforts to boost export earnings and reduce dependence on traditional buyers. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, said on Thursday that the governmen»»»