June 19 (UPI) -- British authorities have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old child ended up in a zoo's crocodile enclosure. The incident occurred at 1:24 p.m. local time Thursday at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a family-run farm that includes a shop, tropical h»»»

GLAN, Philippines: Arsenio Butil Jr. fell to his knees and began to pray when last week’s deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake began shaking his home on the coast of the southern Philippines. When he opened his eyes, he saw a once-familiar shoreline changing in real time, with swathes of previously subm»»»

Several European leaders have expressed optimism about Hungary’s new direction under Prime Minister Péter Magyar as he attended his first European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday. The meeting marked a historic moment, as Hungary was represented in the European Council by a prime minister other»»»

No single topic dominates Friday's media. POLITICS The Trud tabloid daily frontpages an article titled „The era of the Crusades is over“, quoting Prime Minister Rumen Radev, who on Thursday, ahead of a European Council meeting of EU heads of state or government, said that Bulgaria will veto the Eur»»»

RIYADH: TikTok has released its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, reaffirming the platform’s ongoing commitment to fostering a safe, positive, and authentic digital environment for its global community. From October to December 2025, TikTok removed 11,772,196 videos in Egypt, Saudi A»»»

A by-election in a little-known corner of northwest England has suddenly become the most important story in British politics. Andy Burnham’s emphatic victory in Makerfield has returned Labour’s popular politician to Parliament and intensified questions about the future of Prime Minister Keir Starme»»»

VERSAILLES: A French appeals court on Friday confirmed Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial charged with raping a young woman. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-De-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her. The Paris Saint-Germain player »»»

Dubai: More than 100 days of regional conflict tested the Gulf but the UAE held steady. Now, with the United States and Iran having signed an initial interim peace agreement, a sense of calm is returning, and with it, the families who had temporarily stepped away. Some left to be close to loved one»»»

Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks on implementing a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to end the Middle East war had been postponed, hours after U.S. Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled. "The planned talks between the U.S., Iran, Qatar and Paki»»»

The parliamentary group of GERB-UDF slams the government's position on a proposed new EU sanctions package against Russia, arguing that Bulgaria's reported readiness to veto the measures over the inclusion of Russian Patriarch Kirill does not serve the country's national interests. In a declaration»»»

Damascus, June 19 (SANA) Syrian and Indian officials discussed strengthening cooperation in agriculture and exploring ways to revive Syria’s silk industry during a meeting at the Indian Embassy in Damascus on Thursday. Mohammad Jannat, head of the Damascus and Damascus Countryside Chamber of Agricu»»»

Mexico City: A Mexican mayor allegedly faked her own kidnapping to embezzle $2 million worth of government funds disguised as ransom, local authorities said Thursday. Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, several hours outside Mexico City, has proclaimed her innocence, calling the a»»»

Southampton, United States: Jason Day, the 2015 PGA Championship winner, withdrew from the 126th US Open in Thursday's first round due to a back injury. The 38-year-old Australian, who has been nagged by back injuries for years, had just completed the back nine to begin his round when he suffered t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Health Ministry says 18 people martyred, 33 others injured in preliminary toll of Israeli strikes on Nabatieh region in southern L»»»

Melbourne, Australia: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has killed an estimated 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Australia's remote Heard Island, scientists said, marking the first detection of the virus in an Australian external territory. Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Progra»»»

Arab Finance: Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with GIZ Egypt, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), to accelerate the growth of climate-tech startups in Egypt, according to a press release. Both sides will join forces to expand»»»

President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to the Law «On Internal Migration,» introducing simplified registration procedures for certain categories of citizens. The key change concerns registration at place of residence or temporary stay. Under the new rules, students from other regions will be abl»»»

Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Mogama, once the bustling epicenter of Egypt’s Governmental operations, is undergoing a significant transformation. By December 25, the Egyptian government aims to unveil this historic building as a state-of-the-art luxury hotel, a move that symbolizes the country’s drive towa»»»

DALLAS: As people gather across the US to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will open its doors to the public for the first time. Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago’s South Side, the center for the nation’s first Black president has been desig»»»

Israel said Friday four of its soldiers were killed in south Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon "fell in combat" along with three other soldiers whose names will be released later, the military said in a statement. Hezbollah said its fighters targeted "th»»»

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Friday that "all of Lebanon must burn" after Israel's military announced the deaths of four soldiers there. "With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the secu»»»

The Government of Abu Dhabi has announced a new strategy for the private education sector, outlining four key priorities that will guide the sector’s next phase of development. The strategy reflects the leadership’s vision of nurturing confident generations who are firmly rooted in their national i»»»

Jakarta: Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency has temporarily suspended the free meal program for students during school holidays to improve program management and increase budget efficiency. The policy applies during school holidays, national and religious holidays, special holidays set by local »»»

Geneva: Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks following up on the deal to end the Middle East regional tension had been postponed, hours after US Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled. "The planned talks between the US, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan have been»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters engage in fierce battles in defense of Ali Al-Taher Heights: Maariv Hebrew newspaper 19-06-2026 10:35 AM Latest News Urg»»»

Tunis, June 19 (TAP) – The weather on, Friday, will be partly cloudy across most regions, with cloud cover becoming denser in the western areas of central Tunisia during the afternoon.Winds will blow from the south in the north and center of the...»»»