ROME - Serbian FM Marko Djuric will attend a meeting of FMs of the informal Friends of Western Balkans group in Rome on Friday. While in Rome, Djuric will also have a series of bilateral meetings, the Serbian MFA said in a statement. Serbia Western Balkans Marko Djuric»»»

Russia’s air defenses destroyed nearly 5,000 drones over the course of one week, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Air defense systems shot down 72 guided aerial bombs, 36 US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, four Vampire multiple launch rocket systems made in the Czech Republic, 10»»»

London: In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London. Unbeknownst to late night stragglers, it was carrying a 1,000-year-old masterpiece: the Bayeux Tapestry. The hushed-up, nighttime operation was the result of years o»»»

The Prime Minister’s Office has filed criminal complaints in five separate cases, alleging total damages of 106 billion forints, following a review of documents inherited from the previous administration. Overpriced contracts helped Fidesz-close (public) figures? Overpriced contracts to Fidesz-clos»»»

The fishing port in Burgas's Kraimorie Quarter has again been awarded the international Blue Flag eco-label, Burgas Municipality told BTA. The local authority noted that three fishing ports in Burgas Municipality: Kraimorie, Sarafovo, and Chengene Skele, have received this certification in 2026. Th»»»

No single topic dominates Friday's news media. POLITICS Capital weekly looks into the scandal over the Interior Minister announcing last week details about the private plane flights of Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski. One of these flights was with Constitutional Court j»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has formally submitted to the National Assembly a report on an operational inquiry conducted by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), the Interior Ministry said on Friday. The report was sent to National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova afte»»»

The United States will oversee the withdrawal of Israeli forces from "pilot zones" in the south, with the first to get underway within days, Lebanese and U.S. officials said Thursday. A U.S. official said that new talks between Israel and Lebanon would go ahead next week, after a diplomatic source »»»

After weeks of stagnation, a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel soon will shift to technical discussions in Rome, an American official said. The upcoming meeting in Rome on July 14 and 15 will address Israeli demands to form joint committees to oversee the implementation o»»»

Keelung, Taiwan: Fifteen people were killed in landslides in the Philippines, and more than 2,000 in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes, as the biggest typhoon in decades neared the region on Friday. Typhoon Bavi is expected to pound Taiwan's north and east, as well as Japan's remote southweste»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3643 dinars for one euro on Friday, which is a slight change relative to Thursday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to»»»

NOVI SAD - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad lost 2-1 at home to Hungary's Ferencvaros in the first leg of the two teams' UEFA Europa League first qualifying round match on Thursday evening. In front of some 10,000 spectators at Novi Sad's Karadjordje Stadium, Kristoffer Zachariassen put the»»»

Washington, July 10 (SANA) U.S. Special Presidential Envoy to Syria and Iraq Tom Barrack on Friday congratulated Syria on restoring its rights and privileges at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). In a post on his official X account, Barrack said the milestone reflected»»»

Madrid: Eleven people were killed and 19 are missing after a wildfire tore through a Spanish village, with four victims who may have been British who were burned in their car, authorities said Friday. Authorities said many of the victims may be foreign tourists visiting Bedar, a small village in Lo»»»

Islamabad: Pakistan Navy search teams recovered additional debris from a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea earlier this week, with the recovered wreckage to be analyzed by investigators as the search for the aircraft's five missing crew members entered its third day Friday. The Pakistan»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai fell on Friday, giving back part of this week’s recovery as elevated US Treasury yields and renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz kept investors cautious. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India»»»

Maithri Aquatech Private Limited announced a strategic equity investment from DP World, one of the world's leading supply chain and logistics companies. The investment marks an important milestone for Maithri Aquatech and will support the deployment of its atmospheric water generation (AWG) technol»»»

I love travelling. I love the excitement in the airport. I love the thrill of being in the air. I hate other passengers. Okay, hate is a bit strong. It’s more of a rising frustration that seems to be growing with my years on this planet. As many of us travel, or get set to travel, to and from the U»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow will respond decisively, using all available forces and means, to aggressive actions directed against it, and its response will be devastating for the initiators of such aggression, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "We reiterate that such reckless schemes and t»»»

Romania is often described as a digitally connected country, but connectivity alone does not translate into digital skills or AI readiness among its population. With AI tools quickly becoming part of everyday work, the gap between those who can use these tools effectively and those who cannot gets »»»

CAIRO: Egypt have made major gains at 2026 World Cup despite their elimination in the knockout stage, former national team members told Arab News recently. Egypt suffered a controversial exit after a late 3-2 loss to reigning world champions Argentina, with many calls from the French referee causin»»»

PARIS: The Philippines has reported an outbreak of ​highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard birds in its Oriental Mindoro province, the World Organization for Animal ‌Health (WOAH) said ‌on ​Friday. The ‌spread ⁠of ​avian influenza, commonly ⁠called bird flu, has raised concerns among govern»»»

Lille, France: A 17-year-old girl fell off a truck and died while celebrating France's World Cup quarter final win over Morocco, emergency services said Friday. Celebrations erupted across France after the 2-0 win in the United States with hundreds dancing in the streets of Paris, watched by thousa»»»

New Delhi: In India, a pavement can be many things -- a hawking site, parking area and garbage dumping space -- but rarely what it is meant to be: a safe path to walk. Across the country, pedestrians are routinely forced to walk on busy roads, despite a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that said »»»

On 24 June 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited EU tax simplification package, a major legislative initiative aimed at reducing complexity in EU direct taxation and supporting the competitiveness of businesses operating across the European Union. The package forms part of the Co»»»

LIMA: Peru’s president-elect said on Thursday she has “every intention” of restoring diplomatic relations with Mexico, which have been suspended since November. Peru broke off formal ties after Mexico granted asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chavez who was on trial for allegedly aiding a 2022»»»