WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is moving forward to strengthen federal death penalty, including through streamlining internal processes to expedite executions and introducing additional methods such as as the firing squad. "Today, the Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty»»»

1 of 3 | Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on March 18. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said she would restart the criminal investigation into Powell if need be. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April »»»

Sharjah: A key interchange near the Sharjah Grand Mosque has been temporarily closed to traffic as part of ongoing Etihad Rail infrastructure works, the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority announced. The closure, which began at midnight on Friday, affects the exit ramp from Emirates Road (E611) t»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Friday that the European Union could ease sanctions on Tehran as part of a comprehensive deal that would end the Iran war, but other EU leaders struck a more cautious note. The 27-nation EU has imposed sanctions on Iran for years, including travel bans »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah on Friday of trying to "sabotage" efforts to reach a peace agreement with Lebanon. "We have started a process to reach a historic peace between Israel and Lebanon, and it's clear to us that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage this," he said in»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah on Friday of trying to “sabotage” efforts to reach a peace agreement with Lebanon. “We have started a process to reach a historic peace between Israel and Lebanon, and it’s clear to us that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage this,”»»»

With just one year left in his second five-year term, French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will quit politics in 2027 -- leaving observers and supporters guessing about his next moves. "I wasn't in politics before and I'm not going to be after," Macron said Thursday during a visit to a high»»»

A lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has said that he was detained by police for wearing a kippah with the Israeli and Palestinian flags on it. Alex Sinclair said in a post on Facebook on Thursday that he had been sporting the kippah for 20 years due to “a messy ambivalence of my Jewish»»»

French television channel M6 has aired a report comparing two unlawfully installed Christian crosses to an act of neo-Nazi vandalism, drawing sharp criticism, according to Tribune Chretienne. The controversy followed a Wednesday broadcast in which sociologist Erwan Lecoeur drew parallels between th»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah on Friday of trying to "sabotage" efforts to reach a peace agreement with Lebanon. "We have started a process to reach a historic peace between Israel and Lebanon, and it's clear to us that Hezbollah is trying to sabotage this," he said in»»»

An Israeli strike killed at least three in Gaza on Friday, according to Palestinian health officials. The strike hit a crowded area in Gaza City near an area where local police are stationed to guard a bank, said the medics and eyewitnesses. Gaza's interior ministry said ‌that the strike ‌had kille»»»

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday that it stood in solidarity with Cuba and would continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Communist-run island republic, rejecting what it described as blackmail and threats from Washington. US President Donald Trump has said that he expects to have the honor of “tak»»»

LONDON: Everton manager David Moyes returns ‌to the London Stadium on Saturday armed with the inside knowledge that could harm West Ham United’s hopes of avoiding Premier League relegation. Moyes had two spells as West Ham manager, saving them from relegation in his first short stint before leading»»»

Rome: A new global food crises report has warned that conflict, drought and falling aid will keep hunger at dangerous levels in 2026, with worsening conditions in some of the world's most vulnerable regions. The report found that around 266 million people across 47 countries faced acute food insecu»»»

What's all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House honey program by adding a beehive in the shape of the White House to two other beehives that have been on the south grounds since 2009. The existing hives can swell to about 70,000 bees during peak su»»»

The UN human rights office said on Friday it has documented patterns of attacks on civilians in populated areas and residential buildings in Lebanon and Israel that may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law. The report covers the first three weeks of the latest escalation, »»»

A group of British lawmakers has urged the UK Foreign Secretary to impose personal sanctions on several senior officials from Kyrgyzstan. The Guardian reported. The letter was reportedly signed by 26 members of Parliament and the House of Lords. According to the document submitted to the House of C»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut appealed to The Hague-based International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on Friday to release former Republika Srpska army general Ratko Mladic from prison for medical treatment in Serbia, and noted that Mladic's life was in danger and that the case had »»»

Dubai: A UAE court has convicted a husband and wife of mutual assault after finding that both parties physically harmed each other during a domestic dispute, imposing a fine of Dh3,000 on each while suspending the sentence for three years in a move aimed at preserving the marital relationship. Cour»»»

Houssam Naddaf said no words could capture the shock of seeing an Israeli soldier smash a crucifix in his family's private garden in the southern Lebanese village of Debel — an image he recognized instantly as it spread online. "I saw it on the internet like everyone else," he said. Naddaf had not »»»

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the charter of the state enterprise Center for the Admission of Foreign Students. Deputy Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of Kyrgyzstan Durus Kozuev said at a briefing. According to him, the new center will serve as a unified coordination hu»»»

Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam intend to intensify economic cooperation and are working to eliminate double taxation. The press service of the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the press service, the second round of negotiations between official delegations of the Kyrgyz Rep»»»

CAIRO: An Israeli strike killed at least three ​in Gaza on Friday, according to Palestinian health officials. The strike hit a crowded area in Gaza City near an area where local police are stationed to guard a bank, said the medics and eyewitnesses. Gaza’s interior ministry said ‌that the strike ‌h»»»

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a press briefing Friday that the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has gone global after seizing two vessels in the Indo-Pacific region this week. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 24 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a p»»»

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that he was recently treated for prostate cancer. Pool photo by Ilia Yefimovich/UPI | License Photo April 24 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday he was treated for early-stage prostate cancer. Netanyahu, 76,»»»

Grand Hotel Therme in the village of Banya attracts visitors with healing mineral water and fresh mountain air. The hotel complex features numerous pools and thermal facilities, and covers a total area of over 6,000 sq. m. Pulse Therme Banya is the largest spa centre in Bulgaria, hotel management t»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) unanimously adopted a decision here on Friday announcing the names of the 240 Members of Parliament elected on April 19 to the 52nd National Assembly. The decision is to be published on the CEC’s website and promulgated in the State Gazette. /RY/»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The conflict in the Middle East has deprived the world of approximately 120 billion cubic meters (bcm) of total liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies between 2026 and 2030, accounting for about 15% of expected global supplies during that period, according to a report by the Intern»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States would welcome a "serious" European effort regarding the Strait of Hormuz instead of "silly" conferences, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Friday. Last week, the United Kingdom and France held an international conference on Strait of Hormuz navigation»»»

This is the first instance of a Central Asian country shipping goods to Pakistan in its own truck. The QTTA route now serves as a stable alternative for any kind of cargo. Pakistan has achieved a major milestone in regional connectivity. The first truck from Kyrgyzstan has arrived in Pakistan throu»»»

Dubai: The Philippine government has confirmed that 15 Filipino seafarers onboard two container ships intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz are safe and unharmed, following an incident involving Iranian forces. The vessels, Epaminondas and MSC Francesca, have been stopped by the Islamic Revolutionary»»»

War-torn Gaza is heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnance, which frequently kill and maim people and could threaten recovery efforts far into the future, the UN said Friday. Unexploded ordnance, ranging from undetonated bombs or grenades to simple bullets, has become a common sight in the Gaza S»»»

An Orascom Construction-led consortium, chaired by Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris, has finalized plans to develop a 900 MW onshore wind farm in Ras Shokeir. This major renewable energy venture, located in the high-wind corridor of the Gulf of Suez, is being executed in partnership with France’»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia and Republika Srpska will boost cooperation in infrastructure and education, Serbian PM Djuro Macut said on Friday, announcing joint construction of roads, rail lines and a border crossing, as well as establishment of daily flights between Serbia and Srpska. Addressing a press con»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Pentagon is still struggling to secure funding to expedite the replenishment of critical munitions used up during the US-Israeli military operation against Iran, The New York Times reported, citing US officials. In January, US defense contractor Lockheed Martin signed a f»»»

Head of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary bloc in Lebanon, Hajj Mohammad Raad, issued on Friday a statement to warn the Lebanese government against insisting on the direct talks with the Zionist enemy. “Any presumed truce that grants the occupying enemy in Lebanon a special exception »»»

Periods of geopolitical unrest can create uncertainty, and that uncertainty can create space for misinformation and disinformation to thrive. In recent years, we have seen how rapidly unverified claims, edited videos, and misleading commentary, whether accidentally (misinformation) or deliberately »»»

The cost of 1 kilowatt of electricity in Kyrgyzstan in 2026 will be 3.03 soms. Timur Orozaliev, Director of the Department for Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex under the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic, announced at a meeting of Ishenim parliamentary group. According to him, the »»»

The Egypt amon coalition, a strategic partnership between Poland’s Hynfra and Egypt’s Coxswains, has announced a major green ammonia initiative in Egypt with an initial investment of 5 billion dollars, Bloomberg reported. The project aims to commence production by 2031, with total investments proje»»»

The acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior, Georgi Kandev, said on Friday he had been pressured. In a video on Facebook, Kandev said that on Thursday he received a message urging him to "go home". In his words, he received several calls on Thursday. Within ten minutes, from hidden num»»»

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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran will resume foreign flights on April 25, Iranian media reported on Friday. Flights to Istanbul and Muscat will be resumed, the Tasnim news agency reported. On April 20, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization said that two airports in»»»

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency confirmed Friday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was heading to Pakistan for talks and will also stop in Oman and Russia. The trip to Pakistan comes as officials there have been trying to get the United States and Iran to a second round of ceasefire ne»»»

LONDON: A group of prominent writers, artists, musicians and academics including Greta Thunberg, Sally Rooney and Brian Eno have written to the UK Court of Appeal in support of the protest group Palestine Action, ahead of a hearing next week on the legality of its ban and its designation as a terro»»»

ISTANBUL/LONDON: Turkiye’s Istanbul ‌Park circuit will return to the Formula One calendar from 2027 for at least five years, F1 and the Turkish presidency said on Friday, marking the culmination of Turkiye’s years-long campaign to return to the sport. President Tayyip Erdogan, F1 Chief Executive Of»»»

Clutching a battered photo album, Mohamad Ali Hijazi searched a mountain of rubble in south Lebanon's Tyre for mementoes of his family, killed in an Israeli strike minutes before a ceasefire took hold. "I'm trying to find my mother's hairbrush... and a bottle of perfume that she loves," said Hijazi»»»

Dubai: International Airlines Group (IAG) announced Friday it will raise ticket prices to offset rising jet fuel costs linked to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, even as it says supply remains stable, according to a Reuters report. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The ai»»»

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has played down a leaked Pentagon email suggesting his country could face being suspended from NATO for not supporting the United States in its conflict with Iran. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo April 24 (UPI) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sa»»»

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WEST BANK: Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed in the occupied West Bank this week in a spike of renewed violence, the latest shot dead by Israeli forces during a mid-week raid. Palestinians in the northern West Bank village of Tell mourned the death of Youssef Shtayyeh on Friday after hea»»»