Bulgaria’s security requires concrete action, not wishful thinking, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said at a campaign event in Dobrich on Wednesday. Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Black Sea, the country should request the activation of Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty»»»

It was a secession vote no one in Westminster saw coming. In September, the village of Piddington in Oxfordshire held a referendum to declare independence from the United Kingdom. The vote, of course, had no legal weight, and was a symbolic gesture by the village’s 350 residents (285 of whom voted »»»

Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco after officials in Riyadh reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's headquarters. The Iran-back militia also claimed missile strikes on the capital Riyadh and vowed to c»»»

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport after loud blasts rattled the Saudi capital. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh. Follow o»»»

From our special correspondent in Phoenix – More than a year after the assassination of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk in September 2025, young activists from the organisation he co-founded, Turning Point USA, are working tirelessly to honour his legacy by rallying the youth »»»

US President Donald Trump asked his ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign on Tuesday after reports alleged she sought $100,000 from a Trump supporter to pay personal credit card debt and accepted luxury trips and hotel stays from wealthy Greek businessmen. Guilfoyle denied wrongdoing an»»»

PARIS — Diesel supply disruptions in the Gulf stemming from the US war against Iran will keep the market tight into 2027, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, as it will take time to rebuild depleted stocks.
"The gasoil market balance will remain tight well into 2027 and is dependent on »»»

AMMAN — The King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and Microfund for Women (MFW) signed a partnership agreement on Wednesday to promote social solidarity and expand access to health protection.Under the agreement, MFW will enable subscribers to the foundation’s Taameen Riaaya (Care Insurance) progra»»»

LONDON: Israel on Wednesday signed a deal with the US to acquire 12 twin-turboshaft attack helicopters, according to Israeli media. Under the deal, Israel’s Defense Ministry will acquire 12 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, with deliveries expected to begin in the early 2030s, the Times of I»»»

MADRID: Spanish humanitarian rescue charity SMH has postponed its next mission in the central Mediterranean until 2027 due to soaring fuel costs, the group said on Wednesday, highlighting the financial pressures facing humanitarian efforts along one of the world's deadliest migration routes. SMH, w»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France's student protesters are being "exploited" by political forces ahead of the country's presidential election in April 2027. Hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon participated in a Paris demonstration while hard-right frontrunner&nb»»»

Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace in September alone. Since the conflict began in February 2026, the Taliban have increasingly used drones to attack Pakistan, raising concerns in Islamabad. The Pakistani army on September 23 said it had»»»

Turkish authorities appointed a government trustee to run popular broadcaster Halk TV on Wednesday after police raided its headquarters, halting live broadcasts and arresting 11 people. Halk chairman Cafer Mahirogluin denounced "a dark day for Turkey", adding that seven of his family members w»»»

By Staff, Agencies SpaceX has disrupted Ukrainian drone operations by reportedly imposing new speed restrictions on military access to its Starlink satellite network, according to Ukrainian officials and frontline commanders. The reported disruption comes as US President Donald Trump increases pres»»»

ATHENS, Greece: News about US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle dominated in Greece Wednesday a day after her resignation, as government officials fretted about potentially losing Washington’s attention. The White House publicly asked for the ambassador to Greece to resign after she faced severe critic»»»

RIO DE JENEIRO: Brazil is probing possible “deliberate criminal activity” behind surging fires in the Amazon, as well as possible links to a tense election period, Brazil’s environment minister told AFP. The northwestern state of Amazonas, home to a huge chunk of the world’s largest rainforest, has»»»

By Staff, Agencies The British Navy has been left without its only icebreaker after HMS Protector suffered simultaneous engine failures at sea, forcing the vessel to be towed back to Devonport naval base in Plymouth, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. The incident has renewed concerns about the UK's m»»»

Moscow: Russia on Wednesday said Ukrainian drones attacked two oil refineries and violated an "energy ceasefire" declared by US President Donald Trump but Kyiv dismissed it as a "fake" claim. "Two oil refineries were attacked today by the Kyiv regime, in the Saratov and Ryazan regions," Russian Dep»»»

Riyadh Season shifts star-studded tennis event from October 21–24 to December 27–30 Dubai: Saudi Arabia has postponed the third edition of the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament from October to December, citing organisational and logistical challenges that could affect the quality of the event and sp»»»

BEIRUT: Yemen’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the Houthis would become “undefeatable” if the world allowed them the time to do so, and her government sought neither a ceasefire nor negotiations with the Iran-backed militia. “If the Houthis are given more time, they will become an undefe»»»

President Iliana Iotova said in Burgas on Wednesday that it would be best to hold a meeting on Black Sea security with representatives of all Black Sea countries, including the warring parties. "There is no way to ensure security in the Black Sea without the participation of both countries," she ad»»»

Bulgaria’s draft 2027 budget aims to curb spending, reduce the government deficit and lower the nominal amount of new public debt compared with 2025 and 2026, while increasing pensions, family and child support, and funding for healthcare, education and defense, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said at t»»»

The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for Bulgaria’s economic growth in 2026 to 2.6% from 2.8% projected in the spring, according to its October World Economic Outlook report, while raising its estimate for average annual inflation to 4.9% from 3.8%. The IMF also expects Bulgaria’s c»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Joint List and the United Arab List (Ra’am) have signed a surplus-vote agreement ahead of the next "Israeli" "Knesset" elections, while the Joint List has set conditions for supporting Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot in efforts to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fr»»»

KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling its military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the lack of notice about a wave of power»»»

BUTEMBO, DR Congo: The fear of Ebola is keeping women and children from seeking health care in eastern Congo, health workers and aid agencies say, contributing to soaring maternal deaths and falling childhood immunization rates that could strain the health care system for years to come. Health work»»»

TIRANA: Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Albania’s capital on Wednesday in a second straight day of violence triggered by student protests calling for better university conditions and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation. Over several hours, police deployed water cannon and tear gas while »»»

DUBAI: Yemen’s armed forces have carried out 2,309 precision strikes against Houthi positions across several battlefronts, leaving an estimated 1,250 militia fighters killed and destroying more than 460 military vehicles and equipment, a military spokesperson said on Wednesday. Majed Al-Nuzaili, sp»»»

VATICAN CITY: When US Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in May 2025 as Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Catholic Church, he struck a stark contrast from his predecessor Francis. Leo, young for a pope at 69, appeared energetic, spoke in a strong voice and had »»»

BRUSSELS: The UN’s refugee agency has warned the European Union against “short-sighted” cuts to international aid, as Germany spearheads a push to slash the size of the bloc’s next joint budget. “It’s an easy target. It’s much more easy to explain to the taxpayers that we are going to spend less mo»»»

TRIPOLI: Torrential downpours flooded the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing two people, according to a statement by authorities and a local TV channel. Jumhouria Bank said an employee died due to an electrical shock. The Tripoli Red Crescent said in a statement it recovered the man’s bo»»»

BRUSSELS: The European Union regrets the decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone legislative and presidential elections by almost a year, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement on Wednesday. The Palestinian legislative elections were originally scheduled o»»»

AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government forces in Taiz have vowed to repel intensified Houthi assaults and break the siege imposed on the city by the Iran-backed militia, while thanking Saudi Arabia for providing air support and military logistical assistance. Col. Abdul Basit Al-Baher, a Yemeni army officer»»»

British troops have practiced retaking the disputed Falkland Islands in the event of another Argentine attempt to take over the territory, The Times has reported. The exercise comes as tensions rise between Britain and Argentina over a British-Israeli oil project near the islands, known in Argentin»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev will attend the regular European Council meeting in Brussels on October 15 and 16, 2026, the government press service said here on Wednesday. European leaders will discuss challenges to European competitiveness, including energy prices. The agenda will also focus on the 2»»»

The search and rescue operation for the sailors aboard the sunken vessel HS Dignity in the Black Sea was officially abandoned at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the press centre of the Ministry of Transport and Communications said. The vessel sank after a drone attack off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday. Six c»»»

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LONDON: Rescue teams in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Wednesday recovered the bodies of six people, including three children, from the rubble of a collapsed building after a 24-hour search. Seven others, including a child, were taken to Al-Zaitoun Hospital with injuries, the Egyptian newspaper Ah»»»

LONDON: The health of two Palestinian women prisoners held at Damon Prison is worsening due to inadequate healthcare provided by Israeli authorities, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Wednesday. The group said that Basmala Saad, 20, and Israa Huje, 31, are suffering from »»»

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s political and economic leaders, and figures from the country’s wider business community, condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and expressed solidarity with the Kingdom following the strikes against civilian infrastructure. The president, Joseph Aoun, spoke by telephone»»»

TRIPOLI: The NGO Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that military authorities in eastern Libya executed at least 31 people earlier this year, the first reported death sentences to be carried out in the country since 2010, according to the group. Forces under the control of military leader Khalifa Ha»»»

NAIROBI: A traitor to his peers but a hero to many, a Ugandan army officer has leaked unprecedented footage of a secret jail where he says political opponents of the government were brutally tortured. The east African country has been ruled for 40 years by President Yoweri Museveni, whose son Muhoo»»»

PRISTINA - Italian Maj Gen Roberto Vergori took over as KFOR commander on Wednesday, succeeding Turkish Maj Gen Ozkan Ulutas. The change-of-command ceremony, which took place at the KFOR headquarters at Camp Film City in Pristina, was presided over by the Commander of the NATO Joint Allied Forces C»»»

BANGKOK: A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa, an official overseeing the proposed scheme said on Wednesday. The United Nations set up a tas»»»

The Cabinet decided on Wednesday to task Bulgarian Posts EAD with paying pensions through post offices across the country until June 30, 2031. The procedure and terms will remain unchanged. Pensioners will continue to be able to collect their pensions and any supplements at a post office other than»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stands firmly with Saudi Arabia in safeguarding its sovereignty, defense and regional security under the Makkah defense agreement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, as he met Makkah Alliance for Defense Secretary-General Lt. Gen. (retired) Nauman Mahmood. The stat»»»

RIYADH: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi on Wednesday condemned the recent Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, vowing that Iraq would not allow its territory to be used as a launchpad for attacks threatening the security of Saudi Arabia or other countries in the region. A»»»

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US claims ‌that Iran’s economy is collapsing are an illusion, the governor of Iran’s central bank said on Wednesday, as Tehran faces a US naval blockade aimed at driving its oil exports to zero and draining state coffers. Washington reinstated its blockade of Iranian ports in July and launched “Ope»»»

SINGAPORE: Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country’s “very high” band on Wednesday while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging in Indonesia causes a regional crisis. In Indonesia, authorities said more than 280,000 respiratory problems have been recorded in haze-affec»»»