Dubai: The alarm clocks are ringing earlier again. Uniforms are being pressed, work vehicles are back on the roads, and office routines are falling into place. Across the UAE, many workers are returning to their jobs with a renewed sense of purpose after months that tested patience, resilience, and»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is working with Qatar on a plan to grant Iran access to $6 billion in frozen assets for humanitarian spending, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing informed sources. The initiative is being considered as an incentive for Iran to conclude a compre»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: An Israeli soldier was killed and at least 7 others were wounded by Hezbollah fire overnight in the Ali al-Taher area 20-06-»»»

Miami, United States: Tori Penso has refereed a Women's World Cup final, worked in Major League Soccer, and now taken charge of a match at the men's World Cup. The American is one of six women officiating at the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States, where female officials are taking o»»»

Israeli occupation forces remain unable to access a tank that was destroyed in southern Lebanon on Thursday night, an incident that claimed the lives of four soldiers among them the commander of the 52nd Battalion according to reports from Yedioth Ahronoth and other Israeli media outlets. Occupatio»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian star Neymar is "the first player in the world to be called up to the national side and be working remotely", Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva joked on Friday. Neymar, Brazil's record goalscorer with 79 goals, only returned to training with the squad at th»»»

Tokyo: Images of Samurai Blue fans cleaning up World Cup stadiums have garnered them widespread praise, but back in Japan, a post has gone viral complaining men rarely do so at home. FIFA lauded Japanese fans this week on social media platform X for their "impeccable manners" that saw them tidy up »»»

A man brought one of Budapest’s busiest tram routes to a standstill after spending several hours dancing, jumping and performing gymnastic movements on top of a tram in the Hungarian capital. The unusual incident took place in the early hours of Thursday morning on a Combino tram operating on the c»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanon’s Civil Defense evacuates 47 civilians, transports 16 martyrs and 12 injured amid Israeli aggression on Nabatieh 20-06-2026 12:13 P»»»

Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid launched the second phase of its promotional and awareness campaign for investment zones. Launched under the slogan “Investment Zones… Where the Elements of Success Come Together,” the campaign seeks to showcase successful investment models acr»»»

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of Poland’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, after Kiev named a military unit after a nationalist group implicated in the wartime massacres of Poles and Jews. Nawrocki announced the decision in a video statem»»»

London: British Transport Police said on Saturday a train driver had been killed when two trains collided north of London on Friday, an accident that also left 11 people seriously injured. The crash occurred late afternoon near Bedford, a town around 56 miles (90 kilometres) north of the UK capital»»»

Palaia Epidavros, Greece: Sixty-five years after it last hosted an opera performance, Greece's renowned ancient theatre of Epidaurus is revisiting the seminal 1961 performance of Medea, headlined by Maria Callas in one of the legendary soprano's career highlights. Saturday's one-night, sold-out per»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday unveiled a modified Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, describing it as a “flying White House” and saying it would temporarily serve as the presidential aircraft until the next-generation Air Force One programme is completed. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland»»»

LONDON: Spanish knowhow is helping Saudi Arabian football to develop and at the same time using that inside knowledge to warn their countrymen to expect a tough test in Sunday’s crucial 2026 World Cup clash in Atlanta. Before the 48-team tournament kicked off, few predicted that these two teams wou»»»

An initiative committee is being formed to nominate Andrej Gurov for president, the Chair of Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) and MP from the Democratic Bulgaria coalition, of which DSB is part, Atanas Atanasov, said in a Bulgarian National Television interview on Saturday. Atanasov said that »»»

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It is very difficult for Bulgaria to achieve a 3% budget deficit in 2026 without risking excessive pressure on the economy and slowing it down, which would also affect people’s standard of living, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said in a Nova TV interview on Saturday. Pekanov recalled that Bu»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Martyrs in a Series of Israeli Attacks on Southern Lebanon and Western Bekaa Valley 20-06-2026 11:36 AM Israeli enemy forces launched a ser»»»

A bakery worker in Turkey’s capital sprinted to a driverless pickup truck rolling downhill and leapt into the cab to stop it from causing a serious accident. The incident, captured by a nearby security camera in Ankara, has gone viral across social media. Many praised the man’s quick thinking for p»»»

Tunis, June 20 (TAP) – The weather, on Saturday, will be generally clear to partly cloudy across the country.Winds will blow from the south. They will be relatively strong along the coasts while remaining weak to moderate elsewhere before...»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from Labour MPs, party heavyweights and even cabinet ministers to step down as early as this weekend, the Guardian has reported, citing lawmakers and government sources. Calls for Starmer’s resignation have grown since Labour lost near»»»

DUBAI: Pakistan Interior ​Minister Mohsin Naqvi is due to hold talks ‌with ‌Iranian ​Foreign ‌Minister ⁠Abbas Araqchi ​during a ⁠visit to Tehran on Saturday, Iranian ⁠Foreign Ministry ‌spokesperson Esmaeil ‌Baghaei ​said, ‌according ‌to ISNA news agency. Baghaei said Naqvi’s ‌visit is part of ⁠Isla»»»

Sydney: Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's agriculture minister said on Saturday, meaning the highly contagious variant has now spread to every continent. Julie Collins told a press conference the disease had been found in a migratory s»»»

Hungary is experiencing its first major heatwave of the summer, with temperatures approaching record levels and forecasts suggesting the scorching weather will continue well into next week. Friday saw temperatures reach 38°C for the first time this year, while meteorologists warn that much of the c»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Witkoff heads to Switzerland ahead of potential Iran-US talks 20-06-2026 11:00 AM Latest News Urgent News Witkoff heads to Switzerland ahea»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has announced changes to the enhanced monitoring regime for incoming shipments of milk and dairy raw materials from European Union member states and third countries, the Аgency said. The main change, according to the BFSA, is that inspections and sampling wil»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe At least of four members of the same family were martyred early this morning in a deadly Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanon’s NNA: Lebanese Army soldier martyred in Israeli strike on Kfarrumman roundabout, South Lebanon 20-06-2026 10:49 AM Latest News Urg»»»

Tokyo: The Japanese government has decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen (about 90 U.S. dollars) from 3,000 yen beginning in July. The decision, marking the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the yen's depreciation, was announced by Foreign Minister»»»

Cairo — Egypt Aluminium is moving ahead with plans to establish the country’s first aluminium foil manufacturing facility, marking a significant step in Egypt’s efforts to deepen industrial value chains, reduce import dependence and expand higher-value manufacturing exports. According to market rep»»»

NEW YORK: More than two million fans packed the streets of Lower Manhattan on Thursday as the New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years, transforming the city into a sea of blue and orange and capping a title run that became one of the biggest sports stories of the year. T»»»

Damascus, June 20 (SANA) Economic relations between Syria and Germany have gained momentum in 2026, reflecting efforts by both countries to strengthen cooperation and advance toward practical partnerships in key sectors, including energy, reconstruction and infrastructure.The growing engagement com»»»

The roof of a private house on Abdykadyrov Street in Bishkek caught fire. A 24.kg news agency journalist reported from the scene. The Ministry of Emergency Situations fire brigade reportedly arrived on the scene promptly. The fire has been brought under control. Firefighters are working efficiently»»»

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Peshawar: Twin roadside blasts killed at least seven people in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. "A private pickup truck carrying passengers was targeted with a remote-controlled IED... the injured were being transported to hospital in a car for emergency tr»»»

Hongolosongo, Cuba: Pushing a modified bicycle that serves him as a wheelchair, Teodardo Debardet returns home after receiving an aid package sent by the United States to Cuban victims of last year's Hurricane Melissa. Even as Washington maintains a harsh fuel blockade and a slew of sanctions pile »»»

The first meeting of the commission to review public transport routes, chaired by Deputy Mayor Ernis Toltoev, was held in Osh. According to the City Hall, the city is experiencing population growth and territorial expansion, with new residential areas and streets appearing. Furthermore, following t»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved new rules governing the issuance and circulation of promissory notes. The resolution and the new regulation on the issuance, circulation, and payment of promissory notes were signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The d»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union's official policy toward Russia is increasingly facing resistance from European society, Luxembourg Member of the European Parliament Fernand Kartheiser told Sputnik on Saturday. "Politicians and the media that support this policy, of course, know very well tha»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Slovakia will cover most part of its natural gas needs in 2026 through supplies from Russia, the Slovak state-owned energy company SPP told Sputnik. "We will be able to cover the majority of our needs this year with supplies from Russia. We continue to guarantee uninterrupted nat»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Education has introduced a new framework governing the preparation of examination papers for students of determination in government schools, establishing six key regulations and seven core standards aimed at ensuring assessments are tailored to individual learning needs »»»

The Article 7 procedure launched against Hungary eight years ago on the basis of the Sargentini Report could be concluded in October, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Friday afternoon at a press conference following the two-day meeting of the European Council in Brussels. Magyar, who attended an»»»

First published in Respekt. One of the most famous footballers in the world has repeatedly called on people not to vote for the National Rally. The party has responded by mocking him. French football star Kylian Mbappé has thrown himself into a match on home turf. His opponent is the National Rally»»»

Bechtel, a company in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced that the company has been awarded two contracts by Carbon Holdings of Egypt: one to provide project management services for the Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex at Ain Sokhna, Egypt, and the other to build two new polypropylen»»»

On June 20, 2020, the town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, reached a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic Circle. 1 of 5 | On June 20, 2020, the town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, reached a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ev»»»

Washington, June 20 (SANA) The US state department on Friday slammed Cuban economic reforms announced the previous day as “superficial smoke signals.”“These gradual ‘economic reforms’ are modest, long overdue and ultimately superficial smoke signals from the Cuban regime,” a state department spokes»»»

According to a statement sent to MTI on Friday, Fidesz said that Prime Minister Péter Magyar had given up fundamental Hungarian interests in Brussels “in exchange for a few pats on the back and smiles.” Reacting to the EU summit in Brussels, the party said that the prime minister had abandoned Hung»»»

President Tamás Sulyok signed the sixteenth amendment to the Fundamental Law and ordered its publication in the Hungarian Gazette, according to a statement published on the president’s Facebook page on Friday. The National Assembly adopted the sixteenth amendment to the Fundamental Law on June 15. »»»