Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a phone call on Tuesday from the President of the Republic of Slovenia HE Nataša Pirc Musar. At the outset of the call, Her Excellency the President of Slovenia extended her sincere congratulations to HH the Amir on the occasion of E»»»

Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that the decision to withdraw approval for the accreditation of Iranian Ambassador-designate Mohammad Reza Sheibani does not constitute a severing of diplomatic relations with Tehran. In its statement on Tuesday, the Ministry said that the »»»

Baghdad: Two unmanned aerial vehicles crashed in Iraq, authorities said, with no human casualties or material damage reported. A security source said Tuesday a booby-trapped drone was found near a power station in the southwest of Kirkuk Province and another one in Al Muthanna Province in the count»»»

The successful launch of the first batch of Rassvet (Dawn) low-orbit communication satellites marks the start of an endeavor that will help Russia deal with several issues, Russian Academy of Cosmonautics’ corresponding member Andrey Ionin tells Sputnik: These satellites will help provide Internet »»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has testified in the trial of a former congressman accused of lobbying on behalf of Venezuela's government, becoming the first serving cabinet member to take the stand in a criminal trial since 1983. Prosecutors say former congressman from Miami David Rivera illega»»»

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the 80th session of the General Debate at the United Nations Headquarters on September 26 in New York City. On Tuesday he said Islamabad could host negotiations between Iran and the United States. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo March »»»

The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) has upheld a ruling of the Sofia City Administrative Court that suspended provisions of an ordinance on the traffic organization within the territory of Sofia Municipality, the court announced. By doing this, the court has definitively halted changes related t»»»

Caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Nikolay Naydenov committed to reviewing the awarding of roadside assistance contracts on the national road network, the Ministry reported on Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday, Naydenov met with Encho Andonov, an employee in the roadside assistance sector and an or»»»

Dubai: Countries are intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the war, with Pakistan emerging as a potential key mediator and offering to host talks involving Iran, Israel and the United States. Diplomatic activity has shifted into high gear after US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Iran»»»

Dubai: A woman has died after being swept away by flash floods in Oman’s Musandam Governorate, as authorities continue to respond to severe weather conditions across parts of the country. According to the search and rescue sector, the woman was swept away in Wilayat Khasab due to the intensity of w»»»

Washington, United States: NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its plans to create the lunar orbital space station known as Gateway. "The agency intends to pause Gateway in its current form and shift focus to infra»»»

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Tuesday that his country is ready to host negotiations to end the crisis in the Middle East. In a post on his official X account, Sharif said: "Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the crisis in M»»»

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its plans to create the lunar orbital space station known as Gateway. "The agency intends to pause Gateway in its current form and shift focus to infrastructure that enables sust»»»

Lebanon's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had withdrawn its approval of the Iranian ambassador's accreditation, giving him until Sunday to leave the country, drawing Hezbollah's condemnation. The ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the Iranian charge d'affaires in Lebanon and info»»»

Senior US military officials are looking into the possibility of deploying airborne troops to capture Kharg Island, responsible for 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, the New York Times has reported, citing American defense sources. The US struck military targets on the island sitting around 25 kilom»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States believes that the expiration of the New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) provides an opportunity for reaching a better agreement, US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno said on Tuesday. "New START no»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, and members of his headquarters staff have received orders to deploy to the Middle East, Fox News reported on Tuesday. The Pentagon is considering sending the division to the region as part of a possible gro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The unprovoked aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran has nullified years of efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear program, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. "Our meeting is taking place against the backdrop of a s»»»

It's been 20 years since Hannah Montana debuted on the Disney Channel. The show - about a teenager living a double-life as a pop singer - was a smash hit and made an international celebrity of its star, Miley Cyrus. She's put on her famous blonde wig once again for an anniversary special, filmed in»»»

In Argentina, higher-value-added products, including specialty cheeses, processed yogurts and desserts, have lost market share. File Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA BUENOS AIRES, March 24 (UPI) -- Argentina, one of South America's leading milk producers, is facing a deep crisis in its dairy sec»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the United Arab Emirates hosted the release of a US citizen who had been detained in Afghanistan, facilitating his transfer to the United States, in the presence of representatives from the relevant authorities of both countries. The Ministr»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has launched an artificial intelligence-powered platform, “Promising Talents”, aimed at empowering national capabilities and strengthening investment in young talent across the federal government. The platform is designed to enhance fu»»»

Explosions rocked several areas north of Beirut that have so far been spared in the ongoing Israeli war, according to residents and local media, with a military official saying the blasts likely came from an intercepted Iranian missile. Footage broadcast by the local LBCI channel in the coastal tow»»»

Hezbollah on Tuesday called the decision by Lebanon's foreign ministry to expel the newly appointed Iranian ambassador a "sin", and demanded the authorities "immediately reverse" the move. "Hezbollah calls on the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to demand that the Minister of Foreig»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that its air defense systems detected 17 ballistic missiles and 13 hostile drones within the country's airspace over the past 24 hours. The ministry's official spokesperson Colonel Saud Al Atwan said in a press briefing that 13 missiles were»»»

Pakistan's prime minister said on Tuesday he was willing to host talks between the US and Iran on ending the war in the Gulf, a day after President Donald Trump postponed threats to bomb Iranian power plants, saying there had been "productive" talks. In a post on X, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sa»»»

Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces said on Tuesday that it and its allies had seized control of the town of Kurmuk on the border with Ethiopia after "fierce fighting". "Elite troops from the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) have succee»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - It is possible that the United States, Russia and China could jointly police the global arsenal of nuclear weapons in the future, US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno said on Tuesday. "I think it is certainly a possibility. I »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Greenlandic government is not considering the island's return to the European Union due to the bloc's insufficient flexibility, Greenland's Minister for Business, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice and Gender Equality Naaja Nathanielsen said on Tuesday. "No, we have not done t»»»

Tunis, March 24 (TAP) - The weather will be partly cloudy in most regions on Tuesday evening, getting locally foggy at the end of the night in the north-west. Temperatures are expected to range between 7°C and 12°C in the north and midland, hovering...»»»

1 of 2 | Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify today against his friend, former U.S. Rep. David Rivera. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo March 24 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify Tuesday against his longtime friend who is facing charges of »»»

Russia has launched an unusual daytime attack on Ukraine, hitting cities across the west of the country with over 400 drones on Tuesday afternoon. Lviv regional head Maksym Kozytskyi said the Bernardine monastery, a 16th-Century Unesco site, was damaged. A video posted by Lviv authorities shows a f»»»

Sofia Tech Park, Bulgarian Defence Institute, Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE), Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, and Research and Development and Innovation Consortium signed an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation and innovation in the field of security and defence. The »»»

Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6am on Wednesday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain, thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily report, on March 24, 2026 warning of thundery rain associated with strong winds and poor horizontal visibility. Offshore, it wi»»»

BELGRADE - On the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1999 NATO aggression on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - which Serbia was a part of at the time - the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration said on Tuesday some 200,000 registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Kosovo-Me»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO's 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia failed to break the Serbian people, who refuse to renounce Kosovo and Metohija and stand ready to respond to force with force, Nenad Popovic, Serbian minister without portfolio in charge of international economic cooperation, said on Tuesday. "Th»»»

The two Air Canada pilots killed when a plane crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport have been identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther. Local media reported Forest was 30-years-old and from Québec, while Gunther graduated from Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto in 2023. The incident, »»»

Teachers and students form a picket line outside Dolores Huerta Elementary School in San Francisco on Feb. 10. Workers are feeling less engaged than at any other point in the last decade while their sense of struggling in the workplace is the worst it has ever been, a new Gallup poll says. File Pho»»»

With the April 19 snap elections coming up, Bulgaria faces sustained Russian information manipulation pressure compounded by a deeply embedded domestic amplification ecosystem, according to a new analytical report by the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) made public Tuesday. Titled "Defending»»»

Search efforts continued Tuesday for a 34-year-old diver who went missing at Limanakia in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni after diving Sunday in a hazardous area known as the “Devil’s Well.” A new specialized operation began Tuesday, with divers placing ropes and chains on the seabed to a»»»

Candidates from the nationalist party Vazrazhdane officially opened their campaign for the April 19 parliamentary elections with a prayer service in the village of Pchelishte in Veliko Tarnovo Region. The event took place at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and was attended by all ca»»»

Brussels: Growth in the eurozone's private sector slowed in March 2026, as conflict in the Middle East drove up energy costs and disrupted companies' supply chains. According to a statement released Tuesday by S&P Global, the Flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled from surveys of companie»»»

TradeEuropeWho wins what in the EU's new trade deal with Australia?Marie SinaSqueezed by Trump's tariffs and China's industrial muscle, the EU and Australia bury old trade disputes to finalize a long-delayed free trade deal. https://p.dw.com/p/5B1Z2The EU and Australia also agreed to boost access t»»»

Tunis, March 24, 2026 (TAP) – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the General Directorate for Land Planning and Conservation of Agricultural Lands (DGACTA), under the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, have launched a...»»»

Dubai: Motorists in Dubai are being advised to plan for potential congestion near one of the city's most popular landmarks this weekend. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has issued an advisory regarding expected traffic delays on the roads surrounding Dubai Miracle Garden. Stay updated: Get »»»

Representatives of the Treti Mart [March 3] coalition will meet with citizens of Stara Zagora at the coalition's campaign office on Tsar Kaloyan St, Boyanka Yankova, top-of-the-list candidate for Stara Zagora 27th multi-member constituency told BTA. Throughout the day representatives of the coaliti»»»

Meeting with local residents on Tuesday, Filip Pavlov, the top-of-the-list candidate of the Anti-Corruption Bloc Coalition in Vratsa, Northwestern Bulgaria, said: "Every day we are facing higher bills, but our paychecks just do not keep up." "Life in our town remains difficult and uncertain. We kno»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe After identifying Israeli soldiers inside a house in Al-Qouzah, Hezbollah fighters struck with a guided missile, achieving a direct hit: Mi»»»