Rome: Italy's health ministry on Thursday declared a red heatwave alert for the cities of Bologna, Florence, Rome and Turin as an unseasonal heatwave sweeps Europe. The alert, the first of the year in Italy, is issued to warn of "possible negative effects on the health of healthy, active people" an»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has called on residents and visitors to maintain cleanliness and safety in public parks during the Eid holiday celebrations. In a social media post, the ministry encouraged the public to enjoy the beauty of Qatar’s parks while adhering to guidelines aimed a»»»

ASTANA (Sputnik) - Moscow's statements about attacks on decision-making centers in Kiev are not taken seriously by everyone, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "Not everyone takes Moscow's statements seriously, no," Peskov told reporters when asked if everyone takes Moscow's statemen»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The authorities of Tehran continue to rebuild a residential area in the east of the capital, part of which was destroyed as a result of bombing by the United States and Israel in March, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Crews and special equipment are dismantling the rubble of bu»»»

The reason the Israeli army has not carried out an attack in Beirut and its southern suburbs despite the latest escalation is an "American veto," unnamed sources told Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday. Israel's Channel 12 meanwhile reported that "there are behind-the-scenes disagreeme»»»

The Israeli military said on Thursday that a soldier was killed the day before by a Hezbollah drone near the Lebanon border, taking to 24 the number of its troops killed in the war with the Iran-backed group. A military statement named her as 20-year-old Sergeant Rotem Yanai, who "fell during opera»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack U.S. ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Oman must "behave" or he would "blow them up," when he was asked if he would accept a short-term deal to allow Iran and the Gulf state to cont»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not yet satisfied with Iran's offers to make a deal, after Iranian state television reported details of what it claimed was a draft agreement. Speaking at a cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump added that he was in no rush to reach an accord to»»»

The questioning of Kardzhali Mayor and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Deputy Chair Erol Emin Mumun is linked to an investigation into alleged misconduct in office related to a public procurement procedure, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said in Veliko Tarnovo on Thursday. Demerdzhiev po»»»

Trust in the cabinet of Rumen Radev is 50% and mistrust 22%, according to a Market Links/bTV poll made public Thursday. Trust in Parliament tripled to 19% in May from 6% in April, and mistrust dropped to 53% from 77% in April. In May, trust in the caretaker government of Andrey Gurov was 28% and mi»»»

Air conditioning systems broke down in dozens of Hungarian ambulances during the first major heatwave of the year, placing additional strain on emergency crews and patients alike. OMSZ says repairs are underway as temperatures soar above 30°C The National Ambulance Service (Országos Mentőszolgálat,»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4205 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.1 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative»»»

Iran condemned on Thursday what it called violations by the United States after its strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, while vowing to defend its sovereignty. The ministry's spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran would "take all necessary measures to defend its national sovereignty" and»»»

DUBAI: Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London and one of Britain’s most prominent Muslim politicians, shared Eid Al-Adha greetings from Makkah after completing this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Speaking about the significance of the pilgrimage, Khan described the experience as a moment of “pride and blessing.”»»»

Obesity continues to be a serious challenge, Dimitar Ganev of Trend Research Centre said during a forum dedicated to combating obesity on Thursday. During the event, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Coalition against Obesity and more than 10 scientific societies. The nationally re»»»

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Erlist Akunbekov, participated in the 5th Forum of SCO Regional Heads and the meeting of sister cities «Interregional Partnership in the SCO: 25 Years of Joint Development.» During his speech, he stated that over the past quarter century, t»»»

The resident population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 24,800 people, or 0.4 percent, from January to March 2026, reaching 7,432 million people as of April 1. These data are presented in a report by the National Statistical Committee. According to the report, the population of Bishkek as of April 1 was»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s insurance sector ended the first quarter of 2026 with a negative financial result. According to data from the National Statistical Committee, the combined net loss of the country’s insurance organizations totaled 50.8 million soms in January—March. How many companies operated at a loss»»»

From January to March 2026, at least 425 children under 12 months old died in Kyrgyzstan, a report from the National Statistical Committee says. The number of infant deaths during the same period in 2025 was 413. The Ministry of Health is preparing a reform of perinatal services through 2030. Key d»»»

Paris, France: French tyre giant Michelin said Thursday it would cut 1,500 jobs in France over the next three years in response to high energy and other production costs, as well as "one of the highest tax pressures in industrialised countries". The cuts, representing around nine percent of its 17,»»»

China's military said on Wednesday it drove away a Dutch navy vessel it accused of "illegally intruding" into the area around the Paracel Islands in the contested South China Sea. Beijing claims the South China Sea in nearly its entirety despite a 2016 international ruling rejecting its assertion, »»»

Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted, as they were before the cutoff began during nationwide protests in January. Authori»»»

Lawmakers decided on Thursday that the standing committees in the National Assembly will be reduced from 25 to 24 with the adoption of texts from the draft parliamentary rules of procedure. There will no longer be a separate Demographic Policy Committee. Instead, a Labour, Demographic and Social Po»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesIran war: Oil shortages threaten global energy securitySrinivas MazumdaruStrategic petroleum reserves are declining rapidly as countries release emergency crude supplies to cushion the economic impact of the Middle East conflict. https://p.dw.com/p/5EOlKThe IEA has warned that »»»

AI leaders including Jensen Huang and Sam Altman are moderating earlier warnings about mass job losses from artificial intelligence, suggesting that previous “doomsday” predictions overstated the near-term impact on employment. The shift comes as public concern over workplace disruption from AI con»»»

Rome: Italy said Thursday it was seizing assets worth more than 200 million euros ($232 million) belonging to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in an operation involving a string of offshore territories. Police said in a statement the assets had been amassed since the 1980s "in the interests of»»»

Two French veterans of the Korean War were laid to rest on Wednesday in South Korea, their ashes buried alongside fallen soldiers who had fought with them more than seven decades ago. Warrant Officer Jacques Grisolet and Corporal Andre Datcharry, who died recently in France, were among 37 foreign v