1 of 3 | A person rides a motorcycle through street fires, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1, 2024, a day after gang violence left at least five dead and twenty injured. File Photo by Johnson Sabin/EPA-EFE July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration's decision to »»»

London: Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova will fight for the Wimbledon title on Saturday, but the Czech pair's bond will remain intact no matter who wins their first Grand Slam crown on Centre Court. Muchova and Noskova have been friends for several years, spending time together off the court and »»»

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s diplomatic motorcade hit the road shortly after his appointment. From Riyadh to Beirut, Washington to Moscow, Shaibani has been at the forefront of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s bid to open a new chapter in Mideast history. But the rebel official-turned-dip»»»

Following fresh US strikes during the funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran stepped up pressure by targeting US allies and threatening American bases across the region in an effort to force Washington back to the negotiating table. According to FRANCE 24's Philip Turle, despite Donald»»»

On the eve of this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, the bloc released a report titled ‘Defense Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2025)’. On the surface, the report shows a staggering increase in the level of defense spending by several NATO members over the course of the previous decade, wi»»»

KYIV: Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Friday that a turning point in the war with Russia was “still a long way off,” despite hailing a string of recent successes for his troops. Kyiv’s army has halted the Russian advance across much of the front line in recent months, and deliver»»»

The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London after nearly 1,000 years early on Friday. The tapestry is on loan from France for a year and will be exhibited at the British Museum. Its journey has been surrounded by secrecy due to security concerns. On loan from its home in France, the tapestry wil»»»

The European Council on Friday adopted country-specific recommendations for the Member States, including five recommendations addressed to Bulgaria covering economic, social, employment, structural and budgetary policies. The Council recommends that Bulgaria adhere to the maximum growth rates of ne»»»

RIYADH: The head of Saudi Arabia’s green building organization highlighted the importance of creating sustainable communities at a UN forum in New York, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. Faisal Al-Fadl, secretary-general of the Saudi Green Building Forum, made the comments during an offici»»»

Hamas announced this week that it had dissolved the de facto government, saying it was ready to hand over power to a group of technocrats appointed by Donald Trump's Board of Peace. Israel dismissed the move as a stunt. But with the Israeli military continuing to bomb Gaza despite the ostensible ce»»»

London, July 10 (SANA) The United Kingdom on Friday welcomed the restoration of Syria’s rights and privileges at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), describing the move as a historic milestone. In a post on X, the Office of the UK Special Representative for Syria said t»»»

Our guest this week is Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the European Commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism.  Cancellations, delays and unventilated trains… Europe’s recent heatwave exposed some of the weaknesses of the bloc’s rail network. Despite ageing tracks and rolling stock, EU Transp»»»

Bulgaria will not block the European Union’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, despite having several reservations about specific measures included in the proposal, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on bTV. The Bulgarian government approved the country’s official position o»»»

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London: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari participated in a panel discussion titled "The New Geopolitics of the Middle East" on the sidelines of the annual London Conference organized by Chatham House.»»»

Nato pledged to provide Ukraine with €70bn ($80bn) in military equipment, assistance and training this year during the Ankara Nato summit on July 8, with a commitment to match that sum in 2027 — but little of the money is new. The pledge was set out in a joint declaration issued at the close of the»»»

Dubai: Five members of the same family were killed early on Friday after a fire swept through their apartment in Egypt’s Giza Governorate, prompting prosecutors to open an urgent investigation into the cause of the blaze. The fire broke out in a seventh-floor apartment at one of the Mahmoudia Tower»»»

Business Review will host the 25th edition of Realty Forum & Awards Gala on July 15, at CARO Hotel Bucharest, bringing together senior representatives from Romania’s residential, office, industrial and retail markets for an evening dedicated to the major shifts shaping the sector. This year’s editi»»»

Europe’s innovation performance improved again in 2026, but the latest European Innovation Scoreboard shows that the gap between the EU’s strongest and weakest innovation systems remains wide. Romania continues to rank last among Member States, despite some progress in digital infrastructure, cloud»»»

The National Assembly passed at first reading on Friday the 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Bill by 131 votes to 70, with no abstentions. The bill was supported by Progressive Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), while GERB-UDF, Democratic Bulgaria (DB), Continue the Change »»»

GENEVA: A cholera outbreak in Sudan could get worse as war, displacement and the onset of the rainy season ​threaten to exacerbate a humanitarian crisis in the country, the World Health Organization warned on Friday. The cholera outbreak declared on June 27, which has killed at least 114 people and»»»

Joe Hammond was sitting in a stranger’s home in Connecticut when Norway’s hulking hero, Erling Haaland, thankfully, knocked in a late goal some 1,700 miles away to topple Ivory Coast. It meant the boat-rowing, high-scoring Norwegian team had survived, and Hammond’s World Cup vacation had survived a»»»

Multiple breaches were found at Sofia's Municipal Waste Treatment Plant during an unannounced inspection carried out on 8 July by the Sofia Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW), the RIEW said on Friday. Inspectors found that refuse-derived fuel (RDF) was being stored outdoors in un»»»

London: In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London. Unbeknownst to late night stragglers, it was carrying a 1,000-year-old masterpiece: the Bayeux Tapestry. The hushed-up, nighttime operation was the result of years o»»»

The Prime Minister’s Office has filed criminal complaints in five separate cases, alleging total damages of 106 billion forints, following a review of documents inherited from the previous administration. Overpriced contracts helped Fidesz-close (public) figures? Overpriced contracts to Fidesz-clos»»»

No single topic dominates Friday's news media. POLITICS Capital weekly looks into the scandal over the Interior Minister announcing last week details about the private plane flights of Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski. One of these flights was with Constitutional Court j»»»

NOVI SAD - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad lost 2-1 at home to Hungary's Ferencvaros in the first leg of the two teams' UEFA Europa League first qualifying round match on Thursday evening. In front of some 10,000 spectators at Novi Sad's Karadjordje Stadium, Kristoffer Zachariassen put the»»»

Madrid: Eleven people were killed and 19 are missing after a wildfire tore through a Spanish village, with four victims who may have been British who were burned in their car, authorities said Friday. Authorities said many of the victims may be foreign tourists visiting Bedar, a small village in Lo»»»

I love travelling. I love the excitement in the airport. I love the thrill of being in the air. I hate other passengers. Okay, hate is a bit strong. It’s more of a rising frustration that seems to be growing with my years on this planet. As many of us travel, or get set to travel, to and from the U»»»

CAIRO: Egypt have made major gains at 2026 World Cup despite their elimination in the knockout stage, former national team members told Arab News recently. Egypt suffered a controversial exit after a late 3-2 loss to reigning world champions Argentina, with many calls from the French referee causin»»»

PARIS: The Philippines has reported an outbreak of ​highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among backyard birds in its Oriental Mindoro province, the World Organization for Animal ‌Health (WOAH) said ‌on ​Friday. The ‌spread ⁠of ​avian influenza, commonly ⁠called bird flu, has raised concerns among govern»»»

New Delhi: In India, a pavement can be many things -- a hawking site, parking area and garbage dumping space -- but rarely what it is meant to be: a safe path to walk. Across the country, pedestrians are routinely forced to walk on busy roads, despite a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that said »»»

BOSTON: When Morocco left Qatar in 2022, they did so as heroes, having become the first African and Arab side to reach a World Cup semifinal. Four years later in the US, this time in the quarterfinals, they have lost to France 2-0 once again. Same opponent, same result. Yet it is testament to Moroc»»»

GENEVA: At least one million women and girls have lost access to life-saving support within the last year due to global donor aid cuts, a new United Nations report on Friday found. Nearly nine in 10 women’s organizations can no longer meet the needs on the ground despite a large increase in demand »»»

Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed the current trading week down 1.18 percent, losing 120.59 points from the previous week’s close to finish at 10,090 points, weighed down by declines in six sectors. The industrial sector posted the biggest losses during the week, falling 2.38 percen»»»

Doha, Qatar: When Norway and England meet in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals early Sunday morning (12am Qatar time), a place among the final four will be at stake, but so too will two very different footballing dreams. England continue their pursuit of a first World Cup title since 1966, while No»»»

British politics has long had room for eccentric independent candidates, but few have become as recognisable as Count Binface, the silver-faced, cape-wearing satirical campaigner who has turned elections into a platform for political humour. Now, Count Binface has unexpectedly found himself at the »»»

New cancer cases are projected to nearly double worldwide by 2050, with the disease expected to affect more than 90% of the global population in some way, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. In a report released on Wednesday, the agency said cancer remains the world’s second-leading cau»»»

After being distracted by the Iran war and cutting off Ukraine’s financial and military aid, US President Donald Trump is back in the Ukraine peace game. In a major policy U-turn, the Trump administration has promised to give Kyiv a licence to make its own desperately needed Patriot missile weapons»»»

Afghan nationals with no criminal convictions are being held in immigration detention in Germany pending deportation, according to a report by German daily taz, raising questions over whether some cases are consistent with Berlin's stated deportation policy. The newspaper said at least five Afghan »»»

BANGKOK: Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March filed a lawsuit Friday against the vessel’s operator over labor rights violations and unfair dismissal. The ship, the Mayuree Naree, was hit by a projectile north of Oman on March 11, killing three peopl»»»

SYDNEY: Pacific Islands denounced China’s ballistic missile test because they say it landed in the heart of their shared “blue continent,” politicians and analysts told AFP. Even Pacific nations indebted to Beijing joined criticism of Monday’s submarine-launched ballistic missile test, which reache»»»

Doha, Qatar: Spain have made winning look routine at the FIFA World Cup, but Belgium’s growing confidence suggests today’s quarter-final could be anything but. A place in the last four is at stake when two of Europe’s biggest football nations meet at Los Angeles Stadium today (10pm Qatar time), wit»»»

France has finally returned 23 Syrian archaeological treasures that remained in the country for about 15 years after being loaned for an exhibition. Their return coincided with French President Emmanuel Macron's landmark visit to Damascus — the first by a major Western leader since the ouster of Ba»»»

‘The Secret Agent’ Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho Starring: Wagner Moura, Roberio Diogenes The Brazilian director’s slow-burn political thriller is visually stunning and horribly tense. Set during his homeland’s turbulent 1970s — under a military dictatorship that committed extensive human rights »»»

As Bulgaria reassesses its planned cooperation with German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall, neighboring Croatia is moving ahead with a major partnership that positions the country as a future regional center for advanced defense technology and unmanned systems, BGNES writes. Rheinmetall has offici»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 3rd Hamba Pakistani Mango Exhibition and Its Products, featuring 60 exhibitors, opened yesterday at the Eastern Square of Souq Waqif, showcasing Pakistan’s renowned mango varieties alongside a wide range of mango-based food products and cultural experiences. The opening ceremony wa»»»

WELLINGTON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in New Zealand on Friday touting a free trade deal that has sparked a backlash despite promises it will unlock jobs and economic riches. On the agenda are trade, tourism and sport — but recent undercurrents of anti-migrant sentiment risk tarnis»»»

Yokoshiba, Japan: A lanky businessman ventures into a hole-in-the-wall restaurant and savours his meal alone. It's a mundane premise for a TV show, yet Japan's "The Solitary Gourmet" draws a cult-like following around Asia, captivating millions of viewers with its simplicity, nostalgia and deeply q»»»

A protest was held on Thursday outside Sándor Palace, organised by Fidesz and KDNP, against what they described as the building of a "Tisza-style autocracy" and the removal of President of the Republic Tamás Sulyok. At the demonstration, former President of the Republic János Áder said that the ame»»»