The traditional graduation ball held every year as part of the Bulgarian President's Support a Dream charitable initiative took place at House 2 of the Boyana Residence in Sofia on Thursday. President Iliana Iotova welcomed 103 graduating students from social services, foster families, and speciali»»»

President Donald Trump said during a private dinner Wednesday evening at the White House that he plans to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be permanent attorney general this week. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said he plans to nomina»»»

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued on Thursday a statement to comment the recent events in Lebanon, indicating that this land continues to be subjected to brutal attacks by the usurping Zionist entity. “The positions of rejection and condemnation issued by international institutions, stat»»»

OPEC expects robust oil demand growth and is not changing its estimates, Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, despite the Middle East conflict and closure of the ⁠Strait of Hormuz. "Despite ⁠all the commentary out there that oil dem»»»

Hungarian authorities have confirmed the first-ever detection of African swine fever (ASF) in a domestic pig herd in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nemzeti Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági Hivatal, Nébih) announced that laboratory tests verified the presence of the v»»»

1 of 2 | Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating screwworm fly in the United States in 60 years has been discovered in a 3-week-old calf in Texas. File Photo by Manuel Blanco/EPA-EFE June 4 (UPI) -- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed the first cas»»»

Share: Photo – Israeli evacuation order in south Lebanon Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel hit close to home this week for a ministry in Lebanon. On Monday, Israel ordered the residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate. Two of the villages are a mere 20-minute drive from Heart for L»»»

President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to permanently lead the Justice Department, which would make his former personal lawyer the nation's top law enforcement officer. "He's acting attorney general. Tomorrow. I'm instructing Dan (S»»»

The release of a two-part summer blockbuster on General Charles de Gaulle’s fight to rally resistance to Nazi occupation is yet another sign that the once-divisive figure continues to fascinate the French public. And while his name risks being turned into an empty signifier of fading French glory o»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as continued fighting there hampered moves to end the Iran war. The Hezbollah announcement came as Israeli str»»»

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has kept its outlook for Bulgaria’s economic growth in 2026 unchanged while slightly revising down its forecast for 2027, according to its latest regional economic report. For 2026, the bank continues to project Bulgarian GDP growth at 2.7»»»

Hungary and Ukraine have reached a comprehensive agreement to expand the language, education, cultural, and political rights of the some 100,000 ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine's western Transcarpathia region, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on June 3 in a long social media post»»»

RIYADH: Once the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw was finalized, it was already seen within the Jordan camp as a monumental task to qualify for the knockout stages. But when Yazan Al-Naimat ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in late December, optimism quickly gave way to concern among Jordanian fans. »»»

The European Union signed off Thursday on a new 100-million-euro ($116 million) support package for the Lebanese Army, as it seeks to bolster the military amid a fragile ceasefire in the country. "The latest ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon offers a chance to prevent a return to full-scale host»»»

BELGRADE- European Council President Antonio Costa said on Thursday he had come to Belgrade to reaffirm the EU's continued commitment to Serbia's European perspective and added that EU enlargement represented a geostrategic necessity for Europe and was based on trust-building. "In these times of gl»»»

BELGRADE- European Council President Antonio Costa said on Thursday he had come to Belgrade to reaffirm the EU's continued commitment to Serbia's European perspective and added that EU enlargement represented a geostrategic necessity for Europe and was based on trust-building. "In these times of gl»»»

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem lashed out at the direct negotiations between the Lebanese government and the Israeli enemy, stressing that Washington’s announcement outlines the basic principles as seen by America and Israel for Lebanon’s submission to the “Greater Israel” project. »»»

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, with an aim to continue talks later this month for a comprehensive peace deal. The U.S.-brokered agreement, announced in a joint statement by the U.S., Israel and Lebanon Wednesday, comes after Israeli forces made their deepest incursio»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Leban»»»

Protestors speak against ICE outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, N.J., on May 27. Two protesters were arrested Wednesday night. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo June 4 (UPI) -- Protesters and police clashed again at Delaney Hall Wednesday night after the city of Newark li»»»

1 of 2 | Former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on former President Joe Biden's proposed budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2025 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.»»»

Syria has settled the debate over the identity of its new financial and investment system, adopting a model of “strategic partnership” between the public and private sectors as a fundamental alternative to outright privatization. The shift officially elevates the private sector from a marginal supp»»»

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in US-mediated talks, as Israel kept up strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it wouldn’t be withdrawing from the south. The United States announced on Wednesday that Lebanon and Israel h»»»

A draft law submitted to the Zhogorku Kenesh proposes amendments to several legislative acts in the field of taxation and non-tax revenues, including the Tax Code, the Code on Non-Tax Revenues, the Code of Offenses, and other regulatory frameworks. The size and payment procedure of the fee will be »»»

On June 3, 1989, news of the passing of Imam Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini swept across the globe, bringing profound grief to revolutionary and freedom-seeking people from diverse ideological, intellectual, and religious backgrounds. His Eminence departed after founding the Islamic Republic of Iran, se»»»

Hezbollah resumed its rocket fire days after Israel and the United States launched their surprise attack on Iran on Feb. 28. Before then, Israel had regularly carried out strikes in Lebanon against what it said were militant targets, often killing civilians, despite an earlier truce reached in 2024»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Leban»»»

RIYADH: A British construction worker who fatally stabbed Saudi student Mohammed Al-Qasim in Cambridge last summer was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment for murder, with a minimum term of 22 and a half years before he can be considered for parole, according to Cambridge Crown Court. Chas C»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's health minister said six newborns who died within a few hours in the same hospital ward last week had effectively suffocated due to poor ventilation, blaming "extreme negligence" by health workers. The infants, aged between one and three days, died on May 27 in the post-delivery»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Making the disarmament of the resistance the basis of any agreement means weakening Lebanon and threatening its existence, d»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a statement marking the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s passing: Lebanon’s resistance was»»»

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Building a multipolar world requires an urgent reform of the United Nations and the restoration of its authority, Wang (Henry) Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization, said on Thursday. "First, I think, we are getting the multipolar world and then we n»»»

The US House of Representatives has delivered one of the strongest political rebukes yet to President Donald Trump’s handling of the war with Iran, approving a resolution that seeks to halt American military involvement in the conflict. The vote does not immediately end the war. Nor does it guarant»»»

MELBOURNE,: A Yazidi woman has alleged she shared a bedroom with a woman accused of enslaving her in Syria and was repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, police told a court on Thursday. Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on two slavery charges. The h»»»

Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov affirmed his country’s satisfaction with the level of development in its strategic relations with Saudi Arabia, explaining that the Kingdom’s participation as the guest of honor at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this »»»

With US-Israeli strikes against Iran earlier this year aimed in part at curtailing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the subject of atomic weapons has once again risen to the fore in global policy discussions, not least because North Korea is now a nuclear-armed state. In Europe, states that once counted A»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mada Assistive Technology Center has launched the Mada Innovation Award 2026, aimed at encouraging the development of innovative Arabic-language solutions in assistive technology and digital accessibility to empower persons with disabilities and senior citizens and enhance their qualit»»»

For the third time in less than two decades, prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr has announced the dismantling of a militia he created and oversaw. Last month, he announced that the Peace Brigades—the last and most important armed wing linked to the Sadrist current—would di»»»

A year after the brief but ferocious four-day conflict between Pakistan and India pushed South Asia to the edge of a nuclear precipice, the silence along the Line of Control feels less like peace and more like a pause—tense, brittle, and deeply uncertain. But beneath the quiet, the subcontinent’s t»»»

The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan has summarized the results of the state accreditation of medical educational institutions, conducted in accordance with the presidential decree. According to the ministry, 34 universities are currently training medical personnel in the republic. Twelve of these »»»

The Israeli army carried out airstrikes in south Lebanon on Thursday, hours after Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire. An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle on the Zefta road, while other strikes targeted Kfartebnit, Shehour, Bestat, Kfar Remman, Tebnine, Maaroub, Zawtar, Shoukin, »»»

The head of the Quds Force, the foreign arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said Thursday that Israel must pull back from its current front lines in Lebanon, where it is fighting Tehran's ally Hezbollah. "Supporting the resistance in Lebanon is the duty of all of us, and removing Israel fro»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Adylbek Kasymaliev, visited the first international trade and industrial exhibition, Ala-Too Trade & Industry Expo, currently underway in Bishkek. According to the Cabinet’s press service, over 90 companies from six countries are particip»»»

Abu Dhabi: The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has named Dr Pradeep Y. Ramulu, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., as Chair of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, effective August 3, 2026. A glaucoma specialist and Bascom Palmer alumnus, Dr. Ramulu returns to lead the institution after nearly two decad»»»

TEHRAN: The head of the Quds Force, the foreign arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said Thursday that Israel must pull back from its current front lines in Lebanon, where it is fighting Tehran’s ally Hezbollah. “Supporting the resistance in Lebanon is the duty of all of us, and removing Is»»»

June 4 (UPI) -- Israel and Lebanon signed up to a fresh U.S.-brokered cease-fire to clear the path for negotiations toward "a comprehensive peace and security agreement" between the two countries. The truce, predicated on Iran-backed Hezbollah halting all attacks and withdrawing from south of the L»»»

Marcin Romanowski, the former Polish deputy justice minister accused of corruption and misuse of public funds, received HUF 17.5 million while living in Hungary under political asylum, according to his latest asset declaration. Lucrative role at Hungarian institute The Polish politician, who fled t»»»

KLEINMOND: Four days ago, Mozambican ‌immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd told him foreigners such as him had to leave. They went door-to-door delivering the same message. Amido ​fled and spent two nights in the mountains»»»

Most people in today’s Middle East were born after 1979. Yet they often overlook how profoundly that year shaped their countries, their stability, and their daily lives. It unleashed storms, wars, and leaders whose ambitions and dangers far exceeded the borders from which they emerged. Some observe»»»

Cairo — Overseas investors continued to accumulate Egyptian equities on Wednesday despite ongoing debate over proposed tax reforms and the review of Egypt’s market classification by S&P Dow Jones Indices, suggesting market participants remain broadly constructive on the country’s medium-term invest»»»