Multiple gunshots were heard on Wednesday inside the Philippine Senate, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge, AFP journalists said. The sound of at least five shots sent journalists fleeing for cover, minutes after soldiers with rifles and protective gear wen»»»

Manila: Multiple gunshots were heard Wednesday inside the Philippine Senate, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge, AFP journalists said. The sound of at least five shots sent journalists fleeing for cover, minutes after soldiers with rifles and protective gea»»»

Beijing: US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aimed at easing deep tensions between the rival superpowers. Beginning the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, Trump touched down on Air Force One at Beij»»»

In an unprecedented diplomatic move, Lebanon has filed a formal complaint with the U.N. against Iran, accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations, interfering in Lebanese sovereign affairs, and embroiling the country in a devastating war against its will, Independent »»»

SPEEDWELL has signed the construction contract for QUEENS District, the mixed-use project currently under development in the Floreasca – Barbu Văcărescu area of Bucharest, appointing STRABAG as General Contractor for the project’s office and residential components. At the same time, STRABAG will re»»»

CAIRO: The State of Qatar has participated in the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum Chinese-Arab Partnership Conference, held at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo. The Qatari delegation was led by HE Ambassador Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Sada, Secretary-General of Qatar's Comm»»»

Citizens protested on Wednesday demanding the resignation of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) in front of the Council of Ministers building, where the first regular meeting of the newly elected government with Prime Minister Rumen Radev was held. The reason for the protest is the ban impo»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic met with Swiss Ambassador to Belgrade Anne Lugon-Moulin on Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and the most recent developments in judiciary reforms in Serbia. "The talks also covered Serbia’s progress in aligning with international standards i»»»

LONDON: The New York Times has reportedly warned freelance staff about using artificial intelligence in their work. According to news website Futurism, the warning followed “a string of AI controversies” that prompted the US newspaper to send a “periodic reminder” to freelancers about its AI policy»»»

Austria has said it scrambled Eurofighter Typhoons to intercept US Air Force spy planes that entered its airspace without authorization on Sunday and Monday. According to Austrian Defense Ministry spokesman Michael Bauer, a pair of PC-12 turboprop aircraft flew over the Totes Gebirge mountains in U»»»

The US and Iran remain miles apart on a potential peace deal, with a tentative month-old ceasefire teetering on the brink amid recurring naval skirmishes and President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iranian ports. The continued standoff has triggered fears that Washington and Tehran could return to ful»»»

Lebanon's Simon Karam and Israel's Yechiel Leiter, both political veterans with entrenched views, will come face to face in Washington for talks Thursday after decades in a state of war. Lebanon and Israel have no formal ties, but U.S. President Donald Trump is hoping for a historic breakthrough ev»»»

Dubai: Qatar Airways has resumed passenger flights to Abu Dhabi, restoring the twice-daily service between Doha and the UAE capital as the airline continues rebuilding its regional network. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline said the Abu Dhabi route is now ope»»»

Scientists conducted Black Sea studies at depths of about 800 metres using the Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421), ship captain Radko Muevski said during a conference of the Maritime Scientific Society in Varna, on the Black Sea, on Wednesday. The event also launched »»»

Cabinet appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev and Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova as its representatives to the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC), the Government Press Service said on Wednesday. Under the Labour Code, the National Coun»»»

Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday comfortably won a trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, formally consolidating the rise of his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party and marking a dramatic reshaping of the state’s political landscape beyond the traditional DMK-AIADMK binary. The TVK g»»»

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa called on French striker Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday to show "his commitment" to the team in the last three matches of the season. Mbappe has faced criticism from the club's own fans in recent weeks, in part for going on holiday to Sardinia during his recover»»»

Yes, Bulgaria Co-chair and Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev said on Wednesday that the withdrawal of security details for MRF Chair Delyan Peevski and GERB leader Boyko Borissov showed such decisions were political. He spoke on the sidelines of Parliament after Peevski and Borissov's prot»»»

The Council of Ministers Wednesday adopted a decision to release Denyo Denev from the post of deputy chair of the State Agency for National Security ahead of schedule. On February 26, the Council of Ministers adopted a decision rescinding Council of Ministers Decision No. 750 of 2025, which propose»»»

The Council of Ministers approved the participation, positions, and composition of the Bulgarian delegations for the 79th session of the World Health Assembly, from May 18 to 23 2026, and the 159th session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, from May 25 to 26 2026, in Geneva. T»»»

Mumbai, India: Air India said Wednesday it would reduce or cut several international routes over jet fuel price hikes and airspace restrictions due to conflict. The Iran war since late February and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent aviation turbine fuel prices soaring, raising »»»

RIYADH: The village of Zubala in Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders Region is considered one of the most important civilizational landmarks on the Arabian Peninsula. It served as a vital meeting point for caravans, pilgrims and traders along the historic Darb Zubaydah route which connected Iraq and pa»»»

TARTU: Taif, a UNESCO City of Literature, participated in the Cities of Literature Annual Meeting hosted in Tartu, Estonia, from May 9 to 15. The Saudi city was represented by Ahmed Jameel Haidar, assistant deputy for investment at Taif Municipality, and Abdulaziz Al-Meshari, representative of the »»»

ROME: The UN said Wednesday it was cutting emergency food assistance to Syria by 50 percent and halting a bread subsidy program that had supported millions because of funding shortfalls. The World Food Programme, the UN’s Rome-based food aid agency, said in a statement it was reducing the number of»»»

RIYADH: Executives from Alphabet, Coca Cola and BlackRock are among are host of senior leaders joining the expanded board of the US-Saudi Business Council as economic ties deepen between the two countries. Citi, Bank of America and ExxonMobil are also among some of the world’s largest financial, in»»»

The government adopted a decree amending and supplementing the Rules of Organization of the Council of Ministers and its administration. The decree reflects the changes in the structure of the Council of Ministers following the decisions of the National Assembly of 8 May 2026 regarding the election»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said a revised proposal by Hungary's MOL about its acquisition of a Russian-majority stake in the Serbian oil company NIS had arrived on late Tuesday but that the Serbian side was still not satisfied with the solutions of»»»

RIYADH: Plant health plays an important role in food security and ecological balance. As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, attention is growing on measures to protect crops from transboundary pests and preserve natural resources amid climate change. Saudi Arabia’s National Cent»»»

Eight passengers and two crew from the hantavirus-hit Hondius cruise ship are being flown from the British islands of St. Helena and Ascension in the South Atlantic back to the United Kingdom for observation, most likely at Arrowe Park Hospital near Liverpool. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA May 13 (UPI)»»»

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, seen here at a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday, called for a heightened focus on human rights issues in North Korea. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI SEOUL, May 13 (UPI) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk»»»

Abu Dhabi, May 13 (SANA) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi said on Wednesday that economic relations between Syria and the United Arab Emirates were gaining momentum, particularly in trade and investment, amid growing efforts to expand bilateral cooperation. In a post o»»»

Swapan Sadhan Bose, a prominent Indian football administrator and former member of parliament, has died in Kolkata at the age of 79 following a cardiac arrest. Widely known as 'Tutu Babu,' Mr Bose passed away late on Tuesday at a private hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for multiple »»»

Dubai: President Donald Trump said Iran’s military had been “decimated” after weeks of US-led strikes, but new intelligence assessments cited by The New York Times suggest Tehran still retains enough missile capability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The report said classified US»»»

Brussels, Belgium: The EU plans to force railway companies to sell rivals' tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules unveiled Wednesday aiming to boost train travel. Brussels said the move, fiercely opposed by operators, would make journeys more seamless, help»»»

When we look back at our schooling, there is a familiar pattern many of us recognise. We learnt a great deal of content — trigonometry, logarithms, rhombuses, quadratic equations, chemical formulae, and the reproductive parts of flowers. In science labs, learning also came alive through hands-on ex»»»

RIYADH: Even if the conflict in the Middle East were to end immediately, stabilizing supply chains will take time. Shipping companies will need to adjust their routes, manufacturers will need to process their orders, and the market will need to fully regain its confidence, according to the Chinese »»»

ATHENS - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis at an energy transition summit on Wednesday to discuss the importance of building new natural gas corridors that would connect Serbia and Greece via North Macedonia and open a new natur»»»

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ACCRA: ‌Ghana will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a wave ​of xenophobic attacks targeting migrants from other sub-Saharan African countries, a post by the foreign minister said on X. Foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said the ‌citizens had registered ‌for assistance ​with »»»

More than 5,500 ING customers donated EUR 154,881 through the “Donate and the good doubles” campaign, nearly twice as much as in the previous edition. ING Bank Romania doubled the amount raised through Home’Bank, bringing the total contribution to EUR 309,762, which will support 20 social causes in»»»

An alleged women’s gang has been arrested in Oman after stealing jewellery and valuables worth more than OMR 20,000 ($52,000) by using spare house keys hidden outside homes, the Royal Oman Police said. Police said the suspects, identified as Arab women, targeted residences where homeowners had conc»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has announced that its “On the Go” initiative has generated operational savings worth Dh367 million while reducing service procedures by 75 per cent and cutting processing time by 99.5 per cent as part of the UAE’s drive to eliminate bureaucracy and enhance government efficiency»»»

Paris/Doha, May 13 (SANA) TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips said on Tuesday they had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) to assess offshore oil and gas potential in Syrian waters, marking an initial step toward possible exploration activity in th»»»

Angola’s National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) has extended Total Energies’ (EPA/LSE/NYSE:TTE) production period for deepwater Block 32 until 2043. The agreement, signed on behalf of the contractor group, ensures the continued development of the block, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) said»»»

Angola’s National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) has extended Total Energies’ (EPA/LSE/NYSE:TTE) production period for deepwater Block 32 until 2043. The agreement, signed on behalf of the contractor group, ensures the continued development of the block, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) said»»»

Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has delivered a notably downbeat assessment of the country’s economic trajectory on May 12, signalling that growth is likely to stall over the next two years as structural pressures intensify and policy room narrows. »»»

Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has delivered a notably downbeat assessment of the country’s economic trajectory on May 12, signalling that growth is likely to stall over the next two years as structural pressures intensify and policy room narrows. »»»

JEDDAH: Makkah’s Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Mishaal has inspected the holy sites during a field visit, reviewing operational readiness to receive pilgrims for the Hajj season, in line with directives from the Saudi leadership. He reviewed several projects implemented by Kidana Development Co. in M»»»

New Delhi, India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed his office to halve the number of vehicles in his convoy in order to save fuel, and also requisitioned for replacing them with electric vehicles, local media reported Wednesday. The development assumed significance in the aftermath »»»

A series of nine small earthquakes struck the Pardis area east of Tehran overnight, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday, renewing fears among experts and residents that the Iranian capital could face a major seismic disaster. The repeated activity has revived concerns that accumulated tectonic p»»»