Interior Minister Daniel Mitov has accused the organizers of the massive protest in Sofia of failing to prevent vandalism carried out by provocateurs after the official conclusion of the demonstration. His remarks were made during a parliamentary hearing alongside other representatives from the Int»»»

Israel and Lebanon have conducted their first direct talks in decades as part of a US-brokered ceasefire that ended the war between the Jewish State and the military group Hezbollah. Civilian representatives from both sides met on Wednesday at the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in Naqour»»»

During a parliamentary hearing regarding police actions at Monday's protest in Sofia, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov said that there was no reason for him to resign. He noted that grounds for resignation could exist if an incident had occurred resulting in mass casualties or serious health problems»»»

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahead of a deadline next week. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant sai»»»

Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist with Booker T and the MGs, has died at the age of 84. The musician, who played on and co-wrote Otis Redding's Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay and Wilson Pickett's In the Midnight Hour, died on Wednesday in Nashville, the Associated Press reported, citing a sour»»»

The current political situation after Monday’s large-scale protests across Bulgaria dominates the media on Thursday. In an interview with Trud, Sofia’s Oborishte borough Mayor Georgi Kuzmov criticized the police for inaction during the December 1 protest, claiming residents pleaded with officers to»»»

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives met for the first time in decades on Wednesday under the auspices of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism. The two sides met at the U.N. peacekeeping force's headquarters in Lebanon's Naqoura near the border with Israel, where the guarantors of the»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Thursday to discuss gas supplies and infrastructure projects that will strengthen further the energy system in Serbia. In a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account, Vucic wro»»»

Hungary will challenge the RePowerEU plan that would ban member states' imports of Russian oil and gas from 2027 before the European Court as soon as it is formally adopted, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels on December 3. The plan would "undermine Hungary's ene»»»

It was the moment which, perhaps more than any, entrenched Sir Keir Starmer's position as a future leader of the Labour Party. Defying his leader, Jeremy Corbyn, as well as the autocue, the then shadow Brexit secretary sent the 2018 Labour conference into raptures when he called for a second EU ref»»»

Hungary will challenge the RePowerEU plan that would ban member states' imports of Russian oil and gas from 2027 before the European Court as soon as it is formally adopted, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said in Brussels on December 3. The plan would "undermine Hungary's ene»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev said Western media's "shrieking" about the visit by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow indicate progress in effort»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron will announce updates to France's nuclear doctrine in early 2026, a newspaper reported, citing a source close to Macron. "He will announce updates to the nuclear doctrine," the newspaper quoted the source as saying. The report said the French auth»»»

The EU is ignoring rampant corruption in Ukraine because drawing attention to it could expose the bloc’s own corruption, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told journalists on Monday. According to Szijjarto, Ukraine’s latest major corruption scandal involving a close associate of Vladimir Z»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - India is a great power that cannot be treated like a British colony, a fact that the international community should accept, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "I think the whole world and India have realized that India cannot be spoken to the way it was spoken to 77 years ago»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and India have prospects for partnership in the Arctic, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told Sputnik in an interview. "Organizing joint production of Arctic-class vessels could become a promising area of cooperation," Manturov said when asked about possi»»»

Damascus,Dec.4 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa received the UN Security Council delegation and several UN officials at the People’s Palace in Damascus on Thursday, with several Syrian ministers in attendance. The visit highlights the international community’s support for Syria during its reconstru»»»

After more than two years of intense fighting, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Monday that they had seized full control of the Sudanese Army’s 22nd Infantry Division, the military’s last remaining stronghold in Babanusa, the capital of West Kordofan. Analysts say the fall of the strateg»»»

Dubai: US Central Command (CENTCOM) has created a new task force to oversee America’s first one-way-attack drone squadron in the Middle East, marking a dramatic shift in Washington’s response to Iran’s expanding unmanned capabilities, CNN has reported. Task Force Scorpion Strike, announced on Wedne»»»

Dubai: Thousands of travellers remain stranded and frustrated at major airports across India as IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, grapples with a massive wave of flight cancellations now entering its third straight day. At least 175 IndiGo flights were grounded early Thursday, following over 1»»»

The Egyptian economy is poised to achieve record real growth rates, averaging approximately 6.0% annually over the next twenty-five years (2025–2050), according to World Bank forecasts published in November 2025. Egypt is actively working to increase the economy’s capacity to create more job opport»»»

Dubai: A Delhi man has gone viral online after he used ChatGPT to outwit a scammer, build a fake payment link that secretly captured geolocation data and a front-camera image, and then confronted the fraudster with his own photograph and coordinates — forcing him to plead for forgiveness. The man d»»»

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly rejected. Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022 after eight years of»»»

AVM Saravanan, one of Tamil cinema’s most respected film producers and the driving force behind the legendary AVM Studios, passed away in the early hours of Thursday. He was 86. Family members said he had been unwell for several months and died at 5.30am at his home inside the AVM Studio campus in »»»

A United Nations Security Council delegation will visit Lebanon on Friday and Saturday after visiting Syria in the first-ever visit to the country. Slovenian U.N. ambassador Samuel Zbogar told a press conference on Monday that "the visit to Lebanon is the first official visit of the Security Counci»»»

Kolkata: A 21-year-old aspiring pilot was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his house in North Kolkata, said police on Thursday. The body was found hanging in his ancestral house in the Girish Park area. The deceased youth, identified as Soumyaditya Kundu, had returned from South Africa »»»

European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi and Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev attended the opening of an office of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Sofia on Thursday. Bulgaria's acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov did not attend. In July, the Council of Ministers provided the »»»

Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, Germany, and Japan have announced the formation of a Steering Committee to guide the Yemen Maritime Security Partnership, in coordination with Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The announcement came during the par»»»

King Charles hosted German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a glittering, Christmassy state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening. Among the famous guests were model Claudia Schiffer - who sat next to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - film composer Hans Zimmer and violinist Anne-Sophie»»»

Dubai: A Kuwaiti university student has been killed and her companion critically injured in a tragic road accident in the United States, authorities confirmed. The crash happened early Tuesday morning in Clark County, Ohio, where 20-year-old female university student died at the scene, Almajlliss o»»»

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang could face a record fine over a massive data breach of customer information, industry sources said Thursday. In this photo, a delivery truck is seen Wednesday outside a distribution center in Seoul. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI Coupang Inc. faces the possibility»»»

Bulgaria’s banking system will undergo a brief technical shutdown on New Year’s Eve as part of the country’s historic transition to the eurozone. The system-wide update is scheduled from December 31 to January 2, with each bank notifying customers in advance about the availability of their digital »»»

Israel said it launched an airstrike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza late Wednesday in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers. The strike was the latest test for a fragile ceasefire that has mostly held up since early October, despite claims of violatio»»»

A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria on Thursday, state media reported, the first-ever visit to the country just days before the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabus border crossing between Lebanon and Sy»»»

On Dec. 4, 2009, an Italian jury found U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, guilty of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. 1 of 4 | Amanda Knox appears during a news conference held at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on October 4, 2011. On Decem»»»

At a meeting of the Bishkek City Council’s Standing Committee on Housing and Utilities, Fuel and Energy, Transport, Communications, and Ecology, one of the deputies raised the issue of introducing separate waste collection. According to him, collecting «useful» waste (plastic, paper, glass) has its»»»

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung appeared unaware of their plight during a briefing with foreign media. Asked Wednesday about South Koreans detained in the North, Lee replied: "It'»»»

There was something "fundamentally wrong" with how Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip and there are "strong reasons to believe" that war crimes have been committed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters on Wednesday. "I think there was something funda»»»

President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday that he had always been pessimistic about Russia's willingness to end the war in Ukraine."Let me remind you, in summer there were some international talks, coalitions of the willing, where many leaders expressed optimism. I have always been pessimistic about »»»

Damascus: A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Syria on Thursday, state media reported, the first-ever visit to the country just days before the anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabus border crossing between Leba»»»

Despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 10th, the Israeli occupation military conducted a series of targeted raids across the Gaza Strip early Thursday. This localized escalation, according to local sources, appears to be an attempt to alter realities on the ground ahead of a pote»»»

Dubai: A Dubai-based Filipina influencer and entrepreneur has been crowned Mrs. Philippines UAE 2025, securing her role as the official representative of the Filipino community in the upcoming Mrs. Earth International 2025 global pageant. Jenny Casa Dy, widely known as @mommyjennyindubai on social »»»

After being debriefed on the Moscow meeting between US special envoys and Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump told reporters that the Russian leader wants to do a deal, but the next steps to reach an agreement were “unclear.” US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff»»»

Seoul: South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung appeared unaware of their plight during a briefing with foreign media. Asked Wednesday about South Koreans detained in the North, Lee replie»»»

Israel's army said Thursday the remains of the second-to-last Gaza hostage — a Thai national — to be handed over had been identified. It comes as a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, with both sides accusing each other of violating the terms. Also In This Package Gaza h»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, hosted this year’s edition of its Family Office Forum under the theme “Preserving Legacy, Empowering Future Leadership.” The forum brought together senior family office representatives, nex»»»

Dubai: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has taken a decisive step toward transforming regional air travel with the launch of the GCC Civil Aviation Authority. Headquartered in the UAE, this new body is a milestone in the bloc's efforts to deepen economic integration, promising real, tangible bene»»»

Saudi Arabia’s 2026 budget forum, held a day after the Cabinet approved the new fiscal plan under the chairmanship of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, served as a high-level platform to explain the budget’s objectives and strategic direction. Officials said the budget aims to ba»»»

A charged and fast-moving atmosphere is taking hold across Syria in the days leading up to the first anniversary of the liberation of Damascus from Bashar al-Assad’s rule on December 8, a moment that coincides with Christmas and New Year festivities. Announcements marking the liberation fill the st»»»

Russia and India have a large-scale plan for future cooperation, including in technology, space, and nuclear energy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. More statements by the Russian president: Russia and India have a large-scale plan for future cooperation, including in technology, space, and »»»