It was quite a contrast. On Thursday, a US Pentagon delegation was in Kyiv. They were talking to President Zelensky about a draft plan to end the war in Ukraine. The same day, on Russian state TV, President Putin was in military fatigues. He was talking to his army chiefs about fighting on. "We hav»»»

BELGRADE - According to the results of an October Ninamedia survey, short- and medium-term inflation expectations of the financial sector came close to the target band midpoint (3±1.5 pct), says the National Bank of Serbia (NBS). "Short-term inflation expectations of the financial sector went down »»»

Kuala Lumpur: Greenpeace called for an investigation on Friday to determine what had caused a river in Malaysia near now-suspended rare earths and tin mines to turn bright blue. Images showed a stretch of peninsular Malaysia's second-longest river, Sungai Perak, in a bright shade of turquoise, rais»»»

Over two consecutive plenary days and after hours of debate, Parliament adopted on first reading the draft budgets of the Public Social Insurance (PSI), the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), and the state budget for 2026. These are the first budgets denominated in euros for Bulgaria, which is »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow believes that cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy with Iran should be carried out on equal terms with other non-nuclear countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. "We firmly believe that cooperation in the field of peace»»»

Shanghai: Chinese tech giant Huawei, in partnership with universities, unveiled and open-sourced an innovative AI technology on Friday, designed to dramatically boost the utilization of computing resources. The framework, called Flexai, partitions a single AI chip into multiple virtual units with a»»»

The White House got out its stick and threatened to cut Ukraine off from its intelligence and arms supplies if Bankova rejects a proposed 28-point peace plan floated earlier this week, Reuters reports citing two sources familiar with the talks on November 21. Ukraine remains completely dependent on»»»

President Joseph Aoun affirmed Lebanon’s readiness to deepen cooperation with the European Union, telling EU Special Representative for Human Rights Kasja Ollongren—during a meeting at Baabda Palace this morning attended by EU Ambassador Sandra de Waele—that Lebanon “welcomes any support the Europe»»»

European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, declared that the European Union is now a tangible reality for the people of Albania. Kos made the statement during her participation at the summit "Growth Plan, the Road to the EU," which was held in Tirana. Kos highlighted the progress made in the»»»

Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Dimitar Nedyalkov and Ambassador of Mongolia to Bulgaria, Sayanaa Lkhagvasuren, signed an Agreement on International Road Transport of Passengers and Goods and an Agreement on Air Transport, the Transport Ministry said in a press release on Friday. "Thes»»»

The public must be informed about stray dogs, and shelters for stray animals are not the solution, experts said during a discussion at Sofia Municipality on Friday. The talk on "Protection and Strategies for Stray Animals" was initiated by Municipal Councillor Marta Georgieva and international cons»»»

The Dominican Republic Constructional Court ruling ruling invalidates two articles in the justice codes that imposed criminal penalties, including prison time, on service members who engaged in same-sex relationships. File Photo by Luis Rosario/EPA Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Dominican Republic's Constitu»»»

TIRANA - Serbian PM Djuro Macut told a summit of Western Balkan leaders in Tirana on Friday a connected, economically integrated region was the best path to the common objective of full EU membership. "Once again, I would like to reiterate and confirm Serbia's firm commitment to advancement of regi»»»

London: Gabriel Magalhaes will miss "weeks" of action after picking up an injury during international duty, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday. The Brazil defender has been at the heart of the near-impregnable Gunners back line that has conceded just five goals in 11 Premier League ma»»»

Ukraine insists that any peace agreement must involve Kyiv, Europe, and the United States, and must focus on ending the war rather than allowing occupation, according to H.E. Olesya Ilashchuk, Ukrainian Ambassador to Bulgaria. She made the remarks following a memorial service at the church “St. Ned»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama addressed the media following a joint press conference with European Commissioner for the EU, Marta Kos, where he touched on the case of Belinda Balluku, the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy who was suspended recently by an order of the Special Prosecution against Corru»»»

The draft US-Russia peace plan has been widely leaked and we now know that it proposes to hand over those areas of Ukraine's industrial eastern Donbas region still under Ukrainian control to the de facto control of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Latest versions of the text also call for Ukraine to cut th»»»

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu picturd Sept. 2023 at the UN General Assembly 78th session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, N.Y. On Wednesday, Tinubu said he was "fully apprised" of the "recent uptick in violent extremism in pockets across" Nigeria. File Photo by John Angel»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's labor productivity per hour worked grew 3.8 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, according to official data. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the total hours worked in the country increased 1.3 percent year-on-year to 9.8 b»»»

After the existence of the secret US 28-point peace plan was reported on November 19, the German Chancellor’s office feigned surprise and denied they knew anything about the proposal. However, senior officials in the Chancellor’s Office and intelligence agencies were briefed weeks earlier, The Berl»»»

Iran’s foreign ministry called a resolution by the UN atomic watchdog’s board of governors “anti-Iranian” and threatened unspecified retaliatory actions, state media reported on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency and provide»»»

Dubai: Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement (Tawazun) - the national authority mandated to enable, regulate, and sustain the UAE’s defence and security industrial ecosystem - announced the signing of nine new contracts worth a total of Dh1.012 billion on behalf of the Ministry of Defence on the f»»»

BANJA LUKA, 21 November 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the early election of the president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. What: A press conference of international observers to the early election of the presiden»»»

The process of adapting of the information systems of the Ministry of Interior and the Road Infrastructure Agency is expected to be completed very soon, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov said during Question Time in Parliament on Friday. Experts are working on aligning the secondary legislation to ena»»»

Bulgaria must formulate a new doctrine for the development of relations in the Black Sea region, Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov said in Burgas, on the Black Sea, on Friday. He opened a forum on Bulgaria's role in the European strategy for a secure and sustainable Black Sea. In his speech, Zaf»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Friday all those falsely linking Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic with Sarajevo attacks three decades ago should be sued for astronomical sums of money and that all obtained funds would go to humanitarian causes and initiatives promoting regional coopera»»»

New York: The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations, organized an interactive dialogue for the Group of Friends of Sport for Development and Peace. The event was held at the UN Hea»»»

Doha: Weather, inshore, until 6am on Saturday will be mild to relatively cold by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be some clouds at times, the report added, warning of strong wind and high sea. Wind inshore will be northwesterly at a speed of »»»

GENEVA, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- A UN expert on Friday condemned Israeli occupationآ’s renewed attacks in Lebanon including the deadly strike on the (Ein el-Hilweh) Palestinian refugee camp and repeated attacks on civilians and United Nations peacekeepers.In a statement issued from Geneva, the special rapp»»»

A yellow alert remains in effect across Eastern Bulgaria and areas north of the mountains for strong southerly winds, with gusts reaching up to 90 km/h. In the western parts of the country and the Rila-Rhodope region, rain will continue into the afternoon, with warnings for locally heavy precipitat»»»

A grizzly bear is on the loose after attacking a school group in Canada, leaving 11 people injured, two critically. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon on a walking trail in the town Bella Coola, in the province of British Columbia. Residents have been warned to remain indoors while armed o»»»

Sofia Municipality is expanding the city’s green system through a new project worth BGN 5.7 million, Deputy Mayor for Environment Nadezhda Bobcheva told a press conference on Friday. The project, entitled "Green Measures for Cleaner Air", financed under the Environment Programme, aims to improve ai»»»

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first supplementarty budget since coming into office in October included food, shopping stamps, child payments and domestic energy subsidies in a bid to spur economic growth and slow inflation. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Th»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its solidarity with India following a fatal aircraft crash in Dubai on Friday, which resulted in the death of an Indian Air Force pilot participating in Dubai Airshow. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its “deepest condolences and sincere »»»

Johannesburg: Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will meet for a summit in South Africa this weekend without any US representatives after President Donald Trump announced a boycott over his widely rejected claims that the host country is persecuting its Afrikaner white minority. Trump’s decisio»»»

A 29-year-old accused of beating a 58-year-old taxi driver to death in Neos Kosmos has been remanded in custody after testifying before an investigating magistrate. The defendant claimed during his testimony that the victim did not die from his blows. He reportedly cited the hospital’s finding that»»»

Greece is grappling with widespread severe weather, as heavy rainfall and storms cause flooding, landslides and major disruptions across the country. Authorities have urged residents in affected regions to limit travel to essential trips. In Ioannina, Epirus, authorities sent a 112 alert warning ci»»»

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said it is shutting down it's Hungarian service on Friday, weeks after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited President Donald Trump at the White House for a summit. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Five years after it was relaunche»»»

BELGRADE - A street named after Mexico was ceremonially opened in the Belgrade Waterfront district on Friday. Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, Belgrade City Assembly President Nikola Nikodijevic and Mexican Ambassador to Serbia Carlos Felix Corona unveiled a street name plate re»»»

Dubai’s Salik has announced revised toll timings and rates for Sunday, November 23, to support traffic management during Dubai Run 2025, one of the city’s biggest annual fitness events. The temporary adjustments are designed to ease congestion and maintain steady traffic flow as thousands of runner»»»

Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) has launched the second edition of its “Love Emirates” initiative, building on the strong public response and wide participation witnessed during its inaugural edition. The initiative, introduced as part of the »»»

Dubai: What made Mahira Khan cry in Dubai? Not exhaustion. Not travel chaos. Not the wrong, old passport in hand. Not the whirlwind Neelofar promotions. She cried because her Humsafar co-star Fawad Khan — normally guarded, composed, and famously private — opened up in front of a room full of journa»»»

Oil prices fell on Friday, extending declines for a third session as the United States pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could swell global supply while uncertainty over interest rates curbed investors' risk appetite. Brent crude futures dropped by 40 cents, or 0.6%, to $62.98 a barrel by»»»

Eric Swalwell, D-Ca., speaks at a press briefing in 2022. He announced Thursday that he will run for governor of California. File Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License Photo Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, R-Calif., announced Thursday he will run for governor of California in 2026 to succeed G»»»

New York: The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which deals with social, humanitarian and cultural affairs, adopted by consensus a resolution on the "United Nations Training and Documentation Centre for Human Rights for Southwest Asia and the Arab Region," based in Doha»»»

BRUSSELS, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- A Kuwaiti delegation headed by Dr. Hamad Al-Mekrad, Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, along with head of the Committee for Implementing UN Security Council resolutions and member of the National Committee Ambassador»»»

The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) signed six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with international partners—The BTL Group, National Drug Source, Functional Fluidics, Puzzle Healthcare, CircNova, and Alerje—during the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Washington, D.C. These Mo»»»

Skopje, 20 November 2025 (MIA) - The minimal consumer basket in November 2025 stands at Mden 65,173 (EUR 1,059), while renting a 60 m2 apartment increases costs to Mden 80,548 (EUR 1,309), said the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) on Thursday. The cost of food and beverages in the mini»»»

Google will confront the U.S. government's latest attempt to topple its internet empire in federal court on Friday as a judge considers how to prevent the abusive tactics that culminated in parts of its digital ad network being branded as an illegal monopoly. The courtroom showdown in Alexandria, V»»»