Beijing: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a raft of measures from trade to tourism on Friday at the first meeting between the countries’ leaders in Beijing in eight years. The Canadian premier hailed a “landmark deal” under a “new strategic partnership”»»»

The European Commission has given the green light to the national defense plans of eight EU member states, including Bulgaria, marking a key step in Europe’s ongoing effort to boost collective security. The Commission has now forwarded a proposal to the Council to approve funding for Belgium, Bulga»»»

Civilians fled a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria on Friday before a deadline set by the army, which seeks to expand its control over the area after driving Kurdish forces from Aleppo. The government is seeking to extend its authority nationwide following the ousting of longtime leader Bashar »»»

A Tehran resident who took part in the protests that have roiled Iran before fleeing the country has described a deadly crackdown – with security forces firing indiscriminately at protesters with machine guns and assault rifles – in an exc»»»

Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has sued his company xAI over sexualised deepfakes of her created on social media platform X. The lawsuit filed in New York on Thursday alleges the Grok AI tool created sexually explicit pictures of St Clair. The parent company of X and Gr»»»

GERB’s new goal is the modernization of the country, said party leader Boyko Borissov at a meeting with mayors from Northern Bulgaria in Veliko Tarnovo, livestreamed on Borissov’s Facebook profile. The meeting was attended by outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, outgoing Energy Minister Zhecho»»»

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Dubai: A newly married Egytpian woman has killed her husband in their Cairo apartment, less than five months after their wedding, turning what should have been the earliest chapter of a shared life into a tragedy that has stunned both families and neighbours. Egyptian investigators say the young ma»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Zapad battlegroup maintain control over all districts of Kupyansk, having successfully repelled Ukrainian attempts to break through in the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, citing the battlegroup's commander, Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev. "The distric»»»

A flu epidemic has also been declared in Bulgaria’s Dobrich region, following similar measures introduced earlier in Varna. As a result, students in the district will switch to online learning, while kindergartens and nurseries will remain open but will operate under heightened medical supervision.»»»

Riyadh: Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater has held meetings in Riyadh with her Saudi and Yemeni counterparts to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation in the education sector. HE Al Khater met Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HE Youse»»»

The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's deadly crackdown on demonstrations. Iran was shaken over the last week by some of the biggest anti-g»»»

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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held calls with the leaders of Israel and Iran, the Kremlin said, offering mediation amid protests in Iran that have raised fears of a military confrontation in the region. Independent monitors say Iranian security forces have killed thousands in a»»»

Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva has filed a complaint with Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chair Plamen Mladenovski and outgoing Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov due to dozens of reports from citizens about serious and repeated interruptions of the heat supply in Sofia, the press centre of the Om»»»

The wood-processing company Kronospan will appeal a decision to suspend part of its operations, imposed by the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo, Manager Nikolay Bankov told a news briefing on Friday. According to Bankov, the order issued on Thursday by the RIE»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) announced Friday the departure of two delegations of male and female high school students taking part in the 15th edition of the "Be Among the Outstanding" program.Organized annually in cooperation with the Ministry of E»»»

A senior US senator warned on January 16 that talk of the United States taking Greenland by force would damage American security interests and hand a strategic gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Denmark, France and other allies stepped up resistance to any such move. »»»

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria ⁠Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, in a bid to influence his efforts to shape her country's political future. A White House official confirmed that Trump intends to keep the medal»»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the media in Beijing after meeting with Chinese President Xi on Friday on the first visit to China by any Canadian leader since since Justin Trudeau in December 2017. Photo by Jessica Lee/EPA Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with»»»

Germany has returned two small fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a German scientist during the Nazi occupation of France in 1941. The pieces of unembroidered fabric were discovered by historians in state archives in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany as they sifted through the collecti»»»

The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo suspended the operation of the particleboard line at the Kronospan wood-processing plant in the regional capital, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Friday. The measure was imposed following an unscheduled inspec»»»

The “terrorist elements” infiltrating the protests in Iran have been using extremely violent tactics reminiscent of the actions of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) group, RT has learned from an Iranian diplomatic source. Iran has been hit by a wave of violent unrest that kicked off in late Dec»»»

The United Nation’s food agency on Thursday warned that its food stocks in Sudan will be depleted by the end of March, and that it urgently needs funding to help prevent an imminent catastrophe. According to the UN, food rations have already been cut to an absolute minimum and millions of children »»»

Over the past two decades, Turkey has become a major player in Africa. Although more discreet than China or Russia, Ankara has managed to successfully expand its influence on the continent. From drones to scholarship programmes, from construction deals to Islamic humanitarian NGOs, FRANCE 24's Kari»»»

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison in the first of eight trials related to charges over his decision to impose martial law at the end of 2024. In one of the trials, Yoon is accused of imposing the law to lead a rebellion. If he is convicted,»»»

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways has cancelled and delayed several flights between Abu Dhabi and Pakistan due to adverse weather conditions in Lahore and Karachi, affecting passengers travelling on January 15, 16 and 17. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline confirmed t»»»

A court in Moscow on Friday began considering a lawsuit filed by the central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Russian assets frozen by the European Union. The lawsuit seeks to recover 18.2 trillion rubles ($232 billion) in damages incurred when Russia»»»

Unusual cloud formations known as virga were visible in the skies over Attica on Friday, a striking meteorological phenomenon in which rain evaporates before reaching the ground, according to Meteo, the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens. In a post on social media, Meteo explaine»»»

Dubai: Dubai will host the World Government Summit 2026 from February 3 to 5, bringing together more than 6,000 leaders, ministers, CEOs and experts from around the world. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and»»»

Al Ain: A man has been ordered to repay Dh270,000 and pay an additional Dh30,000 in damages to a woman who was defrauded in an online scam that exploited digital communication tools and impersonation. The Al Ain Civil, Commercial and Administrative Claims Court ruled that the defendant had acted in»»»

GENEVA, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday of an unprecedented deterioration in food security conditions across West and Central Africa as 55 million people, including 13 million children, could face acute food insecurity during the 2026 lean season from June to August.Speaki»»»

Civilians fled a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria on Friday before a deadline set by the army, which seeks to expand its control over the area after driving Kurdish forces from Aleppo. The government is seeking to extend its authority nationwide following the ousting of longtime leader Bashar »»»

Abu Dhabi: The third edition of the UAE FoodTech Challenge concluded at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, with four international startups crowned winners for solutions that strengthen food production and reduce waste in climate-stressed regions. From over 1,200 entries from 113 countries, ten finalis»»»

CAIRO, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Friday that his country absolutely rejects any military escalation bid that could undermine Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.The Egyptian foreign minister made the remarks in a call with Lebanese Prime Minis»»»

India as a commercial passenger jet maker? The subcontinent is making huge strides toward assembly and partial manufacturing through international partnerships. India currently does not independently manufacture complete commercial passenger jets, a market Airbus and Boeing control. From design to »»»

There are three major foreign-policy items on the EU’s radar, and they’re all connected: Ukraine, Venezuela, and Greenland. All three involve Washington doing whatever it wants, largely to the EU’s detriment. And no, this didn’t start with Trump. He just yanked off the white gloves and revealed Was»»»

Global demand for lithium is exploding as electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy storage, and AI data centrres reshape energy needs, with forecasts predicting a tripling by 2030 due to EV sales hitting 17 million annually. Sodium-ion batteries emerge as a game-changer, offering cheaper, more abu»»»

Visiting Saudi envoy Prince Yazid bin Farhan told Lebanese figure whom he met on Thursday that the process of disarming armed groups in Lebanon “will continue until the end and the decision is final,” a media report said. “There is no problem over this issue with any of the Lebanese components and »»»

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Dubai: The UAE could see rain over some coastal and northern areas on Monday, alongside a rise in temperatures, as the country comes under the influence of a surface low-pressure system extending from the east and a high-pressure system from the west, accompanied by an upper-air trough, the Nationa»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya discussed with his Omani counterpart Badr Al-Busaidi close fraternal relations between Kuwait and Oman over the phone on Friday.During the phone conversation, they tackled ways and means to promote and develop bilateral »»»

Polynome Group, a leading UAE-based AI company delivering end-to-end AI solutions, will showcase its intelligent AI concierge and visual analytics tool powered by Machine Vision at Machines Can Think 2026, Abu Dhabi’s premier summit for AI adopters. These dual-purpose solutions transform both digit»»»

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance surged past the majority mark in the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Friday, according to counting trends, dealing a significant setback to the Thackeray cousins’ bid to retain influence over India’s richest civic body. As votes were c»»»

Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) yesterday released data for its shipping and cargo operations for the period 2020 to 2025. Number of containers (TEUs): – 685 TEUs – 2025 – a 22 percent increase in the number of containers on 2024 – 560 TEUs – 2024 – 615 TEUs – 2023 – 460 TEUs – 2022 – 440 TEUs – 2021 – 382»»»

Authorities arrested five alleged members of a criminal organization responsible for gas station and mini market robberies in Attica during a targeted operation on Thursday. The seven-member gang had allegedly carried out at least 12 robberies since August 2025. Investigators said the suspects targ»»»

Bulgaria is headed toward snap parliamentary elections after President Rumen Radev handed the third – and last – exploratory mandate for Cabinet formation to the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms on Friday and they immediately returned it unfulfilled. The next steps under the Constitution are the ap»»»

POLITICS In an interview with Bulgarian National Radio, political scientist Georgi Kiryakov predicted that these would not be the last snap elections and said escalating political tension is extremely convenient for President Rumen Radev, as it creates a sense of crisis, fuels the perception that p»»»

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, who openly supported the US military operation against her socialist-run country, has gifted her medal to President Donald Trump. The US president has long publicly coveted the award, but the Nobel Committee stated unequivocally last week th»»»