LONDON: Much of western Europe baked under a “heat dome” Wednesday as temperatures soared toward 40 degrees Celsius in places, and weather agencies warned that the extreme conditions could endanger lives across countries, many of which have limited air conditioning. France recorded its hottest-ever»»»

In what will come as a surprise to the millions of Indian citizens living in the UAE and across the world, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official has said that the Indian passport is primarily a travel document, not a proof of citizenship. Addressing the 14th Passport Seva Divas, the MEA sai»»»

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: It’s not Olympic prize money officially, but it is a significant amount of cash going directly to athletes after a Summer or Winter Games. The International Olympic Committee pledged Wednesday to pay more than $100 million to athletes through 2028 by creating a fund for $10,0»»»

Earlier this week Andy Burnham, the popular former mayor of Manchester, forced Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign as leader of the Labour Party in a meticulously planned and well executed bloodless political coup. As a result, Burnham is now poised to become, in a few weeks, Britain’s seventh pr»»»

Doha: Two first-place finishes. Two Olympic champions. It remains one of the most memorable moments in modern Olympic history. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Qatari high jumper Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi both cleared 2.37 metres. After an extraordinary competition, neither athlet»»»

KYIV: Ukrainian forces struck a major natural gas processing plant and two key satellite communications centers in their latest nighttime attacks on Russia, Ukraine’s General Staff said Wednesday. The operation was part of Ukraine’s aerial campaign targeting energy facilities and military industrie»»»

RIYADH: At Al-Tayebat International City of Science and Knowledge Museum in Jeddah, the Saudi Culture Pavilion opens a living window onto the nation's heritage; a space that captures, in one place, the authenticity of Saudi identity and the richness of its many cultures. The pavilion has emerged as»»»

RIYADH: Sustainability may be one of today’s most discussed concepts, but the idea of living within environmental limits is far from new. Long before sustainability became part of public discourse, Bedouin communities across the Arabian Peninsula were already living by many of its principles in a l»»»

In a bold statement, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly outlined Egypt’s ambitious targets to attract over $20 billion in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) annually and elevate exports to more than $140 billion by the year 2030. “This is an achievable dream,” Madbouly confidently remarked during a rec»»»

CIVIL SERVANTS WILL BEGIN TO PAY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS 24 Chasa writes that the salaries in the public administration and judicial system will be increased so that employees can begin to pay their own social security contributions. This will happen in two stages. The first stage will take e»»»

Paris, France: Temperatures climbed across Europe again on Wednesday, as a record-breaking heatwave left tens of thousands of people without power and boosted air conditioner sales on a continent unused and ill equipped to handle searing heat. The extreme weather is being driven by atmospheric patt»»»

“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional on-air appeal on Tuesday for information about her mother, who disappeared from her Arizona home nearly five months ago, a day after reports revealed a previously undisclosed note suggesting the missing 84-year-old may have died shortly after her a»»»

Toronto, Canada: Panama were eliminated from World Cup contention after Croatia kept their hopes of progressing to the last 32 alive with a hard-fought 1-0 win on Tuesday. Croatia, who made it to the last four of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, were looking to bounce back after a 4-2 defeat to Engla»»»

BENGHAZI: Eleven more ‌bodies of migrants washed ashore off a city in eastern Libya in recent days after their boat ​capsized last week, bringing the total recovered to 26 with dozens more feared lost at sea, medical and security sources said on Tuesday. Last week, 15 bodies of migrants including a»»»

The Korean Medical Center (KMC) has celebrated its second anniversary in Qatar, marking two years of growth, innovation, and collaboration in support of the country’s long-term healthcare vision. The anniversary event brought together representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, healt»»»

A severe heatwave gripping France on Tuesday forced the early closure of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, two of Paris's most visited tourist attractions, as authorities grappled with soaring temperatures that have disrupted daily life across the country. The severe heatwave sweeping France »»»

An exceptional early summer heatwave is sweeping across Europe, pushing temperatures to record levels and forcing widespread disruption to daily life, transport and tourism. France records its hottest day everFrance registered its highest-ever national temperature indicator on Tuesday, with an aver»»»

Paris: Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings. Schools and tourist sites closed early and railways cancelled journeys as several countries issued red alerts for much of their territory in the r»»»

A promotional video about the development potential of Republika Srpska is being broadcast on a large digital billboard in New York’s Times Square, one of the world’s most famous locations. The video, displayed on a massive LED screen in the heart of Manhattan, highlights key economic sectors and t»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police has warned residents against a rise in online fraud schemes involving fake chalet and holiday retreat rental offers, as scammers increasingly target families and holidaymakers through social media platforms, fraudulent websites and fabricated text messages. The warning w»»»

A boy cools off outside the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Spain's Basque Country on Tuesday as temperatures soared to 104 degrees Farenheit. Average highs for June in the Bilboa metro area are normally in the low 70s Fahrenheit. Photo by Miguel Tona/EPA June 23 (UPI) -- Europe was bracing Tuesday for»»»

Milan, Italy: Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has extended his contract with Ducati until the end of the 2028 season, the Italian manufacturer announced on Tuesday. Last year Marquez won his seventh world championship in motorcycling racing's elite class, drawing level with Valentino Rossi in»»»

Dubai: A stampede among football fans gathering at the Roman Theatre and nearby Hashemite Square in central Amman after Algeria's 2-1 victory over Jordan killed one person and injured eight others early on Tuesday, Jordan's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said. The PSD said emergency teams respon»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has called on global investors and developers to come and explore tourism and hospitality projects in the Kingdom, as the current window of competitive advantage will not remain open indefinitely. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Future Hospitality Summit in Riyadh on Ju»»»

Ten years after Brexit, data shows that the decision to leave the European Union has made people in Britain up to 8 percent poorer. Experts predict the economic damage is set to continue, and YouGov polling now finds nearly 60 percent of Britons say it was wrong to leave the EU.  When the UK v»»»

Rome: Italy's health ministry declared a red heatwave alert in 15 cities including Milan and Rome on Tuesday and said the number would go up to 16 on Wednesday. During a red alert -- the highest level -- the ministry advises people to eat light, stay indoors in the hottest parts of the day and spri»»»

RIYADH: An all-Arab encounter brought day 13 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to a close, with Jordan and Algeria going head-to-head in a Group J clash at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. After taking the lead shortly before half time, Jordan were unable to hold on after the break, as Algeria capitalized o»»»

Ten years ago, when the UK voted by a narrow majority to leave the European Union in a bitterly contested national referendum, the importance of the vote was reflected in the fact that more of the British public voted for a single cause than they have ever before or since. For David Cameron, the Br»»»

Paper is more patient than man, as the saying often goes. The world slowed down during the pandemic, and nine-year-old Dubai-based Nikita Neogy turned to paper and a pencil. With time no longer in question, she began sketching in her room. She wasn’t harbouring lofty, idealised dreams: She just dre»»»

When Albanian President Bajram Begaj addressed the Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) on June 17, he was making the case for a relationship that, by his own government's admission, has barely existed for the past three decades. "Some countries are easy to locate on a map, but difficult »»»

Rome: The extraordinary general assembly of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), meeting in Rome, elected Giovanni Malago as its new president on Monday. Malago, the former president of the Italian National Olympic Committee and the organizing committee for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics»»»

Russia’s largest e-commerce operator Wildberries became the largest retailer of any sort when it overtook MasterSport in 2019 and took Russia into a new age of e-commerce, making its founder Tatiana Kim (nee Bakalchuk) the richest woman in the country. After years of explosive growth, the Russian e»»»

BEIRUT - During a visit to a Serbian Armed Forces contingent in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic said on Monday the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian Armed Forces demanded establishment of all facts and punishment for»»»

Two popular tourist settlements in Halkidiki, frequently visited by Bulgarian holidaymakers, have been left without water supply amid high summer temperatures reaching around 35°C, local authorities said, BNT reported. The disruption affected Nea Silata and Sozopoli, where water service was cut off»»»

LONDON Britain will have its seventh prime minister in a decade this year after Labour leader Keir Starmer was ousted on Monday by his own party. The party’s self-inflicted wound was a trend set by the Conservatives when they were in office. Starmer announced his resignation on Monday following mon»»»

Sharjah: His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has directed the Sharjah Institute for Heritage to expand, renovate and revive the old market (Souk Sharq) in the eastern city of Khorfakkan as part of efforts to preserve traditional crafts »»»

Shares in Christian Tour debuted on Monday on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), under the TRIP ticker symbol. Christian Tour is the first travel operator to be listed on the stock exchange’s main market. The initial public offering (IPO), which preceded the listing and thr»»»

Mardin, Turkiye: In a dimly lit room illuminated by a pair of red lamps, eight-year-old Zeynep waits to see photographs she has taken, now trapped as shadows and silhouettes on a roll of film. "How big is your curiosity?" asks her mentor, 40-year-old photographer Amar Kilic, as he develops the nega»»»

RIYADH: Makkah and Madinah’s hospitality sectors demonstrated resilience in early 2026, weathering regional travel disruptions as the Kingdom continues to expand accommodation capacity for religious visitors, according to Knight Frank. The consultancy’s Saudi Hospitality and Religious Tourism Repor»»»

Not a single topic dominates Monday’s news media. The coverage focuses on the presidential race, with parties weighing possible candidates before the autumn 2026 election, Bulgaria’s position on the EU’s planned new sanctions package against Russia, and the pressure on public finances. Other major »»»

Mamyrzhan Rakhimov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in Batken region, inspected the construction of Beles Resort tourist complex, which is being built in Beles Gorge, part of the city of Sulyukta in Batken region. The head of the region noted the importance of»»»

An explosion tore through Qatar's key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later. The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could»»»

The dust has barely settled in Tyre after weeks of Israeli airstrikes on the ancient city along Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Despite the relative calm, life remains largely at a standstill. A new ceasefire is in effect. But previous ceasefires have broken down. Uncertainty and fear linger, even a»»»

TYRE: The dust has barely settled in Tyre after weeks of Israeli airstrikes on the ancient city along Lebanon ‘s Mediterranean coast. Despite the relative calm, life remains largely at a standstill. A new ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group is in effect. But pre»»»

VILLARS-SUR-OLLON, Switzerland: Tadej Pogacar warmed up for next month’s Tour de France with a dominant victory in the Tour de Suisse on Sunday, and the cycling star did so in flamboyant style by winning the fifth and final stage. The 27-year-old Slovenian is in ominous form heading into the July 4»»»

Syrian security forces capture alleged Daesh bomb-maker linked to Al-Bukamal attacks DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces have arrested an alleged Daesh (ISIS) explosives specialist in eastern Syria during a joint operation by the Interior Ministry and the General Intelligence Service, the Syrian Arab »»»

Los Angeles: Belgium were held to a scoreless draw by Iran in a frustrating encounter Sunday that saw the Red Devils reduced to 10 men and facing the possibility of group-stage elimination for a second straight World Cup. A star-studded though ageing lineup including Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Luka»»»

TOKYO — Rice prices in Japan finally fell in May for the first time in three and half years, a government official said Friday, following sharp rises for the staple that put the government under huge pressure.Rice prices skyrocketed in 2024 and 2025 because of supply problems linked to multiple fac»»»

NABATIEH: Some south Lebanon residents cautiously headed back to their hometowns on Sunday after fighting paused between Israel and Hezbollah the previous evening, even as Lebanon's army warned locals to delay returns. In the southern city of Nabatieh, AFP correspondents saw just a few residents tr»»»

Some south Lebanon residents cautiously headed back to their hometowns on Sunday after fighting paused between Israel and Hezbollah the previous evening, even as Lebanon's army warned locals to delay returns. In the southern city of Nabatieh, AFP correspondents saw just a few residents trickling ba»»»