Rome: Serie A leaders Lazio were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Napoli on Sunday, marking just the second time the pace-setters have dropped points this season. Davide Frattesi gave the Romans a deserved lead but Napoli drew level early in the second half through an Alfonso Pedraza own goal. Napo»»»

CAIRO: Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, killing seven people, injuring 112 and derailing several carriages, authorities said. A train traveling from Giza to Fayoum struck the rear of another heading from Cairo to the southern city of Aswan, Egypt’s railway authority said»»»

Rio de Janeiro: Ten people, five of them children, died Sunday when a vehicle plunged into a lake near Rio de Janeiro, officials in Brazil said Sunday. The tragedy occurred on Saturday evening in the municipality of Barra Mansa, some 85 miles (140 kilometers) from Rio. "The victims were already dec»»»

The family had locked themselves in a room to escape gunfire during the village raid Kano: A dozen members of a family have died after armed gangs set fire to their home during an overnight raid on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, a local official and two residents told AFP on Sunday.»»»

Damascus, Nov. 8 (SANA) Syria and Iraq are stepping up security cooperation along their shared border, with officials and analysts saying closer coordination against terrorism and smuggling could pave the way for expanded trade, energy and transport links between the two countries. The two neighbor»»»

Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters here on Sunday that the state of the national budget does not currently allow for a pay raise, especially in the defence and security sectors. He added that employees in these sectors deserve a raise, which is why the cabinet will do everything p»»»

JERUSALEM: Gadi Eisenkot, tasked on Sunday with forming a new government, said he was open to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and one of his far-right allies joining but under him as the new leader. “If members of Likud and the Religious Zionist Party truly believe this is a time for unity, as th»»»

Doha: Qatar announced on Sunday that it added two new designated entry and exit points under a decision issued by the Minister of Interior, covering Umm Al Houl Port and Dukhan Air Base Airport. Minister of Interior Decision No. 40 of 2026 amends certain provisions of Decision No. 37 of 2023 concer»»»

The average value of residential property transactions in Budapest’s most expensive district was more than HUF 100 million (approximately EUR 275,000) higher than in one of the capital’s cheapest areas in the third quarter of 2026, according to data from OTP Ingatlanpont. The figures also point to »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump vowed Sunday to bounce back stronger from a massive midterm elections loss that he called a “giant step back in history” for the United States. Democrats captured both chambers of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms that dealt historic losses for Trump’s Republica»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: A crew member was killed in Indonesia when a helicopter that was fighting wildfires crashed into a river while it scooped water for an airborne drop, a local disaster agency said. The crash in Borneo Island's South Kalimantan province was the second in days involving a firefight»»»

Prosecutors say they are investigating the shooting as a terrorist Poland was in shock Sunday, a day after a gunman opened fire, killing six people and wounding 15 in the city of Krakow before police shot and wounded him. Authorities say the attacker held far-right views, though they did not disclo»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot was set Sunday to be given the tough task of forming a government, giving him weeks to cobble together a coalition to replace Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister. Eisenkot, 66, a political novice who has vowed to b»»»

Missile interceptions, maritime incidents and flight disruption keep the region on edge Dubai: Regional tensions remain high, with fresh reports of explosions in Iran, missile interceptions in Saudi Arabia and maritime incidents near the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict cont»»»

LONDON: Activists replaced a German flag with a Palestinian flag outside parliament in Berlin on Sunday to protest what they described as the government’s support for Israel and silence over war crimes in Gaza. Police arrested three activists at the scene and opened an investigation on suspicion of»»»

CAIRO: Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing four and injuring dozens, according to the authorities. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to »»»

Cairo: At least four people were killed and 88 others injured after a train collision caused several passenger carriages to derail in Egypt's Giza Governorate, the country's Ministry of Health and Population announced on Sunday. According to the ministry's latest preliminary figures, the accident o»»»

CAIRO: Over 60 people were injured when a train traveling between Giza and Fayoum collided with the rear of another train traveling from Cairo to Aswan, Egyptian authorities said Sunday. The collision occurred in Al-Ayyat district in Giza province, on the edge of Cairo, and caused the train to dera»»»

Four-year-old girl dies after alleged torture by stepmother in Bengal A woman as been arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district of Sagarpara for allegedly beating her four-year-old step daughter to death, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Katabari Sarkarpara area of ​​Sagarpara»»»

Street hawker under scrutiny after mass illness in UP villages In a suspected case of mass food poisoning amid the Diwali festivities, more than 150 people fell ill after consuming 'golgappa' from a local vendor in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district. More than 30 of those affected, including c»»»

RIYADH: Students across Riyadh returned to their classrooms on Nov. 8 after nearly a month of remote learning prompted by security concerns following Iran-backed Houthi attacks on the capital in October. However, the first day back coincided with fresh attacks on Riyadh on Sunday morning, putting s»»»

Dubai secures second place in global family tourism rankings for 2026 Dubai has been ranked the world’s second-most family-friendly city and destination for travelling with children, while Abu Dhabi secured fifth place globally, according to the World’s Most Child-Friendly Cities 2026 ranking publi»»»

MoHRE removes document submission requirements and cuts data fields by up to 97 per cent Abu Dhabi: The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced major improvements to the issuance of 13 types of work permits as part of the government's Zero Bureaucracy initiative. T»»»

China has completed the world’s first bidirectional real-time transmission verification over a 1,000-kilometer hollow-core fiber link. Key facts:The 1,007.48-km link carried 64 Tbps in each direction simultaneously — equivalent to uploading and downloading 160 4K movies per second at 50 GB eachOne-»»»

Arab Finance: Evergreen resumed its shipping services across the Suez Canal following a nearly three-year hiatus amid the Red Sea crisis, Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), announced. The giant container ship Ever Eon, part of the Evergreen fleet, made its first transit throug»»»

Fifty ambulances dispatched to accident site in Giza as authorities launch investigation Dubai: At least 120 people were injured when four carriages of a passenger train derailed near the village of Gerza in Egypt's Giza Governorate on Sunday, local media reported. The accident occurred in the Al A»»»

From paparazzi requests to carefully shared photos, couple guarded son’s privacy Dubai: For an entire year, Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal managed something increasingly rare in the age of social media: Keeping their baby son's face away from the public eye. But how did one of Bolly»»»

Damascus, Nov. 8 (SANA) The Central Bank of Syria, led by Governor Safwat Raslan, is participating in an investment conference program in Frankfurt, Germany, aimed at strengthening ties between Syria’s banking sector and international financial institutions. The “Invest in Syria” event brings toget»»»

RIYADH: With their distinctive fan-shaped leaves and branching crowns, doum palms are a defining feature of Wadi Al-Ghar, where seasonal rainfall transforms the landscape of Jazan’s Al-Aydabi Governorate. Located around 80 km northeast of Jazan city, Al-Aydabi is marked by mountainous terrain, vall»»»

PARIS: Europe will be represented at upcoming US-mediated talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war, France said Sunday. “The Europeans will be represented and France will be in Abu Dhabi to participate in these talks,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told RTL»»»

Conakry: More than 1,200 people in Guinea's key gold-producing region have been arrested amid a crackdown on illegal mining, according to a government statement. The arrests come after a ban on unregulated and clandestine mining in the northeastern gold-producing region of Siguiri took effect on No»»»

Conservatives push for more concessions as regional mediators step up peace efforts Dubai: As Qatar and other regional mediators intensify efforts to avert renewed US strikes on Iran, hardliners in Tehran are seizing on President Donald Trump’s midterm election setback to demand tougher terms for e»»»

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has announced that he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming the country’s next government, dealing a major political setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following last month’s inconclusive parliamentary elections. Herzog informed both Eisenko»»»

Judgment details Dh2.6 billion in transfers to founder’s accounts; final sums undecided Abu Dhabi: NMC founder BR Shetty and former chief executive Prasanth Manghat face potential contributions towards the company’s assets assessed against a figure of nearly Dh20 billion, after the Abu Dhabi Global»»»

RIYADH: Raw plywood shelves run from floor to ceiling, low tables hold stacks of new titles, and there is almost no branding. In a city where a venue’s decor can matter as much as what it sells, The Book Department keeps the focus on its shelves. “The books should speak for themselves,” co-founder »»»

BAKU: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Azerbaijan on Sunday for Victory Day celebrations, hoping to ease an unusually public rift between two close regional allies. Tensions flared in September, when Baku revised school uniform regulations to prohibit additions deemed incompatible »»»

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JERUSALEM: Israel said on Sunday it had deported 14 Western activists who had gone to the occupied West Bank on solidarity missions with Palestinians facing violence from Israeli settlers. Israeli authorities arrested them on Friday near Ramallah after an altercation between the activists and settl»»»

Hong Kong: Philippines trailblazer Alex Eala fell agonisingly short of winning a second WTA Tour title as she lost the Hong Kong Open final to unseeded Claire Liu on Sunday. The American ranked 102 powered past the second seed 6-3, 6-0 for the first title of her career and did not drop a set all we»»»

MANILA: The Philippines’ foreign ministry issued a rare rebuke to government officials and agencies on Sunday over public comments about China, stressing the need for a unified voice as the country heads into a key regional summit. The uniformed services of the Philippines have been engaged in a lo»»»

MOSCOW: ‌The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply and is again using backup generators for reactor cooling, the plant’s management and the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Sunday. Zaporizhzhia, which produces no electricit»»»

Hungary will spend HUF 57.8 billion (approximately EUR 160 million) over the next four years on a nationwide tree-planting and urban greening programme, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Sunday. The plans include planting at least 12 million saplings, creating more than 1,300 hectares of new»»»

Multiple witnesses told AFP on Sunday that Riyadh’s financial district was targeted and the area’s Aramco building was damaged, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted missiles launched from Yemen. “Aramco tower in KAFD has been targeted, that’s the sure thing,” said one witness, refe»»»

The U.S. State Department continuously reviews information about foreign mission members accredited to the United States, including any national security concerns, and takes appropriate action consistent with U.S. law and international obligations, a State Dept. spokesperson said, after the Lebanes»»»

KRAKOW: Poland began a two-day national mourning on Sunday and enhanced police security following the killing of six in a mass shooting in Krakow, which authorities believe was likely inspired by far-right ideology. The attack, which occurred on Saturday in the historic main square of the city, has»»»

Eyes are turning toward Tel Aviv after Gadi Eisenkot was tasked with forming a new Israeli government. In this context, a report by the Israeli radio station Kol Chai said that "Eisenkot is planning to withdraw from Lebanon even before he succeeds in forming the government, as he has begun conducti»»»

Couple shares first family portrait showing Vihaan’s face, a day after his first birthday Dubai: Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have given fans a special Diwali surprise, revealing the face of their son Vihaan for the first time in an adorable family photograph shared on Sunday. The»»»

Interviewed on the Bulgarian National Television on Sunday, Vice President-elect and Bulgarian News Agency Director General Kiril Valchev said that the first takeaway from the recent presidential election is that, for the first time, Bulgaria has elected a woman as president. The second is that the»»»

Banjul: A total of 101 migrants were rescued off Sika and Albreda in The Gambia on Saturday after their boat caught fire, the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) said in a statement. The rescue operation involved GID's migration management and border patrol units in Barra, the Gambia Red Cross Soci»»»

Israel's president announced he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week's election, in what Netanyahu's rivals see as a first step to remove the country's longest-serving prime minister. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, a former military chief and political»»»