LONDON: Israel is using access to water as a weapon of war and a tool of collective punishment against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, Medecins Sans Frontieres has said in a new report. The aid group and other organizations have also given warning that families face dehydration and disease»»»

ROME: The records keep coming for Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory. Sinner hasn’t been beaten in a Masters Series event —»»»

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary has left his post after 13 months on the job, President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary has left the administration after 1»»»

VIENNA: The Eurovision semifinals kicked off Tuesday amid blasts of dry ice and jets of flame with Israel waiting in the wings, its participation triggering the song contest’s biggest-ever political boycott. Moldova got the party started before 11,200 fans at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna with ra»»»

LONDON: UK leader Keir Starmer swept to power promising to end years of chaos in British politics, but numerous policy U-turns, controversies and rock-bottom poll ratings see him teetering on the precipice. In his first speech as prime minister on July 5, 2024, Starmer promised a government of “ser»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities said Tuesday that they had arrested a former air force chief of staff under Bashar Assad who was sanctioned by the European Union including for his role in chemical attacks. Since Assad’s December 2024 overthrow, Syria’s new Islamist authorities have periodically announ»»»

TUNIS: A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the three-and-a-half-year prison sentences of two prominent journalists jailed for alleged financial crimes, according to their lawyer. The journalists, Mourad Zeghidi and Borhen Bsaies, were sentenced in January for money laundering and tax evasion»»»

Polycystic ovary syndrome was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome Tuesday by patients and medical organizations. File Photo by UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome, known to more than 170 million women suffering from the condition worldwide, was renamed polyend»»»

A surge in global oil prices linked to energy supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel war on Iran, has nearly doubled diesel costs for Indonesian fishermen. The spike has forced much of the country’s fishing fleet to remain docked according to a report b»»»

Israel has intensified its “brutal bombardment” of southern Lebanon, expanding evacuation orders to more villages, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney has reported from Beirut. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 87 people in the neighboring country since Friday, according to the Lebanese Health Min»»»

GOTLAND, Sweden: The war game scenario was this: One of NATO ‘s newest members, Sweden, was under threat by an unnamed country that was building up troops along the military alliance’s eastern border. And in an unusual twist, non-NATO member Ukraine was there to advise on drone warfare — and delive»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping when they hold a summit this week.Trump told reporters before leaving for Beijing that “we’re going to have a long talk about it.”Chin»»»

Then-Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak attends a meeting with U.S. officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 11, 2025. Yermak, who resigned his position in November, faces money laundering charges. File Photo courtesy Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry | License Photo May 12 (UPI) --»»»

Bulgaria's National Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Affairs on Tuesday approved at first reading three bills amending the Judicial System Act. PB Version One bill, tabled on Monday by Olga Borisova and 21 other MPs of Progressive Bulgaria (PB), passed unanimously by 23 votes in favour. The purpo»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is going to have an extensive conversation about Iran with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his upcoming visit to China. "Well, I think number one, we're going to have a long talk about it," Trump told reporters when asked »»»

BEIRUT: While Washington and Tehran argue over a deal to end the attacks on shipping that are shaking the world economy, Iran’s most powerful ally Hezbollah and Israel are stepping up a drone war in Lebanon — on camera — that is complicating the path to peace. In recent weeks, Hezbollah has used ch»»»

GENEVA: Seventy ‌children have been killed in the occupied Palestinian territories excluding Gaza since early 2025, amounting to around one a week, while over 800 have been injured, the UN children’s agency said on Tuesday. Most of those killed or injured in the West Bank and East Jerusalem were ‌h»»»

A domestic dispute in western Greece has led police to confiscate a stash of illegal firearms in the home of a man accused of making threats against his former girlfriend. A police statement Tuesday said the raid followed a woman’s complaint that her ex turned up after midnight outside her home nea»»»

Argentina has nearly 16 million cars, with an average age of almost 15 years, which continues to support demand for replacement parts. File Photo by Enrique Garcia Medina/EPA BUENOS AIRES, May 12 (UPI) -- Argentina's auto parts industry is facing a sharp downturn as vehicle production declines, imp»»»

The statement by Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, that “control over the Strait of Hormuz is equivalent to possessing a deterrent power on the level of a nuclear weapon, and it is a vital card we will never relinquish,” is far from a passing remark. Rather, it reveals the pinnacle of T»»»

On May 1, 2025, during a White House event marking the National Day of Prayer, US President Donald Trump announced the creation of the White House Religious Liberty Commission, a body he said was designed to “protect the religious and spiritual values of American society.” Yet the event quickly bec»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves No.10 Downing Street on April 20. On Tuesday, four junior ministers on his Cabinet resigned. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Four junior members of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Cabinet resigned from their roles Tuesday, »»»

A member of the Bolivian Workers’ Union sets off a firework during a protest against the government’s economic policies in La Paz, Bolivia, on Monday. Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA May 12 (UPI) -- Bolivia's largest labor union federation launched a nationwide strike Tuesday, with road and street bl»»»

CTP plans to continue its rapid expansion in Poland after surpassing 1 million square meters of warehouse space in the country last year. The company’s long-term goal is to reach 3 million square meters, with annual construction targets of 300,000 to 500,000 square meters. CTP is developing both la»»»

MADRID: Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Tuesday he was counting on wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams to be fit and available for the World Cup next month. Yamal, 18, suffered a hamstring injury in late April, which has caused him to miss the rest of the season for Barcelona, though his club»»»

Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The war, which erupted more than two months ago with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, has»»»

"Someone should ask the U.S. Secretary of State about the fable of the alleged offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba, which nobody here knows anything about,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla wrote on social media. File Photo by Hector Retamal/EPA/Pool May 12 (UPI) -- Cub»»»

About 10 masked individuals stormed the University of West Attica on Tuesday afternoon, injuring two people in a violent incident on campus. The attackers, reportedly wearing helmets, entered the university grounds and assaulted victims with knives and hammers. One student was struck in the head an»»»

KABUL: Afghan authorities said Tuesday they had arrested two Afghan journalists from leading private channel TOLOnews, with media rights groups calling for their release. TOLOnews said in a post on X on Sunday that two of their journalists, Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi, had been detained in Kabul»»»

The Hague,May. 12 (SANA) Syria’s Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais met on Monday with U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Nicole Shampaine, to discuss mutual issues at the Syrian Mission in The Hague. Syria’s envoy to the OPCW, Mohammad Kattoub, attende»»»

US President Donald Trump is considering resuming the bombing campaign against Iran as peace talks remain stalled, Axios reported on Monday, citing three US officials familiar with the matter. On Sunday, Trump rejected Iran’s latest terms as “totally unacceptable” and said the ceasefire reached aro»»»

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Office at Nairobi after a groundbreaking and office inauguration ceremony for a major expansion of the U.N.’s Nairobi headquarters in Kenya on Monday. Photo by Daniel Irungu/EPA May 12 (UPI) -- »»»

EBay's board of directors rejected GameStop's unsolicited offer to buy it. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- EBay on Tuesday rejected the proposed offer from GameStop to buy it, calling the offer "neither credible nor attractive." In a letter posted Tuesday, eBay Boar»»»

Salvage work continues on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge as it lies on the container ship Dali on April 22, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. Two companies who operated the ship and a technical superintendent face charges related to the incident. File Photo by Julia Nikhinson/UPI | License Photo May »»»

South Africa's top court bars repeat asylum applications 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNomsa MasekoBBC Africa, Johannesburg Getty ImagesHome Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the refugee system is being abused South Africa's highest court has ruled that foreign nationals cannot»»»

He was a refugee – now he's Lord Mayor of Bristol 12 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlastair McKeeBristol BBCCouncillor Yassin Mohamud has represented Lawrence Hill in Bristol since 2021 Bristol's next Lord Mayor says he wants to bring "unity, working together and helping each other" t»»»

LONDON: Netflix has invested ‌over $135 billion in films and television series over the past decade, the company said on ​Tuesday, underscoring the dominance of the streaming giant and the growth of on-demand entertainment. During the same period, Netflix contributed more than $325 billion to the g»»»

BARCELONA: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during an open top bus parade as the team celebrated winning the Spanish title. The 18-year-old winger, who is already widely regarded as one of the best soccer players in the world, held the flag as the team bus drove through the stre»»»

Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform, Hala Al-Saeed confirmed that Egypt has managed to safely cross the difficult economic conditions after successfully passing the unprecedented reforms during the past period, stressing that it is now on the right track. Al-Saeed said in an i»»»

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the United States limiting their atomic arsenals lapsed. The ending of the New START agreement in February formally released the world’s two largest nuclear powers from »»»

Brussels, Belgium: A military sea drone found last week off the Greek Ionian island of Lefkada is Ukrainian and represented a threat to navigation, the Greek defence minister said Tuesday. While in Brussels, Nikos Dendias said he had briefed European counterparts on the "drone that we fished in Gre»»»

LONDON: Individuals calling themselves Palestinians had reached 15.5 million worldwide at the end of 2025, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. In the Palestinian Occupied Territories and inside Israel, there are 7.4 million Palestinians, though about 2 million hold Israeli ci»»»

A man who was on the run after being sentencted to life in prison over the rape of an underage girl three years ago has been arrested in central Athens, police said Tuesday. A police statement said the man – only identified as a 45-year-old foreign national – was taken into custody in the district »»»

London: Arsenal defender Ben White will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, ruling him out of the club's Premier League run-in and the Champions League final, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The medial knee ligament injury also means the 28-year-old is highly unlikely to feature for Engl»»»

The Kremlin has released ‌a video of Vladimir Putin driving in Moscow and meeting an old school teacher in a hotel lobby, after Western media outlets cited a European intelligence report as saying the Russian president spent weeks holed up in bunkers. The reports, which appeared in the run-up to Pu»»»

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group called on the government Tuesday to withdraw from direct talks with Israel, calling them a concession and urging “indirect negotiations.” Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold two days of talks in Washington starting Thursday in an attempt to end the lates»»»

BARCELONA: Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said ‌on Tuesday he will extend his contract with the LaLiga club until 2028 after his side sealed their 29th league title. Flick, whose current deal was due to expire in June 2027, is set to sign a one-year extension, with an option to prolong his tenure. H»»»

Ajman: Ajman Police has warned motorists that failing to move vehicles involved in minor accidents can result in a Dh500 traffic fine, as the force continues its “Move Your Vehicle After a Minor Accident” awareness campaign across the emirate. The campaign, launched by the Traffic and Patrols Depar»»»

Barcelona: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed on Tuesday that he has signed a new two-year contract with an option for a third season days after securing a second consecutive La Liga title with the Catalan club. The 61-year-old German wrapped up his second Spanish league crown with Barcelona on »»»

Dubai: The Indian rupee slid to a record low against the US dollar, giving UAE-based remitters one of the strongest exchange-rate opportunities in recent years as rising oil prices and sustained foreign investor outflows intensified pressure on Asia’s third-largest economy. Get updated faster and f»»»