US ad-tech firm lifts buyback by Dh11.8 billion and guides to 43% growth in fourth quarter Dubai: AppLovin shares jumped nearly 30 per cent on November 5 after the US advertising technology company reported record third-quarter earnings. The board also raised its share buyback authorization by $3.2»»»

ASUNCION, Paraguay: Paraguayan President Santiago Pena will face an impeachment trial after a financial crisis that led the US-allied leader to resign Thursday, after a banking takeover blocked almost half the population from accessing their money. Congress put Pena’s resignation on hold while the »»»

The goal of the United States in peace negotiations on Ukraine is to address the security concerns of all sides and reduce the risk of future conflicts, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special envoy Jared Kushner said after consultations in Brussels. Following high-level discussions in B»»»

Sydney: An elderly woman wounded in last year’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach has died from complications linked to her injuries, a Jewish community group said on Friday. A father-and-son duo are accused of killing 15 people and wounding dozens more in an attack at the famous beach on December 14 la»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: Nur Sadek was once on track to become an Islamic scholar. His mother dreamed of raising a son who would serve as a faith leader in their western Myanmar village. Sadek’s family belongs to the Rohingya ethnic minority. The predominantly Muslim group shares an area in Myanmar’s Rakhine »»»

Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV heads to South America on Friday for an emotionally charged reunion with the continent that helped shape his priesthood, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church will in 12 days visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in one »»»

Washington: A public commission greenlit US President Donald Trump’s massive triumphal arch after hearing hours of testimony on Thursday from dozens of furious opponents who questioned its legality and purpose. The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) voted 8-4 to approve the project late Th»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump predicted Thursday an imminent deal with Russia covering Ukraine and “all of Europe,” after his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, hosted officials from the two warring countries at the White House. Trump revealed that he had an unscheduled meeting with Kirill Dmi»»»

Visitors of all ages step back into Abu Dhabi’s 90s at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi: An ice-cold Rc Cola from the corner shop, Oman-chips with yoghurt, the glow of an Atari screen, a gold-and-white taxi gliding down the Corniche, and the songs of Jaber Jassim and Khaled Mohamed crackling from »»»

Freight and insurance costs add $50 per barrel to Middle East oil shipments Shipping Middle East oil to East Asia has become dramatically more expensive, with freight and insurance adding nearly $50 per barrel to transportation costs, OPEC data shows. The real cost of the global oil shock is no lon»»»

LIMA, Peru: Activists gathered in Lima Thursday to call on Pope Leo XIV to expel sexual abusers from the Catholic church, demanding justice in a long-running scandal, ahead of his Latin America tour this week. US-based nonprofit Bishop Accountability held a press conference Thursday to present a li»»»

More expat residents are buying homes as rents soften and investors become more selective Dubai: More expatriates who have spent years renting homes in Dubai are now considering buying their own properties, marking a significant shift in the emirate’s real estate market as rents ease, more homes be»»»

TAYIBE, Israel: A veteran Arab lawmaker in Israel says his bloc is willing to break with decades of precedent and join forces with Jewish-led parties in a shared bid to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long rule. “We want to do things that we did not do in the past in order to remove this cr»»»

Trump focuses on White House renovations despite midterm election defeat US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday designating the Oval Office as a national monument, redoubling his focus on beautifying the White House despite a brutal midterms defeat for his Republican Party. Critics accu»»»

Wall Street sell-off triggers sharp declines in Asian stock indexes Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday, following a heavy sell-off on Wall Street as growing concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) investments rattled global investors. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 plunged 6.2% in morning »»»

Fresh tanker attacks raise fears of renewed escalation as Trump weighs military action Dubai: A fresh wave of reported tanker fires in the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on commercial shipping in the Arabian Gulf has raised fears of renewed confrontation between the United States and Iran, just as Pr»»»

Trump hints at escalating attack to ensure Iran’s nuclear program can never be revived President Donald Trump said late on Thursday he will soon decide whether to widen the war on Iran, warning the US might have to “destroy the rest of the country,” Axios reported. The remarks came as Democrats’ mi»»»

About 20 flights were targeted, prompting fighter jet escorts and diversions across Europe Rome: Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets were scrambled on Thursday as around 20 commercial flights were targeted by hoax bomb threats for a third consecutive day across Europe. No group claimed respo»»»

Iran-linked attacks intensify, raising security concerns in Hormuz Strait Four attacks reported off Oman in 52 hours as commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains depressed; Bab el-Mandeb sees a modest recovery in vessel movements. Iran-linked attacks, attempted attacks and surveillanc»»»

Google disables AI tools for students amid classroom technology debates Google has said it will switch off its AI tools for schoolchildren by default, after drawing criticism for pushing artificial intelligence features to students while schools are still debating how the technology should be used »»»

Midterm election shakeup fuels fears over AI data center growth Japanese and South Korean shares plunged Friday after US shares tumbled overnight on worries that midterm election results could slow or derail the artificial intelligence data center investment boom. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index»»»

The New York Times ‌Company is in exclusive talks to acquire film-focused social platform Letterboxd in a deal valued at about $330 million, the New ​York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the discussions. A deal would extend the media organization’s push beyond its core n»»»

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Silicon Valley bosses who spent two years cozying up to US President Donald Trump now face a Democratic Congress already threatening subpoenas, after midterm elections in which antipathy toward artificial intelligence swayed voters. “AI company CEOs should be called to te»»»

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole, marking a major step away from capital punishment as he prepares to leave office after eight years. California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll cha»»»

Oil prices rise amid Iran tensions and tanker attack concerns Crude oil prices held modest gains Friday after rebounding from a two-month low, as unresolved tensions over Iran and tanker attacks kept buyers in the market. Brent crude futures stood at $98.29 a barrel, up $3.67, or 3.88% at 8:41 am B»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a major agreement involving not only Ukraine but potentially all of Europe was in the works, after meeting with a senior envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the White House. “There’s going to be an agreement, it’s going to be a big a»»»

Political turmoil in Paraguay as President Peña exits over financial scandal ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigned Thursday, days after the collapse of Paraguay’s central bank seized Ueno Bank. Peña announced his resignation in a video posted to X, saying he was stepping do»»»

Construction has begun on a major missile manufacturing complex in Gorzów Wielkopolski, a joint venture between South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and Polish defence company WB Electronics. The project is valued at around PLN 2 billion and will cover approximately 116 hectares, with some 60 industrial »»»

WASHINGTON: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right-winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there is a vacancy in the next two years.»»»

Hegseth defends Iran war actions as impeachment push gains momentum US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth rejected calls for his removal in a defiant video Thursday, branding Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment push a "sham" as the House prepares to vote when Congress returns next week. In a nearly six-min»»»

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed reports Thursday that he was planning to leave the Trump administration as he weighs his next moves after Republicans’ losses in midterm elections, according to The New York Times. It has “always been my plan” to work for President Donald Trum»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, throwing up a potential barrier to future presidents who might want to restyle the iconic office that Trump has gradually filled with gold flourishes. T»»»

Trump warns of 'disaster' as Democratic Socialists gain ground in major US cities Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) warned that Democratic Socialist leadership in major American cities could lead to a "disaster", reacting to the electoral victories of progressive can»»»

RIYADH: King Saud Medical City (KSMC) in Riyadh has successfully reconstructed the severely injured forearm of a patient in his 50s who suffered extensive injuries in a traffic accident, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. According to SPA, an upper limb surgery team at KSMC, a member of the»»»

Vinay Nayudu Doha The regional tensions and the fears alongside notwithstanding, the stage is set for the lights to come on at the Lusail International Circuit with Marc Marquez chasing a record world title at the MotoGP Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar 2026. With three rounds of this year’s MotoG»»»

Spain's footballers' union requested on Thursday that all professional matches rescheduled out of respect for Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, who tragically passed away earlier this week. De Miguel died following a sickening collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during a second division m»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha As Finland Week in Qatar draws to a close on Friday with Finland’s participation in the 2026 European Jazz Festival at Katara Cultural Village, the week has provided an opportunity to explore new avenues of cooperation between Finland and Qatar in education, science, digitalisa»»»

DUBAI: Iran has sent the United States a nuclear proposal via Qatar, to be discussed only after Washington meets Tehran’s seven demands, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US was reviewing the proposal but declined to prov»»»

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under growing pressure, with victorious Democrats planning to target him in Congress and Republicans blaming the Iran war he championed for their election losses. Hegseth, a former Fox News co-host and National Guard officer, has survived repeated sc»»»

WASHINGTON: A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, US officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday»»»

JAKARTA: Australia will join ‌Indonesia’s waterbombing operations to help put out fires that have been raging for months, a government ​agency said on Thursday, days after a helicopter crashed during a firefighting mission on Borneo island, killing one person and injuring several others.Australia’s»»»

LATAKIA: Two metal and wood construction plants affiliated with the Syrian Construction and Building Corporation in Latakia have resumed production after local teams repaired and rehabilitated their machinery. The plants can now fulfill contract work and supply construction projects in both the pub»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: Donald Trump, knowing that the US president’s party almost always loses seats in midterm elections, launched an unprecedented push last year for states to redraw congressional district lines in favor of Republicans. The redistricting gambit — a costly endeavor that provok»»»

Paraguay’s lower house voted unanimously to impeach President Santiago Peña on Thursday, just minutes after he announced his resignation on X. Protesters have rallied in the streets since the takeover of a bank linked to Peña blocked millions of people, including pensioners, from acc»»»

Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Thursday as unions joined a growing social movement against the rising cost of living. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, although clashes broke out in several cities. Hundreds of thousands of striking workers protested across France»»»

LONDON: Iraq's prime minister told Donald Trump on Thursday that his country's territory would not be used to launch attacks on other states in the region. Iraq's Gulf neighbors have accused militias loyal to Tehran of launching strikes from Iraqi territory against them since the Iran-US war broke »»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities demolished nearly half of a Palestinian Bedouin community in an area designated for the controversial E1 project in the east of occupied Jerusalem, displacing about 20 residents and threatening the rest with eviction, three Israeli rights groups warned on Thursday. In a »»»

A dramatic police chase ended in a crash on the M0 motorway near Gyál on Wednesday night after a driver fleeing officers entered the road in the wrong direction. Police fired shots at the car’s tyres during the pursuit, while two passengers were later taken to hospital. According to the police, off»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s international friendly against Saudi Arabia, scheduled for December 27 in Al Khobar, has been cancelled following the postponement of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, the Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced on Thursday. "Based on the decision of the Asian Football Co»»»

IRBIL: One of Iraq’s two main Kurdish parties withdrew from the government in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region Thursday, threatening to form a rival administration as a long-running power struggle between the parties intensified. The political crisis comes at a delicate moment for the»»»