Doha, Qatar: Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) outlined the steps for students to access the results of the first-round General Secondary Certificate examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year through the Maaref portal. According to the ministry, students can check their results »»»

The practice of Chinese fishing boats operating illegally has been ongoing for years. Here, several Chinese boats that were caught while reportedly operating illegally in South Korea's exclusive zone are moored at a port in Incheon, South Korea, in 2016. File Photo by Yonhap/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, Ju»»»

Pope Leo XIV (C) greets the people after presiding over a meeting June 7 in Madrid, Spain, 07 June 2026. An arch-conservative Catholic group on Wednesday consecrated four bishops without the pope's permission and despite his appeal to them. Photo by Fernando Villar/EPA July 1 (UPI) -- The Society o»»»

1 of 2 | The new Air Force One is a refurbished 747-8 with red, white and navy blue and gold paint, a design selected by Trump. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force | License Photo July 1 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump flew to North Dakota on Wednesday on the new plane given to him by Qatar, his first of»»»

Participants in the German Championships of Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game compete in Kassel, Germany, in 2010. An Oregon game store announced it is suspending Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments for one week due to complaints about the hygiene of attendees. File Photo by Uwe Zucchi/EPA July 1 (UPI) -- An Oregon game»»»

Dubai: One participant has kicked off July with a life-changing windfall, winning the Dh30 million grand prize in Wednesday's UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw. In Lucky Day Draw No. 260701, the winning numbers in the Days section were 9, 1, 15, 20, 19, 25, while the winning number in the Months section w»»»

Ahmedabad: The Qatar men's national basketball team will play a match against India on Thursday at Veer Savarkar Hall in Ahmedabad, India, marking the start of the third window of the Asian qualifiers for the FIBA Basketball World Cup - Qatar 2027. The team enters the contest with the ambition of r»»»

BETHLEHEM: Israeli forces detained a Palestinian herder on Wednesday in the village of Al-Rashaydeh, east of Bethlehem, days after Jewish settlers attacked him while he was grazing sheep, according to Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency affiliated with the PLO. Bakr Rashaydeh, head of the vi»»»

After months of crisis in the Middle East, France is looking to build its influence in the region by strengthening relations with Oman – a small country long seen as a quiet, neutral regional player. On his first state visit to France, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and French President Emmanuel Mac»»»

A viral video showing handcuffed men walking in single file is being shared by Islamophobic accounts claiming it depicts Muslims enslaving Christian Africans. However, the video has been taken out of context. A video showing a long line of shirtless men, their hands tied behind their backs, walking»»»

Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich on Wednesday announced the signing of Morocco midfielder Ismael Saibari from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven until 2031. The midfielder joins the German champions for a reported fee of 50 million ($57 million). An attacking midfielder with a goal threat, the 25-year-old will»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 1: Papers discuss a story from China that has flown under the radar: a plane crashed into the tallest building in Beijing in unclear circumstances. Next: why was "controversial figure" Vadim Ermolaev targeted in Monaco? Also: could Ireland become the next summer holid»»»

A significant shift could be on the horizon for Hungary’s cryptocurrency market after the new Magyar government submitted legislation to Parliament that would ease controversial rules introduced last year. Government to overhaul crypto rules According to the proposal published on Parliament’s websi»»»

Damascus, July 1 (SANA) Participants in the Syrian-British Business Council (SBBC) conference held Wednesday in Damascus affirmed the importance of boosting economic cooperation between Syria and the United Kingdom. The event served as a platform to explore investment opportunities and discuss pros»»»

The oceans have never been warmer. They hit a record 21 degrees celcius average surface temperature in June, logged by Copernicus, the EU's Earth-observation programme. It's clearly taking a toll on biodiversity around the world, after years of warnings from experts. The onset of a potentially powe»»»

The explosion that wounded three people in Monaco Monday night is being treated as an “attempted murder”. So who was the target? While Monegasque authorities remain tight-lipped about the victims’ identities, media reports point to Vadym Yermolaiev, a Ukrainian-born oligarch sanctioned by Kyiv for »»»

Bulgaria is stepping up nationwide fire prevention and response measures as the country enters the high-risk summer fire season, with coordinated action between the Interior Ministry, Defense Ministry, and Agriculture Ministry. Authorities said the entire state capacity, including organizational, t»»»

A dispute between Croatia’s president and government over whether troops should take part in France’s Bastille Day military parade escalated on June 30, exposing renewed tensions over civilian control of the armed forces and putting the country’s military leadership under pressure. President Zoran »»»

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski has presented the proposed composition of his new government cabinet following talks with coalition partners Vlen and ZNAM, after a meeting of the party’s executive committee, MIA reported on June 30. The proposed cabinet res»»»

Turkey's Karpowership began construction of a new class of floating power plants, expanding its global powership fleet, the company said on June 25. The project points to sustained demand for rapidly deployable electricity generation in markets facing power shortages, as the company builds out capa»»»

Ukraine’s widening drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure raises the prospect that Kyiv could shift some of its focus from refineries and oil logistics to LNG assets, which have largely remained untouched. Kyiv has been intensifying attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months, »»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping's latest summit with Vladimir Putin produced few headline-grabbing agreements. The biggest missing deal was an agreement to build the Power of Siberia 2 (POS2) gas pipeline. But analysts argue the visit revealed something potentially more significant: Beijing is quietly»»»

Europe’s rapid push into defence technology risks undermining its own security ambitions unless policymakers develop a coherent strategy defining how emerging technologies should reshape military power, sovereignty and accountability, according to a new analysis by Carnegie Europe. As the European »»»

Russia's VTB may return to the question of expanding its presence in Iran once regional military action ends, VTB Chief Executive Andrei Kostin said, Interfax reported on June 30. Iran and Russia have dramatically accelerated their banking integration efforts since Russia faced Western sanctions fo»»»

A fire broke out at a waste treatment facility operated by Ecobulpak in Sofia, Bulgaria's General Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection said on Wednesday. Firefighters found that two plastic recycling warehouses were ablaze. Six fire engines with firefighting crews, a hazardous materials»»»

LAUSANNE: Greenland and the Faroe Islands will not be recognized as separate and independent Olympic teams despite a request from Denmark’s parliament, the IOC said Wednesday. The Olympic Charter has for 30 years defined a country that can have an official team as “an independent state recognized b»»»

NEW YORK: Bahrain on Wednesday requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following Iran's recent attack on the kingdom, Arab News has learned. The meeting is expected to take place on Thursday, with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani arriving in New York on W»»»

ALEPPO, July 1 (SANA) Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday welcomed the inaugural DAN Airlines flight from the Romanian capital, Bucharest, marking the launch of the carrier’s scheduled service to the northern Syrian city. Mustafa Khairallah, head of the Media Department at the General Authori»»»

Abu Dhabi: Senior government leaders from across Abu Dhabi gathered today at the iconic Zayed National Museum for the launch press conference of LIVEX 2026, the emirate's inaugural Livability and Investment Exhibition. The event brought together senior government figures for a keynote and two high-»»»

LONDON: There is no doubting that “Rocky” fan Aryna Sabalenka has an “Eye of the Tiger” as she demonstrated on Wednesday when her survival instincts kicked in to subdue American McCartney Kessler 6-1 7-6(9) in a compelling second round tussle at Wimbledon. Sabalenka, who sports a tattoo of a tiger »»»

WASHINGTON: The anti-establishment left of the Democratic Party has carried a surge of US primary victories from New York to Colorado, delivering a stinging rebuke to party leaders seen as too cautious, too corporate and too tied to Washington. In its latest triumph, Democratic Socialist Melat Kiro»»»

LONDON: The British Museum expects “huge demand” for ‌its exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, its director said on Wednesday, as tickets went on sale to see the 11th-century artwork that is returning to ​England from France for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.People across Britain are seizing t»»»

1 of 3 | Journalist E. Jean Carroll departs from the Manhattan Federal Court on January 26, 2024, in New York City. On Tuesday, her lawyers asked a federal court to release the $5 million judgment against President Donald Trump to her. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 1 (UPI) -»»»

American auto manufacturers are getting uneasy with the end of the USMTA trade treaty. File Photo by Brian Kersey/ UPI | License Photo July 1 (UPI) -- The United States will allow a deadline to pass to renew a trade deal for North American automakers. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement -- negotiated »»»

NATO member states have raised military spending by 14% in a single year. But the real story is what they're giving up.Germany will spend more on the armed forces than on its entire education and health systems combined by 2035.The €739 billion spent across Europe in 2025 could build 10 million new»»»

Broad swipes against asylum and Islam were issued in separate resolutions by the EU’s largest political force, the European People’s Party (EPP) on Tuesday (30 June). On Islam, the resolution claims the religion is being politically-exploited through entryism to undermine European democracy. The EP»»»

Dubai: A 33-year-old Indian IT professional and student from Andhra Pradesh died after his car was swept away by flash floodwaters in the US state of Kansas, Indian media reported. Also Read: Who was Sai Karthik Varma Datla? Indian techie among 12 killed in Missouri skydiving plane crashVenkatesh D»»»

Manila: Filipinos in the capital could soon go from San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan to Cavite — all by rail. That's the hope kicked up by Manila government approval of the long-delayed Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Common Station project, removing a key hurdle to the construction of the Unified G»»»

LONDON: Israeli police shot and killed a man in his twenties in the city of Lod, southeast of Tel Aviv, after an alleged attempted stabbing on Wednesday. The man was identified as Sami Ahmed Jasous, the sixth Palestinian citizen of Israel to be killed by Israeli police since January, according to t»»»

LONDON: Serena ‌Williams will do everything to be ready for her Wimbledon doubles campaign alongside older sister Venus after sustaining a knee injury during her opening singles defeat on Tuesday, the American’s agent said. The 44-year-old’s highly anticipated comeback to competitive action after f»»»

FRANKFURT: Investigators raided Germany’s football association headquarters and other locations across the country Wednesday as part of a probe into corruption linked to the Euro 2024 tournament. The case centers on allegations that employees of cities in Germany, which hosted the competition, were»»»

United Nations High Commission for Refugees and other international organizations warned that Venezuela's humanitarian crisis is deteriorating rapidly following the twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA July 1 (UPI) -- United Nations High Commission for »»»

TORONTO: Portugal and Croatia’s World Cup last-32 clash on Thursday could be Cristiano Ronaldo or Luka Modric’s final game on soccer’s biggest stage, and the massive moment will unfold at the tournament’s smallest venue. If there was any skepticism about how the 43,036-seat Toronto Stadium would ho»»»

Two workers have died within the space of just a few months at the construction site of BYD’s new factory in Szeged, raising serious concerns over safety standards. While construction is widely regarded as one of the most hazardous industries, professional bodies say two fatalities in such a short »»»

NEW JERSEY, USA: France’s fearsome foursome of Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olize and Bradley Barcola leaves opponents exclaiming: Sacré bleu! “Their four up front is the best in the competition by far,” Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said. France became the first nation to score three or »»»

MIAMI: Uthy spent seven years in medical school training to become a doctor in Haiti. On the cusp of graduation, she fled the country three years ago to the US with her husband, young child and a dream to return when it was safe. Uthy, who holds Temporary Protected Status, now lives in fear that sh»»»

BERLIN: Germany is hoping to expand defense industry ties with the United States and produce more US-designed weaponry at factories in the country, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday. The pitch comes just ahead of a major NATO summit scheduled for July 7-8 in Turkiye, where European mi»»»

AI-driven cyberoffensive tools can be compared to “digital nuclear weapons,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said, warning that they could fuel rivalries among global powers. Ratcliffe made the comparison on Tuesday in a speech at the Amazon Web Services summit in Washington, where he discussed the»»»

Italy is stalling a NATO aid commitment to Ukraine for 2027 after the bloc signed off on a €70 billion ($80 billion) military package to Kiev this year, Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported on Tuesday. While NATO envoys agreed on the terms of this year’s assistance on Tuesday in »»»

European Union climate scientists issued warnings that weather patterns, global climate, and marine ecosystems could be impacted in unexpected ways -- none of them positive -- after the temperature of world's oceans spiked in June to levels that eclipsed all previous records. File photo by Miguel T»»»