New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday became the longest-serving head of an elected government in India’s history, surpassing the record of Pawan Kumar Chamling, who served as Sikkim’s chief minister for over 24 years. With 8,931 days in office, combining his tenure as Gujarat Chief Min»»»

Israel said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday as Hezbollah said it attacked soldiers in northern Israel, the first fatality there in fire from Lebanon since the latest war erupted. Israel's ZAKA 360 emergency response unit said a person was pronounced dead after a strike on their»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Missile Attack Kills Israeli in Misgav Am: Video 22-03-2026 11:14 AM Two vehicles catch fire after Hezbollah missile atatck on Mi»»»

Dubai: Airlines operating in and out of the UAE warned of continued disruption on Sunday, as unstable weather and regional airspace constraints forced delays, cancellations and rerouting across multiple networks. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Carriers including IndiG»»»

Jazeera Airways announced Sunday that it will resume commercial flights to and from Sohag in Egypt via Saudi Arabia’s Qaisumah Airport, starting March 29. Passengers will complete check-in at Jazeera Airways’ center at Mishref International Fairground Hall 8, before being transported by bus to Qais»»»

Blasts were heard and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran. The army issued several alerts saying it had identified that "missiles were launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israe»»»

Dubai: Dubai has taken a major step towards its vision of becoming one of the world’s most walkable cities, with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) awarding the first contract under its sweeping Dubai Walk Master Plan. The initiative will deliver more than 6,000 kilometres of walkways across t»»»

The US has claimed to have "crippled" the Iranian threat in the Hormuz Strait. This came after the US CentCom commander confirmed "multiple" 5,000-pound bunker busters were dropped hitting targets embedded in the rough terrain overlooking the narrow waterway. The Islamic Republican Guard Corps' (IR»»»

Doha, Qatar: Despite the ongoing regional tensions that have disrupted international air travel and prompted widespread staycations, Qatar’s integrated public transport network continues to function with clockwork precision, ensuring residents and visitors enjoy seamless mobility during the Eid Al »»»

Three weeks out from the most consequential European election of the year, the EU has aimed every weapon in its arsenal at Hungary, as Brussels prepares for its best shot yet at taking out Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Orban’s animosity toward the EU establishment runs deep. For more than a decade, »»»

Since 2019, a secularism law in Quebec has barred some public sector workers, like judges, police officers and teachers, from wearing religious attire at work. Now, the country's highest court is preparing to consider its future. Lisa Robicheau describes her life as "stuck between a rock and a hard»»»

More than 200,000 p protested on Saturday in the in Prague, Czech Republic, to defend democratic values and civic engagement while pushing back against media pressure, defense cuts and the erosion of state institutions there. Photo by Martin Divisek/EPA March 21 (UPI) -- More than 200,000 people pr»»»

The battlefield determines who prevails. Yet long before that verdict is rendered, another contest unfolds: over how the war itself is to be understood. From a plurality of competing explanations, a single narrative, or at least a dominant theme, gradually crystallizes and comes to define the confl»»»

Transportation Security Administration employees have been working without pay for more than a month. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump threatened to send U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents to airports to cover for the Transportatio»»»

Investment funds, international hotel chains and developers active across Central and South-Eastern Europe will gather in Bucharest on April 2, 2026, for the second edition of the Hospitality Business Forum (HBF), an event dedicated to investments, transactions and development in the hospitality in»»»

Police bodycam footage showing Justin Timberlake's 2024 drink-driving arrest in New York has been released. The pop star had previously sued the Village of Sag Harbor to prevent the release of the video, but ultimately reached a settlement allowing for its release on Friday. Timberlake was arrested»»»

Allbania’s ruling Socialist Party has unveiled a sweeping reorganization of its political leadership across the country, with Prime Minister Edi Rama signaling a renewed push to strengthen party structures ahead of upcoming challenges.The changes, announced during a party assembly, introduce a new »»»

President Iliana Iotova visited Kyustendil for the city’s official holiday, the Kyustendil Spring Festival, on Saturday. She was welcomed by Mayor Ognyan Atanasov outside the Kyustendil Municipality building and greeted residents and visitors during the celebration in Velbazhd Square. President Iot»»»

Israel’s defense minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint UK-US base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on the Diego Garcia air base — located about 2,500 miles (4,000 »»»

A second field test of the Digitalization of Land-Based Operations (D-LBO) project, which costs the equivalent of over $12B and aims to network vehicles, troops, and sensors to enhance command, had to be aborted last year due to critical failures, reports Welt. Deficiencies in the D-LBO project wer»»»

Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike on Saturday, the official Iranian news agency Mizan reported. There was no radiation leakage, it said, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. Natanz, Iran’s main enrichment site, was hit in the first week of the war a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Arabi SC have officially renewed the contract of head coach Cosmin Contra for two more seasons, keeping him at the club until 2028, the management announced yesterday. The decision confirms the club’s confidence in the Romanian coach, who took charge on 15 October 2025 as part of th»»»

Doha, Qatar: During times of regional geopolitical tension, relying on official and verified news sources becomes essential not only for personal awareness but also for maintaining public order and responsible civic engagement, according to Lecturer at the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa Univer»»»

Political parties in Iraq have carried out intense efforts over the past two days to contain the escalation in the country in wake of increased attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iran factions, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The efforts aim to also prevent Iraq from sliding into a broader c»»»

Donald Trump's war with Iran is weighing on independent US voters, a crucial bloc likely to determine if the president's Republican Party maintains control of Congress in the November midterm elections. At a breakfast diner in Pennsylvania, a swing state where voters often shift between parties, th»»»

Dubai: What started as a modest gathering of motorcycling enthusiasts has evolved into one of the UAE’s much-anticipated multi-club biking events, drawing hundreds of riders united by both passion and purpose. Amid the current geopolitical situation, the fourth edition of the “Biker Buddies Eid Bro»»»

An Israeli strike on a health center in southern Lebanon instantly killed 12 medical workers, seriously wounded one and left four missing under the rubble for hours. The March 13 strike in the village of Burj Qalaouiyah, one of the single deadliest strikes in Lebanon since the latest Israel-Hezboll»»»

US President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the United States is sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional Marines to the region. Trump’s post Friday on social media followed an Iranian threat to atta»»»

LAGOS — Far from the Middle East war, fallout from oil disruptions is reverberating across the world, unsettling lives from Lagos to Manila as people adjust to fuel price hikes and gas shortages.Benchmark oil prices are hovering around $100, a surge of around 40 to 50 per cent since the war against»»»

For decades, American support for Israel was one of the most durable constants in US foreign policy, to such an extent that successive administrations, whether Democratic or Republican, hardly needed to debate it. That truism no longer holds. A Gallup poll conducted between 2-16 February confirmed »»»

Three weeks after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the world has entered an exceptionally dangerous phase. The confrontation has expanded far beyond the bounds of a conventional military conflict. It has developed into a multi-layered war in which military fronts converge with immense ec»»»

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has described recent Serbian army exercises near the border with Kosovo as “extremely worrying,” accusing Belgrade of using its military to exert pressure and destabilise the Western Balkans, Koha.net reported on March 19. »»»

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has described recent Serbian army exercises near the border with Kosovo as “extremely worrying,” accusing Belgrade of using its military to exert pressure and destabilise the Western Balkans, Koha.net reported on March 19. »»»

EU leaders had a heavy agenda at a summit in Brussels on March 19. They had to deal with a mushrooming energy crisis, a Ukraine funding fiasco and the stalled passage of twentieth sanctions on Russia. Little progress was made on solving any of these issues. »»»

EU leaders had a heavy agenda at a summit in Brussels on March 19. They had to deal with a mushrooming energy crisis, a Ukraine funding fiasco and the stalled passage of twentieth sanctions on Russia. Little progress was made on solving any of these issues. »»»

Manila: Philippine car buyers are easing off the gas — but electric vehicles (EV) are stepping on the pedal. New internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle sales fell more than 8% in February to 35,842 units, down from 39,164 a year ago, according to data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers »»»

Poland’s industrial output expanded 1.5% year on year (y/y) in constant prices in February, a changeover from a decline of 1.5% y/y the preceding month, unadjusted data from the statistics office GUS showed on March 19. Th»»»

Mayors for France's major towns and cities will be chosen on Sunday, in the last vote before next year's presidential elections. Excitement is especially high in Paris and Nice. The capital could shift to the right after 25 years under a Socialist-led coalition, if Rachida Dati comes from behind in»»»

This series of Hubble Space Telescope images of the fragmenting comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), or K1 for short, was taken over the course of three consecutive days: November 8, 9, and 10, 2025. Captured by Hubble&rsquos STIS instrument. Photos courtesy of NASA, ESA, D. Bodewits (Auburn). Image processing»»»

Israel’s recent strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field and Tehran’s retaliation on key energy infrastructure in several Gulf countries is more than just another escalation of the war roiling the Middle East. What began as a campaign of decapitation strikes and base‑to‑base missile exchanges has esca»»»

Analysts say these investments in planned Chilean copper mines respond to sustained growth in global demand, driven by electrification, power grids and the energy transition File Phot by Pedro Tapia/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, March 20 (UPI) -- Mining companies BHP and U.S.-based Freeport-McMoRan submitte»»»

CBS News has said it is shutting down its radio service after nearly 100 years in May, in a fresh round of layoffs. The service is expected to end on 22 May, affecting more than 700 affiliate stations, the editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, and president Tom Cibrowski announced on Friday. Employees will »»»

As the financial landscape evolves, securing capital is no longer a straightforward process for business owners. Once dominated by traditional banks, financing now includes digital lenders, fintech platforms, and alternative methods such as peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding. This growing fragme»»»

1 of 2 | Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun, left, and a worker from another company, work with "dummy" servers to allegedly conceal Nvidia microchips heading to China. Image courtesy of the Department of Justice March 20 (UPI) -- Three men were charged with smuggling Nvidia chips able to run artificial intellig»»»

Meningitis B cases in Kent, England, have risen to 29. Officials are encouraged that there aren't more. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo March 20 (UPI) -- Cases of bacterial meningitis in Kent, England, have risen to 29, up from 27 Thursday. Some health officials believe the outbreak h»»»

1 of 2 | Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-SD, speaks during a press conference after weekly Senate caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Thune has said the Senate may delay its scheduled recess if it does not pass key legislation in the coming days. Photo by Bonn»»»

March 19 (UPI) -- A Pakistani athlete broke the same Guinness World Record for a third time by performing 66 thumb pushups with one leg raised in one minute. Muhammad Arshad, who has broken more than 14 Guinness World Records for feats of athleticism, earned the title for the most thumb push-ups wi»»»

Skopje, 16 March 2026 (MIA) - As of Monday midnight, gasoline prices will go up by Mden 7 per liter, while that of diesel by Mden 6.5 per liter, said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The new retail price of Eurosuper BS-95 is Mden 86.5 per liter, Eurosuper BS-98 - Mden 88.5, Eurodiesel (D-E »»»

OVERVIEW The launch of the election campaign and the rising fuel prices are the dominant topics in the media on Friday. ELECTIONS In an interview for Bulgarian National Radio, Iva Lazarova, from the Institute for Public Environment Development, part of the Public Council of the Central Election Com»»»

EU leaders had a heavy agenda at a summit in Brussels on March 19. They had to deal with a mushrooming energy crisis, a Ukraine funding fiasco and the stalled passage of twentieth sanctions on Russia. Little progress was made on solving any of these issues. »»»