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: 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 »»»

The Abu Dhabi energy event recorded more than 50,000 deals, up 26.4% on 2025 Abu Dhabi: A record-breaking ADIPEC 2026 concluded on Thursday with more than 50,000 deals worth an estimated $67 billion recorded over four days, a 26.4% increase on 2025. Held under the patronage of President His Highnes»»»

Three German soldiers have been hospitalized after two military trucks traveling in a convoy collided with each other on a highway in southwestern Poland, the Polish Gendarmerie has said. The collision on the A4 highway near Kostomloty, 27 km from Wroclaw, left three German soldiers injured on Wedn»»»

Paris, France: Striking workers marched across France against the rising cost of living on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to take to the streets nationwide in a new escalation following weeks of protest. More than 250,000 people were taking part in demonstrations across 73 »»»

Annual inflation in Bulgaria climbed to 6% in October 2026, putting it 2 percentage points above the Eurozone average of 4%, according to preliminary Eurostat figures published on November 4. Inflation across the currency bloc also accelerated, reaching 4% compared with 3.8% in September. Bulgaria »»»

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes overnight as talks were set to resume in Brussels on Thursday on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and security guarantees once the fighting ends. The latest Russian aerial barrage underscored the scale of the rebuilding task, as did the ongoing search f»»»

Veteran desert marshal and automobile expert from Sri Lanka was in hospital since August Dubai: Mitchell Perera, a well-known figure in the UAE's off-roading and camping community and a veteran marshal of Gulf News' annual Fun Drive, died in Dubai on Wednesday, his family told Gulf News on Thursday»»»

By Staff, agencies France will deploy 70,000 police officers and security forces on Thursday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced, promising “an extremely firm response” to any “acts of violence” or disorder as unions strike and students march in what authorities expect to be one of the count»»»

Romania's natural gas storage facilities were 88.57% full as of November 1, compared with just 61% in Germany, Europe's largest gas consumer, 86.68% in France and an EU average of 74.62%, Istvan-Lorant Antal, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, Energy Infrastructure and Mineral Resources, s»»»

Doha: Hosts Qatar concluded their FIP World Cup group campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Germany in their third tie at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. Despite a spirited performance from Asian Games gold medallists Rashed Nawaf and Mashari Nawaf, who secured Qatar’s only v»»»

National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Ilie Bolojan on Tuesday criticised remarks made by Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Alice Weidel about Romanians living in Germany, saying that xenophobic and extremist rhetoric had nothing to do with genuine ...»»»

Paris: Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday, as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks. The high school student movement that began with youth protesting dismal learning conditions has»»»

Doha, Qatar: The 10th edition of the Katara European Jazz Festival kicked off yesterday at the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), bringing together musicians from nine European countries and Qatar for four days of performances celebrating musical diversity and cultural exchange. The opening cere»»»

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - US representatives did not travel to Brussels for consultations on Ukraine organized by the European Commission, opting to join remotely instead, Rapporteur reported on Wednesday, citing a Commission official. The negotiations on Wednesday reportedly consisted of separate consul»»»

Bavarian deputy leader's sudden death shocks political circles A prominent German politician was found dead in a Berlin hotel on Wednesday, police said, adding they had launched an investigation. The cause of death of Hubert Aiwanger, 55, who was deputy leader of southern Bavaria state, was not imm»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Film Festival (DFF), presented by Doha Film Institute (DFI), is expanding the magical power of movies with a diverse programme of community screenings designed to bring people together, celebrate film heritage and make the cinema experience more accessible for audienc»»»

In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, a fresh scandal has erupted. And while the Zelensky regime has a long and imposing record of spectacular misdeeds, this one has a quality all of its own. For what has happened in the town of Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka, effectively a suburb of the capital, brings»»»

Four Nordic nations, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, have announced their refusal to play against Russia at the upcoming world hockey championship, despite a court ruling clearing Russia’s return to international sports. The boycott campaign follows a ruling last week by the Court of Arbitrat»»»

MADRID: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and other leaders as Latin American heads of state met there, Spanish government sources said. Madrid is hosting a two-day summit of the Ibero-American Community, a 22-na»»»

KYIV: Russian attacks triggered power and water outages for hours Wednesday across Kyiv and surrounding regions while President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll in a stricken village in southern Ukraine rose to 40 in one of the deadliest strikes there in nearly five years of war. On Monday, m»»»

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) departed from the Port of Varna on Wednesday on its fifth mission to Antarctica, where it will support the 35th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition, carry out scientific research and help establish a new Bulgarian field camp on Smith »»»

The Ecopolis Centre for Sustainable Policies will measure nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) concentrations at 50 locations across Bucharest over a one-month period, as part of the European “See What You Breathe” campaign. Using 100 passive sampling tubes, NO₂ levels will be measured in different areas of the »»»

After three decades of development, Romania’s real estate investment market has passed the 1 billion euro mark in its strongest years, recorded individual transactions worth hundreds of millions of euros and built a much more diverse investor base, with domestic capital playing an increasingly impo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Western media outlets have ignored the discovery of a secret torture site hidden inside a basement of a home near Kiev, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov told Sputnik. A crowd gathered outside a house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka on Monday, where according to medi»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: BMW said Wednesday that it would step up planned job cuts as it reported a drop in third-quarter profit, hit by cutthroat competition and falling demand in China, the world's largest car market. Chief executive Milan Nedeljkovic said he could not give a number for the new cuts b»»»

Governor of the Qatar Central Bank H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani met yesterday with President of the European Central Bank H E Christine Lagarde during his visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. During the meeting, they reviewed key aspects of bilateral relations in banking a»»»

In an interview with BTA, General Labour Inspectorate Executive Director Ekaterina Asenova said they aim is that youths be informed from the earliest age possible about their rights but also their obligations when they start their first job. She recalled that the Inspectorate establishes violations»»»

Doha: Reigning men’s world champions Argentina continued their dominant run in Doha with another win in Group A, sweeping past Netherlands at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday on Day 2 of the Padel World Cup. With yesterdays’ win, the 13-time champions topped their group»»»

AMMAN — Exports from Jordan’s garment and leather sector rose by 3.4 per cent during the first eight months of 2026, reaching JD1.236 billion, compared with JD1.196 billion during the same period in 2025, according to Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) data.The sector’s representative at the JCI, Iha»»»

Bomb threats targeted at least 10 European airlines on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of a Warsaw airport and affecting at least four Ryanair flights. No explosives were found after the planes all took off and landed safely in different European cities.  About 10 European flights were »»»

LONDON: Iran has deepened its support for the militia to offset setbacks suffered by its allies elsewhere in the region, the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council said on Tuesday. Rashad Al-Alimi’s remarks came during a meeting with Clemens Hach, director for the Middle East and North Afr»»»

Tuesday’s mid-term elections hang over the heads of the American voters like an executioner’s sword – halfway through President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the elections are not simply a referendum on the state of the union, but perhaps more importantly, a hearing on the fate of the presi»»»

BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national football team Veljko Paunovic announced on Tuesday his squad list for the remaining UEFA Nations League Group A2 games against Germany and Greece, which includes strikers Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Vlahovic, who have returned to the fold aft»»»

Around 2,800 troops from 10 European countries will take part in a military exercise in southeastern Poland from November 9 to 22, testing a multinational force designed to support Ukraine after a potential ceasefire. Led by France and Britain, the force aims to bolster Ukraine's security without t»»»

DOHA His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his office in the Amiri Diwan Minister-President of the State of Bavaria in the Federal Republic of Germany Dr Markus Soder, and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. D»»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks on Tuesday with Minister-President of the State of Bavaria in the Federal Republic of Germany HE Dr Markus Soder, who is visiting the State of Qatar. The talks focused on bilateral »»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received on Tuesday Minister-President of the German state of Bavaria (Federal Republic of Germany) HE Dr. Markus Söder, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, the »»»

US-brokered talks to focus on security arrangements, de-escalation and humanitarian issues Dubai: Abu Dhabi will host a new round of trilateral peace talks involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine on November 10 and 11, as Washington steps up diplomatic efforts to end the war between Moscow »»»

The start of Black Friday at Flip.ro was highly anticipated, with more than 30,000 people signing up for early access to deals ahead of the campaign. The first hour was also the campaign’s “golden hour”, with 840 orders placed, while the “golden minutes” were 7:05 AM and 7:06 AM, when 46 orders wer»»»

DOHA His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received at his office in the Amiri Diwan President of Bavaria, Federal Republic of Germany HE Dr Markus Söder, and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. During the meeting, they r»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani received at his office at the Amiri Diwan this morning the Minister- President of Bavaria in the Federal Republic of Germany, HE Markus Söder and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his visit to the country. During the meeting, t»»»

Although French high schoolers may have taken the lead in the youth protests that have since spread to Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, they acted like "a catalyst" for their shared concerns over their future, researchers say, pointing to higher living costs, unaffordable housing a»»»

By Staff, Agencies US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that Washington will mediate working-level negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, as part of US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war. In a post on X, Witkoff said discussions would focus on post-»»»

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has announced that Washington will mediate a new round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, as US President Donald Trump seeks to bring an end to the conflict. In a statement on X on Tuesday, Witkoff said the working-level t»»»

Paris, France: Europe is entering winter with its lowest level of natural gas reserves since 2013, which could extend pressure on the international market into 2027, the International Energy Agency warned Tuesday. Europe's natural gas storage reservoirs were 75 percent full at the end of October, w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Defending champions Argentina began their campaign at the FIP World Cup in Doha with a convincing 3-0 victory over Australia in their Group A men’s opening tie at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. Argentina dominated all three matches, with Franco Stupaczuk»»»

The government of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has pledged to recover approximately $10 million in taxpayer funds paid to a dubious company that failed to deliver a single artillery shell to Ukraine. The money was channeled through Estonia at the request of its former defense minister, H»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States will bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 ​to discuss ending Moscow’s war against Ukraine, post-war security agreements and de-escalation, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday. US negotiators have been seeking a break»»»