More than 30 people have died after Cyclone Gezani crashed into Madagascar with devastating speeds on Tuesday, leaving at least two-thirds of the island nation’s second-biggest city Toamasina in ruins, officials said. A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 31 people as it struck Madagascar»»»

A Paris appeals court on Wednesday set July 7 as the date it will issue its ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s EU parliament funds misuse case. A lower court last year banned her from public office for five years, and if the appeals court upholds that ruling, she will be unable to run in ne»»»

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had had “a very good” meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, but that “nothing definitive had been reached” aside from the fact that he had insisted Washington’s resumed talks with Iran must continue. Read our »»»

Millions of young Bangladeshis will vote for the first time on Thursday in a landmark election to determine the country's leadership following a 2024 student-led uprising that ended former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Chietigj Bajpaee, Se»»»

The director of a film that celebrates the resistance of the Hazara people in Afghanistan has spoken about his work ahead of its screening at a festival in Paris on Thursday. "Kamay" follows a Hazara family as they embark on a journey for truth and justice after their daughter Zahra mysteriously di»»»

Millions of young Bangladeshis will vote for the first time on Thursday in a landmark election to determine the country's leadership following a 2024 student-led uprising that ended former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Chietigj Bajpaee, Se»»»

The Constitutional Court of the Kyrgyz Republic has received a submission from President Sadyr Japarov requesting an official interpretation of constitutional provisions concerning the term of office of the incumbent head of state and the procedure for scheduling regular or early presidential elect»»»

Russia has "attempted to fully block" WhatsApp in the country, the company said, as the Kremlin continues to tighten restrictions on messaging apps. Meta-owned WhatsApp said the move aims to push more than 100 million of its app users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app". This comes after »»»

Authorities in Sarasota County investigate a shooting in the Amberlea neighborhood that left five people, including the suspected gunman, dead. Photo courtesy of Sarasota County Sheriff's Office/X Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities are investigating two deadly shootings on opposite coasts of the Florida »»»

Sharjah: The University of Sharjah (UoS) has launched a Professional Diploma in Executive Leadership in partnership with the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (RTA Sharjah), aimed at preparing a new generation of national leaders in the emirate’s transport sector. The programme, delivered throu»»»

QR payment turnover in Kyrgyzstan has reached record levels, the National Bank reported. According to the bank, 114,100 QR codes were installed at trade and service enterprises in 2025, representing a 95.3 percent increase compared to the previous year. Over the past year, 525.1 million transaction»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Municipality has announced that businesses in the emirate will need special permits to extend working hours during Ramadan. According to Sharjah Municipality, commercial establishments such as stores and shops need to apply for this permit in order to continue operations after midn»»»

The press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan reported that the Ak-Ilbirs Biodiversity Conservation Research Center is being built in the village of Ananyevo in Issyk-Kul region. Construction workers have dug the foundation pit and poured t»»»

Plaisio retail stores in Greece will remain shut from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday for the funeral of Giorgos Gerardos, founder and chairman of Plaisio Computers, who died at 80 on Wednesday. The Greek technology pioneer established the company in 1969 at 23 years old, to provide office equipment t»»»

Dubai: A Dubai court has ordered an employer to pay more than Dh216,000 in medical expenses after failing to provide health insurance to an employee who was injured in a fall from height. The Dubai Court of First Instance ruled that both the employer and the employee are jointly liable for the unpa»»»

Presidential elections in Ukraine will only happen once a ceasefire has been reached with Russia and Kyiv has received the security guarantees it needs, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, rejecting a report suggesting he was considering calling Ukrainians to the ballots within the next th»»»

The UAE on Tuesday launched the National Zakat Platform, an official digital channel designed to receive and manage zakat funds from individuals and companies across the country with full transparency and in accordance with Islamic law. The platform was unveiled by the General Authority of Islamic »»»

NEW YORK: Nurses on strike at two major New York City hospital systems have approved new contracts, but ones striking at another system have rejected the proposal, ensuring that the monthlong walkout will continue at some of the city’s major medical centers. The New York State Nurses Association an»»»

Dubai: An extension of a surface and upper-air high-pressure system will keep weather conditions across the UAE generally fair to partly cloudy over the coming days, with a gradual rise in temperatures before a cooler and windier spell early next week, according to the National Centre of Metrology »»»

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., lauded Wednesday's House passage of the SAVE America Act as common sense, but the measure could be defeated in the Senate. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives narrowly passed the SAVE America Act on Wednesday, but»»»

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump said that the United States is the world's leading energy producer, emphasising the nation is becoming a "massive energy exporter." Trump said at the Champion of Coal Event on Wednesday that recent trade deals with several countries, including Japan, South K»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: Connor Haught has been juggling virtual work meetings and arts and crafts projects for his two daughters as his family tries to navigate a teachers strike in San Francisco with no end date in sight. Haught’s job in the construction industry allows him to work from home but, like many»»»

Washington: Nineteen Buddhist monks completed a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace to Washington, drawing lawmakers, faith leaders, and thousands of supporters as they delivered a message of compassion in the heart of the American Capital. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Grace Meng»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh is set to hold its crucial parliamentary elections on Thursday, nearly 18 months after the collapse of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule following massive nationwide protests. The country has since been governed by an interim administration, during which Banglades»»»

BANGKOK: One recent night, Youga was grateful when he finally slept in a bed — even though it had neither pillow nor blanket. For two days, the African man said, he slept on the street after he reached Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, following his escape from a scam compound in O'Smach, which borde»»»

Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35km, with its epicentre seen at 24km west north-west of Fayzabad, Afghanistan. Afghanistan frequently experiences earthquakes, »»»

Manila: Corruption and impunity in the Philippines thrives due to severe lack of one thing: whistleblower protection laws. Until now, whistleblowers in the Asian nation are left to fend for themselves. This makes them vulnerable to overwhelming retaliation from the powerful and well connected, thus»»»

The deceased shooting suspect who killed six at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, plus his mother and step-brother, is 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who identified as female, Canadian police said on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI. | License Photo Feb. 11 (U»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting at the White House that nuclear talks with Iran must continue. "There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be»»»

BUFFALO, New York: The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims' families and stop selling the device in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday. Also Read: Canada»»»

Manila: Corruption and impunity in the Philippines thrives due to severe lack of one thing: whistleblower protection laws. Until now, whistleblowers in the Asian nation are left to fend for themselves. This makes them vulnerable to overwhelming retaliation from the powerful and well connected, thus»»»

Aizawl: Assam Rifles troops, in a joint operation with the state Police, seized 3.518 kg of morphine by arresting two drug peddlers in Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday. A defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence inputs about narcotics trafficking in the Ngopa area under Saitu»»»

The US House of Representatives has voted to rescind US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. In a 219 to 211 vote, six Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to back a resolution that seeks to end the tariffs Trump imposed on Canada last year. The vote is largely symbolic as it will s»»»

US House lawmakers voted Wednesday to reject Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, sweeping aside the president's last-gasp threat of election consequences for Republicans to deliver a rare rebuke on his signature economic policy. The measure brought by Democrats was approved 219-211, with six »»»

The Dutch have quietly adopted working just a four-day week. But what has been its impact, and can it last? "Your kids are only young once," says Gavin Arm, co-founder of Amsterdam-based small business Positivity Branding. "Most people, if they're running a company, they throw themselves into it an»»»

Almost three weeks of unusually heavy snowfall across Japan have killed at least 46 people and injured around 558 others, according to data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and Japanese media reports. Many of the fatalities have occurred when residents — particularly older adults — were»»»

Dubai: China’s largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, is preparing to begin local assembly in Pakistan in the second half of 2026, positioning the country as a key pillar of its South Asia expansion as the auto market opens further to new entrants. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques &»»»

A 3-year-old gray wolf known as BEY03F was captured on trail cameras in Tulare County, Calif. Photo courtesy California Department of Fish and Wildlife A 3-year-old gray wolf may be roaming in Los Angeles County in search of a mate -- a major milestone for a species that was wiped out in California»»»

ANKARA, Turkey: A brawl erupted in Turkey’s parliament on Wednesday after lawmakers from the ruling party and the opposition clashed over the appointment of a controversial figure to the Justice Ministry in a Cabinet reshuffle. Opposition legislators tried to block Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gu»»»

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko may have given away Russia’s invasion plan on live TV, with the footage going viral on social media. At a conference with members of the ​​Security Council and top officials of the Council of Ministers on March 1, Lukashenko stood in front of a map of Ukra»»»

A first-instance ruling by Peru’s judiciary has introduced a new layer of legal and regulatory uncertainty around the Chinese-built Megaport of Chancay, a project widely regarded as one of the most strategically consequential infrastructure developments on South America’s Pacific seaboard. »»»

A first-instance ruling by Peru’s judiciary has introduced a new layer of legal and regulatory uncertainty around the Chinese-built Megaport of Chancay, a project widely regarded as one of the most strategically consequential infrastructure developments on South America’s Pacific seaboard. »»»

A first-instance ruling by Peru’s judiciary has introduced a new layer of legal and regulatory uncertainty around the Chinese-built Megaport of Chancay, a project widely regarded as one of the most strategically consequential infrastructure developments on South America’s Pacific seaboard. »»»

Argentina's Senate is set to debate a government-backed reform of the 2010 Glacier Law that would shift authority to provinces to determine which glaciers and periglacial areas merit protection, as President Javier Milei's administration moves to ease restrictions on large-scale mining projects in »»»

Argentina's Senate is set to debate a government-backed reform of the 2010 Glacier Law that would shift authority to provinces to determine which glaciers and periglacial areas merit protection, as President Javier Milei's administration moves to ease restrictions on large-scale mining projects in »»»

Argentina's Senate is set to debate a government-backed reform of the 2010 Glacier Law that would shift authority to provinces to determine which glaciers and periglacial areas merit protection, as President Javier Milei's administration moves to ease restrictions on large-scale mining projects in »»»

A first-instance ruling by Peru’s judiciary has introduced a new layer of legal and regulatory uncertainty around the Chinese-built Megaport of Chancay, a project widely regarded as one of the most strategically consequential infrastructure developments on South America’s Pacific seaboard. »»»

So determined were Turkmenistan’s rulers to make an extravagant event of a competitive football match featuring superstar forward Ronaldo in the capital Ashgabat that they even spent weeks training university students in freezing weather how to chant and raise their arms like regular match-going fa»»»

So determined were Turkmenistan’s rulers to make an extravagant event of a competitive football match featuring superstar forward Ronaldo in the capital Ashgabat that they even spent weeks training university students in freezing weather how to chant and raise their arms like regular match-going fa»»»

Azerbaijan has stepped up its focus on digitalisation, cyber security and artificial intelligence as part of a broader state-led transformation agenda, senior officials said at the sixth graduation ceremony of the Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Centre on February 9, while analysts and rights researchers »»»