For people living in communities in the shadow of a volcano, a long silence may give the impression that the geological beast is not merely sleeping but has gone extinct. But, as research detailing the life history of one in Greece shows, a volcano can slumber for more than 100,000 years before rea»»»

Donald Trump said Iran had informed him it was in a "state of collapse" and was figuring out its leadership situation, as efforts to end the conflict appeared at an impasse on Tuesday with the US president unhappy at the latest plans from Tehran. Iran's most recent proposal on resolving the two-mon»»»

JERUSALEM - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is on an official visit to Israel, met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Djuric began the visit with a meeting with Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar. Delegations of the Serbian and Israeli MFAs also held a plenary meeting at the Israe»»»

Efforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill on Tuesday, with the US considering Tehran's latest offer to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran saying Washington could no longer dictate terms. Iran has blockaded the waterway -- a vital conduit for oil and gas shipments -- since the »»»

Ukraine used interceptor systems to shoot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine’s defense minister claimed. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s domestically developed long-range attack dr»»»

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC and OPEC+ with the decision going into effect on May 1. “This decision reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile, including accelerated investment in domestic energy production, and reinforces»»»

DOHA: Qatar has activated a comprehensive package of support measures designed to maintain market stability and reinforce investor confidence amid evolving regional conditions. These measures, delivered through the nation's foreign direct investment ecosystem, provide immediate financial, regulator»»»

1 of 2 | Vice President JD Vance posted on social media Tuesday about raids being conducted in Minneapolis related to a federal fraud investigation. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo April 28 (UPI) -- Federal agents have again descended upon Minneapolis Tuesday, this time to raid businesses »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced that the Civil Defence controlled a fire of construction materials and debris in a vacant plot in the Al Najma area, with no casualties.»»»

Doha, Qatar: When Yasamin Shaikhi graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from VCUarts Qatar in 2019, she stepped straight into the world of large-scale projects, working with leading designers, including Ibrahim Jaidah. Years later, as she completes her Master of Fine Arts in Des»»»

ASADABAD, Afghanistan: The United Nations said Tuesday it has documented dozens of civilian casualties in strikes on Afghanistan a day earlier, which Taliban officials blamed on neighboring Pakistan. Hundreds of people have been killed since the two neighbors went to war in late February, according»»»

Buses and trolley buses in Athens will operate on a limited schedule on Friday, running only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., as unions stage work stoppages to mark May Day. Staff unions representing bus and trolley workers have announced strikes during the early morning hours, as well as in the evening »»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will pay an official visit to Austria on 29-30 April 2026.»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Israeli warplanes launched an attack targeting Teir Dibba, Al-Bazouriyeh, and Wadi Jilo and carried out a bombing o»»»

Tunis, April 28 (TAP) - President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker on Tuesday indicated that the Authority is capable of organising municipal elections within three months of the issuance of a new basic law on...»»»

Dubai : Dubai Police have intensified efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks, blocking 110 websites promoting narcotics, carrying out six targeted operations, and sharing 90 intelligence reports with international partners that led to arrests abroad, officials revealed during a first-quarte»»»

Dubai: The UAE blocked 13,667 websites in the first quarter of 2026 as part of an intensified effort to curb online piracy and protect digital content, according to the Ministry of Economy and Tourism. The figure marks an increase of nearly 400 per cent compared with the same period last year. Sinc»»»

Doha, Qatar: Msheireb Museums and Sidra Medicine have hosted the second session of the 2026 Science Cafe series which convened leading experts who discussed neurodevelopmental conditions from the perspective of science, technology, ability and achievement under the theme "Different Abilities, Share»»»

BERLIN: The German government is working on a draft budget for 2027 which includes total borrowing of 196.5 billion euros ($229.73 billion) as it aims to bolster infrastructure and defense, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. This compares with 50.5 billion euros in 2024 under the previous government,»»»

The Israeli occupation army continued to violate the ceasefire through shelling and airstrikes on southern towns, widening the scope of its attacks to areas beyond what it has termed the “defensive line.” It also issued new evacuation threats targeting additional southern localities, in what is see»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation army soldiers in the square of Qantara town with an attack drone, achieving a»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE's flag carrier, Etihad Airways, announced Tuesday it has signed a new codeshare agreement with Air Cambodia, expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia and giving travellers from the UAE and beyond smoother access to Angkor Wat. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bal»»»

Singapore: On behalf of Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Minister of State for Interior Affairs HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Thani participated in the opening of the Milipol TechX 2026 Ex»»»

Police in Thessaloniki have arrested the mother of a five-year-old boy who, having been left alone in the family’s 6th floor apartment, allegedly tossed a vacuum cleaner and other heavy objects over the balcony onto a busy avenue below. No injuries were recorded from Tuesday’s incident. Police were»»»

DOHA: Qatar has intensified its diplomatic efforts to steer the region away from escalation and toward a comprehensive political resolution to the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, with officials warning that the cost of prolonged confrontation continues to rise across security, »»»

The third-generation vessels are based on the Chinese Type 039A, and will replace ageing French Agosta 90B-class submarines. The Pakistani Navy will soon commission a new type of submarine – the Hangor class. The country will receive eight of the boats, four built in China and four in Pakistan. Wha»»»

The Chagos Archipelago, originally part of Mauritius, was secretly detached by the UK in November 1965 to form the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). The move allowed Britain to lease Diego Garcia — the largest island — to the United States for a major military base. To bypass UN decolonization»»»

A public rift has emerged within Albania’s ruling Socialist Party after senior figure Elisa Spiropali issued a defiant statement following a closed-door clash with Prime Minister Edi Rama. One day after their reported confrontation, Spiropali took to social media with a sharply worded message title»»»

Share: This picture taken from a position in Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, shows smoke rising as the Israeli army demolishes buildings and homes in southern Lebanon, April 27, 2026.Jalaa MAREY/AFP/Getty Here is the latest on the war in the Middle East President Tru»»»

RIYADH: On a weekday afternoon, Riyadh residents can be seen strolling between flower beds and monuments of sunflowers, dahlias, roses, and lilies — a rare sight in a desert city. But in the Kingdom’s capital, spring sprung when its latest entertainment zone, Boulevard Flowers, opened to the public»»»

Caretaker Health Minister Mihail Okoliyski discussed the development and sustainability of Bulgaria’s healthcare system with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham Bulgaria), the Health Ministry said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The AmCham Healthcare Committee pre»»»

London: Balaclavas and e-bikes have become the armour of teenage boys zooming around London streets snatching mobile phones from unsuspecting commuters and tourists. As AFP joined a patrol on a sunny Friday night, police officer Hayden O'Connor spotted potential victims everywhere -- people holding»»»

New York: Wall Street stocks were mostly lower early Tuesday on worries about the artificial intelligence profitability outlook and as oil prices ticked higher. Analysts cited a Wall Street Journal report that pointed to doubts within OpenAI about the company's revenue outlook and its capacity to b»»»

Jeddah: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani affirmed that the GCC consultative summit held in Jeddah on Tuesday embodies a unified Gulf position on the current regional situation. In a post on his official X account, HH the Amir said the summit underscores the importance of intensifying coo»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective May 1, the state news agency WAM said on Tuesday. The decision follows what officials described as a "comprehensive evaluation," including consideration of ongoing "di»»»

Tunis, April 28 (TAP) - Interior Minister Khaled Nouri on Tuesday received Swedish Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer, who is on a working visit to Tunisia, heading an official delegation.A working session was held at the headquarters of the...»»»

Kenya's leader backtracks after comments mocking Nigerians' English 5 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBasillioh RukangaNairobi Getty ImagesPresident Ruto has clarified that all Africans "speak very good English" Kenya's President William Ruto has been forced to respond to the backlash»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Gen Z is changing how sport and entertainment are discovered, followed and monetised in the Kingdom, according to a new report by Dentsu Sports International. The report, KSA Youth PowerPlay, said younger audiences are moving away from traditional, linear fan habits and inste»»»

PARIS: Cement maker Lafarge and eight other defendants have appealed their condemnation for funding terrorism during Syria’s civil war, Paris prosecutors told AFP. All were found guilty on April 13 following a Paris trial of having paid nearly 5.6 million euros (now $6.6 million) in 2013 and 2014 t»»»

NEW DELHI: When a video showing factory workers sewing clothes with small cameras on their heads went viral this month, it sent chills across social media. It also reignited a familiar fear among Indian labor activists: that people are already training their own replacements in real time. The foota»»»

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday ‌sought to uphold a ban on pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, which it has designated a terrorist organization, after a court ruling that ​the move unlawfully interfered with freedom of expression. Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel-linked defen»»»

DUBAI: Chinese singer-songwriter Li Yuchun, popularly known by her stage name Chris Lee, wore two Georges Chakra creations as she took to the stage for her “The Queen and The Dreams” tour, which has officially wrapped up in Shanghai. The Lebanese couturier took to Instagram to spotlight the looks, »»»

LONDON: British police said on Tuesday they were investigating a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in a north London area which is home to a large Jewish community, amid a recent spate ‌of incidents ‌in the British capital. London’s ‌Metropolitan ⁠Police said the ⁠investigation was being le»»»

THE HAGUE: More than 65,000 ‌victims of a Malian Islamist who was a key figure in the police force that imposed a strict interpretation of sharia law on Timbuktu in 2012 and ordered ​public floggings and other punishments, should receive a combined $8.5 million in compensation, International Crimin»»»

MADRID: Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender Eder Militao is set to miss the World Cup after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury on Tuesday. “Our player Eder Militao underwent successful surgery today for a rupture of the proximal tendon of the biceps femoris in his left leg,” Real Madrid said in »»»

Two women from the same family have been arrested in Crete following a latest incident in a long-running feud between rival families that left two people dead five months ago, police said. The incident occurred on Monday in the village of Vorizia and led to the arrest of two women, aged 20 and 24, »»»

According to a position of Bulgaria before the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), distributed by the press centre of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria is consistently implementing policies aimed at promoting employment, improving workforce quality and ac»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad chaired Tuesday a consultative session on the National Human Rights Action Plan (2026-2030), focusing on key social protections. The session was held in the presence of Minister of Social Develo»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who joined fellow leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council at a consultative summit in Jeddah, underscored the Gulf region’s commitment to unity and coordinated action amid evolving regional and global developments. I»»»

“You cannot hear it while it’s coming,” and countermeasures – from the Merkava’s Trophy system on down, are powerless to stop it – these are the reasons why the militia’s new drones are so effective, Lebanese Hezbollah strategy analyst Ali Hamie. The cheap, fiberoptic cable-tethered, RPG grenade-fi»»»