Protesters march in sub-zero temperatures in Minneapolis, Minn., in January. An immigration agent who allegedly shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis was arrested Friday in Texas. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent charged in a»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s fintech race is no longer being defined by consumer-facing apps, but by the infrastructure powering them, according to Mohamed Oueida, founder and CEO of Stitch. As the Kingdom’s financial sector matures under Vision 2030, attention is shifting away from user interfaces towar»»»

Severe prison overcrowding, judicial backlogs, and selective justice resulting from political interference -- much of it linked to years of Syrian and Hezbollah influence -- have left Lebanon with a ticking bomb ready to explode, while sectarian disputes continue to delay a new general amnesty law.»»»

“We have agreed with the President of the European Commission on the release of 16.4 billion euros, approximately 6,000 billion forints, in EU funds,” Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced in Brussels on Friday. Péter Magyar promises aid for many in Hungary At a joint press conference with Presiden»»»

LONDON: When Omnicom Advertising and Google launched what they describe as the first artificial intelligence-powered creative intelligence system in the Middle East this April, the promise was unusual: that a machine could tell a creative director not just what was weak in an ad, but what it would »»»

US President Donald Trump is set to escalate Washington’s economic pressure campaign on Cuba in an attempt to force regime change, Axios reported on Friday, citing sources. The island is already enduring near-total fuel starvation and daily blackouts stretching up to 20 hours. The US has thus far o»»»

A fire in a New York train tunnel Friday morning injured five and shut down commutes between New York and New Jersey. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA May 29 (UPI) -- An early morning fire in an Amtrak contractor maintenance vehicle has injured five people and suspended all Penn Station service betwee»»»

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee Friday over her release of the Epstein files. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee Friday »»»

MANILA: A Philippine anti-graft court ordered the arrest of a prominent senator on Friday over allegations he pocketed a kickback of millions of dollars in a flood-control project, in the latest crisis to entangle the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada surrendered and posted bail before the Sandiganbayan»»»

Dubai: Arsenal F.C. fans flying between Dubai and London may spot something different in the skies this week after Emirates unveiled a special Arsenal-themed A380 to celebrate the club’s Premier League-winning season. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline reveale»»»

Warsaw: Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), launched AUS Press at the Warsaw International Book Fair during Sharjah’s participation as Guest of Honour. AUS Press is the university’s new publishing arm, which has been established with the aim to a»»»

The United States and Iran appear to have the draft text of an agreement to extend their ceasefire for 60 days and provide a framework to negotiate longer-term peace. According to US Vice President JD Vance, the document is now awaiting Donald Trump's signature. But there have been conflicting repo»»»

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed the launch of its portal for verification and re-evaluation of answer books for the 2026 board examinations. The portal will now become operational from June 1, the board announced. CBSE said the decision was taken to ensure a transparen»»»

As part of a large-scale state program, 119 industrial enterprises were commissioned in Kyrgyzstan in 2025, up from the planned 100. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced this while presenting the work results to journalists. According to the ministry, the successful launch of these enterp»»»

The material weighs less than a small family car. Yet the fate of roughly 440kg of highly enriched uranium may determine whether the United States and Iran can turn a fragile ceasefire into a broader diplomatic agreement. Weeks of negotiations have brought Washington and Tehran closer to a possible»»»

BELGRADE - By carrying one million passengers on its long-haul network since the launch of intercontinental operations in 2016, Air Serbia has hit a significant milestone in its operations, the national airline announced on Friday. "This milestone confirms the national carrier’s stable growth and c»»»

Three individuals linked to activities of Ukrainian development group KYB have been detained for up to 24 hours, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Varna announced on Friday. The owner’s assistant, the company accountant and the lawyer have been detained. The police press office a»»»

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (NBKR) has granted banking licenses to two institutions at a time — the privately owned Muras Bank and the state-owned Kylym Bank. The two lenders have become the country’s 25th and 26th banks — they are expected to launch operations in the coming weeks. The»»»

Tehran: The United States and Iran appear to have the draft text of an agreement to extend their ceasefire for 60 days and provide a framework to negotiate longer-term peace. According to US Vice President JD Vance, the document is now awaiting Donald Trump’s signature. But there have been conflict»»»

Prosecutors are investigating a high-profile illegal construction scheme near the Black Sea city of Varna, where around 100 houses cropped up on 10 hectares in a forested area. The Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Varna said four criminal case files have been opened and are underway, involving susp»»»

Police officers discovered nearly EUR 9,000 in counterfeit banknotes during an inspection of a 47-year-old man in Stara Zagora on Friday, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said. During a search of a Peugeot cargo vehicle used by the suspect, officers found and seized over 240 fake E»»»

In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some security scholars say appears built to ensure no American first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back. China’s nuclear missiles can already reach any city in the United S»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Friday that the European Commission would publish a report on June 3, launching an excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria. Opening a government meeting, Radev said the European Commission's decision to launch the procedure would lead to regular monitoring, r»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Friday that the European Commission would publish a report on June 3, launching an excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria. Opening a government meeting, Radev said the European Commission's decision to launch the procedure would lead to regular monitoring, r»»»

Los Angeles: The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in the northwestern United States has risen to eight, an official said Thursday, with three others still missing. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of litres of a highly caustic substance imploded on Tuesday at the plant in Long»»»

A small UK-registered biotech company believes it has found an Alzheimer's treatment that is safer, cheaper and more effective than anything currently on the market — and it has done so by revisiting a molecule that Soviet chemists first synthesised in the 1970s and that Pfizer abandoned as a failu»»»

There was a very mixed vibe coming from this week’s major water security meeting held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe – the Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028. On the one hand, the Central Asian countrie»»»

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a preflight static fire test on a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday. Jeff Bezos’ company said “an anomaly” occurred and that all personnel were safe. Footage from a live stream shows the rocket erupting into a massive fireball. The aeros»»»

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Manila: ACMobility and Robinsons Land Corp (RLC) have formed a partnership to install electric vehicle charging stations across the developer’s properties nationwide, with deployment already underway this year. The rollout will cover RLC's 55 malls and community centres across domestic its portfoli»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland in their international friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, yesterday. Playing in front of a crowd of 28,981, the hosts made a perfect start, taking the lead in the fifth minute through defender Nathan Collins. Jack Moyl»»»

E-commerce turnover in the EAEU increased by $110 billion at year-end 2024. Daniyar Imanaliev, Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission, told reporters. According to him, this represents more than 17 percent of all retail trade in the union. «We see great pote»»»

Toronto: The man accused of helping dozens of people worldwide kill themselves by selling them poison is set to appear in a Canadian court on Friday, where he is expected to plead guilty to 14 crimes. Since Kenneth Law's arrest in 2023, details of the online forums where he advised distressed peopl»»»

Seoul, Republic of Korea: All robots were clothed at a fashion show held in Seoul with a high-tech twist, where pairs of people and humanoids hit the catwalk in matching outfits. A tasselled blue Texan-style ensemble -- complete with a cowboy hat for the robot -- and a retro silver puffer jacket we»»»

The 2026 US-Iran War has reverberated far beyond the Middle East, rocking the world economy and testing alliances. Amidst the shaking kaleidoscope was one relatively unnoticed consequence: a change to North Korea’s constitution. As The Telegraph reported, on 22 March the Supreme People’s Assembly i»»»

The exhibition “85 Years of Sovinformburo. History Brought to Life. An Era Captured” opened today at UN headquarters. The exhibition features 30 iconic photographs from the RIA Novosti archive, taken from the 1940s through the 2020s. The images include scenes from the Battle of Stalingrad, the 1945»»»

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A Blue Origin rocket exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test. No one was hurt, according to officials at Cape C»»»

SEOUL: There were no naked robots in sight at a fashion show held in Seoul with a high-tech twist, where pairs of people and humanoids hit the catwalk in matching outfits. A tasselled blue Texan-style ensemble — complete with a cowboy hat for the robot — and a retro silver puffer jacket were among »»»

US and Iranian negotiators edged toward a deal to extend their fragile ceasefire for 60 days, but the potential breakthrough was still hanging on President Donald Trump's approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday. The development came after Washington and Tehran accused each other of violating the »»»

A New Glenn rocket, like the one seen here, exploded Thursday night in Florida after experiencing an anomaly. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launch pad Thursday night after experiencing what the company called an "an»»»

Manila: Philippine Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Senator Jinggoy Estrada has only two choices as authorities prepare for the possible issuance of an arrest warrant against the lawmaker over newly-filed plunder and graft charges: surrender voluntarily or be arrested. “We spoke yesterday. I »»»

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire engine test at Launch Complex 36 in Florida on Thursday night, destroying the booster and causing significant damage to pad infrastructure in a major setback for Jeff Bezos' space company. The incident occ»»»

A 52-year-old California woman known as the "Party Mom" drew a 35-year prison sentence Thursday after being convicted of hosting underage drinking and sex. Photo by Pixabay May 28 (UPI) -- A 52-year-old California woman convicted of hosting drunken house parties for young teenagers has drawn a 35-y»»»

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Thursday it raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the five-year-old maker of the Claude chatbot one of the world's most valuable startups as it careens toward a likely Wall Stre»»»

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said Thursday it raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the five-year-old maker of the Claude chatbot one of the world's most valuable startups as it careens toward a likely Wall Stre»»»

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria: An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt, south of the capital, found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen»»»

The US Justice Department has launched an investigation for perjury into E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who a 2023 civil trial found had been sexually assaulted by US President Donald Trump in a New York department store 30 years ago, a source close to the matter told AP Thursday.  The Justice»»»

The United States said that it has not closed its embassy after warnings from Russia that all foreign citizens should leave Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, ahead of significant military actions it has planned there. File Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA May 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. embassy in Kyiv plans to remai»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday dismissed Israeli claims regarding the Qaraoun Dam as false allegations and “fabricated pretexts aimed at justifying a dangerous escalation near one of Lebanon’s most vital strategic facilities. In a statement issued on Thursday, Hezbollah warned that the Israeli accusations c»»»

The Supreme Court threw out the conviction and death penalty for a Mississippi man because of racial bias in jury selection. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with a lower court's ruling that a Mississippi man's conviction and death penalty »»»