Georgia ninth-grader aces US college admissions test after five months’ prep Dubai A 14-year-old Indian-origin student in the US has scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT — years before most students his age would normally consider taking the college admissions test. Ashrit Talluri, a ninth-grader from »»»

Want to sleep better tonight? Consider eating plenty of nutrient-dense plant foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and olive oil. That’s one of the major takeaways from a new study published in the journal Nature Health that examined how the foods people ate during the day impact»»»

On the occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) 2026, UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut convened stakeholders from government, civil society, academia, media, youth and the technology sector to explore the role of access to information in strengthening informatio»»»

On 16 November, Israel’s El Al will launch direct flights to Morocco through its leisure subsidiary, Sun d’Or. Earlier this month, Israir resumed operations to Marrakech, while Arkia ran several flights in August. Sources say around 20,000 tickets have already been booked for travel to Morocco over»»»

Envoy seeks stronger global action on AI crime, drugs, trafficking and money laundering Abu Dhabi: The rapid rise of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies is creating new challenges for governments fighting cross-border crime, Pakistan warned at a major UN gathering in Abu Dhabi, c»»»

TOKYO: The State of Qatar held the foundation stone laying ceremony for its pavilion project at the International Horticultural Exhibition 'GREEN×EXPO 2027'in Yokohama, Japan, marking the start of the project's implementation phase, as part of the State's preparations to participate in this interna»»»

Bulgarian company Bultraf has developed a prototype portable gamma spectrometer designed to help surgeons locate sentinel lymph nodes during cancer operations, Bultraf General Manager Mihail Chenkov said at a news conference at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia on Monday. Surgeon Svilen Maslyank»»»

From Pope Leo XIV's historic first visit to France to US President Donald Trump meeting China's President Xi Jinping to flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures. »»»

JEDDAH: I am always interested in discovering new places to eat in Jeddah, particularly around Al-Shati Atelier Lavie. Mazencito, on King Abdulaziz Road, had been on my radar for some time, but I had never stopped to try it. The stuffed fruit sorbet was what caught my eye on Mazencito’s menu, but i»»»

US President Donald Trump has effectively abandoned Saudi Arabia, a key ally in the Middle East, leaving it to face “almost a full-blown war” with Yemen’s Houthis, political scientist and University of Chicago Professor John Mearsheimer said in an interview with RT. Hostilities between Riyadh and t»»»

South Korea has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine over Vladimir Zelensky’s disclosure of a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war captured in Russia, accusing Kiev of breaking a confidentiality agreement and then falsely denying that it existed. Seoul’s preside»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who leads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list, said on Monday that, from now on, he would be spending much time with the citizens to hear what they had to say, and noted that it was time to fight for a "decent and normal Serbia, a Serbia of successes and v»»»

Ru'ya 2026 opens with optimism as employers and young Emiratis meet face to face Dubai: As young Emiratis walked into the halls of Dubai World Trade Centre for Ru'ya 2026, the mood was cheerful, aspirational and one with much hope. Students and young professionals were rushing to booths of organiza»»»

Russia’s daily attacks on Ukrainian telecoms and datacenters, from NewTelco and Be-Mobile to Kievstar, CEC Parkovy, etc. are designed to undermine Ukraine’s ability to wage war, control drones, and mount cyber and scamming operations inside Russia, military analyst Alexei Leonkov told Sputnik. “All»»»

Philanthropist moved in celebrity circles before $35m Ponzi scam landed him in US prison Dubai: In 2005, Siddharth Jawahar left Delhi for the United States, beginning a journey that would take him into the worlds of finance, philanthropy and celebrity. Known as “Sid”, he built an investment busines»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev held a meeting on the introduction of an automated system for issuing certificates of conformity, the Cabinet’s press service reported. Representatives of relevant government agencies briefed the meeting participants on the development of the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the auspices and in the presence of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, the 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) commenced Monday morning under the theme»»»

Two years after the dramatic assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, new details have emerged from the closed-door deliberations of the Israeli army’s Intelligence Directorate and the Israeli Air Force. “In the two years before the strike, this team studied the man to »»»

Former National Development Minister Miklós Seszták has been detained at Hungary’s Central Investigative Prosecutor’s Office after Parliament suspended his immunity over corruption allegations dating back to his time in government. Seszták detained after going to prosecutor’s office Miklós Seszták,»»»

Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was waging a “defensive war” and seized airports. A humanitarian source said rebels captured the Afar »»»

MANILA: The Philippines’ top investigative agency is preparing to deploy personnel to the country’s diplomatic posts, starting from the Middle East, to help overseas Filipino workers who are increasingly falling prey to cyberfraud. National Bureau of Investigation director Melvin Matibag told a Sen»»»

London /Damascus, Sept. 28 (SANA) Gold fell 3 percent to a more than seven-week low on global markets Monday as higher oil prices fueled inflation concerns and expectations of higher U.S. interest rates, while the price of 21-carat gold in Syria fell by 400 Syrian pounds per gram.Spot gold dropped »»»

Singapore, Sept. 28 (SANA) Qatar-linked liquefied natural gas tankers are increasingly moving through the Strait of Hormuz after traffic largely disappeared in August amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, according to shipping data cited by Reuters. Both laden and empty LNG carriers linked to QatarEnergy ha»»»

New service lets UAE users send remittances directly to GCash wallets in the Philippines Dubai: Filipinos in the UAE can now send money directly to GCash wallets in the Philippines through Botim, following a new partnership between the two digital finance platforms. Sign up for our daily business n»»»

Police say 10 member gang seized farmland and extorted owners at gunpoint in October City Dubai: Five suspected gang members were killed and three wounded in a shootout with Egyptian police during a raid on an armed criminal group operating from farmland in Giza governorate, the Interior Ministry c»»»

To get through the 2026–2027 heating season, the Bishkek Heating and Power Plant (HPP) needs to stockpile 1.52 million tonnes of coal and 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil, as well as use 75.2 million cubic meters of gas. The City Hall informed 24.kg news agency. City authorities stated that imported D-grad»»»

Tokyo: Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has enlisted Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign, convincing the pop icon to trade vocal registers for cash registers in an effort to plug staffing shortages at thousands of outlets. The global star appeared in a stylish black-and-white video for »»»

Organised gang posed as stranded travellers to solicit cash on busy Dubai roads Dubai: A 22-member begging gang has been arrested after Dubai Police received a tip-off about individuals stopping motorists on major roads and asking for money, claiming they needed fares to travel. The report, submitt»»»

They highlight when to pursue a degree, certification or AI skills for career growth The question facing professionals is no longer simply whether to pursue another degree, but which qualification can deliver tangible career value. Educators at Gulf News LevelUP said professionals should weigh an M»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Schools across the Saudi capital Riyadh returned to in-person classes on Monday, as officials remained silent about a decision a day earlier to close schools that appeared to be reversed only hours later. There was no official reason given for the reversal to Sunday’s announce»»»

Competition showcases Emirati students’ future-ready skills and innovation Abu Dhabi-The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) has announced the winners of the second edition of "HCT Skills 2026" during a ceremony held at HCT's Dubai Academic City campus. The ceremony honoured 130 winning students ac»»»

Sheikha Somayeh Noor's collection spans Picasso, Kahlo, Velázquez and the Kaaba's Kiswah Dubai: There is a villa on Jumeirah Road where a Picasso hangs a few steps from a Francis Bacon, and where you will be stopped in front of a bronze dancer and asked to look at her eyes. Noor Royal Collection is»»»

Inaugural Jashe and Sahnah Festival beats visitor target fourfold, boosts local producers Dubai: Kalba’s inaugural Jashe and Sahnah Festival generated Dh1 million in sales and attracted more than 45,000 visitors over four days, highlighting the commercial potential of turning traditional food and m»»»

Foster care and the role of interaction between institutions were the focus of a discussion on Monday at the BTA Press Club in Kazanlak, Southern Bulgaria, part of the "Foster Me" project of the Bulgarian News Agency and the Social Assistance Agency. The participants were Kazanlak Deputy Mayor for »»»

How unmanned underwater vehicles spy, map the seabed, hunt mines and operate without GPS Dubai: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim to have seized a US REMUS 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, putting a little-known but increasingly important part of modern naval warfare in the spotlight. »»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s army commander on Sunday accused Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups fighting its troops in the north of the country. Heavy clashes have resumed between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government since Wednesday, raising fears of a return to»»»

LOURDES, France: Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to ending abuse of children by Catholic priests in a meeting with French abuse survivors on Sunday, ​the Vatican said, hours after the pontiff urged the Church to admit its own failings and heal its “deep wounds.” In a two-hour meeting with seven »»»

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Shirtless and drenched in sweat on his treadmill, Lula runs. He keeps running. At 80, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the dominant figure in Brazilian politics for four decades, wants to show he still has the energy to win a fourth term in office in October’s election. »»»

WASHINGTON, United States: Three years after its first test flight, SpaceX’s Starship rocket will attempt Monday to enter Earth’s orbit, a key step in the development of the massive launch vehicle designed for future missions to the Moon and Mars. On the heels of its high-profile initial public off»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to Beijing in response to concern over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday. China claims Taiwan is part of its territory, and US arms sales to the self-ruled island have long be»»»

KARACHI: Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless as a decision ​nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China’s Tiangong space station. The voyage into space would be a fir»»»

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands said Monday it regretted Israel's decision to revoke the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the West Bank over the country's sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements. "I deeply regret this unnecessary decision," Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen said, ad»»»

Nagekeo: Sahria Lelu and her family were still living in a tent outside a mosque six weeks after a powerful earthquake that killed dozens in Indonesia, demonstrating the hard road home for thousands of survivors. The 7.7-magnitude quake near Flores island on August 15 damaged tens of thousands of h»»»

LUCKNOW, India: At least 62 people have died after days of heavy rain and flooding in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, officials said Monday. The state government said 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 houses were damaged after three days of heavy rainfall caused flooding in several d»»»

LONDON: British Defense Minister Wes Streeting said on Monday that it was “absolutely unwise” to speculate on the motives of individuals arrested near a British airbase on Sunday. This came in response to a question about whether Iran was involved in the incident. British police arrested five men n»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan issued a demarche to the Afghan embassy in Islamabad over what it described as Afghanistan’s violation of Pakistani airspace last week, the Pakistani foreign ministry said on Monday, amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan ha»»»

GENEVA: Radio frequencies needed for weather forecasts, early warning systems, climate monitoring and water management must be safeguarded against the growing threat of interference from emerging technologies, the United Nations said on Monday. Some sensors measure very weak naturally occurring sig»»»

LILLE: Three people died on Monday off the coast of France while attempting an illegal crossing of the Channel to the United Kingdom, French authorities said. "A shipwreck involving a taxi boat occurred today off the coast of Wissant," a seaside village in northern France, the prefecture said, usin»»»

RIYADH: Some of the world’s most powerful countries are violating international law while sitting on the Security Council, the UN secretary-general’s spokesperson has said, arguing that reform is needed to make the body more credible and representative. Appearing on the Arab News’ current affairs p»»»

RIYADH: Promising a ten-week program of major sporting events, concerts, and theatrical and comedy performances, Riyadh Season 2026 will officially open on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, made the announcement on Saturday in a promotional vi»»»