US President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, a former Republican Congressman who is serving seven years for fraud and identify theft, and ordered his immediate release. In a post on social media, Trump said Santos "has been horribly mistreated", adding: "Therefore, I»»»

President Donald Trump on Thursday refiled his federal lawsuit accusing The New York Times of defaming him in two news articles while he was running for president in 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump refiled a dismissed federal lawsuit accusing T»»»

The boss of Lamborghini has said its customers still want "the sound and the emotion" of internal combustion engines, and the company will use them in its cars for at least the next decade. Speaking to the BBC at the Italian supercar-maker's London showroom, chief executive Stephan Winkelmann said »»»

Every week it seems US financial markets are hit by another bout of fear. The latest worries spread this week from the banking sector in the US, after two regional lenders warned they would be hit by losses from alleged fraud. But before that, markets swooned over signs of rekindled US-China tensio»»»

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has placed United Nations staff at the top of his list of “enemies,” accusing employees of the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF of carrying out “espionage” for the United States and Israel, and holding some responsible for the killing of his government’s prime»»»

Tripoli will be hosting the Libya Africa International Gas Forum 2025 (LAIGF25) from 6 to 7 December, under the auspices of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the Ministry of Oil and Gas, and the National Oil Corporation. The Tripoli government says the forum, organized by IN-VR’s Energy Dep»»»

JD Vance speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. The vice president said offensive messages by members of Young Republicans should not face career-ending punishments. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- New York Republi»»»

It would not be “easy” for Washington to give Kiev Tomahawk cruise missiles, as the US needs them for its own protection, US President Donald Trump has said. During a bilateral lunch alongside Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky before their official meeting in the White House on Friday, Trump acknowledged»»»

Sweden has announced that it will begin stockpiling food and agricultural supplies for the first time since the Cold War, citing what officials describe as a growing threat from Russia. Moscow has rejected these claims, insisting that it poses no danger to any NATO or EU countries. The Swedish Boar»»»

Intensified Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon late Thursday have heightened fears that Tel Aviv is enforcing a “systematic policy to economically strangle the south and prevent life from returning,” after expanding its bombardment to include civilian and industrial facilities used in reconstru»»»

DUBAI: When Sarah Ahmed stepped outside her glamping dome in Hatta, the sun was rising over the mountains and the air felt cool and still — a calm far removed from her busy mornings in the city. It looked like something out of a nature documentary — yet it was less than 130 kilometers from her home»»»

Israel's military says the Red Cross has retrieved a coffin of a deceased hostage in the southern Gaza Strip and is now "on the way to IDF [Israel Defence Forces] troops" in the territory. Posting on X, the IDF urged the public to "act with sensitivity and wait for the official identification, whic»»»

1 of 2 | Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought (pictured at the White House in June) announced a halt in projects on Friday. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Army Corps of Engineers has paused work on $11 billion in low-priority projects while th»»»

A US military attack on a ship allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela left two survivors who have reportedly been captured by US forces and are being held aboard a Navy ship. The attack, which took place on Thursday, is at least the sixth US strike on Venezuelan ships in recent weeks. It was the f»»»

1 of 2 | Prince Andrew attends a commemorative ceremony of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bruges, in Brugge, Belgium, on Sept. 7, 2019. On Friday, the prince gave up his royal titles. File Photo by Julien Warnand/EPA Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Prince Andrew, facing scrutiny of his ties to sex offe»»»

NAPLES, ITALY: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has participated in a session titled 'Beyond Sharm El Sheikh: The Gulf Amidst Conflicts in the Middle East',as part of the Mediterranean Dialogues 2025 F»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, spoke over the phone on Thursday amid renewed tensions over potential deliveries of American Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine and stalled peace talks. Trump described the conversation as “very productive” and announced plans »»»

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Bassil Naggar can finally sleep without getting jolted awake by the sounds of Israeli airstrikes. For Naggar and his displaced family, and for many in Gaza facing similar challenges, the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has provided a much-needed respite from a two-year »»»

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Bassil Naggar can finally sleep without getting jolted awake by the sounds of Israeli airstrikes. For Naggar and his displaced family, and for many in Gaza facing similar challenges, the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has provided a much-needed respite from a two-year »»»

AL-KHOBAR: You will know when you see it — that large, sandy-hued cluster of buildings, a stone’s throw from the Alkhobar Corniche, is the Sultan bin Abdulaziz Science and Technology Center. Or, as it is better known, Scitech — a beacon of knowledge and creativity in the Eastern Province. A quarter»»»

JEDDAH: Ecotourism has gained significant traction in recent years as more people become aware of the environmental impact of their travel choices. The growing trend of ecotourism presented a unique opportunity for investors to not only profit but also contribute to sustainable development and cons»»»

Hungary posted a trade deficit of 271 million euros in December, with the balance of trade improving by 27 million euros, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a second reading of data on Friday. Exports slipped by an annual 9.1 percent to 10.2 billion euros, while imports dropped 9.0 percen»»»

WASHINGTON: The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha has met Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of Intel, to discuss areas of partnership in developing semiconductor and advanced computing technologies, along with enhancing collaboration in building artificial intelligence»»»

MADINAH: The Public Sector Capabilities Index 2025 has highlighted Madinah’s strengths in institutional capacity building in the first report assessing cities’ abilities to adapt and transform. For the report, published by the University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose in»»»

RIYADH: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority thwarted an attempt to smuggle 47,927 captagon pills at the Al-Haditha border crossing. The pills were concealed in a truck entering the Kingdom. Hamoud Al-Harbi, spokesperson of the authority, said the drugs were discovered when the truck underwent cust»»»

MARIB: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has delivered equipment to 90 people in Yemen as part of a vocational empowerment project aimed at improving livelihoods in Marib Governorate. The training covers various fields, including food processing, livestock care, incense and perfume making, photography,»»»

Agriculture Minister Amjad Badr met with Dr. Ali Abou-Sabaa, Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), to explore avenues for scientific and research cooperation and to advance Syria’s agricultural sector. The ICARDA Director General presented»»»

A Polish judge has refused to extradite a Ukrainian citizen – suspected by Germany of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 – arguing that if Ukraine was responsible for the attack, then it was a "just" act. Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, who was brought to Warsaw District Court in hand»»»

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested an investigation into a nearly decade-long, $335 million renovation of the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo. File Photo by Carol Lawrence/U.S. Air Force | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A nine-year, $335 million restoration o»»»

Naples, Italy: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari has participated in a session titled "Beyond Sharm El Sheikh: The Gulf Amidst Conflicts in the Middle East," as part of the Mediterranean Dialogues 2025 Forum,»»»

Gotse Delchev marked the 113th anniversary of the liberation of the town and the Nevrokop region from Ottoman rule with a programme of events on Friday. State and local officials, institutions, political and civic organizations, schools and residents honoured those who gave their lives for Bulgaria»»»

1 of 2 | King Charles III and Queen Camilla meet Pope Francis in Rome on April 9 at Casa Santa Marta hospital, 12 days before the pontiff died. photo by Photo British Royal Family | License Photo Oct. 17 (UPI) -- King Charles III plans to visit Pope Leo XIV next week in the Vatican as the first rei»»»

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A trio of goats that escaped from a farm three months ago have become local celebrities in Connecticut and can often be seen grazing near the highway. Clinton residents said the three goats escaped from a farm in July and have since been seen grazing on private and state-owned fiel»»»

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Minnesota museum opened a seasonally-appropriate exhibit dedicated to the stuff of Halloween nightmares: "creepy dolls." The History Center of Olmsted County's new exhibit, "Creepy Dolls: Loose in the Vaults," features unsettling dolls paired with various objects from the Rochest»»»

Pickleball-related eye injuries rose by more than 400 cases a year from 2021 to 2024, up from around 200 annually during the prior decade, researchers reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News The surging popularity of pickleball has brought with it a concerning increase in eye injuries among p»»»

NEW ORLEANS: The FBI has accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then lying about his past and fraudulently obtaining a visa to live in the US According to an FBI criminal complaint unsealed this week, Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi armed him»»»

LONDON: The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has welcomed the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their upcoming UEFA Europa League match at Aston Villa but says the fixture itself should be canceled. In a statement issued on Friday, PSC said the ban should be understood in the »»»

BARCELONA: La Liga players will protest this weekend the league’s decision to hold a regular season game in Miami, the Spanish soccer players’ union said on Friday. Players plan to pause for 15 seconds after kickoff in games in the ninth round held from Friday through Monday, Spanish media reported»»»

MILAN: Christian Pulisic was confirmed by AC Milan on Friday to have injured his right hamstring while playing in a friendly for the United States this week. “An MRI scan performed today revealed a low-grade tear in his right hamstring,” Milan said, adding Pulisic “will be reevaluated in approximat»»»

LONDON: Prince Andrew of Britain on Friday renounced his title of Duke of York and other honors after being increasingly embroiled in scandals around his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I will... no longer use my title or the honors which have been conferred upon me,” Andrew, 65, said in »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump suggested Friday it would be premature to give Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, saying as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky that he hoped to secure peace with Russia first.“Hopefully they won’t need it. Hopefully we’ll be able to get the war over with without thinking »»»

Athletic shoe company On is facing a lawsuit from customers who claim that its popular sneakers make a "noisy and embarrassing squeak". The "CloudTec" sneakers typically cost around $200 (£150) and have holes in the sole designed to make users feel like they are "running on clouds". Instead, the la»»»

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, in collaboration with the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), has launched an awareness video for the “Initiate and Benefit” initiative on public bus and taxi screens across Abu Dhabi. The campaign aims to promote traffic awareness, reinforce compliance wit»»»

KARACHI: Pakistan’s food trade deficit shot up to $1.14 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY26), with economists on Friday attributing the increase to recent floods that damaged exportable crops like rice and disrupted supply chains. Last year, in July-September, the country’»»»

Author: ALFRED GALICHON “Discrete choice models” are essential tools for understanding decision-making when individuals must choose among alternatives. They have applications across the social sciences, notably in economics, marketing, and political science. This book offers a foundational treatmen»»»

Tunis, Oct 17 (TAP) – An international conference on the theme: “International Tax Cooperation in the Context of the New Global Tax Order” will be hosted in Tunis on October 23–24.The event, which is organised by the Tunisian Observatory of the...»»»

Police have confiscated more than 38 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a container of bananas at the port of Piraeus. During an inspection, officers discovered 33 packages with a total weight of 38.2 kilograms, concealed inside the shipping container between the refrigeration unit and the inner wall. »»»

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Palm Bay City Council in central Florida censored council member Chandler Langevin after controversial remarks about the local Indian community on social media, including a call to "deport every Indian immediately" and "Indians are destroying the South." The 3-2 decision Thursd»»»

Berlin: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met in Berlin today with HE State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Geza Andreas von Geyr. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between t»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, signaling hesitancy to approve the sale of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, which Ukraine has said it urgently needs. Also Read: Ahead of Zelenskyy meeting, Trump shows signs he m»»»