Croatia’s growing reliance on electricity imports during the summer months is becoming a structural, long-term problem driven by climate change and weakening hydropower output, according to a report by industry body Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia (OIEH). »»»

In the run-up to the Green AI Conference, the Zayed International Environment Foundation has released Book No. 39 in its World of Environment series, underscoring the growing role of artificial intelligence in environmental sustainability. Inspired by the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan »»»

Dubai Police have issued a fresh warning to the public against fraudulent recruitment advertisements circulating on social media platforms, falsely offering domestic worker and auxiliary staff placement services. The Anti-Fraud Centre at Dubai Police said scammers are increasingly exploiting online»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Foreign Press Association Expresses Profound Disappointment over Israeli Ban on Gaza Media Access 06-01-2026 13:14 PM The Foreign Press Ass»»»

Dubai: Communal tension has flared in parts of southern Nepal bordering India, prompting a high-security alert and the sealing of cross-border movement. Protests erupted in Birgunj town in Nepal’s Parsa district after a video with alleged religious content went viral on social media, officials said»»»

Dubai: Andhra Pradesh police have booked five employees of the Srisailam Mallikarjuna Annasatra after videos surfaced on social media showing them dancing to film songs and item numbers inside premises linked to the Srisailam temple. The Mallikarjuna Annasatra is a free food service centre attached»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky and other key allies of the country as efforts intensify to agree security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. Heads of state and top officials from more than 30 countries - part of the so-calle»»»

The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it called Hezbollah and Hamas targets in four villages. It was the first such warning issued by the Israeli military this year, as Israel continues to stri»»»

Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old US judge nominated by former US president Bill Clinton, is handling the case against newly deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. A graduate of Columbia University law school, Hellerstein has overseen many high-profile cases and has been handling Maduro»»»

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has secured a third term after the December 28 election, consolidating his rule in a country long plagued by instability. The vote was marked by low turnout and opposition claims of fraud, while analysts warn that security gains remain fr»»»

European and US leaders will meet in Paris on Tuesday in a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine, with discussions focused on security guarantees and a near-finalised peace plan even as overnight Russian strikes killed civilians and underscored the urgency of diplomacy. Russian strikes on Ukraine »»»

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to meet executives of top US oil companies to discuss Venezuela this week, after the administration declared it would "run" the country and America's big oil would revive its oil industry.  As Washington accuses Venezuela of "stealing American oi»»»

Dubai: “Honestly,” Chef Izu Ani says with a grin, “if I do this, I want credit for at least… no, lifetime credit!” He’s talking about naming his signature Dubai restaurant, Carine, after his wife. Dinner service is underway, calm, efficient, precise—plates moving smoothly, the team synchronised. “M»»»

The US will exert greater power across the Western Hemisphere, the State Department declared following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a raid on Caracas. US forces attacked the oil-rich South American country on Saturday, capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Both»»»

Toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Monday to face narcotics charges following a dramatic US operation that captured him in Caracas. The stunning move by President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through world capitals and raised urgent questions about »»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The United States has undermined the stability of international relations by capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday. "The United States ignored the status of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as head of sta»»»

The head of Iran's judiciary on Monday said he instructed prosecutors and the courts to offer "no leniency" to "rioters" after more than a week of protests across the country, sparked by a strike among Tehran's shopkeepers over soaring prices. At least 12 people have been killed in clashes, wi»»»

The military operation that removed Nicolas Maduro is not an aberration. It is the clearest expression yet of the foreign policy Donald Trump intends to project across the Americas and potentially the wider world - blunt, transactional and unconstrained by international norms based on law and order»»»

ED – this is bne IntelliNews's annual Indonesia OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bu»»»

The military operation that removed Nicolas Maduro is not an aberration. It is the clearest expression yet of the foreign policy Donald Trump intends to project across the Americas and potentially the wider world - blunt, transactional and unconstrained by international norms based on law and order»»»

The removal of Nicolás Maduro from power by the United States has upended Venezuela’s political landscape — but it is unlikely to translate into a broad-based economic recovery, according to a note by Tim Hunter, Senior Latin America Economist at Oxford Economics. »»»

Note: Russia is on vacation this week so the Kremlin will probably use that as a reason not to make any quick commentary or to issue an official reaction, beyond what has been already stated. The US action in Venezuela wil»»»

A lot has changed over the past 72 hours. For Venezuelans, the events will have been particularly momentous. In a rapid attack, US special forces entered the compound of now-deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and abducted both him and his wife, before flying them to the United States, Stat»»»

On January 3, the US military conducted a series of strikes across northern Venezuela including in the capital, Caracas, and extrajudicially captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Statista reports. »»»

Turkey’s main opposition party has rounded on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a prolonged silence in response to the US military operation that on January 3 captured his longtime ally Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores. »»»

The military operation that removed Nicolas Maduro is not an aberration. It is the clearest expression yet of the foreign policy Donald Trump intends to project across the Americas and potentially the wider world - blunt, transactional and unconstrained by international norms based on law and order»»»

The military operation that removed Nicolas Maduro is not an aberration. It is the clearest expression yet of the foreign policy Donald Trump intends to project across the Americas and potentially the wider world - blunt, transactional and unconstrained by international norms based on law and order»»»

On January 3, the US military conducted a series of strikes across northern Venezuela including in the capital, Caracas, and extrajudicially captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Statista reports. »»»

Turkey’s main opposition party has rounded on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a prolonged silence in response to the US military operation that on January 3 captured his longtime ally Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores. »»»

President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan has formally ended the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict at the political level, secured a strategic reset in relations with the United States, and positioned itself as a regional transport, energy and security hub, during a wide-ranging interview with local televis»»»

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto is preparing a compensation claim of between €1bn and €1.5bn against Serbia over the suspension of its Jadar lithium project, opposition leader Dragan Djilas claims, N1 reported on January 4. »»»

Note: Russia is on vacation this week so the Kremlin will probably use that as a reason not to make any quick commentary or to issue an official reaction, beyond what has been already stated. The US action in Venezuela wil»»»

Note: Russia is on vacation this week so the Kremlin will probably use that as a reason not to make any quick commentary or to issue an official reaction, beyond what has been already stated. The US action in Venezuela wil»»»

A Riga-based neurotechnology start-up, Qualia, is tapping artificial intelligence to induce non-invasive brain stimulation that can reshape treatment for neurological and mental health conditions, from stroke to chronic depression, Labs of Latvia, a Latvian start-up ecosystem platform and medi»»»

The era of the liberal world order in international politics is over, ushering in "the era of nations", Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at an international press conference on January 5.  In a two-and-a-hal»»»

The Serbian Orthodox Church /SOC/ and His Holiness, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, called on the Serbian people in their Christmas Message to overcome divisions, noting that Christmas is a feast of peace, and that the angelic Christmas hymn is a prayer for peace, unity, and reconciliation. It was emp»»»

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to US President Donald Trump's renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island to come under US control in the afterm»»»

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has vowed to “take up arms” in the event of a US attack. His statement followed multiple threats from President Donald Trump in the wake of Saturday’s US attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader, Nicolas Maduro. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One»»»

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the US threatens to throw the world back into an era of “chaos and injustice,” the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said. Washington’s raid on the Latin American nation has demonstrated the world order the US wants to build, t»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund ranked as the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund investor in 2025, deploying $36.2 billion in new investments, according to data compiled by Global SWF. The figure marks an 81 percent increase from the fund’s spending in 2024 and underscores a strategic pivo»»»

Bulgaria has formally adopted the euro, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone and bringing an end to the lev, a national currency that has existed in various forms for centuries. The change took effect at the start of 2026, nearly two decades after Bulgaria joined the European Union, marking wha»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3016 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, unchanged from Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is up by 0.1 pct against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and steady relative to the beginning of the yea»»»

The US military action in Venezuela was the right thing to do "morally", Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader told the BBC that while she did not understand the legal basis for Donald Trump's operation to remove President Nicolás Maduro from the country, he was overseeing a "brutal regim»»»

After Venezuela, there is no nation in the Americas more affected by the events in Caracas than Cuba. The two nations have shared a political vision of state-led socialism since a fresh-faced Venezuelan presidential candidate, Hugo Chávez, met the aged leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, »»»

Bulgaria’s political scene reacted strongly to the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the United States, with opinions sharply divided along party lines. GERB MP Delyan Dobrev condemned Maduro for transforming Venezuela from a wealthy nation into one facing extreme pov»»»

Colorado officials on Monday ended the search for a mountain lion suspected of being part of a family involved in the fatal New Year's Day attack of a solo hiker. File Photo by the National Park Service Jan. 6 (UPI) -- State wildlife officials have ended a search for a third mountain lion in the ar»»»

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is displayed on a screen in a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Tuesday after having surpassed the 4,500 mark for the first time. Photo by Yonhap Seoul shares jumped more than 1.5 percent Tuesday to close at above the historic milestone of»»»

Dubai: Isra Wal Miraj in English translates to the Night Journey and Ascension. It is observed on the 27th day of the month of Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. This year, Isra Wal Miraj will fall on Friday, January 16. While Israa Wal Miraj is recognised as a public holiday in Oman»»»

Dubai: The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in a night-time raid in Caracas, flown them out of the country and transferred Maduro to New York to face criminal charges. In court, Maduro pleaded not guilty, saying: “I am a decent man, the presid»»»