Kumamoto, Japan: A major earthquake in Japan that all but destroyed a shopping mall killed at least 13 people, officials said Wednesday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage. The 7.1-magnitude tremor on Tuesday flattened homes, triggered fires, ruptured bridges an»»»

Dubai: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has completed its $9 billion acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, lifting its fleet to about 1,000 aircraft and making the Dubai company the world’s third-largest aircraft lessor. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The enlarged owned, man»»»

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been dogged by controversy ever since it issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant in November 2024. The issuer was the ICC’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan, a British lawyer, who has»»»

Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday morning at Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima Town where people are feared trapped following Tuesday's earthquake. Photo courtesy of Japan's Fire and Disaster management Agency/X July 29 (UPI) -- The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japa»»»

According to Péter Magyar, Europe's strongest anti-corruption institution could be established with the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office. In a video posted to his social media page on Tuesday, the prime minister stressed that the office will operate completely independently of th»»»

Dubai: Tenants in Dubai saw some relief during the second quarter of 2026, with average residential rents falling 6.2% from the previous three months, while property prices remained above last year’s levels. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Average rents were also 2.6% »»»

KUMAMOTO, Japan: Rescuers were frantically searching on Wednesday for survivors of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region. Eight people were pulled alive from the rubble of a pa»»»

LIMA: Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability. The 51-year-old daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori is Peru»»»

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s response to wildfires needs more funding, greater focus on forest management and enhanced education about fire risk as the climate changes, the head of the bloc’s crisis response said, as France and Spain battle deadly blazes. Wildfires have forced unprecedented evacu»»»

Russia’s victory in the Ukraine conflict would serve the interests of “all peace-loving humanity” by checking NATO and EU encroachment on national sovereignty, Greek philosophy professor Dimitrios Patelis has told RT. Patelis, who teaches at the Technical University of Crete, made the remarks in an»»»

At least three ballistic missiles struck the Muwaffaq Salti Airbase in Jordan on Wednesday, with footage shared by local media showing direct impacts at the facility, which hosts US forces. US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed that all incoming missiles were intercepted, though social media footage»»»

The United States and Saudi Arabia have carried out precision strikes in Iraq allegedly targeting Iran-linked "terrorists," the US Central Command said. "U.S. Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Is»»»

Central Park near the the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in New York City. Health officials on Tuesday announced a sixth death to the Upper East Side's Legionnaires' disease outbreak. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 28 (UPI) -- A sixth person has died in the Upper East S»»»

Hungarian reservists who participated in the Combat Readiness Exercise 26 international exercise held in the United States demonstrated that their preparedness, discipline, and professional competence are in no way inferior to those of active-duty personnel, the Chief of the General Staff of the Hu»»»

But vaping isn’t harmful. Everyone says so. Dubai-based mum Kaveri (name changed on request) has to deal with this argument from her teen, every few weeks. “Her friends do it, and pulled out some article that it wasn’t so harmless, so she keeps trying to fight me on it.” Aware that this is the age »»»

WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors during a “good meeting” with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he underscored Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s loss of initiative on the war front due to heavy losses. Zelensky spent jus»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licenses to produce Patriot air-defense interceptors during a "good meeting" with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he underscored Russia's Vladimir Putin's loss of initiative on the war front due to heavy losses. Zelensky spent just over an ho»»»

Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz, including a system of voluntary fees for ships using the strategic waterway, according to a Gulf source and a Western diplomat. The plan aims to provide a framework for restoring stable shipping through the »»»

Dubai: The flames racing across southern Europe this summer are not unusual. Their scale is. From France and Spain to Algeria and Tunisia, firefighters have battled wildfires that have forced thousands from their homes, destroyed forests and stretched emergency services across the Mediterranean. Ge»»»

A brief pause in fighting in the US-Iran conflict has ended with a new round of military escalation, raising fresh concerns across the Gulf. The biggest development came overnight when the United States said it intercepted a surprise Iranian ballistic missile attack on one of its military bases in »»»

Dubai: Dust-stirring winds are forecast to sweep across large parts of western Saudi Arabia through August 8, with near-zero horizontal visibility expected in some areas, the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM) said. The weather system is expected to begin affecting the Kingdom on Wednesday and c»»»

The militaries of the United States and Saudi Arabia attacked Iran proxies in Iraq on Wednesday. File Photo by U.S. Central Command/Department of Defense July 28 (UPI) -- The United States and Saudi Arabia attacked Iran-backed proxies in Iraq on Wednesday after Saudi air defense systems intercepted»»»

Dubai: Convective clouds are expected to develop over parts of the UAE today, bringing a chance of rainfall to eastern, western and some inland areas, while temperatures are forecast to climb as high as 48°C in internal regions, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. The NCM said the weathe»»»

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol, moving forward on the legislation to penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports after more th»»»

Saudi Arabian forces, in coordination with the United States Central Command, carried out targeted strikes Wednesday against sites linked to Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced, in retaliation for recent drone attacks on the kingdom’s petroleum infrastructure. T»»»

It’s a truth universally acknowledged: If you blithely subscribe to a blog, app or streaming platform without thinking twice, your credit card is probably keeping a very detailed record of those 'small' decisions (hello from the battered other side). Those Dh35 subscriptions add up, folks. And if y»»»

Dubai: Few weather phenomena puzzle UAE residents more than summer humidity. Some days the air feels almost impossible to breathe; humidity readings climb above 90 per cent, yet the skies remain cloudless and not a drop of rain falls. So where does all that moisture come from? Why doesn't it become»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on July 28 for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump, as Kyiv seeks to win fresh diplomatic and military support in its fight against Russia. Zelensky is also in the US to attend US senator Lindsey Graham's funeral, an important»»»

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan’s southern Kyushu region, causing extensive damage and killing “a considerable number of people,” according to local media. The quake struck just before 4:30 PM local time on Tuesday, with its epicenter around 20 km south of Kumamot»»»

France's largest wine region is facing a wake-up call as the wildfires blazing near Bordeaux's famed vineyards underscore the climate challenges posed by severe drought and repeated heatwaves. Many chateaux do not have enough water to irrigate their entire vineyard and without rain in the coming we»»»

For most of modern history, medicine has been designed to react. We waited for symptoms, responded to crises, and measured success by whether people survived illness. That model made sense at the time. Breakthroughs in antibiotics, vaccines, surgical innovation, and emergency care dramatically resh»»»

American and Saudi warplanes have carried out joint strikes against alleged Iran-aligned militia sites across eastern Iraq, according to US Central Command. CENTCOM said on Tuesday that American and Saudi fighter aircraft had targeted multiple logistics and weapons facilities used by groups alleged»»»

Tehran: Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Tuesday that vessels belonging to any country or company accepting compensation from Iran's frozen assets would not be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's state-run broadcaster IRIB. A spok»»»

Dubai: Almost 35 metres below the streets of International City, a 2,000-tonne machine is quietly carving out the future of Dubai’s public transport network. The machine, known as Al Wugeisha, is at the heart of the excavation works for the ambitious Dubai Metro Blue Line project. While progress on»»»

A teenager who shot dead four people at a high school in the southern US state of Georgia with a gun his father gave him as a Christmas present was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to carrying out the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in the town of»»»

Dubai: Indian banks are offering returns of up to 7.5% on selected US dollar fixed deposits for non-resident Indians, creating an unusual choice for UAE-based NRIs with dollar savings. The headline rate is well above what many conventional bank accounts pay. Yet it may apply only to a particular te»»»

Washington: A White House teleprompter operator who was put on unpaid leave after news reports he had used inside knowledge to make bets about President Donald Trump's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi is no longer in his post, according to a White House official. Get updated faster a»»»

WASHINGTON: The US Senate advanced sweeping sanctions legislation targeting Russia’s energy revenues Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington to press for stronger action against Moscow. Senators voted 86-12 to begin consideration of the bipartisan measure, clearing its»»»

GENEVA: Refugees fleeing persecution too often face restrictions on their right to seek asylum, with the debate around protection becoming increasingly politicized, the United Nations warned Tuesday. UN refugees chief Barham Salih urged the world to move from managing sky-high displacement to seeki»»»

1 of 2 | Student Jose Ortiz, right, accepts an embrace from chaplain Ronald Clark, left at a makeshift memorial one day after a deadly school shooting in 2024 at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for the shootings. Photo by Er»»»

Washington: Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help developing nuclear energy to create thousands of jobs. The states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Idaho — all have Republican governors who say they welcome the chance to help»»»

Benchmark index falls below 6,500 as foreign and institutional investors sell shares Closing figures are displayed at a KB Kookmin Bank trading room in Seoul on Tuesday after the Kospi briefly fell below 6,000. The Kospi closed at 6,023.66, down 732.09 points, or 10.84%, while the Kosdaq ended at 7»»»

TUNIS: On a poultry farm just outside Tunisia’s capital, a backhoe gathers hundreds of chicken carcasses to bury them in a pit. The situation is not unique to this farm in El-Fahs, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Tunis, as recent power cuts have sown devastation across the country. With summer »»»

People rally in June 2025 in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. A new report says that inadequate healthcare for those held at the nearby California City Detention Center put people at serious risk. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple ballistic missiles early on Wednesday at a US military base in Jordan, US Central Command said. If confirmed, it's the first direct Iranian strike on American forces in the country since a brief pause in US airstrikes. All the missiles were»»»

WASHINGTON: Recent fighting with Iran used up more of the US military’s already diminished stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors, potentially putting American troops at more risk if hostilities resume, a new analysis says. Shrunken inventories of Patriot and THAAD interceptors may force the U»»»

Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave in France over fears that a looming heatwave would prevent containment of fires that have ripped through the country's southwest. Get upda»»»

Ukrainian drone ‌strikes killed three people on Tuesday in Russia’s border region of Belgorod and 19 more ​were injured in an attack on a bus denounced by the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Regional authorities said a drone strike on a business in a village near the border killed two people. ‌Another »»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The US military said Tuesday it had intercepted multiple missiles launched by Iran, in the first flareup in violence in several days. “At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise a»»»

WASHINGTON: Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential US politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington. Graham’s flag-draped casket arrived for a trib»»»