Ramallah: A Palestinian child was killed today, east of Ramallah, by the Israeli occupation. Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed into Al Khalayel area and fired at civilians, killing a 14-year-old boy.»»»

Singapore: Gold prices dipped on Thursday following stronger-than-expected US economic data, which reduced expectations of an imminent interest rate cut. Spot gold fell 0.4% to $4,598.52 an ounce, although it remains on track for weekly gains of around 2%. US gold futures for February delivery also»»»

A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers will meet with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island. Trump has said Greenland ​is vital to US security because of its strategic location an»»»

Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has sued his company xAI over sexualised deepfakes of her created on social media platform X. The lawsuit filed in New York on Thursday alleges the Grok AI tool created sexually explicit pictures of St Clair. The parent company of X and Gr»»»

Violent attacks on staff at Greek state hospitals and health centers are on the rise, the country’s largest medical association charged Friday, urging the government to permanently station police guards at major hospitals. The Athens Medical Association voiced “intense concern at the escalating vio»»»

Commenting on Friday's suspension of particleboard production at the Kronospan plant in Veliko Tarnovo, outgoing Environment and Water Minister Manol Genov said that the government places ecology and public health above all business interests. The measure is "a clear sign that when air quality and »»»

GERB’s new goal is the modernization of the country, said party leader Boyko Borissov at a meeting with mayors from Northern Bulgaria in Veliko Tarnovo, livestreamed on Borissov’s Facebook profile. The meeting was attended by outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, outgoing Energy Minister Zhecho»»»

Prague: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his newly formed government have won a mandatory vote of confidence in parliament, one month after taking office. Lawmakers approved the right-leaning government by 108 votes to 91. Under the Czech constitution, any newly appointed government must seek »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanon: Aoun Chairs Security Meeting at Baabda Palace 16-01-2026 16:03 PM President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on Friday chaired a secu»»»

Dubai: A newly married Egytpian woman has killed her husband in their Cairo apartment, less than five months after their wedding, turning what should have been the earliest chapter of a shared life into a tragedy that has stunned both families and neighbours. Egyptian investigators say the young ma»»»

Political reactions continued after it became clear that the country is heading toward another early parliamentary election, with parties in the National Assembly outlining their expectations and proposed timelines for the vote. Further reading: Bulgaria Officially Moves Toward Early Elections Afte»»»

Atanas Atanasov, an MP from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - United Left parliamentary group and head of the BSP Youth organization stated in a press release on Friday that the only thing his party will insist on is that the machines currently used for voting count the votes, print out a proto»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Zapad battlegroup maintain control over all districts of Kupyansk, having successfully repelled Ukrainian attempts to break through in the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday, citing the battlegroup's commander, Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev. "The distric»»»

A flu epidemic has also been declared in Bulgaria’s Dobrich region, following similar measures introduced earlier in Varna. As a result, students in the district will switch to online learning, while kindergartens and nurseries will remain open but will operate under heightened medical supervision.»»»

Riyadh: Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater has held meetings in Riyadh with her Saudi and Yemeni counterparts to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation in the education sector. HE Al Khater met Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HE Youse»»»

The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's deadly crackdown on demonstrations. Iran was shaken over the last week by some of the biggest anti-g»»»

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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held calls with the leaders of Israel and Iran, the Kremlin said, offering mediation amid protests in Iran that have raised fears of a military confrontation in the region. Independent monitors say Iranian security forces have killed thousands in a»»»

Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva has filed a complaint with Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chair Plamen Mladenovski and outgoing Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov due to dozens of reports from citizens about serious and repeated interruptions of the heat supply in Sofia, the press centre of the Om»»»

The wood-processing company Kronospan will appeal a decision to suspend part of its operations, imposed by the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo, Manager Nikolay Bankov told a news briefing on Friday. According to Bankov, the order issued on Thursday by the RIE»»»

Vazrazhdane MP Angel Yanchev read out a statement of his parliamentary group from the parliamentary rostrum regarding the sanction imposed on Friday by the of Environment and Water Ministry on Kronospan, a wood-processing company in Veliko Tarnovo. Yanchev described the compulsory administrative me»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia and France signed on Friday in Belgrade a joint statement on a Belgrade metro project and a MoU on the construction of a sewage collector (interceptor) for waste water in the Serbian capital. With Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in attendance, the documents were signed by Serbi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Without gas from Russia, Hungary would have problems this winter, but supplies are constant and there are enough reserves, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. "We started the winter with more than 40% of our annual consumption. So we still have a lot of supplies»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) announced Friday the departure of two delegations of male and female high school students taking part in the 15th edition of the "Be Among the Outstanding" program.Organized annually in cooperation with the Ministry of E»»»

RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- A Palestinian child was martyred by Israeli occupation forces on Friday in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, West Bank.Local Palestinian sources reported that the 14-year-old boy Muhammad Na'asan was shot and killed by the occupation forces in front of the vi»»»

Tokyo: Japan and the United States have agreed to enhance joint production of defence equipment, including missiles, and to expand their military presence in waters southwest of Japan's main islands. The agreement followed a meeting in Washington between Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi a»»»

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Thursday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is visiting Beijing, to discuss bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation across multiple sectors. According to China's Xinhua news agency, President Xi said the two sides should strengthen»»»

A senior US senator warned on January 16 that talk of the United States taking Greenland by force would damage American security interests and hand a strategic gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Denmark, France and other allies stepped up resistance to any such move. »»»

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the media in Beijing after meeting with Chinese President Xi on Friday on the first visit to China by any Canadian leader since since Justin Trudeau in December 2017. Photo by Jessica Lee/EPA Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with»»»

Germany has returned two small fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a German scientist during the Nazi occupation of France in 1941. The pieces of unembroidered fabric were discovered by historians in state archives in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany as they sifted through the collecti»»»

Following a decision of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in Veliko Tarnovo to suspend production on Kronospan's particleboard line, outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said that a healthy and safe environment must be guaranteed for every citizen. He said the government had be»»»

The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Veliko Tarnovo suspended the operation of the particleboard line at the Kronospan wood-processing plant in the regional capital, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Friday. The measure was imposed following an unscheduled inspec»»»

The “terrorist elements” infiltrating the protests in Iran have been using extremely violent tactics reminiscent of the actions of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) group, RT has learned from an Iranian diplomatic source. Iran has been hit by a wave of violent unrest that kicked off in late Dec»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) said on Friday that it opposes interference in Iran's internal affairs. "The SCO opposes interference in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the organization said in a statement. The SCO also called for a peaceful se»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, January 16: French daily Libération has a chilling "story of carnage" in Iran, while analysts wonder how close the end might be for the regime. In other news, the UK's hard-right Reform party has poached another Conservative MP, this time a »»»

François Picard welcomes Norwegian-Iranian neuroscientist Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights NGO. He offers a rare quantified data-driven-account of fatalities in the current Iranian uprising, grounded in documented evidence and firsthand reporting. Against a backdrop of an Inte»»»

The United Nation’s food agency on Thursday warned that its food stocks in Sudan will be depleted by the end of March, and that it urgently needs funding to help prevent an imminent catastrophe. According to the UN, food rations have already been cut to an absolute minimum and millions of children »»»

Over the past two decades, Turkey has become a major player in Africa. Although more discreet than China or Russia, Ankara has managed to successfully expand its influence on the continent. From drones to scholarship programmes, from construction deals to Islamic humanitarian NGOs, FRANCE 24's Kari»»»

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison in the first of eight trials related to charges over his decision to impose martial law at the end of 2024. In one of the trials, Yoon is accused of imposing the law to lead a rebellion. If he is convicted,»»»

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways has cancelled and delayed several flights between Abu Dhabi and Pakistan due to adverse weather conditions in Lahore and Karachi, affecting passengers travelling on January 15, 16 and 17. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline confirmed t»»»

A court in Moscow on Friday began considering a lawsuit filed by the central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Russian assets frozen by the European Union. The lawsuit seeks to recover 18.2 trillion rubles ($232 billion) in damages incurred when Russia»»»

The Libyan Customs Authority announced yesterday the detection of 11 companies that obtained Letters of Credit at the official (and lower) exchange rate without importing any goods. Investigations showed that US$ 54 million was transferred to foreign beneficiaries without actual imports. The Custom»»»

Unusual cloud formations known as virga were visible in the skies over Attica on Friday, a striking meteorological phenomenon in which rain evaporates before reaching the ground, according to Meteo, the weather service of the National Observatory of Athens. In a post on social media, Meteo explaine»»»

Results of chemical analyses of the water quality of the Danube River in the area of a sunken barge near the town of Zimnicea, Romania, have been received by the Danube River Basin Directorate (DRBD) from the Romanian side via the Accident Emergency Warning System of the International Commission fo»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Peter Sorensen on Friday to discuss the path forward in the dialogue and the situation in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija. "While stressing Belgrade’s continuous constructive role, the nee»»»

Dubai: The UAE has officially entered Al Shabt, a winter period traditionally regarded as the coldest stretch of the year, according to Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS). Running from January 15 t»»»

Dubai: Dubai will host the World Government Summit 2026 from February 3 to 5, bringing together more than 6,000 leaders, ministers, CEOs and experts from around the world. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and»»»

The prime minister of Yemen has been replaced by his foreign minister after the premier submitted the government's resignation, the country's Saudi-backed presidential body said. The move comes after weeks of tensions between Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following a failed »»»