This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse and violence which some readers may find distressing. Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention. The Un»»»

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Kshamenk, the last killer whale held in captivity in Latin America, died of cardiorespiratory arrest in Argentina at age 35, Mundo Marino said. The mammal spent 33 years in a marine park, exceeding the typical life expectancy of male killer whales in captivity and becoming an emble»»»

Fujairah: Fujairah’s municipal and emergency services have successfully contained the impact of heavy rainfall that swept the emirate early on Friday, restoring normal conditions across roads and residential areas without reports of injuries or property damage. The Fujairah Public Works and Agricul»»»

There is no longer famine in Gaza thanks to improved aid access, but the war-ravaged territory still faces emergency conditions, a UN-backed global hunger monitor said on Friday, with around 1.6 million people forecast to face "crisis" levels of food insecurity over the coming months. A famine decl»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology has reported significant rainfall across several parts of the country over the past 24 hours. In its daily climate report, the Centre said rainfall measurements were recorded between 8am on Wednesday, 18 December, and 8am on Thursday, 19 December. Saq»»»

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 of its Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo SANTIAGE, Chile, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Chile has become the first country in Latin America to offer satellite coverage for mobile phones, enabling co»»»

More than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year and a half, the World Health Organization said Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the UN agency and its partners had "evacuated over 10,600 patients from Ga»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, December 19: A new batch of Epstein files includes photos of famous men, chat screenshots and "Lolita" quotes written on a woman's body. Next, Kristin Cabot, the HR boss caught on the Coldplay kiss cam, speaks out in an exclusive interview. Finally, we bring you some Christma»»»

Sharjah Police said heightened field readiness and close coordination with strategic partners helped contain the impact of the recent unstable weather across the UAE, with no serious incidents reported. The police praised public awareness and cooperation, noting that adherence to official safety in»»»

1 of 2 | Protesters set fire to the Prothom Alo offices in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest the death of youth protest leader Sharif Osman Hadi's death Thursday. Demonstrations broke out after Hadi died two weeks after being shot in the head. Photo by Monirul Alam/EPA Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Two newspaper of»»»

Radiation conditions at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant site were unchanged and were expected to remain so, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency said here on Friday, after information circulated about a fault in Unit 6’s secondary circuit. The agency was notified of the case as part of its daily communic»»»

Umm Al Quwain: The General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat has announced the temporary closure of a cemetery in Umm Al Quwain for a period of two days, effective from today. The decision has been taken in the interest of public welfare and to allow for necessary safety and mainte»»»

Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can’t be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks. It’s just been too warm in the West with not enough snow. Meanwhile»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology has forecast unsettled weather on Saturday, with skies expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy at times and the formation of convective clouds bringing rainfall to parts of the country, particularly across northern. In its daily weather bulletin, the centre »»»

There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, after access for humanitarian and commercial ​food deliveries improved following a fragile October 10 ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants. The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security»»»

Egypt is doing all it can to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tension between the two sides over the disarmament process of Hezbollah, the Egyptian prime minister said Friday during a visit to the Lebanese capital. Egypt, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, ha»»»

A delegation from the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah has begun the final testing phase of Sharjah Sat-2, marking a major step forward in the emirate’s CubeSat mission. The team visited Innovative Solutions in Space (ISISPACE) in th»»»

Dubai Police’s General Department of Traffic recently conducted a series of awareness sessions for more than 200 newly recruited taxi drivers at National Taxi, reinforcing safe driving practices and adherence to traffic laws. The initiative underscores the force’s commitment to road safety, recogni»»»

Share: Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017. By SARIT ZEHAVI This month, we mark one year since the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of the new government in Syria. This anniversary comes shortly after the one-year anniversary of t»»»

Sharjah Police have made it easier for residents to obtain official certificates for vehicles damaged by weather conditions through their website and smart app. The move is part of Sharjah Police’s ongoing efforts to streamline services and reduce the need for in-person visits. Motorists can now ap»»»

More than 55% of Bulgarians have a positive attitude towards the European Union (EU), a survey by the Myara polling agency, presented on Friday at the Bulgarian News Agency’s National Press Club in Sofia, shows. The survey on Bulgarians’ attitudes towards the EU was conducted at the request of Bulg»»»

Dubai: AGMC, Geely's UAE distributor, launched a recall for 5,584 Emgrand sedans built from August 3, 2023 to July 4, 2024 after headquarters in Hangzhou flagged faulty fuel filler caps. Non-vented caps can build vacuum pressure over time, potentially deforming fuel tanks and risking leaks if they »»»

Staff at two leading Bangladeshi newspapers say they were "gasping for air" as protesters, roused by the death of a prominent activist, set their offices alight on Thursday. Sharif Osman Hadi, who had emerged as a key figure after last year's anti-government protests that ousted former prime minist»»»

London: A UK government minister on Friday said an investigation was underway after Britain's Foreign Office was hit by a data hack in October. "I can confirm that there was a hack related to the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)," Trade Minister Chris Bryant said, playing down a »»»

Dubai: Operations at Dubai International Airport have largely returned to normal following days of weather-related disruption, with flights now operating as scheduled and only a limited number of connecting services still being cleared. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.»»»

The man suspected of carrying out a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two people and wounded several others has been found dead, officials said on Thursday. Authorities believe the 48-year-old Portuguese national, a Brown student, was also responsible for the fatal shooting of a physici»»»

Dubai: After two days of postponement due to heavy rains, the traditional Simbang Gabi masses have resumed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oud Metha and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jebel Ali. An official announcement from St Francis Assisi of Jebel Ali confirmed that the prayers, a nine-day pr»»»

Dubai: British professionals and business owners moving to the UAE are arriving better prepared than before, with visa pathways, budgets, and timelines increasingly planned in advance. Immigration specialists say the shift reflects growing use of long-term residency options and a more strategic app»»»

The incidence of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and influenza in Kyrgyzstan is declining, and hospital beds are available. The Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance informed 24.kg news agency. According to specialists, online learning in sch»»»

The volume of construction works recorded a 10 percent increase, as gross series, in the first ten months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, driven by positive results in capital repair works (+50 percent) and new construction works (+7.7 percent), the National Institute of Statistics»»»

The General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI), on the occasion of the International Migrants Day, marked annually on December 18, reported that 293,097 persons were recorded with a residence permit in Romania at the end of November this year, according to a press release of the institution."The In»»»

Technology and AI are considered by investors as the main sectors which will generate growth in the next three years, in the context of expectations reserved regarding the evolution of global economy, shows the report PwC, Global Investors Survey 2025.‘The majority of global investors (61%)anticipa»»»

Over 24 million searches were made on eJobs this year, according to the concrete job interests of the candidates. Most searches, more exactly, 1.35 millions were made for driving jobs, the candidates focussing mainly on B category driving jobs, distribution drivers or lorry drivers. However, the ca»»»

Forvis Mazars Group, the international leader in audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, launches in collaboration with EMIS the CEE Strategic resilience in banking: outlook ...»»»

The Alliance for Agriculture and Cooperation (AAC) asked Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Wednesday, in an open letter, for Romania to oppose the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement and to align itself with the position of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR)."We ask you, Prime M»»»

Romania needs a stable, coherent and aligned fiscal framework with European practices, which would encourage investments and competitiveness and provide predictability for long-term investments, argues the president of AHK Romania, Volker Raffel.According to a press release, AHK Romania welcomes th»»»

The Government approved in Thursday's meeting a draft law aimed at Romania's ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Facilitate the Implementation of the Second Pillar of the Tax Compliance Rule, the multilateral instrument developed at OECD level to avoid double taxation between signatory p»»»

Justice Minister Radu Marinescu met with the Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, H.E. Mr. Kaifu Atsushi, context in which they discussed, among other topics, shared priorities in the field of justice.According to a press release from the Ministry of Justi»»»

Chairman of the Save Romania Union (USR) Dominic Fritz convened the party's Political Committee for Friday at 12:00hrs in view of voting the proposals for the National Defence and Economy Ministries.Thus, the current Economy Minister Radu Miruta is proposed for the Defence office, as well as the Vi»»»

The most important topic for Romania at the European Council is the discussion about the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034, that is the European Union budget, president Nicusor Dan wrote on Facebook. The last meeting of the European Council this year started. It is an important moment in de»»»

The European Union is lending Ukraine 90 billion euros, President Nicusor Dan said on Friday after the meeting of the European Council.He explained that this is a loan taken out by the Union for Ukraine, which the authorities in Kyiv will repay once the war ends.Because this requires a Union-level »»»

Dubai: ADNOC has secured a new $2 billion green financing facility backed by Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, taking its total green funding to $5 billion within just 18 months and underscoring how seriously the company is leaning into sustainable finance as it grows its business. Sign up for our»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s largest public parking operator, Parkin PJSC, has introduced new paid public parking zones in the Wasl Green Park community as part of its ongoing expansion across the city. In an announcement, Parkin said public parking tariffs are now in effect in the area under Zone Code 614W, wit»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Airport has issued a travel advisory urging passengers to plan ahead as unstable weather continues to disrupt flight operations, triggering delays, cancellations and congestion at one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai are once again brushing against record territory, testing the patience and budgets of jewellery buyers while reinforcing the appeal of bullion for long-term investors. Local retail rates firmed this week in step with global markets, with 24-karat gold trading at Dh522.25»»»

Dubai: On December 19, 1975, Dubai marked a defining moment in its infrastructure journey with the opening of the Shindagha Tunnel — the emirate’s first fixed underwater road crossing beneath Dubai Creek. Fifty years on, the tunnel stands as a lasting symbol of Dubai’s early ambition to modernise c»»»

Dubai: Food delivery services across the UAE were temporarily paused on Friday as heavy rainfall, strong winds and poor visibility disrupted road conditions, prompting platforms to prioritise rider safety over service continuity. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Major a»»»

Police in Sri Lanka have arrested three men for allegedly burning a wild elephant with flaming torches while trying to chase it away, local media reported. A video of the incident, which took place in a village in the country's north, triggered fierce backlash as it circulated on social media this »»»

Sharjah: The Sharjah Civil Defence Authority (SCDA) has urged residents and visitors to take extra care as unstable weather and heavy rainfall continue to affect the emirate this week. The warning follows an alert from the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), which said a deep low-pressure system »»»

Have you ever noticed that every interaction in life is really a negotiation? From toddlers refusing broccoli to teenagers lobbying for the latest gadgets, life is one continuous exercise in give-and-take — and we rarely pause to examine it. I see this truth the moment I wake up. Chanel, my cat and»»»