After weeks of fragile calm, the United States and Iran are once again engaged in direct military confrontation. Tehran has responded to US attacks along Iran’s southern coast by launching fresh strikes across the Gulf. Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman were among the countries affected, with Iran de»»»

Traders work Monday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City. Oil prices fluctuated in response to the latest bout of military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran. Later Monday, the United States attacked Iranian sites for the 10th day in a row. Photo by John Ange»»»

Manila: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington remains willing to pursue a diplomatic solution with Iran, but insisted any path toward de-escalation depends on Tehran ending its attacks on international shipping and complying with its commitments. "Their behaviour has to change in o»»»

Washington on Monday condemned what it called "dangerous and aggressive" action by China, whose personnel are accused of injuring a Filipino sailor at a shoal in the disputed South China Sea. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here"The United States conde»»»

NEW YORK: A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their case through in court. Twelve states, led by California, sued to block Paramount’s pending b»»»

LONDON: British prosecutors said Monday they had charged a 28-year-old UK man, Joshua Kerry, with the murder of veteran right-wing former MP Ann Widdecombe, as police probed a potential “political or terrorist connection.” “We have decided to prosecute Joshua Kerry for murder following a police inv»»»

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan activists on Monday accused authorities of violating a court order from last month halting the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine center after reports surfaced that Americans were being quarantined in the country. The center was meant to take in and quarantine »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Pakistani Community Culinary Diplomacy Forum recently hosted a traditional farewell breakfast in honour of the outgoing ambassadors of Türkiye and Kazakhstan, bringing together members of the diplomatic corps, leaders of Pakistani community forums and distinguished gue»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Prominent Urdu literary figures, poets, writers and literature enthusiasts in Qatar gathered on Saturday to pay heartfelt tribute to the late Father Amir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani during a solemn condolence meeting held in his honour. The gathering reflecte»»»

Tribune News Network Doha In a world shaped by change and competing narratives, the ability to listen, question and engage in constructive dialogue has never been more critical. Through the Doha Debates Ambassador Program, a production of Qatar Foundation, young people from around the world are not»»»

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday visited Algeria for the first time in four years in a bid to mend diplomatic ties between the two countries after they were frayed by a row over Western Sahara. In 2022, Madrid abandoned its neutrality stance over the disputed territory and backed Moro»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji, on Monday discussed the latest developments in Sudan with Richard Crowder, head of British Office Sudan and the UK’s special representative to the African country. Sudan, which a member of the Arab League, has been locked in a civi»»»

ALGIERS, Algeria: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in Algiers on Monday that he sought to deepen ties with Algeria, as the countries mend relations after a dispute over Western Sahara. Sanchez told reporters that the visit, a first in four years, held “particular importance” for Spain, whi»»»

Ismael Zambada Garcia, also called El Mayo, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday by a U.S. federal judge. He is the co-founder and the former leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel. File Photo by Ulises Ruiz Basurto/EPA July 20 (UPI) -- Ismael Zambada Garcia, als»»»

LONDON: Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League, on Monday visited Al-Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, which was the scene of a deadly mass shooting during Friday prayers on March 15, 2019. It was one of two facilities, the other being nearby Linwood Islamic C»»»

GENEVA: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called Monday for the immediate release of all Palestinian health care workers “arbitrarily detained” by Israel. “MSF is outraged by the treatment of health care workers, most of whom are being detained in dire conditions, without justification or cause,” it sa»»»

If certain business titans, corporations, and governments have their way, humans will someday be living, working, and vacationing in space. This is the much-vaunted New Space Age, and in “Lunacy,” philosopher Ben Bramble explains why it is a giant mistake. Bramble systematically refutes each of the»»»

1 of 2 | A hearing in a lawsuit seeking to block the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount is scheduled for Aug. 3. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 20 (UPI) -- Twelve state attorneys general won a court order on Monday to halt Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. for at least 14 da»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said he regretted Judit Polgár’s decision not to accept a potential presidential nomination but would respectfully acknowledge it. He also took personal responsibility for communication mistakes surrounding the selection process. Magyar published a video statem»»»

Sharjah: An Asian man has been ordered deported from the UAE after a Sharjah court found him guilty of conducting unauthorised money transfer operations, opting for deportation instead of a one-year jail term. The Sharjah Misdemeanours Court heard that the defendant had been receiving cash from res»»»

A US sanctions bill originally promoted by the late Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal has moved close to passage after being stalled in Congress for more than a year. The latest compromise has the support of the White House, Republicans and a significant number of Democrats, Th»»»

LONDON: New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power Monday, purging the cabinet of his predecessor’s loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left. He immediately got to work after replacing Keir Starmer in Downing Street, holding calls »»»

By Juan Sebastian SerranoBRASÍLIA — Whether buying a chilled coconut at the beach or paying rent, Brazil's free PIX system has become the dominant way of making payments in Latin America's largest economy, with just a smart phone.US President Donald Trump does not like it one bit.The payment system»»»

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held telephone talks on Monday with his counterparts in Egypt, Qatar and Jordan to coordinate efforts to contain the escalating conflict and reinforce regional security, as the United States launched a new wave of attacks on Iran and hostilities sprea»»»

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and Mozambican Foreign Minister Maria Lucas met on Monday to discuss enhancing economic, security, and pharmaceutical cooperation, including expanding medicine distribution within the Southern Af»»»

More than 3,550 trainees have graduated from free vocational programmes under a partnership between the Egyptian Ministry of Labor and the Italian Salesian Institute “Don Bosco,” with both parties planning to expand cooperation to meet local and international labour market demands. Minister of Labo»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatović agreed on Saturday to deepen economic and investment cooperation while discussing developments in the Middle East and other regional issues, according to the Egyptian presidency. The presidency said Milatović’s visit»»»

Hamas announced on Monday that it has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader nearly two years after its previous leader was killed. File Photo courtesy Al-Aqsa TV | License Photo July 20 (UPI) -- Hamas announced Monday that it has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader nearly two years after »»»

Ajman: Ajman Police has received a financial contribution of Dh792,500 from the International Charity Organisation (ICO) to help secure the release of a number of inmates at the emirate’s Correctional and Rehabilitation Institution, offering them an opportunity to overcome financial hardships and s»»»

Share: Israel will begin withdrawing from the first pilot zone in southern Lebanon on July 21, an Israeli official told Axios on Monday, nearly four weeks after the US-mediated framework introduced the mechanism. The US State Department separately claimed that operations have begun in the towns of »»»

LONDON — Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Monday said net profit slumped 34 per cent in its first quarter as the Middle East conflict sent jet-fuel prices soaring and impacted ticket sales.Profit after tax dropped to 538 million euros ($616 million) in the three months to the end of June, from 82»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Transport and Labour Minister Nidal Qatamin said that the Aqaba Port Railway Project is a mega strategic project that enhances Jordan's economic security and its position as a regional transport and logistics hub, during a seminar held by the Centre for Strategic Studies at the »»»

This week FRANCE 24's media show "Scoop" looks at US President Donald Trump's latest attempt to intimidate the press. The New York Times broke the story that the Qatari-donated Air Force One plane had security concerns: the US President was flying on a plane that more vulnerable than another that w»»»

The United States carried out a new wave of strikes in Iran on Monday as US deaths in the renewed fighting climbed to three and more ships came under attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by targeting US military assets in Bahrain, the home of the US Navy's 5th Fleet, a»»»

CAIRO: An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered three rock-cut tombs from the New Kingdom period at the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara. The tombs, in Giza governorate, south of Cairo, date back to the 18th Dynasty, which included rulers such as Tutankhamun and Akhenaten, the Ministry of »»»

Author: Kristin Hannah Kristin Hannah’s “The Four Winds” is one of those novels that quietly settles in your mind long after you turn the final page. Set during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, it tells the story of Elsa Martinelli, a woman who has spent much of her life believi»»»

The number of extreme weather events is on the rise, and some states are taking advantage of these climate crises to spread disinformation. A report by France's Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) says that climate disinformation has become a “tool for destabilisation”.   »»»

Kuwait City, July 20 (SANA) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani reaffirmed on Monday Syria’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Kuwait, while expressing the country’s full solidarity with Kuwait and other Arab states in the face of the repeated Ira»»»

Bedoon—Arabic for ‘without’—refers to communities in parts of the Gulf who live without nationality or the official documentation through which states establish legal identity. Their experience foreshadows a defining challenge of contemporary mobility: what happens when the ability to move depends »»»

Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla received Phil Mnisi, Governor of the Central Bank of the Kingdom of Eswatini, at the CBE headquarters during the latter’s official visit to Egypt, where the two sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and exchange expertise across»»»

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda attend the plenary session at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tivat, Montenegro, on June 5. File Photo by Boris Pejovic/EPA July 20 (UPI) -- The European Commission announced a record fine against AliExpre»»»

Hungarian chess legend Judit Polgár has declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become the country’s next president, saying she did not feel strong enough to take responsibility for uniting a deeply divided nation. Polgár announced her decision in a Facebook post on Monday evening, sho»»»

The fuel price in Hungary is expected to increase again from Tuesday after another rise in wholesale fuel costs, adding fresh pressure on motorists already facing elevated prices at the pump. The latest increase comes as global oil prices continue to climb and only weeks after Hungary adopted new l»»»

DUBAI: President ​Donald Trump ​said on ‌Monday that Iran ‌would “pay” ⁠for ​killing US ⁠soldiers ⁠after multiple ‌service ‌members ​were ‌killed in ‌action ‌over the ⁠weekend. The US also conducted a new round of airstrikes against Iran on Monday. Iran responded by launching attacks on American al»»»

Russia could attempt to expand the conflict into Poland and the Baltic states if its military position in Ukraine deteriorates, Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas warned. He argued that battlefield setbacks, attacks inside Russia, fuel shortages, and growing public frustration could push t»»»

New Delhi: Indian police fired tear gas on Monday to stop thousands of protesters demanding the education minister's resignation and wider examination reforms from marching on parliament. The demonstrators, mostly young students, converged at the Jantar Mantar protest site in the heart of New Delhi»»»

London: Andy Burnham projects regular man-of-the-people vibes, but behind the casual persona lies ruthless ambition and an ability for reinvention that has helped propel him to the pinnacle of British politics. The 56-year-old veteran figure within centre-left Labour replaced Keir Starmer as prime »»»

The annual conference of Bulgarian ambassadors and permanent representatives abroad was held in Sofia on Monday. The meeting was hosted by Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova. Speakers discussed Bulgaria's capacity to implement an autonomous foreign policy while working within the European family an»»»

London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment. Burnham used his inaugural speech as prime minister to renew his theme o»»»

July 20 (UPI) -- A ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew members capsized off the coast of Guyana, where authorities continued searching Monday for dozens of missing people while investigating possible irregularities in the vessel's operation. The MV Barima departed Georgetown on Saturday afternoo»»»