LONDON: Jordan condemned the “provocative and reckless” storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem by a group of Israeli settlers. On Sunday, settlers raised Israeli flags on the steps leading to the Dome of the Rock, chanting and singing the Israeli national anthem under the protection »»»

Maltese ⁠Prime Minister Robert Abela ​claimed a record-breaking, fourth successive general election victory ​for his Labour Party on Sunday after campaigning on the strength of a thriving economy and calling for a strong mandate to shield the tiny island state from the crisis in the Middle East.&nb»»»

1 of 4 | Protestors and federal agents clash outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo May 31 (UPI) -- Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras J. Baraka instituted a curfew early Sunday in the area around an immigration detention facility wh»»»

BusinessPortugalSpace race: Why Portugal is reaching for the starsJochen FagetA spaceport is being built on a small Portuguese island in the Atlantic. Is Portugal on the verge of becoming a space nation? https://p.dw.com/p/5EMFPGermany's ATMOS Space Cargo company aims to land its Phoenix transport »»»

President Joseph Aoun is leading intensive efforts with the Americans in an attempt to reach a ceasefire or de-escalation and to halt the Israeli advance, the al-Modon news portal reported on Sunday "Contacts are ongoing with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an attempt to reach a ceasefire," »»»

Investors are increasingly looking to Asia’s technology supply chain as a major beneficiary of a new wave of expected stock offerings by SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, betting that fresh capital raised in the US will fuel another round of artificial intelligence-related spending. The expected fundr»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he ordered the Israeli army to deepen its deployment in Hezbollah strongholds north of the Litani River, noting that "soon Hezbollah will no longer have the ability to threaten northern Israel." Netanyahu also declared that Israeli forces' ca»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Yazbek Addresses Resistance Community: We Are Close to “Third Liberation” 31-05-2026 15:59 PM Head of Hezbollah Juristic Council She»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. The fighting in Lebanon has been the broadest spillover of the Iran war,»»»

NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palestinian rights. Though it has gone by different names over the years, the Israel Day parade has always been a must-att»»»

Dubai: From a modest force established in 1956 to a globally recognised model of smart policing, Dubai Police is celebrating seven decades of safeguarding communities, embracing innovation and helping shape Dubai’s rise as one of the world’s safest cities. As the force commemorates its 70th anniver»»»

Johannesburg: World Cup-bound South Africa has delayed its departure for the global showpiece after visa problems disrupted the team's travel plans, the national football association said on Sunday. The squad was scheduled to leave Johannesburg Sunday for a training camp in Mexico aboard a chartere»»»

Paris, France: Four-time former champion Iga Swiatek endured a miserable birthday as she was eliminated from the French Open fourth round on Sunday by Marta Kostyuk. The Polish third seed went down 7-5, 6-1 to the 15th seed from Ukraine. Kostyuk, the Madrid Open winner, moved into the quarter-final»»»

A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU has proposed requiring Germans to use their homes to pay for elderly care, triggering a political row over social welfare amid the country’s mounting fiscal pressures. The proposal by Albert Stegemann, deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamenta»»»

Neem ka Thana, India: Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds. Residents have long protested that the hills of the 700-kilometre (435-mile)»»»

The United States will only send used nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of an agreement to "streamline" the AUKUS defence deal in a move branded on Sunday as a "cost-effective" by Defence Minister Richard Marles. Australia is expected to receive at least three so-called»»»

Dubai: Iran has restored access to most of the underground missile facilities targeted during the recent conflict with the United States and Israel, raising fresh questions about the long-term effectiveness of efforts to cripple Tehran’s missile arsenal, according to a CNN investigation based on sa»»»

Melbourne: Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing. It's the science-fiction work of biotech boffins at Cortical Labs, who»»»

Sidoarjo, Indonesia: Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the edge of a sludge lake on the Indonesian island of Java, as dozen of residents gathered to mark two decades since mud volcano eruptions began displacing thousands. On May 29, 2006, the earth in the Sidoarjo district of East J»»»

Nigerian ex-general abducted with his wife in the north-west Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMakuochi OkaforWest Africa reporter, Lagos AFP via Getty ImagesRetired Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, seen here in 2009, was spokesman for the army a decade ago A retired senior Nigerian military officer»»»

More than 1,400 students and over 200 teachers took part in the 78th National Tourist March "In the Footsteps of Botev's rebel detachment" from Kozloduy to Okolchitsa Peak, which on Sunday passed through the historic site of Milin Kamak, where participants were greeted by Education and Science Mini»»»

Ballots for the first round of Colombia's presidential election open Sunday, as candidates with radically diverging visions for the future face off. The vote, seen as a referendum on outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s policies, comes 10 years after Colombia signed an historic peace pact w»»»

Los Angeles, United States: The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, US authorities said on Saturday. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of gallons of a highly caustic substance imploded»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterd»»»

Castletown Bearhaven, Ireland: Almost 2,000 people with the last names O'Sullivan and Sullivan travelled from around Ireland and the world to meet in County Cork on Saturday, in the largest ever recorded gathering of people with the same surname. Guinness World Records representatives verified the »»»

Budapest: If a rock-solid Arsenal could not stop Luis Enrique and Paris Saint-Germain, one steward clutching a rope stood no chance. The Spanish manager hurdled the obstacle and sprinted onto the pitch to celebrate the "back-to-back" that cemented the French side in football history, only the secon»»»

A massive structure on the lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has been nicknamed “The Claw” because of its 90-foot-tall steel arches. It currently dwarfs the President’s residence and consists of camera rigs, a lighting grid, and an overhead canopy in case of rain. The structure is being assembled fo»»»

Around five US servicemen and contractors suffered minor injuries during a recent Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. At least one MQ-9 Reaper drone was reportedly destroyed. The incident apparently occurred during the latest limited exchange »»»

It’s hard to believe one’s eyes while witnessing the latest performance put on by the comedian tyrant of Ukraine. Within the space of a week or so, the regime of president-for-eternity-no-elections-needed Vladimir Zelensky has repatriated and reburied with pomp and ceremony the remains of Andrey Me»»»

US and Cuban military officials have held a rare in-person meeting at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as Washington continues to increase pressure on the island nation. The US acquired the site on Cuba’s southeastern coast in 1903. While Cuba retains formal sovereignty over the territory, Washington »»»

US President Donald Trump has toughened the terms of peace talks with Iran, the New York Times and Axios reported on Saturday, citing officials familiar with the matter. On Thursday, the two countries reportedly agreed on a memorandum of understanding that would extend the ceasefire reached in Apri»»»

Iran will not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there is certainty that the Iranian people's rights ⁠are secured, top negotiator ⁠Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday according to state media. "There ⁠is no trust in the enemy's words and promises. Our only criterion is to»»»

Romanians tend to ignore pain, delay medical appointments and have an incomplete understanding of medical information, according to the latest study conducted by the BUCHAREST CENTER FOR ECONOMY & SOCIETY (CES Bucharest) in May 2026. The study reveals that 7 in 10 Romanians avoid going to the docto»»»

The Israeli military warned Lebanese civilians living south of the Zahrani river to evacuate the region Sunday, warning that it was stepping up operations against Hezbollah. "Residents of southern Lebanon, you must move immediately to north of the Zahrani," the military's Arabic-language spokesman »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 445 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Vostok over the past 24 hours, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 445 military personnel, three a»»»

Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June general election, according to Western intelligence and government officials quoted by Reuters, amid growing concern in Moscow that his re-election could cement the South Caucasus state’s sh»»»

South Africa made to look like fools after World Cup visa issues, says minister Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on Google AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Africa's final home friendly on Friday ended in a 0-0 draw against Nicaragua South Africa's sports minister has demanded an explanation following rep»»»

Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June general election, according to Western intelligence and government officials quoted by Reuters, amid growing concern in Moscow that his re-election could cement the South Caucasus state’s sh»»»

DHAHRAN: Do all roads really lead to Rome? In the newly released “Solo Mio,” which hit Saudi cinemas over the weekend, you get a one-way ticket to find out. The story starts at a US school, where 50-something-year-old goofy fourth-grade art teacher Matt Taylor (Kevin James) proposes — in Italian — »»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has denounced what he called a dangerous Israeli escalation in the south, urging an immediate ceasefire and insisting that a "scorched-earth policy" would not ensure Israel's security. In a televised address, Salam also defended his government's direct negotiations with I»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran. Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and open the»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC Shoots down Intruding US MQ-1 Predator Drone over Persian Gulf 31-05-2026 12:41 PM The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) air defe»»»

The Euphrates River flood has forced Syria’s government into a swift push toward the eastern provinces, not only to contain rising water levels, but also to narrow the gap between residents there and the central administration in Damascus. Some citizens accuse the government of looking only at the »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has begun preparations for the 2027 Hajj season, unveiling a series of reforms aimed at streamlining pilgrim services, enhancing accommodation standards and strengthening oversight of Hajj operations. The plans were announced by Tawfiq Al Rabiah during the Ministry of Hajj and U»»»

ISTANBUL: US rapper ‌Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, drew ​more than 100,000 fans to a concert in Istanbul on Saturday night.West, also known as Ye, has faced a wave of cancelations across Europe this summer following years of a»»»

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy has died in southern India’s Kerala state after an autopsy confirmed he was subjected to physical assault, triggering the arrest of his mother and her live-in partner and sparking public outrage in the area. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app n»»»

The Israeli enemy acknowledged on Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed and four others wounded in an explosive-laden drone attack the previous evening in southern Lebanon, marking a significant blow to its forces near the border. الجيش الإسرائيلي يعلن عن مـ.ـقتل رقيب أول وجرح 4 في معارك جنوب »»»

Colombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with US 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaulin KolaandAleks Phillips EPAThe election has polarised Colombia after months of tension with the US Colombia is heading to the polls to choose a new president. The elect»»»

Bulgaria will need to tighten spending, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said on Nova TV on Sunday, commenting on President Rumen Radev's statement that the European Commission is expected to launch an excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria on June 3. Efremova said such a p»»»

BusinessBrazilBrazil is set to cut into China's rare earths dominanceAstrid Prange de OliveiraBrazil is seeing increasing demand for its vast reserves of rare earth elements. Global mining giants are betting on Brazil as the next powerhouse for critical magnetic metals and an alternative to China's»»»