Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, nearly 81 years old, clinched a fourth term in a tight runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday (October 25). He will have to wrestle with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unp»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior launched an Absher Travel for Visitors service on Monday to help streamline entry at the Kingdom’s land borders. The service is available through the Absher app for GCC nationals and other visitors, the MOI said on X. It has been launched in partnership w»»»

DMCC’s Ahmed Bin Sulayem says neutrality and the Swiss watch playbook can steer diamonds Dubai: Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO of DMCC, says Dubai’s neutrality gives the diamond trade a place to settle its disputes. He also urged the industry to copy Swiss watchmakers, who recovered »»»

The team secured its 2nd consecutive Arab-region title at Jordan’s Robot Football Olympiad Schools of Research Science continues to shine on the international stage, representing the UAE with distinction and securing the World Champion title and first place in Robot Design at the ENJOY AI 2026 Euro»»»

The initiatives guide families through everyday challenges, reach all segments of society The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has expanded its community awareness programmes to help strengthen family relationships and encourage better communication between family members as part of the UAE’s Y»»»

BELGRADE - With 90 pct of sample votes counted, the Student List-The Students Will Win electoral list has 52.9 pct of votes after Sunday's early parliamentary polls in Serbia, while the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia list won 38.8 pct of the vote, IPSOS and the Centre for Free Elections and Democra»»»

Innovative AI brands aim to transform filmmaking and virtual storytelling Duabi: Sheeraz Hasan, founder and CEO of Hollywood.AI, Hollywood.SI, Bollywood.AI and Bollywood.SI, is showcasing his four-brand portfolio at Dubai AI Festival, opening discussions with technology founders, investors and indu»»»

Sharjah's beachfront destination is set to host its first New Year's fireworks display Dubai: Kalba Beach is expected to open in December 2026, offering residents and visitors a new beachfront destination in Sharjah's eastern region, with plans to host New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations for the »»»

In a reading of the Israeli landscape on the eve of elections, a U.S. source said that a victory by Benjamin Netanyahu or his rival Gadi Eisenkot “will not alter Israel's security fundamentals regarding Lebanon -- foremost among them the disarmament of Hezbollah.” “The potential difference lies in »»»

Café urges delivery platforms to strengthen safeguards against fabricated complaints Dubai: A spilled drink, a takeaway bag covered in a sticky mess and several overturned cups. At first glance, the photograph submitted by a customer to a Dubai café appeared to show a food delivery had gone badly w»»»

In tonight's programme: Rescuers comb through rubble in a bid to reach trapped survivors after a multi-storey building under construction in Nairobi collapses. Also, Kenya announces a second Ebola death. Earlier this week it had logged nine cases, all traced back to its first Ebola patient who»»»

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is set to meet with high school students on Monday afternoon (October 26) to ease tensions in the country after nearly a month of protests. This follows another meeting in which French president Emmanuel Macron promised a concrete response to demands for bett»»»

Just before half past four, Marine Le Pen took to the stage under the stadium strobe lights at the Zénith Arena in Orléans. The radical-right leader, whom analysts say is on the doorstep of the presidency, is polarising, yet deeply and increasingly popular with her base, and has topped the populari»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi nursing student Danah Altalhi was having coffee at EL&N London in Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh when the explosion occurred. Sitting opposite a Starbucks outlet near gates 306–309, Altalhi recalled hearing an extremely loud sound followed by a powerful blas»»»

The UAE’s nomination of Lana Nusseibeh brings fresh possibilities to a difficult contest The United Nations secretary-general has no army and cannot force a government to make peace. Nonetheless, the person holding the job is expected to mediate conflicts, defend international law and speak for peo»»»

Global fintech Revolut, which reports a total of 80 million customers, has announced the incorporation of Revolut Ventures in partnership with Carne Group, Europe’s largest third-party management company. Revolut Ventures aims to create a bridge between eligible customers and high-growth private te»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chairperson of Qatar Museums (QM) HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani has announced the establishment of the Qatar Fashion and Crafts Council (QFCC), an initiative spearheaded by creative hubs through joint efforts by the public and private sectors. The council will serve as an a»»»

Tashkent His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan HE Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his working visit to the country. The meeting addressed bilateral relations and prospects for strengthening cooperation, as well as disc»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, in recent days, appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for greater public support for his election campaign, according to a U.S. source familiar with the matter and an Israeli source briefed on the efforts, Axios has revealed. The U.S. source stated t»»»

By Staff, Agencies Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to accept his defeat in Sunday’s presidential runoff, announcing plans to challenge the results in court and seek the annulment of the election. “It is impossible to accept the election results given the circumstances »»»

BELGRADE - With 75 pct of sample votes counted, the Student List-The Students Will Win electoral list has 52.4 pct of votes after Sunday's early parliamentary polls in Serbia, while the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia list has won 39.2 pct of votes, IPSOS and the Centre for Free Elections and Democr»»»

Jordanian authorities on Monday identified three suspects arrested at dawn over last week’s deadly church attack as members of the same family. “The perpetrators of the attack on the church were two brothers and the third was their relative by marriage,” Director of Public Security Major General Ab»»»

How this year’s temperatures compare with last year, and what El Niño means for December Dubai: Daytime temperatures are still sitting in the mid-30s, but winter is on its way. The UAE’s winter officially begins with the winter solstice on Tuesday, December 22. Here’s when the cold actually sets in»»»

Andrey Gyurov attracted 12.3% of voters who backed Progressive Bulgaria in the April parliamentary elections, while 30% of that electorate did not support Iliana Yotova in the first round of the presidential election, according to exit poll data from Trend Agency. Gyurov also won the support of 86.»»»

Andrey Gyurov leads in Sofia and among Bulgarian voters across most of Europe, while presidential candidate Iliana Yotova dominates in most Bulgarian provinces and Kostadin Kostadinov tops the vote in Russia, according to Central Election Commission (CEC) results from Bulgaria’s October 25 presiden»»»

State security forces in Jordan arrested three men on Monday morning in connection with a deadly attack on a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church on Friday, in which nine people were killed and around 40 more injured. Officials said the arrests took place following a dawn shootout with the armed men »»»

President Iliana Iotova highlighted the importance of faith, historical memory and Bulgarian traditions during the celebrations of the Feast of St. Demetrius [Dimitrovden] in Radomir on Monday, marking the 160th anniversary of the local St. Demetrius Church and the town's holiday. She described the»»»

About 45% of workers in the European Union report exposure to psychosocial risks at work, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said at the opening of a conference titled "Prevention of Psychosocial Risks at the Workplace", the Ministry said on Monday. The conference was organized by »»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE Dr Badr Abdelatty held a phone call During the call, they discussed relatio»»»

Celebrations erupted across several Serbian cities late Sunday (October 25) as people hailed the student-backed movement deposing veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic's party in a snap election.»»»

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in an historic election on Sunday (October 25) following a near to 70% turnout at polling stations. The snap election followed nearly two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption and authoritarianism triggered by the deaths of 16 peo»»»

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in an historic election on Sunday following a near to 70% turnout at polling stations – the highest since the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992. The snap election followed nearly two years of student-led demonstrations against perceived corruption an»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 26: Brazilian and international papers react to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's presidential election victory. Next: The New York Times warns that the war in Iran is entering a dangerous new phase. Also: cocaine consumption and cocaine-related crimes are surging across Br»»»

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has not stopped what a group of independent experts commissioned by the U.N. say is genocide carried out by Israel in the territory, the team said in a new report Monday. They also accused Israeli forces of crimes against humanity, including torture and rape, in the We»»»

Romania is facing demographic pressures that will test the sustainability of its social and economic model. Public infrastructure, the labour market and the pension system must respond to the needs of a changing population, at a time when the number of children is falling and the large baby-boom ge»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian football coach Aleksandar Stanojevic has been named new head coach at FK Partizan, Tanjug learns. Stanojevic succeeds Sasa Ilic, whose contract with the club has been terminated by mutual agreement. Previously, Stanojevic has had three stints as Partizan head coach. Partizan are »»»

Europe's naval mission hinges on peace to secure vital oil shipping lanes Britain is co-leading planning with France for a "Multinational Military Mission" meant to give commercial ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The solution has an autonomous mine countermeasures capability alread»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s merchandise trade surplus widened to SR15.59 billion ($4.16 billion) in August, up from SR13.24 billion in July, as exports outpaced imports despite ongoing regional conflict, official data showed. According to preliminary data from the General Authority for Statistics, merch»»»

LONDON: Britain on Monday sanctioned 15 military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of Sudan’s conflict, accusing them of waging sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians linked to the fall of ‌Al-Fashir. Those targeted ‌include commanders from the ‌Rapid Sup»»»

Bulgarian voters in Albania, Cyprus, Kosovo, the Republic of North Macedonia, Turkiye and Montenegro voted for the presidential ticket of Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev in the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election on Sunday, while voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Romania, Sloven»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met with HE Shavkat Mirziyoyev President of the Republic of Uzbekistan during his official visit to the country. The meeting addressed bilateral relations and prospects for strengthening cooperation, as well as regional and internat»»»

By Staff, Agencies “Israeli” police are preparing to deploy approximately 22,000 officers for Tuesday’s general election amid concerns that the announcement of the results could trigger public unrest, local media reported on Monday. The planned deployment represents an increase of around 5,000 offi»»»

Iraq's government said Monday that a Yazidi armed group in the northern district of Sinjar would be dissolved and its fighters would join the country's official security forces. The agreement comes as authorities seek to bring weapons under state control despite opposition from some of the country'»»»

Borrowers may have to complete a minimum repayment period before switching banks Dubai: The UAE banking sector is moving towards introducing new regulations governing the transfer of customers' outstanding loans between banks from January 1, 2027, requiring borrowers to remain with their original l»»»

RAMALLAH: More than 3,000 people have been displaced by an Israeli military operation in Hebron after a deadly attack by Palestinian gunmen last week, the city’s authorities said Monday. The municipality in Hebron, the occupied West Bank’s biggest city, said in a statement that 3,189 people includi»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund subsidiary Sela and Tahaluf have signed a 10-year agreement to organize the Red Sea Yacht Show in Jeddah, with the inaugural edition set to take place from Oct. 14 to 17, 2027. The agreement was signed at Jeddah Yacht Club in the presence of Prince Saud»»»

London's Oxford Street will be closed to cars, buses and bicycles starting Monday as authorities seek to revive the city's main shopping street, where the proliferation of souvenir shops and candy sellers has dimmed the allure of what was once the heart of British consumer culture. From now on, nea»»»

By Staff, Agencies Two people have died as Storm Boelo swept across parts of the United Kingdom with powerful winds, heavy rainfall and flooding, leaving approximately 90,000 electricity customers without power, local media reported Monday. According to Sky News, a 60-year-old man was killed by a f»»»

Bangkok, Thailand: Thailand offered subsidies worth up to $1.5 billion Monday to help households install solar panels, as it seeks to boost renewable energy and reduce dependence on costly imports. The government offered almost $1,500 (50,000 baht) towards installation costs for up to one million h»»»

BELGRADE - The time frames for constituting the new Serbian parliament will begin following the publication of the final results of Sunday's parliamentary elections, and the national electoral commission (RIK) will release an overall report on the electoral results within 96 hours of receipt of all»»»