By Staff, Agencies The US Navy has removed the commander of a guided-missile destroyer that participated in military operations against Iran, while a senior Navy admiral serving as the physician to the US Congress has separately resigned amid allegations of misconduct and concerns over medical over»»»

Israeli opposition leaders fear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might provoke Iran and push it toward a renewed military confrontation, with the aim of preventing the formation of a new government led by his rival, Gadi Eisenkot, head of the “Yashar” party, according to Israeli political sou»»»

Hungarian investigators have uncovered billions of forints in cash buried in forests, concealed inside buildings and stored in a hidden safe during a corruption investigation involving Miklós Seszták, a former minister in Viktor Orbán’s government. The discovery, accompanied by remarkable photograp»»»

Jobseekers urged to verify offers through official channels before sharing details Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has warned jobseekers against fraudulent employment offers, identifying five warning signs that should prompt applicants to stop and verify a r»»»

Green buses cut carbon emissions by 1,332 tonnes in 2025 and reduce energy costs by 40% In a move reflecting Abu Dhabi’s firm commitment to environmental sustainability and the adoption of smart, low-emission mobility solutions, data released by the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility) »»»

Rio De Janeiro: Brazil's Foreign Ministry on Friday demanded an official and conclusive explanation from Israel over the death of a 17-year-old Brazilian-Palestinian dual national in Israeli custody. Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory on »»»

By Staff, Agencies At least two Kenyan nationals have been killed, 22 others injured by stray bullets and approximately 10,000 people displaced following ongoing violence in neighboring Ethiopia, the governor of Kenya’s Marsabit County announced on Friday. Governor Mohamud Ali described the humanit»»»

South Sudan, the world's newest country, on Saturday postponed its first national elections from December to February amid growing ethnic and political battles. The legislative and presidential elections had been scheduled for December 22, after already having been delayed several times. The United»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office summoned the telecommunications secretary on Saturday to explain how officials ordered the takedown of more than 100 websites based on court orders that Reuters revealed were fake, two government sources said. The intervention from Modi’s offi»»»

Israeli occupation forces continued their violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, carrying out gunfire and artillery shelling across various parts of the territory, accompanied by drone flights overhead. Local Palestinian sources reported that Israeli military vehicles »»»

Film Committee at Media City Qatar joins as Strategic Partner to nurture Qatar’s creative industries and strengthen its global position Leading local and international organisations come together to honour the transformative power of cinema Doha, Qatar: Doha Film Festival (DFF) taking place from No»»»

RIYADH: Saudi artificial intelligence firm Shaffra has helped businesses save up to 800,000 work hours through AI-powered project management this year, as companies across the Kingdom begin integrating autonomous digital employees into their operations. The Riyadh-based startup is also deploying AI»»»

By Staff, Agencies Polish President Karol Nawrocki has once again vetoed legislation aimed at implementing key provisions of the European Union’s Digital Services Act [DSA], deepening tensions with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government. The decision, announced on Friday, marks the second time Naw»»»

Reporting is also mandatory when intermittent absences reach 10 per cent of term days Dubai: Private schools in Dubai must notify education authorities when a student misses five consecutive days without a valid reason or accumulates unexplained absences equivalent to 10 per cent of the school days»»»

Rio De Janeiro: Real Madrid has joined the race to sign Brazilian teenager Vitao, according to widespread media reports in the South American country. The 18-year-old has impressed for Atletico Mineiro in Brazil's Serie A this season, making 18 first-team appearances and establishing himself as a r»»»

New regulations have also been set to classify workplace violations The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced a set of new rules, controls and standards aimed at ensuring greater balance in the labour market when it comes to disciplinary measures and penalties imposed »»»

Investigators have found several billion forints in cash in the criminal proceedings launched in connection with the case of Member of Parliament Miklós Seszták, the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office (NVVH) announced to MTI on Friday evening. According to the statement, on 12 and »»»

The Houthis are threatening dozens of private schools in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, with fines and closure for refusing to pull students and teachers out of classrooms for rallies promoting the militia's military escalation in Taiz and other battlefronts and glorifying its leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houth»»»

Paris: Lethal autonomous weapons powered by artificial intelligence are set to revolutionize warfare but there is no proper regulatory or legal framework governing the new technology. A conference starting Monday at the United Nations in Geneva will discuss how to establish curbs and prohibitions o»»»

The General Assembly of Investigators, convened as part of the process to elect members of the new Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the investigators' professional quota, will take place on Saturday, according to the timeline adopted by the SJC. During the assembly, a chairperson and members of »»»

A tanker on Friday afternoon crashed into a cruise ship docked along the Mississippi River in New Orleans, causing a massive emergency response that included rescuing numerous passengers from the chilly waters. Officials reported that 32 people were being treated for their injuries at local hospita»»»

Paris, France: France faces more rallies on Saturday with demonstrators venting frustrations ranging from inflation to opposition to a new police bill at the latest protests. The European Union’s second largest economy has been gripped by high-school blockades and cost-of-living demonstrations for »»»

Hungary’s population could fall below 9 million by 2043 and shrink to just 7 million by the end of the century, according to demographic projections. However, experts warn that spending more money on families will not be enough to reverse the trend, as an ageing population poses growing challenges »»»

Police, school investigate violent bullying incident involving junior high students Manila: Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) has launched an investigation into a bullying incident involving junior high school students after a disturbing video showing one student assaulting another inside a school »»»

Washington: A nationwide ground stop was canceled by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a telecommunications outage brought flight departures across the US to a halt, according to a notice on their website, clearing the way for airlines to resume operations after more than four hours. »»»

According to the Prosecutor General, the prosecution must confront its past mistakes and learn from them. Speaking on the Friday edition of Kossuth Radio's morning programme, Péter Fejes listed the review of high-profile and long-standing cases, as well as the establishment of a prosecution service»»»

In North Africa, land border crossings are not just customs checkpoints regulating the movement of people and goods. Today, they are seen by many as vital corridors through which regional powers aim to expand their influence and reshape political alignments. The background to this shift in emphasis»»»

Coast Guard says the asphalt tanker appeared to lose steering before hitting the boat A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operat»»»

JEDDAH: Interlocking circular stone formations discovered through aerial imagery in Al-Qunfudhah governorate, in southwestern Saudi Arabia, have drawn researchers' attention to a potentially ancient site whose unusual geometric patterns may have served a mathematical or astronomical purpose. Photog»»»

Fintech launches dirham accounts via Ruya bank; CEO says Dubai is a base, not a satellite Dubai: Global fintech firm Sokin has secured a Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) licence, and has opened a new UAE office at One Za’abeel. The company plans to grow its local team to 100 people and has»»»

More than 1.5 million passengers were scheduled to depart during the disruption Dubai: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday evening, allowing flights to resume after a telecommunications failure halted departures across the country for more than fou»»»

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday night that airplane departures can resume after the agency lifted a nationwide ground stop that Trump administration officials blamed on “overloaded,” “outdated” systems. Even with the order being lifted, the airlines will not be able to r»»»

Victims include 10 Emiratis and four Indians; 30 others injured in the crash. Abu Dhabi: Fourteen people, including 10 UAE nationals and four Indians, died and 30 others were injured in two consecutive collisions on Sheikh Khalifa Road in Fujairah in the early hours of Thursday, November 12, the Mi»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that further US military action against Iran is unnecessary because the economic pain the US is inflicting on a weakened Islamic Republic is so great. Rubio’s comment in a speech to the Federalist Society reinforced a statement by US President Donald Tr»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump doesn’t plan to discuss Ukraine with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping Xi meet next week in China, the White House said Friday. The three leaders plan to meet Thursday on the sidelines of next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit »»»

Port-au-Prince: Armed robot dogs were used by El Salvador's military and Haitian forces during their joint operation to to wrest control of the national Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince from local gangs. In a video shared on X by the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele, the robot dogs could»»»

The downfall of Nvidia founder Jensen Huang in a scandal involving a suspected Chinese spy has raised a politically explosive question: who benefits from the removal of one of Washington’s most influential critics of chip restrictions on China? Huang resigned on Thursday following revelations of ex»»»

WASHINGTON: Abdul El-Sayed has proposed “TrumpCare,” a golden insurance card providing universal health care, dangling the president’s name on the ambitious Democratic plan. James Talarico has suggested Donald Trump could become a man of history like Lyndon B. Johnson, who was seen as a master of c»»»

BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungarian authorities said Friday that they’d recovered about $19.5 million in hidden cash, some of which they found buried underground, as part of an investigation into an ex-minister who served under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The National Asset Recovery and Protection»»»

DUBLIN: Russia is “not in a position” to seek new security arrangements from Europe, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told AFP on Friday, after Moscow demanded Europe’s broader security framework be made part of Ukraine talks. US leader Donald Trump’s team has proposed including discussions o»»»

JAKARTA: ​Indonesia’s upper house of parliament will pick the country’s new vice president on December 2, its speaker said on Friday, after the dramatic resignation of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the president’s deputy and the son of his predecessor. Gibran’s resignation this week, which analysts say c»»»

JENIN: Settlers attacked Palestinian families from the town of Ya’bad, west of Jenin, on Friday while they were harvesting olives, local sources reported. Sources said that settlers assaulted the families while they were working on their land, including the family of brothers Wafiq and Muwafaq Hous»»»

WASHINGTON: The brother of slain drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison in the United States for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, the US Justice Department said Friday. Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, 67, had pleaded guilty in August to two charges o»»»

NEW ORLEANS: A tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise with 129 passengers on board on Friday, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials say. Authorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or deaths. Video from the scene showed th»»»

Explore exclusive menus and vibrant vibes at the annual food fest, which is on until Sun There’s always room for more you’ll find when you walk the Taste of Abu Dhabi. Past vendors who serve up delectables from farms and other local businesses, past grills that sigh with smoke at each slap of red m»»»

Doha: The 28th Asian Bowling Championships opened in Doha today, bringing together 168 male and female athletes from 18 Asian nations, including some of the sport's leading players. Hosted by the Qatar Bowling Federation at its bowling center, the tournament will run until November 23. Teams from Q»»»

At least four people have been killed after heavy rain flooded camps sheltering tens of thousands in Gaza, according to UN agencies. Much of the enclave, including its sewage system, has been reduced to rubble by Israeli bombardment. Heavy rain and strong winds, which are unusually intense for earl»»»

LONDON: On Dec. 18, 2009, Houthi fighters in northern Yemen fired several artillery rockets across the border into Saudi Arabia. No casualties were recorded in what may have been the group’s first cross-border projectile attack on the Kingdom. Yet 17 years later, that strike stands as the opening s»»»

BRUSSELS: AstraZeneca said on Friday a European medicines committee had backed its hypertension pill baxdrostat, branded as Baxfendy, for marketing authorization, potentially making it the first drug of its class to reach patients in the European Union. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Huma»»»

THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten was to hold crisis talks with key partners Friday in a last-ditch bid to save his minority coalition government from collapse only nine months after taking power. An unseemly political row over tax policy has raised the spectre of snap elections in the Eur»»»