Germany’s self-sabotaging energy pivot from Russia rendered it increasingly vulnerable - politically, economically, and industrially, writes The Telegraph. Blindly falling in line with the West’s short-sighted sanctions policy left Germany:Dependent on countries like Norway and the US for energy im»»»

Lego has unveiled Smart Bricks - tech-filled versions of its small building blocks - which it says will bring sets to life with sound, light and reaction to movement, according to the BBC. However, the new product range has got a mixed reaction from play experts, who said it risks undermining what »»»

A sharp deterioration in weather conditions hit Sofia and much of Bulgaria overnight, bringing a sudden cold snap, strong winds and snowfall. Shortly after 3:30 a.m., rain in the capital turned into snow, which quickly accumulated on streets and major boulevards. Road conditions became slippery, pr»»»

Dubai: In 2030, a rare celestial alignment will cause Ramadan to fall twice within the same Gregorian calendar year. Astronomers and Islamic scholars attribute this to the differences between the Islamic lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar. As a result, Muslims worldwide will experience two p»»»

Scientists have recovered tiny DNA traces left on Renaissance artifacts, at least some of which they suspect belong to visionary Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci. They have recovered trace DNA from a red chalk drawing on paper called “Holy Child”, possibly made by da Vinci, and letters written by»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission, the country's most powerful independent inquiry, into last month's shooting at Bondi Beach. The attack targeting a Jewish festival left 15 people dead, making it one of the deadliest in the country's history. Albanese had »»»

Doha: The Military Sports Association concluded the Armed Forces Football League for the 2025-2026 season, which witnessed fierce competition among the ten teams representing the Qatar Armed Forces. The teams of Qatar Amiri Land Forces and National Service Academy qualified for the final match, wit»»»

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC investigation has found. Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev has told the BBC through his lawyers that he used a loan from a company called Enviro Pacific Investme»»»

Paris, France: French farmers rolled into Paris on tractors Thursday morning in a show against a free trade deal they fear will create unfair competition. Dozens of tractors arrived before dawn and cruised through Paris, with some reaching the Eiffel Tower and others at the Arc de Triomphe, in a pr»»»

Parts of Australia will face catastrophic fire conditions on Friday, when heatwaves are expected to hit most of the country. Severe to extreme heatwaves have been declared in every state and territory in Australia, except for Queensland, with high temperatures forecast for days. The state of Victor»»»

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Among the 66 groups, nearly half of them are bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty that underpins »»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the lights at Al Rayyan Racecourse yesterday, Al Maqam once again proved he was a champion with a taste for the Baidda Algaa Cup. For the second year running, the dark bay gelding, racing in the colours of Khalifa bin Sheail Al Kuwari, rose to the occasion in the Local Purebred A»»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump prompted a plan for Venezuela's oil on Wednesday as uncertainty looms over the United States' plan for running the South American country. Photo by Nicole Combeau/UPI | License Photo Jan. 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela is going to use funds»»»

NASA is considering a rare early return of an astronaut and its crew from the International Space Station (ISS) over an unspecified medical issue, hours after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the ⁠agency said. According to Reuters, a NASA spokeswoman said the ast»»»

Barcelona: Holders Barcelona will travel to Racing Santander in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey while Real Madrid will meet Albacete after both were drawn against second division opposition yesterday. The other teams involved in the Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, also face »»»

Doha: South Africa’s Henk Lategan, driving a Toyota, moved into the overall lead after winning yesterday’s stage in 4hr 47min 08sec, while Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah responded strongly to claim second place. Lategan was more than seven minutes faster than five-time Dakar Rally winner Al Attiyah and »»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai edged lower on Thursday morning, tracking a mild pullback in global bullion as large institutional funds prepare to rebalance their commodity exposure. At 9.30 am, 24‑karat gold stood at Dh533.75 per gram compared with Dh536.25 on Wednesday, while 22‑karat eased to Dh494»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums has announced the launch of the Lusail Museum Conversations, an ongoing series of public lectures and events. The inaugural season, titled The Late Ottoman World: At the Roots of the Modern Middle East, runs from January to April 2026 and will take place at Georgetown Uni»»»

The Oxford English Dictionary added eight Korean-origin words, including ramyeon, in its latest quarterly update. This November 2025 photo shows a visitor eating instant noodles at a ramyeon festival in Gumi, South Korea. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo SEOUL, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The O»»»

By law, banks in Bulgaria are allowed to accept all coins and levs for conversion into euros, with the exchange remaining free of charge until June 30. Any violations of these rules carry penalties ranging from 5,000 BGN (€2,550) to 200,000 BGN (€102,000), according to Vladimir Ivanov, head of the »»»

A group of trade unions has alleged McDonald's has violated international labour standards by failing to tackle sexual harassment in its UK restaurants and franchises. It comes after a BBC investigation exposed a toxic culture at the fast-food chain in which workers, some as young as 17, were being»»»

Events in the south of Yemen in recent weeks have led to renewed focus on the ambitious Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), whose forces led an assault on the governorates of Hadramout and Al Mahra in December. Prior to December, efforts to placate and contain al-Z»»»

The Trump administration is pulling the United States out of dozens of international organisations, including key UN agencies and the treaty underpinning global climate talks, marking a deepening retreat from multilateral cooperation and drawing sharp criticism from diplomats and climate experts. T»»»

The Ministry of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan is drafting a law on bloggers, Minister Mirbek Mambetaliev told journalists. He explained that while a law on mass media was previously adopted, work has now begun on legislation specifically for bloggers. «We need to define who a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s banking sector will continue to remain resilient in this year and the rapid growth of LNG production will benefit the country. Highlighting the Qatari banks’ resilience through 2026, S&P Global Ratings report released yesterday noted that over the coming year,“we anticipate con»»»

In Gaza City, the sound of children learning can be heard once again. The tents that now serve as classrooms are noisy and a little chaotic but lively. Some teachers point to boards covered in English letters; others invite pupils to come forward and write basic Arabic words. It is nowhere near a n»»»

The January 3 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent US claims of control over Caracas's oil sector positions certain Indian companies from both the public and private sector in the limelight. M»»»

The January 3 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent US claims of control over Caracas's oil sector positions certain Indian companies from both the public and private sector in the limelight. M»»»

The January 3 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent US claims of control over Caracas's oil sector positions certain Indian companies from both the public and private sector in the limelight. M»»»

The January 3 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent US claims of control over Caracas's oil sector positions certain Indian companies from both the public and private sector in the limelight. M»»»

Minneapolis: A US immigration officer shot and killed an American woman on the streets of Minneapolis Wednesday, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. The woman, identified in local media as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Goo»»»

Forty days after the start of nationwide protests, farmers decided to move toward dialogue with the government, concluding weeks of road blockades and internal debate that disrupted daily life across the country. The shift followed multiple meetings, ultimatums and six weeks of traffic disruptions,»»»

Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has held the second seminar in the fourth season of its Ummah Seminar series, focusing on the role of revelation in shaping Islamic civilisation. Organised by the Ministry’s Department of Islamic Research and Studies, the event brought together ac»»»

Doha, Qatar: In 2024 and 2025, two-thousand older adults received specialised care through the Geriatric Dermatology (GeriDerm) Clinic, a unique collaborative service delivered in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation’s Rumailah Hospital and Department of Dermatology and Venereology. The clini»»»

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday her country had become a "major provider" of oil to Cuba as the island's traditional supplier Venezuela has struggled under US sanctions."Clearly Mexico has become a major provider" of oil to Cuba, which relies on cut-price supplies f»»»

TOKYO — Japan has urged China to revoke its decision to impose tougher export controls on products with potential military uses, possibly including rare earths.The Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement Tuesday that authorities have "hereby decided to strengthen export controls on dual-use i»»»

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Dubai: UAE motorists are unlikely to see an immediate jump in petrol and diesel prices following the political upheaval in Venezuela, with analysts pointing to a well-supplied global oil market that is limiting the impact of geopolitical shocks at the pump. Sign up for our daily business newsletter»»»

The US on Wednesday seized a Russian oil tanker in the North Atlantic that officials said was part of a shadow fleet carrying oil in violation of US sanctions. The US military had pursued the Marinera tanker, formerly named the Bella-1, from the coast of Venezuela, capturing it short»»»

The United States on Wednesday seized a Russian-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic after pursuing it from off the coast of Venezuela, in an operation condemned by Moscow. The US military also announced a second sanctioned tanker had been seized in the Caribbean Sea, bringing the total number o»»»

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman during a traffic stop in Minneapolis, triggering protests and a furious backlash from city and state leaders who condemned the federal immigration crackdown as reckless and destabilising. An Immigration and Customs Enfor»»»

Valery Berezovsky has once again been appointed head coach of the Kant-based football team Abdysh-Ata. «An experienced specialist with a deep understanding of Kyrgyz football is returning to us to once again lead the team,» the club’s press service said in a statement. As a reminder, in 2017 Abdysh»»»

Syria’s new government and Israel agreed to form a joint, US-supervised group to share intelligence and pursue military de-escalation, Washington said after talks in Paris. The rare meeting comes amid Israeli strikes and US concern over pressure on Syria’s fragile leadership. Syria's new government»»»

In Iran, protests that broke out on December 28th over the soaring cost of living look set to continue. Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators in Tehran's Grand Bazaar on January 6: without giving numbers, Iran's IRNA news agency said 'some' people were arrested. It comes amid mounting con»»»

The leader of Yemen's southern separatists has reportedly fled when he failed to turn up for his flight to peace talks in Riyadh, following the flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabi and UAE forces in the region. Yemen's presidential council says Aidarus Al-Zubaidi has been expelled from the coun»»»

Civilians fled Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Wednesday after the Syrian army declared them "closed military zones" and began shelling the area. The fighting marks the deadliest flare-up in violence since an agreement last year to merge the Kurds' semi-autonomous administration and mi»»»

Fossils of archaic humans found in a cave in Casablanca are helping to fill a gap in the history of humanity's evolutionary lineage, with researchers saying they may represent a population that existed shortly before Homo sapiens populated Africa. Fossilised bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years »»»

France and much of Europe saw heavy snow overnight and into the morning on Wednesday as the French capital saw a rare stretch of sub-zero temperatures. A thick blanket of snowfall glistened on streets and monuments across Paris, with some residents resorting to skiing their way across the city»»»

In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in the French capital's most populated arrondissement: the 15th. Located in the southwestern corner of the capital, the 15th doesn't boast a lot of tourist attractions. In fact,»»»

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday urged security forces not to target anti-government demonstrators that have staged more than a week of protests against soaring prices and faced a deadly crackdown. Pezeshkian's appeal comes days after US President Donald Trump threatened to inte»»»