This week, Donald Trump ordered the release of the Epstein files, heavy rain and cold weather gripped the UK, and the BBC's annual Children In Need appeal raised more than £45m for charity. But how much attention did you pay to what else happened in the world over the past seven days? Quiz collated»»»

Moscow: The State of Qatar has participated in the 4th International Forum on "Women in the Third Millennium," held in Moscow, Russia. The Qatari delegation to the forum was headed by Assistant Undersecretary for Family Affairs at the Ministry of Social Development and Family HE Sheikha Shaikha bin»»»

Four individuals accused of the murder of Giannis Lalas, a prominent figure in the country’s nighttime criminal underworld and the so-called “Greek Mafia,” on November 1, were remanded in custody on Thursday after their hearings before a magistrate. All four suspects denied any role in the killing.»»»

New traffic and parking regulations for electric scooters are taking effect in Athens following a Municipal Council vote. Mayor Harris Doukas said the changes are intended to improve mobility, enhance safety, and protect public spaces. Scooters are now banned from pavements around the Acropolis, as»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the exhibition area of Dubai Airshow 2025 at Dubai World Central (DWC) on Thursday. He reviewed the latest breakthroughs in aviation, aerospace, air mobility and defen»»»

The Grévin Museum in Paris on Thursday revealed a new wax figure of the late Princess Diana wearing her famed "revenge dress", decades after her fatal crash in the city.  A wax museum in Paris on Thursday unveiled a new figure of the late Princess Diana depicted in a black dress that has come »»»

US retailers are on edge as they enter the crucial holiday season marked by consumer angst. But Walmart's confidence has not been shaken. While many stores are wary about their year-end sales, Walmart's dominance in the US retail sector may help it be a holiday season winner, drawing in low and hig»»»

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo de Leon (R), together with the new Minister of the Interior Marco Antonio Villeda, participate in a press conference at the National Palace of Culture in Guatemala City on October 24. The Guatemalan government announced that it would request support from the FB»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the exhibition area of Dubai Airshow 2025 at Dubai World Central (DWC) on Thursday. He reviewed the latest breakthroughs in aviation, aerospace, air mobility and defen»»»

Geneva: Dozens of gold coins from the Roman period were stolen when a Swiss museum was robbed this week, police said Thursday, adding that the value of the bounty was still being calculated. The Roman Museum in the western city of Lausanne was just about to close for the day on Tuesday when two men»»»

Lebanese singer Fadel Shaker is set to appear before the military court next Tuesday to face trial in four separate security cases, “belonging to an armed group, financing the group, possessing unlicensed weapons, and undermining state authority and prestige,” sources familiar with the matter told »»»

The Lebanese Army has arrested Noah Zaaiter, the country’s most notorious and wanted drug lord. File Photo by Wael Hamseh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Lebanese Army has arrested Noah Zaaiter, the country's most notorious and wanted drug lord -- after years fleeing from justice -- for o»»»

Israel has tightened its security grip on the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, intensifying a campaign of intermittent assassinations that has escalated over recent days and weeks. Israel has repeatedly cited security incidents it claims occurred, particularly in Rafah in s»»»

Citizens gathered for a protest titled “Freedom for the Political Prisoners” in front of the new National Assembly’s building on Thursday evening, rallying against what they described as judicial arbitrariness in the country. The event was organized by the Continue the Change (CC) political party. »»»

The Israeli occupation army pressed ahead with its violations of the ceasefire on Thursday, as persistent reconnaissance activity and new attacks underscored a mounting breach of Lebanon’s sovereignty. An anti-personnel mine exploded in “Wadi Hasan” near a Lebanese Army position, while a separate b»»»

A former congressional staffer has been accused of faking a violent political attack that included hiring someone to slice into her body. Natalie Greene, 26, and her co-conspirator staged the attack on a nature trail, prosecutors allege, then told police that three gunmen attacked Greene, tied her »»»

Tunis, Nov 20 (TAP) – Residual rainfall is expected Thursday night across the south-eastern regions of Tunisia.It will be partly cloudy on northern regions with scattered, occasionally stormy showers. Likely to be heavier over northern coastal...»»»

On the occasion of the illumination of the historic Parliament building in blue for the campaign against violence involving children, entitled Be Brave, Be Good, National Assembly Chair Raya Nazaryan said that "violence against children and between children has no place in our lives, and we are uni»»»

Abu Dhabi will open the Natural History Museum to the public on Saturday, November 22, 2025, inviting visitors of all ages to explore the story of life on Earth and the wider universe. The museum traces 13.8 billion years of natural history — from the birth of the cosmos and the formation of the so»»»

Tunis, Nov 20 (TAP) – The Tunisian stock market closed Thursday’s session on a positive note, with the benchmark index rising by 0.3% to 13,193.1 points. In the absence of block trades, trading volumes remained relatively robust at TND 8.9 million,...»»»

Volodymyr Zelensky will speak to Donald Trump after the US presented Ukraine with a draft peace plan to end the war with Russia. The plan was reportedly drafted by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev, without Ukraine's involvement. In a statement, Zelensky's o»»»

During the visit, the Russian president said all the tasks set at the previous meeting with servicemen had been completed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov has said. Putin listened to detailed reports on the situation in Konstantinovka and the Kramatorsk direction of the front, as well as around Kup»»»

President Rumen Radev's proposal for a national referendum on the introduction of the euro is still registered with the National Assembly, Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists on Thursday. In May, Radev proposed to the National Assembly to resolve on holding a national referendum in which »»»

Belém: A fire at a pavilion inside the venue of the UN's climate talks in Brazil forced an evacuation Thursday as panicked delegates ran for the exits. UN and security crews rushed with extinguishers to try to put out the blaze at the COP30 site in Belem, with smoke engulfing the corridor and peopl»»»

Tunis, Nov. 20 (TAP) - More than one hundred Tunisian, Arab, and foreign economic actors discussed the topic of artificial intelligence on Thursday, with the participation of representatives of technological networks and startups, as part of the...»»»

Pedestrians pictured Nov. 2024 walking past a Verizon store in Herald Square on Black Friday in New York City, N.Y. On Thursday, Verizon said it will lay off thousands of jobs in a cost reduction measure. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Verizon said Thursday it wil»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, organized a series of awareness workshops under the Digital Transformation Program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The workshops targeted SME»»»

Over an intensive 48 hours, Washington became the stage for launching a new phase in the strategic alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States, an alliance intended to bind the interests of both countries for decades to come. The move coincided with the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sa»»»

Democrats and Republicans have come together to mourn former US Vice-President Dick Cheney at his funeral in Washington DC. Cheney, who served under President George W Bush from 2001-09, died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease in early November. He was 84. Bush, a Repu»»»

Tunis, Nov. 20 (TAP) - The second edition of the Mediterranean Artificial Intelligence Forum kicked off on Thursday at the City of Culture in the capital.The event aims to strengthen cooperation among Mediterranean countries and explore ways to...»»»

A US Department of Labor report released Thursday showed a rise in the unemployment rate in September, even as job creation outpaced analysts’ expectations following a record-length government shutdown. The world’s largest economy added roughly 119,000 jobs in September—an improvement from August—y»»»

Spain's Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, has been forced to step down after being found guilty of revealing confidential information in a deeply controversial case, which accentuated the country's political division. The Supreme Court found that García Ortiz had unlawfully revealed details of»»»

A new report in Britain says former Prime Minister Boris Johnson created a "toxic culture" that contributed to the spread of COVID-19. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A scathing report released in Britain details the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sayi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Building on the success of its inaugural edition, Qatar National Library (QNL) hosted the second "Our Children Matter" forum under the theme "Healthy Childhood, Evolving Skills", offering parents, educators, and caregivers valuable expert insights to support healthy childhood developme»»»

Tunis, Nov. 20 (TAP) - The month of Jumada al-Thani 1447 AH will start Saturday, November 22, 2025, Mufti of the Tunisian Republic, Hichem Ben Mahmoud announced on Thursday evening.He added in his statement that sighting the crescent of the new...»»»

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ lawyer has insisted the Greek tennis star was not behind the wheel when his car was recorded traveling at 210 km/h on Athens’ Attiki Odos motorway. The 27-year-old has been fined €2,000, and his driver’s license was revoked for one year. Lawyer Thanassis Papathanasiou told autho»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met with the head of the EU Delegation to Belgrade Andreas von Beckerath on Thursday, noting that Serbia is committed to reforms and the EU accession process. In an Instagram post, Mali wrote that the meeting had focused on current challenges, the nex»»»

“2025 is shaping up similarly to 2019 – a year that was not particularly strong in terms of volumes, but was followed by two strong years that prepared the ground for the peak of activity seen in 2022. In the same way, in the first three quarters, we are seeing in the market a number of transaction»»»

The first Syrian livestock ship departed Thursday from Tartous port, bound for Brazil, following its local conversion from a commercial ship into a dedicated livestock carrier, which is a first-of-its-kind achievement in the region. Tartous port director Muawiya Hafyan said that the ship, built and»»»

Protesters opposing the expansion of Sofia’s blue and green parking zones briefly blocked the intersection near the Central Military Club in downtown Sofia on Thursday evening. Among the vehicles caught in the blockade was that of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications G»»»

Police operate Thursday in central Abuja, Nigeria. Police prevented a march for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, a British political activist and founder and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra in custody since June 2021. Photo Provided by Emmanuel Adegboye/EPA Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A court in Nigeria »»»

The goal of the agreement between the two leaders in the paint industry, with complementary portfolios of recognized brands, is to better serve customers in key markets and increase value for shareholders, employees, and all other partners. Building on the strong history and extensive expertise of »»»

Geneva: Minister of Labour, HE Dr Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met on Thursday with Secretary-General of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), HE Roberto Suarez Santos and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Employers, HE Mathias Thurnes, on the sidelines of the Board of Directors meet»»»

DOHA: The US Embassy in Doha has announced an immediate change to its visa application procedures, restricting application eligibility to individuals who reside in Qatar. Under the updated policy, only applicants who can prove Qatari residency will be able to submit visa requests in Doha. Those who»»»

Bulgaria’s parliament approved at first reading the 2026 state social security budget, with GERB, DPS-New Beginning, BSP and TISP backing measures that raise social security contributions for all private-sector employees. The vote went ahead despite objections from business groups, economists and o»»»

Nearly EUR 120 million has been allocated in the 2026 State Budget for funding the non-governmental sector. This became clear during a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society (CDCS), which convened on Thursday to review the Council of Ministers’ draft 2026 State Budget, the gove»»»

A total of EUR 260 million are provided for the remuneration of healthcare workers, according to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) 2026 draft budget adopted at first reading by Parliament on Thursday. Of this amount, EUR 230 million is for staffing healthcare facilities and EUR 30 million i»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with a group of UAE National pilots serving with Emirates Airline during his visit to the Dubai Airshow 2025. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, organized a series of awareness workshops under the Digital Transformation Program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The workshops targeted SMEs opera»»»