The outbreak of fighting between rival forces in southern Ethiopia last week has led some 50,000 people to seek refuge in neighbouring Kenya, the United Nations said Wednesday, citing local authorities. Fighting in southern Ethiopia has caused some 50,000 to flee over the border to Kenya since clas»»»

NEW YORK CITY: More than 281,000 people have been forced from their homes by fighting in Yemen since the start of August, the UN said on Wednesday. The conflict has also cut main supply lines into Taiz and pushed aid convoys onto narrow mountain tracks. More than half of the displaced were shelteri»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces are reportedly positioned about 27 km from Damascus, and analysts say they may not need to advance any farther to constrain Syria’s government. Their foothold in the south, reinforced by repeated incursions and the threat of airstrikes, already gives Israel leverage over its »»»

Translated by Al-Ahed News Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sheikh Qassem has reaffirmed the movement’s commitment to continued resistance against the “Israeli” occupation, rejecting any discussion of disarmament while Lebanese territory remains occupied and attacks continue. In a statement»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces detained a civilian on Wednesday after raiding his home in a village in southern Syria’s Quneitra province, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported. Three Israeli military vehicles entered the western part of Saida Al-Golan, where soldiers searched a house and detained a r»»»

Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could end the nearly four-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current coalition, following years of war, political scandals, mass protests, and deepening divisions within Israeli society. The vote »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - During a visit to the Bahamas, King Charles III of the United Kingdom said that slavery had caused great suffering to the people of the Caribbean, but he stopped short of offering an apology and made no mention of reparations. On Tuesday, the UK monarch began a nine-day tour of C»»»

DUBAI: Kuwait summoned Iran’s ambassador on Wednesday and handed him a formal note of protest over a statement issued by the Iranian embassy that it said interfered in its internal affairs and undermined the independence of its judiciary. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Al-Mashaan summoned Ambassador»»»

By Staff, Agencies Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused Washington of spreading false claims to justify its economic pressure and energy blockade against Cuba, following a heated confrontation with US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz during a General Assembly debate on Tuesday. Rodriguez s»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye hosted talks between Libya’s eastern and western administrations last week with an ultimate goal of reunifying them, but no agreement has emerged, a senior Turkish official familiar with the talks told AFP Wednesday. “Discussions have so far focused primarily on military unificati»»»

Human rights groups on Tuesday urged countries to reject UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh’s bid to become United Nations secretary general citing allegations that Abu Dhabi funds Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The UAE denies the accusations. Nusseibeh, 48, is seeking to become the first woma»»»

DUBAI: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has warned of a worsening humanitarian situation in Hebron, where more than 3,000 Palestinians have reportedly been displaced amid an Israeli military operation. The operation followed a shooting attack on Israeli soldiers on October 23 and has involved»»»

An Israeli online advertising company implicated in spyware attacks targeting internet users was heavily active on SpaceX’s Starlink service, Japanese researchers have found, bolstering claims that the firm was running a “targeting and tracking” operation masquerading as a commercial advertising bu»»»

SHENDI, Sudan: More than 100 people were killed in a Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, the capital city of the South Darfur province in southwestern Sudan, said Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in the country, in a statement Tuesday. The strike, which it s»»»

SHENDI, Sudan: More than 100 people were killed in a Sudanese military drone strike on a busy market in Nyala, the capital city of the South Darfur province in southwestern Sudan, said Emergency Lawyers, a rights group tracking violence in the country, in a statement Tuesday. The strike, which it s»»»

LONDON: The average Houthi fighter, dressed in a traditional futah wraparound skirt, carrying an ancient AK-47 and brandishing a curved jambiya dagger, might look like an unsophisticated throwback to another era. But behind the ranks of the sandal-clad militia is a modern financial network, dealing»»»

United Nations, United States: A furious shouting match between representatives of the United States and Cuba prompted the temporary suspension of debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The row broke out during debate on a resolution calling for an end to the US embargo on its communist-led »»»

Any attempt to exclude Russia from the global gas market will have serious consequences, Vladimir Putin said at Tuesday’s summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow. Putin recalled the proverb that whoever digs a pit for someone else may fall into it themselves. “In my view, this »»»

SEOUL (Sputnik) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed the need to keep military units in a state of constant combat readiness through continuous, intensive training exercises, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday. Kim made the remarks on October 27 during a meeting with »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar and Sweden concluded a second round of negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty in Doha, marking progress in efforts to strengthen economic ties and create a more predictable environment for investors, an official has said. In an exclusive interview with The Peninsula, Swede»»»

Doha, Qatar: Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ), H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani, welcomed Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, H E Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon Safarali, to QFZ’s offices to discuss opportunities to streng»»»

New York: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, H E Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), H »»»

Doha, Qatar: Colombo is seeking to deepen trade and investment ties with Doha and revive bilateral economic cooperation as the island nation looks to attract international capital after its recovery from the 2022 economic crisis, the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Develo»»»

Dear readers, We are back with a new issue of the Secrecy Tracker – your regular update on what the EU institutions prefer to keep under wraps. I am Alexander Fanta, a journalist with Follow the Money, who has struggled for years to gain access to EU documents. I wrote this newsletter with the help»»»

Doha: Qatar Tourism (QT) has announced a 10-member panel of local and international experts to judge the fourth edition of the Qatar Tourism Awards, organised in collaboration with UN Tourism, as the country continues efforts to strengthen service excellence and enhance its position as a leading gl»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) concluded its participation in the ninth edition of the World Investment Forum (WIF 2026), held in Doha from October 25 to 27 under the theme “Investing in the Future”, contributing to advancing the global development finance agenda, mobilising investm»»»

UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh gains GCC backing in race for UN secretary-general role UAE veteral diplomat Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, 48, envisions a "strong, renewed" United Nations. She wants the world body created in 1945, shortly after World War II, to be "more responsive" to young people. That's the centrepi»»»

Study calls for immediate action as climate change endangers public health 3. Heat, drought and other hazards: mostly confirmed.Coverage cites heat deaths, drought hitting half the world’s land for at least one month, and worsening extreme rainfall and flooding (Todo Alicante). I didn’t see a sourc»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Tourism has revealed a distinguished ten-member jury panel of local and international experts for the fourth edition of the Qatar Tourism Awards, developed in collaboration with the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism). The awards honour organisations and individu»»»

“The Qatar Tourism Awards provide an important platform to inspire industry partners to continuously innovate and raise the quality of services and experiences offered across the destination. Initiatives such as these go beyond recognition; they foster a culture of continuous improvement, encourage»»»

LONDON: Israel has committed a raft of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Occupied Territories, according to the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. In a report published on Monday focusing predominantly on t»»»

SHENDI, Sudan: Large parts of Sudan’s capital were without electricity for more than 12 hours Tuesday after a drone strike on a major power substation, according to an electric company official. The attack left hospitals and bakeries dependent on generators and limited water supplies across Khartou»»»

Israel has continued committing “genocide” in Gaza despite last year’s US-brokered ceasefire, while also perpetrating crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank, the UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded. The October 10, 2025 truce was meant to end Israel’s Gaza offensive, which was launche»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog told the Security Council on Tuesday that his inspectors still cannot confirm that Iran has not diverted nuclear material, including 440 kg of highly enriched uranium that remains unaccounted for, more than a year after US and Israeli military st»»»

By Staff, Agencies The UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded that “Israel” continues to commit “genocide” in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire, while also committing crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank. The ceasefire, which took effect on October 10, 2025, was intended to end the »»»

LONDON: One year on from the fall of the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, allegations have emerged that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces deliberately targeted hospitals and health workers during the 18-month siege. Some details of the atrocities carried out by the RSF in El-Fasher were already know»»»

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief on Tuesday launched a new package of humanitarian projects expected to benefit more than 3.4 million people in Yemen during a visit by Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, to its headquarters in Riyadh. The initiatives, covering eme»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The supply of diesel fuel to the United States is a business agreement, there were no political conditions or links, and this is a purely pragmatic move, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "There were no conditions... There were no strings attached at all. Th»»»

NAIROBI, Kenya: The number of people fleeing violence in Ethiopia into neighboring Kenya has risen to 36,000, the United Nations said Tuesday, as fighting near the border town of Moyale continues to displace civilians, mostly women and children. The Kenya Red Cross said the displaced people were sh»»»

Hungarian authorities have issued European and international arrest warrants for Ádám Matolcsy, the son of former National Bank of Hungary governor György Matolcsy, and businessman György Stofa in connection with an investigation into suspected economic fraud and other alleged offences. Suspects be»»»

HEBRON: Israeli troops fired a stun ‌grenade on Tuesday to disperse Palestinians who gathered to protest against an Israeli military operation that has displaced thousands of residents from a neighborhood in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The unrest, ​which follows the deaths of two Isra»»»

Khartoum: Sudanese Prime Minister, Kamil Idris held MOnday discussions with Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy who is visiting Sudan, regarding ways to support peace efforts and the national dialogue process in the country. During the meeting, Fahmy reiterated his support for the Sud»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe and his Ivorian counterpart, Niale Kaba, have arrived in Moscow to attend the third Russia-Africa summit, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday. The planes carrying the top African diplomats landed at one of Moscow's airports. In Sept»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif on Monday presided over the graduation of 518 students from 18 countries at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences in Riyadh. Prince Abdulaziz, who also chairs the university's Supreme Council, attended the ceremony for its 44th»»»

Accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence by Bulgarian businesses and measures to implement the National Industrial Strategy topped the agenda of a meeting of the National Council of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) on Monday, chaired by Management Board Chair Rumen Ra»»»

By Staff, Agencies Opposition leaders in “Israel” on Tuesday urged voters to participate in large numbers in the parliamentary elections, calling for an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rule and a change in the country’s political leadership. Voting began at 7 am local time [0500 GMT] and»»»

By Staff, Agencies A US envoy to the United Nations has called for the removal of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestine, launching a sharp verbal attack against her and accusing her of hostility toward the United States, the West, “Israel” and t»»»

PoliticsSouth KoreaGermany's Merz heads to Asia seeking closer security tiesJulian Ryall in TokyoChancellor Friedrich Merz will be meeting the leaders of Singapore, Japan and South Korea as Germany seeks to adjust its foreign policy to rising uncertainty and threats to global supply chains. https:/»»»

Hungary could face a fresh dispute with major European Union member states over its decision to stay out of a proposed EUR 45 billion loan for Ukraine, as disagreements over Kyiv’s financing threaten to spill into negotiations on the bloc’s next long-term budget. EUR 45 billion loan puts Hungary at»»»

LONDON: Israel prevented an international delegation that included Western politicians from entering the occupied West Bank as part of a tour to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil society leaders, The Guardian reported. The delegation, comprising 23 people, came from countries including B»»»