STARKE, Florida: A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter and throwing her body in a pond three decades ago was executed Tuesday evening. Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, was pronounced dead at 6:19 pm after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near St»»»

DETROIT: Two scientists at a US government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News ap»»»

Dubai: Temperatures across the UAE are expected to remain close to seasonal averages throughout June, with the national monthly average forecast to reach 34.6°C, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). In its monthly climate outlook, the NCM said rainfall during June is expected to r»»»

Dubai: As US President Donald Trump pushed for a diplomatic exit from the Iran war, renewed tensions in Lebanon threatened to derail his efforts, highlighting what CNN described as one of the biggest obstacles facing the White House’s Middle East strategy. On Monday, tensions between Israel and Hez»»»

Family enterprises are the backbone of economic life across much of the Middle East. They are also among the most emotionally charged organisational forms we know. That combination creates extraordinary resilience and, occasionally, spectacular failure. Family ownership brings advantages that liste»»»

Sharjah: The parents of the two girls allegedly involved in the death of a Pakistani toddler from a Sharjah building staircase window have been released on bail, while the girls remain under the care of the Child Protection Department as investigations continue, Gulf News can confirm. The latest de»»»

Israel continued to strike southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked its troops there despite an apparent Washington-brokered de-escalation deal and a fourth round of US-hosted talks between Lebanon and Israel. FRANCE 24's Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky explains that "»»»

Dubai: UAE residents are paying more at the pump, and retailers are warning that higher fuel costs will lead to larger grocery bills if current geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt regional trade and energy markets. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said it targeted US military assets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for American attacks. US Central Command said its forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island. The in»»»

A Taiwanese institute has unveiled a new model of armed “robot dog” designed for coastal patrols, reconnaissance, and high-risk military missions. The machines were presented during an event in Taipei on Tuesday. National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) demonstrated three we»»»

MANILA: The House of Representatives expelled Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga, one of the most severe disciplinary actions available to Congress. The vote on Tuesday came after lawmakers found him guilty of "disorderly behaviour", "conduct unbecoming of a legislator" and repeated »»»

PARIS, France: Alexander Zverev breezed past Rafael Jodar to stay on course for an elusive Grand Slam title at the French Open, while Jakub Mensik halted Joao Fonseca’s scintillating run in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. Zverev, the highest-ranked player left in the men’s draw, put an end to Spanis»»»

A man has barricaded himself inside a JPMorgan Chase bank in Bakersfield, California, with an unknown number of people inside, police have said. Officers responded to the downtown branch after a bomb threat was reported at around 1pm on Tuesday. The incident took place at the Chase Bank building ne»»»

Kuwait's military said on Wednesday its air defences were intercepting "hostile" missile and drone attacks, as the sounds of sirens rang out. "Any sounds of explosions heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting these hostile attacks," the military said on X, without specifying their o»»»

Donald Trump speaks Oct. 5, 2024, at at the Butler Farm Show grounds, the site of an assassination attempt three months earlier. Two men injured in that incident are suing the federal government for negligence. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI. | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- Two supporters of Preside»»»

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s army ​said on Wednesday that air defenses were ‌intercepting ‌hostile ​missile ‌and ⁠drone ​attacks and urged ⁠the public to follow ⁠security ‌and ‌safety ​instructions issued by ‌the ‌relevant authorities. Any sounds ‌of explosions heard were ⁠the ⁠result of interceptions, the arm»»»

Abu Dhabi: Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has reiterated the agency’s unequivocal opposition to any attack on peaceful nuclear facilities and stressing that such installations are fully protected under international humanitarian law. Gr»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed five people, including a child, and wounded 48, the Lebanese health ministry said. Those wounded in the strikes across the south included “a doctor and five employees of Tebnine Governmental Hospital, which sustained damage in y»»»

Protesters in the southern British city of Southampton on Tuesday attacked police at the site of the murder of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying in December from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. Far-right firebrand figure Tommy Robinson addressed»»»

Share: Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike Tuesday that hit Qlaileh village, as seen from the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon.Mohammed Zaatari / AP President Donald Trump said “all shooting will stop” in Lebanon and that talks with Tehran were ongoing. Iran had signaled it could pull out of p»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday allocations of 13 billion shekels (more than $4.5 billion) to secure and develop northern communities along the Lebanon border, battered by weeks of fire from Iran-backed Hezbollah. “The government made dramatic decisions tod»»»

WASHINGTON: As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to pressure Iran into a deal that would end an ongoing war with the US and Israel, the US placed sanctions on Iran’s largest digital asset exchange and three other exchanges, Tuesday. Included in the sanctions are Iran’s largest dig»»»

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Tuesday announced a sweeping slate of AI initiatives, from autonomous workplace assistants and gadgets to Nvidia-powered PCs ​and a new in-house reasoning model, in a push to move beyond apps and remake computing around AI. At its annual software developer conference, Mi»»»

As the 2026 hurricane season begins, a fleet of remote vessels known as Saildrones will continue to gather data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the sixth year in a row. Saildrone, a maritime defense company, will deploy 10 Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vehicles dur»»»

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche looks on during a subcommittee hearing May 19 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Blanche said Tuesday the Department of Justice will not operate a planned "anti-weaponization" fund. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License »»»

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed five people, including a child, and wounded 48, the Lebanese health ministry said. Those wounded in the strikes across the south included "a doctor and five employees of Tebnine Governmental Hospital, which sustained damage in yet another episod»»»

Tribune News Network Orlando, US Academic collaborations, student mobility and cross-cultural ties between Qatar and the US are to be strengthened through three new study-abroad agreements between Qatar Foundation (QF) and three American universities. At the NAFSA 2026 Annual Conference & Expo in F»»»

CHICAGO: Lebanese community leaders in the US have said they will file a federal lawsuit against government agencies and private companies that supply Israel with weapons, military equipment and financing used in the bombing of civilian targets in Lebanon. Israel’s ground invasion began on March 16»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: US forces on Tuesday fired a missile at a ship that was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port in violation of an American blockade, disabling the vessel, the US military said. Washington has now forcibly halted six ships it said were attempting to violate the blockade»»»

A pair of newly released NASA satellite images show just how dramatically the Santa Rosa Island Fire changed one of California's Channel Islands in little more than a week, with a burn scar spreading across a large section of the island. The human-caused fire, which started on May 15, ultimately bu»»»

Share: Leaders of Lebanon’s major Christian and Muslim communities convened in Beirut at the Druze Community center for a spiritual summit and issued a set of recommendations in a joint statement emphasizing national unity in the face of escalating Israeli attacks and regional uncertainty The Summi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Looks More Capable than It Did When War Began: NYT 03-06-2026 00:46 AM An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devol»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance targeted a second Merkava tank in the town of Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a guided missile: statement 13 03-06-2026»»»

US forces disabled an empty oil tanker Tuesday after it ignored repeated warnings and attempted to sail toward an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf, US Central Command said. A US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie, preventing it from reaching Kha»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The United Nations Population Fund, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, has warned that women and girls in Lebanon are facing a worsening humanitarian emergency as Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities continue despite a ceasefire agreement. It came a day after an Isra»»»

BOGOTA, Colombia: The European Union’s Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia on Tuesday dismissed President Gustavo Petro’s claims of fraud in Sunday’s bitterly contested presidential election, saying the vote count was carried out in a “transparent, orderly and fluid” manner. The mission’s chi»»»

He added that examination papers undergo several stages of review and verification to ensure quality and compliance with educational standards, while student well-being and psychological stability remain important considerations in scheduling and organising examinations. The official also underscor»»»

Tribune News Network Doha This June, Qatar Calendar has lined up a series of vibrant events and experiences as part of the ‘Hala Summer’ campaign, inviting residents and visitors to enjoy a season filled with world-class sport, major exhibitions, cultural performances, and family-friendly entertain»»»

Following the success of her debut work Reflections, which earned praise for its thoughtful exploration of life, emotions and human expression, Pakistani author and engineer Fatima FSK has released her second book, Shadowrift, a deeply introspective work that delves into the hidden dimensions of th»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in cooperation with Mannai Trading Company, Qatar’s GMC and Cadillac dealership, has announced the recall of GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade 2022 models due to a possible defect in the transmission control unit, which may lead »»»

QNA New York Qatar has affirmed continued commitment to its efforts in mediation, dialogue, and preventive diplomacy to bolster peaceful efforts aimed at de-escalation and the preservation of international peace and security. This came in Qatar’s statement delivered by Permanent Representative of Q»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Prof. Hilal A. Lashuel, professor of neuroscience in neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has been awarded a $9 million three-year research grant from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) in partnership with The Mi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank in the town of Al-Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a guided missile: statement 12 03-06»»»

Secret Service officers rush to the sound of gunfire April 25 in the Washington Hilton after shots were heard during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. The dinner has been rescheduled for July 24. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- Officials have res»»»

BEIRUT: The war ‌between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah has devastated swathes of Lebanon, though a partial de-escalation agreement announced on Monday has averted renewed airstrikes on the capital Beirut for now. Israel seeks to end the threat posed by Hezbollah rocket fire and force the gro»»»

LONDON: As renewed conflict in Lebanon forces a fresh wave of Syrian refugees to return to their home country, joining the roughly 3.5 million people who have gone back to their towns and villages since December 2024, many are finding a health system that is still a long way from recovery. Many are»»»

Berlin: Adviser to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, met in Berlin on Tuesday with Director-General of the Foreign Policy Department of the Office of the Federal President, HE Wolfgang Silbermann. The two officials dis»»»

LONDON: The American Israel Education Foundation has funded scores of extravagant trips for dozens of US Congress members since Oct. 7 2023 in a bid to build support for Israel in Washington, according to news reports. The AIEF is a charitable affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committ»»»

Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no national security experience as head of US intelligence on Tuesday, while allowing him to keep his housing and mortgage oversight roles. Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte – who is known for publicly attacking Trump's political enemies&nbs»»»

Protestors and federal agents clash Wednesday outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, N.J. New Jersey's attorney general announced a lawsuit Tuesday seeking access for health officials into the facility. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- The New Jersey attorney»»»