A French former soldier arrested in Hungary while fleeing towards the Ukrainian border has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing former Argentina rugby international Federico Martín Aramburu in Paris. A Paris court found Loïk Le Priol, 32, guilty of murder on Friday, bringing to an end a»»»

Paris, France – Some 700,000 people are estimated to have packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass, the high point of his first official visit to France. Scouts, nuns, families and curious onlookers told FRANCE 24 w»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar used the latest stop of his nationwide tour to restate several major government plans, including a new wealth tax, asset recovery and constitutional reform. His appearance in Szolnok was also briefly disrupted when an egg was thrown towards the stage. Magyar ad»»»

A Hungarian man already under investigation over a tiger cub has run into trouble again after police found a common marmoset in his car. The National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) is once again investigating the case of a man from Tiszafüred who was found with a tiger cub last year. This time, offi»»»

Poland’s MICE industry expects a strong autumn 2026 season, with hotels reporting heavy demand for conferences, congresses and business events through November. Poland ranked 18th globally and 11th in Europe in ICCA’s 2025 rankings, hosting 215 qualifying international association meetings, 24 more»»»

Polish IT group Euvic will regain majority control of Fellowmind Poland, formerly Bonair, by buying 100% of the company from Sweden’s Fellowmind Company AB for EUR 1.1 mln. After the transaction, the firm will be renamed Euvic Business Applications. Euvic plans to grant 49% of the shares to Daniel »»»

ICEYE opened its Satellite Technology Center in Warsaw, expanding its Polish research, development, production and satellite-testing capacity. The company plans to invest more than PLN 120 mln in Poland from 2026 through 2028, including upgraded laboratories, a larger Satellite Operations Center an»»»

Polish tire-recycling company Recykl Group has signed a contract to supply Sweden with a production line for Smapol, an additive used in road asphalt, marking its entry into the Scandinavian market. The group is also expanding its Lithuanian subsidiary, Recykl Litwa, by investing in vehicles, conta»»»

Doha: Qatar National Bank (QNB) said that Germany's weak economic performance is largely linked to mounting pressures on its export-led industrial model, which had been a key pillar of its economic strength for decades. Rising energy costs, intensifying competition from China and domestic structura»»»

Authorities deploy top investigators amid surge in attacks on women in Ekurhuleni Tembisa: South African police on Saturday found another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of women found dead in the municipality over the past two months. The discovery adds to growi»»»

US news outlet CNN has been removed from a press pool that is accompanying President Donald Trump on a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. Last week, the Trump administration barred CNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, from accessing the White House. A judge then ordered their access temporarily restore»»»

UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice gets underway in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi- The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Abu Dhabi 2026 was held at ADNEC Abu Dhabi on Saturday and will continue until October 1. Speaking at the congress, Abdullah Sultan b»»»

Gulf News platform showcases trending qualifications for ambitious talent Executive MBAs, finance programmes and advanced technology courses are among the top choices for visitors at Gulf News LevelUP, currently under way at Dusit Thani Dubai, as working professionals and graduates look for qualifi»»»

Bulgarian customs officers and organized crime police seized 20 kg of cocaine and 26 kg of cannabis worth more than EUR 2.2 million from a truck at the Lesovo border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Turkiye, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The drugs were found concealed in a specia»»»

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar participated in the fourth high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative (GDI), held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad»»»

Playa del Carmen, Mexico: A record-breaking El Nino will likely force the world's top chefs to rethink their menus ahead of droughts, floods and heatwaves upending global food systems. Ants are disappearing from the table in Brazil, one Danish chef is opting for cocoa-free chocolate and Japan is se»»»

UN Congress framework covers cybercrime, AI, organised crime and illicit finance The draft “Abu Dhabi Declaration” is among the key anticipated outcomes of the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, which opened in Abu Dhabi today (Saturday). The draft comprises 18 a»»»

New York, USA: The State of Qatar on Saturday participated in the fourth high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative (GDI), held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. HE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Maryam bint Ali b»»»

Tens of thousands of students took to the streets across Germany on Friday to protest the government’s military service reform amid Berlin’s push to expand the armed forces, citing the alleged threat from Russia. Organizers of the “School Strike Against Conscription” said around 45,000 students joi»»»

After more than eight years under the control of Yemeni government forces, the fall of the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha represents a serious setback. Its significance lies partly in the area’s geopolitical importance and the loss of more than 140km of territory. More troubling is that Mokha fell»»»

Nagoya, Japan: Zhang Ziyu played a starring role to drag China to women's basketball bronze at the Asian Games on Saturday, with her coach predicting the teenager standing 223cm (7ft 4in) will one day be "invincible". The 19-year-old is already taller than NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal and she made f»»»

The National Network for Children (NNC) has launched a travelling exhibition tracing more than 150 years of civic initiatives for children in Bulgaria, with the exhibition due to visit 24 cities across the country in the coming weeks, the organization said. The exhibition, titled 150 Years of Child»»»

AI voice-cloning scam tricks Italian bank into €95 million overseas transfers Fraudsters used AI-generated messages and a cloned voice to impersonate senior executives and a top lawyer, tricking an Italian private bank into transferring about €95 million ($108 million) to overseas accounts, Reuters»»»

First, fighting continues between the Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front as fears of a regional spillover continue to mount. Then, both the opposition and the ruling UDPS party continue to blame each other for the violence in the latest mass protest. And, the Authenticity and»»»

Damascus, Sept. 26 (SANA) Syria is moving through a political and institutional transition aimed at rebuilding state institutions, strengthening the rule of law and restoring public trust after decades of authoritarian rule under the ousted regime. The process began after Syria’s liberation with a »»»

European Union countries have agreed to release €6.6 billion from a fund meant to reimburse member states that have  provided arms to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv earlier in the day, accordin»»»

UAE leads UN crime forum, pushing global justice reforms for the digital era Abu Dhabi: The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice officially opened in Abu Dhabi with the election of a new President and the establishment of organizational procedures. The Secretary Gen»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Bank (QNB) said that Germany's weak economic performance is largely linked to mounting pressures on its export-led industrial model, which had been a key pillar of its economic strength for decades. Rising energy costs, intensifying competition from China and domestic st»»»

Here’s your roundup of the top trending stories making headlines this weekend Dubai’s 10-day mourning period and UAE-born Kaziah Liz Mejo’s Miss Universe bid lead the stories drawing attention this week. Also making headlines: how a stranger and ChatGPT helped a lost pilgrim travel 1,200km back hom»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has outlined a seven-day plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, saying implementation would begin immediately if the United States accepted Iran’s conditions. Speaking at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, the top I»»»

Here’s your roundup of the top trending stories making headlines this weekend Dubai’s 10-day mourning period and UAE-born Kaziah Liz Mejo’s Miss Universe bid lead the stories drawing attention this week. Also making headlines: how a stranger and ChatGPT helped a lost pilgrim travel 1,200km back hom»»»

Recruitment specialists to guide Emirati jobseekers on Dubai Police career paths Dubai: Jobseekers interested in a career with Dubai Police will have the opportunity to meet recruitment specialists at Ru’ya Careers UAE 2026, taking place from September 28 to 30 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Dubai Po»»»

San Francisco, United States: Microsoft on Friday unveiled a new vision for how it will integrate Word, Excel and Powerpoint into its AI-powered assistant Copilot, in an effort to make AI the entry point for its famous suite of productivity software. In the coming weeks, individual Microsoft 365 su»»»

Family-friendly run offers four race categories and medals for all participants Sharjah: The Sharjah Sports Council is preparing to host the fourth edition of the Sharjah Safari Run on Sunday, October 4th, in partnership with local sponsors and organisers. Building on the strong turnout of past eve»»»

Washington, United States: TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact time limits and other restrictions for teen users, avoiding trial with a settlement modeled on Instagram-owner Meta's recent agreement with US states. A trial had been set to begin Monday in the southe»»»

Yemen’s Riyadh-based President Rashid al-Alimi on Friday called on ‌his people to mobilise and join the armed ‌forces while offering a general amnesty to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have seized swaths of Yemen's Red Sea coast and imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. The head of Yeme»»»

Kyrgyz swimmer Denis Petrashov has finished his participation in the Asian Games in Japan. Earlier, he won the preliminary heat with a time of 27.45 seconds and advanced to the final. In the final, Petrashov improved his personal best result by 27.18 seconds but finished outside the top three, taki»»»

Two-day event focuses on knowledge and skills for the next career move Gulf News LevelUP opens today, bringing universities, professional education providers and industry experts together with graduates and working professionals for two days focused on advanced education, specialist skills and care»»»

US President Donald Trump wants to “colonize” Brazil and gain control of its natural resources by interfering in the country’s upcoming presidential election, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign has said. Meta blocked the advertising account used by Lula’s campaign on Facebook just days »»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s humiliating run of regional election defeats has reignited a bitter fight over his unpopular pension reform, with his Social Democratic coalition partners pushing back against plans that could make Germans work longer, national media have reported.Merz’s Christian»»»

Vladimir Zelensky put his personal interests first when he breached an agreement with Seoul not to disclose the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war captured in Russia, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has said. Zelensky touted the arrangement during his speech to the UN General Assemb»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Anwar Gargash, senior diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said Iran "has dragged us into this conflict", after the UAE was "the target of 3,300 missiles and drones" fired by Iran. After US President Donald Trump said h»»»

Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland have continued to rise as public attitudes toward Ukrainian refugees deteriorate, Kiev’s ambassador to Warsaw, Vasily Bondar, has said. His remarks came a day after a Ukrainian man was detained over a deadly knife attack at a Catholic abbey in southeastern Poland. Po»»»

The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled the Trump administration can use a controversial new federal database that would ostensibly verify voter citizenship in November’s elections. Critics argue the administration is exaggerating the threat of non-citizen voters – an extreme rarity in US el»»»

The European Union on Friday said it will pursue a €120 million fine against the X social network after the US Justice Department said it supported the efforts of X owner Elon Musk to have the case annulled. The bloc fined the platform in 2025 for breaching EU online transparency rules, notably wit»»»

Prince Saud bin Naif led a high-level Saudi delegation to Zabeel Majlis in Dubai Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the condolences of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Friday followi»»»

GCC-ASEAN ties, Sudan truce and Gaza peace plan top UAE agenda in New York New York: The UAE delegation participated in several key, high-level meetings on the second day of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81). Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, addressed »»»

Loik Le Priol, one of the main suspects in the 2022 murder of Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu, asked forgiveness from the victim's family in a Paris court on Friday. Verdicts in the trial of four suspects – including Le Priol and Romain Bouvier, who both have links to France’s »»»

UN crime congress in Abu Dhabi sets five-year roadmap under new Declaration Abu Dhabi is set to welcome the world tomorrow as the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice commences at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, running from 26 September to 1 October. Up to 5,000 delegates,»»»

Pezeshkian tells US TV interview Iran ready to strike deal with Trump to end conflict United Nations: It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a US television interview aired Thursd»»»