Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into cu»»»

Sources including CNN and NBC News said Monday that Nithya Raman has passed Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral primary and will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in November. File Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Nithya Raman will advance to a Los Angeles mayoral ru»»»

Kinshasa: The tally of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 515, including 91 deaths, as the health authorities warned of continued transmission and the risk of further increases if control measures are not put in place quickly. The update, published on S»»»

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a hearing Tuesday in the Rayburn House Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump has officially nominated Blanche as attorney general. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- On Monday, Presid»»»

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI confidentially filed for a ‌US initial public offering on Monday, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. OpenAI did not disclose the size or terms of the offering, and said a timeline has not yet»»»

LONDON: Serena Williams will take part in her first professional tennis match in nearly four years on Tuesday after organizers confirmed the order of play at London’s Queen’s Club. Granted a wildcard into the women’s doubles of the WTA tournament, Williams and Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko will »»»

LONDON: Ben Stokes’ position as England cricket captain was in jeopardy Monday after officials announced he was being investigated for a nightclub incident reportedly involving a Saracens rugby player. Both Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson are facing a probe by the England and Wales Cricket Board »»»

THE HAGUE: A key governing body of the International Criminal Court on Monday suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan as he faces sexual abuse allegations against a member of his office. The 21-member bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP) decided to refer Khan’s case to the wider ASP that rep»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump discusses renovations to the Lincoln Reflecting Pool and makes an announcement on "Beautiful, Clean Coal" on Thursday in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. A federal judge on Monday ruled that a H-1B visa fee imposed by Trump is illegal. Photo by Samu»»»

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was suspended from his duties late Monday, after the court’s oversight referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings. In a scandal that has dragged on for more than two years, the British lawyer is f»»»

The Arab teams participating at the 2026 FIFA World Cup are relying on distinguished names, as these stars look forward to make a mark at football’s global showpiece. The eight Arab teams have raised their level of readiness, turning their attention to the biggest tournament in football. The upcomi»»»

QNA Doha The Penal and Correctional Institutions Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of inmates from correctional and rehabilitation institutions who completed their studies and obtained a Diploma in Business Administration from the Community C»»»

Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi met with Ambassador of Georgia to Qatar HE Varlam Avaliani. The discussions centred on ways to deepen legal and judicial cooperation between the two countries. (QNA)»»»

US President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, moving to install his former personal lawyer as the top US law enforcement official. Trump submitted Blanche’s name to the US Senate, the White House said, days after committing to nominating Blanche, »»»

ALGIERS: Three members of Western Saharan independence group the Polisario Front, including the son of the organization’s longtime leader Mohamed Abdelaziz, were killed while staging an attack on a Moroccan defense wall, the group announced. Lehbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, a member of the Polisario’s sec»»»

DAKAR: Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the ​presence of armed groups was continuing to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province. The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was announced on May 15, though officials have since »»»

1 of 2 | Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in January 2023 at the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City. Bankman-Fried has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Sam Bankman-Fried, a one-time billionaire an»»»

Doha The Penal and Correctional Institutions Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of inmates from correctional and rehabilitation institutions who completed their studies and obtained a Diploma in Business Administration from the Community Colle»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal order on Monday in which he appointed or promoted 212 judges at various levels within the Ministry of Justice. Walid Al-Samaani, acting president of the Kingdom’s Supreme Judicial Council and the minister of justice, said the aim of the appointments»»»

LONDON: As summer temperatures inch above 45 C and the hum of backup generators fills the air, Iraq finds itself sliding toward its worst electricity crisis in years. Decades of mismanagement had already left the country’s power sector vulnerable. Now, the US-Israeli war with Iran has turned that c»»»

Planning a Thailand getaway could soon become easier and more flexible as Air India and Thai Airways International (THAI) move to strengthen their partnership, aiming to expand global connectivity and travel options. The two carriers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance air co»»»

A US federal court has ruled that the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications is unlawful, a decision that could ease hiring pressures for US employers relying on skilled foreign workers. The ruling vacates the policy introduced through a presidential proclamation, which had »»»

BENGALURU: France will beat Spain to lift the World Cup trophy on July 19 and five-time winners Brazil are expected to be the biggest flops, according to a Reuters survey of economists who said football was still harder to call than inflation. For 160 respondents from nearly every continent, this p»»»

The Taxpayer Inspector General reported Monday that the use of IRS taxpayer data for immigration enforcement has been inconsistent and unreliable. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- The Taxpayer Inspector General reported Monday that the use of IRS taxpayer data for immig»»»

Bloomberg: Direct foreign investment amounts to $9 billion within the current fiscal year Beltone: Egyptian exports jump to $52.5 billion in 2017 Bloomberg agency has intensified recently its follow-up for the Egyptian economy’s performance indicators. According to its latest report, the foreign di»»»

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Tiziano Breda, Senior Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean at ACLED. He argues that Peru's chronic instability is rooted as much in institutional weaknesses as in electoral competition. The reintroduction of a bicameral legislature, he notes, may help cur»»»

Pope Leo XIV told Spanish bishops on Monday to provide reparations and adopt a "culture of care" ahead of an expected meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his weeklong visit to the country. The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in th»»»

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered public prosecutors to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors, by July 14, amid fury at the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl that has exposed cracks in the country’s judicial system. The death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl in southwe»»»

Jonathan Rinderknecht pleaded not guilty to three charges related to the setting of the Palisades Fire in 2025. File Photo courtesy of Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli | License Photo June 8 (UPI) -- Jury selection was set to begin Monday for the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire»»»

Primark is accelerating its expansion in Poland, where it currently has eight stores. The Irish fashion retailer plans to open four new locations, bringing its Polish network to 12 stores by the end of 2027. The new shops will open in CH Kaskada in Szczecin, Forum Koszalin, Atrium Biała in Białysto»»»

Foreign workers have become one of the key pillars of Poland’s labor market, according to an analysis cited by “Rzeczpospolita.” Many sectors, including construction, logistics, agriculture, hospitality and gastronomy, increasingly struggle to fill vacancies with domestic workers. As a result, migr»»»

Bulgaria's acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev announced in a Facebook post on Monday that he was leaving the Ministry, effective June 8. "Choosing between my position and my principles is impossible. Promising action when I am required to remain silent is impossible as well. I»»»

Two fraudsters established a fake online company using the name of a well-known trading firm and persuaded an Arab woman to invest in cryptocurrencies. The result: the victim lost Dh1.1 million after being lured by promises of quick profits through a fraudulent investment scheme conducted under the»»»

Israeli authorities released a player on the Palestinian national women's football team after six days in detention in Jerusalem, her mother and police told AFP on Monday. Wissam Halawani said Israeli police released her daughter Rand Halawani, 20, on Sunday evening, with an order to remain under h»»»

In April, Polish apartment transaction prices rose for the fourth consecutive month, though experts describe the trend as stabilization rather than a sharp increase. Cenatorium’s index for Poland reached 119.02 points, up 0.20 m/m, with similar slight rises in Warsaw and major regional cities. The »»»

SARAJEVO - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, who is also deputy leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), attended on Monday a European People's Party (EPP) panel in Sarajevo, noting that EU enlargement was important for the Western Balkan region, as well as for the EU itself. "Today in »»»

Polish authorities said Monday they had seized over a ton of heroin from Iran, hidden in a shipment of decorative bricks, at the Baltic port of Gdynia. "This is the largest operation of its kind in over a decade," Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski said at a press conference. The drugs, worth 220 »»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today visited the Dubai International Financial Centre, home to over 8,800 active companies and reviewed its stra»»»

In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the US president. Despite Trump publicly calling for Israel to hold fire, it str»»»

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laura Slimani, Director of Projects at the Women's Foundation, a French NGO which has been very much focused on ending violence against women and girls. The killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna has ignited a wave of public anger across France, prompting demonstrations »»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the powerful Armed Forces of the country and his administration will defend rights of Iranian people with utmost power, emphasizing, “We will not back down against threats.” In a post on his X account on Monday, President Pezeshkian emphasized that the count»»»

BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dusan Kozarev met with Indian Ambassador to Belgrade Abhishek Shukla on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation, which is based on traditional friendship, as well as economic relations between the two countries. Kozarev noted t»»»

Helsinki: A Finnish court on Monday handed a two-and-half-year jail term to a local businessman for human trafficking Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country. Finnish authorities have cracked down in recent years after cases of exploitation of seasonal migrant workers in the nation's ber»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said that the country’s archaeological heritage is increasingly at risk as military operations expand throughout the border region, a week after Israeli forces announced they had taken control of Beaufort Castle, one of southern Lebanon’s most prominent historical landm»»»

DUBAI: As “Knicks in four” chants grow louder across New York, Victor Wembanyama is preparing to lead the San Antonio Spurs’ response. Two wins from a championship. Two minutes from being level. That is the story of the NBA Finals heading into Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, with tip-off scheduled»»»

The parents of an 11-year-old girl, named as Lyhanna, joined thousands of people in the southwestern French town of Fleurance on Sunday for a silent march in her memory, as outrage spread over systemic failures blamed for her suspected killing. The grieving parents of an 11-year-old »»»

In the southwestern French town of Fleurance , the parents of 11-year-old Lyhanna joined thousands of people on June 7 for a silent march in her memory. There is growing outrage at systemic failures in the judicial system blamed for the girl's suspected murder. Her body was found last week after sh»»»

The French Justice minister convened public prosecutors on June 8. Gerald Darmanin told them they would need to review some 70 thousand cases concerning children by July 14. It comes after the body of an 11-year-old girl was found several days after she went missing at the end of May. The main susp»»»

Hasakah, June 8 (SANA) Farmers in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have begun harvesting this season’s wheat crop, with authorities preparing 17 collection and storage centers as production is expected to exceed one million tons. Harvesting is currently concentrated in southern parts of the»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces demolished 20 Palestinian homes in the town of Barta’a, located near Jenin town in the northern occupied West Bank, for building without permits. Israeli bulldozers arrived at Barta’a on Monday to carry out a court-ordered demolition that was ruled yesterday. Only eight famil»»»