Iran demands US compliance for Hormuz reopening in seven-day deal Iran and the US remain in indirect talks through Pakistan and Qatar, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, while warning that the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed unless Washington accepts Tehran’s conditions. Araghc»»»

ANKARA/TORONTO: NATO allies Canada and Turkiye are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defense and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit later this week, a person briefed on the matter said. The declaration is also expec»»»

QNA DOHA The Investment and Trade Court participated in a workshop at Qatar University (QU) highlighting the role of judicial specialisation, efficient dispute resolution and digital transformation in strengthening Qatar’s investment and commercial climate. Organised by QU’s Career Development Cent»»»

Following the opening ceremony, Sheikh Khalifa, accompanied by distinguished guests and senior officials, toured the exhibition halls and pavilions. He viewed a wide range of advanced equipment, technologies, services and integrated systems designed to enhance homeland security, public safety and c»»»

QNA Doha Doha has vowed to remain a destination for addressing intractable issues through dialogue as Qatar’s belief in dialogue has driven its efforts on Afghanistan since the launch of the Doha peace process for Afghanistan in 2013, Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bi»»»

WASHINGTON: Already embroiled in a tense legal standoff with the White House, CNN is threatening further action in the courts if its journalists continue to be denied access to Air Force One and the “pool” of journalists who accompany President Donald Trump when he travels. The network has been ent»»»

Continue the Change Chair Assen Vassilev told reporters at a protest of young doctors outside the Health Ministry on Tuesday that Prime Minister Rumen Radev is wrong to say that protests against the government are aimed at putting together a new political coalition. "Mr Radev, instead of talking ab»»»

Dubai Courts provides 26 workers flexible hours as a national inclusion drive takes shape Abu Dhabi: The UAE has approximately 49,000 People of Determination and seven specialised early intervention centres, the Ministry of Family has revealed, as it prepares a new national strategy aimed at streng»»»

PARIS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday vowed a “massive” police presence at fresh protests called for the coming weekend, as he faced criticism over the handling of recent street violence. The eurozone’s second-largest economy was rocked on Saturday by some of its worst rioting i»»»

BRUSSELS: NATO said on Tuesday it was deploying additional planes, drones and radar systems to the Black Sea after a string of attacks on ships near Romania and Bulgaria in the latest spillover from Russia’s war on Ukraine. “Allies have or will send additional maritime patrol aircraft, radar system»»»

BGK, Poland’s state development bank, says its loan guarantees have helped nearly 380,000 companies obtain financing worth PLN 598 bln. Service and retail businesses have been among the main beneficiaries, using the guarantees to improve cash flow and fund investments. From January 1, 2027, BGK pla»»»

Damascus, Oct. 20 (SANA) The establishment of the Syrian Recovery and Reconstruction Trust Fund (START) represents a pivotal step toward coordinating international financing and channeling resources into high-priority sectors, economic specialists told SANA on Tuesday. The specialists affirmed that»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced the next phase of its expansion in Australia, with plans to launch direct passenger services between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) from 15 December 2027. Western Sydney becomes Qatar Airways' seventh gateway in Aus»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has wrapped up talks with US envoys in Norway Tuesday where he was determined to put diplomacy back on a "more constructive path”, Oslo officials said.  Zelensky told a post-meeting press briefing that Ukraine was not losing the war but was “losing people»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways today announced the next phase of its expansion in Australia, with plans to launch direct passenger services between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) from 15 December 2027. Western Sydney becomes Qatar Airways' seventh gateway in A»»»

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed affirmed that health is a top priority for the UAE Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a delegation participating in the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026, taking place from 20 to 22 October under the theme 'To Sense is »»»

MIAMI: Florida is set Tuesday to carry out its 18th execution of the year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder for the 1986 shooting of Indian River County D»»»

Prime Minister Donald Tusk is scheduled to visit India from October 21 to 23 with a Polish business delegation of about 60 to 80 companies. Forums in New Delhi and Bengaluru will cover seven sectors, including defense, agribusiness, medicine, mining, ICT, and space. More than 100 people have regist»»»

From our special correspondent in Tel Aviv – Since 2023, Israel has experienced an unprecedented brain drain. With the October 27 legislative elections approaching, many graduates are considering leaving the country if the right-wing and far-right coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu »»»

Voters in oil-rich Alberta overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, with early results on Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats»»»

Continue the Change Chair Assen Vassilev told reporters at a protest of young doctors outside the Health Ministry on Tuesday that Prime Minister Rumen Radev is wrong to say that protests against the government are aimed at putting together a new political coalition. "Mr Radev, instead of talking ab»»»

DOHA: The Qatar's National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation (NCQAA) has granted institutional accreditation to the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), making it the first university in the country to receive this accreditation. Speaking at a press conference»»»

Young doctors and medical professionals protested in front of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday night with demands for better working conditions, more decent pay, and comprehensive healthcare reform. The demonstration was organized by the National Protest: Future in Bulgaria Initiative Committee un»»»

NEW YORK: A food importer on Tuesday sued to stop the Trump administration’s latest tariffs on imports from Canada, saying that the duties represent another attempt to claim an unfettered presidential tariff power that has been roundly rejected in court. Republican President Donald Trump imposed 50»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and India are expected to conclude a trade deal in several weeks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday. "We are weeks, not months away from, I think, finalizing it. I think 99 percent of the work is done," Rubio told The Indian Express. Separate»»»

Sputnik, the international news agency and radio broadcaster, opened two multifunctional editorial centers in Africa on October 20—one in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ceremony inaugurating the Dar es Salaam hub kicked off with a video address by Russian »»»

The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Constitutional Case No. 15 and the related Cases Nos. 17 and 18. The Court declared unconstitutional the amendments to Article 355, paragraphs 1 to 4, of the Labour Code and to Article 218, paragraph 2, of the Judicial System Act, as contained in the Tran»»»

A diverse array of MEPs on Tuesday (20 October) expressed their enthusiasm for the UK ‘correcting the mistake’ of Brexit by rejoining the European Union 10 years after its people narrowly voted to leave. “Trump, Xi and Putin might form a troika of iliberalism standing in defiance of the achievement»»»

Two men verbally abused, pushed around and spat at a ticket inspector on a train in eastern Hungary. The Debrecen District Court handed down the rulings on 20 October 2026 after both men admitted their guilt and waived their right to a trial. They were convicted of violence against a person perform»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad participated Tuesday in the meeting of the Afghanistan Coordination Group, being convened in Doha from Oct. 20-21. Addressing the meeting, HE Al Misnad extended the State of Qatar's gratitude to »»»

The Supreme Court has postponed scheduled court hearings, except for urgent cases, after a fire during protests on October 17, 2026, caused material and infrastructure damage, including damage to judicial case files. In an official statement, the court said the incident had disrupted the conditions»»»

ROME: Italy will approve new security measures on Tuesday targeting minors, politicians said, after days of unrest that have seen demonstrators clash with police, loot shops and vandalize property. Under the crackdown, law enforcers will be allowed to detain people under the age of 18 at police sta»»»

LONDON: A power outage at a Google Cloud data center near London caused serious failures to services on Tuesday, leading to widespread disruptions for several UK banks. Google said in a service health update that most services had returned to normal by 1210 GMT, six hours after the incident began. »»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday appointed Majid Ebn al-Reza, who had served as acting defense minister since around the start of the conflict with the United States, as his defense adviser. "The Iranian president has issued a decree appointing Majid Ebn al-Reza as »»»

MANILA: Southeast Asia’s interior and security ministers met in Manila on Tuesday to jointly address cybercrime, human trafficking and online scams, a growing concern in the region. Over the past few years, Southeast Asia has been increasingly targeted as a hub for transnational organized crime and»»»

Rising fuel costs are piling pressure on households, businesses and governments across Europe, fuelling cost-of-living protests and bolstering the far right ahead of elections next year in countries including France, Italy and Poland. Some far-right parties are calling for a return to Russian energ»»»

Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines, who is in a critical condition after being struck by a car outside her office in an incident that has shocked the nation. Haines had her leg amputated following the attack, acco»»»

MELBOURNE: Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker who is in critical condition after being struck by a car in an apparent escalation in political violence that has shocked the nation. Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent pol»»»

A Lebanese judge on Tuesday ordered two Hezbollah officials to appear for questioning over their alleged involvement in a delivery of explosives seized by authorities this month, a judicial official told AFP. Lebanese authorities had been carrying out investigations after arresting two suspected He»»»

The oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta has voted to remain part of the country, with most voters rejecting a proposal to move toward an independence referendum, national broadcaster CBC reported on Tuesday. The vote comes amid purported contacts between pro-independence activists and US official»»»

OSLO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Tuesday for talks with top US envoys in a bid to get strained relations with Washington “on a more constructive path,” Oslo said. “We are maintaining all contacts that can help bring peace,” Zelensky said in a social media post announc»»»

BEIRUT: A Lebanese judge on Tuesday ordered two Hezbollah officials to appear for questioning over their alleged involvement in a delivery of explosives seized by authorities this month, a judicial official told AFP. Lebanese authorities had been carrying out investigations after arresting two susp»»»

A 14-year-old boy accused of killing his mother in Plovdiv sent photographs of her body and a recording of her cries for help to friends and classmates through Instagram group chats, according to details presented at a Plovdiv Appellate Court hearing reported by BNT, Radio Plovdiv, Plovdiv24.bg and»»»

NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Tuesday for talks on the ongoing negotiations over trade tariffs, defense cooperation and energy security. Starting his trip in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, Rubio was received by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and will »»»

UAE, US, India explore partnerships in trade, technology, and development Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in a trilateral meeting in Mumbai, India, with Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's Minister of External Affairs, and Ma»»»

Investors seek about $10 million in court claims; firm says most products stay unaffected Dubai: Investors are pursuing court claims over delayed and missing payouts linked to Dubai-based AIX Investment Group, according to the DIFC Courts’ public registry and reports by overseas financial publicati»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom will send Typhoon fighter jets to support Saudi Arabia amid the current escalation with Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, the UK Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "The UK will fly defensive counter air missions to support the protection o»»»

Tunis, Oct. (TAP) – A criminal network involving traders and jewellery workshop owners has been dismantled by the Judicial Police, said the General Directorate of National Security in a statement.A security source told TAP that members of the...»»»

Doha: Doha has been fully primed to host an incredible edition of the FIP World Cup Qatar 2026, scheduled for Nov. 2-7 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, the Qatar Padel Federation has revealed. The contest will feature 32 national teams, bringing together some of the world's p»»»

The Svishtov Regional Court has sentenced Anita Vachkova to two years in prison and Detelin Avramov to two years and four months in prison for animal cruelty and offences involving pornographic material, the court said on Tuesday. Both were also fined EUR 1,100 each. The sentences are appealable be»»»