ABU DHABI: The UAE’s jiu-jitsu national team concluded an outstanding campaign at the third Jiu-Jitsu Asian Youth Championship and the 10th Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from July 13 to 19, winning 55 medals across the U-16, U-18, U-21 and adult categories. The team fini»»»

MADRID: New World Cup champions Spain enjoyed a vibrant night of celebrations after an open-top bus parade through the streets of Madrid on Monday in front of a jubilant crowd of an estimated two million people. The players enjoyed drinks on their procession under a blazing sun, along the main arte»»»

The Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced findings Monday that the University of California San Diego School of Medicine unlawfully used race in its applications process. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 21 (UPI) -- The University of California Sa»»»

Hungary’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anita Orbán has outlined a packed week of political, economic and diplomatic developments, highlighting constitutional reforms, new government programmes and efforts to strengthen the country’s position within Central Europe. In a Facebook post r»»»

Singapore: A Singapore court sentenced an Indian tourist to more than two years in jail over a failed bid to steal a diamond by hiding it in his accomplice's mouth. Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibhai, 41, and his accomplice visited a jewellery store in Singapore's Chinatown on June 19 with their eyes »»»

New Delhi: India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until the education minister resigns, a day after at least 180 people were injured in protests in New Delhi. Thousands of protesters gathered in the heart of the Indian capital on Monday, demanding Dharme»»»

Corporate: experiences move from rewards to retention and loyalty-building For years, the budget for a team experience sat under the “reward” category: a nice gesture, but an optional one, often among the first to be cut when budgets tightened. Complice.ro’s data for the first half of 2026 shows th»»»

One week after the cyberattack, Land Book excerpts and property title registrations, the documents without which no transaction can be completed, remain unavailable. The blockage comes just days before August 1, the date on which VAT rises from 9% to 21% for new homes pre-contracted before August 1»»»

Seoul: The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) kicked off in Busan, the Republic of Korea, on Sunday. The State of Qatar is participating in this event, which was officially inaugurated by President of the Rep»»»

Nairobi: Team Qatar from QatarDebate Centre, a member of Qatar Foundation, is competing in the 2026 World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC), currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya, with the participation of more than 80 countries. In a statement on Sunday, QatarDebate Centre said Team Qatar’s part»»»

Thousands of young protesters have taken to the streets of Delhi as part of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, demanding action over alleged exam paper leaks and calling for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. What started as a satirical online campaign months a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The shares in Qatar’s stock market saw gain in yesterday’s trading as the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index surged around 128.95 points or 1.30 percent to close at 10,083.79 points. The index concluded Sunday’s trading at 9,954.84 points. During yesterday’s session the volume of shares »»»

July 21 (UPI) -- A 43-year-old U.S. Army veteran is accused of setting off fireworks, igniting a large blaze and brandishing an airsoft rifle out front of a lower Manhattan federal building in what authorities have said is an anti-government attack. The incident occurred Monday morning out front of»»»

Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA Dubai) has clarified the conditions for a visa-on-arrival service available to eligible foreign residents living outside their home countries. Under the service, eligible travellers can obtain a visa on arrival for ei»»»

The team of Kyrgyzstan won five medals at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), which was held from July 10 to 21 in Shanghai. According to the Ministry of Education, 666 schoolchildren from 117 countries participated in this prestigious global mathematics competition. The Kyrgyz team»»»

Madrid: New World Cup champions Spain began their celebration parade on an open-top bus through the streets of Madrid yesterday early evening, with a jubilant crowd of over a million people out to celebrate, local authorities told AFP. The players set off on their procession under a blazing sun, al»»»

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday said two French embassy officials had been subject to an “extremely serious act of intimidation” by Iranian security services in Iran the day before, having been held and interrogated for hours. One of them was also subjected to physica»»»

Doha: Qatar has emerged as one of the standout performers in the Gulf region, attracting a significant jump in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2026. The report, titled International Inv»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council’s six permanent committees played a central role during the Council’s recently concluded 54th annual session, advancing legislative and oversight work through the review of draft laws, key policy proposals and public interest issues in support of Qatar National Vision»»»

Poland has assembled a 10-country coalition to press Brussels to slow the tightening of the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) and reconsider a carbon market for buildings and road transport, the country’s climate minister said on July 16. The initiative is backed by Italy, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the»»»

Most Nato summits end with a communiqué. This one ended with customs problems. As leaders prepared to leave Ankara this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented each visiting head of state with an engraved Turkish-made revolver complete with ammunition and cleaning kit — prompting a f»»»

Financial worries have risen in seven of eight countries surveyed year on year and now tie with health as the leading personal concern worldwide, German insurer Allianz reported on July 6. The findings, drawn from a survey of 10,000 people across 10 countries conducted with Ipsos between April and »»»

Abu Dhabi: Passengers travelling between the UAE and Kuwait continue to face disruption after several airlines cancelled flights, with Etihad Airways extending the suspension of selected Kuwait services until July 24. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesThe latest cancellat»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move, announced late on Monday (July 20) could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation»»»

Legal protection for employees against gender discrimination, workplace violence, and sexual harassment has been strengthened in Kyrgyzstan. President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments to several laws. During recruitment, employers should not request information unrelated to a candidate’s professiona»»»

The silly season appears to have come early for two right-wing celebrities, Britain’s Nigel Farage and the French politician Marine Le Pen. Both could take power in their respective countries, Le Pen as early as April next year, yet both have been mired in financial misconduct accusations. Farage i»»»

MANILA: Foreign ministers of ​the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will issue a statement ‌on the ‌Middle East ​crisis ‌after ⁠expressing ​grave concern ⁠about the evolving situation, the Philippines' top ⁠diplomat said ‌on ‌Tuesday.Maria ​Theresa ‌Lazaro was ‌speaking to reporters after chairing a close»»»

Kyrgyz singer Nurdoolot Derkembaev has become a prize winner at the Slavianski Bazaar International Festival of Arts in Belarus, taking third place in the Vitebsk 2026 International Pop Song Contest. A total of 19 performers from different countries competed for the festival’s top award, the Golden»»»

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Eight-year-old Ruba Saadeh spends her days confined to the tent she shares with her family in Gaza, her body dotted with inflamed red blisters as chickenpox sweeps through overcrowded camps like the one they live in.Doctors and displaced families in Gaza say the »»»

TOKYO: Chinese and Russian naval forces conducted a joint live-firing exercise using machine guns within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, a sign of their deepening military cooperation, Tokyo said Tuesday. The incident on Sunday was the first time that Japan’s defense ministry has spotted a live-fi»»»

MANILA: A clash in the South China Sea threatened to overshadow a meeting of Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday as the United States condemned “dangerous” Chinese actions in the contested waterway. The US statement came minutes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Philippines, where »»»

Eight-year-old Ruba Saadeh spends her days confined to the tent she shares with her family in Gaza, her body dotted with inflamed red blisters as chickenpox sweeps through overcrowded camps like the one they live in. Doctors and displaced families in Gaza say the highly contagious disease has surge»»»

The Delhi Police have intensified their investigation into the violence that erupted in central Delhi during the protest initiated by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), and officials are relying extensively on video evidence to identify those involved in the unrest. Investigators are examining more »»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History at Newcastle University, explains that "the Labour Party members and its MPs think that it's their responsibility to prevent" the rise to power of right-wing populist party Reform UK, and that has»»»

Kyrgyz director Tynystan Temirzhan has completed work on the short film Forgive Me, Friend (Kechir Meni, Dosum). As the film’s producer, Suyum Sulaimanova, told 24.kg news agency, the film will premiere at an upcoming international film festival. According to her, last year she and the director sub»»»

Air France has temporarily suspended flights to Dubai and Riyadh and extended its service suspension to Beirut amid the ongoing security situation in the Middle East. The airline said the decision was linked to regional hostilities and airspace restrictions affecting operations across the region. G»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50 percent tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further frayin»»»

CHICAGO: In Middle East politics, peace is made not between friends but between enemies, suggesting the harshest foes have a better chance to achieve peace than those who claim to be friends. That pattern has shaped some of the region’s most consequential breakthroughs, from the 1979 Egypt-Israel p»»»

SYDNEY: A top lawmaker from Australia’s far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV. Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one»»»

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power Monday, purging the cabinet of his predecessor's loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left. He immediately got to work after replacing Keir Starmer in Downing Street, holding separate calls»»»

Washington on Monday condemned what it called "dangerous and aggressive" action by China, whose personnel are accused of injuring a Filipino sailor at a shoal in the disputed South China Sea. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here"The United States conde»»»

The Rainbow Bridge across the Niagara River, connecting the United States to Canada, is shown in 2024. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders mandating new 50% tariffs against some Canadian imports. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo July 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump s»»»

A federal ‌judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action ​lawsuit brought by a group of authors who accused it of misusing their books to train its AI chatbot Claude. US District Judge Araceli Martinez-O»»»

NEW YORK: A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their case through in court. Twelve states, led by California, sued to block Paramount’s pending b»»»

LONDON: British prosecutors said Monday they had charged a 28-year-old UK man, Joshua Kerry, with the murder of veteran right-wing former MP Ann Widdecombe, as police probed a potential “political or terrorist connection.” “We have decided to prosecute Joshua Kerry for murder following a police inv»»»

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan activists on Monday accused authorities of violating a court order from last month halting the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine center after reports surfaced that Americans were being quarantined in the country. The center was meant to take in and quarantine »»»

In the days since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's death, Iran's ruling establishment has descended into its deepest internal crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A bitter power struggle has erupted in public, amid what is supposed to be a tightly-controlled political system -- and during the fun»»»

Andrew Tate, right, accompanied by his brother Tristan, speaks with TV reporters in March 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. The Tate brothers appeared Monday in a federal court in Miami as part of an extradition hearing to the United Kingdom, where they also face many charges. File photo by Robert Ghemen»»»

QNA Doha The six permanent committees of the Shura Council play an important and pivotal role in the Council’s exercise of its legislative and oversight powers. This includes studying draft laws and proposals considering proposals with interest following up on topics referred to it by the Council, »»»

Damascus, July 20 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister, Mohammad Yisr Barnieh, met on Monday with a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is visiting Damascus this week, to discuss Syria‘s economic and financial developments, priorities for the next phase, and ways to strengthen techn»»»