Bank secrecy law exception invoked in Duterte impeachment proceedings MANILA: The Senate impeachment court on Monday (Oct. 5, 2026) allowed the executive director of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to testify about alleged suspicious financial transactions involving Vice President Sara Dut»»»

Iran's diplomat said on Sunday there was no military solution to the US war against Iran as peace talks appeared stalled. Washington has scaled back attacks in favour of economic pressure, while Iran's attempted Hormuz blockade remains contentious. A UK maritime agency reported another tanker hit b»»»

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that all US B-1 bombers deployed to Britain’s RAF Fairford had returned home following a security incident that prompted nearby evacuations. Police found no explosives after reports of suspicious activity at the base last Sunday. Five London-based British men arrest»»»

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday he would call an early election on November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his government. The defeat in parliament on Friday was another political setback for the Socialist premier, one of the few European »»»

STOCKHOLM: This year’s Nobel Prizes will kick off on Monday with the awarding of the medicine prize at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. The wor»»»

Iran has summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Tehran to lodge a formal diplomatic protest over Oslo’s continued inaction regarding unauthorized Starlink satellite internet operations within Iranian territory, a network the Islamic Republic accuses the United States and the Israeli regime of heavily»»»

DUBAI: Yemeni Armed Forces launched new strikes against areas under Houthi control, said spokesperson for Yemeni Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Majed Abdullah Al-Nuzaili on Monday in a post on X. The step follows the political leadership's directives, he said, after the Yemeni Armed Forces announced the st»»»

MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will give a televised speech on Monday, his office said, amid speculation he may call early elections after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his government. The defeat in parliament on Friday was another political setback for the S»»»

Doha, Qatar: Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), under the aegis of Embassy of India, Qatar celebrated Gandhi Jayanti commemorating the 157th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday, October 2, 2026 at ICC Ashoka Hall. The event featured heartfelt tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, along with cultural per»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) announced that it has completed more than 50 percent of the new designs for its permanent facilities project, which includes the Courts Complex in Lusail City and the headquarters of the Court of Cassation in the Wadi Al Sail area, as part of the nat»»»

EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao are meeting in Beijing on Thursday (8 October) to discuss China’s growing trade surplus with the EU. The surplus reached a record €360.6bn in 2025, up 15 percent from 2024, and widened another 10 percent in the first fou»»»

Bulgaria's budget deficit reached a projected €3.6 billion, or 2.8% of forecast GDP, by the end of September 2026, according to preliminary budget execution estimates released by the Ministry of Finance. Revenue, grants and donations under the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) are expected to amo»»»

Meeting to review regional developments, cooperation under Mecca Agreement Senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will meet in Riyadh on Monday for a meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC), established under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. Pakistan’s Dep»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova will pay an official visit to the Netherlands on Monday. In The Hague, Petrova will hold talks with her counterpart, Tom Berendsen, the Foreign Ministry said on its website. As part of the visit, Petrova will meet with Marcin Czepelak, Secretary General »»»

Why Abu Dhabi is the heaven on earth, according to Hamdan Al Qubaisi Abu Dhabi: Past The Emirates Palace, on the quiet side of the Corniche, a car is parked. Inside, a man holds a karak, or maybe an americano from Cartel. The news is on low. Through the windshield sit the Etihad Towers and Qasr Al »»»

China’s next EV power play: Beijing targets solid-state battery scale by 2030 Elon Musk has scale, capital and a global EV brand. China has something harder to replicate: a vast, vertically integrated battery ecosystem now backed by a national plan to push all-solid-state batteries from the lab tow»»»

According to draft documents on the Kremlin’s 2027 defence spending plans seen by Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to raise defence spending to levels not seen since the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Spending on the Russian military, including arms production, is set to reach 17.1»»»

**Update since publishing: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on 25 October for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote. On 4 Octobe»»»

Police allege the 26-year-old travelled 2,000km after watching the newly released thriller A 26-year-old man allegedly travelled nearly 2,000km from Surat to Bihar after watching the recently released Bollywood thriller Drishyam 3 and killed his father, police said. Shiv Shankar, who lived and work»»»

Women and youth shaping the Nobel Prize narrative over the decades Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organisations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of the prizes' founder, inventor Alfred Nobel. The 2026 winners will be announc»»»

Hormone research for weight-loss drugs leads Nobel medicine prize predictions Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off. The winners of the six Nobel prizes for medicine, physics,»»»

On World Teachers’ Day, learn what it will cover and when further details will be out Dubai: Dubai is developing a dedicated well-being strategy for its educators, the emirate's education regulator has announced, in a development that comes as educators globally mark World Teachers' Day today, Octo»»»

Tehran demands compliance with MoU for Hormuz reopening amid rising tensions Tehran: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain "closed" until the US meets seven conditions based on the 14-point June Memorandum of Understanding, as tensio»»»

Pentagon confirms withdrawal of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security concerns The Pentagon confirmed reports Sunday that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby evacuations. A statement f»»»

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia on Sunday that was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union, and ethnic tensions that have divided the countr»»»

LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan: A march protesting the imprisonment of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan kicked off Sunday in the country’s northwest after talks to avoid the demonstration stalled. Authorities have been preparing for weeks for the possible arrival of demonstrators in Islamabad, wi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a multi-specialty medical convoy in Sudan, with a volunteering medical delegation deployed from Qatar to perform surgeries for displaced and underprivileged patients at Bahri Teaching Hospital. Being carried out in cooperation»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) revealed that terrestrial protected areas cover almost 25 percent of the State of Qatar’s land area, with a target of increasing the share of protected terrestrial and marine areas to 30 percent by 2030 strengthening the protection of e»»»

Troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government were patrolling the streets of Mekelle on Sunday, a day after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew its forces from the northern city. The government advance came as Ethiopia's regional rivals including Eritrea and Sudan met in the Egypti»»»

Sheikh Ali Daamoush, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, said on Sunday that amid the occupation and attacks on Lebanon, the policy of destruction, land clearing, and the elimination of civilian life in border villages, and the enemy’s ambitions over Lebanese territory, the Lebanese people have »»»

All branches of government in Bulgaria must work together, presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said on Sunday, calling for political stability and joint solutions to issues affecting citizens. At a meeting with residents at the House of Culture in Gotse Delchev, she also called for restoring effec»»»

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and federal forces began fighting »»»

RIYADH: Reversing Houthi territorial gains is essential to meaningful negotiations over Yemen’s future, according to a prominent analyst on Yemen and the Gulf, who also urges the international community to support a unified Yemeni army and restore state institutions. Speaking on the Arab News curre»»»

Dubai hosts grand reception for Saudi Arabia's 96th National Day Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended a reception hosted by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Dubai today to mark the Kingdom’s 96th National Day. Upon his arriva»»»

AMMAN — The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organisation (JSMO) signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding with the GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO) covering key areas of quality infrastructure, including standardisation, metrology and conformity assessment.They have agreed to deepen coope»»»

Albania’s opposition Democratic Party (DP) has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on the day Parliament discusses the government’s proposed territorial reform. Former Prime Minister and Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha called on supporters to mobilize for what he described as the most»»»

Palestinians and activists report an increased use of drones in the occupied West Bank, particularly by the army and settlers, to whom the government supplies the drones directly. The drones are used to intimidate, monitor, demolish and make daily life unbearable. Four men strike a pose, each holdi»»»

Ethiopian federal forces have entered the capital of the northern Tigray region and seized its airport, witnesses said Saturday, reversing a takeover by rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last month. The TPLF has been fighting »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) announced that it has completed more than 50 percent of the new designs for its permanent facilities project, which includes the Courts Complex in Lusail City and the headquarters of the Court of Cassation in the Wadi Al Sail area, as part of the nat»»»

New Delhi intensifies efforts to broker peace in Russia-Ukraine conflict New Delhi: India is seeking a greater role in brokering an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Sunday, as New Delhi steps up contacts with both sides. "Our position on that conflict »»»

NAJAF: Iranian airlines resumed flights to Iraq’s Najaf on Sunday after the United States granted Baghdad an exemption allowing sanctioned Iranian carriers to operate to the city holy to Shia Muslims, an AFP correspondent said. Najaf airport official Hussein Muhanna told AFP that “flights between I»»»

RIYADH: Yemeni and Gulf analyst Baraa Shiban recently returned from Taiz with a firsthand account of a conflict that has intensified after years of relative stalemate. He described artillery fire, children being killed and the effects of Houthi positions overlooking the city. “I went to a hospital »»»

DOHA: The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) announced that it has completed more than 50 percent of the new designs for its permanent facilities project, which includes the Courts Complex in Lusail City and the headquarters of the Court of Cassation in the Wadi Al Sail area, as part of the national i»»»

AI Everything brings 400 companies together as the emirate targets large-scale deployment The question at the heart of the global artificial intelligence race is no longer simply: What can AI do? The more pressing question is how it can be deployed and operated at scale, and how its capabilities ca»»»

RIYADH: King Salman on Sunday invited Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to participate in the second GCC-EU Summit which the Kingdom is hosting on Oct. 24.The message was delivered by the Saudi ambassador to Qatar Prince Saad bin Mansour bin Saad during a meeting with the emir at his office i»»»

NEW DELHI: When they lock their gates to the outside world every Sunday, residents of Mawlynnong get to enjoy a mandatory day of rest from overwhelming crowds, remembering how life used to be before they shot to fame as India’s cleanest village. Located in India’s mountainous state of Meghalaya, ne»»»

JEDDAH: Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed an electronic sensor that can detect molecular signatures associated with Parkinson’s disease in blood, an advance that could eventually help identify the disease before characteristic symptoms emerge. The tech»»»

KAZAN: Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General and Chairman of the Public Prosecution Council Khalid Al-Yousef represented the Kingdom at the 24th Meeting of the Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Member States, in Kazan, Russia. The meeting, with representatives from 20 countri»»»

President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi announced the launch of military operations to recapture the country’s remaining territories controlled by the Houthis. “Today we are embarking on a decisive phase in the history of our nation,” Al-Al»»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Hasan Fadlallah said the Lebanese government must establish an effective state presence in southern Lebanon before addressing the monopoly of arms or decisions concerning war and peace. “Give me a state presence in the south before discussing the »»»