PROVO: Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing that prosecutors said links the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing continues Wednesday. A member of Tyler Robinson’s defense»»»

HAVANA, Cuba: An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout in the country of nearly 10 million people was reported by the state-run Electric Union, which said on X that the cause is under investigation. The Ministry of E»»»

HAVANA: An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout in the country of nearly 10 million people was reported by the state-run Electric Union, which said on X that the cause is under investigation. The Ministry of Energy »»»

Dubai: Several schools in the UAE have reported strong International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) results, with some students achieving perfect scores, following a final academic year disrupted by regional conflict. Exams were cancelled across the UAE and wider Gulf after the US-Israel-Ir»»»

LONDON: The image of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walking toward Israeli forces before his arrest on Dec. 27, 2024, became one of the defining images of the Gaza war. New allegations about the Palestinian doctor’s treatment in Israeli custody have renewed calls for his release and raised fresh questions a»»»

A decorated US Air Force serviceman with no history of violence suddenly abducted, raped and murdered a three-year-old girl. When a search party found Jimmy Shaver wandering near San Antonio, Texas, he appeared to be in a trance, unable to explain where he was or how he had gotten there. After his »»»

Dubai: UAE schools are marking a standout year as the May 2026 International Baccalaureate (IB) results begin rolling in, with early data showing students performing well above the global average. Several schools have already reported students achieving the maximum possible score of 45 points, alon»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed America as the "crowning achievement of human history" in a Fourth of July speech celebrating 250 years of US independence in Washington. Trump claimed that under his presidency, the United States was "prouder than ever before", even as he used the »»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the "crowning achievement" of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists. In a speech delayed by several hours when storms forced the t»»»

Region seen outpacing eurozone, but geopolitical risks and industrial weakness cloud outlook. The economies of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are expected to remain resilient despite elevated energy prices and a difficult global backdrop, although structural weaknesses and geopolitical risks»»»

Region seen outpacing eurozone, but geopolitical risks and industrial weakness cloud outlook. The economies of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are expected to remain resilient despite elevated energy prices and a difficult global backdrop, although structural weaknesses and geopolitical risks»»»

Region seen outpacing eurozone, but geopolitical risks and industrial weakness cloud outlook. The economies of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are expected to remain resilient despite elevated energy prices and a difficult global backdrop, although structural weaknesses and geopolitical risks»»»

Region seen outpacing eurozone, but geopolitical risks and industrial weakness cloud outlook. The economies of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are expected to remain resilient despite elevated energy prices and a difficult global backdrop, although structural weaknesses and geopolitical risks»»»

Region seen outpacing eurozone, but geopolitical risks and industrial weakness cloud outlook. The economies of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are expected to remain resilient despite elevated energy prices and a difficult global backdrop, although structural weaknesses and geopolitical risks»»»

Dubai: Bank of Baroda has agreed to pay $600 million (approximately Dh2.2 billion) to settle litigation linked to the collapse of UAE healthcare giant NMC Health, bringing an end to years of legal proceedings against the Indian lender in Abu Dhabi and London. Sign up for our daily business newslett»»»

HILL CITY, Kansas/CHICAGO/NEW YORK: Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern US from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings expected to last into the July 4 holiday weekend, when Americans will celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary. The extreme»»»

The CIA is declassifying a new trove of documents relating to its ‘MKUltra’ program, Representative Anna Paulina Luna said on Tuesday. Nazi scientists were involved in the agency’s mind-control experiments. Last month, Luna ordered CIA Director John Ratcliffe to preserve 40 boxes of “JFK files and »»»

BEIRUT: Heavyweight boxing is entering a new era after Oleksandr Usyk’s decided to stand down as unified champion and sent his belts to different parts of the world. That’s given a bunch of globally unheralded fighters the chance to emerge from the shadows in the sport’s glamor division. Usyk recen»»»

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: Kylian Mbappe scored his 17th and ‌18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France’s 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday’s round of 32 clash. Mbappe is now one behind Messi on ​the all-time tournament list, and with his fifth and sixth g»»»

QNA Doha Qatar’s satellite operator, Es’hailSat, has described its strategic partnership with Turkiye’s national satellite operator Turksat and a manufacturing contract with France’s Thales Alenia Space as the company’s most significant investment to date saying the agreements will accelerate its r»»»

1 of 3 | The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down limits on the amount of money a political party committee can spend in coordination with a candidate. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down federal limits on the amount of money a pol»»»

Doha, Qatar: Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, today announced the signing of a landmark strategic partnership agreement with Türksat, the national satellite operator of the Republic of Türkiye, alongside a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the design and manufacturing of its next genera»»»

BusinessGermanyWhy Germany's Deutsche Bahn will face delays for many yearsSabine KinkartzDelayed, unreliable and forced into long detours due to construction: Germany no longer sets the pace when it comes to rail travel — and this is unlikely to change anytime soon. The company is mired in a deep c»»»

Sub-Saharan Africa's transition to a low-carbon economy could generate between 3.8mn and 7.9mn direct and indirect jobs by 2030, rising to between 65.9mn and 84.5mn by 2050 if governments implement supportive policies and invest in workforce development, according to a report published on June 15 b»»»

BusinessGermanyWhy Germany's Deutsche Bahn will face delays for many yearsSabine KinkartzDelayed, unreliable and forced into long detours due to construction: Germany can no longer shine when it comes to rail travel — and this is unlikely to change anytime soon. The company is mired in a deep crisi»»»

‘Lost Land’ Director: Akio Fujimoto Starring: Shomira Rias Uddin, Muhammad Shofik Rias Uddin Billed as the “first-ever Rohingya-language feature … a haunting, intimate portrait of two siblings fleeing persecution in Myanmar,” the Japanese director’s third feature film follows nine-year-old Somira a»»»

Dusty Ray Spencer, who was convicted in 1993 of stabbing his wife to death in front of her son, was executed on Thursday evening by the state of Florida. Photo by Florida Department of Corrections June 25 (UPI) -- Florida executed 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer on Thursday evening for the 1992 stabb»»»

A series of tankers made their way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, using a new route close to Oman's shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The development comes as Iran and the United States are incr»»»

The chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants, Richard Alibegov, said on Bulgarian TV that a targeted negative campaign is being conducted against Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts, arguing that it does not reflect the actual situation on the ground. He stressed that tourist numbers in June a»»»

On June 25, 1973, White House attorney John Dean told a U.S. Senate committee that President Richard Nixon joined in a plot to cover up the Watergate break-in. 1 of 7 | On June 25, 1973, White House attorney John Dean, pictured in 2019, told a U.S. Senate committee that President Richard Nixon join»»»

DOHA: Qatar were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2026 after a 3-1 defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina in a must-win Group B clash in Seattle on Wednesday. Needing three points to stay alive in the tournament, Qatar fell short in their final Group B match at Seattle Stadium. Though Qatar looked an impro»»»

Floods devastate the area near the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, Texas, in July 2025. The owners of a summer camp for girls that lost 28 people in the flood have filed for bankruptcy. File Photo via U.S. Coast Guard/UPI | License Photo June 24 (UPI) -- The owners of Camp Mystic, a Texas summer ca»»»

DUBAI: Sotheby’s has launched a new summer auction in the UAE capital, further strengthening its presence in the Middle East and building on the success of a series of high-profile luxury events held in Abu Dhabi over the past year. Titled “Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Edit: Materiality,” the online sale »»»

MONGBWALU: In the mines of Mongbwalu, the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic Congo, gold prospectors have no choice but to overcome their fear of the virus and carry on their backbreaking work.“Ebola is real and it scares us. But if I stay at home, what are my ch»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions of dollars»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions of dollars»»»

Tribune News Network Doha CNN’s flagship events series Global Perspectives will take place in Doha on 29 October convening dignitaries, political and business leaders and visionaries for important conversations on geopolitics, technology, media and culture. Global Perspectives: In Doha marks the fi»»»

Doha, Qatar: CNN’s flagship events series Global Perspectives will take place in Doha on October 29, convening dignitaries, political and business leaders and visionaries for important conversations on geopolitics, technology, media and culture. Global Perspectives: In Doha marks the first time tha»»»

Dubai: Dana Gas said Egypt has settled all overdue receivables and returned to full, timely payments, giving the Sharjah-based natural gas company fresh confidence to continue investing in the country after a new well delivered better-than-expected results. Sign up for our daily business newsletter»»»

Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian expatriate has won Dh25,000 in Big Ticket's second weekly e-draw for June after a personal tradition of selecting family birthday dates helped bring him luck. Vijay Menezes, a 50-year-old banking professional from Mangalore, India, has been among four winners who each re»»»