WASHINGTON: US ​Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about the confiscation of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah, a US State Department official said on Thursday. Rubio urged Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed and directed the s»»»

BANGKOK: Shifting geopolitics and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East ​will have a lasting impact on world trade flows as companies hedge their bets against future shocks, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, told Reuters on Thursday. Trade had contracted sharp»»»

EU leaders met Thursday (15 October) for their first face-to-face talks on the 2028–2034 budget, killing the latest negotiation proposal put forward by Ireland. Dublin, which holds the symbolic EU Council presidency, proposed cuts of up to €141bn from the long-term budget, about eight percent less »»»

BANGKOK: The impact of ‌the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already becoming visible in agricultural harvests, threatening to lower farm yields and ​push up food prices, the head of a United Nations rural development agency said on Thursday. “The pass-through from the initial»»»

QNA Baku The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on the margin of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The meeting discussed cooperation and friendship »»»

QNA Baku The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed»»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku on Thursday, at the invitation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The summit brought togeth»»»

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QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad on Thursday met separately with Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Qatar HE Antonino Maggiore and Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Cao Xiaolin. The minister of state also met with Ambassador of the»»»

Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met with Minister of Finance People’s Republic of China Lan Fo’an. On the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, held in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand. During the meeting, a range of financial an»»»

Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met with Minister of Interior of Jordan Mazen Al Faraya in Amman on Thursday. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation and explored ways to strengthen and develop it, par»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Spain and Qatar are strengthening their longstanding partnership through diplomatic engagement, economic cooperation and a shared commitment to international law, peaceful conflict resolution and sustainable development, Spanish Ambassador HE Álvaro Renedo Zalba said at Spain’s Nati»»»

Tribune News Network Dubai The Ministry of Transport’s Qatar Activity-Based Transport Model (QABM) has won first place in the Innovation Category of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST). The DAST award recognised QABM’s excellence as an innovative national tool supporting strategic tran»»»

QNA Doha Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Chairman of the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law, and Chairman of the Permanent Arab Committee on International Humanitarian Law, HE Saeed bin Abdullah Al Suwaidi on Thursday met with Head of the International Committee »»»

Minister of Municipality HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met with Ambassador of Canada to Qatar HE Karim Morcos on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation. The meeting reviewed relations between the two countries and explored areas of cooperation of mutual interest. (QNA)»»»

Copenhagen: Greenland's parliament on Thursday unanimously adopted a proposal asking the government to draft legislation banning deep-sea mining and exploration until at least the end of 2029. Fisheries are the driver of Greenland's economy, while hunting plays a crucial role for livelihoods in man»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi called the postponement of the first legislative elections in 20 years to September 2027 "a terrible disappointment" for a generation that has never had a chance to vote. He also dismissed the citing of Israeli restrictions as an »»»

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty on Thursday to new torture charges brought against them by US authorities, calling them “false allegations". The couple has been held in a New York jail since their capture in early January and is facing a »»»

The US has proposed unfreezing billions of euros in Russian assets held in the EU to give impetus to Ukraine peace talks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Moscow has long described the freezing of its assets as “theft” while warning of significant retaliation if the funds »»»

By Staff, Agencies The US has proposed unfreezing billions of euros in Russian assets held in the European Union as part of efforts to advance Ukraine peace talks, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the discussions. Moscow has repeatedly condemned the freezing of i»»»

The Pentagon is developing plans to use the largest conventional bomb in the US arsenal in its war on Iran, CNN has reported, citing multiple sources in US President Donald Trump’s administration. If approved, the strike would mark only the second combat use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Bla»»»

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that it was crucial to give Ukraine all the means it needs to defend and protect its civilian ⁠population and its infrastructure, ⁠after he met in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A very substantive meeting with Presid»»»

RIYADH: Japan’s foreign minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, on Thursday offered his condolences for the loss of lives in recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. During a call with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Motegi said that attacks on civilians were intolerable, as he affirmed Japan’s»»»

Brussels: Speaker of the Shura Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim participated on Thursday in the GCC coordination meeting of speakers of legislative councils in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The meeting discussed coordinating Gulf positions and perspectives on the topics on the »»»

​Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday rejected calls to resign as thousands of student-led protesters smashed windows and fought running battles with riot police firing water cannon and tear gas in the capital. The demonstrators accuse officials of corruption and neglecting education and sa»»»

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights to retain power, loyalists are crediting him with strengthening the country and defeating its enemies, while former supporters blame his leadership for October 7 and are seeking alternatives on both the left and the right. With less than a month t»»»

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, has begun an official visit to Lebanon that will last until tomorrow. During the visit, Qatari Prime Minister Al-Thani is scheduled to meet with President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun»»»

COPENHAGEN: Greenland’s parliament on Thursday unanimously adopted a proposal asking the government to draft legislation banning deep-sea mining and exploration until at least the end of 2029. Fisheries are the driver of Greenland’s economy, while hunting plays a crucial role for livelihoods in man»»»

Mogadishu: Somalia announced on Thursday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held next year in the deeply fragmented country that faces a long-running insurgency. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's second term ended earlier this year but his government declared a "transition perio»»»

Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist president Gustavo Petro led a rally in Bogota joined by trade unionists, »»»

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was cancelling plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter – a project that had sparked outrage in the United States. Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed on December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas, where »»»

An association in Haiti is organising capoeira classes – an Afro-Brazilian martial art – in an attempt to reduce community violence and promote social reintegration. The Observers team spoke to its founder, Rodney Jean Marc, who said their doors are open to everyone, “even children in arm»»»

AMMAN — Royal Jordanian (RJ) Vice Chairman and CEO, Samer Majali, is currently participating in the "Wings of Change Europe 2026 (WOCE)" symposium, organised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Brussels.Senior officials, decision makers, airline leaders and representatives of i»»»

AMMAN — Investment Minister Tareq Abu Ghazaleh met with EU and Belgian officials in Brussels on Thursday to explore ways to expand investment partnerships and boost participation in the Jordan-EU Investment Conference, scheduled to be held at the Dead Sea on November 19.During the visit, Abu Ghazal»»»

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Presence in Albania has welcomed President Bajram Begaj’s appeal for calm and dialogue amid rising tensions in the country. In a public statement, the OSCE reiterated its support for inclusive dialogue, urging all parties to prioritize»»»

North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has accused Iva Mihailova of illegally crossing into North Macedonia's neighboring country of Bulgaria and warned that she and her father would eventually face justice, despite claims that she left through an official border checkpoint. Speaking at»»»

Clashes broke out between demonstrators and police for the third consecutive day on Thursday in Albania, with Prime Minister Edi Rama condemning the “chaos” that caused damage to government buildings. Thousands of protesters are calling for Rama's resignation and better studying conditions for Alba»»»

NATO will put drone strikes in the Black Sea on its agenda at a meeting next week, officials said Thursday, following two new attacks and the disappearance of seven people. Incidents involving civilian vessels in the Black Sea have been on the rise off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania in a suspec»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt “betrayed” on Wednesday after access was seemingly restricted to US intelligence and Space X satellite services, raising new questions about US commitment to Ukraine. With Trump under pressure over rising fuel prices, is the White H»»»

A total of 93% of respondents to a survey of lesbian, bisexual and non-binary people attracted to women in Bulgaria reported experiencing at least one form of harassment or violence during their lifetime, according to a report by the non-governmental organization Lespectra. The report, titled Lesbo»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has positive net approval ratings in just 10 states, according to a Civiqs state-level tracker cited by USA Today, as Republicans prepare to defend narrow majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Th»»»

While merchant ships are being attacked by Russia with drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone, Prime Minister Rumen Radev is seeking help from NATO and the EU over the crisis in the Black Sea, but at the same time welcomes the deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladi»»»

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned for national unity in Alberta on Thursday, before the oil-rich province votes on whether it wants a binding independence referendum. Polling indicates less than a quarter of Alberta’s roughly five million people want to break away from Canada,»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has canceled the planned livestream of the execution of ​the former US Army major who killed 13 people at Texas’ Fort Hood, saying on Thursday that he had overruled his defense chief who had intended it to be a public spectacle. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth h»»»

ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, the security of Saudi Arabia is often described as a “red line,” a position rooted in religious devotion, the sanctity of Islam’s holiest sites and decades of close ties. But the relationship goes far beyond faith and sentiment; the stability of the Kingdom is closely linked»»»

By Staff, Agencies French authorities have detained 7,950 people since high school students began protesting last month, with minors accounting for approximately 85% of those taken into custody, UA.News reported Wednesday, citing figures from the Ministry of Justice. Of those detained, 6,773 were m»»»

DAMASCUS: An explosion struck a gas export pipeline in northeastern Syria on Thursday, sparking a fire in the fourth such attack targeting the country’s energy infrastructure in recent months. The state-owned Syrian Petroleum Co. said the blast hit Al-Jabsa gas pipeline in Al-Arbeidi area of southe»»»

Disappointment with the country’s leadership, a growing sense of injustice, and issues relating to income and access to healthcare were among the main topics discussed at a meeting of presidential and vice-presidential candidates Ivan Hristanov and Stoyanka Cherkezova with supporters in Silistra on»»»

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At least 28 children and a teacher were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed during lessons in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday. More than 50 others were injured, some critically. The roof of an upper floor at the three-story Al-Khair School gave way, bringing down»»»