BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday the process of obtaining permits for a Serbia-North Macedonia gas interconnector was underway and that the construction permit was due in mid-2026, after which construction works would begin. After a discus»»»

Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (C) to a holding facility pending his extradition in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 23, 2024. A U.S. judge sentenced Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday for a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. File Photo by Boris Pejovic/EPA-EFE Dec. 12 (UPI»»»

TOKYO, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Japan's northern Pacific coast on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage from the 11:44 p.m. (0244 GMT) quake. The weather ag»»»

Mickey Mouse dolls pictured Feb. 2018 at the 115th American International Toy Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, N.Y. Under the agreement, Sora users can create content featuring icons like Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Cinderella, Iron Man and Darth Vader. File Photo by John An»»»

Dame Sarah Mullally is set to become the Archbishop of Canterbury in January, but she now faces an allegation that she mishandled an abuse complaint. File Photo by Neil Hall/EPA Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Church of England is facing a complaint about incoming Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally for t»»»

Ultra-slim 7.98 cm profile and retractable LDS for hard-to-reach areas As the second-thinnest robot vacuum available in Romania, after the flagship Roborock Saros 10R, the Roborock Qrevo EdgeT uses a liftable LiDAR navigation system that adapts to its surroundings, a feature that is only available »»»

Dubai: When Delhi restaurateurs Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra fled to Thailand just hours after a fire at their Goa nightclub killed 25 people, many wondered how the owners managed to slip out so easily. But the real turning point came later — when the Indian government deployed a powerful legal tool t»»»

Dubai: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra — the restaurateur brothers who ran the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a devastating fire — thought they had slipped out of India before the fallout could reach them. While firefighters were still battling the inferno at Arpora’s Birch by Romeo Lane, t»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bluffton Twp. Fire District (@blufftonfire) Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Firefighters in South Carolina came to the rescue of a kitten that darted out into the road in front of a vehicle and ended up jumping up to hide in the undercarriage. The Bluffton Township Fir»»»

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- West Coast fast food chain In-N-Out burger has removed the number "67" from its ticket order system due to the viral "6-7" trend, employees said. An employee at one of the chain's restaurants initially reported on Reddit that they noticed the ticket order system was skipping straig»»»

Dubai: The probe into the Goa nightclub inferno — the December 6 blaze that killed at least 25 people — has uncovered explosive new evidence: The owners booked an international escape while firefighters were still battling the flames. Investigators say brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra logged onto»»»

Dubai: A shocking case of medical negligence has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki, where a woman died after an illegal clinic owner and his nephew allegedly attempted surgery on her by following a YouTube video tutorial. Police said the duo had been running the clinic without any valid medica»»»

Dubai: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages one of the world’s most revered and richest Hindu temples, has been shaken by a decade-long procurement scandal involving fake silk dupattas worth nearly Rs540 million. Coming barely a year after the 2024 adulterated laddu ghee controve»»»

An eight-year-old in Zaozhuang, Shandong, China, decided to take generosity to a 'literal gold level', as social media says. The boy chopped up his mother’s marriage-gift necklace and handed the pieces out to classmates, sparking a storm of disbelief and amusement online. The mischief went undetect»»»

North Korea launched around 10 artillery rounds from a multiple rocket launcher, Seoul's military said Wednesday. In this March file photo, people watch news of a North Korean launch at Seoul Station. Photo by Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA-EFE SEOUL, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- North Korea fired 10 artillery rounds from»»»

Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday, according to information shared by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at a depth of 150 km, north-east of Kabul. In a post on X, the NCS stated, "EQ of M: 4.3, On: 10/12/2025 00:»»»

Dubai: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has been ordered to slash its operations by 10 per cent after days of massive disruptions that saw more than 2,000 flights cancelled, despite the carrier insisting that its services had stabilised. With IndiGo operating roughly 2,200 flights a day, the curtai»»»

Politicians, business leaders, diplomats and policy experts gathered in Sofia on Tuesday for the Powers Summit, a high-level forum dedicated to examining security in all its dimensions — from defence and energy to healthcare, education, finance and digital resilience. The event, co-organized by the»»»

Healthcare professionals will begin protest actions from December 10 in connection with the new 2026 State Budget Bill and the 2026 National Health Insurance Fund Budget Bill, the Bulgarian Association of Healthcare Professionals without Doctor’s Degrees (BAHP) announced on Tuesday. “We want to wor»»»

Dubai: Trying quick-fix hacks for rapid weight loss is nothing new — especially in an age where social media constantly advertises “fat-burning shots” and miracle slimming formulas. But behind the flashy promises, the risks can be life-threatening. A disturbing case from China shows just how danger»»»

Pensions have not been paid to Russian citizens residing in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2025 due to the absence of payments from the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation, Bulgaria's National Social Security Institute (NSSI) reported here on Tuesday. The last date on which»»»

Dubai: A 150-day ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has collapsed into the region’s worst border fighting in years, reviving a century-old territorial dispute that neither diplomacy nor military power has fully resolved. The latest clashes — which have now left at least 10 people dead and forc»»»

Tickets for North Korea's 2026 Pyongyang International Marathon, set for April 5, sold out just a few hours, a tour operator said Tuesday. This 2018 photo shows participants running in the 29th Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon in Pyongyang. File Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE Tickets for North Korea»»»

TOKYO, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- The US reaffirmed Monday that "complete denuclearization" of North Korea remains the policy shared with South Korea, after a new US security strategy document showed the phrase was absent, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing Acting US Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim.He ma»»»

Many people don’t realize it, but Romania is one of Europe’s top countries in manufacturing, technology, and agriculture. With a fast-growing economy, these industries have become the backbone of its growth. Over the past year, Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by about 0.9%, showing »»»

The fourth edition of the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2025) concluded in Cairo with a wave of new industrial partnerships, co-production agreements, and technology-transfer frameworks that underscore Egypt’s accelerating shift from an import-dependent defence buyer to a regional manufacturing hub. The»»»

Dubai: More than 24 hours after a devastating blaze tore through the popular Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa’s Arpora — claiming 25 lives and injuring six — owner Saurabh Luthra has finally spoken publicly, even as police issue lookout notices and investigators uncover shocking safety violatio»»»

1 of 2 | Adjusting U.S.-South Korea joint military drills could be considered under certain conditions, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Yoon Min-ho said Monday. Photo by Yonhap SEOUL, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Adjusting U.S.-South Korea joint military drills could be considered under certain cond»»»

Acting U.S. Ambassador Kevin Kim, seen here at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 2, 2025, said Monday that "complete denuclearization" of North Korea remains official U.S. policy. Photo by Yonhap A U.S. envoy reaffirmed Monday that "complete denuclearization" of North Korea remains the policy »»»

In early 2025, billionaire John Fredriksen made headlines—not just for the scale of his fortune, but for where he chose to move it. Long a fixture on London’s rich lists, Fredriksen decided to call time on the UK’s “non-dom” tax regime and shift the nerve centre of his empire to Dubai. He is hardly»»»

Hong Kong marked a major milestone in scientific and industrial innovation with the inaugural Palladium Global Science Award, the first global award programme dedicated entirely to advancing the role of palladium in high-impact technologies. Five scientists from Canada, Japan, India, the United Sta»»»

Port Sudan: A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official told AFP on Sunday. The attack on Thursday involved three strikes, "first a kindergarten»»»

Dubai: A Pakistani woman has issued a desperate public appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming her husband abandoned her in Karachi and is now preparing to secretly remarry in Delhi. The case has triggered outrage among women’s groups and cross-border legal bodies. In a video message circu»»»

Dubai: It began like any other party night in Goa. Around 1 am on Sunday, nearly a hundred tourists were packed into Birch By Romeo Lane, a flashy island-style nightclub tucked near the backwaters of Arpora. The venue was hosting a much-promoted “Bollywood Banger Night.” A belly dancer swayed to th»»»

TOKYO, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- Japan and the European Union (EU) on Friday pledged close cooperation between in light of the current international situation, as they discussed a wide range of topics, including the situation in Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.The agreement c»»»

A delegation of the U.N. Security Council and U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus met Friday with President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Aoun said after the meeting, in a statement on the X platform, that the delegation expressed its support for stability in Lebanon through the implementat»»»

South Korea's Defense Ministry has launched an investigation into allegations that a military propaganda unit secretly sent anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North Korea, officials said Friday. This 2013 file photo shows balloons carrying flyers ready to be floated across the inter-Korean border by right »»»

DOHA: Anandotsav 2025, Loyola International School’s Annual Day, held at the iconic QNCC conference hall, once again showcased why the school continues to earn the admiration of its parent community. Across its three sessions, the event unfolded as an immersive showcase of imagination, culture, and»»»

Several universities in the United Kingdom have suspended or restricted admissions for students from Pakistan and Bangladesh following tougher immigration rules and rising concerns over alleged visa abuse. The move, detailed in a report by the Financial Times, comes as at least nine higher-educatio»»»

The Pentagon said Monday it has endorsed the tripartite AUKUS security pact with the United Kingdom and Australia, which would involve Canberra's acquisition of at least three Virginia-class nuclear submarines within 15 years. The administration of Donald Trump said earlier this year it was reviewi»»»

GENEVA, Dec 4 (KUNA) -- The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned on Thursday another wave of atrocities in Sudan amid a surge in fierce fighting across the Kordofan region between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) In»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for a state visit aimed at boosting defence, energy and trade ties with India — a relationship now worth nearly $69 billion and expected to cross $100 billion by 2030, according to official estimates. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gre»»»

Dubai: As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi for high-level talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive him at Hyderabad House — a landmark building that has transformed from a princely residence into India’s prime stage for diplomacy. Situated at 1, Ashok Road near India Ga»»»

After more than two years of intense fighting, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Monday that they had seized full control of the Sudanese Army’s 22nd Infantry Division, the military’s last remaining stronghold in Babanusa, the capital of West Kordofan. Analysts say the fall of the strateg»»»

Dubai: US Central Command (CENTCOM) has created a new task force to oversee America’s first one-way-attack drone squadron in the Middle East, marking a dramatic shift in Washington’s response to Iran’s expanding unmanned capabilities, CNN has reported. Task Force Scorpion Strike, announced on Wedne»»»

Dubai: A Delhi man has gone viral online after he used ChatGPT to outwit a scammer, build a fake payment link that secretly captured geolocation data and a front-camera image, and then confronted the fraudster with his own photograph and coordinates — forcing him to plead for forgiveness. The man d»»»

South Korea's presidential office on Thursday confirmed that six South Korean nationals have been detained in North Korea and vowed to make efforts to secure their release. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo The presidential office on Thursday confirmed that six South Korean nationals»»»

Dubai: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders on Wednesday declared that the security and stability of member states are “indivisible,” warning that any act targeting one country amounts to a threat against the entire bloc. On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, She»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, in October. Photo via The White House/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump »»»

Dubai: The government has withdrawn its order mandating smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on all devices sold in India, Indian media reports said on Wednesday. The directive, which applied to all manufacturers including Apple — reportedly preparing to mount a leg»»»