Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former Los Angeles gang leader who boasted in books and interviews of his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, only to deny it when he came to trial, was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in prison on Tuesday. A former gang leader was sentenced ​to 40 yea»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces detained 30 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. Meanwhile, several people were reportedly injured when Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family near Nablus and olive harvesters near Tulkarem, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Off»»»

GAZA: Continued Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire across the Gaza Strip have resulted in further civilian casualties, including the death of a young child from earlier injuries, according to Palestinian medical sources. In the Al-Tuffah neighborhood northeast of Gaza City, an Isra»»»

Tensions have flared in South Africa after a court ruling prompted the government to open its application system to all foreign nationals, regardless of their legal status. Despite applications remaining subject to approval, anti-immigrant protests erupted outside several Home Affairs offices, forc»»»

In France, a new "comprehensive law" aims to strengthen preventative measures, the judicial process and support for child victims of sexual violence. Yet advocacy groups, lawyers, and healthcare professionals point out that the legislation has numerous shortcomings. We take a closer look in this ed»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 13, 2026 (TAP) - Locally stormy showers are expected in the far south early Tuesday night, temporarily cloudy elsewhere, then very cloudy at times in the south-east, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM). The wind...»»»

Prayers pour in as Pope Leo faces first surgery since taking office Pope Leo XIV entered a Rome hospital smiling and waving Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a nodule on his lung. The Vatican said the operation to remove a pulmonary nodule, a small growth of tissue in the lung, would be carried ou»»»

Britain ranks seventh and US tenth as UAE leads global passport mobility rankings for 2026 Dubai: The UAE passport has been ranked the most powerful in the world in the 2026 Passport Index, giving Emirati citizens access to 182 destinations without having to obtain a traditional visa in advance, ac»»»

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron was to host Chadian counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Paris on Tuesday as the two rebuild ties nearly two years after N’Djamena ordered French forces off its soil, officials said. Macron’s office said Monday the leaders were seeking “to relaunch a partn»»»

SAINT-DENIS, France: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined protesters outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day of demonstrations over poor learning conditions. Now in its fourth week, the nationwide protest movement ov»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Tuesday at the Grand Serail with Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal and discussed with him the security situation in the country, particularly in the South. Salam followed up on the deployment of the Lebanese Army and its duties in extending state authority over a»»»

RIYADH: The UAE and Malaysia condemned recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, including a missile strike on Riyadh’s airport, in separate calls with Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The calls came amid a series of attacks on the Kingdom’s airports, inc»»»

BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expected because of advanced economies' "resilience" in the face of war-fuelled energy prices, but warned low-income countries remained vulnerable to the supply shock.In its World Eco»»»

ROME: Risk of famine is rising across regions of Sudan, driven by conflict, El-Nino-induced drought and lack of humanitarian resources, a group of UN experts said on Monday. “An El-Nino-induced drought, affecting roughly half of the country, is compounding the impacts of conflict and displacement, »»»

Zaułek Piękna in Warsaw is entering a new chapter in its history. Syrena Real Estate is planning a comprehensive modernisation of the property, which will result in an improvement in the standard and functionality of the building, opening up its lower floors to the city, and giving it a new name – »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums (QM) will stage the world premiere of Again, a powerful new musical theatre production exploring the histories of struggle for freedom and self-determination in South Africa and Palestine. Developed from an original idea by writer and historian Tariq Ali, the production b»»»

GENEVA: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has condemned a wave of Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia that have killed and injured dozens of Saudis and foreign nationals, warning that the renewed escalation threatens to inflict further suffering on civilians across the region»»»

Attack ended when man was apprehended by staff who used trays to defend themselves Seoul: A man wearing an electronic ankle monitor was arrested after a stabbing attack at a supermarket in South Korea’s Incheon on Tuesday that left one person in cardiac arrest and seven others wounded, authorities »»»

SEOUL: South Korean police said they had detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people on Tuesday at a shopping mall in the city of Incheon, and the Yonhap news agency said one of the victims was in a life-threatening condition. Officers are investigating the motive and circumstances of the att»»»

As word came of Houthi rebels closing in, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave their home in Taiz, Yemen's third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country's civil war, and they didn't want to endure that again. They made it out jus»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Vows to Fulfill Housing Pledge Despite Sacrifices, Announces Up to $14,000 in Aid 13-10-2026 13:20 PM Head of Hezbollah's Executi»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that the framework agreement is not "ideal" but it has saved what remains of Lebanon and limited the Israeli aggression. "The people of the South are exhausted and only want to live in peace," he said. "We made the decision to save what remains of Lebanon and we c»»»

Hezbollah announced on Tuesday an aid program for Lebanese who lost their homes in the war with Israel, with benefits capped at $14,000 per household, despite U.S. and Lebanese sanctions on the militant group. The announcement also comes despite U.S. sanctions on Iran, which backs Hezbollah with we»»»

ROME: Pope’s motorcade leaves Vatican for expected admission to hospital for surgery to remove lung nodule. Pope Leo XIV was expected to be admitted to a Rome hospital Tuesday for the removal of a lung nodule, an operation that experts say will determine whether the lesion is malignant and if other»»»

Spanning 60,000 square metres, project will feature villas, chalets, leisure facilities Dubai: Oman has laid the foundation stone for a major tourism and commercial development worth OMR5.775 million on Masirah Island, as the Sultanate steps up efforts to attract investment and strengthen its touri»»»

Eleven crew members of the merchant ship AZOV CONCORD are missing and five have been rescued after the vessel was reported struck 17 miles east of Krapets, while three sailors evacuated from the CHELSEA 3 were hospitalized in Varna, Bulgarian officials said Tuesday. Most of the AZOV CONCORD crew ar»»»

By Staff, Agencies A new UN report Global poverty has risen for the first time since 2010, with 1.2 billion people facing acute deprivation. The study, released on Monday by the UN Development Program [UNDP] and the University of Oxford, found that the number of people living in acute poverty has i»»»

The IMF has raised its 2026 global growth forecast slightly to 3.1%, citing the resilience of advanced economies despite rising energy prices caused by the Iran war. But it warned that poorer countries that are not benefiting from the AI boom remain particularly vulnerable to energy shocks, economi»»»

Global poverty has risen for the first time since 2010, with 1.2 billion people facing acute deprivation, according to a new UN report. The study, released on Monday by the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the University of Oxford, found that the number of people living in acute poverty has increa»»»

Hundreds attend the 53rd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off Half Moon Bay: A Rhode Island pumpkin grower appears to have broken the world record for the heaviest pumpkin, with his giant squash topping the current record by nearly 136 kilograms. Ron Wallace of Greene, Rhode Island, weighed his pum»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG] Navy confirmed that commercial vessels and oil tankers cooperating with US forces in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf will face a decisive response, describing the US military as “terrorist” and “plundering.” In a statement on Monday, the IRG »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized the inauguration of the second ordinary session of the second legislative term, corresponding to the 55th annual session of the Shura Council, held this morning at Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council's headquarters. The inauguratio»»»

SEOUL: A man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon, police and fire officials said Tuesday. Incheon’s Namdong District Police Station detained a 59-year-old suspect whom they say attacked shoppers as he moved through the mall before bystanders subdued »»»

Daffodil University, a leading private university in Bangladesh, once again participated in a lecture as part of the SputnikPro project. Sputnik Special Correspondent Christina Malyk discussed fake news, how it spreads across today’s media landscape, and ways to identify unreliable information with»»»

Seoul: One person was in cardiac arrest and several others wounded in a stabbing incident on Tuesday at a supermarket in South Korea's coastal city of Incheon, authorities told AFP. "One person is in cardiac arrest and around seven others have been injured," an official from the Central Disaster an»»»

Tunis, Oct.13 (TAP) - The weather is sometimes cloudy in the south-east and far-northern coastal regions with temporarily stormy showers, getting partly cloudy elsewhere.The wind is blowing north in the north and midland, and east in the south...»»»

Seoul: For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from mandatory military service. But the way some players celebrated that benefit has sparked a public backlash, prompting Seoul to reconsider a decades-old system»»»

Two ships were struck by aerial drones near Bulgaria’s maritime border in separate overnight incidents in the Black Sea, with one vessel sinking and four crew members from the sunken ship later reported rescued, according to information provided by Bulgarian authorities. The attacks linked to the w»»»

Multan, Pakistan: At least four people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a train derailment Tuesday near Multan in the south of Pakistan's Punjab province, emergency services and a rescue worker told AFP. Farooq Ahmed, a spokesman for Punjab's emergency services department, said four p»»»

As word came of Houthi rebels closing in, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave their home in Taiz, Yemen's third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country's civil war, and they didn't want to endure that again. They made it out jus»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Gaza: A Palestinian was injured by Israeli occupation army gunfire in Hamad City neighborhood, north of Khan Younis 13-10-2026 09:12 AM Lat»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in Yemen reports Saudi airstrikes on Maran and Ghamr governorate in Saada 13-10-2026 09:21 AM Latest News Urgent New»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank: At least three Palestinians were injured early this morning in a terror attack by Israeli settler militias on a home in the vill»»»

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the Arab Human Rights Moot Court Competition will take place from October 20 to 22, 2026. The competition is organised by the United Nations Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, affiliated with the Office of the United Nations»»»

Motorists face congestion on E11, E44 and E311; E611 collision adds to delays Dubai: A reported collision on Emirates Road (E611) and heavy congestion across several major routes are affecting motorists during the morning rush, according to Google Maps traffic information. Slow-moving traffic is re»»»

COLUMBUS: President Donald Trump on Monday tried to boost Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection campaign by attacking two groups of Black immigrants during a rally in Ohio, where an organization with Republican ties began promoting a socialist candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown. Trump also gave»»»

Share: Lebanon will carry out a thorough investigation to track down the suspected members of the militant Hezbollah group believed to be linked to an explosives-laden truck intercepted at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint last week, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. Salam has described the in»»»

Health teams ensure treatment for 309 injured in Riyadh airport attack Hundreds of people injured in the attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport are receiving medical care at hospitals across the Saudi capital, with health teams monitoring their conditions and providing the treatment t»»»

CAIRO: International observers have tended to explain the Houthis’ attacks on Saudi airports and other civilian targets in recent days through the prism of military strategy, regional rivalry and the militia’s alliance with Iran. But behind the missiles and drones lies an ideology that divides the »»»

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Navi Pillay, the South African-born jurist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that, as a judge, she had to see the evidence of her win before she could believe the news. “I received the letter in writing … so now»»»