A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the tanker had been hit near Limah, Oman, in the strait. It said the projecti»»»

WASHINHTON, United States: The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing’s nuclear program after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernization. Monday’s test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s property market is entering the second half of 2026 with two clear signals for buyers and investors. Luxury homes and rentals are still setting records, while the wider residential market has eased from last year’s pace. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.T»»»

KHARTOUM: A partial collapse in a decommissioned gold mine in northern Sudan has killed 15 miners, a state company said on Monday. The miners had snuck into the shut-down Mohamed Tawfiq mine, in Wadi Halfa near the Egyptian border, when “parts of the mine collapsed... killing 15 miners and injuring»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers. Confirmation of the project came as construction crews had already begun working on the hel»»»

A man in Australia was reportedly pinned underwater by a muscly kangaroo “who tried to drown him" during an unusual roadside encounter in flood-hit New South Wales. The man, identified by Australian broadcaster ABC as Don James, was walking along a flooded roadside near Port Macquarie when the kang»»»

Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to impact Taiwan after hitting Rota and Guam. Photo courtesy of NOAA After devastating the Northern Mariana Island of Rota and causing damage in Guam, Super Typhoon Bavi is setting its sights on Taiwan. "The storm is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane (130 mph) on t»»»

GENEVA: The UN aid chief held a phone call Monday with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary leader on hostilities around El-Obeid, and stressed the need for sustained humanitarian access to the city, his agency said. Tom Fletcher spoke to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces, “to discuss»»»

DOHA: Neymar’s remarkable journey with Brazil came full circle yesterday as the Selecao’s all-time leading goalscorer announced his retirement from international football following a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Norway in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16. The emotional farewell unfolded at MetLife Sta»»»

BUNIA: At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike over unpaid benefits and poor working conditions. The outbreak has recorded 1,561 cases, including 506 deaths, since it was declared on»»»

Hundreds of thousands are attending the funeral of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran in a clear display of solidarity and defiance by the country’s people, geostrategic analyst Christopher Helali, who is attending the ceremony, has told RT. Khamenei was assassinated in a»»»

British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales arrives at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal in Japan on August 28. On Thursday, F-35 jets from the aircraft carrier intercepted a Russian aircraft near the Norwegian Sea. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo July 6 (UPI) -- British military je»»»

Israel has no intention of leaving Lebanon. At least, it won’t do so now and on terms that would suit Beirut (not to mention Hezbollah and Tehran). Moreover, in parallel with the Lebanese campaign, West Jerusalem is reactivating operations in Syria: Israeli forces launched an artillery strike on th»»»

LONDON: Dozens of Israeli settlers reportedly attacked Palestinian homes and farmland in the occupied West Bank’s Hebron governorate on Monday, injuring six residents. Activist Osama Makhamra said around 30 armed settlers attacked homes in the village of Umm Al-Khair in Masafer Yatta, in the South »»»

BEIRUT: Christian leaders in southern Lebanon have firmly rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that some border villages sought annexation by Israel, dismissing the remarks as an attempt to pressure the Lebanese authorities into disarming Hezbollah. Communities from about 13 C»»»

1 of 3 | Philippine Congresswoman Gerville Luistro (L), a member of the prosecution panel, delivers an opening statement during proceedings for the impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, Metro Manila on Monday. Photo by Rolex Dela Pena/EP»»»

Dubai: More than 25 million children remain out of school in Pakistan more than two years after the country declared a National Education Emergency, with a major policy review concluding that weak governance, poor funding and repeated failures in implementation continue to deny millions their const»»»

LONDON: Palestinian rescue teams recovered the bodies of eight people on Monday from rubble in Gaza City as the death toll from the Israel war rose to 73,098 since October 2023. The bodies belong to members of the Safadi family, who lived in a house in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Th»»»

MADINAH: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has completed preparations to receive Umrah performers under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit. The first group of this year’s program, comprising 250 male and female guests from 16 Asian countries, is scheduled »»»

KHARTOUM: A series of attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces near the western border with Chad have razed multiple villages and displaced thousands of people, according to two survivors and the United Nations. The RSF has been at war with the Sudanese army since April 2023, and has be»»»

LONDON: BBC World Service has launched a WhatsApp channel to deliver news and vital information to people in Sudan as the country faces what aid agencies describe as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The new service expands access to BBC News Arabic’s daily program “For a Peaceful Sudan,” a »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Commits New Massacre in Nabatieh, South Lebanon: School Principal, Her Mother among Martyrs 06-07-2026 16:43 PM The Lebanese Minist»»»

London: Naomi Osaka is ready to focus on Wimbledon glory rather than her eye-catching outfits as the Japanese star targets her first title at the All England Club. Osaka is in uncharted territory at Wimbledon, having reached the quarter-finals for the first time with a masterful 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) vict»»»

Ten thousand people in southwestern France were forced to evacuate due to a wildfire that is still burning and has already destroyed 4,600 hectares of forest, authorities said on Monday. A wildfire ​burning out of control in southwestern France has forced the evacuation of 10,000 ​people from two d»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel's occupation of the south was preventing the Lebanese army's deployment to the area, as the two sides prepare to implement a deal involving the deployment and gradual Israeli withdrawal. According to a statement from his office, Aoun emphasized the need»»»

MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah on Monday lauded the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy, for his stance against Israel’s demolition of a residential neighborhood in the southern town of Bint Jbeil. “Meanwhile, the Lebanese authorities maintain a suspicious silence, after having gran»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel's occupation of the south was preventing the Lebanese army's deployment to the area, as the two sides prepare to implement a deal involving the deployment and gradual Israeli withdrawal. According to a statement from his office, Aoun emphasized the need»»»

An Israeli strike on a car in the country's south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian work»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female dome»»»

South Korean-made K2 tanks, K9 howitzers and FA-50 jets are playing a front-line role as Poland prepares for possible Russian provocations. Soldiers taking part in military exercises codenamed 'Brave Boar 26' at the training ground in Orzysz in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, 17 June 2026»»»

DHAHRAN: If you are keen to watch a sharp film about a 65-year-old Korean woman assassin, look no further than the aptly named “The Old Woman with the Knife.” One of the most daring offerings at the recent 12th Saudi Film Festival in Dhahran, which had a special focus on Korean cinema, that late ni»»»

China said it test-launched a long-range ballistic missile in the South Pacific on Monday, after countries in the region reported having been warned of an imminent test.  China’s military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the Sout»»»

Excess heat and wildfires are affecting the Tour de France cycle race. The third stage of the race on July 7 will go near an area where wildfires have broken out in France's southwest. Local authorities and race organisers as a result have asked people not to go to the race route to cheer riders on»»»

An Israeli drone strike targeted Monday a car in Nabatieh al-Fawqa in south Lebanon, while drones also dropped stun grenades on the southern town. The National News agency said Israeli forces detonated houses overnight into Monday in the southern border towns of Aitaroun and Houla. Israeli forces h»»»

Dubai: Emirates customers consume more than 64 million pieces of premium chocolate every year. The figure is 4 million higher than the previous year, with the airline also handcrafting around 26 million chocolate desserts annually across Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class. Sig»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe South Lebanon Under Continued Israeli Fire as Drone Strike and Demolitions Reported 06-07-2026 13:18 PM Israeli drone strike on a car in Na»»»

Member of “Loyalty to Resistance” Parliamentary Bloc, Dr. Hasan Fadlallah, expressed his “deepest appreciation of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Mr. Nabil Fahmy, for his stance against the barbaric and brutal behavior of the Israeli enemy in bombing a residential neighborhood in the city»»»

HONG KONG — Asian markets fluctuated Monday as investors struggled to maintain last week's late tech recovery, with traders turning their focus to the upcoming earnings season, while oil prices fell on further supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.After a tough end to June -- fuelled by wor»»»

This photo, taken Monday, shows a training aircraft flying near a military airport in Gwangju. The South Korean government announced the airport as the future site for a semiconductor production cluster. Photo by Yonhap A military airport in the southwestern city of Gwangju was selected Monday as t»»»

Beijing: A Chinese submarine test-fired a "strategic" missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Beijing said, drawing immediate condemnation from nations in the region. China made the rare show of its military might on the same day Australia and Fiji signed a major defence »»»

North Korea's new ambassador to Austria has assumed the post, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday. This September 2023 photo shows a North Korean flag at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. File Photo by Yonhap North Korea's new ambassador to Austria has assumed the post, as he presented his cr»»»

ILLE-SUR-TET, France: ‌A wildfire burning out of control in southwestern France has forced the evacuation of 10,000 people from two dozen ​small towns and villages near the Spanish border and officials said strong winds on Monday would further fan the blaze. The fire has scorched some 4,600 hectare»»»

Bucharest’s residential market showed clear signs of recovery by the end of the first half of 2026, according to ANCPI data analysed by Crosspoint Real Estate. Following a subdued start to the year, when apartment transactions fell by 16.6% in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2025, »»»

STRABAG SE has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of DAROCONSTRUCT SRL, a Romanian construction company headquartered in Iași. With this transaction, the Group continues its growth strategy in Romania and further strengthens its position in one of the most important construction mark»»»

CAIRO: More than 300 children have been killed in the last six months in the war in Sudan, mostly from drone strikes, the UN children’s agency said Monday. Sudan has been mired in a war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The war is now concentr»»»

Israel's military chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, visited troops stationed near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, vowing that the army would "continue to operate decisively to remove threats from Lebanese territory". Israeli forces have continued to clash with Hezbollah fighters »»»

Manila: The arrest of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on Monday (July 6) on plunder charges, the detention of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over alleged flood-control kickbacks, and the earlier imprisonment of former senator Bong Revilla Jr. over the same “tongpats” scheme (and earlier, in the Priority Development A»»»

LONDON: Londoner Zainab Hussain once saw air conditioning as a luxury in Britain. Now, the 35-year-old “can’t see how we’ll survive without it.” She and her husband are among a small but growing proportion of British households embracing AC to deal with increasingly hot summers. But the trend has a»»»

Doha, Qatar: With the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 underway, African teams have delivered one of the most memorable performances in the tournament’s history. With 10 nations representing the continent in the expanded 48-team format, CAF teams shattered records by sending a staggering nine into t»»»

Philadelphia: Les Bleus kept yet another clean sheet in their victory over Paraguay and their reliable back line could prove key to their hopes of winning the tournament. Discussions about France tend to focus on their in-form attack of Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise, but it would»»»