ABU DHAB: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated His Excellency Ali Al Zaidi during a phone call on his designation to form a new government in the Republic of Iraq. His Highness wished him success in his new role and affirmed the UAE’s continued commitment to s»»»

Share: An Israeli strike on Choukîne, Lebanon, on Sunday April 26 . Photo: AFP via Getty President Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should only take “surgical” military action in Lebanon and avoid a full resumption of the war, Trump told Axios in a phone interview. Why it ma»»»

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero's welcome home on Wednesday, complete with a water cannon salute for the aircraft he was aboard. Sawe, the first person to break the fabled two-hour barrier in the marathon, was welcomed back to his country by his parents»»»

LONDON: The Nigerian Peace Summit concluded on Thursday at the British House of Lords in London. The high-level international initiative spanned three days to discuss pathways for enhancing civil peace in Nigeria as part of international efforts to promote stability across the African continent. Th»»»

MADRID: Julian Alvarez’s penalty secured Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in a nervy Champions League semifinal first leg clash on Wednesday. Viktor Gyokeres sent the Premier League leaders ahead from the spot just before the interval after he was fouled, but Alvarez followed suit 10 minu»»»

Share: Image: From control to consequence: a war that created the crisis it now struggles to contain Washington entered the conflict to stop Iran’s nuclear threat and weaken its regime. It achieved neither—and instead destabilized the world’s most critical energy corridor while ignoring the priorit»»»

Almost daily, there are updates on brutal attacks by armed Israeli settlers – really, colonists – against Palestinians. They shoot or ferociously beat – sometimes to the point of murder – Palestinian civilians, male and female, young and old, including entire families. These attacks have been occur»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar claimed two golds and a silver to conclude its participation in the Asian Beach Games 2026 in Sanya, China, with a strong showing on Wednesday. Qatar’s 3x3 men’s basketball and men’s beach volleyball teams clinched gold medals while the men’s beach handball team clai»»»

RIYADH: The energy at Al-Awwal Park on Wednesday night was palpable. After all, an encounter between Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli rarely disappoints; four of their last six meetings have produced four goals or more. But with the stakes as high as they were for both clubs at this late stage of the season, i»»»

BEIRUT: Adherence to the 1989 Taif Agreement is the backbone of any settlement in Lebanon, alongside the need to reinforce civil peace and prioritize wisdom and reason, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari has said. Bukhari made the remarks during his visits to Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif D»»»

Madrid: Julian Alvarez's penalty secured Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in a nervy Champions League semi-final first leg clash yesterday. Viktor Gyokeres sent the Premier League leaders ahead from the spot just before the interval after he was fouled, but Alvarez followed suit 10 minute»»»

Since returning to office, Donald Trump has plastered his name, likeness and signature across a series of US government buildings and documents. In the latest on this list, the US State Department announced that to mark the USA’s 250th birthday, it was unveiling a limited-edition “patriot passport”»»»

Last year, the Election Commission of India launched a "Special Intensive Revision", or SIR, describing it as an exercise to eliminate duplicate or deceased voters. So far, 13 states and federally administered territories have completed the task, leading to the deletion of over 55 million voters fr»»»

Hungary's ​incoming leader Peter Magyar on Wednesday said he had a "highly constructive" meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on frozen EU funds ​that he ‌said would soon start arriving in Budapest. Incoming Hungarian leader Peter Magyar vowed Wednesday that fro»»»

LONDON: On the first day of April, as Brazilian mill operators began the new harvest season, the numbers on their trading screens had little to do with sugar. Crude oil was trading above $119 a barrel, ethanol margins were climbing, and the Strait of Hormuz had effectively closed to commercial ship»»»

NEW YORK CITY: A number of independent UN experts on Wednesday warned that reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not succeed unless the root causes of the destruction, including the Israeli occupation and systemic discrimination against Palestinians, are addressed. Their comments followed the publica»»»

Ahead of the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, France 24’s François Picard sits down with Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, at the country’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris. He presents a country at a pivotal juncture: one defined by the simultaneous consolidation of peace»»»

Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut. His second day of testimony in federal court in Oakland, California grew testy at times, »»»

Saudi Arabia’s petroleum and natural gas giant Aramco is suspending liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through May due to damage at its main export facility, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The company’s key LPG export hub, the Juaymah terminal located in the Persian Gulf»»»

DOHA: TheInternational Media Office (IMO) of the State of Qatar has stated in response to false media reports involving the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Recent attempts to implicate Qatar in improper discussions with officials of the International Criminal Court – purportedly reg»»»

Dubai: In Wednesday’s Dh30 million UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw, a number of participants have bagged cash prizes, although the top jackpot was not hit. In Draw No. 260429, the winning numbers from the Days section were 19, 11, 1, 31, 22, and 21, while the Months section number was 12. Moreover, thre»»»

Doha: Qatari teams ended their Asian Beach Games – Sanya 2026 campaign yesterday with two gold medals (3x3 basketball and beach volleyball) and one silver (beach handball), reinforcing their continental strength. Beach volleyball stars Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan won gold after a commanding 2–»»»

The former Lebanese president who once signed a short-lived deal with Israel ending decades of a state of war now says the time is right to try again. Amin Gemayel spoke with The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday after the first direct talks between Lebanon and Israel since the 1980s, as t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The International Media Office of the State of Qatar issued a statement on Wednesday saying that "recent attempts to implicate Qatar in improper discussions with officials of the International Criminal Court – purportedly regarding potential arrest warrants for Israeli officials – are »»»

LONDON: Liverpool forward Mohamed ‌Salah is expected to play for the Premier League side again this season, with the club saying on Wednesday that the muscle injury he suffered is not as serious as first thought. Salah came off during Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace with a suspected hamstri»»»

Wednesday's hour-and-a-half long discussion included an in-depth exchange on the Hormuz crisis, Ukraine's terrorist tactics, and Trump's assessment on the possibility of a peace agreement. "At Trump's request, Vladimir Putin described the current situation on the line of contact [in Ukraine], where»»»

Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis. »»»

Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis. »»»

Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis. »»»

Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis. »»»

Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis. »»»

Despite threatening to end Russian LNG imports completely next year, prompting the Kremlin to threaten to cut off gas exports to Europe before then, the EU just imported the most LNG in history as it slides into an expanding gas crisis. »»»

One of the world's leading historians on the Palestinian people has told FRANCE 24 about how there is a future basis for peace in the region. Rashid Khalidi has spent years writing a series of books on the region and its conflicts, often through the eyes of his own family. He says that millions of »»»

JERUSALEM - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is on an official visit to Israel, met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday to discuss the position of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija and opportunities for further advancement of Serbia-Israel relations. Speaking to reporters after meetings with Herzog»»»

US President Donald Trump has ordered a plan to prolong the blockade of Iranian ports in a bid to pressure Tehran towards a more favorable peace deal, despite his approval rating hitting record lows, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources. Unnamed officials told the paper that Trump h»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»

Across Europe, Asia and the Americas, declining states are reaching for the gun. The pattern is older than it looks, and the demographers have seen it before. The polite version of the story is that the world is getti»»»