The Karin, a 400-foot-long (120-meter-long) cargo ship, sat moored this week on Ireland's boggy River Shannon estuary. Soon it set sail for Russia laden with a white powder that can be forged into weapons vital to Moscow's war on Ukraine. Alumina, the key ingredient in aluminum, goes into everythin»»»

AUGHINISH: The Karin, a 400-foot-long (120-meter-long) cargo ship, sat moored this week on Ireland’s boggy River Shannon estuary. Soon it set sail for Russia laden with a white powder that can be forged into weapons vital to Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Alumina, the key ingredient in aluminum, goes int»»»

By Staff, Agencies Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race, flipping a Republican-held seat in a state Donald Trump won by 23 percentage points in 2024. The Associated Press projected Colom's victory on Wednesday, marking a major Demo»»»

The board has reportedly enlisted an outside firm and could appoint an interim chief first Dubai: Elon Musk said it would be an honour to hire Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang after an X user urged him to do so. “That would be an honor,” Musk replied on Wednesday, without naming a role or saying»»»

Mahiya naman kayo! AI tools spotlight transparency issues in Filipino budget proposals MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. once thundered at lawmakers: “Mahiya naman kayo!” — “Have some shame!” The call helped trigger a probe, which has reached his own cousin, Martin Romualdez (ex-House Speaker)»»»

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem hailed on Wednesday President Donald Trump's recent midterm defeat, describing it as "an opportunity" for his Iran-backed Lebanese movement and other opponents of the U.S. in the region. Trump's Republican Party suffered massive losses in last week's elections, in»»»

For more than a century, the Tabbara family has been serving up falafel to Beirut's residents. Their business, which predates Lebanon's founding, has survived two world wars and a series of local conflicts in the small Mediterranean nation. Now, a fourth generation is getting ready to take over the»»»

American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discuss the outcomes of the trilateral negotiations held in Abu Dhabi. A round of trilateral negotiations regarding a resolution to the Ukrainian crisis took place in the »»»

Washington, Nov. 12 (SANA) U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson has criticized continued American export restrictions on Syria, saying they prevent U.S. companies from accessing the Syrian market while Chinese exports gain ground.In a post on X on Wednesday, Wilson said Chinese exports were dominating the S»»»

Family from Kerala loses twin brother and sister and their three-year-old nephew Fujairah: Three members of an Indian expat family from Kerala were killed in a road accident in Fujairah on Wednesday night, the family confirmed to Gulf News on Thursday morning. The victims were 21-year-old twin sibl»»»

Doha, Qatar: HEC Paris, Doha has hosted the first delivery in the Middle East of its Making Artificial Intelligence Real Specialization, one of nine specialisations offered to its EMBA participants within the HEC Paris Executive MBA. Held in Doha from October 25 to 29, the five-day programme brough»»»

By Minhal Al-Amin A construction worker came running, holding that day’s newspaper, dated 10 November 1982. He arrived at the workshop breathless, trying to catch his breath, eager to share some distressing news with his colleagues. It was a small classified advertisement tucked into the corner of »»»

Tartous, Nov. 12 (SANA) Citrus farmers and traders in Tartous have welcomed the decision to suspend orange imports, expressing hope that it will improve prices and support the marketing of local produce. They called for complementary measures to reduce production costs and open foreign markets to t»»»

KYIV: Matvii Yermolenko is 2, but he already knows the words for siren and air defense. This winter, his mother decided to take him out of Kyiv. “There is sadness, but even stronger is the understanding of what I have to do — leave,” Matvii’s mother, Kateryna Tsvihun, said, adding that they will co»»»

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine conflict. Russian presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev arrived a»»»

Quick look at current exchange rates - as of November 12- against the UAE dirham Dubai: Softness in Asian currencies tends to benefit UAE expats, who get more back home for every dirham they send. The Indian rupee, Philippine peso and Pakistani rupee are all trading near multi-year lows. The rupee »»»

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi after a final count on Wednesday, becoming the state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory adds to the Democrats' midterm gains as President Donald Trump's party suffers a series of defeats.»»»

At a hearing before the parliamentary investigative committee examining enforcement abuses in Budapest on Wednesday, former Justice Minister Judit Varga called on media outlets that had linked her name to the Völner-Schadl case to apologise. Varga said that not a single step she took as minister ha»»»

Hegseth faces backlash after reprimand during Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington WASHINGTON (AP) — A soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal reprimand to a group of advisers and staffers with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington Nati»»»

WASHINGTON: The White House has issued a warning to Democrats over their planned probes into the Trump administration, going as far as claiming that such investigations — a standard oversight function of Congress — may amount to “blatant criminality.” White House counsel Will Scharf issued the warn»»»

Liverpool-born Stephen Wanless built StephenCharles on evenings, weekends and his own cash Dubai: Picture this, it’s a hot summer afternoon in Dubai and a job interview is underway. Questions, answers and follow-ups move back and forth across the table. But one question kept pulling at Stephen Wanl»»»

US faces pushback from Iran's neighbors over 'Iron Gate' blockade initiative The United States is trying to extend its economic pressure campaign against Iran beyond the sea and air, targeting the country’s remaining land-trade routes. But Iraq, Turkey and Pakistan are resisting Washington’s calls »»»

LIMA, Peru: Pope Leo XIV declared Peru his “homeland” on Wednesday as he arrived in Lima at the start of his historic visit, returning to the place that taught him how to be a pastor and where a nationwide party erupted to welcome the beloved “Padre Robert” home. Leo seemed genuinely moved as he em»»»

WASHINGTON: Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in ​the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state’s first Black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War. The result was »»»

Experts explain what stranded motorists and other drivers must do to prevent such crashes Dubai: Naifa Balkies Hameed was dealing with a flat tyre, something any motorist can face. The 21-year-old final-year architecture student at Canadian University Dubai called her father, who, according to her »»»

Erdogan labels Gaza war an 'ecocide' at UN climate summit, urging global action Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and asked the Israeli government to grant more aid access to the Palestinia»»»

Kyiv and Moscow on Wednesday agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange as the final day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi came to an end, though neither side gave a concrete figure. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian coun»»»

Delays in Gaza winter supplies could lead to dire humanitarian consequences NEW YORK: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has warned of the grave consequences of continued delays in delivering essential winter supplies to Gaza, according»»»

US Central Command enforces naval blockade to curb Iran's military supply chains The United States is widening its campaign to choke off Iran's military supply networks, extending pressure beyond the Strait of Hormuz to the country's land borders and the Caspian Sea. US Central Command (CENTCOM) sa»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA HEC Paris, Doha, has hosted the first delivery in the Middle East of its Making Artificial Intelligence Real Specialisation, one of nine specialisations offered to Executive MBA participants as part of the HEC Paris Executive MBA. Held in Doha from October 25 to 29, the fi»»»

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem called on the Lebanese authorities to withdraw from the framework agreement, saying they now had clear grounds to do so given that the Israeli occupation army had failed to implement any of its provisions for months. Speaking at Hezbollah’s “Loyalty” r»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem hailed on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s recent midterm defeat, describing it as “an opportunity” for his Iran-backed Lebanese movement and other opponents of the US in the region. Trump’s Republican Party suffered massive losses in last week’s elect»»»

Improving information sharing between the Situation Centre of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), the National Toll Administration and the National Coordination Centre for Safe Road Traffic at the Interior Ministry, as well as establishing clear response protocols, were the key topics discussed a»»»

By Staff, Agencies Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for international action to document and compensate for environmental damage caused by US-“Israeli” attacks on Iran, warning that armed conflicts undermine global efforts to combat climate change. Addressing the 31st United Nations C»»»

LONDON: The Gulf Cooperation Council has approved the establishment of a joint forward military command in Kuwait — the member state hardest hit by Iranian attacks — marking its most concrete step yet toward turning collective defense commitments into operational capabilities. Forces will be assign»»»

ANTALYA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and asked the Israeli government to grant more aid access to the Palestinian territory. Erdogan was speaking at the UN climate summit, known as CO»»»

Improving information sharing between the Situation Centre of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), the National Toll Administration and the National Coordination Centre for Safe Road Traffic at the Interior Ministry, as well as establishing clear response protocols, were the key topics discussed a»»»

AMMAN — Under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma bint Talal, a dialogue session on Wednesday was organised by the National Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (NAJMA), to review Jordan's food security and nutrition indicators in the global and regional context.The session was in light of the »»»

Former president, 83, says he did not know he had cancer during his presidency Atlanta: Joe Biden says he did not know he had cancer while he was president and would not have sought a second term if he already had been diagnosed. The former Democratic president's comments came in an interview with »»»

JAKARTA: A total of 120 Indonesian lawmakers moved Wednesday to challenge the vice president’s eligibility to remain in office, launching a parliamentary process that could lead to his impeachment after recent court rulings raised doubts about his educational credentials. Vice President Gibran Raka»»»

Russia, Ukraine, and the US have concluded the second day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Wednesday’s meeting lasted just under two hours, compared to the nearly five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday. The Abu Dhabi November round marks the first formal trilateral negotiations since Fe»»»

GAZA: Ghadir Fleifel was in her tent with her daughter in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood on Tuesday when the strikes began. “I took my daughter and ran. The dust was so thick we couldn’t see each other,” she told Arab News. “Then the F-16 missile hit. God knows how I got out. I never thought I, my »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s interior minister urged Gulf states on Wednesday to move beyond reacting to security incidents and prepare for adversity in advance, saying any threat to a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council was a threat to the entire bloc. Speaking at the GCC interior ministers’ 43rd mee»»»

On nearly all of the political fronts, the Republicans under Trump are in a steady retreat, backing away from core policies that have outraged their base and empowered the Democrats with an army of new supporters. The GOP suffered an extraordinary midterm repudiation – losing not just the House and»»»

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called for a minute of silence on Wednesday in memory of the victims of several incidents in Europe, including Tuesday's pile-ups on the Trakia Motorway, at the start of a two-day plenary session of MEPs in Brussels. On behalf of the European Parliament»»»

Coded prison calls allegedly directed attack on British airbase housing US bombers Dubai: An alleged Iranian-linked militant commander used coded telephone calls from a New York federal prison to help direct a terrorist plot against a British airbase housing American B-1 bombers, according to a US »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the global biological security situation challenging. "The global biological security situation is challenging. Our countries have numerous contacts with the outside world, and the introduction of a pathogen into one of our cou»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The dialogue in the narrow format of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is thorough and productive, Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. The session of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO is taking place on Wednesday in the Kremlin under the »»»

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking ahead of U.S.-China talks, called Tuesday for a "more balanced relationship" between the two countries, saying Americans have grown too dependent on imports. Addressing a gala hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations at a New York ballroom,»»»

Four injured in Gulf tanker attack as insurer estimates $200bn in regional damage Dubai: Four crew members were injured when a projectile in the Arabian Gulf struck a tanker, while Iran has reported another tanker incident in the Strait of Hormuz. The maritime incidents come as insurer Allianz Trad»»»