DUBAI: For Gaza’s displaced families, the dangers of war no longer end with bombs and bullets. As mountains of garbage rise, sewage spills into streets and camps, temperatures soar, and clean water becomes increasingly scarce, aid agencies warn that a new threat of disease is spreading across the t»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The West Bank is experiencing its largest displacement crisis since 1967, the UN Security Council heard on Monday. It came as officials and humanitarian agencies warned of an entrenched and unlawful Israeli occupation, while the US accused the world body of ignoring atrocities commit»»»

DUBAI: The UAE has said its nationals can travel to Lebanon, effective on Monday, lifting a weeks-long ban in place because of the Middle East war. The foreign ministry announced “it will allow UAE citizens to travel to the sisterly Lebanese Republic, starting from Monday, June 29, 2026,” the offic»»»

LONDON: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply over the weekend as ships avoided a transit corridor off Oman after a fresh exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran.Only four tankers and one container ship used the Omani southern corridor to enter the Gulf on Sunday, escor»»»

BAGHDAD: Journalists live for the unexpected especially in Iraq, where events can overtake a carefully planned interview before it even begins. I had requested a meeting with Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, who emerged after a prolonged political contest involving two of his predecessors, »»»

CHICAGO: King Abdullah will no doubt have been disappointed by the outcome of the Jordanian national team’s game against Argentina at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 27, in which a 3-1 defeat marked the end of his nation’s World Cup 2026 adventure. But his mood was lifted the follow»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have blasted Israeli incursions and ammunition fire in southern Syria targeting the provinces of Quneitra and Daraa. Turkiye’s foreign ministry on Monday denounced the Israeli incursions after tensions near the Golan Heights forced some l»»»

ABDIN: As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the military patrol. Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer zone occupied by Israeli forces have flared »»»

Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents’ homeland. But mo»»»

BELGRADE, Serbia: Feliks’ journey resembles a Hollywood movie script, with kidnappers, smugglers and clandestine border crossings. The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by»»»

BERLIN: Germany should end a boycott of Russian oil and gas to bolster its flagging economy, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Alice Weidel, told Reuters as she outlined the ​party’s ambitions to lead a national government. Weidel said the AfD can win two key federal state electi»»»

Warsaw: Along Ukraine’s front line, demand for drones and anti-drone camouflage netting is only going up. But in Warsaw, a group of Ukrainian volunteers putting them together say growing fatigue with the war is making it harder to convince people to help. More than four years after Russia invaded, »»»

DUBAI: Arabian Falcons FC manager Jonjo Shelvey has announced the club’s first major signing of the season, with Premier League winner Danny Simpson coming out of retirement to join as player-coach. The 39-year-old right back, who won the Premier League title with Leicester City in 2016, has signed»»»

Kazakhstan has decided to sharply tighten access to early pension withdrawals amid worries over the country’s housing market, inflation outlook and long-term retirement security. Revised rules, in effect since June 5, mean contributors to the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund (UAPF) can only withdr»»»

ALKHOBAR: Whether designing a restaurant brand, building a workout plan or learning a new language, more Saudis are turning to artificial intelligence for answers before consulting with experts. Tasks that once would require advice from a professional coach, tutor or designer are increasingly becom»»»

On June 30, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that family-owned corporations can't be required to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act. 1 of 6 | On June 30, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that family-owned corporations can't be required to pay for insuranc»»»

The Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed lawsuits Monday challenging Massachusetts and Rhode Island laws that offer certain noncitizen residents in-state tuition benefits. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has filed law»»»

This photo, taken Tuesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul as South Korean stocks rose by almost one percent as investors watched for a resumption of U.S.-Iran talks. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks ended nearly 1 percent higher Tuesday, led by gains in technology shares, as invest»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi in Belgrade on Tuesday, the presidential press office has announced. The meeting in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic is scheduled fo»»»

Singapore, June 30 (SANA) Oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers in the Middle East continue to ship cargoes despite renewed attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and an escalation in military exchanges between the United States and Iran, according to shipping data. Data from the London»»»

Poland’s institutional rental sector, or PRS, is entering a more competitive and stable phase as housing supply grows. After sharp rent increases in 2022-2024, rent growth has slowed in some cities, with minor corrections in selected locations. Institutional rents remain higher than private rentals»»»

BIG Piła, a major new retail park, is being built on Wojska Polskiego Avenue in Piła, with opening planned for Q4 2026, probably in October. The regional shopping center will offer around 38,000 sqm of GLA and serve about 100,000 residents within a 30-minute drive. The complex will include an 18,70»»»

Poland is experiencing one of the most intense heat waves in its recorded history, with temperatures recently exceeding 40°C in some areas. The heat is not only a health and comfort issue, but also an economic one. High temperatures reduce concentration, physical capacity, productivity and attendan»»»

The Amberjack LNG carrier has arrived at Poland’s Świnoujście terminal, marking the facility’s 450th LNG delivery and its 40th in the first half of the year. However, the data points to a growing dependence on U.S. LNG. After the conflict around Iran disrupted routes through the Strait of Hormuz, Q»»»

The UAE has strongly condemned Israeli attacks involving incursions into Syrian territory in the governorates of Quneitra and Daraa, as well as artillery shelling targeting the area, reaffirming its categorical rejection of violations of Syria's sovereignty and actions that threaten its security an»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Emirati citizens will be allowed to travel to Lebanon from Monday, June 29, 2026. The ministry said registration through the Tawajudi service is mandatory before travel, adding that citizens will not be allowed to leave UAE ports of »»»

Dubai: Temperatures across the UAE are forecast to reach 46 degrees Celsius inland this week, with fresh winds stirring blowing dust in western areas, humid conditions along the coast and a gradual rise in temperatures from Friday, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. The NCM said today's»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: An 18-year-old Emirati high school student lost his life in a tragic road accident on Thursday morning in Al Ghail area of Ras Al Khaimah, while on his way to sit for end-of-year examinations for the 2025–2026 academic year. A classmate and close friend, who was driving the vehicle,»»»

History arrived on the platform this morning as the UAE’s first passenger train pulled into Abu Dhabi, marking the start of a new chapter in the country’s transport network. The inaugural service departed Fujairah at around 5.34am and completed the journey in just under one hour and 45 minutes. As »»»

Dubai: UAE motorists are still on course for lower fuel prices in July after four consecutive months of increases, although the expected relief may not be as large as forecast just a few days ago. Global oil prices have fallen sharply from the highs reached during the Middle East conflict, improvin»»»

I'll admit, I got jealous watching a video of a few huskies rolling in the snow. They were right where they wanted to be: Hiding under layers of white. Sitting a million miles away with my portable fan working overtime, I briefly imagined swapping places with the huskies. It's solace to watch snow-»»»

Four days of nonstop negotiations in Washington this week between the Israeli and Lebanese governments were propelled by "one clear shared interest: weakening the influence of Hezbollah and Iran in Lebanon," according to U.S., Israeli and Lebanese officials. During talks in Switzerland last Sunday,»»»

Dubai: For Aisha Nasim, education has never been about examination scores or school rankings. It has always been about people. The student who discovers the confidence to speak in public. The family that can keep a child in school despite financial hardship. The teacher who grows into a better educ»»»

The deputy head of Hezbollah's political council, Mahmoud Qmati, noted Monday that the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement was "born dead," stressing that his group will not allow it to be implemented. "We will confront it with all possible means and methods," Qmati said in an interview with The New»»»

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump linked the Lebanese and Iranian arenas to serve U.S. interests -- following an Iranian demand -- asserting that without this connection, Hezbollah would have "collapsed." Katz added that this prompted Israel to move»»»

The UAE has said its nationals can travel to Lebanon, effective on Monday, lifting a weeks-long ban in place because of the Middle East war and concerns about Iran's influence. The foreign ministry announced "it will allow UAE citizens to travel to the sisterly Lebanese Republic, starting from Mond»»»

Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents' homeland. But mo»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has admitted that there are many countries in the European Union that disagree with "pressure" on Moscow amid discussions on possible negotiations between Europe and Russia. "Probably we have many countries in the European Union who will a»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that the United States is holding its commitments under the ceasefire with Iran. "We are holding up our end of the ceasefire," Leavitt told Fox News.US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran has requested a »»»

On Wednesday (24 June), Sirpa Rautio, director of the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) was in Brussels. She came in from Vienna to present in the European Parliament this year’s (2025) Fundamental Rights Report. Before the presentation in front of the parliamentary committee on civil li»»»

Five people, including three children, died in a head-on collision on Hungary’s Route 3 near Bükkábrány on Saturday, in one of the country’s most devastating road accidents in recent days. Among the victims were a newly graduated actress and her partner, according to Hungarian media reports. Police»»»

A new Hungarian heat record was set on Saturday as temperatures climbed to 40.0°C, or 104°F, in Budakalász, just north of Budapest. HungaroMet said the reading marked a new national daily maximum temperature record, while Budapest also broke its daily heat record during the same extreme heatwave. H»»»

Hungary’s extreme heat is expected to continue at the beginning of next week, but a cold front arriving around the middle of the week should finally bring showers, thunderstorms and lower temperatures, according to the latest forecast based on HungaroMet data. Heatwave to peak early in the week The»»»

Hungary is facing a nationwide red alert in Hungary as authorities warn that the current heatwave may pose a serious risk to health, especially for vulnerable groups. HungaroMet, the Hungarian Meteorological Service, issued its highest-level warning for high daily mean temperatures on Monday, 29 Ju»»»

Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl who stole a van in Debrecen and attempted to escape at speeds of up to 180 km/h on a motorway. Officers pursued the pair and eventually apprehended them around 100 kilometres away. You may check out a dramatic video the police posted abo»»»

RIYADH: As the clock ticked down on Saudi Arabia’s 0-0 draw with Cabo Verde, and on their 2026 World Cup campaign, the online backlash was in full swing. A toothless display against the first-time participants meant the national team would be packing and heading home at the end of the tournament’s »»»

Alesonor Real Estate Development and Academia Fan Baschet have announced a partnership for the development and operation of the sports facilities within Amber Forest Agora, the area dedicated to educational, sports, commercial and medical facilities in the complete suburb of Amber Forest. The devel»»»

Recovered freedom and reclaimed democracy require participation, and with it responsibility from all of us, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Saturday. Speaking at the closing event of the 31st Budapest Pride Community Festival at Vérmező Park, Karácsony said that "here in Budapest, over the»»»

Several municipalities in Pest County have imposed water restrictions or asked residents to conserve water due to the extreme heat and the resulting increase in water consumption, according to information obtained by Hungary's state news agency (MTI) from the affected municipalities and water utili»»»

Paris: A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured. The unusual attack Monday night st»»»