By Staff, Agencies Nearly half of active-duty US service members oppose the US military’s involvement in the war against Iran, according to a poll conducted by Change Research for the veteran-led advocacy group Common Defense and published by Responsible Statecraft. The survey, conducted between Se»»»

BRUSSELS: NATO said on Tuesday it was deploying additional planes, drones and radar systems to the Black Sea after a string of attacks on ships near Romania and Bulgaria in the latest spillover from Russia’s war on Ukraine. “Allies have or will send additional maritime patrol aircraft, radar system»»»

The EU and China agreed to limit Chinese hybrid imports to an initial 350,000 vehicles a year, with the quota rising 6% y/y. Chinese automakers have expanded rapidly in Europe: their share of the conventional hybrid market reached 14% in the first half of 2026, while their plug-in hybrid share hit »»»

Poland’s planned short-term rental rules could push some apartment owners to switch to long- or medium-term leasing or sell. From January 1, 2028, housing associations and cooperatives could ban short-term rentals by majority vote, while municipalities could designate restricted zones. Owners would»»»

BGK, Poland’s state development bank, says its loan guarantees have helped nearly 380,000 companies obtain financing worth PLN 598 bln. Service and retail businesses have been among the main beneficiaries, using the guarantees to improve cash flow and fund investments. From January 1, 2027, BGK pla»»»

Average gross wages in Poland’s enterprise sector rose 5.9% y/y in September to PLN 9,266.48, slightly below the 6.1% forecast. They edged up 0.1% m/m. Employment fell 0.8% y/y to 6.4 mln jobs, matching forecasts, and declined 0.1% m/m. Erste Bank economist Bartosz Białas expects wage growth to eas»»»

RIYADH: When Sara Shahid’s first grade pupils heard alarming sounds during the school day, as Saudi air defense interceptions took place, some immediately recognized what they thought they were hearing. “Is that real, teacher? Is that real bombing? Are those missiles?” they asked. For Shahid, a mot»»»

Damascus, Oct. 20 (SANA) The establishment of the Syrian Recovery and Reconstruction Trust Fund (START) represents a pivotal step toward coordinating international financing and channeling resources into high-priority sectors, economic specialists told SANA on Tuesday. The specialists affirmed that»»»

Reducing the personal income tax rate on the minimum wage to 9 percent will cost the budget 250 billion forints (EUR 670m) in 2027, as revenue of roughly the same amount is expected from the wealth tax on billionaires, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in an interview with news site Telex on Tuesday»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced the next phase of its expansion in Australia, with plans to launch direct passenger services between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) from 15 December 2027. Western Sydney becomes Qatar Airways' seventh gateway in Aus»»»

Paris, Oct. 20 (SANA) The International Energy Agency (IEA) is ready to coordinate a further release of member countries’ emergency oil reserves if circumstances warrant, Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Tuesday, as global fuel markets remain under pressure and diesel prices continue to rise.»»»

PARIS: A UNESCO drive to get more young people into decision-making bodies, including those on how to prevent wars, won the backing of France’s foreign minister on Tuesday, as the country faces a wave of student protests, many of which have turned violent. The appeal, formally adopted by the UN’s c»»»

LONDON: The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said on Tuesday it is continuing its operations to support peace and stability as the Security Council considers options for the period after its mandate expires Dec. 31. “As the Security Council considers options for the post-UNIFIL period, our work on »»»

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday during a session of the National Assembly that authorities would mobilise a "massive" security presence next weekend after organisers announced plans for new protests. Lecornu also accused ultra-left groups of fomenting an "insurrection" leading »»»

In this week's edition of France in Focus, our reporters uncork the demanding world of sommellerie. They follow Pascaline Lepeltier's painstaking training as she prepares for the World's Best Sommelier competition. They also explore how the profession is adapting to changing drinking habits, meetin»»»

We take a look at who is responsible for the violence that broke out in France on October 17. We dive into who the casseurs, or lawbreakers, are and how a bill is proposing that they pay for the damage they caused. We also discuss the French government’s mea culpa and the ongoing political blame ga»»»

French police are turning to social media to identify and arrest suspects linked to last weekend’s looting and unrest. Investigators are scrutinising videos posted online alongside footage from thousands of security cameras to track suspects and gather evidence. The crackdown comes as the gove»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has wrapped up talks with US envoys in Norway Tuesday where he was determined to put diplomacy back on a "more constructive path”, Oslo officials said.  Zelensky told a post-meeting press briefing that Ukraine was not losing the war but was “losing people»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways today announced the next phase of its expansion in Australia, with plans to launch direct passenger services between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) from 15 December 2027. Western Sydney becomes Qatar Airways' seventh gateway in A»»»

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed affirmed that health is a top priority for the UAE Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a delegation participating in the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026, taking place from 20 to 22 October under the theme 'To Sense is »»»

TEL AVIV: He celebrated his 50th birthday with a cake decorated with a noose. He says he plans to surround jailed Palestinians with crocodiles. In videos, he berates foreign activists captured at sea trying to bring aid to Gaza, forced to kneel at his feet with their faces pressed to the ground. To»»»

By Staff, Agencies The UK government announced Tuesday that it would deploy Typhoon fighter jets and additional military personnel to Saudi Arabia, expanding its military support for Riyadh amid renewed hostilities with Yemen. The British Ministry of Defence said the deployment would provide “addit»»»

MIAMI: Florida is set Tuesday to carry out its 18th execution of the year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder for the 1986 shooting of Indian River County D»»»

Presidential candidate Ivan Hristanov told potential voters here on Tuesday that because of the events unfolding in the Black Sea, Bulgaria and Romania must urgently request financial support from the EU. He pointed out that insurance premiums for tankers and ships entering the Black Sea have skyro»»»

Washington: OpenAI has launched a new feature called ChatGPT Slides, allowing users to create, edit and share presentations directly within ChatGPT Space without the need for separate software. The feature enables users to generate presentations from text conversations, documents or simple outlines»»»

The European Central Bank warned that using Poland’s NBP policy rate as a benchmark for variable-rate mortgages could create legal uncertainty. Central bank policy rates fall outside the EU Benchmark Regulation unless the bank voluntarily applies its standards, leaving mortgage users without protec»»»

Poland’s UKE says it is preparing to serve as the country’s Digital Services Coordinator under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The first implementing law has been signed, but a second bill awaiting the president’s decision would authorize rapid administrative blocking of a defined list of serious il»»»

By Staff, Agencies South Korea is withdrawing additional diplomatic staff from Ukraine amid a dispute over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disclosure of a purportedly confidential transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul, the South Korean Foreign Ministry announced. The disp»»»

We welcome the decision adopted today (20 October) by the Libyan House of Representatives concerning the Memorandum of Understanding on the Delimitation of Maritime Jurisdiction Areas between Türkiye and Libya, which has been in force since 2019. The said Memorandum of Understanding safeguards the »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Following the talks on Ukraine in Oslo, US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff will head to St. Petersburg on October 21 to meet with the Russian leadership, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the Norwegian authorities confirmed th»»»

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From our special correspondent in Tel Aviv – Since 2023, Israel has experienced an unprecedented brain drain. With the October 27 legislative elections approaching, many graduates are considering leaving the country if the right-wing and far-right coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu »»»

Voters in oil-rich Alberta overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, with early results on Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats»»»

MANAMA — French President Emmanuel Macron has secured the delivery of an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, the French presidency said on Tuesday.He obtained commitments for around 100,000 tonnes per month from the Emir»»»

LONDON — The head of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday that he saw little chance of a return to normal oil market conditions next year, as the ongoing Mideast war keeps prices high."I personally don't see any credible pathway that 2027 will be a year of normalisation" after the Gulf supp»»»

BERLIN — Major companies at an economic summit hosted by the German government have committed to investing around 230 billion euros ($258 billion), Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday in Berlin."Investments are a key factor for the future of our country, for its growth and its competitiveness. T»»»

AMMAN — The Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) has generated JD12.1 billion in cumulative investment earnings since its establishment in 2003, with assets reaching approximately JD20.1 billion at the end of September 2026, CEO Ezzeddin Kanakrieh said.Speaking at the Government Communication For»»»

The Bulgarian candidate for membership on the United Nations International Law Commission for the 2028-2032 term is Dimana Dramova, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Tuesday. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hristo Dikanski presented Dramova's candidacy to the heads of the diplomatic mi»»»

Continue the Change Chair Assen Vassilev told reporters at a protest of young doctors outside the Health Ministry on Tuesday that Prime Minister Rumen Radev is wrong to say that protests against the government are aimed at putting together a new political coalition. "Mr Radev, instead of talking ab»»»

DOHA: The Qatar's National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation (NCQAA) has granted institutional accreditation to the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), making it the first university in the country to receive this accreditation. Speaking at a press conference»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that their naval mines halted three tankers attempting to travel the Strait of Hormuz via routes considered illegal by Tehran. “Two violating oil tankers were set ablaze and halted due to the explosion of mines planted by the brave sailors of the»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Jaber, on Tuesday accused the Houthis of exploiting the humanitarian and economic crises in the country to finance their military operations and obstruct peace efforts. In a message posted on social media platform X, he said the Iran-backed militia»»»

Ambulance crews rushed to the crash site near Dahshur as hospitals were put on high alert Cairo: Thirteen people were killed and 30 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a heavy goods lorry on a desert road in Egypt, according to an initial toll released by the country's Ministry of Hea»»»

Three sisters aged 13, 15, and 19 died when a two-storey house collapsed in Assiut, Egypt Dubai: Three sisters were killed when their family's two-storey house collapsed in southern Egypt on Tuesday, October 20, just weeks before one of them was due to get married. Their parents were rescued from b»»»

Paid parking starts in Al Ain on October 26, covering 1,455 spaces in three urban sectors Al Ain: Motorists in Al Ain will have to pay Dh2 an hour to park in three sectors of the city from Monday, October 26, as authorities introduce paid parking across 1,455 spaces. Q Mobility announced that the c»»»

LONDON: Shooting detainees inside closed cells when they pose no apparent threat to guards raises “serious legal concerns” about unlawful force, an Israeli human rights lawyer said after two rights groups documented accounts of Palestinian prisoners wounded at close range. Some of the injuries requ»»»

Tunis, Oct. 20 (TAP) - Tunisia’s new offshore patrol vessel, Kairouan, measures pproximately 52 metres in length and 8.7 metres in width, the Ministry of National Defence said.The vessel was commissioned into active service on October 15 by...»»»

By Staff, Agencies US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to “Israel” for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days before the country’s October 27 parliamentary elections, Axios reported. The visit comes as Washington and “Israel” reportedly discuss the possibilit»»»

The Council of Albanian Ambassadors (CAA) has reacted over the recent developments in Albania. In a public reaction, this Council says that is following with close attention and concern and expresses its full support for students and for their constitutional right, and that of all citizens, to prot»»»

Doha: Adviser to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari participated in a discussion session titled "Chokepoints, Supply Chains, and the Diplomacy of De-escalation" at the Global Security Forum (GSF 2026) in Doha. In his rem»»»