Mexico City: Mexico City is sinking by about 25 centimeters a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises. One of the world's most sprawling and populated urban areas, at 3,000 square miles (about 7,800 square kilo»»»

Dubai: Big Ticket has launched its May edition with a “a dynamic line-up of promotions,” headlined by the Dh20 million grand prize that will be awarded during a live draw on June 3. The draw will mark the moment one participant turns into a millionaire as the UAE heads into the summer season. This »»»

LONDON: Netflix rolled out a redesigned mobile app on Thursday, introducing a vertical video feed called Clips to help users more quickly discover shows, movies, and games. “Mobile is an important part of how Netflix members stay connected to the entertainment they love,” said Elizabeth Stone, Netf»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, organized by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, has opened submissions for its 21st edition (2026-2027), running from May 1 to September 1. The award spans 10 categories, including literature, translation, arts, critical studies, children’s literature, and»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

A major transformation is underway in sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt. This trend brings fresh opportunities to build resilience and support development—but also introduces new challenges that must be managed caref»»»

Lisbon: Benfica coach Jose Mourinho said Friday there has been no contact between him and Real Madrid, despite speculation the Spanish giants could turn to him this summer. The veteran Portuguese coach, who led Los Blancos from 2010 to 2013 in a heated rivalry with Pep Guardiola's Barca, is reporte»»»

Kathmandu: A centuries-old Buddha statue stolen from a Nepali temple was reinstalled in its original location on Friday, one of several artefacts returned from foreign museums and collectors in recent years. The statue, dating to the 13th century, was carried in a palanquin back to its pagoda-style»»»

GENEVA: The cost of sending some aid to Sudan — the world’s largest displacement crisis — has more than doubled due to the Iran war, as shipping disruption pushes up costs and delays the delivery of relief, the UN refugee agency said on Friday. Heightened insecurity around key Gulf shipping routes,»»»

Four students, a security guard and the suspect were injured in a stabbing at a Tacoma, Wash., high school Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 1 (UPI) -- A student stabbed four students, a security guard and themselves at a Tacoma, Wash., high school. The four students at Fo»»»

Damascus, May 1 (SANA) The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS), Abdulkader Husrieh, announced on Friday an extension of the currency exchange period by 30 days, from June 1 to June 30, 2026. Husrieh said the extension is intended to give citizens additional time to complete exchange procedu»»»

Brazil’s Congress has voted to reduce the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, though the highly controversial decision is expected to be appealed. Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election, and the move to shorten his sentence is »»»

THE HAGUE: A 33-year-old man will appear in court next week after he was detained on suspicion of plotting an attack on two Dutch princesses, prosecutors said Friday. According to details in a court scheduling order published on the website of The Hague Public Prosecutor’s Office, the man is suspec»»»

Dubai: A Dubai-based stock controller has won Dh25,000 in the latest Big Ticket weekly e-draw, describing the moment as “completely unexpected” after years of trying his luck. Mohammed Sameer, a 33-year-old Indian national, has been living in Dubai with his family for the past 14 years. Like many U»»»

Amsterdam: France said Friday it has sent firefighting units to the Netherlands to help battle woodland blazes flaring in several areas. Many of the fires, which sparked on Wednesday and Thursday, were raging in land used for military training, including an artillery range, in the south. Stretched »»»

In his first comment on the statement issued by the US Embassy in Beirut, which called on President Joseph Aoun to hold a direct meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told Asharq Al-Awsat that the statement “speaks for itself, and I have nothing to a»»»

1/10A participant poses, caked in mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England.AFP2/10A couple with a dog ride a motorbike at Enqelab Square in Tehran.AFP3/10An aerial view shows people visiting a hillside in full bloom with azaleas during the annual Azalea Festival in »»»

Global Sumud Flotilla vessels hoist the Palestinian flag in Barcelona in September after being forced to abandon a mission to bring aid to Gaza due to bad weather. Two acitivists taking part in the latest effort have been taken to Israel for questioning after the Israeli military interdicted the fl»»»

President Donald Trump dropped tariffs on whiskey coming out of the United Kingdom -- scotch, in particular -- after King Charles and Queen Camilla concluded their trip to the United States this week. File Photo by Billie Jean Shaw/UPI April 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday lifted tar»»»

Damascus, May 1 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh met on Friday with Norwegian Ambassador to Syria Hilde Haraldstad to discuss reconstruction support and ways to enhance economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. According to the Finance Ministry’s Telegram ch»»»

JEDDAH: Members of the Saudi-backed Masam Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen have destroyed 4,076 landmines and other war remnants in Dofas, Abyan governorate. The operation was carried out on Thursday by the project’s First Special Tasks Team as part of ongoing efforts to clear Yemeni territo»»»

Berlin: German airline Lufthansa on Friday said it had apologised to Russian filmmaker Pavel Talankin for losing his Oscar statuette after US airport security banned him from taking it on a flight from New York. After a frantic search, Lufthansa said it found the missing statuette. Talankin, who wo»»»

Gold prices fell more than 1% on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss of a similar magnitude, as elevated oil prices continued to fan inflation concerns that would discourage central banks from cutting interest rates. Spot gold was down 1.1% at $4,573.33 per ounce at 1149 GMT, and on track for »»»

The Trump administration says the war with Iran has effectively been “terminated”, arguing that a ceasefire in place since early April marks the end of hostilities — a position that is now shaping both legal and diplomatic calculations in Washington. The claim, however, comes even as key flashpoint»»»

Barcelona: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick celebrated the return of winger Raphinha from injury on Friday as the Catalans close in on the Spanish title. Flick's team are 11 points clear of second-place Real Madrid and can win a second successive La Liga title this weekend if they beat Osasuna on Saturd»»»

Dubai: The exit of the UAE from OPEC reduces the volume of oil managed through coordinated quotas, narrowing the portion of the market through which the group can influence prices and raising questions about its near-term ability to steer the market. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gu»»»

Dubai: The Philippines has introduced a major increase in maternity benefits, a move aimed at making childbirth safer and more affordable for millions of families. Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced that the government is expanding support under the Philippine Health Insurance »»»

Doha: QNB Group has been named "Sustainable Lender of the Year" at the Middle East Transition Finance Awards 2026, organized by Environmental Finance. The award, decided by an independent panel of industry experts, recognizes the bank's role in advancing sustainable finance and supporting economic »»»

MANILA: Economic ministers from Southeast Asian countries vowed to avoid trade restrictions and push forward with an emergency fuel-sharing scheme as the region scrambles to tackle the implications of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations said that the blo»»»

Jihadist groups in Mali are calling for the overthrow of the ruling military junta, claiming they have begun blockading the capital, Bamako, and seizing additional territory as part of a widening insurgency. The coalition known as JNIM and its allies say they are expanding their control on the grou»»»

Mali is facing its most serious security challenge in years as jihadist fighters and Tuareg separatists launch coordinated attacks and tighten a blockade around the capital, Bamako, increasing pressure on the country’s military rulers. The latest escalation, however, raises fresh questions abo»»»

Dubai: Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) has partnered with Bolt to launch ‘Bolt School’, a new ride category aimed at school commutes in Dubai. The service is now available on the Bolt app and will initially cover more than 90 per cent of school areas across the emirate, based on student population size. F»»»

Dubai: Kuwait Airways has announced the resumption of flights from Terminal 4 at Kuwait International Airport to 13 additional destinations starting next Sunday, as part of the second phase of its gradual return to full operations. The move brings the total number of restored routes to 29. Abdulwah»»»

In this week's Talking Europe, we take a moment to check the pulse of the European Parliament following a spate of European elections, to see how they'll impact the EU – and whether the EU should weigh on European domestic politics at all. The end of 16 years of power for Viktor Orban in Hunga»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Friday fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people holding May Day demonstrations in Istanbul, as thousands rallied nationwide. According to the CHD Lawyers’ Association, at least 370 people were arrested in Istanbul, where police fired tear gas from riot-control vehi»»»

NATO was established in 1949 to provide collective defense against the Soviet Union, based on the principle that an attack on one member is an attack on all. At the time, US President Harry Truman also sought to anchor an American presence in war-ravaged Europe to ensure security and prevent a stra»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US national debt exceeded the size of the country's economy at the end of March for the first time since the end of World War II, Fox Business reported, citing data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Bureau reportedly estimated on Thursday that the national »»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The US operation against Iran cost Washington $100 billion, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday. "The Pentagon is lying. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu's gamble has directly cost America $100b so far, four times what is claimed," Araghchi said on X»»»

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) closed the Strait of Hormuz on March 2, choking off a fifth of the world’s oil supplies and causing the “worst oil crisis in history.” However, the IRGC has another card to play: the Strait is also a digital highway for the global internet and if it cuts»»»