The Indian Air Force (IAF) has identified five personnel who lost their lives in the AN-32 aircraft crash at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam, describing them as having made the “supreme sacrifice in the line of duty”. The deceased have been named as Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutena»»»

Thousands of aviation enthusiasts gathered at Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport on Saturday to witness an attempt at a new world record by military pilot and aerobatics competitor Nikolay Kalaydzhiev. The event was organized under the auspices of the Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality, in partnership with the »»»

Zurich: The FIFA has maintained its classification among the highest-ranked international sports organizations, once again securing a place in the top governance tier (A1) in the governance standards assessment conducted by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). FIFA a»»»

Bangkok: The body of the Thai king's eldest daughter was brought to the royal palace in Bangkok on Saturday, as thousands of black-clad mourners lined the procession route. Princess Bajrakitiyabha, known as Princess Bha, died aged 47 on Thursday following an abdominal infection. She had already spe»»»

Accra, Ghana: Ghana said Saturday it has formally lodged a protest over Canada's refusal to issue a visa for the World Cup to player Thomas Partey, who is facing trial in Britain. Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a statement, said Ghana had problems with "the highanded and extremely unfair»»»

AMMAN – World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, accompanied by Ousmane Dione, Vice President for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, has begun a three-day visit to Jordan focused on supporting growth and job creation under the country’s Economic Modernization V»»»

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has suspended 21 Umrah service companies for failing to meet the required standards last season. Evaluations of the companies revealed a decline in service quality and violations of the regulations by which they are governed. The rulings were a reflection of t»»»

Tourists and Parisians alike will have to contend with mass transport disruptions in the French capital and surrounding suburbs this summer due to planned major infrastructure works. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the RER train, metro, Transilien and tram services in July and August and h»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is using “crude lies” to justify Washington’s continued pressure on Cuba, the island nation’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, has said following the latest round of American sanctions. The US Department of State announced restrictions against the Cuban »»»

At least one person has been killed and 11 others wounded after a gunman went on a shooting spree in Midland, Texas, Mayor Lori Blong said in a press briefing on Friday. “We do have 11 known victims at this time,” she said. “There’s at least one victim that is dead on the scene.” The police have co»»»

LONDON: International Cricket Council chief executive Sanjog Gupta, insists the Women’s T20 World Cup can “co-exist” with the football World Cup. England opened the cricket showpiece on home soil with an 87-run rout of Sri Lanka on Friday in front of 14,865 fans at Edgbaston. England’s female footb»»»

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and sparked a fire at a sea terminal in the southern Russian port of Temryuk, in the Krasnodar region, governor Veniamin Kondratiev said on Saturday on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine’s military and the SBU security service said that Ukrainian »»»

Dubai: Kuwaiti authorities have arrested five Bangladeshi nationals accused of operating a forgery network that produced and distributed counterfeit government stamps, in a case officials said targeted expatriates and businesses seeking official document verification. The Ministry of Interior said »»»

Former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a rare and unusually self-critical assessment of Fidesz’s election defeat at the party’s 32nd congress in Budapest on Saturday, accepting responsibility for what he described as strategic mistakes and announcing a major organisational overhaul of the par»»»

Eng. Karim Badawy, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, will inaugurate tomorrow (Tuesday) the work of the Egypt Mining Forum (EMF) in its third edition, which will be held over two days in Cairo, with an expanded international presence of high-level officials, leaders of the mining industr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has signed the implementation contract for its pavilion at the International Horticultural Expo 2027 Yokohama, marking the beginning of the implementation phase of its participation in this major international event, which will be hosted by Japan from March 19 to Sep»»»

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of a US–Iran peace deal within the next 24 hours. Other statements:Technical-level talks are planned for next week after the signingPakistan praised the US and Iran for their commitment to the talks in IslamabadShar»»»

Buraidah: The Buraidah Summer Festival, part of the Qassim Summer Season, will begin June 25 at King Abdullah National Park. Running for 60 days, the festival will feature more than 100 entertainment, cultural and tourism activities for all age groups, offering a wide range of experiences for visit»»»

Share: Foreign Minister Youssef Rjei affirmed that Lebanon is capable of resolving the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons even without the fall of the Iranian regime; however, this requires making appropriate decisions with the support of the international community. In an exclusive interview with the Fr»»»

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 10,725 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulation. A total of 5,899 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,084 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 1,742 for labor-related issue»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will promote its expanding date industry as guest of honor at the Fancy Food Show in New York City later this month. The exhibition is held twice a year and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, making it one of the largest of its kind in North America. The Kingdom will b»»»

Doha, Qatar: UK Maritime Trade Operations issued a warning stating that it had received a report of a tanker being struck by an unknown projectile in the port bow. It said that the incident was reported 6 nautical miles east of Oman. The agency added that the crew is safe, with no reports of enviro»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has mediated between Iran and the United States to end their war, said on Saturday, a peace deal would "likely" be finalised within 24 hours. "We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely exp»»»

Le Mans, France: History will be made later today when Team Qatar takes the start of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for the first time. Representing Qatar on the international stage, the team’s three drivers — Abdulla Al-Khelaifi, Julian Hanses and Giuliano Alesi — will race twice ar»»»

Egypt’s 4th National Youth conference kicked off 24, 25 July in the coastal city of Alexandria at Alexandrina Bibliotheca. The conference was attended by President Abd el Fattah el Sisi in the attendance of 1300 Egyptian youth, beside representatives of business associations, young secretaries of p»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian forces are maintaining a strategic advantage and are moving forward, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. The president convened a meeting on Saturday regarding the development of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kher»»»

June 13 : ‌Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ​Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran ‌have ‌agreed ​to a ‌framework ⁠for ​a peace deal ⁠that would end the months-long conflict in the ⁠Middle East, ‌with ‌a ​final ‌text ‌of the deal reached. Pakistan is now preparing for ‌an electron»»»

DUBAI: A major football exhibition has opened in Mexico City, bringing together some of the most iconic objects in the history of the sport as part of the Qatar Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Culture. “Objects of Glory: Iconic Moments in the History of Football” opened at Museo Jumex on June 10 and»»»

Dubai: Long before the heat sets in, Al Qudra Cycling Track was already alive. Jerseys in various colours lined the desert edges. Bikes clicked into place. Flags were raised. And slowly, what is usually a quiet stretch of road became something else entirely, a Filipino village on wheels. By the tim»»»

A Hungarian lorry driver has died in a devastating motorway accident in Czechia after his vehicle collided with a Romanian-registered truck and both vehicles burst into flames. The fatal crash occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on the D2 motorway near Brno, one of the country’s major t»»»

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Europe on Saturday to participate in the Group of Seven Summit, where India is expected to call for unrestricted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz following US attacks on vessels carrying Indian seafarers. Modi will be visiting France and S»»»

DUBAI: Funeral for Iran's ​late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July ‌4 and ‌conclude with ​his ‌burial ⁠in ​the northeastern ⁠city of Mashhad on July 9, state media reported ⁠on Saturday. Khamenei, ‌was ‌killed ​in ‌Israeli and ‌U.S. strikes on Iran in February. His death ‌mark»»»

As the founder of ADM Society, Ali saw something missing in Abu Dhabi’s automotive scene. While enthusiasts had a passion for cars, there was no platform that truly brought people together beyond horsepower and performance figures. “I felt like we needed more of that in the capital,” Ali expressed.»»»

Stockholm: Sweden said Saturday it had scrambled two pairs of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets a day earlier to intercept two Russian combat aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea near its airspace. The two incidents occurred Friday in the southern and northern parts of the Baltic Sea. NATO fighter jets als»»»

Kansas City: England's World Cup preparations have been hit by the theft of equipment ahead of the squad's arrival at their Kansas City training base on Saturday. Balls and boots are reportedly among items stolen after vehicles transferring equipment to the team's Swope Soccer Village base were bro»»»

Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire. That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion-dollar mark was reserved for measures like the GDP (or staggering debt ) of a handful »»»

New Delhi: Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country's remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. "The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat", a city in A»»»

An evening of inspiration, recognition and celebration unfolded at Dubai's Museum of the Future yesterday as Excellence Awards 2026 honoured 35 exceptional leaders and organisations whose work is transforming industries and advancing women's progress across the UAE. Against a backdrop of entertainm»»»

An Iran-linked hacker group called Handala claimed to have breached FBI drones and threatened to target the 2026 World Cup, monitoring group SITE said Friday. An Iran-linked hacker group claims to have breached FBI drones and has threatened to target the World Cup that kicked off this week, a monit»»»

The leader of the Tren de Aragua gang Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, for whom the US government had offered a reward of up to $5 million, was killed during a joint operation with the United States in southern Venezuela, the two countries announced on Friday. US President Donald Trump said Frid»»»

Dubai: The UAE will remain committed to safeguarding the security and stability of the Arabian Gulf, viewing both as essential foundations for shared prosperity in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, said on Saturday. In a post o»»»

The commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters said the world will soon witness the triumph of Iran and the victory of resistance over aggressors. Major General Ali Abdollahi issued a message on Saturday marking the first anniversary of the martyrdom of his predecessor Major General G»»»

DUBAI: England’s World Cup Squad said their training equipment was stolen before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday. The Football Association said balls and boots were among the items which were stolen after vehicles transferring equipment to their Swope Soccer Village base in Kansas City wer»»»

DUBAI: Dubai Basketball have etched their names into sporting history, defeating Partizan 83-81 in Game 4 of the finals to become the 2025/26 ABA League champions. In just their second season, Dubai Basketball has achieved what many thought impossible in such a short time, becoming the first team r»»»

RIYADH: The recent decision to shift the Esports World Cup from Riyadh to Paris after two successful events in Saudi Arabia’s capital has sparked discussion across the esports industry, with many wondering what the move means for the future of the competition. The move comes amid a year of disrupti»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Frozen Iranian assets will be released after a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is signed, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday. "Iran's frozen assets will be released under the memorandum, which is to be signed. Regarding compensat»»»

STOCKHOLM: Sweden said Saturday it had scrambled two pairs of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets a day earlier to intercept two Russian combat aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea near its airspace.The two incidents occurred Friday in the southern and northern parts of the Baltic Sea. NATO fighter jets also»»»

DAKAR: The meetings have become routine. Every few months, jihadists in Mali affiliated with Al-Qaeda summon the men of Poutchi to a mud-brick mosque to collect tax on their crops and cattle, and later distribute food, medicine and animals to the poor. Five years ago, the same militants threatened »»»

BARCELONA: Formula ‌One leader Kimi Antonelli’s quest to recover a winner’s towel ​swiped by Kim Kardashian at the Monaco Grand Prix is over after the Mercedes driver received a replacement from Lewis Hamilton’s celebrity friend. Mercedes posted a ‌video on ‌Instagram of the ​19-year-old ‌Italian ⁠»»»

An aid convoy organized by the Vatican envoy to Lebanon that was headed for Christian villages in the country's south was stopped by the Israeli military and forced to change course, a convoy member told AFP. A number of Christian-majority villages near the border have been caught up in the fightin»»»