For the first time since the beginning of the mobilisation, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet student representatives as the government prepares for tomorrow's mobilisation. Luke Shrago has more. »»»

Nearly five years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba sees no end in sight. Ukraine’s former foreign minister (2020-24), he steered Kyiv’s diplomacy for more than two years of the war, mainly during US President Joe Biden’s administration. Now a senior fellow at Harvard’s Be»»»

Athens may feel betrayed, and Tel Aviv threatened, but Ankara must be celebrating a major triumph—one that paves the way for its expanded influence in the Eastern Mediterranean. On 20 October, eastern Libya’s parliament ratified a maritime boundary delimitation deal that Türkiye and authorities in »»»

Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, writes for Al Majalla. Increasing geopolitical uncertainty, rising demand driven in part by new unconventional sources such as artificial intelligence, technological transformation, and the need to address climate change are r»»»

PALANGKARAYA: Hundreds of students protested late Friday in Indonesia’s Palangkaraya, demanding the government do more to tackle a wildfire crisis that has shrouded their city and the wider region in toxic haze for months. The students, many wearing surgical masks, gathered under an eerily orange s»»»

“We'll take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran. We'll do a little stopover,” President Donald Trump said, adding that one US ship could stop “about 50 yards off the coast” before Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sent in to “finish up the deal.” The threat comes as the US maintains its illegal »»»

Russian companies can export up to 500,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets in October while fully supplying the domestic market, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. The first three tankers carrying Russian diesel are already heading toward the Atlantic, he added.On October 9, »»»

WASHINGTON: Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond, US national intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned on Friday. In a memo sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Clayton said that “we have received intelligence that Iran has substantially i»»»

At least seven people have been killed and some 34 others wounded in a terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan. The authorities have described the suspects as “extremists” who fled the scene and are still on the loose. The slaughter unfolded on Friday afternoon in the village of Hmoud»»»

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk blasted Ukraine’s elites for enriching themselves on hundreds of billions in Western aid while ordinary Ukrainians face forced mobilization raids. “The former have grown very rich off the hundreds of billions flowing to Ukraine, while the latter’s children are conscripted to di»»»

Airlines cancel UAE-Saudi flights; passengers advised to check schedules Travellers flying from the UAE should check with their airlines before heading to the airport, as cancellations and schedule changes affect routes to Saudi Arabia and other destinations. Etihad Airways has cancelled Abu Dhabi »»»

EXCLUSIVEDubai Police offers jobs to father and aunt, continuing nearly 50 years of family support Dubai: Dubai Police has offered jobs to the husband and younger sister of a former employee who died following the birth of her twin sons, extending nearly five decades of support to a family whose ti»»»

Saturday is a day of election silence, or the day of reflection. Under the Election Code, campaigning is prohibited during the 24 hours preceding election day and on election day itself. On Sunday, voting begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m., but may continue until no later than 9:00 p.m. if t»»»

NEW YORK: Syria has called on the international community to protect its sovereignty against Israeli attacks, saying the country is committed to meeting its international obligations and rebuilding trust after decades of rule by the ousted regime. Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nati»»»

EXCLUSIVEWoman, 36, died after childbirth following 12-year wait to become a mother Dubai: Dubai Police has offered jobs to the husband and younger sister of a former employee who died following the birth of her twin sons, extending nearly five decades of support to a family whose ties with the for»»»

JERUSALEM: Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks against candidates, sometimes crossing red lines. Fuelled in part by a boom in AI-generated images flooding social media, candidates and activists are seeking t»»»

GENEVA, Switzerland: The UN said on Friday it had documented more than 300 deaths from drone attacks in Sudan this month as it condemned the deadly escalation. It called for the international community to bear down on the influx of drones into Sudan’s civil war, particularly those causing civilian »»»

HAVANA: Cuba on Friday mocked what it called US “desperation” after Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change to establish discreet ties with the CIA, as President Donald Trump renewed suggestions of possible US military intervention on the communist-run island. “Now the »»»

NEW YORK: Syria has called on the international community to protect its sovereignty against Israeli attacks, saying the country is committed to meeting its international obligations and rebuilding trust after decades of rule by the ousted regime. Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nati»»»

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has appeared in a London court on two additional sex offense charges, British media reported on Friday.The 69-year-old faces a total of 17 charges involving nine women, including allegations of rape and sexual assault. The alleged offenses span more than three dec»»»

Sharjah records 11 turning-related crashes and 54 injury-causing accidents in 2025 Sharjah: Sharjah Police have released CCTV footage showing a collision between two sedans at a busy intersection, warning motorists that illegal turns and failure to follow lane discipline can lead to serious acciden»»»

Convective clouds may bring rain north and east through Wednesday, with fog also possible. Abu Dhabi: Convective clouds could bring rainfall to parts of the UAE from Saturday through Wednesday, while strong winds may stir up dust and fog could develop overnight, according to the National Centre of »»»

Bookings require up to Dh1.02 million, enough to cover starting price of other sports cars Dubai: Reserving Tesla’s new Roadster in the UAE can require more money than the advertised purchase price of a Porsche 911 GT3 or a high-performance electric Taycan. Buyers would still have to pay the balanc»»»

European and Asian flights return to Dubai for winter getaways Dubai: Planning a winter getaway or a family trip during the December holidays? More flight options are opening up for UAE travellers as airlines restore services to Dubai International Airport (DXB), including routes to Europe, the Phi»»»

Budapest: A Hungarian court on Friday ordered the detention of Gyorgy Matolcsy, former governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), on suspected economic fraud and private document forgery. The Buda Central District Court ordered Matolcsy to be held for one month, Anna Madarasi, spokesperson for»»»

Daylight shifts as UK returns to Greenwich Mean Time on October 25 The UK will switch back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on Sunday, October 25, as clocks go back by one hour, marking the end of British Summer Time (BST). At 2am on Sunday, clocks will move back to 1am, giving people an extra hour in »»»

RIYADH: Coalition forces backing Yemen’s legitimate government said on Saturday they shot down a ballistic missile and intercepted a drone aimed at Saudi Arabia, amid an intensifying campaign of cross-border attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. Shortly past 4 a.m., the Saudi Civil Defense sou»»»

WASHINGTON: A police officer in Mississippi who fatally shot a 1-year-old Black child in a Walmart parking lot in June and the interim police chief in the city where the shooting took place have resigned, local officials said on Friday. Hunter Foster, the officer who shot the child, resigned from t»»»

TAIPEI: Typhoon Champi ‌swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing ​power, as it continues to weaken and head north toward the Chinese coast. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi is»»»

RIYADH: Coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday it had downed a drone, as the Iran-backed group carries out daily attacks on the kingdom. “A drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Province,” said Turki Al-Maliki in a post on X, the spokesman for the Saudi-led Coalitio»»»

Independent learning begins when adults guide, question and know when to step back The greatest gift we can give children is not the ability to know all the answers, but the confidence to find their own. We need to start developing independent learners much earlier than we do. Too often, independen»»»

Washington: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a blood biomarker approach that may help assess traumatic brain injuries and detect damage not visible on initial scans. Published in the journal Neurosurgery, the study examined two proteins, GFAP and UCH-L1,»»»

Singapore: Singapore expanded its investigation on Friday regarding the Indonesia fires that have blanketed the region in toxic haze into 10 locally-based firms. The city-state has beefed up measures to combat the months-long blazes and had vowed legal action against companies responsible for the f»»»

Anduril Industries CEO Palmer Luckey is working to clone and genetically engineer dogs for the American military, in a venture backed by the CIA and a biotech billionaire who plans on resurrecting prehistoric creatures. Texas-based startup Warhound unveiled the project on Thursday, announcing $200 »»»

New Delhi: At least eight people, including some women, died and many others were injured when a series of powerful blasts ripped apart the house where firecrackers were stored in India's eastern state of Bihar on Friday evening, local police confirmed. Multiple explosions reportedly continued for »»»

WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses known as Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. Washington has long accused Confucius Institutes of being Chinese propaganda »»»

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the UN nuclear agency said Friday that he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the UN General Assembly that this will be driven by electrification, data centers po»»»

Washington: A 10-year study of 108 adults with stage 3 chronic kidney disease found that a fruit-and-vegetable diet may reduce hospital admissions and dialysis needs. The diet group recorded 14 hospital admissions, 20 emergency visits and four dialysis cases, compared with 64, 88 and 16, respective»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump’s administration lifted some tariffs on Canadian imports Friday, two weeks ahead of midterm elections, after a vulnerable Republican candidate said she’d lobbied for the change. The easing of tariffs will apply to products including “plywood sheets,»»»

Paris, France: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday it overturned a four-year doping ban imposed on Japanese Tokyo Olympics silver medallist race walker Koki Ikeda. Ikeda was banned in 2025 after abnormalities were found in his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) that indicated blo»»»

PARIS: Algeria has instructed urea producers to stop exporting the fertilizer to France in an intensification of trade curbs that have followed a diplomatic rift between Algeria and its former colonial ruler, according to diplomats and industry sources. Ties between Paris and Algiers, which have be»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a blockade of the occupied West Bank in the aftermath of a deadly shootout between IDF troops and two suspected Palestinian gunmen at a security checkpoint. The incident unfolded on Friday in the southern West Bank at the temporary checkpoint at»»»

FORT MYERS, Florida: President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that US warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. Trump fi»»»

DOHA Qatar has provided 15 buses and a consignment of security equipment to the Republic of Senegal to support preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which run from October 31 to November 13 and mark the first time an Olympic event hasbeen held on African soil. The initiative reflects»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s top diplomat said Friday the time had come to reunify Libya’s rival eastern and western administrations, hinting at an announcement on the issue in the near future. Turkiye strongly backed the UN-recognized government in Tripoli during Libya’s years of conflict, but ties with au»»»

The campaign for the October 25 Bulgarian presidential election officially ended at 00:00 hrs on October 24, in accordance with the timetable adopted by the Central Election Commission. October 24 (Saturday) is a day of reflection, during which election campaigning and the publication of projection»»»

Kinshasa: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo administered the first vaccine doses on Friday in a major clinical trial aimed at halting the country's largest recorded outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain. The Phase 2/3 trial, known as Tumaini, was launched in Bunia, »»»

ISTANBUL: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt and Pakistan on Friday described the Israeli occupation as “the main source of instability in the Middle East and beyond.” They called for the urgent implementation of a two-state solution to the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the intensificat»»»

DOHA The Years of Culture initiative announced Qatar's cultural partners through 2030. Building on the previously announced partnerships with Egypt and Greece for 2027, upcoming Years of Culture will be celebrated with Italy (2028), the Netherlands and Switzerland (2029), and Portugal and Spain (20»»»

New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizen A Syracuse, New York, woman who says she only recently learned she wasn’t born in the US has been charged with voting illegally, one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts»»»