Mourners gather at a memorial of flowers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 29, 2022. File Photo by Jon Farina/UPI | License Photo Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A judge canceled Wednesday's hearing in the case of a former Uvalde officer after defense attorneys alleged a witness changed their testi»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is seeking a new meeting with US President Donald Trump as their officials revisited the two most problematic issues in peace talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Kyiv is under US pressure to secure peace quickly but wants security guarantees from a»»»

The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. Wright said he was speaking to US oil companies to learn what conditions would enable them to enter the South American country a»»»

“The government of Venezuela governs our country, no one else. There is no foreign agent governing Venezuela,” interim President Darcy Rodríguez said during a public event Wednesday. Photo by Rayner Pena/EPA Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez asserted that no "foreign age»»»

Head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidrous Al-Zubaidi has been expelled from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) for high treason, announced PLC Chairman Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi on Wednesday. In a decree, Al-Alimi referred Al-Zubaidi to the general prosecutor for committing high »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Israeli enemy soldiers, stationed at the newly established occupation site in Aitaroun, South Lebanon, fire mortar shell»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Zionist artillery bunkers in Beit Hillel target the vicinity of a house in Kfarkila border town, South Lebanon, with 155»»»

Damascus, Jan. 7 (SANA) Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barniyeh discussed on Wednesday with a delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development, currently visiting Syria and headed by the Fund’s CEO, Sultan bin Abdul Rahman Al-Murshid, ways to finance a number of priority projects for the Syria»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, Wednesday, discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties across various fields, in addition to exchanging assessments on regional issues of mutual concern. In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs »»»

PoliticsGermanyGermany: Local governments face financial collapseSabine KinkartzMany cities and municipalities in Germany are facing bankruptcy and no longer know how they can fulfill their responsibilities. They are blaming the federal government. https://p.dw.com/p/56TX8Municipalities lack money »»»

Security in Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, was stable on Wednesday, a senior official said, after security forces moved swiftly to deploy across the city and secure key government institutions. Jaber Mohammed, a presidential adviser and director of the office of Presidential Leadership Council memb»»»

The US has demanded that Venezuela cut economic ties with Russia, China, Iran, and Cuba if it wants to pump more oil, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the White House’s plan. US commandos abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) issued a public warning on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, advising consumers in Qatar not to use or consume specific batches of infant milk products marketed under the Nestle brand. In a post on X, the ministry said the warning relates to selected batc»»»

Ankara: The preliminary investigations into the crash of the aircraft carrying Libyan Chief of Staff General Mohammed Al Haddad revealed damage to the black box and cockpit voice recorder, said Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu on Wednesday. Uraloglu clarified that the damage to the re»»»

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Beijing next week, marking the first trip by a Canadian head of state to China in nearly a decade. Carney will visit from 13 to 17 January. He plans to discuss trade, energy, agriculture and international security with Chinese officials, his office sai»»»

Tunis, Jan 7 (TAP) - Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Brahim Bouderbala reaffirmed Tunisia’s commitment to fostering its relations with Asian countries and to forging strategic partnerships in various fields, in view of its...»»»

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is expected to convene a meeting with members of his cabinet on Friday, Jan. 9, in Tirana. According to reports, the meeting will focus on discussions regarding the government’s objectives and priorities for 2026. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Palace»»»

Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner arrive for the Medallion Ceremony honoring the recipients of the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2023. Their son Nick Reiner is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday for their alleged murders. File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI | License Photo Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Nick Reiner,»»»

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm on Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy during a protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators against a law seeking to draft them into Israel’s military. “I call for restraint to prevent the mood from bec»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Israeli artillery strikes Al-Ezzeye Hill, South Lebanon 07-01-2026 18:27 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar reporter: I»»»

The Iraqi cabinet has approved nationalizing the petroleum operations in the West Qurna 2 oil field, in accordance with the provisions of a service contract signed with Russia's Lukoil, the government said in a ‌statement. The cabinet ‌also agreed ‌to ⁠seek approvals ‌to finance operations through »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese health ministry: Israeli drone raid on Jouwayya leaves one martyr and one injury 07-01-2026 16:01 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Ma»»»

Forensic experts in the Bulgarian city of Shumen have identified and arrested a 35-year-old man who attempted to pay for a soft drink with a counterfeit 50-euro banknote, the police reported. The incident occurred on January 2, when the man entered a store and presented the 50-euro note for payment»»»

Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev should immediately declare a state of emergency in the five boroughs of Sofia which are experiencing a waste management crisis, said Boris Bonev, chair of the Save Sofia group in the Sofia Municipal Council, on Wednesday. He stressed that currently there is no normal wast»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Wednesday that it was monitoring the reports about the seizure of the Russian-flagged Marinera tanker by the US military in the North Atlantic and, given information about Russian citizens among its crew, demands that they receive dign»»»

Damascus, Jan.7 (SANA) The Syrian Government affirms that a statement released by SDF organization regarding the situation in Aleppo—particularly in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods—includes fundamental inaccuracies and descriptions that do not reflect the reality on the ground, and contr»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher discussed the humanitarian conditions arising from a variety of crises in the region, particularly in the Gaza Strip and Sudan, in the ph»»»

The Ministry of Finance has clarified that the one-month period of dual circulation of levs and euros in Bulgaria will not be extended and will officially conclude on January 31, 2026. The announcement comes in response to public speculation suggesting that amendments to the Law on the Introduction»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says European allies have not given him sound guarantees that they will protect his country in the case of a new Russian agreession. "I am asking this very question to all our partners and I have not received a clear, unambiguous answer yet," he told reporters»»»

U.S. District Judge David Novak ordered Lindsey Halligan to give an explanation of her continued use of the U.S. attorney title within seven days on Tuesday. File Photo by Al Drago/EPA Jan. 7 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's first pick to serve as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virg»»»

The general in command of Venezuela's presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, has been sacked days after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces in a raid in Caracas and taken to New York to stand trial on narco-terrorism charges. The presidential honour guard is the mili»»»

Dubai: Fresh clashes erupted in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday after hundreds — and later thousands — of civilians fled two predominantly Kurdish neighbourhoods through corridors opened by government forces, with the Syrian army launching shelling once a deadline for evacuations expir»»»

The EU should stop considering the US its main ally, the bloc’s former top diplomat Josep Borrell says, as Washington and Brussels are at loggerheads over digital policies and control over Greenland. In an interview with Spain’s Antena 3 broadcaster last week, Borrell said he “doesn’t know what mor»»»

A teenager was killed and three others were injured when a bus crashed into a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting conscription in Jerusalem on Tuesday. A disturbing video shows the bus dragging the 14-year-old victim as bystanders scream in horror as they run after the vehicle. The protesters h»»»

A spell of freezing weather bringing heavy snowfall and ice has caused transport disruption across western Europe. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at several airports, while Eurostar services and haulage have also been affected. More than 700 flights were cancelled at Schiphol Airport in Am»»»

After talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened senior security chiefs to “present the understandings reached in Washington and review intelligence efforts, attack planning, and readiness for a possible strike in Lebanon,” Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth n»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Photography Center, a Ministry of Culture-affiliate, announced that it will host the GPU Photography Exhibition 'City Speaks' in its headquarters in the Cultural Village Foundation - Katara on Friday, in cooperation with the Global Photographic Union (GPU). The exhibition com»»»

Dubai: Aircraft de-icing and runway clearing operations are underway at Paris Orly Airport as a prolonged snowstorm continues to disrupt travel across northern and western France, causing widespread delays and cancellations. Airport authorities said around 40 flights were cancelled at Orly on Wedne»»»

Wall Street's hot start to the year is cooling a bit on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 18 points, or less than 0.1%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.1»»»

Hamas officials told AFP that search operations for the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza resumed on Wednesday after a two-week pause due to bad weather. Israel has previously said it is awaiting the return of Ran Gvili's body before beginning talks on the second phase of the fragile»»»

US navy forces boarded the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera at around 12:00 GMT, after which the contact with the vessel was lost, the Russian Transport Ministry said on Wednesday. "Today around 3:00 p.m. Moscow time, in open seas outside the territorial waters of any state, US navy forces board»»»

Tunis, Jan 7 (TAP) - The stock market slipped 0.15% to 13,152 points on Wednesday, amid a modest turnover of TND 5.7 million, according to stockbroker Tunisie Valeurs.ASSAD shares advanced by 4.5% to TND 3.510, generating trading volume worth TND...»»»

Bulgaria is set for a sharp weather change on Thursday as a cold front moves across the country, bringing rain, snow, and a noticeable drop in temperatures. According to forecaster Kalin Petrov on the NIMH website, the day will be mostly cloudy with continued precipitation, which could be heavy in »»»

Washington: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that Washington will control sales of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely," a day after President Donald Trump announced Venezuela's interim leaders had agreed to US-managed marketing of 30-50 million barrels of crude. "We're going to market the »»»

TradeUnited States of AmericaWhat US's $3B deal with Venezuela means for world oil tradeNik MartinUS President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Ira»»»

Monsignor Rumen Stanev is the new Catholic bishop of the Sofia-Plovdiv diocese, Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Luciano Suriani, representative of the Pope in Bulgaria, said on Wednesday during a prayer service in the Cathedral of St Louis in Plovdiv. Stanev has been Auxiliary Bishop and Diocesan Admini»»»

Sharjah Cooperative has launched its internal radio station — the first cooperative radio of its kind in the UAE — in a move aimed at strengthening institutional communication and modernising corporate engagement. The station was inaugurated during an official ceremony on Wednesday at Rahmania Mall»»»

The Warner Bros. Discovery board announced Wednesday that it unanimously believes the Netflix offer is superior to the one offered by Paramount Skydance. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The board of directors at Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday that it unanimo»»»

Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China addresses attendees on behalf of Xi Jinping, President of China on day one of the BRICS summit at Sandton Convention Center in August 2023. China is opening an anti-dumping investigation into Japan over a key chemical used in manuf»»»