Doha, Qatar: Hamad, Ruwais and Doha ports showcased strong growth in 2025 reinforcing its vital role in driving national economic development after registering a steep rise in handling of cargoes, containers, RORO and building material volumes compared to same period in the previous year. “The tota»»»

Dubai: Police on Monday morning arrested retired Air Force Major General Romeo Poquiz at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over charges of inciting to sedition linked to his calls for the military to withdraw support from the administration. The former general, a vocal critic of Preside»»»

Britain’s Fletcher and Qatar’s Haidan also claim victories in Grand Prix events as first Tour of H H The Father Amir’s Prix wraps up Doha, Qatar: Britain’s Harry Charles wrapped up the opening Tour of the inaugural H H The Father Amir’s Prix by clinching the CSI4* 1.55m Jump-Off Grand Prix with a s»»»

United States President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Jan. 5 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump threatened military action against Colombia's government and said Cuba was on the precipice of falling »»»

US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, of a "big price" to pay if she refuses to cooperate with the US, following the dramatic capture of Nicolas Maduro. The Trump administration stated it is willing to work with Maduro's remaining government, pro»»»

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Thirty-two Cubans were killed in combat or bombings during the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Cuban government announced. "As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sisterly Bolivarian Republi»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of producing cocaine and didn't rule out an attack on the country. “Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing i»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - Venezuela invites the US government to work together on a cooperation program focused on development, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said following a government meeting. "We invite the US government to work together on a cooperation agenda focused on shared development within »»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai jumped sharply on Monday morning, extending an early-year rally as investors moved decisively toward safe-haven assets following a sudden escalation in global geopolitical risk. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The price of 24-karat gold rose»»»

Venezuela's ousted President Nicolas Maduro was on Saturday being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center after being indicted in New York on drugs and weapons charges, which he denies.  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail Saturday, hours after American special »»»

US authorities on Saturday unsealed an indictment accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife of running a corrupt government that trafficked thousands of tons of cocaine into the US, following their capture in a dramatic military operation. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the accusati»»»

President Donald Trump insisted Sunday the United States is "in charge" of Venezuela after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro, but was also dealing with the new interim leadership in Caracas. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. This live blog is no longer being updated. »»»

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the US capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as "state terrorism" on Saturday, warning the loss of Venezuelan oil would hit Cuba’s fragile economy. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio implied that Havana could be the Trump administration's next»»»

The United Kingdom on Sunday said it joined France in overnight air strikes on an underground facility near Palmyra in Syria believed to have been used by the Islamic State group to store weapons, stressing the site was isolated and posed no risk to civilians. The British Ministry of Defence said i»»»

Eighteen years after the scandal of false African adoptions involving the French NGO Zoe's Ark, many of the Chadian victims are still fighting for compensation. FRANCE 24's Harold Girard and Fadile Bhayat report. Back in 2007, the French NGO Zoe's Ark was part of a campaign to evacuate 10»»»

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday under an independence day pardon, just a week after the start of a junta-run election widely condemned as a sham. Hundreds of prisoners walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, just a week af»»»

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, into the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. Pyongyang's pointed show of force came just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departs for a summit in China. North Korea fi»»»

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged Washington to stop "threatening" Greenland following President Donald Trump's claim that the US 'absolutely' needs the territory for national security. This came a day after the US operation in Venezuela, sparking further concerns over Trump’s»»»

Hundreds gathered in Crans-Montana on Sunday to mourn the victims of a deadly New Year’s fire at the "Le Constellation" bar, which claimed at least 40 lives and left more than 100 injured. According to authorities, nine French nationals are among the dead, all of whom have been identified. Hundreds»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

Delcy Rodríguez finds herself at the centre of Venezuela's most consequential political upheaval in a generation, thrust into the presidency after US special forces captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Yet her path forward remains clouded by conflicting signals about whether she has cut a deal wit»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on January 4 that Washington would control the direction of events in Venezuela rather than directly govern the country, seeking to clarify President Donald Trump's assertion that America would "run" the oil-rich nation following the dramatic ouster of Preside»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

Delcy Rodríguez finds herself at the centre of Venezuela's most consequential political upheaval in a generation, thrust into the presidency after US special forces captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Yet her path forward remains clouded by conflicting signals about whether she has cut a deal wit»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on January 4 that Washington would control the direction of events in Venezuela rather than directly govern the country, seeking to clarify President Donald Trump's assertion that America would "run" the oil-rich nation following the dramatic ouster of Preside»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

The dramatic events currently unfolding in Caracas, where US elite forces have captured Nicolás Maduro & his wife following military strikes, are being hailed by some as a "liberation." The American administration parading the former South American strongman in handcuffs on television has sent »»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is believed to have conducted missile and air defence exercises in Tehran and Shiraz on January 5, with videos circulating on social media showing anti-aircraft fire in the evening and skies on January 5, local Namehnews and eghtes»»»

Protests against Iran's economic crisis spread to dozens of cities on January 4 as the government imposed internet restrictions and security forces clashed with demonstrators, whilst senior officials acknowledged the regime faces a survival crisis. »»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is believed to have conducted missile and air defence exercises in Tehran and Shiraz on January 5, with videos circulating on social media showing anti-aircraft fire in the evening and skies on January 5, local Namehnews and eghtes»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is believed to have conducted missile and air defence exercises in Tehran and Shiraz on January 5, with videos circulating on social media showing anti-aircraft fire in the evening and skies on January 5, local Namehnews and eghtes»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a controversial set of amendments into law banning “LGBT propaganda.” Kazakh and international rights activists caution the amendments will institutionalise discrimination against LGBT people while giving authorities an additional tool to chill and »»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»