Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are set to meet in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly five years of full-scale war triggered by Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. Security guarantees for the warring sides »»»

Lima, Peru: Authorities in Lima, Peru intercepted an attempt to smuggle 3,000 live tarantulas aboard a flight bound for Germany, wildlife protection officials told AFP Thursday. The spiders were hidden in dirty socks contained in three suitcases carried by two Germans and a Polish citizen, accordin»»»

Congress braces for explosive vote on defense secretary's future A Republican lawmaker moved Monday to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran, setting up a potentially explosive vote in Congress days after President Donald Trump's party suffered a crushing midterm defeat. Ke»»»

Why Sara Duterte's runaway popularity defies allegations and regional disparities MANILA – In the Philippines, a mountain of evidence of unexplained wealth would not be enough to resist the Sara Duterte "wave" now, especially in Mindanao. The country’s second-biggest island, Mindanao is home to abo»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was “positive momentum” toward a deal to end the Iran war after meeting Qatar’s prime minister at the White House. He told reporters he believes the war in Iran “militarily is effectively over” and “we’re just keeping it the status quo.” He»»»

DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has described his meeting with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as positive. In a post on X, the prime minister said, “We discussed the situation in the region and ways to»»»

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang sits at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, and the spy scandal that erupted over the weekend threatens to shake the company at a time when confidence in the AI investment frenzy is already fragile. Taiwan-born Huang is regarded as the godfather of the AI econo»»»

Nvidia ⁠and ​Chief ​Executive Jensen Huang were ​sued ‌on ⁠Monday ‌in ⁠a proposed class ​action accusing ‌them of ‌defrauding ​shareholders by concealing Huang's ties ​with ​a ​suspected ​Chinese spy. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute, says »»»

France on Monday said Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind "unprecedented" cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatu»»»

The Paris prosecutor said she had opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, a shadowy cyber unit of the IRGC, the Islamic republic's ideological army, over the 'unprecedented' cyberattacks targeting French supermarkets' fridges in October. Little is known about the Shahid Kaveh unit, although anal»»»

BERLIN: Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on ‌Monday that Germany faced a test of its commitment to protecting its Jewish community as he decried the “horrifying sight” of kindergartens and synagogues ​protected by bulletproof glass and armed police. Speaking at a Munich synagogue on the anniversary o»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN on Monday accused the Houthis of forcing UN personnel detained in Yemen to make statements on camera. It condemned the militia for broadcasting footage that showed an employee of the organization’s human rights office making what officials described as a ‘visibly forced statem»»»

WASHINGTON: The White House aims to use this week’s talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials in part to persuade Moscow to agree to broader negotiations that would include key European officials on how to end nearly five years of war, US officials said. US President Donald Trump’s aides Steve Wit»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump on Monday revived baseless allegations of election fraud, reversing his initial acceptance of last week’s midterm results after Democrats swept both chambers of Congress in a crushing defeat for his Republican Party. “Does anybody really believe »»»

Gaza: The Government Media Office in Gaza Strip announced on Monday that approximately 70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced persons have been flooded due to heavy rainfall during the first twelve hours of an active low-pressure weather affecting the enclave. In a statement, the of»»»

Damascus, Nov. 9 (SANA) Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi renewed his country’s readiness to stand with Syria with all its capabilities in the reconstruction process and in protecting its security, stability and sovereignty. In a post on X on Monday, Safadi»»»

NEW YORK CITY: When American voters went to the polls in the midterm elections last week, more than twice as many of them wanted Washington to shield them from rising prices, compared with those who wanted to see US military goals fully met in Iran, according to a survey completed the night before »»»

LONDON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump did not wait for Israel’s coalition negotiations to end before demanding movement on Gaza. In a phone call on Thursday, Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s caretaker prime minister, that he wanted Israel to begin implementing the next stage of his Gaza pe»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was “positive momentum” toward a deal to end the Iran war after meeting Qatar’s prime minister at the White House. Trump added in a post on Truth Social that a resumption of US military strikes on Iran was “quite unlikely,” saying that Gulf»»»

Tunis: The General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers strongly condemned the ongoing hostile practices by Houthi group against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as their recent attempts to target civilian and economic facilities in the Kingdom. In a statement issued on Monday,»»»

New York: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations (UN) HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees HE Dr. Barham Salih, at the Permanent Mission headquarters in New York. The meeting reviewed the strategic partnership »»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said he believed Iran and the United States wanted to negotiate, but called for a "concrete deal" to prevent another escalation. He also said Cairo was still "counting" on US President Donald Trump to "move forward" with the s»»»

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that artificial intelligence should be banned wherever it poses a risk to the mental health of children. Macron, who is also pushing for a ban on certain social networks for those under 15, said: “If there is a risk for children with certain us»»»

According to Al Jazeera, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and US President HE Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House.»»»

Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie moved on Monday to force a vote in the House of Representatives to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, putting pressure on his fellow Republicans to decide whether to remove one of the Trump administration’s most prominent figures following the party's cr»»»

AMMAN — Jordanian technology companies are increasingly well positioned to develop competitive artificial intelligence (AI) products and services and expand into regional markets, industry representatives said, highlighting the importance of innovation, skilled human resources and intellectual prop»»»

AMMAN — Jordan and Syria on Monday signed 11 cooperation agreements, covering transport, investment, agriculture, water, civil aviation, education, food security, public administration, environmental protection and youth.The signing took place at the conclusion of the third session of the Syrian-Jo»»»

Pawan Kalyan and Anna Konidala prioritize children after mutual separation Dubai: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan and his wife, Anna Konidala, have announced their decision to part ways after 13 years of marriage, saying they will continue to remain friends and devoted p»»»

Áron Orbán, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, was among four people arrested in a suspected human-smuggling and corruption case involving more than 100 Vietnamese nationals. Photographs published by HVG on Monday evening showed him arriving at the Gyorskocsi Street detentio»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a telephone call on Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. At the beginning of the call, the Canadian prime minister expressed Canada’s condemnation of Houthi attacks against the Kingdom. He also affirmed Canada’s solidarity with the Kin»»»

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced via Telegram, “By the grace of God, our armed forces have succeeded in downing an armed reconnaissance drone—a CH-4 model belonging to the Saudi enemy—using an appropriate weapon, while it was carrying out hostile operati»»»

By Staff, Agencies French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Monday that the government would bring forward a planned minimum wage increase to December instead of January, seeking to ease mounting public anger over the cost of living amid weeks of protests and unrest. The government will»»»

On the same day that he led his Republican Party into a midterm electoral slaughter, US President Donald Trump told Fox News that he would move to Israel to “become Prime Minister” if Americans “got tired” of him. This sounds like one of those “I’m moving to Canada if I lose” things. Except that he»»»

Damascus, Nov. 9 (SANA) Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Murhaf Abu Qasra met Monday with Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Majdi al-Harasis and Director of Jordan’s General Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni. The high-level meeting took place in the presence of Chi»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan took part in an expanded session of the G7 and invited partners on artificial intelligence in Paris on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The session discussed the implications of rapid advances in technology and frontier AI models for th»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Vice Minister of Finance Abdulmuhsen Al-Khalaf met Norway’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Kjersti Tromsdal at the Ministry of Finance in Riyadh on Monday. They discussed economic and financial issues of mutual interest, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation in international developme»»»

Lompoul, Senegal: The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal rose to 39 on Monday, authorities said -- one of the country's deadliest migration tragedies in recent years. Thousands of would-be migrants have died recently trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands from west Africa. Th»»»

More than EUR 610 million has been allocated in the 2026 state budget to fund social services, Social Affairs Minister Nataliya Efremova said at the opening of the international conference "Autism Spectrum: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scientific Approaches" at St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia Univ»»»

“We unanimously approved the Public Social Insurance budget,” Labour Minister Nataliya Efremova told journalists following a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI), at which the draft budget for 2027 was discussed. “All parties represented - employer organ»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) -Strategies for the preservation and sustainable management of forest and pastoral ecosystems in the face of climate and socio-economic challenges will be the focus of a scientific day to be held in Tunis on Tuesday, November 10,...»»»

British comedian and TV star Russell Brand was Monday jailed for more than 10 years for a string of sex offences including rape, as the judge told him he had been a "sexual predator" whose fame had protected him. Brand, 51, showed no emotion as judge Joel Bennathan said he had acted with "staggerin»»»

KRAKOW: A Polish man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting spree in Krakow died in hospital on Monday, two days after he was critically wounded in a gun battle with police, authorities said. But after he had originally been linked to the far right, prosecutors said that his reasons for killing »»»

DOHA His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Paraguay HE Pedro Alliana, on the occasion of his assumption of office, wishing him success and further development and growth for the relations betwe»»»

Damascus: Israeli occupation forces opened direct live fire at several journalists while they were documenting Israeli violations in the village of Bariqa in the Quneitra countryside, with no casualties reported among them. Additionally, a person was wounded by occupation forces' gunfire during an »»»

By Staff, Agencies Chinese Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Zhai Jun has reaffirmed Beijing’s interest in strengthening relations with Tehran during talks with Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. Zhai stressed the importance of pursuing political sol»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East discussed strengthening cooperation on reconstruction projects and the rehabilitation of public service facilities during a meeting in Damascus on Monday. The talks brou»»»

Tunis, Nov. 9 (TAP) - The Tunisian Federation of Travel and Tourism Agencies (FTAV) announced on Monday the launch of a new air route between Iceland and Tunisia, starting May 21, 2027.One flight will operate every ten days between the Icelandic...»»»

By Staff, Agencies India’s largest state-owned oil refiner, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), is considering purchasing its own crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers as freight costs continue to rise amid the Middle East conflict. Owning shipping capacity would give the company greater co»»»

DAMASCUS: Advanced technology schools have opened in Damascus, Homs and Aleppo, beginning classes for the 2026 academic year under a new educational pathway to combine theoretical learning with practical training and prepare specialized personnel for modern digital and industrial sectors. The progr»»»

One United Properties enters this joint venture as a partner alongside Fortune International Group, the project’s developer. ONE and its co-investors are investing USD 43 million in the project company. The investment is made mainly through a Romania-based vehicle controlled by ONE, with ONE’s US m»»»