BERLIN, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The Verdi trade unions announced on Friday a nationwide public transport strike, bringing daily life to a halt across all 16 German states.In a statement, the unions said the strike began this morning and affected Germany's largest local transport operator, resulting in the»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Defense Secretary John Healey has ordered an internal investigation into whether US late infamous financier Jeffrey Epstein may have used Royal Air Force (RAF) bases for human trafficking, The Telegraph reported. According to the report, Healey has instructed officials to "lea»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi is scheduled to meet with US Vice President JD Vance and other US officials in Washington on Friday for talks on preventing war with Iran, the MS Now TV channel reported. Following Thursday's talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sai»»»

Alzheimer's disease researchers say they have developed a way to predict when a unimpaired person may develop dementia symptoms within three to four years through a single blood test. File Photo by EPA ST. PAUL, Minin., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A team of U.S.-based scientists say they have developed a mode»»»

As wounded anti-government protesters poured into an Iranian hospital during last month’s crackdown, a young doctor hurried to the emergency room to help treat a man in his 40s who had been shot in the head at close range. When the doctor and others tried to resuscitate the man, a group of armed, p»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the Krasnoznamenka settlement in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "Units of the Tsentr [Center] group of forces took more advantageous positions, liberated the settlement of Krasnoznamenka, the »»»

Venezuela’s interim leader on Thursday urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive sanctions and a US oil blockade, calling the nations “friends”, after Washington’s capture and ouster of Nicolas Maduro. Trump ordered the blockade in December, and US forces seized Maduro and his wife, flying t»»»

Dubai: TCL, a global leader in consumer electronics and the world’s No. 1 Mini LED TV brand, as the official Worldwide Olympic Partner, is continuing its efforts to advance performance-driven home entertainment across the UAE, reinforcing how large-screen innovation must go beyond size to deliver t»»»

Dubai Police have cautioned against a rising trend of teenagers riding motorbikes and recreational bikes inside residential neighbourhoods, particularly during the Holy Month of Ramadan and in the hours following iftar. Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operati»»»

Bulgaria’s Customs Agency seized 15,882 packs of medicines, doping substances and food supplements during Operation SHIELD VI, the agency said in a press release on Friday. The Customs Agency took part in Operation SHIELD for the sixth consecutive year. The operation was carried out between April a»»»

Caretaker Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Hristanov told the press here Friday that a tipoff was received on Thursday potentially linked to national security. He said that he has informed Prime Minister Andrey Gurov but declined to disclose details about the nature of the tipoff. Hristanov was s»»»

Israeli occupation demolished 312 Palestinian residential and agricultural structures during the first six weeks of 2026, a Palestinian rights group said Thursday. The start of 2026 has seen a “notable escalation” in Israeli demolitions and illegal settler attacks across the occupied West Bank, the»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti oil barrel went up by 22 cents to reach USD 68.70 per barrel on Thursday, compared with USD 68.48 pb the previous day, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday.In international markets, Brent crude oil price went down 10 cents to USD 70.75 pb, »»»

The United States has authorized the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, the ‌US ⁠embassy said in ⁠a post on X on Friday. It said the US embassy ⁠could further ‌restrict ‌US government employees ‌and their ‌families from travelling to certain ar»»»

Jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan said on Friday that peace-related laws were needed for a transition to democratic integration in Türkiye, in a statement read out a year after he called on his PKK to end its decades-old insurgency and disband. Ocalan's call could be taken to en»»»

World Economic Forum (WEF) chief Borge Brende has stepped down from his post over his ties to late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The name of the Davos forum CEO surfaced in the latest trove of Epstein documents released by the US authorities in late January. The fi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Four Palestinians Martyred in Two Israeli Attacks in Khan Yunis, Al-Bureij 27-02-2026 11:29 AM An Israeli airstrike early Friday killed fou»»»

At a republican meeting, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov discussed the current situation in the energy sector. He noted that construction of Kambar-Ata-1 Hydropower Plant (HPP) with a capacity of 1,860 megawatts is underway. «Once this hydropower plant is commissioned, becoming the largest en»»»

Dubai: Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has launched new alerts that will notify parents if their teenager repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm content on Instagram. Why is this happening, and why now, even though Meta has faced accusations of programming their »»»

Dubai: Luxury vehicles once linked to a high-profile case have now been transformed into more than ₱102 million in government revenue, following a series of public auctions conducted by the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC). The sales have carried out nine out of 13 seized Discaya-linked vehicles »»»

MRF - New Beginning have complained to President Iliana Iotova about caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov violating the Constitution by refusing to appear at a parliamentary hearing, Iskra Mihaylova, Deputy Floor Leader of MRF - New Beginning, told journalists in Parliament. On Thursday, the Natio»»»

Tunis, Feb 27 (TAP) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) on Thursday expressed condemnation of the ruling delivered in the case brought against the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) by the regional bar association,...»»»

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Demanding that China join negotiations on nuclear disarmament is unfair, it is not feasible at this stage, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday. On Thursday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that any agreement on limiting nuclear weapons must involv»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that he will discuss with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico the situation with Ukraine's blocking of the oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline. "We expect the President of Ukraine to fulfil his obligations towards the Europe»»»

Amina has been fighting to keep alive what's left of her humanitarian lifeline in Yemen. She feels heartbroken to see the aid group she founded years ago falling apart. "I remember how 1,600 poor families were deprived of cash because the Houthis insisted on getting a share of the money," she says.»»»

DOHA: The General Tax Authority has warned of fraudulent messages recently identified as being circulated via email and text messages, impersonating the Authority and containing suspicious links claiming tax refunds or requesting updates to personal information from taxpayers. The Authority confirm»»»

DOHA: Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company (QAMCO) Chairman of the Board of Directors Abdulrahman Ahmad Al Shaibi highlighted that QAMCO’s joint venture is ranked among the most efficient and lowest cost aluminium smelters globally while addressing shareholders at the company’s Annual General Asse»»»

DOHA: Gulf International Services (GIS) convened its Annual General Assembly Meeting for the fiscal year 2025, yesterday. Delivering the opening speech, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Thani Chairman of the Board of Directors Gulf International Services said, “The Board of Directors is pleased to reco»»»

In the past, forests around the world were cut down on a massive scale. We lost some of the world’s richest ecosystems, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports. In recent decades, the picture has become more complex. D»»»

In the past, forests around the world were cut down on a massive scale. We lost some of the world’s richest ecosystems, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports. In recent decades, the picture has become more complex. D»»»

In the past, forests around the world were cut down on a massive scale. We lost some of the world’s richest ecosystems, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports. In recent decades, the picture has become more complex. D»»»

In the past, forests around the world were cut down on a massive scale. We lost some of the world’s richest ecosystems, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports. In recent decades, the picture has become more complex. D»»»

Iran said Friday that in order to reach a deal, the United States will have to drop its "excessive demands", tempering the optimism expressed after talks seen as a last-ditch bid to avert war. The Oman-mediated talks follow repeated threats from President Donald Trump to strike Iran, and with the U»»»

Multiple explosions shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, and several other regions early Friday morning as Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged military strikes across their volatile border, accusing each other of escalating the conflict. Islamabad launched Operation Ghazab Lil Haq (“Wrath of Justice”) h»»»

In the past, forests around the world were cut down on a massive scale. We lost some of the world’s richest ecosystems, Our World in Data  (OWID) reports. In recent decades, the picture has become more complex. D»»»

An oil spill from a capsized cargo ship in the Indian Ocean is washing ashore on the pristine beaches of Thailand's most famous resort island, a lawmaker told AFP Friday. The Panama-flagged Sealloyd Arc sank off Phuket on February 7 while sailing for Chattogram in Bangladesh, Thai authorities said,»»»

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the normalization of the use of force to resolve disputes, warning that conflicts create "a human rights wasteland.” "We must not revert to violence as an organizing principle," Volker Turk said as he provided an update on rights situations around the worl»»»

As dengue surges globally, an Indian vaccine candidate has entered the final stage of testing, raising hopes for one of the world's first single-dose shots against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. Dengue, which causes severe flu-like symptoms and debilitating body aches, has exploded globally, fu»»»

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday sued five additional states to force their turnover of their unredacted voter registration lists. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has sued another five states, including three led by Republicans, for their unred»»»

This photo taken on Friday shows the trading room of Hana Bank in central Seoul, with the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index down 1 percent to close at 6,244.13. Photo by Yonhap Seoul shares closed lower Friday, snapping a six-session winning streak as investors locked in profits in techno»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) highlighted the obligations and rights of partners in commercial companies, contributing to enhanced transparency, reduced disputes, and a fair and stable business environment. In a post on its X platform, the Ministry stated that awareness of part»»»

In Kyrgyzstan, about 92 percent of schools offer hot meals. Maria Kushubakova, a sanitary doctor at the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance, reported on Birinchi Radio. According to her, in 2005, only 10 percent of schools nationwide offered meals. «»»»

Former President Rumen Radev might announce his new political project on Tuesday, March 3, coinciding with the national holiday of Bulgaria, according to Lupa.bg citing anonymous sources. The announcement is expected to take place atop Mount Shipka, symbolically signaling a challenge to other parti»»»

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Friday the navies of the Philippines, the US and Japan trained alongside each other in the South China Sea this week to ramp up cooperation among the military allies.In a statement, AFP said the training, known as»»»

Dubai: Residents across the UAE are in for a significant shift in weather conditions as a powerful cold spell sweeps through the Emirates. According to the latest NCM (National Centre of Meteorology) update, a surface low-pressure system backed by an upper-level trough and a deep cold air mass is s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation: ‘Israel’ uses water as a weapon of war in Gaza 27-02-2026 »»»

Al Gharafa were crowned 2025–2026 Men’s 3×3 Basketball Clubs League champions after topping the overall standings at the conclusion of the four rounds. The team claimed the gold medals and a financial prize of QR 120,000, reaffirming its superiority and consistency throughout the season. Al Wakrah »»»

DOHA: Townsend Manor produced a powerful late burst to claim the feature Fuwairit Cup, a Class 2 Thoroughbred Open Handicap for 3yo+ over 1100m, heading a field of 11 at Al Rayyan Racecourse on Wednesday night. The five-year-old bay gelding, owned by Al Rufaa Racing and trained by Gassim Al Ghazali»»»

BSP-United Left Floor Leader Nataliya Kiselova stated in a televised interview for NOVA TV here on Thursday that she thinks there is a crack in the prosecution office, within which there are reasonable people who would like to work in a different climate. According to her, the outcome of the Suprem»»»