Istanbul: Turkiye on Saturday formally declared a ban on the use of social media for under-15s, scheduled to come into effect on November 1. It has joined a growing number of countries legislating to protect children and teenagers from the harmful effects of online platforms. The official state jou»»»

In this edition of Access Asia, we find out why multiple protests have broken out in India after an investigation by The Indian Express raised concerns about the integrity of the country's Election Commission. Journalist Faye D'Souza joins us to unpack how Narendra Modi's government is facing mount»»»

For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with cancers and other diseases caused by exposure. As the EU prepares to vote on a package that would end regular safety reviews of most pesticides, victims, doctors and scientists wa»»»

The Military Police is interrogating two individuals who were arrested last Sunday at the Internal Security Forces checkpoint in Dahr al-Baydar after a quantity of explosives was found inside their car, An-Nahar newspaper has reported. Security sources told the daily that the detainees are members »»»

Father serves as captain, mother works as flight attendant after returning to aviation Dubai: A 22-year-old Dutch pilot experienced an extraordinary family reunion thousands of feet above the ground when she discovered that both her parents had been assigned to work on the same flight, without any »»»

Crowd reaction mixed as Prince Harry attends Leicester rugby game London: Britain's Prince Harry was booed by a section of the crowd as he watched Leicester play Gloucester in an English Prem rugby match on Friday. Harry has long been a keen rugby fan and was in attendance with Andrea Pinchen, the »»»

U.S. President Donald Trump has officially revoked a decades-old U.S. aviation ban on Lebanon, paving the way for direct flights between the two countries. President Joseph Aoun welcomed the move in a statement, considering that "this decision is an indicator of confidence in the measures taken by »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Saudi Aggression Escalates Across Yemen: Strikes Target Saada, Hajjah, and Al-Hudaydah Amid Rising Tensions 10-10-2026 12:11 PM Smoke rises»»»

The new season offers residents plenty of reasons to spend a day outdoors Dubai: The aroma of freshly brewed coffee and baked cookies, the buzz of shoppers browsing independent brands, and the sound of children’s giggles and live entertainment set the scene as The Ripe Market returned to Dubai Poli»»»

Lebanon said an Israeli attack wounded six people as Israel said it targeted a "Syrian terrorist" who planned anti-Israel attacks under Iranian instructions. "The Israeli attack near the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali in the Hermel district led to six wounded, including five Syrian nationals, two of t»»»

Mataking, Malaysia: The palm-sized green turtle hatchling flailing through the sand on a Malaysian island may seem vulnerable, but its species has emerged as a symbol of hope for wildlife conservation. Green turtles have made the rare jump from endangered to "least concern" in global conservation r»»»

Macron defends ambitious EU budget against German-led austerity push Brussels: Daggers have been drawn over the European Union's next seven-year budget, with Germany and France at loggerheads over whether Brussels should make deep cuts in a battle increasingly expected to overshoot the end of the y»»»

BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s tolerance for dissent appears to be narrowing as criticism of the group grows in the aftermath of its latest devastating war with Israel — increasingly from within the very communities that have traditionally formed its support base. That intolerance recently turned 37-year-old »»»

Election fairness questioned as protests grow against voter list revision in India New Delhi: India's youth “Cockroach” movement was set to hold fresh protests in the capital New Delhi on Saturday, intensifying a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fueled anger at»»»

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to accelerate the shift from long-term psychiatric hospital care to community-based services that respect people's rights, needs and choices. In a statement issued ahead of World Mental Health Day, the WHO announced a new guide to »»»

Ministry Undersecretary says AI should accelerate teaching without replacing educators Abu Dhabi: Artificial intelligence cannot replace teachers, students' ability to think independently or their interactions with classmates, a senior UAE education official has said, stressing that technology shou»»»

US President Donald Trump has officially lifted decades-old restrictions on flights to and from Lebanon, in a move that removes one of the biggest legal obstacles to resuming direct flights between the two countries. A presidential memorandum, signed by Trump on September 30 and published in the US»»»

PANAMA CITY: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging homes, cutting power, halting flights and sending residents into the streets, while triggering ​more than a dozen aftershocks. The USGeological Survey said the earthquake struck at a depth of 7.8 miles and that some »»»

Resident born in UAE argued deportation would cause harm to family and their stability Ajman: The UAE's Federal Supreme Court has overturned an appeal court ruling ordering the deportation of a resident convicted of consuming psychotropic and harmful substances, ruling that deportation cannot legal»»»

KHARTOUM: Abdul Wahid Nour, the head of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Army, rejected the participation of the army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti”, in any future government in their military capacities, stipulating »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Aggression Continues in South Lebanon 10-10-2026 10:22 AM The Israeli enemy continued its attacks on southern Lebanon on Saturday, »»»

Saudi coalition hits 136 Houthi targets as Trump announces Russian diesel deal Dubai: The Saudi-led coalition says it has destroyed 136 Houthi military targets in Yemen as regional tensions escalate following deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia. The UAE has condemned attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid Inte»»»

NCM warns motorists of poor visibility, with fog potentially lasting hours after dawn Abu Dhabi: The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned of fog forming across parts of the country in the coming days, with visibility expected to deteriorate sharply and potentially fall to zero in s»»»

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical set for UAE debut at Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi is set to welcome one of the most celebrated musicals in theatre history as The Phantom of the Opera makes its debut in the emirate at Etihad Arena on Yas Island from March 10 to 28, 2027. The production will give audi»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Police in Brazil on Friday rescued 13 children who had been taken hostage in their kindergarten and killed the assailant who threatened to set fire to the building, officials said. The incident took place in the southern city of Curitiba. "We successfully neutralized this pe»»»

Record edition draws more than 47,000 visitors and 2,580 exhibitors from 92 countries Abu Dhabi has concluded the largest edition in the history of Global Food Week, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the P»»»

Saudi coalition hits 136 Houthi targets as Trump announces Russian diesel deal Dubai: The Saudi-led coalition says it has destroyed 136 Houthi military targets in Yemen as regional tensions escalate following deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia. The UAE has condemned attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid Inte»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli artillery shelling targets the vicinity of the towns of Hadatha and Baraachit, as well as the Salouqi and Al-Hujair valleys in sout»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe West Bank: Israeli occupation forces detain a Palestinian while storming the town of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem 10-10-2026 08:5»»»

LIMA: The message was clear as US Vice President JD Vance shook hands in his native Ohio with a woman wearing a “Vance 2028” cap — at least from his supporter’s perspective. Donald Trump’s deputy has yet to declare that he will run for the White House in two years’ time. But what was supposed to be»»»

GULF BREEZE, Florida: Isaias crashed into the US Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season made landfall»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Saba News Agency: 3 civilians injured in six airstrikes carried out by Saudi aircraft on Abs District in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah Govern»»»

The 2027 budget will show in what ways the new government's direction differs from that of the previous administration, and it will also demonstrate the priorities of the Tisza government, the Prime Minister said on Friday at a press conference in Budapest. Péter Magyar also reported that next year»»»

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: Every day, Gazan mother Niyaha al-Masri spends six exhausting hours or more queueing at a community kitchen in the hope of getting some food for her family. It has been a year since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was supposed to allow food to flood into th»»»

Drones, barricades, and metro closures mark Delhi's response to CJP protest New Delhi: Delhi Police detained around 500 people ahead of a planned protest against the Election Commission of India on Saturday. Nearly 50 people with criminal antecedents were also apprehended as part of preventive secu»»»

Police in Lansing, Michigan, are investigating whether a serial killer is responsible for the deaths of five men found along a short stretch of a river trail in the city over the past year. The victims, aged between 22 and 70, were all believed to be homeless. Their bodies were discovered along a 1»»»

Houthi attacks spark Saudi retaliation targeting key military assets The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday it destroyed more than 100 military targets in a "large-scale operation" against the Iran-backed group. The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally re»»»

Germany has appointed its first far-right speaker of a regional parliament since the Second World War, after Tobias Rausch of Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany, AfD) was elected in Saxony-Anhalt. His deputy is the AfD’s Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, who admires Russia’s Vladimir Put»»»

British sailors are drilling to fend off potential drone attacks against £4 billion ($5.3 billion) Vanguard-class subs using fire hoses as the only onboard “air defense weapon,” The Sun has reported. The hoses, known as “center fed reels” are placed on submarine decks as a precaution when the vesse»»»

French student unions ​vowed on Friday to keep up the fight even as the government registered a "marked slowdown" in a protest movement that has rattled the country for over a week. The UN human rights agency called for de-escalation, voicing concern over violent clashes with police that have cause»»»

Convective clouds to bring rains from Monday to Wednesday, particularly in eastern areas Abu Dhabi: Temperatures across the UAE are expected to reach 43°C on Saturday, October 10, with humid conditions, possible fog and a chance of rain in the coming days, according to the National Centre of Meteor»»»

iD Fresh expects minimal change, while Al Ain Farms has cut added sugars by 10-20% Dubai: UAE food manufacturers say they can meet new limits on sodium, sugar and fat in packaged foods, though some warn of higher costs. Two of the country’s packaged food producers, iD Fresh Food and Al Ain Farms, t»»»

WASHINGTON: Top Democrats accused President Donald Trump of betraying Ukraine, European allies and US national security after he announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to obtain diesel, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the move as a weak decision that could pro»»»

Children may forget school milestones, but they will remember who stood beside them Children may not remember every lesson we teach them, but they will always remember how it felt to have us by their side when it mattered. There is something profoundly powerful about being present. In a world that »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of conspiring ​along with former FBI Director James Comey and others to rig that year’s election by linking his campaign to Russia. »»»

PANAMA CITY: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands ​into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit at a depth of 12.6 km (7.8 miles), with an epic»»»

LONDON: The ceasefire in Gaza exists “in name only,” more than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations warned on Friday. A year after the agreement took effect, Palestinians continued to face Israeli attacks, widespread hunger and a devastated healthcare system, they said. In a joint statem»»»

Pope Leo is tapping into public fears of artificial intelligence to distract people from the Catholic Church’s latent child sex abuse scandals, Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has claimed. The gay US tech billionaire also accused former President Barack Obama of exploiting opposition to AI for poli»»»

LONDON: Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary on Friday banned a contentious Protestant parade through a mostly Irish nationalist and Catholic district after a nearly two-week standoff. The Parades Commission, Northern Ireland’s independent body regulating contentious processions, had authorized 35 »»»

National security threat: US pushback on renewables in favour of costly, aging alternative WASHINGTON: US Rep. Dave Min (D‑California) used a House oversight hearing recently to argue that the United States should be “leading” the global renewable‑energy drive, instead of deliberately losing out to»»»