As student protests converge with broader public discontent over the rising cost of living in France, Genie Godula is joined by Sébastien Vieille, national secretary of the SNALC teachers’ union. He offers an assessment of a movement confronting political uncertainty, deteriorating school infrastru»»»

JAKARTA: Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have sent toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closed schools and fueled a surge of respiratory complaints, authorities said Friday. The impact of the months-long fires has also prompted Singapore’s leader to vow legal acti»»»

DUBAI: When Abdallah Al-Dardari travelled to Riyadh in April, the Gulf was caught in the middle of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which had shut down one of the world’s most important shipping lanes, the Strait of Hormuz. Talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council during that visit produced an idea tha»»»

A teacher and at least 32 pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, authorities said. At least twenty people were injured, three of them severely. The roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Governor of the Qatar Central Bank HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani met with Chairman of Euroclear Group Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi along with the accompanying delegation, on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Wor»»»

Mansour Abbas has done nearly everything Israel asks of its Palestinian citizens. The leader of a small Arab political party condemned Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. He rarely speaks about the war in Gaza or Israel's occupation of the West Bank, instead focusing on local issues like crime. He broke a»»»

Hundreds of people gathered outside Bulgaria’s Presidency yesterday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Rumen Radev and President Iliana Yotova, protesting what organizers described as the government’s pro-Kremlin policies. The national demonstration was scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM, and m»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said Bulgaria had asked NATO for aircraft, air defense and counter-drone systems, and air patrols as attacks on vessels in the Black Sea intensify, while former prime ministers, ministers, military officers and diplomats issued an appeal urging the countr»»»

Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a "terrorist" organisation by the UK government in J»»»

EU Council President Antonio Costa on Friday warned against withdrawing support from Ukraine, maintaining that it was time instead to step up the pressure on Russia. His remarks came ahead of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow our liveblog fo»»»

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry launched coordinated police operations in Sofia, Burgas and Aytos on Friday to combat vote-buying ahead of the October 25 elections, with officers also uncovering a laboratory producing synthetic drugs at a private residence in Burgas. The operations began early in the »»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has alleged that American missiles delivered to Ukraine under his predecessor, Joe Biden, were sold on the “open market,” questioning the whereabouts of billions of dollars in US military equipment and financial assistance provided to Kiev. Trump made th»»»

The draft 2027 state budget envisages increases in a range of social benefits, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova told journalists in Varna on Friday. She said pensions will be increased in the middle of next year. All family benefits for children will rise, Efremova added, explain»»»

The Government should submit to Parliament a joint report by the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW), and the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) on rising road traffic deaths and injuries, along with urgent measures, responsible officials, and deadlines, V»»»

The American midterm elections may lack pomp, but they won’t lack drama ‘Midterms’ may lack the pomp of a presidential race, but the world will be watching closely when Americans go to the polls on November 3. We have already seen the campaigning turning up a notch in the USA with President Donald »»»

Zacharia says she had registered to take the bar exam but then moved to China Washington: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge Thursday that she had failed the bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as »»»

Shanzy Sial and Mohsin Lashari’s folk song wins fans across India Dubai: A Pakistani folk song is winning hearts across the border, with Chalre Chalre Waal attracting millions of views online and drawing comparisons with a popular Bollywood classic. The acoustic rendition by Shanzy Sial and Mohsin »»»

Bangkok, Oct. 16 (SANA) International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has called for urgent international cooperation to address mounting risks to the global economy, including rising debt, rapid advances in artificial intelligence and growing cyber threats. “What we need at th»»»

By Staff, Agencies Prospects for a trade agreement between the United States and Mexico have weakened after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick opposed significant reductions in tariffs on Mexican automobiles, steel and aluminum, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing people familiar wi»»»

There will be 11 F-16 fighter pilots by the end of the year, Major General Nikolay Rusev, Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, told journalists on Friday. He was attending a ceremonial wreath- and flower-laying event at the Monument to the Aviator in Sofia to mark Bulgarian Aviation and Air Force »»»

Bend, United States: A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, »»»

By Staff, Agencies The Deputy Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG] Major General Mostafa Izadi confirmed that Iran’s armed forces stand fully prepared to confront any enemy on land, at sea and in the air, stressing that the United States has suffered failure in Iraq just as it »»»

Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Friday that he expects to hold a meeting soon with the defence minister and the chiefs of defence of Turkiye and Romania. “We are collaborating with the Baltic states and have their political support, but the most important thing is to d»»»

The year-round service began on October 15, with Condor and Etihad offering connections Abu Dhabi: Daily flights between Berlin and Abu Dhabi began on October 15, adding a direct link between the UAE capital and Germany as airlines continue to navigate disruption across the Middle East amid the US-»»»

Kerala electrical engineer quit Tata job, built schools with wife in Ajman and Sharjah Dubai: Daniel Lazar, an Indian engineer who left a secure job at Tata in 1968 and sailed to the UAE in a small boat, going on to found an educational group in Norther Emirates, has died aged 84, according to his »»»

By Staff, Agencies Syria said Thursday that it rejects attempts to exploit the Druze community in the southern province of Suweyda for “Israeli” propaganda and electoral purposes, accusing Tel Aviv of arming an “outlawed militia” to fuel instability in the country. The statement was issued by an of»»»

US President Donald Trump could have Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky arrested on corruption charges, former British MP George Galloway has predicted. Tensions between the two men escalated after Zelensky challenged Trump’s deal with Moscow to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports. Washington has »»»

Bulgaria has sent letters and a request to the NATO Secretary General seeking to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Friday. “At the very least, this is to demonstrate strength on our territory and in our territorial waters,” he added. »»»

PESHAWAR: The families of children killed in a roof collapse at a school in northwest Pakistan called for “justice” on Friday, the day after more than 30 pupils and a teacher were crushed to death. A woman teacher and 32 students, mostly younger than 14, died in the building collapse in the city of»»»

University climbs one place in QS Arab Region University Rankings 2027 Khalifa University has climbed to second place in the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2027, moving up from third place last year while maintaining its position as the UAE’s highest-ranked university for the ninth consecutive »»»

Prize set to be shared among 10 colleagues who have been joining for nearly two years Dubai: A Filipino expatriate living in Sharjah plans to use his share of a Big Ticket gold-bar prize to support his son’s future after a surprise phone call revealed that his group of colleagues had won. Mark Palm»»»

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei lashed out at British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for reversing the roles of aggressor and victim. In a message posted on his X account on Thursday, Baghaei blamed unlawful interventions, including those backed or contributed to by the UK, for th»»»

By Staff, Agencies US Ambassador to the “Israeli” entity Mike Huckabee has held a private meeting with Gadi Eisenkot, a prominent political rival of “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in recent days, according to an MS NOW correspondent citing informed sources. The reported meeting comes »»»

“We have collected signatures requesting another extraordinary parliamentary sitting to discuss the pardon of Ognyan Atanasov, known as the Escobar from Petrich," Continue the Change floor leader Nikolay Denkov told journalists in Parliament. Responding to comments that the push was election-relate»»»

Legislative amendments will be submitted to facilitate the development of winter tourism and infrastructure in mountain resorts within two weeks. Said Regional Development Minister Ivan Shishkov on Nova TV on Friday. "Ski lifts will be classified as linear infrastructure facilities, and their repla»»»

PARIS: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday urged countries to condemn what he called “ecocide” in the Middle East caused by “wars of aggression.” Pezeshkian said the conflicts in Gaza and the wider Middle East had inflicted a significant toll on nature that extended beyond borders and requ»»»

An Israeli settler was injured on Thursday night in a car-ramming incident north of Ramallah in occupied West Bank, both Israeli and Palestinian media reported. Footage showed Israeli settlers rampaging around Palestinian vehicles near the illegal settlement of Ateret. One settler attempted to assa»»»

By Staff, Agencies A 16-year-old gunman killed three students and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday before being shot dead by a bystander, police said. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz identified the suspected shooter as a 16-year-old resident of the city during a»»»

By Staff, Agencies European Union leaders have called for urgent measures to contain rising energy prices, ease regulatory pressures and strengthen the bloc’s economic competitiveness, according to conclusions from a European Council summit released early Friday. The council stressed that the curre»»»

“We have collected signatures requesting another extraordinary parliamentary sitting to discuss the pardon of Ognyan Atanasov, known as the Escobar from Petrich," Continue the Change floor leader Nikolay Denkov told journalists in Parliament. Responding to comments that the push was election-relate»»»

BANJUL: Rescuers have recovered 12 bodies after a boat transporting migrants sank off the coast of Gambia, with an unknown number still missing, the Red Cross said. The boat had set sail from the village of Jinack Kajata, which sits on an Atlantic island that residents say has become a frequent dep»»»

Mumbai expat buys a ticket in his son’s name, calling him his lucky charm Dubai: A Sharjah-based Indian father is celebrating a Big Ticket win after a ticket he purchased in his son’s name secured a 200-gram, 24-karat gold bar in the first weekly e-draw of October. Mohamed Yahya Tanwar, a person of»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO intends to impose its will in Asia, far beyond its zone of responsibility, and a constructive response is needed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. On NATO in AsiaToday, NATO is trying to claim that the entire territory of Eurasia is its zone of responsi»»»

Some of the injured in the accident in Mysuru are said to be in critical condition Mysuru: At least four people were killed on the spot, and more than 20 others were seriously injured when a private sleeper bus and a truck collided head-on near Kirnal Gate in Karnataka’s Mysuru district in the earl»»»

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By Staff, Agencies A broad consensus reportedly exists within the “Israeli” political and security establishment that the country is unlikely to launch an attack on Iran before the October 27 parliamentary elections, Ynet News reported on Thursday. The report follows remarks by Prime Minister Benja»»»

Doha: The second edition of the U-17 Gulf Cup will get underway today, with Qatar hosting 10 teams across 23 matches until November 4 in the largest edition in the tournament’s history. The tournament is organised by Qatar’s Local Organising Committee in coordination with the Gulf Football Federati»»»

DOHA: A total of 32 secondary schools from across Qatar will compete in the 2026-2027 Mini Basketball World Cup, organised by the Local Organising Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 in collaboration with the Qatar School Sports Federation (QSSF). The organisers yesterday announce»»»

The latest Europion survey suggests that support for Péter Magyar’s governing Tisza Party has stabilised after several months of gradual decline. While voters are most satisfied with accountability efforts since the change of government, economic policy and the government’s style of governing attra»»»