The latest convoys brought 260 tonnes of food supplies, taking the total to 14,594 trucks Gaza: Two UAE humanitarian aid convoys comprising 10 trucks carrying 260 tonnes of food supplies entered the Gaza Strip this week under Operation Gallant Knight 3, as part of the UAE's ongoing humanitarian eff»»»

At noon, voter turnout across the country stood at 5.8%, with a total of 385,092 people having cast their ballots, Central Election Commission (CEC) spokesperson Stoyanka Balova told reporters at the commission’s second briefing on the presidential and vice-presidential election. The highest turnou»»»

Hundreds of thousands marched across France on Saturday protesting the rising cost of living and a lack of government resources for essential services like schools. While demonstrations in Paris started peacefully they ended with a heavy security response, with almost 1,000 arrested across the coun»»»

Meanwhile, France’s far-right National Rally is holding the second day of its party congress in Orléans, south of Paris. Marine Le Pen is expected to officially launch her presidential campaign in a speech later this afternoon, while Jordan Bardella is being re-elected as party leader. On Saturday,»»»

Israel's defense minister said that about 2,000 Palestinians had been displaced in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank in an Israeli military operation following the killing of two Israeli soldiers. "About 2,000 have been displaced. Selected army units are now operating there," Israel Katz»»»

France’s presidential hopefuls are turning burning streets, smashed storefronts, and accusations of police brutality into campaign ammunition, RT’s Oumaima Ichchar has reported. While right-wing firebrand and potential front runner Marine Le Pen blames collapsing state authority, her left-wing riva»»»

Iran’s Army air defenses have shot down a LUCAS drone belonging to the US military over the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to an official statement. The drone was struck and destroyed by the Army’s air defense systems operating under the country’s integrated air defense network, the »»»

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has approved funding for the construction of facilities and buildings at the Al-Jamima border crossing with Saudi Arabia. The move aims to complete the requirements for its expected opening in 2027 and boost trade ties between the two neighbors. In a state»»»

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Israel announced it would be closing all land crossings with the West Bank on the day of next week's parliamentary elections. The measure comes as Israel conducts a large-scale operation in the occupied Palestinian territory and 2,000 residents of Hebron have been displaced from their homes after P»»»

From the Ganges to the Danube, Dr Mukesh Kumar Srivastava’s journey in Hungary became far more than a diplomatic posting. After concluding his tenure as Director of the Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre in Budapest, he returned to India with unforgettable memories, lasting friendships and a deeply pe»»»

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DUBAI: ​Iran’s air defense systems shot ‌down ‌a ​US ‌LUCAS ⁠drone ​over the ⁠southern port ⁠city ‌of ‌Bandar Abbas, ​the ‌Iranian army ‌said on ‌Sunday, according to ⁠the semi-official Tasnim ⁠news agency.»»»

DIMONA: In the remote Negev Desert town of Dimona, long a bastion of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, disenchanted voters are going door-to-door campaigning for his top rival, hoping to bring down the veteran prime minister in Israel’s election on Tuesday. The ballot is Israel’s first since Hamas’»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s defence industry is shifting from a focus on equipment procurement towards a broader industrial model built on domestic manufacturing, technology integration and international partnerships at Milipol Qatar 2026. Speaking to The Peninsula, industry leaders noted that this ambiti»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s armed forces attacked bases belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Iraq’s Kurdistan region using drones, a media outlet in Tehran reported on Sunday. “As part of a drone operation carried out by the Revolutionary Guards’ ground forces, the headquarters of the terrorist a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - During overnight attacks, Russian armed forces struck the Vasishchevo logistics terminal in Kharkov used by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "As a result of the strikes in the city of Kharkov, the Vasishchevo logistics terminal, which is used by the arm»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Creates (QC) has announced a keynote QC Talks conversation featuring Chairperson of Qatar Museums H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation and President of Sharjah Museums Authority H H Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al»»»

Phillip Island, Australia: Marc Marquez was denied the chance Sunday to stretch his world championship lead over injured Jorge Martin with the last Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island cancelled due to treacherous conditions. Organisers pulled the plug despite a sell-out crowd with persistent rain a»»»

Flight Radar monitoring site showed a plane taking off from Riyadh airport early Sunday Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned »»»

MAKKAH: The head of Islam’s holiest sites on Sunday condemned repeated ballistic missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward Makkah and Madinah, warning that the security and sanctity of the Two Holy Mosques remain a “red line that must not be breached.” Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sud»»»

DAMASCUS: Armed groups in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate have completely closed the highway linking the city to Damascus, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday, as a US envoy voiced concern over the groups’ conduct and warned against the mistaken belief that Washington supports them. Qut»»»

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Tribune News Network DOHA Qatar Creates (QC) has announced a keynote QC Talks conversation featuring Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, and Her Highness Sheikha Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi, president and director of Sharjah Art Foundation»»»

KYIV: A small city in southern Ukraine, cut off for months by fighting, is set to get a brief pause in the 4 1/2-year-old war so that aid can get in and residents can get out. US first lady Melania Trump brokered the localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine around Oleshky, a Russian-occupied »»»

After the French protests turned into riots last weekend, the curfews, and then the alleged racist mass shooting yesterday on the outskirts of Paris, there has been much anxiety, planning and preparation ahead of today's protests. Intelligence reports had predicted up to 500,000 people taking to th»»»

KYIV: Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite Internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia. Musk’s admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that U»»»

Riot police use tear gas and batons as demonstrations over the cost of living turn violent Paris: Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after others that degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash as President Emman»»»

The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers. The head of Hebron's municipality s»»»

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government ​said the ‌group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in ⁠the port city of Aden. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi aut»»»

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian attack led to water and power cuts in occupied Crimea Saturday, as a barrage of drones in several regions inside Russia left several dead, according to Russian authorities. Ukrainian officials said Russian drone and missile strikes across eastern Ukraine killed at least five peo»»»

Ukraine has regained a "stable" connection to the Starlink and Starshield satellite communications systems, Kyiv's defence minister said on Saturday. Recent disruptions to the connection led to tensions with Washington over the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army's operations. The Sta»»»

ADEN: Yemen’s armed forces said they had carried out 736 targeting operations against Houthi positions over the past 24 hours, claiming to have neutralized about 307 militia leaders and field personnel and destroyed or disabled 68 military assets. In a statement, the military spokesperson said the »»»

RIYADH: Survivors of the Oct. 10 Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have recounted scenes of explosions, smoke and bloodshed, describing how they tried to help fellow passengers despite suffering serious injuries. Their accounts feature in a documentary titled “Before Boar»»»

Rome: Security forces deployed massively in Italy on Saturday for protests, which turned out to be small and mostly peaceful after a sweeping crackdown in the wake of violent clashes last weekend. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government approved tough security measures this week and p»»»

Fire engulfs Sorsogon City Public Market; BFP works to contain the blaze Manila, Philippines: A fire was reported at the Sorsogon City Public Market late on Saturday (Oct. 24) and into Sunday (Oct. 25), with firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) working to contain the blaze, accordi»»»

Saudi Civil Defence says missile fragments landed in Mecca, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh area Dubai: Debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi militia towards the Mecca and Medina regions fell at several locations in western Saudi Arabia on Saturday, October 24, t»»»

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HEBRON: The Israeli military forced about 1,500 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron after sealing off two neighborhoods, with 1,000 more facing displacement as part of a large-scale operation that continued a day after Palestinian gunmen shot two soldiers dead at a military checkpoint. Yous»»»

London: Qatar Foundation (QF) organized its Alumni Forum 2026, with the participation of 65 graduates from the United Kingdom (UK) and across Europe, as part of its efforts to share their stories and experiences, build and strengthen connections with each other as well as learn, support, collaborat»»»

During an online meeting with Dmytro Lubinets, head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, both sides discussed the mission in Alyoshki, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said. "We discussed the previously agreed details; everything is proceeding in line with the worked-out agreements. »»»

MOSCOW: Several industrial facilities were damaged in a drone attack on the Russian city of Togliatti on Saturday, local authorities said, while Ukraine said it had struck a major petrochemical plant there. Togliatti mayor Ilya Sukhikh said preliminary reports indicated no fatalities or injuries. H»»»

Burning household waste in stoves or fireplaces is illegal and contributes to smog, which is linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Prohibited materials include plastics, textiles, tires, diapers, furniture boards, treated wood and old furniture. Residents should take such waste to munic»»»

ROME: Five Italian activists detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank returned to Italy on Saturday, Italy’s foreign ministry said. The five were detained on Thursday while accompanying Palestinian farmers who were collecting olives. Israel said the activists were in an area where there had been»»»

New Delhi, India: At least one person was killed Saturday after a devastating fire gutted several roadside shops on the outskirts of the Indian capital city, New Delhi, police said. Police and fire personnel were immediately rushed to the spot to douse the fire and prevent it from spreading to the »»»

MADRID: Authorities said 250,00 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month. The rally comes amid a political row over the sustainability of Spain’s pension scheme and the c»»»

Growing up in Dubai helped shape his creative outlook he now brings to the world Dubai: Before his international music career, Palash Deshpande was a teenager in Dubai learning to make songs from YouTube tutorials. He has started guitar lessons at a small music academy in Karama at the age of 12. N»»»

DUBAI: Ras Al-Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the ​emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighboring Umm Al-Quwain and Sharjah. The Public Services Department announced the closures in a statement shared by»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia cut exports of natural gas to Singapore on Saturday to prioritise domestic demand, an official said, with the two countries at loggerheads over regional air pollution emanating from wildfires on the vast archipelago. The head of SKK Migas, a state agency supervising th»»»

Israel has imposed widespread closures across the occupied West Bank and displaced residents following attacks by Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site of the attack near Hebron and instructed security forces to immediately cordon of»»»