Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics in Uruguay to build bridges of faith and fraternity on the second day of his 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. The pope's three-country tour comes just three weeks after he underwent surgery for lung cancer. Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics in Uruguay, Latin Ameri»»»

LONDON: The UK government was wrong when it failed to consider whether a Syrian asylum seeker held for ransom in Libya had been “exploited” under human trafficking laws, a court has ruled.The Court of Appeal decision means that refugees who have been held hostage for money on their way to the UK ma»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday announced the recall of all batches of ISOTEARS-Plus eye drops due to critical observations related to data integrity and aseptic processing at the manufacturing facility. In an official announcement, the Ministry urged the public to imm»»»

Drivers stop their cars as a Syrian resident helps the stranded bird escape danger Dubai: A Syrian resident in the UAE helped save an exhausted pelican from being struck by vehicles on a busy Dubai road, bringing traffic to a halt while he guided the bird to safety. Abdulrazzaq Suleiman was travell»»»

SEYMEN, Turkiye: In the countryside west of Istanbul, trucks line up to empty mixed household waste from the city of 16 million people onto a vast landscape of decomposing rubbish, where landfill gas is captured to generate electricity at a nearby plant. But far above the seagulls circling the wast»»»

AMMAN: Europe has provided Yemen with more than 1 billion euros in assistance since 2015, including 110 million euros this year alone. Yet despite that support, the country has slid back into full-scale war, raising questions about the limits of European influence and its willingness to take toughe»»»

Paris, Nov. 7 (SANA) Qutaiba Kadish, director of the International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met Saturday with Dora Cattuti, adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron on Middle East and North Africa affairs, at the Élysée Palace in Paris to discuss strengthen»»»

PAYSANDU, Uruguay: Pope Leo on Saturday urged people in South America to bridge divides between their countries as he led an event on the Uruguay-Argentina border with tens of thousands on his 12-day trip across a region facing sharp political divisions. Leo, on an ambitious three-country tour thro»»»

CCTV footage helps police arrest driver accused of fleeing with unpaid cellphone Manila: A 23-year-old online seller died after falling from a moving SUV while trying to stop a suspected buyer from escaping with a cellphone he had not paid for in Metro Manila, Philippine police said. Police arreste»»»

Three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Francis has begun a three-nation tour of Latin America, saying he felt better than he looked. His first stop is Uruguay, the continent’s most secular country. Jack Pownall reports.»»»

Paris, Nov. 7 (SANA) Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Qutaiba Kadish discussed the file of assets confiscated from criminal Rifaat al-Assad with France’s Special Envoy to Syria, Jean-François Guillaume. The two sides agreed to »»»

DUBAI: On Nov. 3, nearly 3 million people in Paraguay opened their banking app and found their money out of reach. Ueno, a digital lender whose customers made up about 60 percent of the country’s adults, according to the Associated Press, had been seized overnight. By Friday, the crisis had cost a »»»

By Staff, Agencies California voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have introduced a one-time tax on the wealth of billionaire residents, according to projections by Decision Desk HQ [DDHQ]. The proposal would have marked a first of its kind in the United States. With approximately 76% »»»

By Staff, Agencies More than 100 protesters broke into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam's Sloterdijk district on Friday as part of a two-day European campaign against the expansion of large-scale data centers, denouncing the industry for enabling AI warfare, mass surveillance,»»»

BusinessFranceAmid protests, France's rising debt costs threaten stabilityThomas KohlmannFrance plans to spend an extra €4 billion on education amid nationwide protests. But with public debt mounting and interest costs climbing, how much fiscal room does the government have? https://p.dw.com/p/5P6h»»»

Pope Leo touched down in Uruguay on Friday to begin a 12-day tour of South America that will also see him visit Argentina and Peru. The tour is seen as something of a homecoming for the pontiff who lived in Peru for almost two decades and holds joint US and Peruvian citizenship. Pope Leo XIV began »»»

LOS ANGELES: The US Department of Justice on Friday requested to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration statuses could be verified. The move comes days after Republicans’ significant losses i»»»

A battery manufacturing plant near Tatabánya, Hungary, has been ordered to suspend production in one of its facilities after blue contamination was detected in a nearby watercourse. Authorities have launched an environmental investigation into the incident at Volta ESH’s factory in Környe, followin»»»

There is a trope of US political journalism so time-tested as to nearly rise to the level of a verity: In making their choices, voters in the United States place little emphasis on foreign affairs. But yesterday’s overwhelming victory by opposition Democrats has proved that this falls well short of»»»

Earlier this week, Ueno Bank suddenly collapsed After three years as vice president, it took just three days of crisis to catapult Pedro Alliana to Paraguay's presidency. The former national basketball player, businessman, and ruling party insider was rapidly sworn in Friday, minutes after the impe»»»

Several hundred demonstrators protesting the construction of a Microsoft data center in Amsterdam have breached the construction site and clashed with Dutch police, with multiple arrests reported. The rally came as part of a broader campaign against energy-guzzling and water-intensive Big Tech infr»»»

European nations are criticizing US President Donald Trump over his surprise diesel deal with Russia even as they pay Moscow billions for continued energy supplies, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said. Speaking on Dutch TV program Pauw & De Wit on Thursday, Rutte acknowledged that some Europ»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Finance Minister Galab Donev presented the draft 2027 state budget on November 6 in the Grand Hall of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia, instead of at the Council of Ministers. The plan targets a cash deficit of 3.5% of GDP, or about €5 bill»»»

AMMAN: Jordan’s Prime Minister Jafar Hassan vowed on Friday that his country will continue its fight against terrorism after a stabbing attack killed a police officer and injured another in Amman. Hassan condemned the killing of Corporal Jawad Al-Salayta, who was attacked while on duty on Thursday,»»»

BEIRUT: From Michigan to the Middle East, Arabs are celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s election win and delighting in his introduction of Arabic terms like “habibi” and “inshallah” to the American political lexicon. After being the target of Islamophobic rhetoric on the campaign trail, the rising politic»»»

JEDDAH: Thousands of automotive enthusiasts, collectors and prospective buyers descended on the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Events for the 20th Jeddah International Motor Show, which ends today, Nov. 7. From cutting-edge concept vehicles and regional premieres to gleaming vintage classics, th»»»

RIYADH: Syria is aiding Riyadh with military advice and training as Saudi Arabia comes under ​attack by Yemen’s Houthis, and has sent a limited number of military personnel to the Kingdom, two Syrian military sources and a senior US official said. Saudi Arabia has been locked in worsening hostiliti»»»

The European People’s Party (EPP) believes it is time to end the Article 7 procedure launched against Hungary in 2018, arguing that reforms introduced by Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government have addressed the serious rule-of-law concerns that originally prompted the process. Speaking at a pres»»»

Three-day summit features 150-plus exhibitors and delegates from over 90 countries. Dubai: More than 220 global leaders, including ministers, police chiefs and heads of international organisations, will converge on Dubai this month for the World Police Summit 2026, with representatives from more th»»»

CAPE TOWN: Veteran Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was acquitted of treason on Friday but sentenced to four years in prison for inciting others to disrupt last year’s elections. The 58-year-old Lissu had faced the death penalty on the treason charge. His case mirrors others in Africa where »»»

Former senator devoted decades to improving the lives of working families in West Virginia Washington: Former US senator Jay Rockefeller, an heir to one of America's wealthiest dynasties who devoted decades to fighting poverty and expanding healthcare, has died aged 89, US media reported Friday. Th»»»

BEIJING: A court in the Chinese territory of Macau sentenced ex-lawmaker and democracy campaigner Au Kam San to 12 years and six months in prison on Friday for subversion and other offenses. Au, 69, is the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau, the former Port»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Finance Minister Galab Donev presented the draft 2027 state budget on November 6 in the Grand Hall of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia, instead of at the Council of Ministers. The plan targets a cash deficit of 3.5% of GDP, or about €5 bill»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has categorically denied a recent report by the Wall Street Journal report that claimed Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia asked the Kingdom for $51 billion to halt its attacks. The WSJ report, published on Wednesday, cited unnamed sources and claimed Saudi officials reached ou»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Friday that the government faced a major challenge in drawing up the 2027 state budget, as it had to strike a difficult balance between reducing the excessive budget deficit and cutting expenditure without undermining incomes and social support, while also settlin»»»

LONDON: Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has said he would “love to work” with US President Donald Trump on cutting aid to Israel. Ahead of the midterm elections that saw Democrat El-Sayed win his race in Michigan to become the first Muslim US senator, Trump announced plans to cut $4 billion in aid to »»»

Israel's largest Arab party grouping said Thursday it would recommend opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, potentially bolstering his bid after Arab-majority lists won a record 19 seats in last week's election and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost the support of an alli»»»

By Staff, Agencies Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are facing growing calls to step down following the party's midterm gains, as incoming lawmakers, progressive activists, and party supporters challenge their leadership, political record, and close ties to corporate interests a»»»

By Staff, Agencies US Democrats are preparing legislation to repeal President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, planning to make the move an opening challenge to his broader trade agenda when they take control of Congress in January, The Wall Street Journal reported. Senator Ron Wyden, the »»»

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced on Friday that two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz through a prohibited maritime corridor struck naval mines, caught fire, and were forced to stop. In a statement issued by its Public Relations Office, the IRGC Navy »»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media Friday that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after Tehran claimed five other tankers had similar fates. Since the outbreak of the Middle East war on February 28, Tehran has sought to limit traff»»»

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media Friday that two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after Tehran claimed five other tankers had similar fates. Since the outbreak of the Middle East war on February 28, Tehran has sought to limit traffic throu»»»

Saudi routes remain disrupted as airlines restore Dubai flights, but extend suspensions Dubai: UAE travellers face another day of flight disruption, with delays reported at Dubai International Airport and Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, alongside cancellations affecting several routes fro»»»

By Mohamamd Hammoud Four Elections, Four Warnings for “Israel” “Israel” lost four elections in just ten days. That was the alarming assessment published by “The Jerusalem Post” on November 4, examining electoral setbacks stretching from Serbia and Brazil to the “Israeli” Knesset and the United Stat»»»

Nasdaq slides into correction, Nikkei and Kospi tumble, and Bank of England lifts rates Dubai: Wall Street suffered its worst session since April 2025 on November 5. An AI and chip sell-off wiped out the post-election rally and pushed the Nasdaq into a correction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average f»»»

By Staff, Agencies Oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel on Friday after a sharp two-day selloff, as new attacks on tankers around the Strait of Hormuz renewed worries about supply. Brent crude was trading at $100.75, up $2.46, or 2.5%, from Thursday’s settlement of $98.29. West Texas Interme»»»

WASHINGTON: A federal judge early Friday blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on a towering memorial arch for 14 days. The temporary restraining order by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan halting the work represents a major setback for one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent p»»»

Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has resigned after the collapse of a major lender propped up by Pena and his government triggered mass protests. Pena announced his resignation in a video address on Thursday, stating that he was stepping down “with the stability of our country, social peace, and »»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump predicted Thursday an imminent deal with Russia covering Ukraine and “all of Europe,” after his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, hosted officials from the two warring countries at the White House. Trump revealed that he had an unscheduled meeting with Kirill Dmi»»»

Visitors of all ages step back into Abu Dhabi’s 90s at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi: An ice-cold Rc Cola from the corner shop, Oman-chips with yoghurt, the glow of an Atari screen, a gold-and-white taxi gliding down the Corniche, and the songs of Jaber Jassim and Khaled Mohamed crackling from »»»