President Donald Trump has said the United States is seeking to reclaim oil, land, and other assets from Venezuela, arguing that previous administrations allowed Caracas to strip Washington of its economic interests in the country. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Trump said Venezuela had take»»»

Dan Bongino has said he will leave his role as the FBI's deputy director in January. "I want to thank President Trump, AG (Pam) Bondi, and Director (Kash) Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose," Bongino wrote on X. It comes after US President Donald Trump said earlier on Wednesday the for»»»

LONDON — Oil prices surged on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of "sanctioned" oil tankers heading to and leaving Venezuela.Both Brent and WTI contracts jumped more than two per cent before paring gains."The big news is the oil-price rally after President Donald Trump an»»»

Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has asked a federal court to vacate or amend her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Maxwell claimed that "substantial new evidence" has emerged from civil cases, investigative reports and other documents demonstrating th»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Paris Saint-Germain ended a banner year on a high as they defeated CF Flamengo 2-1 in a penalty shootout to win the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025 after a 1-1 draw in regulation on Wednesday night. It has been an incredible 2025 for Luis Enrique’s men, who won a treb»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha Qatar’s banking sector continued to exhibit underlying strength and stability in October 2025, with total assets standing at QR2.126 trillion, marginally lower by 1.1 percent month-on-month (MoM) but still higher by 3.9 percent compared to year-end 2024, reflecting sustained a»»»

Tribune News Network Washington Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced on Wednesday that Qatar and the United States have agreed to redouble efforts to advance the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Speaking during »»»

Continued from page 1 In a statement, the US State Department said Secretary Rubio praised Qatar’s role in advancing US objectives in the M-E and Africa.Rubio and Sheikh Mohammed launched the seventh US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue during the visit, reaffirming the strong strategic partnership between »»»

AMIR MEETS US SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States of America Kristi Noem and her accompanying delegation in his office at Lusail Palace on Wednesday. The meeting discussed the strategic bil»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hossam Ibrahim Hassan Asal, a science teacher at Hamza bin Abdulmotalib Preparatory School in Doha, Qatar, has been named in the top 50 shortlist for the GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize 2026, a Varkey Foundation initiative organised in collaboration with UNESCO. Hossam»»»

QNA Doha The State of Qatar highlighted the National Strategy to Promote Integrity, Transparency and Corruption Prevention 2025–2030, at a side event held as part of the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (COSP11). The session was chaired by»»»

QNA Doha President of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) and President of the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Hamad bin Nasser Al Misnad, stressed that anti-corruption agencies cannot confront transn»»»

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in cooperation with Alfardan Automobiles, Qatar’s BMW dealership, has announced the recall of BMW X3 20 xdrive & X3 M50 2025-2026 models. The recall is due to a failure in the steering sensor caused by an error in the software, which may cause a warning»»»

QNA Doha A new group of experts was sworn in on Wednesday at the Ministry of Justice, a step that allows them to be registered on the official roster of experts authorised to appear before the country’s judicial authorities, in accordance with Law No. 16 of 2017 regulating expert work. The new coho»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Design District successfully hosted the InStudio Fashion Pop-Up, in partnership with InStudio Club, a dynamic activation which brought together emerging designers and local brands in a collaborative space to dedicated to creativity, collaboration, and artistry. Held f»»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated in Qatar’s Arda (traditional sword dance), which was held in the courtyard of Lusail Palace on Wednesday to celebrate Qatar National Day. Personal Representative of HH the Amir HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani stressed that the State of Qatar is marking this year’s anniversary of the founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, amid comprehensive achievements across all fields under the wise l»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, the world’s leading institution for modern and contemporary art from the Arab world, has announced that a major campus expansion is under way, led by the celebrated Lebanese-born architect Lina Ghotmeh, founder and principal of the Paris-»»»

Minister of Labour HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met with Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Somalia Dr. Salim Aliyow Ibrow on Wednesday. They discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries in labour-related fields, and means of supporting and further developing t»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Debates has released a new episode of its global town hall series, ‘National Identity and the Modern State’, filmed at Bradford Literature Festival (BLF). The event brought together students from Qatar, the UK and beyond alongside leading thinkers to explore how natio»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Opportunity to contribute to society – from civic responsibility to advancing inclusion and accessibility and fostering a sense of national identity – is at the heart of a nation’s development. Every day across its 30-year lifespan, Qatar Foundation (QF) has been providing»»»

QNA Doha The Public Prosecution, represented by the Institute of Criminal Studies, organised a seminar on the landmarks of the legal renaissance in Qatar to commemorate National Day. The seminar, attended by Attorney-General of Qatar HE Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi and several members of t»»»

ATTORNEY-GENERAL MEETS AZERBAIJAN'S PROSECUTOR-GENERAL, EGYPTIAN COURT OF CASSATION VP Attorney-General of Qatar HE Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi met separately with Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev and Vice-President of the Egyptian Court of Cassation and Chairman of the Egyp»»»

QNA Washington Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks with a number of the United States of America’s Senators and members of the House of Representative in Washington D.C. The prime minister met with US Senate Minority Leade»»»

Police have arrested two people "for racially aggravated public order offences" after they allegedly "shouted slogans involving calls for intifada" at a pro-Palestinian protest in central London. Five people in total were arrested, including one for obstructing the arrests of people shouting slogan»»»

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz completed what likely was its final deployment on Tuesday and is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026. File Photo by Yonhap Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docked at Naval Base Kitsap on Tuesday after completing a 270-day deployment that likely was»»»

1 of 4 | FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testified during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Chairman Brendan Carr said t»»»

Fitch Ratings has placed Euroclear Bank, the Belgium-based depository holding frozen Russian assets, on notice for a possible downgrade, citing legal and liquidity risks linked to the EU’s attempt to use the funds to finance a “reparations loan” to Ukraine. The move on Tuesday to place Euroclear on»»»

Hurricanes are a weather phenomenon studied by the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. The Trump administration announced it will dismantle it. File Photo by Lt. Col. Mark Withee/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The President Donald Trump administration ann»»»

Police arrested a 48-year-old Greek man in Thessaloniki on a European arrest warrant sought by Germany over alleged tax fraud totaling 29.6 million euros. Authorities say he played a central role in a Berlin-based company, using fictitious transactions to claim illegal VAT refunds. Digital devices,»»»

France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely. The malware discovery onboard the Italian-owned Fantastic was made when the ship was docked in the southe»»»

Sometime in the second week of December, an improbable video began making the rounds on French-language social media. France, it claimed, was subject to a coup d’état, and President Emmanuel Macron had possibly been deposed. The video, an AI-generated fake, racked up millions of views and caus»»»

Doha: Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov stole the spotlight as Paris Saint-Germain lifted the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025, edging past CR Flamengo 2-1 in a tense penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in a thrilling final on Wednesday. Paris Saint-Germain's Portuguese midfielder #17 Vitinha is cong»»»

A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted a California firm for allegedly running an online Adderall distribution scheme, committing health care fraud and attempting to obstruct justice, the DOJ said Wednesday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A federal grand »»»

Fifa will finally release its much-anticipated return to video games in 2026, several years after its acrimonious split with developer EA. But it is Netflix, rather than a major game studio, which has secured the rights to the upcoming football game. Once one of the most profitable brands in gaming»»»

DOHA: Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Matvey Safonov saved four times in the deciding shoot-out as the French club clinched a fourth 2025 trophy with a 2-1 victory on penalties over Brazil's Flamengo in the Intercontinental Cup final at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadiumon Wednesday. Freshly crowned FIFA Wor»»»

Heavy rains over the past week have compounded the already dire living conditions of the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies say. Unicef spokesman Jonathan Crickx told the BBC that the weather overnight had been "horrendous", with the rain so intense that »»»

This Norwegian Polar Institute image taken on June 22, 2016, shows a polar bear wandering on the thinning sea ice in the Arctic. "Across these changing landscapes, sustained observations and strong research partnerships, including those led by communities and Indigenous organizations, remain essent»»»

U.K. and E.U. officials on Wednesday announced the United Kingdom's return to the Erasmus+ educational and training program in 2027 after holding talks in May that were aimed at resetting relations between the two. Photo by Jason Alden/EPA/Pool Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.K. students and others can learn an»»»

A college on Alexandras avenue in central Athens was evacuated after a man left a threatening note warning of a bomb. At the time, an event focusing on artificial intelligence was taking place at the college and was attended by a large crowd. Among the guests were government officials, including La»»»

A fault has been reported in the underwater pipeline supplying water to the Greek island of Aegina, temporarily cutting off the island’s supply from the network. The municipality said water needs are being met temporarily by local wells. The contractor responsible for the pipeline is investigating »»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaWarner Bros. board recommends taking Netflix takeover offerFelix Tamsut with AP, AFPThe Warner Bros. board informed its shareholders that the Paramount offer is "inferior" to the one from Netflix. https://p.dw.com/p/55ZXZAccording to Warner Bros., Netflix's offer is »»»

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (L), D-Miss, pictured in December 2022 with then-U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., (R) at House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, an ex-Senate aide announced his bid to unseat Thompson. File Photo by Ke»»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said he won't release video of Caribbean boat strikes to Congress. The Senate just passed a funding bill that will reduce his travel budget if he doesn't. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Senate on Wednesday passed the National Defe»»»

The European Union and the UK on Wednesday agreed to let British students rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in a symbolic step toward improving relations after Brexit.  The UK and the European Union agreed on Wednesday to allow British students to rejoin the bloc's popular student exchange program»»»

1 of 4 | Former special counsel Jack Smith is seen during a break while testifying during in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former special counse»»»

Leftist Greek MEP Nikos Pappas, a member of the SYRIZA party who is under investigation by French police after allegedly assaulting a compatriot journalist at a bar in Strasbourg on Tuesday night, has acknowledged, in his first public comments since the news broke, that he “reacted wrongly” to what»»»

Canada's population dropped by 76,068 between July and October - a contraction driven mainly by limits on immigration, the federal statistics agency has said. The decrease was due mainly to a drop in non-permanent residents, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday, and comes after Ottawa set a goal to »»»