Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The driver of a private passenger vehicle died after colliding head-on with a school bus Thursday morning in Manhattan, Ill. The crash happened at 8:32 a.m. CST as the bus was carrying 10 students and a driver, all of whom were taken to a nearby hospital out of precaution. Manhatta»»»

Tribune News Network Riyadh Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah tightened his grip on the Dakar Rally overall lead as Mattias Ekstrom claimed victory in the car category on Stage 11 on Thursday, while Skyler Howes sealed a maiden win in the motorbike race. Ekstrom produced a measured drive in his Ford Raptor»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended the week on a positive note, with the benchmark index rising 98.31 points, or 0.9 percent, to close at 11,067.64 points. The weekly gain was supported by strong performances in heavyweight banking stocks and continued foreign institutional »»»

Mortgage and lien registration fees have been amended to 0.025% of the secured debt value. New fixed fees of QR500 have been introduced for property ownership transfers related to company mergers, divisions or dissolutions, as well as for transfers between individuals and companies owned by them or»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance access to healthcare services worldwide, Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Arab Medical Relief Society (AMRS) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, carried out the third medical campaign under the Mobile Clinic Project for »»»

President Donald Trump announced his new healthcare plan, which would cut premium prices by 10% and lower prescription drug prices, he said. Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced via video Thursday his new plan to lower healthcare costs, focusi»»»

Verizon Wireless officials promise to "make things right" for its many customers affected by a widespread outage that started Wednesday afternoon, prompting an around-the-clock response by the tech firm. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Verizon Wireless said it»»»

Zagreb, 15 January 2026 (Hina/MIA) — Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Thursday in Parliament there was "broad solidarity" within the EU and NATO with Denmark over Greenland, warning that any US military intervention there would be "very bad." "There is no dilemma here," Plenković said»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump insisted that his country needed Greenland "for national security." "If we don't go in, Russia is gonna go in and China is gonna go in, and there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it - but we can do everything about it," he argued in p»»»

Newsdesk POL-US-GREENLAND-TRUMP Trump: US needs Greenland for national security WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump insisted that his country needed Greenland "for national security." "If we don't go in, Russia is gonna go in and China is gonna go in, and there's not a thing t»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- 1961 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a concession agreement with Kuwait Shell for oil investment to handle offshore oil operations for 45 years. 1980 -- Kuwait News Agency began broadcasting English-language news for 12 hours a day. 1991 -- UN Securi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received today a telephone call from High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission HE Kaja Kallas and »»»

A bankruptcy judge in Texas on Wednesday night okayed a $400 loan to help keep Saks Fifth Avenue parent Saks Global in business despite opposition from Amazon and other creditors. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. bankruptcy judge denied Amazon.com Inc.'s eff»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has received a telephone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Abbas Araghchi. The call dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the two countrie»»»

A song which has been streamed millions of times in Sweden has been banned from that country's music charts because it was created by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Called I know, You're Not Mine, it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden's most popular songs. But the supposed singer is »»»

The UK government is preparing to expand the call-up age for reservists to ready the army for a potential war with Russia, The Telegraph reported on Thursday, citing sources. According to the newspaper, the plan would raise the maximum age at which retired soldiers can be recalled from 55 to 65. Ve»»»

Families of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial. Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them »»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call today from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr. Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the two sides reviewed the cooperation relations be»»»

A judge has ruled that the Empire Wind project off the coast of New York can continue its build despite a stop-work order by the Trump administration. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that a large offshore wind project, blocked by President»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the Minnesota city after an agent shot a man in the leg.»»»

A consortium of 13 banks is financing a major investment by the family-owned company Hotele Korona in Jachranka, near Zegrze Reservoir. The project, called Termy Jachranka, will include more than 500 hotel rooms, large conference facilities, a medical zone, and nearly 3,000 sq. m of outdoor pools s»»»

Unihouse, a subsidiary of Unibep, has signed a contract to expand the Long-Term Care and Nursing Facility (ZOL) in Zgorzelec by creating infrastructure for chronically ill patients, Unibep reported. Unihouse’s remuneration for the project amounts to approximately PLN 20.9 mln gross, equivalent to a»»»

A draft government bill could fundamentally reshape Poland’s condohotel, aparthotel, and micro-apartment markets by giving municipalities decisive control over whether individual units in collective accommodation buildings can be separated and sold as private property. Under the proposal published »»»

ING Bank Śląski warns that without a cultural shift toward valuing families and having children, Poland and much of the world face a severe demographic implosion, with first effects felt within a decade and accelerating after 2035. CEO Michał Bolesławski explains that the bank’s unusually long, 10-»»»

Adam Glapiński, President of the Narodowy Bank Polski, announced an ambitious goal to raise Poland’s gold reserves to 700 tonnes, making up 20–30% of total reserves. Speaking after the Rada Polityki Pieniężnej kept interest rates unchanged, he framed gold as a “trust anchor” and a strategic foundat»»»

Micro and small businesses in Poland are finding it increasingly difficult to operate, burdened by rising labor costs, high social security contributions, unstable regulations, and delayed tax reforms. According to the eighth edition of the Polish Entrepreneurship Survey by inFakt, overall business»»»

This week, Iran's authorities made a deadly crackdown on protests, four astronauts returned to Earth after an unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station, and the Love Island: All Stars villa was evacuated because of wildfires. But how much attention did you pay to what el»»»

A boat navigates the Uruguay River in the Province of Entre Rios, Argentina, in 2023. File Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. philanthropist Gilbert Butler has emerged as a major private donor shaping conservation policy in Latin America by financing the purchase and then don»»»

Red Sea Container Terminals (RSCT) today announced the official opening of Egypt’s first semi-automated container terminal, located at Sokhna Port on the Gulf of Suez. This new facility marks a significant milestone in Egypt’s maritime development, backed by a 30-year concession agreement with the »»»

Baghdad: Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone call on Thursday with his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments. According to a statement, the two ministers exchanged views on efforts to reduce tensions in the region and on j»»»

A huge blast and fire broke out Thursday in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, with several buildings collapsing and at least four people injured, according to officials. "After the explosion, several buildings collapsed. Four people were injured. They were taken to the emergency hospital," the loc»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Social Sport Contribution Fund (Daam) has signed a funding agreement with the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) to support the 15th edition of Al Galayel Championship 2026, marking the fifth consecutive year of support. Under the agreement, the Fund will contribute to supporting»»»

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A 20-year-old female who lost her mother in a domestic violence stabbing in Athens nearly two years ago, addressed the European Parliament on Thursday to highlight gaps in protection systems and the impact of femicide on children. Jessica (Stefania) Danai’s mother, Enkeleida, was killed with 17 sta»»»

Dutch political commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek (Vlaar) has been banned from entering the UK after criticizing Prime Minister Keir Starmer for neglecting migrant crime. Vlaar, with over 2 million followers on X and Instagram, is a former right-wing Forum voor Democratie (FvD) politici»»»

American political culture is drifting openly toward the annexation of Greenland. This may sound surreal to European ears, but it is not an exotic idea in Washington. It follows a logic that is deeply rooted in how the US historically became a great power and how it still proves its strength today.»»»

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said he will meet with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, at the White House on February 3, for talks he described as “decisive.” Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Petro said the date was agreed through diplomatic exchanges with the Trump administratio»»»

US Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to defeat a War Powers Resolution that would have prohibited President Donald Trump from using military force “within or against” Venezuela. The decisive vote came after two Republican senators reversed their positions following dir»»»

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli occupation authorities have barred Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs from entering the occupied West Bank for six months, according to Palestinian officials. The Palestinian news agency Wafa said Ashraf Al Awar was summoned for questioning and later handed a mili»»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Robert Fico, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, held a phone call today to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the areas of economic development, renewable energy, future technologies, and»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has intensified inspection campaigns across retail outlets and consumer complexes nationwide as part of its preparations for the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said the inspections are part of an integrated moni»»»

Former princess Irene, younger sister of Queen Sofia of Spain and sister of Constantine, the late former king of Greece, died Thursday at the Palace of Zarzuela in Madrid, the former Greek royal family has announced. She was 83. In recent days, 87-year-old Queen Sofia canceled all public obligation»»»

Riyadh: Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a written message from HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was received by Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, »»»

Chief Inspector General, Shkëlqim Hajdari, has resigned from his post, media sources reported on Thursday. Hajdari had held the position since July 2016, overseeing the Central Inspectorate and a network of inspection bodies, including customs, agriculture and other key sectors. No official reasons»»»

The office of President Javier Milei said Argentina’s government designated branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as terrorist organizations, File Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Argentina's government designated branches of the Muslim Brotherho»»»

The Council of Ministers will oversee the storage of ballot scanners, the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs decided on Thursday at second reading as it began debating a consolidated bill amending the Election Code. Under the adopted texts, the Central Election Commission (»»»

Dubai: Dr Mohammed Al Qudsi, a veteran media figure and adviser who spent more than three decades accompanying the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, died on Thursday, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of documentation, memory, and service to the nation. Al Qudsi, w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital is participating once again in the 17th edition of Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival (Marmi). The hospital is providing an integrated package of veterinary and health services to festival visitors and participants in the various championships, »»»

Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil marches at his release rally on the steps of St. John the Devine Cathedral on June 22 in New York City. An appellate court's ruling Thursday could open the way for the federal government to rearrest him. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | L»»»

DOHA: Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital is participating once again in the 17th edition of Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival (Marmi). The hospital is providing an integrated package of veterinary and health services to festival visitors and participants in the various championships, through»»»