WASHINGTON, United States — US employment rose more than expected in April while the unemployment rate remained steady, according to government data released Friday, with the world's largest economy firming recent labor market gains though analysts warned of underlying weakness."Total nonfarm payro»»»

SAO PAULO — Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer posted record revenues in the first quarter of 2026, the company said Friday, but US tariffs weighed on profits.The world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer — after Airbus and Boeing — saw net profits drop from $50 million in the same period la»»»

AMMAN — Irbid Chamber of Industry (ICI), in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, launched the "Income Generation Project, Irbid Governorate," as part of the Digiskills Association's programmes.The project aims to qualify and employ youth under specialised training»»»

AMMAN — Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Mazen Wathaifi said Sunday that the market capitalisation of the exchange has risen by 8 per cent since the beginning of 2026, increasing by more than JD2 billion.Speaking to Al Mamlaka TV, Wathaifi said the value of approved dividen»»»

According to the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Chui region, police received information on May 5 that a resident of Alamudun district might be in possession of prohibited substances. During the Arsenal raid operation, officers stopped a young man, 26, on Alma-Atinskaya Street in the villag»»»

A mudflow in Aksy district of Jalal-Abad region carried away a vehicle following heavy rainfall. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan, the incident occurred on May 10 at around 5 p.m. in the village of Mor-Bulak within the Uch-Korgon rural district. The mudflow came down »»»

A Turkish Airlines jet caught fire while landing at Nepal's main airport on Monday, causing no reported injuries but forcing the airport to shut down. The flight from Istanbul landed at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport with fire and smoke on the right landing gear. Emergency crew respond»»»

People wearing protective medical garments are seen during the disembarkation of passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship under the supervision of the Military Emergency Unit and the Foreign Health Service of the Spanish Ministry of Health, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, »»»

Clad in swimsuits or sometimes military fatigues, the mostly blonde women lavish praise on US President Donald Trump and vilify his rivals. But these Trump fans are AI-generated, flooding tech platforms with fervent but fake political messaging ahead of the November US midterm elections. Hyper-real»»»

Iran, which on Sunday sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal, wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “totally unacceptable”, with no details. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Isr»»»

Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Centre for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute. A retired US Navy officer and submariner with more than two decades of service, Bryan served as a chief engineer on nuclear submarines and worked on the Chief of Naval Operations s»»»

Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a thr»»»

Iran rejected the latest US peace proposal on Sunday, prompting a swift dismissal from Donald Trump, who called the response “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” on social media. The exchange marks another setback in efforts to ease tensions in the Persian Gulf, where disrupted shipping and rising energy prices»»»

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been released on bail and transferred to Tehran for urgent medical treatment after supporters warned she was at risk of dying in prison. The activist, jailed for campaigning against Iran's clerical system, reportedly suffered two suspected heart»»»

Glaciologist Gulbara Omorova reported the onset of active melting of the Panfilov and Adygene glaciers following recent research conducted in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. According to her, specialists carried out snow surveys and a snow pit study with a depth of up to 180 centimeters between May 7 »»»

The Ministry of Defence is one of Syria’s most complex institutions. In many ways, it reflects the country’s myriad differences, making it difficult to administer. In 2026, as the country continues to find its feet in the post-Assad era, the ministry must be rebuilt almost from scratch, as Syria se»»»

Jihadist fighters launched a fresh wave of deadly attacks in central Mali that killed dozens of people, local and security sources said on Saturday. One local official said the latest attacks brought the death toll to more than 70 in recent days, as Islamist armed groups intensify assaults on villa»»»

President Emmanuel Macron has chosen Kenya as the stage for a renewed French push to strengthen ties with Africa through business, diplomacy and culture. The Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Monday and Tuesday will bring together heads of state, executives and artists as France seeks to promote »»»

Ten weeks into the Iran war, global shortages of oil, fertilizer and sulfuric acid are intensifying as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drive up prices and threaten agriculture, mining and semiconductor production. A handout photo made available by the Royal Thai Navy shows the Thai-fla»»»

Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 15 and wounding three, officials said on Sunday. Gunmen stormed the police checkpost after the car blast, opening fire, according to officials who said they also used small drones in »»»

Authorities in Indonesia's Halmahera island are searching for people still missing after a volcano erupted on Friday. Twenty hikers are reported to have been on the volcano when the eruption occurred, despite safety restrictions. Fifteen were able to descend, three are dead. Story by Shirli Sitbon.»»»

Thousands of fans on Sunday flocked to Austria's capital Vienna for the 70th edition of Eurovision – the world's most-watched song contest. On Sunday afternoon, it was due to roll out the carpet – which at Eurovision is not red but turquoise – to welcome a parade of the 35 deleg»»»

The cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak arrived off Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, where the passengers and some of the crew will begin disembarking on Sunday, officials said. Nobody among more than 140 people on board the MV Hondius is showing symptoms of the virus, Spanish aut»»»

One of five French people flown back to France Sunday from the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is showing symptoms of the illness, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, adding that he would issue a decree later in the evening authorising the appropriate isolation mea»»»

Keir Starmer vowed Friday to remain as Britain's prime minister after disastrous local elections saw his centre-left Labour party humiliated across the UK, with disillusioned voters backing hard-right and nationalist parties. Thursday's ballots – Starmer's biggest electoral test since Labour o»»»

Passengers started disembarking on Sunday from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, hours after arriving there as evacuation plans got underway.»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he would "personally" prefer longtime ally and friend, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, as mediator in the Ukraine war – an idea that has been met with scepticism in Berlin. Schroeder, 82, has remained close to th»»»

Russian attacks wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said. US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire on Friday, saying the two sides had agreed to stop all "kinetic" warfare for»»»

American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will not necessarily be quarantined, a top US health official said Sunday. Jay Bhattacharya, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also urged the US public to remain calm about»»»

US President Donald Trump has indicated that moving American troops from Germany to Poland is on the table. The statement comes as the Pentagon prepares to withdraw around 5,000 soldiers from the Western European nation over the next year. Trump first announced plans to withdraw the troops from the»»»

Phased resumption of hot water supply following the completion of preventive maintenance on heating networks and hydraulic tests has begun in Bishkek. The announcement was made by the municipal enterprise Bishkekteploset. According to the company, specialists started refilling the main and distribu»»»

The total damage caused by mudflows that swept through Batken region in April and May this year has reached 20.8 million soms. The figures were announced on May 10 during a meeting of the region’s civil protection service. According to the authorities, the mudflows affected Leilek district, Batken »»»

Dubai: In today’s competitive higher education landscape, academic performance alone is no longer sufficient to secure a place at top universities. Admissions teams have been adopting a holistic approach, evaluating students not just on marks, but on purpose, personality, and potential. At a panel »»»

The first group of pilgrims from Kyrgyzstan departed on May 10 from Osh International Airport to Medina. The Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan (SDMK) reported. The first flight carried 180 pilgrims. Representatives of the SDMK, led by Mufti Abdulaziz kary Zakirov, the Ambassador Extrao»»»

A rockfall occurred on a section of Bishkek—Osh road in Kapchygai district. Due to this, heavy-duty vehicle traffic has been temporarily restricted both on this section and on the mountain passes. The press service of the Main Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyr»»»

Bill Posey, seen here at the July 2021 grand opening of Lockheed Martin's Spacecraft Test Assembly and Resource Center in Titusville, Fla., died Saturday, according to Rep. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo May 10 (UPI) -- Bill Posey, a longtime Republican congressman from Florida who re»»»

Share: Nawaf Salam said his meeting with President Sharaa focused on trade, transport energy and regional security challenges during the Damascus visit. Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam said he made “significant progress” on shared issues as he met Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday an»»»

GAZA CITY: A delegation from the United Nations humanitarian office has praised Saudi Arabia’s relief operations in Gaza after visiting projects run by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday. The delegation from the United Nations Office f»»»

An earthquake with a magnitude 3 hit Naryn region.The Seismology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the Institute, tremors were recorded on May 10 at 8:54 p.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located in Dzhetim range area, 10 kilometers southeast of th»»»

Passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned home via military and government flights after the vessel docked in Spain's Canary Islands, capping weeks of high-seas isolation amid a rare deadly outbreak. The MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged expedition ship operated by Oceanwide Expedit»»»

Share: Image: US blocked of Iranian ports in the Gulf has turned around 58 vessels, officials say Here is the latest on the Middle East war President Trump called Iran’s response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal “totally unacceptable.” Mr. Trump did not provide further details on what issues h»»»

A Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced seven defendants, including Kuwaiti nationals and two Americans, to life imprisonment in a case involving the misappropriation of funds from an investment fund linked to state entities. The court also imposed fines totalling KD98 million and ordered the defendants»»»

Passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned home via military and government flights after the vessel docked in Spain's Canary Islands, capping weeks of high-seas isolation amid a rare deadly outbreak. The MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged expedition ship operated by Oceanwide Expedit»»»

Imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, shown here speaking during a conference in 2005, was transferred from Evin prison in Tehran to a hospital to receive specialized medical care, her foundation announced Sunday. File Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE May 10 (UPI) -- Impris»»»

The UAE is set for generally fair weather from Monday to Friday, with temperatures gradually rising and dusty conditions expected at times, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. Today, conditions will be mostly clear to partly cloudy, with light to moderate winds shifting between south-eas»»»

Authorities in the Texas city of Laredo said at least six bodies were found in a Union Pacific boxcar on Sunday afternoon. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo May 10 (UPI) -- At least six bodies were found in a boxcar in a Texas city along the Mexican border Sunday, according to authoritie»»»

BOGOTÁ: Four workers were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia, in an area that witnessed a similar incident a week earlier that left nine people dead. Jorge Emilio Rey, Governor of the Cundinamarca region, said in a post on the X platform that the four miners who had been trap»»»

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to earn a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard at the Truist Championship for his first victory on the PGA Tour. Reitan, who won twice previously on the European Tour, finished at 15-under 269 and secured his spot»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ​hopes to wean Israel off US military support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf states, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial comp»»»

BEIJING: The families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging President Donald Trump to seek their release during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. The cases involve Dawn Michelle Hunt, 54, a Chicago-area artist and former flight attendant, ​and Nel»»»