At least two Republican senators have said they will oppose the confirmation of any new nominees to the US Federal Reserve after the Justice Department threatened to indict the central bank's current chairman, Jerome Powell. US President Donald Trump has previously threatened to fire Powell, slammi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), in partnership with Qatar Foundation (QF), the Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI), Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and Hamad Bin Khalifa University, has led a pioneering pilot study demonstrating how genetic research can be safely»»»

Bulgaria moved closer to another snap election on January 12 after the country’s biggest parliamentary grouping declined a mandate from President Rumen Radev to try to form a new government, prolonging years of political instability in the European Union’s poorest member state. »»»

Skopje, 12 January 2026 (MIA) — The newly proposed law amending the Criminal Code passed its first reading in Parliament earlier Monday, after all 69 lawmakers at the session approved of the new bill. The new bill will annul the controversial amendments to the Criminal Code adopted in September 202»»»

A man takes a photograph of a forest fire burning in El Hoyo, Chubut province, Argentina, on Wednesday. Forest fires in Argentine Patagonia continued to spread in the provinces of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Rio Negro. Photo by Matias Garay/EPA Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Uncontrolled wildfires have burned between»»»

GERB Leader Boyko Borissov said that his parliamentary group “has absolute grounds to declare that it wants to continue governing.” In a live Facebook broadcast on Monday, he said that “after such difficult governance, GERB is the leading political force.” Borissov argued that thanks to his party, »»»

Manama: Secretary-General of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRIs), HE Sultan bin Hassan Al Jamali said that the digital space has become an inseparable part of the lives of children and adolescents, offering opportunities for learning and communication, while simultaneo»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE on Monday inaugurated one of the world’s largest ultra-fast electric vehicle charging hubs. ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s leading mobility and convenience retailer, announced the launch of the world’s sixth largest superfast electric vehicle (EV) charging hub and unveiled its roa»»»

Google's parent company Alphabet is now the fourth company to pass the $4 trillion valuation mark. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Alphabet, Google's parent company, became the fourth company to reach a $4 trillion value Monday. The company's stock rose 2% Monday a»»»

An individual is to be prosecuted in relation to the fatal shooting of Denis Donaldson in County Donegal in 2006, the Irish government has said. Donaldson was murdered in Glenties after it emerged he was a British agent, working for police and M15 from inside Sinn Féin for 20 years. Irish Justice M»»»

Crucial talks regarding the 2026 budget are set to resume in the French National Assembly on January 13. A few days earlier, a parliamentary committee rejected the budget bill in its present form, another sign of the uphill struggle the government is facing to secure it. The Prime minister even hin»»»

Tunis, Jan 12 (TAP) - More than 30,000 farmers will benefit from Draft Law No. 60 of 2025 on the settlement of unpaid agricultural debts, Chair of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Abdeljalil El Heni...»»»

The UK's media regulator Ofcom launched a probe into X on Monday after its AI chatbot Grok was used to generate sexualised images of children and deepfakes. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged X’s owner Elon Musk “to get a grip” on Grok, describing the images as “disgusting”. UK media regulator O»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), in partnership with Qatar Foundation (QF), the Qatar Precision Health Institute (QPHI), Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and Hamad bin Khalifa University has led a pioneering pilot study demonstrating how genetic research can be safely and effectively trans»»»

Rome: Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday. The meeting, which hadn’t been previously included in the list of Leo’s planned appointments, was later listed by the Vatican in its daily bulle»»»

The British government has launched an official investigation into X.com's AI tool Grok in response to explicit images generated of women and girls without their consent. Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The British government on Monday launched an investigation into X after its artificia»»»

A counterfeit 500 Euro (BGN 980) banknote was discovered in Pernik after being used to claim winnings at a local casino. Authorities were alerted when the individual who received the banknote attempted to make a purchase at a nearby fast food restaurant. It remains unclear how the fake bill entered»»»

The transition to the euro in Bulgaria has been met with a generally positive reception, though significant concerns remain regarding inflation and price regulation. A poll conducted by MoitePari.bg among over 500 respondents in the first days following the euro’s introduction shows that most Bulga»»»

Global elite police teams compete in five days of high-intensity action as families are invited to attend the event free of charge in Dubai, from February 7 to 11. Families, fans and visitors can now secure free tickets to the UAE SWAT Challenge 2026, available through Virgin Megastore, as the emir»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Monday with the ambassadors of the five-nation group for Lebanon and told them that the country is determined to implement the arms monopolization plan north of the Litani River. "I thanked the ambassadors of the Quintet for their visit and their continued support of »»»

Shares in banks and credit card firms have fallen after US President Donald Trump called for credit card costs to be capped. On Friday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that interest rates on cards should be limited to 10% for one year from 20 January. He did not specify how such a cap might be introduc»»»

An Israeli-backed Palestinian group said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on "Israeli collaborators". A statement from the Hamas-run interior ministry said gunmen opened fire from a passing car, ​killing Mahmoud Al-Asta»»»

TikTok has been designated as the first “Preferred Platform” in the history of FIFA, following a new agreement aimed at expanding digital coverage for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The partnership facilitates deeper integration between the two entities, allowing for increased original content and making»»»

Abu Dhabi: Experts in digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are warning of a sharp, year-on-year rise in hacking incidents, driven by growing reliance on technology and rapid digital transformation. They note that AI itself is becoming a key factor behind the surge in data breaches, a»»»

Outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov returned a mandate to form a new Cabinet on behalf of GERB-UDF immediately after receiving it from President Rumen Radev on Monday. Radev said he would mandate the second-largest parliamentary group, Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), to form»»»

POLITICS bTV: GERB leader Boyko Borissov said the outgoing coalition government achieved historic results, including Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen and the eurozone and the absorption of nearly BGN 5 billion in EU funds. Speaking on Facebook, he described the cabinet as “good but very quiet” and »»»

Bald, faceless and empirically lifelike, this dummy may not be much to look at. But experts say it is a quantum leap forward in a decades-long effort to make cars safer for women. In November, regulators unveiled THOR-05F - short for “Test device for Human Occupant Restraint, 5th-percentile Female”»»»

GERB-UDF Floor Leader Boyko Borissov said that his parliamentary group “has absolute grounds to declare that it wants to continue governing.” In a live Facebook broadcast on Monday, he said that “after such difficult governance, GERB is the leading political force.” Borissov argued that thanks to h»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Energy giant Shell has expressed its readiness to resume investments in Venezuela's oil industry, the company told Sputnik. "We are ready to go and looking forward to the investments…," the statement said. Shell left onshore oil operations in Venezuela around 1975-1976, when Vene»»»

Outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov returned an exploratory mandate to form a new Cabinet on behalf of GERB-UDF immediately after receiving it from President Rumen Radev on Monday. "Your resignation in the wake of the mass protests across the country was an act of wisdom and responsibility," R»»»

Outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov returned an exploratory mandate to form a new Cabinet on behalf of GERB-UDF immediately after receiving it from President Rumen Radev on Monday. On January 9, the group's floor leader and GERB leader Boyko Borissov said GERB-UDF would immediately return the »»»

On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude-7 earthquake dealt Haiti and its capital Port-au-Prince a catastrophic blow, killing at least 100,000 people. 1 of 5 | An injured man is carried by survivors of a magnitude-7 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 13, 2010. File Photo by Matthew Marek/American»»»

India and the US are continuing to actively engage on trade deal negotiations, Sergio Gor, the new US ambassador to India, has said during a trip to Delhi. The next call to discuss the deal was scheduled for Tuesday, Gor said, but did not elaborate on who would participate. He also said the friends»»»

Berlin, Jan. 12 (SANA) The Higher Regional Court in the German city of Koblenz began hearing testimonies on Saturday in the trial of five defendants charged with committing war crimes in Yarmouk camp, Damascus, during the early years of the Syrian revolution. According to German judicial authoritie»»»

Grok, the artificial intelligence service of X, owned by Elon Musk, was banned in Malaysia and Indonesia over the weekend over its production of sexually explicit deepfake content of women and minors. File Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked »»»

Doha: Preacher Omar Suleiman delivered the Friday sermon at the mosque of the Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, where he addressed the differences between sins and the importance of repentance in the life of a Muslim. This comes within the framework of the Center’s commitm»»»

A mysterious pink glow that illuminated the night sky over the West Midlands during the height of Storm Goretti was caused by stadium floodlights reflecting off heavy snowfall, officials have confirmed. Residents across Birmingham and the surrounding areas took to social media on Thursday evening t»»»

President Rumen Radev on Monday will hand the first mandate to form a Cabinet to GERB-UDF, the largest parliamentary group in the 51st National Assembly, Radev's press secretariat said on Friday. GERB-UDF will return the mandate unfulfilled as soon as it receives it from the President, the group's »»»

Nearly 70 percent of distribution certificates are currently being obtained by local film producers. Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan Mirbek Mambetaliev told journalists. According to him, Kyrgyz films being produced today are in demand and attract strong audience int»»»

With its first anniversary behind it, Apricot Capital DIFC is not treating the milestone as a celebratory marker. Instead, it is being used as a moment of reflection and a chance to articulate what kind of financial institution it is building for professional clients and market counterparties, and »»»

Indian equities closed lower on January 9 2025 as investors pared risk amid global uncertainty, renewed concern over trade frictions with the US and caution ahead of key inflation data due in the week starting January 12. »»»

Indian equities closed lower on January 9 2025 as investors pared risk amid global uncertainty, renewed concern over trade frictions with the US and caution ahead of key inflation data due in the week starting January 12. »»»

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A box truck rammed through a crowd demonstrating in support of protesters in Iran on Sunday, injuring two people, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 3:30 p.m. PST in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Uncorroborated video of the incident posted online shows a U»»»

Dubai: India’s Union Budget 2026–27 is approaching at a time when global uncertainty remains high and India’s growth story is still holding firm. For UAE expats and NRIs, this Budget matters most for how it shapes taxes, investment flows, and long-term economic direction. Sign up for our daily busi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As the countdown to race day begins, Doha Marathon by Ooredoo 2026 will officially open its Marathon Village at Hotel Park from 13 to 16 January, welcoming runners, families, and supporters to the beating heart of the marathon experience. Operating daily from 3:00 pm to 9:»»»

Riyadh: Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah, a five-time Dakar Rally champion, retained the overall provisional lead in the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally, currently taking place in Saudi Arabia, after finishing 11th in Stage Seven. Al Attiyah, driving for the Dacia team alongside his Belgian co-drive»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) 2026, organised by Visit Qatar, the marketing and promotional arm of Qatar Tourism, the governing and regulatory body of tourism in the State of Qatar, returns this week as one of the country's flagship cultural events, serving as a platform»»»

Donald Trump has urged Cuba to "make a deal" or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money would now stop. The US president has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro in a 3 January raid on its capital, Caracas. Venezuel»»»

With a stroke of a pen, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s veto of ₱4.32 billion ($72.85 million) for the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) programme (and its RACE successor) in the 2026 budget, dealing a huge blow to wasteful spending. The CARS/RACE scheme would have meant billions »»»

News report by Alaa Al-Huwaijel BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- As Iraqis await government formation after the November 11 elections, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad Shia' Al-Sudani imposed rapid austerity measures, prompting mixed reactions and conflicting economic assessments, despite Iraq holding th»»»