WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions of dollars»»»

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The US hit Cuban state companies on Tuesday with new sanctions that analysts say are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctions target five Cuban entities, including three linked to Grupo de Ad»»»

Abu Dhabi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday (local time) said that lasting peace and stability in West Asia cannot be achieved as long as Iranian-backed proxy groups continue launching attacks and engaging in militant activities across the region, while stressing that discussions over a»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons" as he commissioned a warship, state media reported on Wednesday. "It is rising into a full-fledged service equipped with strategic means, as the programme of equipping the Navy with nuclear weapons is fol»»»

Dubai: When a mother in Dubai discovered her 14-year-old daughter was running three separate social media accounts — one public, one private, and a third for a tight circle of friends — little did she assume that things were not under control. When she had access to one account, what she found in t»»»

AL-MISHKHAB, Iraq: Alaa Al-Ibrahimi is planting rice again for the first time in years at his farm in Al-Mishkhab, in ​Iraq’s Najaf region. “Last year, I did not cultivate a single dunam ... This year, by God’s will, we got water,” he said, as workers sowed Anbar rice — his preferred variety — on h»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions of dollars»»»

BERLIN: All trains in Germany were “immobilized at stations” on Tuesday evening due to a breakdown in the railway radio communication systems, national rail operator Deutsche Bahn said. After decades of underinvestment which have led to trains often running late, Germany is trying to rapidly modern»»»

All trains in Germany were "immobilised at stations" on Tuesday evening due to a breakdown in the railway radio communication systems, national state-run rail operator Deutsche Bahn said. After decades of underinvestment which have led to trains often running late, Germany is trying to rapidly mode»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, has announced the launch of the Digital Transformation Programme as part of the Government S»»»

Tribune News Network Seattle/Doha The strong reception the Qatar team received from fans on their arrival in Seattle on Tuesday must have surely warmed the hearts of the players. Now faced with a crucial final group tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Al Annabi need to produce their strongest p»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Chamber (QC) participated in the “Private Sector Market-Based Response” dialogue on Syria, Palestine, and Sudan, which was held at the Vienna International Centre as part of the “UNIDO Dialogue for Industrial Recovery.” The event brought together representatives of i»»»

QNA Doha The Qatar Society of Engineers,in cooperation with the Qatar Scientific Club, organised a smart facilities management forum on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in developing operation and maintenance. The forum addressed several important themes related to the future of facilities »»»

NEW YORK CITY: A report published by the UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday documents 546 verified incidents of conflict-related sexual violence across 16 of Sudan’s 18 states since the civil war in the country began in April 2023. It attributes about 87 percent of the cases to the paramilitary Rapi»»»

LONDON: It is a measure of the importance that successive UK governments have placed on close economic and political ties with the Gulf, to say nothing of Britain’s historic connections to the region, that since 2007 and the premiership of Gordon Brown, British prime ministers have paid no fewer th»»»

Damascus, June 23 (SANA) Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) CEO Youssef Qiblawy met with a delegation from US energy giant Chevron on Tuesday to discuss steps to convert a signed memorandum of understanding on offshore exploration in Block (1) into an executive contract, as part of efforts to develop e»»»

US President Donald Trump his administration was working toward a "fair deal" with Iran, expressing optimism that negotiations were progressing and describing relations between the two countries as positive despite lingering disagreements over key issues, including nuclear inspections and sanctions»»»

The Netherlands faces off against Sweden in a FIFA World Cup match at NRG Stadium in Houston on Saturday. The TSA didn't specify how many drones at each of the 11 U.S. cities hosting the World Cup have been seized. Photo by Christian Brunskill/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- Federal air marsha»»»

BusinessGermanyDeutsche Bahn halts trains nationwide amid IT meltdownWesley Dockery with Reuters, AFP, AP, dpaTrains are being held back across Germany and travelers are staying in their seats amid the disruption. https://p.dw.com/p/5FwpiDB trains frequently run into issues and are often unreliable»»»

Manila: The Philippines is entering a new phase of investment in power generation, raising hopes for the eventual lowering of power rates. As of June 11, 2026, the Board of Investments (BOI) announced that 13 renewable energy projects worth ₱344.62 billion ($5.63 billion) were certified by the gove»»»

JERUSALEM: Officers from the Moroccan military, whose deployment was announced in February, have arrived in Israel to join a nascent international force for Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace said Tuesday. An official from the board separately told AFP on condition of anonymity that t»»»

TENNESSEE, USA: Spain forward Mikel ‌Oyarzabal has a sore body, a cool head and no appetite for a rest as his side prepare to face Uruguay banking on the mayhem teammate Lamine Yamal can cause at the World Cup. Oyarzabal, who impressed with two goals and an assist for Yamal in Spain’s 4-0 win over »»»

TEHRAN, Iran: The governor of Tehran’s central bank on Tuesday said Iran might well use the frozen funds released to it under its deal with Washington to buy US farm products. But Abdolnaser Hemmati, in a video message, denied US President Donald Trump’s declaration that the agreement obliges Iran »»»

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The US hit Cuban state companies on Tuesday with new sanctions that analysts say are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctions target five Cuban entities, including three linked to Grupo de Ad»»»

Algeria and Namibia have been removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list after strengthening anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls, a move expected to improve investor confidence and facilitate access to international finance. In a statement, the Paris-»»»

ATLANTA: Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron has been given a one-match suspension after he was the first player to be sent off at the World Cup for covering his mouth. FIFA confirmed on Tuesday that Almiron will miss Paraguay’s final group game against Australia on Thursday. World soccer’s governin»»»

TUNIS: A Tunisian court on Tuesday upheld an eight-year prison sentence slapped on anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah for financial misconduct, two of her lawyers said. Mosbah, the head of the anti-discrimination Mnemty association, was detained in 2024 as part of a wider crackdown on several NGOs »»»

BENGHAZI: Libya’s eastern-based government ‌on Tuesday banned the entry of nationals of four African countries, a decision a government ​source said was due to a “reorganization of foreign nationals’ entry to Libya.” “Citizens of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia are prohibited from entering Lib»»»

GENEVA: More than 13 million Syrians — over half the population — are facing acute food insecurity, the United Nations warned Tuesday, calling for clearing explosive-littered fields to revitalize agriculture in the war-shattered country. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said turning field»»»

BENGHAZI: Libya’s eastern-based government ‌on Tuesday banned the entry of nationals of four African countries, a decision a government ​source said was due to a “reorganization of foreign nationals’ entry to Libya.” “Citizens of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia are prohibited from entering Lib»»»

HOUSTON: World Cup fever has a ‌distinctly international flavor for residents in Houston, where an estimated third of the population was born outside the US and some 145 languages are spoken in one of the country’s most diverse cities. The fourth-largest US city has dialled up full party mode for t»»»

Two Afghan women wearing burkas buy gold in a jewelry shop in Herat, Afghanistan, in 2010. The European Commission met with Taliban officials Tuesday about deportation. File Photo by Hossein Fatemi/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The European Union and the Taliban met in Brussels on Tuesday to»»»

LOS ANGELES, USA: US President Donald Trump will attend the World Cup final in New Jersey on July 19 and present the trophy to the winners, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced on Tuesday. “We will be together with the president enjoying the final and handing the trophy to the winner, of cours»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The US Senate passed a largely symbolic resolution Tuesday calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, delivering a fresh rebuke to the White House as it tries to negotiate a lasting settlement with Tehran. The House-passed measure, adopted by the Senate»»»

WASHINGTON: The US is easing its restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before their next match, the US Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The team will still be required to leave after Friday’s match in Seattle, a department spokesp»»»

Polish authorities issued building permits for 119,900 homes and apartments in the first five months of 2026, up 16.3% y/y, according to Statistics Poland. Developers drove the increase, receiving permits for 79,500 units, 21.7% more than a year earlier, while individual investors obtained 36,900 p»»»

Private equity and venture capital funds invested €994 mln in Polish companies in 2025, accounting for 39% of total investment value in Central and Eastern Europe, according to Invest Europe. Funding went to 100 Polish firms, up from 83 a year earlier. Venture capital investment more than tripled t»»»

The Indian military is on a long and arduous journey to modernise its capabilities and force structure. Under its new direction, the Indian Ministry of Defence, in all three services is pivoting away from traditional methods of human surveillance and toward autonomous systems across all domain»»»

Reporters from the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal were issued subpoenas from the Department of Justice, which later withdrew them. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice subpoenaed four journalists for a grand jury hearing, though it la»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Investment Tareq Abu Ghazaleh participated on Tuesday in the opening of the China International Supply Chain Exhibition (CISCE) in Beijing, China, organised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) with the wide participation of senior officials, bus»»»

Doha: Group K reaches an early turning point as Colombia and DR Congo meet in Nashville on Wednesday (5am, Qatar time) in a match of significant importance for both sides. With qualification still wide open and momentum proving crucial, every point could play a key role in the battle for a place in»»»

BusinessEuropeEurope is spending billions to rearm, so why the delays?Srinivas MazumdaruEuropean countries have been trying to scale up their military capabilities, but their current defense production and procurement model is not fit for purpose, say experts. https://p.dw.com/p/5FoZ6Europe's defen»»»

Chris Wright, U.S. energy secretary, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C,, on Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it will offer $17.5 billion in loans for»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington will negotiate and deal with Lebanon directly, and that the U.S.-brokered Lebanon-Israel negotiations are separate from the deal with Iran. “Well, that process is separate. It's separate because Lebanon is a sovereign country. It has »»»

The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice. Nearly 1,100 peacekeepers from countries around the world have lost their lives in the line of duty and thousands of others have been inj»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who acts as an intermediary for the group, received a phone call Tuesday from French President Emmanuel Macron, his office said. Berri emphasized "the importance of consolidating the ceasefire" and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon. Berri also t»»»

Significant questions remain surrounding Hungary’s mooted “asset recovery” drive, yet a group of Hungarian economists has already advanced what would, by domestic standards, be a strikingly novel proposal: how to invest the reclaimed billions in a manner that generates substantial annual returns, f»»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and Coca-Cola have discussed a potential project to treat and desalinate agricultural drainage water using renewable energy, as part of efforts to enhance water sustainability and expand non-conventional water resources. The ministry said Water Res»»»

Iran announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to secure the release of $12bn in frozen Iranian assets during the first round of negotiations held in Switzerland, where both sides reported progress toward a permanent agreement aimed at ending months of conflict an»»»

Russia is considering tighter regulation of machine-to-machine SIM cards and eSIMs, including additional user identification, restrictions on voice and SMS services, and a potential ban on registering eSIMs from abroad, Kommersant reported, citing sources in the telecoms, media and technology indus»»»