Dubai: Ahead of his elevation to Kerala’s top post, chief minister-designate VD Satheesan visited the home of his late mentor and became visibly emotional, breaking down in tears. Satheesan, who is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister on May 18 following the Congress-led United Democratic Front’s l»»»

The mayor of the Canadian city of Vancouver, Ken Sim, has clarified that artificial intelligence systems are not used to make municipal decisions after remarks about digital assistants handling parts of his workload sparked debate online, local media reported. The backlash began after Sim told a te»»»

BRICS member states must join forces to counter the US´ growing “sense of superiority and impunity,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday. Speaking at the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi said that while Iran has twice come under US-Israeli aggression over»»»

Washington’s policy on Taiwan remains unchanged and any attempt by China to break the status quo would be a “terrible mistake,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Rubio made the remarks in an interview with NBC News on Friday, while traveling with President Donald Trump on the first state »»»

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has paid a rare visit to Havana to deliver a message from US President Donald Trump to the Cuban leadership amid a US-imposed fuel blockade of the island. According to Reuters, it was the first time a CIA chief has visited Cuba since the Communist Revolution in the 1950s»»»

Emirates NBD has announced that it has received all required regulatory and governmental approvals, including from the Government of India, for its planned acquisition of a majority controlling stake in RBL Bank Limited. The bank said the milestone clears the path for the imminent completion of the»»»

CANNES: Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi condemned Friday both the killing of civilians in US and Israeli attacks on his country and the “massacring” of protesters by the Islamic republic. Farhadi, who traveled from Tehran last week, trod a fine line when asked for his thoughts about e»»»

DUBAI; The 20th anniversary edition of Art Dubai arrived this week in a more intimate, pared-back format, yet still drew eager crowds that flowed steadily through the venue from opening hour. Collectors, curators, artists and art enthusiasts gathered in the familiar corridors of Madinat Jumeirah, w»»»

A handout photo made available by the World Health Organization shows temperature screening at Mpondwe border point with the Democratic Republic of Congo, near Bwera, Uganda, in May 2019. The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease i»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in the town of Qouzah in southern Lebanon for the second time wi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters engaged an Israeli enemy army helicopter in the skies over the town of Al-Bayyada in southern Lebanon with a su»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s national digital platform Tawakkalna is providing Hajj-related government services in 19 languages for pilgrims and workers during the 1447H Hajj season, as part of wider efforts to improve the pilgrimage experience through advanced digital solutions. The initiative comes with»»»

Dubai: India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released Class 12 results on Wednesday for millions of students, including those in UAE-based CBSE schools, under circumstances unlike any previous year. Regional tensions stemming from the US-Israel-Iran conflict forced the cancellation of»»»

The US boasts impressive military capabilities that solidify the country’s position among the world’s military powers. This also applies to missile technology – the US maintains its status as a major global missile power, and long competed with the Soviet Union in the missile and space race. The US»»»

ABU DHABI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an “open and safe” Strait of Hormuz during a visit to the UAE on Friday, the start of a five-nation tour overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Modi, whose plane was guided in and out of UAE airspace by military»»»

TRIPOLI: Angry fans of a football ‌club in Tripoli protesting a referee decision set fire to the facade and garden of the headquarters of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), two eyewitnesses and a local TV channel said on Thursday. The violence flared in the capital on Thursday evening, aft»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s minister of industry and mineral resources held a virtual meeting with Pakistan’s Minister of Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan and Minister of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Musadik Masood Malik. Bandar Alkhorayef discussed ways to strengthen indust»»»

A memorandum of intent to establish friendly relations between the town of Lovech and China’s Taishun County was signed during the visit of Lovech Mayor Stratsimir Petkov to China, the municipal administration said on Friday. "The agreement marks the official beginning of a long-term partnership ce»»»

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an "open and safe" Strait of Hormuz during a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the start of a five-nation tour overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the regional tension in the Gulf. Modi, whose plane w»»»

The Israeli warplanes launched on Friday airstrikes on the towns of Qusaybah, Mayfadoun, Shukin, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Srifa, Tayr Falsayh, Majadel, Burj Qalawiyah, Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, Dabaal, Frun, Ghandouriyah, Shabriha, Maashouq, al-Masakin, the Abbasieh junction, and al-Housh. A building near Hir»»»

The entire network is wholly owned by Tinervis Group, consolidating LUCA’s position as the bakery chain with the most extensive direct presence in Romania and a brand undergoing continuous development in Poland. In a competitive and dynamic market, Tinervis Group emphasizes the importance of buildi»»»

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reaffirmed its commitment to a fair, transparent and consistent evaluation system following social media discussions around Class 12 results and the On-Screen Marking (OSM) method. The Board said the OSM system was introduced to improve transparen»»»

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, suggesting troops have expanded into more of the Palestinian territory than set out in an October ceasefire plan. His comments come as Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, and as efforts to»»»

The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, arrives at Downing Street in London for a meeting with regional mayors on March 31. Burnham announced Thursday his intention to quit and challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the party and the position of prime minister of »»»

DUBAI: Israeli restrictions on food and humanitarian aid have resulted in alarming levels of malnutrition in Gaza, with devastating consequences for pregnant women, newborns and infants, according to a new analysis by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The medical charity said its data shows a sharp d»»»

Prague: Czech police said on Friday they had found the skull of a 13th century saint, days after it was stolen from a church in the north of the country. Police said they had arrested a suspect, who had admitted to taking the skull of St Zdislava of Lemberk from a glass shrine in the basilica of St»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut received Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni in Belgrade on Friday to discuss advancement of cultural cooperation between the two countries, preservation of cultural heritage and strengthening of institutional ties between Serbia and Greece. "Macut stated that Serb»»»

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Friday, the country's weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 8:22 pm (1122 GMT) in Pacific waters off northern Miyagi prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological»»»

Tripoli, Libya: Clashes that erupted after a football match in a western Libyan town left several people injured, authorities said Friday, while a government building was set on fire in capital Tripoli. Fights began in the town of Tarhuna, some 80 kilometres (49 miles) south of the capital, after a»»»

ConflictsChinaUS-China summit exposes Trump's limits on Iran war, TaiwanAndrew Zi-Qi Fang Washington DC | Darko JanjevicDonald Trump hopes to have China help him end the war in Iran, but this goal seemed far from guaranteed as he wrapped up his two-day visit to Beijing. Xi Jinping, in turn, took th»»»

BEIRUT: Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, hours before the two countries’ envoys were set to meet for a second day of peace talks in Washington. A truce in the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah has been in pla»»»

PSKOV, Russia: Europe’s Baltic states lie just half an hour away — sealed off and on edge — from the Russian border city of Pskov, where the locals shrug off fears their country will attack as they play their part in supporting Moscow’s army fighting in Ukraine. Beneath the round towers of Pskov’s »»»

Six people were killed Friday in strikes on south Lebanon, hours before Lebanese and Israeli envoys were set to meet for a second day of talks in Washington. Israel's military called on residents of five villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks, despite a truce»»»

Speaker Nabih Berri has told President Joseph Aoun in a phone call that Hezbollah would fully commit to a ceasefire if the Lebanese delegation managed to clench a ceasefire commitment from the Israeli side, MTV reported on Friday afternoon, shortly before the start of the second day of Lebanese-Isr»»»

U.S. Central Command's Adm. Brad Cooper contradicted recent reports that internal intelligence assessments given to senior U.S. officials showed that Iran retained most of its prewar missile capacity. File Photo by Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The war in Iran has "s»»»

The competition, which has a consolidated tradition across Central and Eastern Europe, focuses on the quality of services provided by online stores as perceived directly by consumers. The final ranking is based on community votes and evaluations collected from verified purchases, providing a clear »»»

The Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE) at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski was honoured with the prestigious annual Academic Project of the Year award during the InfoSec SEE 2026 international conference - the largest cybersecurity event in Southeast Europe, the Institute reported. Th»»»

The announced investigation into secret US overseas biolabs by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) could end up being more of an internal compliance review than a sweeping exposé, experts told Sputnik. "This is less about legal prosecution and more about the administration as»»»

CHISINAU - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is attending the 135th Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers meeting in Chisinau, said Pristina would not become a CoE member on Friday even though some European ministers had openly called for granting Pristina membership in the organisation. "Good »»»

London, United Kingdom: X says it is committed to cracking down on illegal content to protect UK users, Britain's media regulator said Friday, as it steps up pressure on social media platforms. The commitments include reviewing suspected illegal terrorist and hate content within an average of 24 ho»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has deployed the Middle East’s first heavy traffic load simulator to test the durability of Hajj roads and evaluate their ability to withstand long-term pressure equivalent to more than 20 years of traffic movement. In a video published on the official X account of the Saudi Pr»»»

Dubai: More than 33,000 buses and 5,000 taxis have been prepared to serve pilgrims during the 2026 Hajj season, Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority announced, as part of operational plans aimed at ensuring smooth mobility and improving transport efficiency across the holy sites. The authorit»»»

TEHRAN: The naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are allowing more ships to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television said Friday, after Tehran blocked the waterway following US-Israeli strikes. Since the outbreak of war on February 28, Iran has largely blocked shipping t»»»

A statue of British statesman William Gladstone was unveiled Friday at the Trakia University in Stara Zagora to mark the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising. The full-length bronze statue stands in a special university exhibit featuring books, portraits, a relief sculpture, and an original 1870»»»

Helsinki, Finland: No drones were confirmed in Finland's airspace on Friday, Finnish authorities said, after an early-morning emergency alert led to jets being scrambled and air traffic suspended over Helsinki for several hours. Safety authorities issued an alert for the Uusimaa region in southern »»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has revealed that Tehran deliberately avoided exposing the UAE’s role in the US-Israeli aggression during recent BRICS meetings, only speaking out after Emirati representatives raised the issue first. Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers’ g»»»

The latest escalation involving Iran has once again placed the Middle East at the centre of global market attention. Oil prices reacted immediately, volatility picked up, and investors were reminded how quickly geopolitical risks can ripple through global markets. Brent crude briefly spiked towards»»»

STRASBOURG: Thirty-four Council of Europe member states, along with Australia, Costa Rica and the EU as an institution, said Friday they would join a future special tribunal for Ukraine tasked with prosecuting Russia over its invasion of the country. “The time for Russia to be held to account for i»»»

Gjirokastër, Albania: Endangered Egyptian vultures, with their vivid yellow face and white plumes, would usually be nesting across the Balkans in their dozens by April. But experts tracking the rare birds say local teams have struggled to find more than a handful in recent weeks, raising fears that»»»

Tokyo, Japan: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday, the country's weather agency said. No immediate injuries or damage have been reported. The temblor occurred at 8:22pm local time at a depth of 50 km, measuring lower 5 on Jap»»»