Anglo-Australian metals giant Rio Tinto is in talks to acquire Swiss competitor Glencore, potentially creating the world's largest mining firm at a time of soaring demand for copper. Here's how things stand ahead of a takeover bid deadline set for Thursday. Birth of a giantMining behemoth Rio Tinto»»»

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday asked a federal court to grant a subpoena forcing Nike to provide information related to complaints of systemic discrimination against the shoemaker's white workers. File Photo by Wu Hong/EPA-EFE Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Equal Employment Opportuni»»»

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the United States and Russia to quickly sign a new nuclear deal, as the existing treaty was set to expire in a "grave moment for international peace and security." The New START agreement will end Thursday, formally releasing both Moscow and Washington f»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Kuwait national team were proclaimed champions of the first Arab Wheelchair Basketball Championship after a 72-68 victory over the Egyptian team on Wednesday.Palestine team secured a spot on the podium after defeating Syria 53-39.The final game, held at Kuwait Disabled Sport»»»

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals "trading bloc" with its allies and partners, using tariffs to maintain minimum prices and defend against China’s stranglehold on the key elements needed for everything from fighter jets to smartphon»»»

Imagine building an empire so large that a single revaluation — one line in your financial statements — wipes out more than one trillion pesos off your assets almost overnight. That’s exactly what happened to Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr., one of the Philippines’ richest, influential men. The 76-year-o»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Art Basel has opened its first-ever fair in the MENASA region (Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia), marking a significant new chapter in its global evolution and for the international art market. Art Basel Qatar, presented in partnership with Qatar Sports Investment»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has launched the Alaqraboon Centre, marking a new and expanded chapter in its efforts to enhance social welfare and humanitarian assistance in the State of Qatar. The Centre was established following approval by Qatar Charity’s Board of Directors in Dece»»»

TikTok participated in Web Summit Qatar 2026 this week through a series of initiatives focused on knowledge exchange, celebrating creativity, and engaging with Qatar’s rapidly evolving digital ecosystem. As part of participation, TikTok and the Government Communications Office (GCO) signed a Memora»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) on Wednesday announced the programme for Rubaiya Qatar, a new nationwide multidisciplinary contemporary art quadrennial developed under the auspices of ALRIWAQ Art + Architecture, the contemporary art and architecture institution of Qatar Museums dedicat»»»

QNA Doha Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the activities of the joint tactical exercise of the security agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, tit»»»

Share: File : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro(L) is shown with his frontman Alex Saab , a Lebanese Columbian and Venezuelan businessman who is reportedly closely associated with Hezbollah’s illicit financial networks in Latin America. Saab was released from US jail in exchange for 10 Americans »»»

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a motion to block California's redistricting map amid legal challenges ahead of November's midterm election. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a California Republican Party and Trump administration re»»»

Nike is under investigation by the US government over claims the footwear giant discriminated against white workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces workplace discrimination laws, announced on Wednesday it has demanded company records going back to 2018, including»»»

The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, then a burst of rifle fire. Soldiers stretch a Ukrainian flag over a shiny wooden coffin and stand silently alongside in the sparkling white snow. A woman cries, her face crumpling. Natalia is burying her husband for the second time. Vital»»»

The Washington Post on Wednesday announced it is firing nearly a third of its staff and revising its coverage to address business problems. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Feb. 4 (UPI) -- More than 300 reporters and others are being let go from The Washington Post amid financial troubles, the Jeff Bezos»»»

Over the past two months, the US Department of Justice has released millions of documents related to its sex-trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the president wants the nation to move on - but will it? Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the government's review of the »»»

Jeffrey Epstein sought advice from linguist Noam Chomsky over what he called "putrid" media coverage of sex trafficking allegations against him, new files show. In emails from February 2019, the disgraced financier asked if he should "defend myself" or "try to ignore". A response that appears to be»»»

Lake Erie is flirting with a milestone that has happened only a handful of times in the modern record: a complete freeze-over. As of this week, the lake's ice coverage reached 95.3, according to an analysis by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. It is the second year in a row with»»»

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week. Solar flares typically originate from active regions on the sun, which are marked by groups of sunspots -- such as Region 4366. NASA's Solar Dynamics»»»

The US Justice Department’s January release of over 3 million documents continues to stoke theories that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein operated as an asset for Israel’s Mossad. While no smoking-gun has emerged, the tranche includes emails amplifying Israeli political entanglements, self-ag»»»

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The face of an angel on a restored church fresco in Rome that sparked outrage because of its likeness to Italy's prime minister, has been crudely scrubbed out by the artist who painted it. Church and government officials launched an investigation after pictures of a cherub at the Basilica of St Law»»»

1 of 3 | Ryan Routh, pictured in this screengrab taken from police body camera footage, is arrested by law enforcement officers with the Martin County Sheriff's Office for the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on September 15, 2024. File Photo courtesy Martin County Sheriff's Office»»»

A camera filming women in a gynaecology exam room in Sofia was reported on Wednesday, adding to earlier media disclosures about secretly made footage from cosmetic studios in Burgas and Kazanlak. Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva described the practice as "a dreadful violation of the right to human dign»»»

US authorities are investigating alleged ransom notes in the disappearance of the mother of NBC News’ Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, officials said on Tuesday. Nancy Guthrie went missing in Arizona over the weekend, and police believe she was taken from her home at night against her will. A n»»»

Saudi Arabia has taken a new step to restore Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago to international air traffic by launching a direct flight linking the island with Jeddah, following the resumption of operations at the governorate’s public hospital and government university under a Saudi-backed development p»»»

San Jose: Adobe Inc. ramped up its advertising in 2025, spending $1.4 billion to promote its brand in the face of steep competition and skepticism from Wall Street that the company is a loser in the age of AI. The marketing effort was more than a 30% increase over the prior year’s spending, accordi»»»

British ex-Prince Andrew on Monday vacated the Royal Lodge in west London after the final release of Jeffrey Epstein case files on Friday. Photo by Julien Warnand/EPA Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Royal family member Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor vacated his temporary home at the Royal Lodge this week after the U.S»»»

The Washington Post has announced sweeping layoffs, sharply scaling back the paper's coverage of sports and foreign news. The job cuts, announced on Wednesday, will impact employees across departments with roles in the newsroom's sports, local and foreign sections hit particularly hard. The cut mar»»»

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seeing his bid for a third term unravel, undermined by rising US pressure and deepening splits within the Shiite Coordination Framework, as Kurdish parties insist the presidency cannot be decided until agreement on the next prime minister is reached. A»»»

“Why shouldn’t I trust them?” That was Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi’s blunt reply when asked why he had placed his confidence in Islamist prisoners held in his father’s jails in Libya, men he was negotiating to release. He then set out, at length, the logic behind his gamble. He said the Islamists had »»»

Doha: Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force "Lekhwiya" HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the activities of the joint tactical exercise of the security agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, titled»»»

Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, attended a ceremony honouring the recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026, now in its seventh edition. The event was held at the Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi in the presence of a di»»»

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia calls on the international community to prevent the trafficking of arms and Starlink terminals from Ukraine to militants in African countries, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday. "We call on the international c»»»

Human trafficking, animal abuse, and scientific experiments that pushed the boundaries of humanity itself: Jeffrey Epstein had grand ambitions, and where better to pursue them than Ukraine? A wild west where everyone has a price, and citizens are little more than lab rats. Within days of Epstein’s »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, met with Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Ministe»»»

Cairo: Egypt's top media regulator blocked access on Wednesday to the US-owned gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns, joining several other governments that have moved to restrict the popular app. Roblox has been banned by countries including Qatar, Iraq and Turkey, and US states such a»»»

Balancing melancholy and romance, memory and emotion, Syrian singer Majd El Qassem continues a musical journey spanning more than three decades, firmly establishing himself as one of the most expressive dramatic voices in Arab music. Shaped by experience and emotional honesty, his voice has carried»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Cairo on Wednesday, where the two leaders co-chaired the second meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Egypt and Türkiye, signing a joint statement and a series of agreements an»»»

Trade exchange between Egypt and Türkiye rose to $6.8bn in 2025, up from $6.6bn in 2024, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). The figures were published on Wednesday in conjunction with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s meeting with Turkis»»»

A leading US medical association has recommended against “gender transition” surgeries for minors, citing insufficient evidence that perceived benefits outweigh the risks. The move comes amid a broader drop in support for transgender ideology and sex change surgeries for children. In a statement on»»»

New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that Cuba risks humanitarian "collapse" if it is denied oil, his spokesman said Wednesday as the United States threatens to cut energy supplies as part of a pressure campaign. "The secretary-general is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation i»»»

DOHA: TikTok took part in Web Summit Qatar 2026 this week with a series of activities aimed at supporting knowledge exchange, celebrating creativity, and engaging with the State of Qatar’s evolving digital ecosystem. As part of its participation, TikTok and the Government Communications Office (GCO»»»

Fort Pierce, United States: A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. Ryan Routh, 59, had been found guilty in September of five charges, including attempted ass»»»

Energy Secretary Luz Elena Gonzalez said the Pemex strategy aims to overhaul internal processes and bolster Mexico’s energy security, with an emphasis on production and financial stability File Photo by Isaac Esquivel/EPA Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state-owned oil company known a»»»

Workers with the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections process absentee ballots at the county's new Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City, Ga., in 2024. Fulton County filed a motion Wednesday in federal court to demand items seized by the FBI in a raid on the elections »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Washington's approach of ignoring Russia's ideas on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is regrettable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. "However, no formal official response from the United States with regard to the Russian initiative has been rece»»»

Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 24 people, with Israel's military saying the attacks were in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire. Despite an ongoing US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has continued in the G»»»

Ryan Routh has been sentenced to life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in September of 2024. Routh, 59, was found guilty last year of trying to kill Trump, then still a presidential candidate, at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm B»»»