The price for 87 octane gasoline is set at over $7 per gallon with some fuel grades just short of $8 per gallon at a gas station in New York City on March 30. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo April 30 (UPI) -- The personal consumption expenditures index increased by 3.5% on an annua»»»

OSLO: Some 287 candidates will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump likely to be among the nominees. Of this year’s nominations, 208 are individuals and 79 are organizations, said Kristian Berg »»»

Firefighters in western Athens are battling a fire that broke out in an auto parts store and spread to apartments above the premises. The blaze started in the Ilion district Thursday afternoon, at the intersection of Andromachis and Pinelopis streets, before extending to residential units located o»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended the final races of the annual Purebred Arabian Camel Racing Festival for His Highness's Sword for the 2025-2026 season, held at the Al Shahaniya racetrack this afternoon. His Highness awarded the winners of the four main races for th»»»

The US is set to pitch foreign governments on a new initiative for controlling the Strait of Hormuz, with participation explicitly excluding “adversaries” Russia and China, according to media reports. The proposal was outlined in a cable sent on Tuesday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to US embas»»»

MANCHESTER: Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo signed a five-year contract on Thursday to June 2031. The England international’s future was in doubt a few months ago when he was struggling to hold down a first team place under former coach Ruben Amorim. But Mainoo has been a pivotal figure »»»

NEW YORK: UN experts on Thursday expressed grave concern that sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians has become a systematic tool of control, warning it is contributing to displacement and may amount to serious violations of international law. The experts said such violence is being »»»

RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi affirmed that the GCC states continue, with determination and firmness, their efforts to enhance economic integration, within the framework of their diligent pursuit of achieving Gulf economic unity and consolidating the position o»»»

London: A large statue has appeared on a plinth in central London with Banksy's name scrawled on the base, prompting speculation Thursday that it may be the famously enigmatic street artist's latest work. The statue -- of a suited man marching, with one leg off the plinth, while carrying a flag tha»»»

Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries was right in his forecast of rising oil prices and its consequences, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said. “Kirill Dmitrie»»»

Two residents of Moscow recruited by Ukraine hung hammers with traces of brown liquid on the entrance doors of the officials' apartments, the Investigative Committee specified. A criminal case on hooliganism was opened. Previously, the FSB prevented an assassination attempt against the employees of»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar took part in the 15th Meeting of the Senior Officials Committee of the GCC Economic and Development Affairs Authority, held Thursday via videoconference. The Qatari delegation was led by Assistant Undersecretary for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Saud bin »»»

Kampala: A Ugandan-American man was sentenced to death on Thursday over the murders of four young children he stabbed to death at a kindergarten in Uganda's capital. Christopher Okello Onyum was arrested on April 2 as he tried to flee the daycare centre in Kampala where he murdered the children age»»»

Spain on Thursday said it "energetically condemns" the seizure by Israeli forces of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying Spanish nationals in international waters off Greece. Madrid has summoned Israel's charge d'affaires in Spain to convey its protest over the detention of the Global Sumud Flotilla »»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania topped the Arab countries in the 'Reporters Without Borders' ranking for press freedom in 2026, at a time when the report revealed a worrying decline in the state of media freedom on a global level. According to the index data, publish»»»

Tunis, April 30 (TAP) - The "Catalyse Inclusive Entrepreneurship" (CEIID) project in Tunisia came to an end on Thursday, following a year of implementation (2025) as part of a partnership between the Centre for Arab Women's Training and Research...»»»

Windrose, a pirate-themed survival game, developed by Uzbekistan’s Kraken Express Studio, generated revenue of $30mn within 10 days of release, Rutab.net has reported. On early-access release, the video game repo»»»

Newly published materials linked to an investigation by Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities have triggered a wave of allegations and political controversy, after claims emerged suggesting possible misconduct at senior levels of government. »»»

HARET SAIDA, Lebanon: The warnings to flee come suddenly: Texts pinging thousands of phones, automated calls from strange numbers, hard-to-read maps shared on social media by an Israeli military spokesperson. Some maps cover broad swaths of Lebanon; others show specific buildings. Sometimes there i»»»

Deep in the Mediterranean Sea off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot closed around a centuries-old jug resting near the wreck of a 16th-century merchant ship. A French navy officer identified only as Sebastien, who did not disclose his full identity for security reas»»»

Oil prices whipsawed on Thursday and surged toward their highest levels since the war with Iran began, only for the leaps to quickly vanish. The US stock market, meanwhile, is gliding following more strong profit reports from big companies like Alphabet. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and is a bit below its»»»

A Ugandan-American man was sentenced to death on Thursday over the murders of four young children he stabbed to death at a kindergarten in Uganda's capital. Christopher Okello Onyum was arrested on April 2 as he tried to flee the daycare centre in Kampala where he murdered the children aged 15 mont»»»

LONDON: The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Thursday that unemployment in the Gaza Strip increased to 68 percent after Israel launched a war on the coastal enclave in October 2023. The increase was accompanied by a significant decline in labor force participation, falling to 2»»»

MIAMI: The first direct flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years was set to take off Thursday, a new sign of a thaw after Washington deposed leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. The American Airlines flight is scheduled to take off at 10:16 am (1416 GMT) from Miami en route to Caraca»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund said Thursday it will fund LIV Golf only through the remainder of the 2026 season, according to a statement seen by Arab News. PIF said the level of long-term investment required by LIV Golf was no longer aligned with its current strategy, citing shifti»»»

LONDON: A large statue has appeared on a plinth in central London with Banksy’s name scrawled on the base, prompting speculation Thursday that it may be the famously enigmatic street artist’s latest work. The statue — of a suited man marching, with one leg off the plinth, while carrying a flag that»»»

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Kyiv would seek details from Washington about a Kremlin offer for a ceasefire on May 9, when Russia holds large-scale World War II commemorations. Russian leader Vladimir Putin made the proposal to pause fighting in his four-year invasio»»»

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has pointed out that instead of "panting after direct negotiations, which could be a disgrace to Lebanon," the Lebanese government should instead "turn to the International Criminal Court and accuse Israel of its repeated and ongoing war crimes against Le»»»

The bluebuck, an antelope with a silvery slate-blue coat and striking horns, inhabited the coastal grasslands of South Africa's southwestern Cape region until European settlers hunted it to extinction in around 1800. A US company now plans to resurrect the bluebuck as part of its de-extinction effo»»»

Overlapping media leaks from within Hezbollah on activating “martyrdom fighters” (suicide operatives) have raised questions about the next phase on the southern front, amid talk of non-traditional combat options that echo the warfare of the 1980s. Media leaks citing military sources within Hezbolla»»»

Some of the 20 ships hoisting the Palestinian flag dock in the port in Barcelona, Spain, on Sept. 1, 2025. The Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces on Thursday near the Greek island of Crete. File Photo by Quique Garcia/EPA April 30 (UPI) -- Israeli forces intercepted and boarded»»»

Dubai: The UAE and South Korea have brought their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) into force, marking a new phase in trade and investment ties between the two economies. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The agreement is expected»»»

RIYADH: The central challenge in fisheries management is not only overfishing itself, but the uncertainty surrounding it — where it occurs, how it unfolds, and even whether it is happening at all. “We’re still missing the basics-abundance trends, spawning areas, connectivity across the Red Sea, eve»»»

Gulf countries are quietly pressuring the United States and Iran to reach a deal as the conflict disrupts vital oil exports and takes a growing economic toll. Working behind the scenes, including through Pakistan, they are trying to revive negotiations despite tensions with Tehran as FRANCE 24’s Ho»»»

An 89-year-old man arrested after wounding five people in two shootings in Athens on Tuesday has been remanded in custody after testifying before an investigating magistrate. The suspect opened fire with a shotgun at a branch of EFKA, wounding an employee in the leg. He then travelled by taxi to a »»»

In Mali, rebels have called for Russian forces to withdraw, with the pullback from Kidal highlighting growing pressure despite Moscow’s claims of success and its habit of blaming external actors. For Jumo Ayandela, specialist in African politics and security at the New York University, this reflect»»»

Mali held a tribute ceremony for its assassinated defence minister in Bamako on Thursday under tight security. Sadio Camara was killed in a rebel bomb attack over the weekend as fighters from a Tuareg separatist group and an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group launched an assault against the milita»»»

In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in a massive Parisian arrondissement – the 17th! We get a behind-the-scenes look at Napoléon's iconic Arc de Triomphe and discover the man who helped shape the 17th and most of »»»

KRAGUJEVAC - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday elections in the country were due within two or six months, and that Serbian citizens would make their judgement in the elections and that their will would be respected. "And, as you have seen in local elections, no one is going to se»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 13:50 on Thursday 30-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers at the newly established »»»

Dubai: Japan Airlines (JAL) is taking a major step toward the future of aviation by introducing humanoid robots into its ground handling operations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Beginning in May, the airline will launch a two-year trial in partnership with GMO AI and Robotics to evaluate how advanced »»»

Hezbollah issued on Thursday a statement to denounce the Israeli enemy’s attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, saluting the exceptional courage and heroism of the free activists. What follows is the text of the statement: Hezbollah condemns the Zionist enemy’s attack on and seizure of the ships of t»»»

Sheriff Susan Hutson has been charged with 30 felonies in the May 2025 escape of 10 jail prisoners. Photo courtesy of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Department April 30 (UPI) -- A New Orleans sheriff and her jail's chief financial officer face multiple charges relating to a May 2025 escape of 10 inma»»»

ROOPPUR: When Artem Matyukhin left his home city near the Ural Mountains for a job in riverine Bangladesh three years ago, even those closest to him struggled to understand the decision. But he has never regretted it, and will soon see the fruits of his work: a 2.4-gigawatt nuclear power plant. “Wh»»»

The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel's government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that's been in place since the war's start in 2023 and continues»»»

Lebanon’s Defense Minister, Major General Michel Menassa, said on Thursday that his country had entered negotiations for peace, not for surrender or trade-offs. The state-run National News Agency quoted Menassa as saying, during a meeting with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna in Verdu»»»

Italy’s Culture Ministry is investigating the Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art festival, after event organizers announced that Russia would be allowed to return to the event after a 4 year ban, Italian media reported on Wednesday. Russia’s group exhibition, “The tree is rooted in t»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - White House officials are set to visit Venezuela today to announce several agreements that could create opportunities for oil and mining companies to operate in the country, Politico reported on Thursday, citing sources. The memorandums of understanding could help increase ex»»»

Over the past year, the company focused on building its local operational structure, strengthening its team, adapting its business model to the specific needs of the Romanian market, and validating its proposition through an initial phase of market presence and controlled commercial activity. With »»»