MUMBAI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday acknowledged that a batch of interceptors purchased for Ukraine under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program may not have been delivered, but that this was not because of any political intent. “I think the important takeaway is »»»

LONDON: A power outage at a Google Cloud data center near London caused serious failures to services on Tuesday, leading to widespread disruptions for several UK banks. Google said in a service health update that most services had returned to normal by 1210 GMT, six hours after the incident began. »»»

VIENNA The State of Qatar affirmed that addressing transactional organised crime requires strengthening international cooperation, upholding multilateralism, and effectively implementing relevant international agreements, given the growing complexity of those crimes and their entanglement with corr»»»

DOHA Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Arthroscopy service by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery team at Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah Hospital, marking a significant step in advancing specialized surgical services and providing patients wit»»»

VIENNA: A round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Austria was held in Vienna on Tuesday. The Qatari delegation was headed by Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, while the Austrian s»»»

Doha, Qatar: President of the French Republic HE Emmanuel Macron arrived in Doha on Tuesday evening for a state visit to the country. Upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport, His Excellency and his accompanying delegation were received by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for »»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers burned a welcome sign at the entrance of Burqa, a village east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, amid an increase in violent attacks against Palestinians in October. Sayel Kanaan, head of the Burqa council, said settlers on Tuesday burned the monument by igniting tires»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday appointed Majid Ebn al-Reza, who had served as acting defense minister since around the start of the conflict with the United States, as his defense adviser. "The Iranian president has issued a decree appointing Majid Ebn al-Reza as »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Dutch state energy company Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) estimates natural gas storage facilities to be 64% full, which is the lowest level required ahead of the heating season, the NOS broadcaster reported on Tuesday. The Netherlands has reached the minimum target levels necess»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The French authorities will deploy military personnel to support police during large-scale protests planned for Saturday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Tuesday. "We will deploy troops from the Sentinelle operation, naturally, to replace internal security forces, primari»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will assist Oman in promptly addressing issues related to the protection of its territory, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. "Today, the challenges involved in protecting Omani territory are of an entirely new nature … Therefore, these issue»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has discussed energy cooperation with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the US Department of State said on Tuesday. "The Secretary and Minister discussed regional and global issues, including developments in the Middle»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron has obtained commitments to deliver an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, his office said Tuesday as the French government scrambles to address a cost-of-living crisis that has fuelled u»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a three-day visit to the Gulf states focused on fuel supplies and strategic ties. The French leader will first visit Kuwait before heading to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. The Elysée Palace said Macron would seek commitments for ad»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesians protested in several cities on Tuesday, raging against wildfires and a toxic haze that has made thousands unwell for weeks on end in a crisis that has engulfed Southeast Asia. Demonstrations were called by students to display dissatisfaction with the government of President Pra»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) called for an extraordinary parliamentary sitting to hear Prime Minister Rumen Radev, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, and State Agency for National Security Chairman Plamen Tonchev on the measures taken in response to the arson attack on antennas used to communicate wit»»»

Fahd Al-Khulaifi, first deputy governor of Yemen’s Shabwa province, warned that the Houthi group has supplied some terrorist organizations with drone technology as part of what he described as ongoing cooperation between the two sides. His remarks came after a Houthi missile attack on Monday target»»»

BELGRADE - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has dismissed a criminal complaint filed against now-former Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic by Democratic Party leader Srdjan Milivojevic over alleged abuse of office, Tanjug learns. The Prosecutor's Office concluded that Vucic had com»»»

KYIV: Russia has expanded strikes from eastern and central Ukraine to energy facilities in previously untargeted western regions, causing waves of blackouts, energy ministry officials and local authorities said on Tuesday. In October, before the start of the cold season, Russia resumed attacks on U»»»

MANILA: Southeast Asia’s interior and security ministers met in Manila on Tuesday to jointly address cybercrime, human trafficking and online scams, a growing concern in the region. Over the past few years, Southeast Asia has been increasingly targeted as a hub for transnational organized crime and»»»

AI and mapping tech will help inspectors spot risks to public health and safety Dubai: Dubai has a new radar, and this one is built to spot risks to public health and safety before they become problems. Dubai Municipality is showcasing the Health and Safety Radar, an intelligent monitoring platform»»»

At least 80 people were killed in a drone strike near a market in Sudan’s southern West Kordofan state, a medical source and a witness said Monday, in one of the deadliest single attacks since the Sudan war erupted in 2023. A separate drone attack Monday in the capital Khartoum killed four, includi»»»

In tonight's programme: Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie is convicted of 191 murders, 190 of which were of children. Also, a former Rwandan soldier and outspoken government critic, Robert Kabera, is found decapitated in Uganda. Plus we meet a young Ivorian music lover who travels around the countr»»»

Rising fuel costs are piling pressure on households, businesses and governments across Europe, fuelling cost-of-living protests and bolstering the far right ahead of elections next year in countries including France, Italy and Poland. Some far-right parties are calling for a return to Russian energ»»»

France didn't just erupt on Saturday – it exploded. Police were doubly overwhelmed by the turnout of the October 17 cost-of-living demonstrations, which saw two and-a-half times the crowds they expected. Officers were also overwhelmed by determined flashmobs: some radical militants hellbent on»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 20: We look at reactions from the French press after President Emmanuel Macron's government announces a curfew in parts of the country. Is it too much or not enough? We also look at what the foreign press from Britain, Germany and the US are saying about the wee»»»

Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines, who is in a critical condition after being struck by a car outside her office in an incident that has shocked the nation. Haines had her leg amputated following the attack, acco»»»

Parts of southern Southeast Asia have been put under the highest-level haze alert as wildfires that have swept Indonesia for months continue to belch toxic smoke across the region. The seasonal wildfires are worse this year due to the drought conditions caused by a severe "super-El Nino" effec»»»

MELBOURNE: Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker who is in critical condition after being struck by a car in an apparent escalation in political violence that has shocked the nation. Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent pol»»»

The Red Carpet project reflects Dubai’s drive to transform travel experiences Dubai: Dubai’s Red Carpet project has won recognition in the Government Projects category at the Dubai-it Awards, highlighting the emirate’s push to transform the travel experience through advanced technology, artificial »»»

IAEA highlights UAE's nuclear safety measures and emergency readiness Abu Dhabi: Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) commended the United Arab Emirates’ robust emergency preparedness and response capabilities during an advisory mission to the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP»»»

DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul Rahman bin Hassan Al Thani held several bilateral meetings with a number of senior international officials on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Security Forum currently taking place in the Qatari capital,»»»

BELGRADE - Aleksandar Vucic, who heads the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list for the October 25 early parliamentary polls in Serbia, has spoken to the Russian Ostorozhno: Sobchak YouTube channel about pressure on Serbia, upcoming elections in the country and global geopolitical relation»»»

A Lebanese judge on Tuesday ordered two Hezbollah officials to appear for questioning over their alleged involvement in a delivery of explosives seized by authorities this month, a judicial official told AFP. Lebanese authorities had been carrying out investigations after arresting two suspected He»»»

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have asked the army and security agencies to “prepare for military and security-related operations in Dahieh, Beirut, the Bekaa and the South” targeting Hezbollah, the pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday. “Information began leak»»»

The oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta has voted to remain part of the country, with most voters rejecting a proposal to move toward an independence referendum, national broadcaster CBC reported on Tuesday. The vote comes amid purported contacts between pro-independence activists and US official»»»

US President Donald Trump has claimed that America could face similar chaos to the violent unrest sweeping France if the Democrats win next month’s midterm elections, accusing left-wing politicians of fueling mass migration and instability across the West. France has struggled to contain escalating»»»

Vice President J.D. Vance refused to call Ukraine a US ally, noting that the two countries are at odds on a number of issues. Asked by journalist Mark Halperin in an interview released on Monday whether Ukraine is a US ally, Vance suggested that Kiev is “certainly a partner” but noted that the coun»»»

OSLO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Tuesday for talks with top US envoys in a bid to get strained relations with Washington “on a more constructive path,” Oslo said. “We are maintaining all contacts that can help bring peace,” Zelensky said in a social media post announc»»»

The Bulgarian Navy has destroyed on the spot or retrieved from the water various parts of more than 100 drones this year alone, said the Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov. At the Varna Naval Base on Tuesday, he welcomed the ships returning home after participating in the latest mission o»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar and NATO have discussed ways to strengthen security and defense cooperation during a meeting on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Security Forum in Doha. Adviser to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Majed Al Ansari met on Tu»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari met Tuesday with HE Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, Scott Gilmore, on the sidelines of the Global Security Forum 2026 in Doha. During the meeting, »»»

Bulgarian authorities have found debris aboard the drone-struck merchant vessel Chelsea 3 and will analyze it to establish details of the attack, Transport Minister Georgi Peev told reporters in the village of Kaloyanovo near Plovdiv. Peev said Bulgarian authorities would seek assistance from exper»»»

The cargo ship ABLE, which was struck by a drone in Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone on October 6, has sunk off the Turkish coast after disappearing from radar late last night. The Palau-flagged vessel suffered severe damage in the attack, which took place about 70 nautical miles east of Byala. A»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said an American aircraft had begun patrolling the Black Sea to conduct reconnaissance and identify potential risks following his discussions with NATO and other partners, adding that allied teams would arrive in Bulgaria with advanced equipment to investigate a drone att»»»

DAMASCUS: DNA testing has helped identify the remains of missing people in at least three cases in Syria this year, the country’s first such identification cases and a breakthrough in efforts to establish the fates of people missing after years of war. Two of the cases were completed by Syria’s Nat»»»

BEIRUT: A Lebanese judge on Tuesday ordered two Hezbollah officials to appear for questioning over their alleged involvement in a delivery of explosives seized by authorities this month, a judicial official told AFP. Lebanese authorities had been carrying out investigations after arresting two susp»»»

KHARTOUM: A drone strike by the Sudanese army killed 53 people at a market in an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, local authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks. Authorities in Abyei district said the strike hit Amiet market on Monday. They accused the army of»»»

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu vows said further curfews would be imposed "where necessary" on Tuesday evening after those on Monday in parts of Paris and other cities "helped keep the peace overnight" following a weekend of unrest and looting. Police confirmed the night had passed without»»»

A 14-year-old boy accused of killing his mother in Plovdiv sent photographs of her body and a recording of her cries for help to friends and classmates through Instagram group chats, according to details presented at a Plovdiv Appellate Court hearing reported by BNT, Radio Plovdiv, Plovdiv24.bg and»»»