ABU DHABI: The horse Diamond Gem AA achieved a remarkable feat by being crowned champion of the American leg of the UAE President’s Cup Series for Purebred Arabian Horses in its 33rd edition. The race was held on Thursday at the historic Churchill Downs racecourse in Louisville, Kentucky, as part o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Miropolye in Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "As a result of active and decisive actions of units of the Sever (North) battlegroup, control has been established over the village of Miropolye in Sumy»»»

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultra-low cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow plan»»»

BERLIN, May 2 (SANA) The tariff hike on cars and trucks from the European Union announced by U.S. President Donald Trump could cost Germany nearly 15 billion euros ($17.58 billion) in output, an economic institute told Reuters on Saturday. The estimate from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy »»»

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, held talks with the Managing Director of TotalEnergies in Egypt and Cyprus, Pascal Breant, on the company’s planned expansion of gas exploration activities, focusing on the deep Herodotus Basin in the western Mediterranean. In a sta»»»

A university professor has said the entrance to her home was vandalized after she appeared on a television news program and expressed her views on antisemitism. Vana Nikolaidou-Kyrianidou, emerita professor of political philosophy at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, told Kathimerini »»»

The 2026 motorcycle season 2026 was officially opened in Sofia with a call to comply with the Road Traffic Act during a ceremony held in Alexander Nevsky Square on Saturday. Father Kostadin led a water blessing ritual and delivered a message encouraging tolerance among all road users. Dozens of mot»»»

Philippine and US forces on Saturday showcased the NMESIS anti-ship missile system in Batanes province, near Taiwan, during annual war games, as tensions simmer over the self-governed island that China views as its own territory. The Philippines' northernmost province, with about 20,000 residents, »»»

Washington, United States: Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines said on Saturday that all of its flights have been cancelled as it started an "orderly wind-down of operations," citing spiking fuel prices in recent weeks that left it no choice. The troubled carrier, which was set to emerge from its s»»»

A planned drawdown of US troops from Germany should spur Europeans to strengthen their own defenses further, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, following the latest salvo from Washington against transatlantic ties. The Pentagon announced on Friday that the United States would»»»

Turkish authorities have released more than 500 protesters arrested at May Day rallies in Istanbul, a lawyers' association said Saturday. Police cracked down on Friday's demonstrations, firing tear gas to break them up and arresting hundreds of people. All 576 people arrested were released by Satur»»»

HANOI:Japan’s prime minister vowed Saturday to play “an even more proactive role” ensuring a “free and open” Asia-Pacific region, using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a foreign policy initiative that has long rankled neighboring China. “I am renewing my determination to fulfil Japan’s respon»»»

RIYADH: EA Sports FC has unveiled the official Saudi Pro League Team of the Season in Football Ultimate Team, honoring the players who defined the 2025-26 season in the Roshn Saudi League. Arriving as part of EA Sports FC’s marquee annual “Team of the Season” campaign, the Saudi Pro League squad jo»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar has reiterated the importance of eliminating racism and racial discrimination in all its forms, highlighting steps taken to promote equality, tolerance and social cohesion. The statement was delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Delegation of the S»»»

HANOI:Japan’s prime minister vowed Saturday to play “an even more proactive role” ensuring a “free and open” Asia-Pacific region, using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a foreign policy initiative that has long rankled neighboring China. “I am renewing my determination to fulfil Japan’s respon»»»

Tunis, May 2 (TAP)- Localised and light showers are expected on Saturday in the southeast, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said, and the weather will be partly cloudy in most regions. The wind is blowing east, quite strong near coasts...»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was Saturday released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said. Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted s»»»

Germany's defense minister on Saturday said the withdrawal of American troops from Germany had been expected and that Europe needed to do more to ensure its own security. "That US troops are withdrawing from Europe and also from Germany was to be expected," Boris Pistorius said in a statement sent »»»

The US-Israeli war on Iran has already been “terminated,” and the Trump administration believes it does not need an extension from Congress to continue the fighting, the Associated Press has reported, citing sources. The report comes as a deadline mandated by the 1973 War Powers Act rapidly approac»»»

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was Saturday released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said. Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank o»»»

China's railway network transported 24.8 million passengers on May 1, setting a new single-day record, according to data from the China State Railway Group. A report ‌on Saturday ‌in the official ‌Xinhua ⁠news agency said the ⁠national railway system is also expected to transport 19.7 million passe»»»

Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a US government bailout plan. The collapse of the first carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old I»»»

US President Donald Trump has announced 25% tariffs on EU-made cars and trucks, accusing the bloc of breaching a trade deal reached last summer but yet to be fully ratified by EU lawmakers. The move constitutes a 10% hike from current 15% levies on the automotive industry. Announcing the decision, »»»

A shell company backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump has agreed to a merger with a mining group that secured up to $1.6 billion from the US government in 2025 to facilitate the extraction of tungsten in Kazakhstan, the Financial Times has reported. The agreement between Skyline Builders group,»»»

Tunis, May 2 (TAP) — The weather on Saturday morning will be marked by light, localized rain in the southeast and will be partly cloudy across the rest of the regions, according to forecasts from the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).Winds...»»»

Japan's Taiyo Oil is set to receive a cargo of crude oil from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project, the Mainichi daily reported on Saturday, citing Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Japan has largely suspended purchases of oil from Russia after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in ‌2022. A ‌US exe»»»

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was in an Iranian hospital after a "catastrophic deterioration of her health," including a "cardiac crisis", a foundation run by her family said. The secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded Mohammadi the 2023 prize, expressed concern on Th»»»

The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The alert posted Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control adds another layer of pressure in the standoff between the US and Iran over cont»»»

A ‌Russian drone attack on a bus in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson killed two people and injured seven more early on Saturday, officials said. Most of the casualties were public utilities workers, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin added on Telegram. He posted images from the site that showed»»»

In a new escalation of Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, several areas in the Nabatieh district have witnessed a series of airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting populated towns and villages, resulting in casualties and widespread property damage. Three civilians were martyred in an Israeli»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Education has launched its first Parents Council at the ministerial level, in a move aimed at strengthening the role of families in shaping the country’s education system. Comprising 17 members drawn from across the Emirates, the council includes a mix of parents and prom»»»

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state med»»»

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state med»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of an advanced amyloid brain PET-CT imaging service, the first of its kind in the country, delivered through the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging section of the Clinical Imaging Department. The first group of patients benef»»»

A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, state media repor»»»

The tariff ‌hike on cars and trucks from the European Union announced by US President Donald Trump could cost Germany nearly 15 billion euros ($17.58 billion) in output, an economic institute told Reuters on Saturday. The estimate from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) highlights the e»»»

Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favor of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Miza»»»

On May 2, 2014,Ukrainian nationalists set fire to the Trade Unions House in Odessa, trapping inside anti-Maidan activists who protested against the coup in Ukraine, which resulted in 48 people killed and over 250 injured. "A guarantee of justice for the victims of the monstrous crime in the Odessa »»»

Washington: A US appeals court on Friday temporarily halted mail delivery of mifepristone, the medication used in the majority of abortions in the United States, although a company distributing the drug said it would appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Cou»»»

WEST PALM BEACH: Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultra-low cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and em»»»

TORONTO: RJ Barrett delivered when it mattered most, hitting a dramatic 29-foot three-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 112-110 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and force a decisive Game 7 in their first-round NBA playoff series. Barrett’s shot boun»»»

A spill of hazardous plant protection products has been discovered during an ongoing official inspection by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) at the warehouses of a large agricultural holding in the northern village of Vardim, near Svishtov (on the Danube). A few days ago, huge quantities of »»»

For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the US into Mexico last week in New Mexico, a federal official said on Friday, but environmental groups warn the animal may never return due to US border wall construction. The male wolf crossed into Chihuahua, Mex»»»

Washington: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Mideast war. The move came as US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on cars and»»»

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hike US tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, charging that the bloc is not complying with an earlier trade deal. The pact, which was struck last summer, had capped the US tariff on EU autos and parts»»»

Exports of liquefied natural gas from Canada’s LNG Canada plant topped 1 million metric tons in April, setting a monthly record, according to LSEG data. LNG Canada is the country’s first major LNG export facility and the first on North America’s West Coast, giving it direct access to Asia, the worl»»»

Dubai: Southeast Asian nations have agreed to keep trade flowing and avoid export restrictions as they mount a coordinated response to mounting economic pressures linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Meeting under the Philippines’ chairmanship, economic ministers from the Association »»»

Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York on Friday as industry statistics show more American consumers embracing the format. There is no rustle of pages or stacks of best-selling novels at the pop-up store opened by the Amazon subsidiary on the Low»»»

Separatists in Alberta are preparing to submit a petition on Monday that they say has enough signatures to force a referendum on independence for the oil-rich Canadian province. Polls indicate the pro-independence camp remains a minority among Alberta's five million people, but has hit a historic h»»»

Iraq’s ruling Coordination Framework has been on an intriguing journey that started with the United States’ adamant rejection of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki being appointed to head a new government and that ended with President Donald Trump personally congratulating Ali al-Zaidi on his ap»»»