Doha, Qatar: Al Rayyan SC defeated Al Qadsia SC 2-0 in the Gulf Club Champions League (GCCL) semi-final at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, moving within one step of securing a second title in as many weeks. Roger Guedes and Aleksandar Mitrovic, who were also on target in the 2-0 win over Muaither in the QSL»»»

Dubai: Grocery shopping in the UAE is set to become more transparent and data-driven following the launch of a new digital platform that tracks essential goods prices across major retailers, giving residents a clearer view of where and how to spend. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheque»»»

  While president Volodymyr Zelenskiy maintains a show of defiance, Ukraine is being steered towards a difficult postwar period by the new presidential office chief who might also rule the country one day. »»»

While President Volodymyr Zelenskiy maintains a show of defiance, Ukraine is being steered towards a difficult postwar period by the new presidential office chief who might also rule the country one day.  These days, »»»

When Europe finances Ukraine, it does so through a complex web of institutions: the European Commission — via the Ukraine Facility, macro-financial assistance and potentially the new €90bn Ukraine Support Loan for 2026-2027 — the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and other multilateral partn»»»

A man shot dead eight children -- seven of them his own -- early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana in an incident of domestic violence that spanned three locations, police said. The early morning massacre at a gray house in the city of Shreveport was the deadliest mass shooting in the Un»»»

Four contenders are squaring up to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis. Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Argentina's Rafael Grossi, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, and Senegal's Macky Sall will each f»»»

Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Jauregui tells reporters Sunday that Two Mexican law enforcement officers and two U.S. Embassy staffers were killed in a car accident. Photo courtesy Chihuahua Attorney General's Office/Release April 20 (UPI) -- Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico and two Me»»»

Tehran and Islamabad: Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires. The ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports has b»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) announced yesterday the official launch of phase two in the expansion of its Audiology Screening Service within Well-Baby clinics. This phase extends the service to seven additional health centres: Qatar University, Umm Slal, Mesaimeer, Muaith»»»

Dubai: Indian icon and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is once again challenging the idea that motherhood and a demanding film career can’t coexist. The actor is reportedly continuing to work on two major projects even as she prepares to welcome her second child. On the occasion of Akshaya Triti»»»

Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) hosted the second cohort of the Police Academy’s Security Command and Staff Programme in a visit aimed at familiarising them with the Force’s tasks and duties. Deputy Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) H E Major General Mohammed Mesfer Al Shahwani»»»

Thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war. The war games will feature live-fire exercises in the north of the country facing the Taiwan»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health concluded the third Public Health Sector Football Tournament with wide attendance from leaders and employees across the healthcare sector in a vibrant atmosphere marked by teamwork and positive competition. The Ministry’s Food Safety Department team won th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has launched a modern fleet of eco-friendly vehicles and equipment, as part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to promote environmental sustainability and enhance the efficiency of municipal service systems. The fleet was inaugurated by Assistant Undersecret»»»

PoliticsVenezuelaVenezuela's transition: privatizing the oil industryTobias KäuferAfter the US ousted Maduro and effectively seized control of Venezuela's oil industry, the country's economy has been transitioning rapidly. The interim government is wooing investors but lacks democratic backing. htt»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said students across the UAE have resumed in-person learning in all universities and schools, after the country’s education system demonstrated exceptional resilience and full»»»

Dubai: One of the city’s most popular seasonal attractions, Global Village, is reopening its gates today at 5pm following a temporary shutdown triggered by the recent global conflict. The multicultural destination, currently in its landmark 30th season, had earlier announced a run from October 15 u»»»

Tisza will have 141 representatives in Hungary's 199-seat parliament, giving the party a supermajority of 70.85%, data from the National Election Office released on April 18 show after counting mail-in ballots and transferred votes. »»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has published interim results from the parliamentary elections held on April 19 based on 68.34% of tally sheets of the section election commissions processed at the constituency election commissions as at 7 am on Monday. Following are the results: Progressive B»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that an American delegation will head Monday to Islamabad, Pakistan, to begin a new round of negotiations with representatives of Iran, with the aim of reaching a peace agreement. Trump said via his Truth Social account: “My Representatives are»»»

European allies fear an inexperienced US negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline-grabbing framework deal with Iran that could entrench rather than resolve deeper problems, diplomats with past experience dealing with Tehran said. They worry Washington, eager to claim a diplomatic win for P»»»

Police have arrested three individuals in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Athens on Saturday afternoon, in which a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured. She remains hospitalized, with doctors describing her condition as critical. The incident occurred on Liosion Street, where the teenag»»»

The Environment Ministry is preparing to revive the long-frozen building rights transfer system, with a study proposing modest density increases of 0.2–0.4 in 83 municipal zones nationwide. The framework is expected by 2027 and will initially rely on existing titles issued between 1979 and 2007, co»»»

A spokesman for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Military Command said that Iran would respond swiftly to the seizure of an Iranian vessel by the US military in the Gulf of Oman. Earlier, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the seizure of the Iranian merchant vessel Touska, which was attempting to break »»»

There is a risk of an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico if he travels to Kiev, Slovak Parliament Deputy Speaker Tibor Gaspar told RIA Novosti. Volodymyr Zelensky's office said on February 27 that Zelenskyy had invited Fico to Ukraine to discuss current issues. "Although Zel»»»

The President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kanatbek Abdrakhmatov, stated that the water level of Issyk-Kul has fluctuated significantly in the past and may have receded by more than a kilometer. According to him, data from Google Earth indicate that an ancient shoreli»»»

The U.S. military under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth killed three people Sunday in a strike targeting a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. A group of Democrats last week filed articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one of which accuses him of violating the law of these strikes. Photo by B»»»

The DR Congo government and the AFC/M23 group announced Sunday they had reached an agreement to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within 10 days. The Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 group has seized large swaths of territory in the eastern part of DR Congo since 2021. The DR Congo »»»

PoliticsCanadaCanada's US ties have become a weakness, says CarneySrinivas Mazumdaru with AP, ReutersCanadian PM Mark Carney has vowed to reduce his country's reliance on the US by strengthening the economy and inking trade deals with others. https://p.dw.com/p/5CSkT'The US has changed and we must »»»

Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 725,500 and average net earnings reached HUF 509,200 in February 2026. Average gross earnings grew by 9.7%, net average earnings increased by 12.0% and real earnings were 10.5% higher than a year earlier. The increase in net average earnings exce»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a law ratifying the grant agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support Kyrgyzstan in emergency situations. The ADB will provide a grant of $28.2 million. According to the document, the funds will be allocated through two mechanisms: Accordi»»»

TradeIndiaSouth Korea's Lee visits India for trade talks with ModiShakeel Sobhan AFP, ReutersPrime Minister Narendra Modi hosts South Korean President Lee Jae Myung this week as both countries target $50 billion in trade by 2030. https://p.dw.com/p/5CSkNPresident Lee Jae Myung's trip is South Korea»»»

On April 21, drinking water supply to residential buildings, schools, preschools, healthcare and other social and industrial facilities will be stopped from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Bishkek City Hall reported. Outage area: Kurmanjan Datka Street from the railway line to Mendeleev Street, Tokoldosh res»»»

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said Monday it test-launched ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads in the second such test this month, likely underscoring its push to expand its capabilities to penetrate U.S. and South Korean defenses. The report by the North’s official Korean Central News »»»

US naval forces enforcing a blockade in the Arabian Sea intercepted and disabled an Iranian-flagged cargo ship April 19 after its crew ignored repeated warnings to change course, US officials said. The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) stopped the motor vessel Touska as it travelled a»»»

Andrey Kurkov is Ukraine's most prominent living novelist and one of the country's leading public intellectuals. Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, he has remained in Kyiv and published three volumes of war diaries (Diary of an Invasion, The Year of the Locust, and Three Years on Fire). Sp»»»

Argentine President Javier Milei declared on Sunday that the joint US-Israel war against Iran was the "right thing to do", as he signed on to the so-called Isaac Accords aimed at deepening bilateral ties between Israel and Latin American countries. Making his third visit to Israel as president, Mil»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has publishing interim results from the parliamentary elections held on April 19 based on 14.8% of tally sheets. Following are the results: Progressive Bulgaria 43.7% Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria 15.2% GERB–UDF 12.50% Vazrazhdane 5.95% Movement for»»»

Tribune News Network Doha A school-wide effort to cut paper use might seem like a small idea. For Rashid Mohammed Al Ghafri, it became something much bigger. Recognised in the 2026 Akhlaquna Awards, a student from Qatar Academy Al Wakra, part of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education, was hono»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Transport Nidal Qatamin and Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Saleh Bin Nasser Al Jasser on Sunday held a bilateral meeting via video conference to discuss enhancing cooperation in land, sea and air transport sectors under existing agreements.The discussions focu»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced the official launch of Phase Two of the expansion of its audiology screening service within Well-Baby clinics, effective from 19 April 2026. This phase extends the service to seven additional health centres: Qatar Un»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Birla Public School (BPS) students have once more proved their academic brilliance at the Secondary School Examination of Grade X 2025-26 in the results declared by the CBSE Board on April 15, 2026. The exceptional students of BPS displayed their extraordinary standards of»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Culture and Arts Section at the Student Activities Department of Qatar University (QU), in collaboration with the Children’s Literature Initiative at the Qatari Forum for Authors, organised ‘Comicsthon - a Comic Story Race’, under the theme ‘Create a Child’s Story’, wi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently hosted the spring edition of its Medical Career Seminar series, during which medical professionals shared their career experiences with foundation and pre-medical students. The series featured presentations by Dr. Nayef Mazloum»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Municipality (MoM) has launched a modern fleet of eco-friendly vehicles and equipment, inaugurated by Eng. Abdullah Ahmed Al Karani, assistant undersecretary for Public Services Affairs, as part of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to promote environmental sus»»»

President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to a new low amid voter discontent over the economy and the US war in Iran, posing challenges for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. An NBC News Decision Desk poll released April 19 found 63% of adults disapprove of Trump’s performance —»»»

Damascus, April 19 (SANA) Experts and industry representatives said adopting ISO quality standards is essential to enhancing the competitiveness of Syrian industrial products and expanding their access to regional and international markets amid the country’s economic opening phase. They said compan»»»

South Korea’s real GDP per capita is projected to fall more than $10,000 behind Taiwan’s within five years, according to the International Monetary Fund, underscoring a widening divergence between the two export-led economies. »»»

Four or five parties and coalitions have cleared the 4% barrier for entry in the legislature. The parallel count results show that Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria coalition is the clear winner in Bulgaria's snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, with around 45% of the votes, according to pollin»»»