US President Donald Trump said the United States “must” respond to Iran shooting down an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz earlier on Tuesday. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while pat»»»

Xi Jinping’s recent trip to North Korea took place amid growing military cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan, Georgy Toloraya, head of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Economics’ Center of Russian Strategy in Asia, tells Sputnik. China and North Korea have effe»»»

Tunis, June 9 (TAP)- Minister of Trade and Export Development, Samir Abid, met on Tuesday with a high-level Egyptian economic delegation to discuss ways to overcome logistical and administrative obstacles hindering trade and investment between the...»»»

Dubai: Anthropic has released the most powerful artificial intelligence model in its history to the public, a significant step further intensifying race among AI developers to deliver increasingly capable systems while addressing mounting concerns over safety and misuse. The San Francisco-based com»»»

Optimism has grown following the latest round of US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel and the announcement of a new ceasefire agreement. The accord stipulates that no state or non-state actor should be allowed to hold Lebanon hostage; an implicit reference to Tehran and Hezbollah, though ne»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, met with senior executives from China National Tire & Rubber Corporation (CNTR), led by Chairperson Wang Jianjun, to discuss the company’s expansion plans in Egypt, including a major new manufacturing project in Alexandria valued at $550m. The meeting wa»»»

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly convened a meeting on Tuesday to review the progress of service and development projects in New Valley Governorate, as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to accelerate project implementation and improve public services nationwide. The meeting was attend»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, met with Meskerem Brhane, the World Bank’s Regional Director for Sustainable Development for the Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in support of food security, sustain»»»

Halting military aid to Ukraine is a strategic mistake for Bulgaria’s security, Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev said here Tuesday. He was responding to a statement earlier on Tuesday by Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov, who said the government did not plan further weapons supplies an»»»

June 9 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Cristina has placed Central America on high alert after forming in the Pacific Ocean, bringing heavy rainfall and evacuation warnings and leaving at least five people missing because of rough seas and flooding. Cristina strengthened Monday from a tropical depression i»»»

Sharjah: In a renewed effort to safeguard young people from the dangers of narcotics, Sharjah Police has launched a month-long awareness campaign aimed at combating drug abuse and strengthening public understanding of the risks associated with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The initiat»»»

Doha The Ministry of Municipality has introduced sweeping updates to Qatar’s residential villa and mansion regulations, providing homeowners with greater flexibility in design and construction while addressing the evolving needs of Qatari families and modern urban development. In an interview with »»»

Doha,Qatar: The Machinery and Equipment Price Index (MEPI) in Qatar reached 99.99 points in Q1 2026, up by 0.82 percent compared with Q4 2025 and 0.19 percent on an annual basis. The MEPI is one the economic indicators produced by the National Planning Council (NPC), which is calculated using 2018 »»»

DOHA: The 22nd edition of Project Qatar 2026, the country’s largest exhibition specialising in construction materials, equipment, and technologies opened yesterday with participation of 145 exhibitors, including 120 local and 25 international companies. The exhibition was inaugurated by Minister of»»»

Doha The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at Imperial College London launched a new two-year strategic partnership focused on environmental health research in arid urban environments. In a state»»»

DOHA: For millions of football fans around the world, watching every FIFA World Cup match is already a dream. Now, one lucky supporter could turn that dream into a paid job. FOX Sports and its streaming platform FOX One have announced a nationwide search for a "FOX One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired»»»

A US Army Apache helicopter was reported to have gone down near the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route, amid heightened regional tensions. US President Donald Trump said the aircraft was shot down by Iran and that Washington “must respond”, although there has been no independent confirma»»»

BANGKOK: Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon, the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday. Thaksin, 76, served eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power before being released on p»»»

Tunis, June 9 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Tuesday's session up 0.02% to 185,491.07 points with a high traded volume of TND 13.3 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. TUNINVEST shares were the best performers after rising by 4.5% to TND 44.220, trading...»»»

Péter Magyar has promised a fairer and more proportionate electoral system in Parliament, responding to a question from László Toroczkai, the head of the right-radical Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) Party. The Tisza Party maintains that the next general election should already be conducted under a more d»»»

The European Commission has demanded that Meta allow other AI companies access without charge while it investigates the company for antitrust violations. File Photo by Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA June 9 (UPI) -- The European Commission ordered Meta to allow competing artificial intelligence assistants to »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Iskandarouna area of Al-Bayyada town with a loiter»»»

Born as an economic bloc, the EU has spent the past decade evolving into a militarized union. But where does this trajectory lead? While EU leaders justify this shift by citing Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) initiative had already deepen»»»

Kalybek Zhumadylov has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Community Development and Investment Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic (ARIS). The decision was made by members of the agency’s supervisory board. During the introduction of the new head, Tilek Bayanbek, head of the Sustainable Dev»»»

Iskender Shayakhmetov has stepped down as head of the Bishkek Emergency Medicine Center. He said goodbye to the team today. The reasons for his dismissal were not specified. 24.kg news agency has learned that Shayakhmetov’s employment contract had been valid until March 24, 2029. He joined the city»»»

BELGRADE - Sasa Ilic was on Tuesday officially unveiled as new head coach of Serbian football club Partizan Belgrade. Ilic has succeeded Srdjan Blagojevic, whose contract was terminated by mutual agreement on Monday. "I am not going to talk about what this club means to me," Ilic, who became a club»»»

The 64th session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has opened in Bonn, Germany, to prepare decisions for the upcoming COP31 climate conference in Turkey. Kyrgyzstan is represented at the negotiations by a delegation led by Dinara Kemelova, the Presid»»»

Moped and scooter riders in Kyrgyzstan will now be treated as full participants in road traffic and required to hold an A1 category driver’s license. The announcement was made by Nurlan Niyazbekov, head of the Road Patrol Service and Road Practice Directorate of the Main Traffic Safety Department. »»»

Former member of Parliament and founder of the construction company Emakom, Emilbek Zhusupov, has been taken into custody until August 13. The press service of the Osh Regional Court confirmed this information on June 9. According to the court, the Osh City Court issued a decision on pretrial deten»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced on Tuesday the qualification of 24 local and international bidders, including companies and consortiums, to participate in Round 10 of the Kingdom’s exploration license competitions, marking the start of the bidding phase following»»»

US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw support for Israel during a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios has reported. Trump has held several heated phone conversations with the Israeli prime minister since Iran announced last week that it was suspending t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Several soldiers were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack 09-06-2026 19:33 PM Latest News Urgent News Islamic Resistance fig»»»

NASA has announced that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will become the first European to take part in an Artemis mission, serving as pilot for the upcoming Artemis 3 flight. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Parmitano, representing the European Sp»»»

The Russian border municipality hopes for a boost in military investments and has joined a federal association of closed military towns. However, Pechenga is unlikely to see a major military buildup in the near future. "Joining the association is an important step toward the long-term, sustainable »»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Tuesday with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden HE Maria Malmer Stenergard, who is visiting Qatar. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations be»»»

1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during an event at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 7. He said Tuesday he expects the House to pass a funding bill for ICE and other federal agencies. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representat»»»

DOHA, Qatar: QatarEnergy announced an oil discovery with encouraging results from the Merlin-1X exploration well in the Petroleum Exploration License 39 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia. Merlin-1X is the tenth well drilled under the license, delivering the most promising subsurface results to date, wit»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities seized about 192 acres of Palestinian private and municipal land in the occupied West Bank during May, for security, military and settlement purposes. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, a monitoring group associated with the Palestinian Authority, said that»»»

BELGRADE - The Higher Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade dismissed on Tuesday a part of a criminal complaint against former Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic accusing him of the crime of assisting the perpetrator of a criminal offence following the commission of a criminal offence. In a statement, t»»»

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party secured nearly half of the vote in parliamentary elections, according to results published on June 8, prompting congratulations from Western leaders and criticism from Moscow as the country’s geopolitical alignment comes under renewed focus. While Pas»»»

Sharjah: In a gesture reflecting deep appreciation for humanitarian cooperation and people-to-people ties, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic has honoured Emirati citizen Qasim Ahmed Al Murshedi with a Certificate of Honour and a commemorative medal in recognition of his voluntary and humanitari»»»

In the short span since May 17, when it won the honour to host the next Eurovision Song Contest, Bulgaria has made significant progress in its preparations for the 2027 event, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov, Eurovision Director Martin Green and Bulgarian National Television (BNT) Di»»»

CAIRO — Egypt’s forthcoming update to its State Ownership Policy Document is expected to reignite debate over how the country values strategic state assets, a question that could influence billions of dollars of future privatizations, public offerings and foreign investment transactions. According »»»

Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, Israel and Iran halted direct attacks on each other after an appeal by US Pres»»»

Britain said on Tuesday ‌that a law to crack down on proxies acting for states deemed to be hostile such as Iran was expected to come into force next month, as it steps up powers to counter what it says is a growing threat posed by such groups. The new powers, promised in the wake of a spate of ant»»»

LONDON: Authorities in the Syrian Arab Republic closed the final spillway gates at the Euphrates Dam on Tuesday, after reopening them two weeks earlier to relieve pressure that had led to devastating floods in the country’s eastern region. Over 123 acres of farmland were damaged by the floods, and »»»

The US heads a record rise in nuclear arsenal spending, accounting alone for $69.2 billion of the $119 billion spent on nuclear arsenals in 2025 by the world’s nine nuclear-armed states, according to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The total represents a 19% increase f»»»

India has effectively put on hold the final approvals needed for Elon Musk’s Starlink to begin commercial satellite internet services in the country, amid security concerns linked to its reported use during the Iran conflict, Bloomberg reported. According to the report, security agencies under the »»»

Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call on Tuesday from member of the Senate of the friendly United States of America Senator HE Chris Van Hollen. During the call, they discussed the close strategic relations b»»»

LONDON: Hundreds of migrants from Iraqi Kurdistan making the journey to the UK last year were kidnapped in Libya, tortured and threatened with forced organ removal, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The more than 300 young men were detained by a militia that demanded a ransom of $5,000 each from their f»»»