Manila: Veteran Filipina actress Gloria has stirred controversy following her public comments about the ₱500 budget ($8.50) for "Noche Buena". The amount was suggested by Philippine Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque, a friend of Diaz's. The suggested ₱500 allotment »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival clearly isn’t done showing off. Just when you thought the celebrity guest list couldn’t get any shinier, the fest has dropped another wave of marquee names ready to take the stage for its coveted “In Conversation” series. Gulf News will be o»»»

The Eurovision Song Contest faces a battle for its future at a "watershed" meeting in Geneva on Thursday. Organisers and participating countries will debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition, amid protests over the way its government conducted its war in Gaza, and accu»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin is starting a two-day visit to India, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend an annual summit held by both countries. Delhi and Moscow are expected to sign a number of deals during the visit, which comes months after the US increased pressure on »»»

The White House has paused immigration applications for people from 19 countries and intends to put immigrants from those countries already in the US under extra scrutiny, it said in a memo released on Tuesday. Under the new rules, immigrants from "high-risk" countries who entered the US during the»»»

When should a soldier disobey an order? The US president and his Pentagon chief doubling down on operations to sink without summation alleged drug boats in the Carribean and the Pacific, the pair pushing back on a Washington Post report asserting that back in September, Pete Hegseth's orders l»»»

A California physician who sold ketamine at steep markups to "Friends" star Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. The case marks the first sentencing in the criminal probe into Perry’s 2023 death, which investigators say involved a networ»»»

New Delhi/Jaipur: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore raised a key question in Parliament relating to India's energy future and sought detailed information on the expansion of the country's refining and biofuel production capacities. Responding to his query, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural»»»

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In a predictable development, US investment bank Goldman Sachs reports that the oil exports by Russia’s recently sanctioned energy giants, Lukoil and Rosneft, have fallen by 1.1mn barrels a day. Oddly, oil exports by Russia’s other non-sanctioned oil companies have risen by a million barrels a day »»»

Also In This Package Talks on Ukraine peace plan 'constructive', no deal yet Putin to visit India on December 4-5: Kremlin US, Russia find ‘no compromise’ after Ukraine talks US envoy to meet Putin for talks on ending Ukraine war US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes Vladimir Putin w»»»

The US is set to loosen its fuel economy rules, reversing another Biden-era policy that had been expected to lead to increased take-up of electric cars. US President Donald Trump announced the proposal at the White House, where officials said the prior standards were not realistically achievable an»»»

Former special Counsel Jack Smith is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 17 regarding his prior investigations of President Donald Trump after being subpoenaed on Wednesday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The House Judiciary Committee on »»»

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpu»»»

The EU on Wednesday presented a plan to provide Ukraine with €90 billion of funds over the next two years by using frozen Russian assets as Belgium – which holds the bulk of Russia's frozen assets inside the EU – repeated calls for an alternative solution. The EU on Wednesday laid out a p»»»

A Turkish-owned oil tanker that recently visited a Russian port was heavily damaged by explosions off the coast of Senegal last Thursday. While Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the attack, the bombing follows a campaign targeting ships accused of belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” – r»»»

A cultural event called Season of Ukraine – Journey to Ukraine: culture strikes back – running from December 2025 to March 2026 seeks to amplify the voices of Ukrainian artists by hosting 50 cultural events in multiple cities across France. FRANCE 24 spoke to Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov on how R»»»

The 1670 Hudson's Bay Company Royal Charter, considered among one of Canada's founding documents, has been sold for C$18m ($13m; £9.6m) to two of the country's richest families. The 355-year-old charter, which granted the Hudson's Bay Company wide-ranging powers over large swaths of what is now Can»»»

A Super Bowl LVIII jackpots slot machine is pictured in February 2024 in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, the sports merchandiser Fanatics said it will permit users to trade in areas of sports, finance and culture in 24 states, including Texas and California. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Phot»»»

Tribune News Network DOHA With Doha Forum opening on December 6, new speakers, partners and programmes have been announced for the 23rd edition of the global gathering, taking place on December 6 and 7 under the theme ‘Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress’. Held under the patronage of the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Doha Forum: Youth Edition 2025 opened yesterday at Multaqa building in Education City Student Centre, jointly organised by QatarDebate Centre and the Doha Forum. The two-day event is being organised in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Youth and Med»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates continues its flagship debate series with a new episode that examines how modern entertainment shapes our attention, creativity, and everyday well-being. Moderated by Dareen Abughaida, the debate brings together three influential thinkers to»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Major strides in Qatar’s precision health strategy were recorded on the second day of Sidra Medicine’s Precision Medicine and the Future of Genomics Summit 2025 with announcements focused on gene-editing therapies, clinical trials infrastructure, and collaboration between »»»

QNA Doha The General Secretariat of the Shura Council on Wednesday launched its institutional strategy for 2025-2030, in the presence of Speaker of the Shura Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, and »»»

QNA Manama The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has commended the pivotal role played by Qatar with regional and international parties and guarantor states, and its efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages and detainees. The Council also praised»»»

Tribune News Network Doha A new partnership designed to produce evidence-based insights that help to guide the future development of Qatar’s workforce has been formed between Qatar Foundation and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Data and findings from Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Alumni Impa»»»

The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has expelled a member after he sparked controversy by delivering a speech reminiscent of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler at a youth event for the party over the weekend. Identified as Alexander Eichwald, the man was vying for a leadership position in th»»»

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and the European Commission signed in Brussels Wednesday evening a memorandum of cooperation on the development of transport infrastructure in the region. On behalf of Bulgaria, the document was signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications G»»»

Elon Musk has predicted that Vice President J.D. Vance will succeed Donald Trump as US president, and that the country will enter a “great 12-year span” of leadership that will include Trump’s current tenure and successive terms for Vance, Politico has reported. Musk made the remarks during a close»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied US President Donald Trump for stronger backing for his bid for a presidential pardon over a long-running corruption case, Axios has reported, citing officials. Netanyahu last week formally asked Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon him from a ca»»»

1 of 10 | A room is shown inside the private island home of the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Image courtesy of the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands Dec. 3 (UPI) -- House Democrats on Wednesday released images of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's »»»

The proposal to trim the workweek, presented by Labor Secretary Marath Bolaños, would be implemented gradually starting in 2027 with a two-hour reduction each year until reaching a 40-hour workweek in 2030. .File Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/EPA Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Mexico's federal government introduced a re»»»

Walmart Chile's vehicle, the first of its kind in Latin America, operates through a water-electrolysis process that uses renewable electricity to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. Photo courtesy of Walmart Chile SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- After a $15 million investment, Chile has built»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, Manal Awad, held two meetings on Wednesday with Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Capital to discuss key financial and environmental priorities, including support for the waste manag»»»

Egypt and Bulgaria have signed a protocol to strengthen cooperation across 19 strategic sectors, including renewable energy, industry, and investment, aiming to bolster economic relations ahead of the centenary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. The agreement was finalised at the conclusio»»»

Manama: The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) commended the pivotal role played by the State of Qatar with regional and international parties and guarantor states, and its efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages and detainees. The Council also p»»»

1 of 3 | NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman underwent a rare second hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Billionaire tech mogul Jared Isaacman underwen»»»

British adults are hiding their outgoings on things like beauty products, gambling and cryptocurrencies from their partners as part of a pattern of "secret spending", a new report has found. More than half of adults in relationships spent in secret on a range of products, according to the research »»»

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous island. The photographs and video appear to show several bedrooms in the US Virgin Islands home, as well as a room with masks on a wall and a phone with names written on speed-dial button»»»

A band of snow and ice is forecast to create slippery travel on the northern edge of a fast-moving storm tracking over the eastern United States late this week. The storm, which AccuWeather meteorologists have monitored for over a week, will tap into enough cold air to produce ice and snow from por»»»

Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa, Minister of State for Military Production, met with Agostino Palese, Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt, and his accompanying delegation on the third day of the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2025) to discuss mechanisms for enhancing bilateral relations. The Minister affirmed the d»»»

Anyone who follows Ashraf Abdel Baky’s artistic journey quickly realises he is far more than a popular entertainer; he is a creative force who revived the pulse of Egyptian theatre, reignited the audience’s connection to the stage, and opened long-awaited doors for young talent. His recent tribute »»»

Egypt signed two cooperation agreements with foreign defence companies on Wednesday to locally manufacture military equipment, as the country seeks to boost exports to Africa and the region. Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah witnessed the signing between two ministry-affiliate»»»

Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that the Authority has issued Instruction No. 46 of 2025, outlining new procedures for offsetting credit and debit balances for registered taxpayers in accordance with Article 50 of Law No. 206 of 2020. She noted that the instruct»»»

Yasser Abbas, Deputy CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), announced that economic relations between Egypt and Greece continue to strengthen, with bilateral trade reaching approximately $2bn and more than 200 Greek companies now active across various sectors in the Egyp»»»

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Delegation of the European Union to Egypt, the government of Finland, and the Egyptian ministry of industry, together with major technology partners including Orange Group, Nokia and Cordon, celebrated the progress of the One Circl»»»

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ has accused Vladimir Putin of "wasting the world's time", a day after high-stakes talks between the US and Russia over ending the war in Ukraine failed to produce tangible results. "Russia must end the bloodshed it has started. If this doesn't happen and Pu»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) – “Tunisia, the United States, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Peru, Saudi Arabia, are gearing up for an exciting Christmas and New Year’s travel boom,” said Travel And Tour World (TTW).Tunisia: Africa’s rising star in...»»»

Jeddah: President of the State Audit Bureau HE Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Emadi held separate meetings with Auditor General of the National Audit Department of Malaysia HE Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, and President of the Supreme Audit Institution of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Ahmed Issa»»»

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (C) is pictured this month in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control said Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, who goes by "Rosita" in Venezuela, was allegedly part of a network of five individuals affiliated with the entertainment industry that su»»»