Paris, France: Four-time champion Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina both eased into the French Open third round with straight-sets wins on Wednesday, ahead of Novak Djokovic's match against Valentin Royer. Swiatek, looking to regain the title she last won in 2024, saw off battling Czech youngster Sar»»»

PARIS - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic lost 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 to Portuguese Nuno Borges in the Roland Garros second round on Wednesday. World number 48 Kecmanovic took the first set but Borges - placed 51st in the ATP rankings - made a great comeback, winning three sets in a row to qualif»»»

LONDON: Tony Blair, who led Labour to victory in three UK elections, called on the party on Tuesday to shun the temptation to move left or reverse Brexit to shore up its fortunes, and to concentrate on policy rather than personality. As Labour gears up for a possible leadership contest, Blair, the »»»

Tunis, May 27, 2026 (TAP) - President of the Republic Kais Saied held a phone call on Wednesday afternoon with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during which the two leaders exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, according to a...»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Offers Condolences and Congratulations on Martyrdom of Al-Qassam Commander Mohammad Aoudeh: Statement 27-05-2026 19:11 PM Hezboll»»»

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Alina Rosales Aguirreurreta, daughter of historic Cuban general Ulises Rosales del Toro, in South Florida after she entered the country in 2023 on a tourist visa. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo May 27 (UPI) -- Agents with»»»

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday enacted a law restoring the executive branch's authority to deploy the military in the streets. File Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA May 27 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday enacted a law restoring the executive branch's authority to depl»»»

The National Centre of Meteorology has forecast generally fair weather across the UAE for tomorrow, with a noticeable rise in temperatures. Low clouds are expected to form over the eastern coast during the morning hours. Humid conditions will return by the night and into Friday morning across sever»»»

For the third year in a row, Gaza residents marked Eid al-Adha with the same bitter question, “In what state have you returned, Eid?” Joy was again absent from the Gaza Strip, replaced by fear over the security situation, assassinations, and Israeli escalation, as fighter jets flew heavily overhead»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev has called for a major change in Europe’s approach to the war in Ukraine, arguing that Bulgaria must prioritize the security and living standards of its own citizens before committing additional financial support to Kyiv. Speaking during an official visit to Par»»»

A protester confronts Minneapolis police after groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis on January 17. Brian O'Hara, chief of the MPD, resigned Tuesday. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo May 27 (UPI) -- The chief of the Minneapolis Police Department,»»»

MILAN: Italian ‌hotels can refuse to serve their guests tap water, Italy’s highest court ruled in response to a tourist’s complaint against a luxury hotel in a ski resort in the Dolomites. The tourist sued the five-star Hotel Sassongher in Corvara, where she stayed for the 2020 New Year holidays, a»»»

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands’ top scorer Memphis ‌Depay and Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber were both included on Wednesday in the country’s squad for next month’s World Cup despite concerns over their fitness. The 32-year-old Depay, whose 55 goals are the most for the Dutch, has been struggling with»»»

LONDON: Tyson Fury has said he plans to return to the ring in Dublin on August 1 — one week after fellow former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua makes his comeback. The pair are heading for a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’, probably in November, although it appears that both boxers will »»»

BERLIN: Germany sporting director Rudi Voeller on Wednesday urged members of the World Cup squad to avoid making political statements during this summer’s tournament. Speaking from Germany’s pre-World Cup camp in northern Bavaria, Voeller said players were not under a gag order but encouraged them »»»

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has urged Hajj pilgrims to avoid sharing shaving tools during the ritual of hair removal after completing pilgrimage rites, warning of potential health risks and infections transmitted through personal items. The ministry called on pilgrims to follow preventive hea»»»

Tunis, May 27 (TAP) - The weather will be clear to a bit cloudy on Wednesday night. The wind will blow north in the north and midland, and east in the south light to moderate. The sea will be calm to a bit choppy and temperatures will range between...»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's Assistant Minister of Mining and Energy for international cooperation and European integration Jovana Joksimovic met on Wednesday in Belgrade with a delegation of experts and advisers from the US Congress who are visiting Serbia under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange»»»

Albert Manifold on Wednesday hit out after being sacked as chairman of British energy giant BP, saying that he would "not allow a false narrative to go unchallenged.” "I dispute entirely the characterization of my conduct," he said in an emailed statement to the Financial Times and other financial »»»

Know what I’m getting really sick of as a Canadian? Harmful deferentiality towards the US that persists despite all the “elbows up” rhetoric. In the latest example, an Air France fight took off from Paris, heading for Detroit. Do you see anything Canadian in that at all? Canada does! The airline ha»»»

MINA: Many pilgrims this year began performing Tawaf Al-Ifadah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Wednesday after carrying out the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina, marking the beginning of the final phase of Hajj and the start of Eid Al-Adha celebrations for Muslims worldwide. Eid day began wit»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:40 on Wednesday 27-05-2026 a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 17:50 on Wednesday 27-05-2026 a tent in which “Israeli” enemy army soldiers were positioned in Naqo»»»

Türkiye is set to cut imports of Russia's Urals crude from Baltic and Black Sea ports this month to the lowest level in almost one and a half years, according to data from LSEG, Kpler and trading sources. Türkiye is the largest importer of seaborne Russian crude in the Mediterranean and the world's»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 16:15 on Wednesday 27-05-2026 a gathering of soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Zawt»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 14:20 on Wednesday 27-05-2026 a D9 bulldozer belonging to the “Israeli” enemy army in Zawtar Al-Sha»»»

Brazilian conservative presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he asked US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting to designate Brazil's two largest criminal groups, Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organisations, arguing they meet »»»

An industry lawyer who has represented Philip Morris International (PMI) gained access to the highest echelons of the European Commission’s legal services at a time when the institution is set to redraft EU-wide tobacco rules. An annual conference by the commission legal services held April last ye»»»

The Police Central Operative Unit raided the Socialist Party, PSOE, headquarters in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has faced calls to step down as his allies have been embroiled in scandal. Photo by Borja Sanchez-Trillo/EPA May 27 (UPI) -- Police raided the headquarters of S»»»

ASTANA (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan for a three-day state visit, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will discuss a number of joint projects of Russia and Kazakhstan on M»»»

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed 31 people and wounded 40 on Tuesday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, including at least four children and three women, as Israel said it was intensifying operations despite a truce with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. Israeli strikes on southern Leba»»»

Israel's defence ministry said Wednesday they had targeted and killed the new leader of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Odeh, during air strikes in Gaza City, less than two weeks after killing his predecessor. Defence Minister Israel Katz called him “one of the architects” »»»

The Israeli army has arrested at least 197 men in southern Syria since late 2024. A lawyer confirmed that 43 of them are still being held in what he says is arbitrary detention in Israeli prisons. The Israeli army, for its part, says they are targeting “suspected terrorists”. The place is Beit Jinn»»»

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. South America's biggest country lost 985,000 hectares (2.4 million acres) of native vegetati»»»

African creatives have global clout, but talent is only part of the picture, and in reality the starving artist is not a romantic figure but an unsupported one. No more. Georja speaks to one of the biggest advocates for the development of the continent's artistic industries – Marie Lora Mungai»»»

North Korea said on Wednesday it had tested a new lightweight multi-purpose missile launch system and a multiple tactical cruise missile weapon system a day earlier, under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un. South Korea's military said the North fired several projectiles, including a ballis»»»

Dubai: The cost of buying a new laptop has surged in 2026 as a global memory shortage, driven largely by artificial intelligence demand, collides with shipping disruptions and rising manufacturing costs. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Prices for »»»

TORONTO - At a reception that marked the launch of direct flights between Belgrade and Toronto, Air Serbia CEO Jiri Marek said the Serbian national airline would keep increasing the number of new long-haul flights and that, with more than a hundred destinations operated, it had become the regional »»»

MOSCOW: Russia said ‌on Wednesday it had warned Armenia that it would suspend or terminate agreements on the supply of cheap oil and gas to the South Caucasus country if it pressed ahead with its bid to join the European Union. Moscow issued the warning ahead of an election on June 7 with opinion p»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev has called for a major change in Europe’s approach to the war in Ukraine, arguing that Bulgaria must prioritize the security and living standards of its own citizens before committing additional financial support to Kyiv. Speaking during an official visit to Par»»»

Something odd has been happening at the checkout page these past eighteen months: shoppers who once tolerated the small ritual of copying an IBAN, opening a banking app and confirming with a code now bail the moment that sequence appears on screen. Cart abandonment data from major payment processor»»»

The global wheat market is entering what experts describe as a structural turning point, with early projections for the 2026 harvest indicating that worldwide consumption will surpass production. This assessment was presented by Vasil Simov, executive director of the Sofia Commodity Exchange (SCE),»»»

Europe’s automotive market continued its upward trend in April, marking a third consecutive month of growth driven by rising demand for electric and hybrid vehicles. Bulgaria emerged as one of the continent’s fastest-growing markets, according to new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers'»»»

The “1 euro house” concept, which gained popularity in parts of Italy and other European countries, is increasingly being viewed as more than just a social experiment. Economists and regional planners now see it as a potential tool for reviving depopulated areas and attracting new investment. The i»»»

The Czech government is mulling the sale of the Explosia plant, known internationally for developing and producing plastic explosive Semtex, which was said to have been used in the 1988 bombing of the 103 PanAm flight that killed 270 passengers, crew and residents near the Scottish town of Lockerbi»»»

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed a legal challenge against a parliamentary panel report that found he may have committed misconduct in connection with the so-called “Phala Phala” scandal, in which large amounts of cash were stolen from a sofa at his private farm, according to broad»»»

As a deadly Ebola strain continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cases also confirmed in Uganda, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is urging governments and airlines to follow health protocols introduced after the COVID-19 pandemic to limit aviatio»»»