On May 2, the Ministry of Commerce of China issued an injunction to block US restrictions against five independent Chinese oil refineries that have been sanctioned for importing Iranian oil and utilizing so-called ‘shadow fleets’. Here’s why Beijing made this decision and why it could be historical»»»

A British court has convicted four members of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action over a 2024 raid on an Israeli-linked defense facility in Bristol, which they suspected was supplying the Israeli military with arms. The case has caused debate over the UK’s role in Israel’s destruction of Gaz»»»

Damascus, May 6 (SANA) Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar discussed on Wednesday with Saudi Ambassador in Damascus Faisal bin Saud al-Mujfel ways to strengthen economic and industrial cooperation between the two countries. The meeting, held at the ministry HQ in Damascus, focused on ex»»»

Police battling a rash of phone scams targeting vulnerable people said Wednesday they’ve arrested four suspects in northern Greece thought to belong to different gangs that made thousands of euros impersonating power company workers, accountants, lawyers and even policemen. A police statement said »»»

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 6 (UPI) -- Chile's wine industry is facing mounting challenges as global consumption declines and consumers increasingly favor lower-alcohol beverages. Worldwide wine consumption has steadily decreased in recent years. The International Organization of Vine and Wine reported th»»»

1 of 3 | Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Easter Mass as part of the Holy Week celebrations at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 5. On Tuesday, he said President Donald Trump's accusations that he supports Iran having nuclear weapons were false. File Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License Photo»»»

A minor fire that broke out at a construction site linked to the Residence Al Habtoor Grand building in Dubai was swiftly brought under control by Dubai Civil Defence teams, with no injuries reported. Businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, founder and chairman of Al Habtoor Group, said on his X accou»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

China's growing dominance over the lithium value chain is entrenching a "predominantly extractive" model in Latin America, leaving the region to bear the environmental and social costs of mining while Beijing captures higher-value processing and manufacturing, a coalition of civil society groups wa»»»

Ukraine’s army has held its own against the invading Russians with heroic success for more than four years, but the one place where the two forces have a vast mismatch is with missiles. Russia is continuing to expand and m»»»

Gran Canaria, Spain: One of two planes that left Cape Verde following the evacuation of three people from a ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak landed in Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday. An AFP journalist saw the jet land at the airport of Gran Canaria, but it was unclear which of the e»»»

Ukraine’s army has held its own against the invading Russians with heroic success for more than four years, but the one place where the two forces have a vast mismatch is with missiles. Russia is continuing to expand and m»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said it is ​premature to talk of any high-level meeting between Lebanon and Israel, comments underlining the dim chances of one being held soon as hoped for by US President Donald Trump. Salam, in comments reported by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) »»»

LONDON: King Abdullah of Jordan, President Nikos Christodoulides of Cyprus, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece met at Al-Husseiniya Palace on Wednesday to discuss cooperation and strengthen their countries’ ties. The fifth Jordan-Cyprus-Greece Trilateral Summit in Amman focused on enh»»»

Tunis, May 6 (TAP) - A working group tasked with proposing an operational roadmap within one month has been set up under the auspices of the Banking and Financial Council (CBF), Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia Fethi Zouhaier Nouri announced...»»»

An Israeli ‌airstrike killed a senior officer in the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip, health officials and Hamas sources said on Wednesday. Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in the Hamas-run police force, when it targeted his vehicle near the al-Maw»»»

An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal contesting the detention of two foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, with the rights group representing them denouncing the ruling as "unlawful." Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazili»»»

Foreign Office 'working urgently' to help Britons on virus-hit cruise get home Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleElla Kipling Getty ImagesPassengers onboard the MV Hondius have been stranded off Cape Verde due to a hantavirus outbreak The Foreign Office has said it is "working urgently" to»»»

Doha:Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has been named "Emerging Markets - Middle East Issuer of the Year" at the inaugural GlobalCapital MTN Awards 2026, recognising the Group's strong and consistent presence in international debt capita»»»

Singapore: Gold prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar, while softer oil prices eased fears of inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates, amid hopes of a US-Iran peace deal. Spot gold was up 1.7% at $4,633.31 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures for June delivery rose 1»»»

An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two foreign nationals, one Spanish and one Brazilian, challenging their detention in Israel. The two men were seized in international waters last week while participating in a humanitarian aid flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaz»»»

DOHA: Elegancia Facilities Management, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding QPSC, has secured a prestigious portfolio of high-value contracts across Qatar, further strengthening its position in the region's facilities management sector as a trusted partner to the nation's most iconic institutions. Amo»»»

British voters will cast ballots Thursday in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term and confirm that an increasingly fractured United Kingdom has entered an era of messy multiparty politics. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is expected to take a batteri»»»

LONDON: Reform UK candidates in this week’s local elections have posted Islamophobic views online, The Independent reported on Wednesday. Some of the candidates also expressed support for far-right figures including Tommy Robinson, raising concerns that leader Nigel Farage is failing to tackle extr»»»

Outgoing Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves will remain in the country's government ss minister of the presidency and finance minister. File Photo by Jeffrey Arguedas/EPA May 6 (UPI) -- In an unprecedented political move in recent Costa Rican history, outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves will remain»»»

TASHKENT - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov in Tashkent on Wednesday. Before a bilateral meeting of Serbian and Uzbek delegations at the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Djuric and Saidov held a tete-a-tete meeting. The topics of the discussions include adva»»»

DOHA: Represented by the Police College, the Police Academy announced that registration for the 7th edition of 'Tomorrow's Police' Summer 2026 program will commence on Sunday via the Metrash app. During a press conference on Wednesday, Head of the Tomorrow's Police Program Committee, Major Mohammed»»»

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Iran to accept a deal to end the war or face intense renewed US bombing, the latest in a series of abrupt policy shifts. "Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is perhaps a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury»»»

"We laid enough asphalt and met all the detailed requirements set by the organisers from the Italian side. Just today, when I asked them how we had performed, they said: ‘Perfetto [perfect in Italian].’ That was enough,” Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov said ahead of the official team presentation for »»»

TASHKENT - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov in Tashkent on Wednesday to discuss advancement of bilateral relations and the potential for further cooperation. Djuric thanked Saidov for Uzbekistan's consistent position of respect for the territorial integrity and so»»»

There has been a visible spike in Russian doomsday stories met with exaggerated excitement by the hardcore Ukraine war cheerleaders and with a measure of disdain by the actual Russia experts. The news pegs in question incl»»»

The Moscow elite have been shaken a little ahead of the annual Victory Day parade on May 9 after a Ukrainian drone hit an elite residential skyscraper and rumours of a coup attempt against Russian President Vladimir Putin swirl in the international press. »»»

There has been a visible spike in Russian doomsday stories met with exaggerated excitement by the hardcore Ukraine war cheerleaders and with a measure of disdain by the actual Russia experts. The news pegs in question incl»»»

Dubai: The United States appears to be moving closer to accepting Iran’s phased roadmap for ending the war with Iran, marking a major shift in Washington’s position after weeks of military escalation, failed pressure tactics and growing fears over the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The diplomatic pivot b»»»

An Israeli strike in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley killed four people on Wednesday, while the Israeli army said it struck Hezbollah targets in the south, after warning residents of a dozen towns to evacuate. Israel and Hezbollah have been trading accusations of violating the ceasefire agreement in»»»

CHICAGO: Half-brothers from East Cleveland, Ohio, who pretended to be UAE royalty and scammed local government officials and business investors of millions of dollars beginning in 2020, have been given lengthy prison sentences by a US federal judge. Convicted in February after a lengthy trial, they»»»

BEERSHEVA, Israel: An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal contesting the detention of two foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, with the rights group representing them denouncing the ruling as “unlawful.”Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian o»»»

France is reopening a probe into the alleged role Rwanda’s former first lady, 83-year-old Agathe Habyarimana, played in the 1994 genocide in which around 800,000 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis, were killed. Last year, the case against the late ex-president’s wife was dismissed due to "insufficient ev»»»

Dubai: The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai has become the first government entity in the world within the immigration and passport sector to achieve a 7-star innovation maturity rating under the standards of the Global Innovation Institute. The Dubai authority scored »»»

Yena Lee, France24 correspondent in Beijing China, has more.»»»

Pakistan is scrambling to buy two shiploads of LNG on short notice, scheduling delivery for mid- and late May, because of extreme heat and power shortages. State-owned PLL handles the tender. The current moment opens a strategic window of opportunity for cooperation between Russia and Pakistan in t»»»

The Strait of Malacca, one of the world's largest chokepoints, carries roughly 30% of global maritime oil flows, making it a potential flashpoint for a new energy crisis. What are the alternatives to the strait in the event of closure? Maritime Routes Three Pacific chokepoints in the Indonesian arc»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Wednesday. During the meeting, they reviewed relations between their countries, discussed regional developments, and explored ways to maintain security and stability in the region, the »»»

As British voters head to the polls for local elections on May 7, Elena Pompei, a journalist with ENTR’s English-language team, takes us to Scotland, where she has been reporting on how young people are feeling ahead of the vote. Scottish voters will be casting ballots on Thursday to elect all»»»