Israel staged fresh airstrikes in Lebanon on Saturday after earlier raids killed 10 people, according to media and the government in Beirut, targeting an area near the Syrian border. The state-run National News Agency said there were five Israeli airstrikes shortly before midnight in the mountainou»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his deep condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping following the tragedy at a coal mine in Shanxi province, according to a telegram published on the Kremlin’s website. “Dear Mr. President, dear friend! Please accept my deepest condolences in connection w»»»

Ten Turkish citizens accused of being ISIS members have been arrested in Syria, Turkish state media said on Saturday. The 10 -- for whom Interpol had issued international alerts, or Red Notices -- were apprehended in a joint operation by the Turkish and Syrian intelligence services, they said. Nine»»»

Hundreds of suspected child predators have been apprehended and dozens of minors rescued in a sweeping multi-agency crackdown across Southern California targeting internet-facilitated child exploitation, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has said. A total of 341 suspects were arrested and 40»»»

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded in a fireball after splashing down in the Indian Ocean on Friday, capping what the company described as a successful test flight of its next-generation spacecraft. The massive rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas at around 6:30 PM EST and flew»»»

Kabul: Nearly 1,000 Afghan refugee families have returned to their homeland in a single day, the official Bakhtar News Agency said Saturday. According to the report, 961 families crossed back into Afghanistan from neighboring Iran and Pakistan. Despite ongoing economic and social challenges, many r»»»

Doha, Qatar: One day after CBS aired the final episode of 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert, US President Donald Trump posted an AI video of throwing the host into a dumpster. The 22-second clip, published at 2:34am on May 23, 2026, was posted without any captions and had garnered over 41 millio»»»

An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed six people on Friday, including two rescuers and a child, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. In a statement, the ministry said that "six people were martyred" including two rescuers from the Risala»»»

The Army Command has finalized a list of the Lebanese military delegation scheduled to travel to the United States to meet with an Israeli military delegation on May 29, pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar reported Friday. The meeting will be the first Lebanese-Israeli military meeting and will be held at the »»»

The U.S. announced unprecedented sanctions on two Lebanese officers on Thursday, accusing them of sharing intelligence with Hezbollah, which the Lebanese government is trying to disarm. What are the implications of the move and its repercussions, and will it contribute to isolating Hezbollah? - Wha»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have announced full security and traffic readiness ahead of the Eid Al Adha holiday, unveiling a comprehensive proactive plan aimed at strengthening public safety, improving traffic flow and ensuring rapid emergency response during one of the busiest periods of the year.»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah’s Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) has announced a comprehensive operational plan for the Eid Al Adha holiday, increasing public transport services and trip frequencies across the emirate to manage higher passenger demand during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Th»»»

Egypt is stepping up efforts to revive domestic automotive manufacturing as Khaled Hashem visited the industrial complex of Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company in Helwan to review production operations and ongoing factory modernisation plans. During the visit, the minister inspected bus and passe»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a law amending the laws «On the Protection and Use of Plant Life» and «On the Development of Agriculture.» The document permits the cultivation and growth of medicinal plants for agricultural purposes. The law also imposes restrictions on the cultivation»»»

In an interview for bTV aired on Saturday morning, Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation Ivan Vasilev said that the current state of e-government in Bulgaria is characterized by an inefficient administration, which is why the new government's goal is to improve administrative services o»»»

There are no reports of casualties following the floods in the Veliko Tarnovo and Gabrovo regions, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said in response to a reporter's question in Plovdiv on Saturday. He said evacuations in the settlements are being carried out as a precautionary measure. “We are do»»»

The Israeli enemy launched a series of air and artillery strikes on villages and towns south of the Litani River from dawn on Saturday, targeting residential and civilian areas in the western and central sectors of the Tyre and Bint Jbeil region. Enemy warplanes bombed a building in the town of Abb»»»

The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine has risen to 10, local Moscow-backed authorities said on Saturday. A total of 38 people were wounded and 11 teenage students were missing, said Leonid Pasechnik, governor of the occupied Lugansk region»»»

PHNOM PENH: The death toll has increased to 14 in two road traffic accidents involving garment worker-transporting trucks on Saturday morning in Cambodia, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training's spokesperson Sun Mesa said. One tragic collision occurred on National Road 5 in central Kampong »»»

‌Uganda said on Saturday that three new Ebola cases had been confirmed there, taking the ‌total of confirmed ‌cases to ‌five. The ⁠new cases include ⁠a Ugandan driver who transported the country’s first confirmed ⁠case as ‌well ‌as a ‌health worker ‌who was exposed to the virus while taking ‌care o»»»

MAKKAH: Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming Hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite the war in the Middle East. The conflict triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran in »»»

ACERRA, Italy: Pope Leo on Saturday called out companies who seek “dizzying” profits at the cost of environmental pollution, on a visit to an area in Italy known as a hotbed for illegal dumping of toxic waste. On a visit to Acerra, about 220km south of Rome, the first US pope urged the world to “re»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Moldovan President Maia Sandu have held a phone call in which Sandu congratulated Radev on Progressive Bulgaria's decisive victory in the parliamentary elections, the Government Information Service said on Saturday. During the conversation, both sides expres»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Abbas Araghchi. During the call, they reviewed efforts aimed at achieving peace and enhancing»»»

Dubai: Iran Civil Aviation Organization announced the temporary closure of airspace over western Iran on Saturday, as diplomatic efforts to reach a potential agreement between Tehran and Washington continued alongside reports that the United States military was preparing for possible new strikes ag»»»

LONDON: An England tournament squad announcement and a media meltdown are not new bedfellows. There was something all too predictable about the furor — from the keyboard warriors as well as seasoned hacks — surrounding Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad announcement on Friday, which followed a series »»»

ISTANBUL: Ten Turkish citizens accused of being members of the Daesh group have been arrested in Syria, Turkish state media said on Saturday. The 10 — for whom Interpol had issued international alerts, or Red Notices — were apprehended in a joint operation by the Turkish and Syrian intelligence ser»»»

A routine flight over one of India’s harshest military landscapes ended in a narrow escape after an Indian Army helicopter crashed near Leh in Ladakh, leaving three senior officers with minor injuries. Officials said the ageing Cheetah helicopter went down in the mountainous Tangtse region on May 2»»»

Doha, May 23 (SANA) Qatar and Türkiye have reaffirmed their support for ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions between Washington and Tehran, following talks between the two countries’ top diplomats. During a phone call on Friday, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Moh»»»

The makers of “7 Dogs” set out to do more than produce an action film to international standards. Their aim was to deliver a visual spectacle shaped by Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, built on a strategic vision for a transcontinental thriller with Hollywood-level technical standard»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained ‌13 people under an investigation into a 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), state media said on Saturday, after a court ruling this week ousted the party’s leader Ozgur Ozel, inflaming a political crisis. A Turkish appeals court o»»»

ABU DHABI: Manchester City have announced that the newly developed and expanded North Stand at the Etihad Stadium will be named The Pep Guardiola Stand. The stand will be fully opened for the first time for the manager’s final game in charge at the club, the concluding game of the season against As»»»

The Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, founded in 1992 in Moscow, brings together politicians, business leaders, military, and media figures to support Russia’s strategic foreign and defense policies and strengthen state and civil society. Sputnik goes live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey L»»»

On Friday, Lugansk People's Republic head Leonid Pasechnik said that Ukraine attacked an academic building and dormitory of the Starobelsk Professional College, which is part of the Lugansk State Pedagogical University. There were 86 students and an employee in the building at that time. The Russia»»»

Dubai Police has warned that promoting or selling counterfeit products on social media platforms is a legal offence that could result in prosecution, urging young people, influencers and business account owners to avoid suspicious advertising offers from unknown or unverified parties. The warning w»»»

The Pakistani community in the United Arab Emirates has been informed that the Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of Pakistan in will remain closed during the upcoming Eid Al Adha holidays. According to official announcements, both missions will suspend routine consular and »»»

Tunis, May 23 (TAP)- "The Tunisian state demonstrated its capacity to manage several thorny issues, mainly illegal migration," Spokesperson for the National Guard Directorate General Brigadier General Houssem Eddine Jebabli said.»»»

Senegal's president sacks prime minister Sonko after months of tensions 14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNicolas Negoce,BBC Africa,andWedaeli Chibelushi AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Bassirou Diomaye Faye (right) owes his job, in large part, to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko (left) Se»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, held a phone call on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with HE Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the call, both sides reviewed the efforts aim»»»

Chief of the Pakistani Army Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has traveled to Tehran for consultations with Iranian officials, met Friday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to advance diplomatic initiatives. The meeting took place on Friday and continued late into the night. The two sides exc»»»

On May 23, 2026, the International One Run half marathon was held at Gazprom to Children sports complex in Bishkek, the city municipality reported. The event was organized with the support of the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the»»»

President Sadyr Japarov has signed a decree approving a new procedure for evaluating the performance of state and municipal employees. The document is aimed at improving the efficiency of the public administration system and local government bodies. According to the decree, state bodies and local g»»»

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has set July 1 for its first hearing in a lawsuit challenging the validity of Ali al-Zaidi’s designation as prime minister, the first legal move of its kind since the current government was formed. The court date comes as political forces that failed to push through the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Arabic-language writers are being invited to place their work in contention for the Radwa Ashour Award for Arabic Literature – an accolade established by Qatar Foundation and the University of Granada that reaffirms their joint commitment to nurturing Arabic literary excellence through»»»

The Department of Municipality and Planning Ajman has announced that all paid parking spaces will be free during the Eid Al Adha holiday. According to the announcement, parking fees will be waived from Tuesday, May 26, 2026, until Friday, May 29, 2026. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the »»»

Tunis, May 23 (TAP)- The weather on Saturday is clear to slightly cloudy across the country, the National Institute of Meteorology said.The wind is blowing north, relatively strong in the Gulf of Gabès and light to moderate elsewhere. The sea is...»»»

The last Australian women and children held in a northeast Syria camp housing relatives of suspected foreign militants left the site this week seeking to return home, a camp official told AFP on Saturday. "Twenty-one Australians left Roj camp" on Thursday -- seven women and 14 children, aged eight »»»

Moscow: The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine has risen to 10 dead and 38 wounded, with 11 students still missing, local Moscow-backed authorities said Saturday. "Rescuers worked through the night clearing the rubble in Starobelsk. Unfortu»»»