October trends suggest upward pressure on UAE fuel prices for November adjustments Dubai: UAE petrol and diesel prices are most likely to rise again in November as Brent crude climbs above $116 a barrel. Prices have been oscillating during the last week of October, when prices did retreat at the st»»»

No matter who eventually emerges victorious from Israel’s deadlocked general election result, the likelihood that the next prime minister will make any material difference to Israel’s approach to the wider Middle East appears exceedingly remote. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has u»»»

The election to Israel’s 26th Knesset has failed to produce a decisive result, leaving considerable uncertainty over the formation of the next government and the political course it could pursue. As Al Majalla went to press, not all the votes had been counted, and although his Likud-led bloc had ma»»»

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for rapidly expanding the country’s drone technology and observed tests of various weapons, state media reported Friday, as his nation remains embroiled in a standoff with rival South Korea along their heavily fortified border. Acquiring advanced drones»»»

Trump verbally attacks a journalist during a tense press exchange Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump launched a personal attack on a journalist during a tense exchange with reporters on Thursday, body-shaming him over his appearance and telling him to "put yourself in shape" after being ques»»»

Probe traces 5,000 military-linked agencies importing missile materials, explosives Dubai: Iran has used a secret network of more than 5,000 military-linked agencies to import billions of dollars worth of equipment, explosives and missile components despite Western sanctions and a US naval blockade»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaBinance crypto platform suspends trades amid suspected hackAlex Berry with AFP, APThe platform suspended some trading while crypto companies froze billions in their respective currencies. The full extent of the possible hack was not yet clear. https://p.dw.com/p/5OqT»»»

KYIV: Ukraine has reportedly suspended strikes on Russian oil refineries following pressure from US President Donald Trump, even as Russian forces continued pounding Ukrainian cities, killing at least 20 people in a wave of drone and missile attacks, according to Ukrainian officials. The Wall Stree»»»

When Nicolas Sarkozy, then president of France, visited Tangier on 23 October 2007 to promote his proposed Union for the Mediterranean, he invoked Morocco’s history of protecting Jewish communities as an example of the shared heritage that could underpin Mediterranean cooperation. “Throughout Europ»»»

Zelensky demands tougher sanctions after deadly attack on Dnipro railway platform A Russian drone slammed into a busy railway platform in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro Thursday, killing at least 14 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a "horrific" attack that demands action by Kyiv's a»»»

Democrats, election officials and voting rights groups have long wondered whether President Donald Trump, upon his return to the Oval Office, would again attempt to overturn an election when his party is trailing. It’s no longer hypothetical. Trump’s Department of Justice issued subpoenas in probes»»»

MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the European Union’s top official pushed Thursday to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member” and build a broader alliance open to other countries as they warned of threats to sovereignty from economic coercion during US President Donald Trum»»»

US envoy highlights Qatar, Pakistan's role in easing US-Iran tensions US envoy Tom Barrack has credited Qatar and Pakistan with helping bring the United States and Iran closer to renewed diplomacy, urging both sides to pause hostilities before tensions escalate further. Speaking to CNN on Thursday,»»»

NEW YORK: Viral meningitis is spreading in the Gaza Strip, the UN warned on Thursday. Overcrowding, battered water and sanitation networks and shortages of essential treatments are driving up the risk of transmission across the enclave. Acute respiratory infections remained the most prevalent healt»»»

The economy is the number one issue for most American voters, as they worry about high food and energy costs. But can the results of November's midterm elections really impact the cost-of-living crisis? "There isn't a ton that anyone can do about it, regardless of who wins the midterms," says »»»

They have left everything behind to get away from US President Donald Trump's America. Entrepreneurs, academics, scientists and students: tens of thousands of US citizens have moved to Ireland in recent years. Last year alone, some 10,000 Americans settled there and nearly 100 even applied for asyl»»»

ConflictsEuropeRussia shadow fleet sanctions: Can the EU act if the US pulls back?Srinivas MazumdaruThe US is reportedly considering ways to convert "dark tankers" into legitimate vessels, allowing them to transport crude oil that is not subject to sanctions. https://p.dw.com/p/5OmFfPrefer DW on Go»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Ministry of Health in Sanaa: A citizen was wounded by fire from Saudi border guards in the Al-Qahr area, located in the Baqim border distri»»»

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The countries plan to release the oil by January 2027, including 20.5m barrels of diesel Brussels: A dozen European countries pledged Thursday to jointly release 42.6 million barrels of oil by the end of January, in line with a G7 deal struck this month to ease global energy supply concerns. "EU me»»»

CARACAS: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday thanked the government of US President Donald Trump for opening Venezuela’s “floodgate to freedom” by capturing president Nicolas Maduro in January. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate spoke at a press conference in Caracas after returning to V»»»

Hungary and the United States have signed two cooperation agreements covering regional oil and natural gas infrastructure and law enforcement against crimes committed by radical organisations, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán announced on Thursday following talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio »»»

The leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, stated that the Saudi regime has returned to practicing its criminality against the Yemeni people at the highest levels of escalation and tyranny, under American supervision and Zionist push, following what was descri»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Palestinian Red Crescent: Two were children wounded by occupation forces’ gunfire in Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem 29-10-2026 1»»»

A humanitarian aid mission is set to enter the Ukrainian town of Oleshky, a Ukrainian official said on Thuirsday, as a localised truce between Kyiv and Moscow, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, held for a third day. Some 2,000 residents in the Russian occupied city have been cut off from ess»»»

The Brazilian election results had barely been announced before the defeated presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, packed his bags and fled with his family to the United States. The move may have dealt a serious blow to the already tarnished family brand, but does it spell the end for “Bolsonar»»»

WASHINGTON — The United States posted strong economic growth in the third quarter, but the Fed's preferred inflation gauge also accelerated, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, in a mixed economic bag for US President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm polls next week.Real GDP increased at an »»»

PoliticsChinaCCP leaders demand both more discipline and more initiativeMu CuiThe CCP session emphasized internal discipline — as expected, but left the question of Xi Jinping's successor unanswered. The party seems anxious of any instability as geopolitics heats up and China's economy cools down. »»»

TEHRAN: Iranian media reported on Thursday that Tehran had received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance but had not yet responded, amid efforts to revive peace talks between the countries. Tasnim news agency reported that “Iran has received the letter but has not yet responded,” while Fars new»»»

MONTREAL: The EU and Canada want to bring their relationship to the “highest level possible” as they face a “world of growing rivalries,” the 27-nation bloc’s chief said on Thursday ahead of a meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney. Brussels and Ottawa are to lay the groundwork for an ever-closer»»»

Trump demands ‘FAKE Dan Sullivan’ be removed from next week’s ballot Washington: Alaska’s governor has ordered a probe into allegations that the campaign of a Democratic candidate for the US Senate recruited a man with the same name as her Republican opponent to run for office in a bid to siphon of»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his Czech counterpart Andrej Babiš have pledged closer cooperation on energy, migration and transport, while Magyar delivered a sharp response to speculation about Viktor Orbán becoming the next UN secretary-general. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar de»»»

LONDON: Prime Minister Andy Burnham said ​on Thursday that Britain was "doing everything we can" to support the reopening ‌of the ‌Strait ​of ‌Hormuz, ⁠amid ​the impact of ⁠the Iran war. "We are doing everything that we can ⁠to de-escalate ‌the situation, ‌to support ​the ‌full reopening ‌of the St»»»

Security concerns and travel disruptions remain in focus as regional tensions grow Dubai: Flight disruptions, rising tensions around Iran and fresh security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz keep the region on alert as diplomatic efforts continue. UAE residents face continued uncertainty over region»»»

The Pentagon has fired its top military strategist as Washington draws up contingency plans for a possible escalation of hostilities with Iran. Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia has been removed from his position as director for strategy, plans, and policy (J5) on the Joint Staff, a spokesman confirmed la»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Daamoush: Hezbollah Will Never Relinquish Any Inch of Lebanon’s Land 29-10-2026 16:41 PM Head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Shei»»»

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Washington: The us economy grew by 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026, the Commerce Department said Thursday, beating market expectations and coming as a boost to President Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections next week. "The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the third quarter we»»»

BusinessGermanyVW logs €5.86 billion Q3 operating loss on Porsche writedownMark HallamThe Volkswagen Group has filed its worst quarterly performance since the height of the "Dieselgate" scandal in 2015. Share prices climbed in response, however, perhaps because the bad news was so well signposted. »»»

At least 13 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a busy railway station in Ukraine's Dnipro on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, describing the attack as "horrific" and urging Kyiv's allies not to ease sanctions on Moscow. A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railw»»»

Prime Minister Mark Carney called Canada "the most European of non-European countries" early in U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war. Now, he's hosting European leaders to pursue an unprecedented alliance, but the proposed EU "associate member" designation faces resistance even as the EU's top o»»»

ConflictsEuropeRussia shadow fleet sanctions: Can the EU act if the US pulls back?Srinivas MazumdaruThe US is reportedly considering ways to convert "dark tankers" into legitimate vessels, allowing them to transport crude that is not subject to sanctions. https://p.dw.com/p/5OmFfPrefer DW on Google»»»

By Staff, Agencies US First Lady Melania Trump announced US journalists will observe a humanitarian mission under a temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Alyoshki, in Russia’s Kherson Region. Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev confirmed that reporters from the conservative US outlet Newsmax»»»

KYIV: A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday killing at least 13 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “horrific” attack that demands a response from Kyiv’s allies. The strike came as Ukraine and Russia strive to uphold a fra»»»

North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said. The North Korean capital Pyongyang has stepped up weapons tests in recent weeks despite South Korea's offer of military talks. North Korea fired "around a dozen" short-rang»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Ayatollah Khamenei Sets Out Priorities: Economic Resilience, National Unity and Conditions for Ending War 29-10-2026 13:26 PM Ayatollah Say»»»

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Russian leader praises Musk as Moscow works to develop its own satellite internet network Moscow: US tech tycoon Elon Musk is "truly a genius" for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, as Moscow seeks to develop its own satellite internet network. Th»»»

Gulf countries urge restraint as diplomacy intensifies to avert war Dubai: The United States and Israel are preparing for a possible week-long bombing campaign against Iran after the November 3 US midterm elections, targeting the country’s leadership, nuclear facilities, energy installations and cr»»»

With 91.7% of ballots tallied, neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot’s has crossed the threshold for a Knesset majority, with the seat breakdown mirroring Wednesday’s final count. Netanyahu’s alliance commands 53 seats to Eisenkot’s 48 both well shy of the 61 required to govern in the»»»