Washington: Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defence bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protest of President Donald Trump's war against Iran. Senate Democratic Leader Chu»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened a major escalation in the military campaign against Iran, saying the United States could begin striking the country's powerplants, bridges and other critical infrastructure if Iran does not return to negotiations. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download th»»»

By: Ahmad Abu el-Hamd March 29, 2017 CAIRO — The economic picture for Egypt is improving, ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday, but a public backlash will likely lead the Mideast country to slow reforms undertaken to secure a bailout from the international Monetary Fund. The group forecasts tha»»»

LONDON: UK police Tuesday said the murder of veteran right-wing politician Ann Widdecombe was a “targeted attack,” as a 28-year-old man remained under arrest on suspicion of “terrorism” and murder. “It is clear that this was a targeted attack,” head of Counter Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor tol»»»

WASHINGHTON: President ​Donald Trump said ‌US representatives ‌held ​talks ‌with ⁠Iran ​on Tuesday. Trump ⁠made ⁠the ‌comments ‌in ​an ‌interview aired ‌on ‌Fox News’ “Special Report” ⁠show.»»»

BENGHAZI: At least ‌50 migrants, including women and children, were feared lost at sea, while 10 survived, after their ​wooden boat capsized on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Libya, two security sources told Reuters. The survivors were rescued near El-Bardaa Island, some »»»

MOSCOW: A US-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off as scheduled at 7:47 p.m. (10:47 a.m. EDT, 1447 GMT) a»»»

Share: President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in 2025 President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call Thursday that Israel should start redeploying its forces out of Syria and urged him to do the same in Lebanon, ac»»»

Tunis, July 14 (TAP) - Interior Minister Khaled Nouri visited the National Civil Protection Office's Central Operations Room on Tuesday evening to monitor ongoing efforts by Civil Protection units to combat wildfires that have broken out in several...»»»

Share: Illustration- Peace is the only choice for Israel and Lebanon Beirut / Rome Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered agreement, although expectations for»»»

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets and infrared astrophysics. Image courtesy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio NASA is gearing up to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Sp»»»

In tonight's show, a murder case making the headlines, a man is wanted in the UK over the death of his wife and two daughters. Also, the WHO warns the numbers for the Ebola crisis in DRC may be four times higher. And the Leopards' jacket a Congolese success story.»»»

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tehran no longer considers itself obligated to fulfill parts of its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States, accusing Washington of repeatedly violating the agreement reached last month to halt hostilities. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei sai»»»

OpenAI is planning to release a screenless ​speaker as its first hardware product, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The news comes just days ‌after Apple ‌sued OpenAI and ​two ‌former ⁠employees, ​alleging misappropriation ⁠of its trade secrets to benefit »»»

ARLINGTON, Texas: Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot after a heady play by teenager Lamine Yamal, Pedro Porro added another goal and Spain advanced to its first World Cup final since winning in 2010 with a 2-0 victory over France on Tuesday. A day after his 19th birthday, Yamal was denied»»»

WASHINGTON: The US ​will formally bring together AI developers and essential services providers to share information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by advanced AI systems and coordinate responses, according to a White House statement, fulfilling US President Donald Trump’s order from J»»»

GENEVA: Sudan risks sliding backwards into deeper hunger as conflict, aid funding cuts and rising agricultural costs driven by disruption linked to the Iran war threaten to reverse gains made after famine took hold in parts of the country, a senior World Food Programme official said on Tuesday. The»»»

THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court prosecutors Tuesday recommended judges drop charges against a rebel leader in Sudan’s Darfur region over a deadly 2007 attack on African Union peacekeepers, saying there were “no longer substantial grounds” to prosecute him. Abdallah Banda had faced three cou»»»

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing a policy that targets foreign nationals who study disinformation and hate speech on social media for visa denials and deportation. Chief US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington sided with the Coaliti»»»

Manila: The long-awaited Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) is set to provide a direct rail connection between Rizal province and EDSA-Ortigas, running along Ortigas Avenue Extension to ease traffic congestion on one of Metro Manila's busiest transport corridors. The 13.4-km elevated railway will co»»»

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing a policy that targets foreign nationals who study disinformation and hate speech on social media for visa denials and deportation. Chief US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington sided with the Coaliti»»»

Tunis, July 14 (TAP) - Tunisia's Ambassador to France, Dhia Khaled, took part in the ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the July 14, 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, held on Tuesday at Place Masséna under the patronage of French President...»»»

A US federal judge has found Donald Trump improperly used a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in order to concoct a beneficial arrangement for the president – nullifying the legal agreement. A Trump lawyer and senior Justice Department officials have been referred to bar authorities for disciplin»»»

A serious escalation is occurring in the fighting between the US and Iran. Overnight and into this morning, the American military targeted sites across the Islamic Republic – while Iran fired ballistic missiles at US airbases in Jordan and Bahrain. There has been an escalation in the war of words t»»»

Who needs nuclear weapons when you’ve got the Strait of Hormuz? Sure, ordinary Iranians are far worse off than on February 28th when the US and Israel launched a war that killed the Supreme Leader on Day One but the Islamic Republic's since discovered it’s got leverage beyond its wildest dream and »»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Grief settled over Qatar with rare unanimity following the passing of the Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, whose vision reshaped the country’s trajectory and redefined its place on the global stage. Across the nation, voices from history, literature, journali»»»

DPA Arlington (Texas) European champions Spain reached the World Cup final with a ruthlessly efficient 2-0 triumph over France on Tuesday and can now dream in earnest of winning the title for a second time. Mikel Oyarzabal converted a 22nd-minute penalty awarded for a foul by Lucas Digne against La»»»

QNA DOHA Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received on Tuesday a telephone call from Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HRH Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Prince Khalid offered his condolences on th»»»

QNA Doha The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday received a phone call from the Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who offered condolences on the passing of the late HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, praying that Almighty Allah m»»»

QNA Doha The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received several regional and global leaders who came to offer condolences to His Highness on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at Lusail Palace on Tuesday. HH the Amir received Vice-President of the Un»»»

QNA Doha The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received more mourners offering condolences on the passing of the late the Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at Lusail Palace on Tuesday morning. HH the Amir received Their Excellencies the Sheikhs, ministers, dignitaries, members »»»

Members of Qatar’s Pakistani community have paid glowing tribute to the late His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, remembering him as the architect of modern Qatar whose visionary leadership transformed the nation into a global model of prosperity, development and diplomac»»»

HE Muhammad Aamer, Ambassador of Pakistan The passing of HH the Father Amir is a profound loss for Qatar and for all those who witnessed his remarkable leadership and vision. His Highness was the architect of modern Qatar, whose wisdom, courage and foresight transformed the nation and laid the foun»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, conveyed his deepest condolences to the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani following the passing of the Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. In a press»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The former ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the State of Qatar, Foday Malang, in a condolence message to Qatar Tribune, expressed profound sorrow over the passing of His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Malang, who served until recently in »»»

Wildfires are tearing through parts of France, with authorities pointing to suspected arson. Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the massive blaze in Fontainebleau, which has already scorched over 1,900 hectares, sending the small town into panic. Story by Caitlin Brown.»»»

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student who became the face of the Trump administration's crackdown on Palestinian rights demonstrators, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges senior Trump administration officials, pro-Israel group the Heritage Foundation and onl»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday attended a solemn ceremony in Nice to mark the tenth anniversary of the July 14, 2016, terror attack on the city's Promenade des Anglais, which killed 86 people and injured more than 400. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen reports from Nice.»»»

Two fires that have burned just over 2,000 hectares since Sunday in the Fontainebleau Forest south of Paris, have been "contained", even though they are not extinguished, the local prefect said Tuesday evening. "Contained means they are confined within their perimeter," explained Prefect Pierre Ory»»»

Elon Musk appears in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2025. He paid out millions through his America PAC to Wisconsin voters in 2025. File Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo July 14 (UPI) -- The Wisconsin Elections Commission has sent two complaints to pros»»»

Washington: US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday evening that it launched an additional round of strikes against Iran. It said in a statement that these strikes are intended to continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The Command »»»

The US Central Command has reimposed the naval blockade of all vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports after conducting yet another round of what Washington describes as “defensive strikes” against the Islamic Republic. The escalation comes as the two sides vie for control of the Strait of Hor»»»

Bucharest, July 14 (SANA) Syria’s charge d’affaires in Bucharest, Anas Badawi, met on Tuesday with Romanian Chamber of Commerce President Mihai Daraban to discuss ways to enhance trade, economic and investment relations between Syria and Romania, in the presence of members of the Syrian Businessmen»»»

Arlington: Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday, producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus' dreams of winning the title for the third time. A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a 58th-minute Pedro Porro goal sealed an utterly cl»»»

Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has offered its profound condolences and sympathy to HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the ruling family, and the people of Qatar on the passing of HH the Late Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. At its meeting on Tuesday, chaired by HH Prime M»»»

Tunis, July 14 (TAP) - Tunisia and the China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund) have explored ways to strengthen investment by Chinese companies in Tunisia, particularly through increased financial and technical support for small and medium-sized...»»»

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the retired US Airways captain known for the "Miracle on the Hudson," testifies during a House Transportation Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 19, 2019. The pilot announced Tuesday that he has Alzheimer's disease. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | Lice»»»

DAKAR: Former Senegalese ‌President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since ​leaving office as he campaigns for the post of UN secretary-general. Sall remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his unsuccessful attempt to postpone the 2024 presid»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain’s ambassador to the UN, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, told the Security Council on Tuesday that Houthi attacks that threaten navigation in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea, and Iranian strikes that affect freedom of passage through the Strait of Hormuz, amount to “a form of »»»

BELGRADE: The European Union on Tuesday condemned comments from a Serbian government minister who said she would “ethnically cleanse” Kosovo if she had been in power during the 1990s conflict. Speaking to Serbian television station Kurir over the weekend, Public Administration Minister Snezana Paun»»»