Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that the commencement of the second round of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States in Abu Dhabi sends positive messages, reflecting the parties’ seriousness in adv»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatari athletics team will begin their participation on Friday, in the 12th Asian Indoor Championships, being held in Tianjin, China, from February 6 to 8. The championships will feature 400 athletes representing the continent. The team will begin their participation in the champio»»»

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the loss of Venezuelan oil supplies has placed the country in a “complex” energy situation that affects electricity generation, as well as basic economic activities across the island. File Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Cuban President Miguel»»»

Office of Personnel and Management Director Russell Vought speaks to reporters in front of the Oval Office at the White House in July 2025. On Thursday, the OPM announced a new rule that would make federal workers easier to fire. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Tr»»»

Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A pilot and an Arizona state trooper died when their police helicopter crashed while responding to a police-involved shooting in Flagstaff. The Arizona Department of Public Safety did not identify the deceased but said they died when the Bell 407 Ranger helicopter in which they were»»»

Egypt has stepped up regional and international efforts to break the deadlock in negotiations between the United States and Iran, as Cairo welcomed a preliminary agreement to hold a joint meeting between the two sides. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Thursday it was of paramount im»»»

Doha, Qatar: Old Doha Port on Thursday launched its six-day sport and wellness festival, “MOVE,” organised in collaboration with NO LIMITS, to mark the 2026 National Sports Day. On the sidelines of the “MOVE” sports festival, which features daily panel discussions with athletes and industry leaders»»»

Authorities on Thursday raided the Violanta cookie factory in Trikala, central Greece, as well as the office and residence of the company’s owner, Konstantinos Tziortziotis, as part of the ongoing investigation into the deadly explosion that killed five workers on January 26. In the presence of a p»»»

Canadian pop star Tate McRae is facing backlash after appearing in a promotional video for Team USA ahead of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics 2026. "I'm a bit lost," McRae tells a computer-animated white owl in the video, asking for directions to Milan to meet Team USA at the opening ceremony. Fe»»»

Israeli military statements issued on Wednesday said its forces had targeted senior militants in the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, accusing them of involvement in the abduction and detention of Israeli captives, both alive and dead, following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Israel has continued»»»

Bulgaria and the OECD are working to complete Bulgaria’s accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2026, as OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann presented the OECD Economic Survey of Bulgaria 2025 in Sofia and Bulgarian officials outlined the remaining steps and p»»»

During the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worried that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment would cost lives. A new study suggests they were right. The federally funded study published Thursday by the medical journal JAMA Oncology is being called the first to assess the effe»»»

Iran and the US are set to hold a new round of nuclear talks in Oman later this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said. Tensions between the two nations escalated amid Washington’s military buildup in the Middle East and sharp diplomatic disagreements over Tehran’s nuclear pro»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Namaa Charity has carried out humanitarian and developmental projects in Tanzania with a view to achieving sustainable development and reaching out to needy people.Speaking to KUNA over the phone, the charity's chief of projects and relief Khaled Al-Shamri said such»»»

Colombian businessman Alex Saab, an alleged front man for former President Nicolás Maduro, was reported captured in Venezuela. File Photo by Rayner Pena/EPA Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Colombian media outlets reported that businessman Alex Saab, identified as an alleged front man for former President Nicolás M»»»

1 of 7 | Veiled Iranian women walk past an anti-American mural showing a negotiation table on a street in Tehran, Iran, Thursday. Iran and the United States are scheduled to have talks in Oman on Friday. Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran will hold talks Fri»»»

The US and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communica»»»

With New START treaty expired, the US and Russia face a post–Cold War era with no legally binding limits on strategic nuclear forces for the first time, National Defense magazine editor-in-chief Igor Korotchenko tells Sputnik. Korotchenko warns of the risks: The US could covertly and quickly reinst»»»

NEW YORK: The State of Qatar has reaffirmed its support for the world's least developed countries (LDCs) by taking part in the opening of a United Nations Expert Group Meeting on the Operationalization of the Food Stockholding Mechanism. The meeting, held at UN headquarters in New York, was organiz»»»

The crown of French Empress Eugenie was left crushed after being dropped by fleeing thieves during the raid at the Louvre last October - but is "nearly intact" and can be fully restored, the museum has said. Raiders stole an estimated 88 million euros (£76m, $104m) in jewels, but left the diamond-s»»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump gives a fist bump as he arrives at the National Prayer Breakfast in the Washington Hilton in Washington D.C., on February 6, 2025. At this year's event, he touted his efforts reducing crime in the capital. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Feb. 5 (UPI)»»»

A woman was killed and three others were injured in a traffic accident in Crete on Thursday following a collision involving three vehicles, authorities said. The crash occurred in the Platania area of the Hania region, along the island’s main northern highway. Firefighters were called to the scene »»»

Since the ceasefire reached with Israel in November 2024, Hezbollah has shown a striking shift in its political conduct, particularly in how it deals with Lebanese state institutions. A group long used to operating outside official channels is now, despite its escalatory rhetoric, shifting responsi»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has reaffirmed its support for the world's least developed countries (LDCs) by taking part in the opening of a United Nations Expert Group Meeting on the Operationalisation of the Food Stockholding Mechanism. The meeting, held at UN headquarters in New York, was organis»»»

Rabat: Authorities have evacuated more than 140,000 people from their homes since heavy rainfall flooded several provinces in northern Morocco last week, the interior ministry said Thursday. Authorities have not announced any casualties, and the national weather service forecast heavy rains and str»»»

DOHA: Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs HE Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanem has stressed the importance of joint work and the integration of roles among various charitable organizations. He emphasized the need to unify visions and programs during the holy month of Ramadan, w»»»

National Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said Wednesday that her ministry is advancing the immigration project as “a structure with police powers, criminal intelligence and an effective presence at every border.” File Photo by Juan Pablo Pino/EPA Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Argentine government is m»»»

Israeli prosecutors have charged the brother of the head of the country's intelligence agency, Shin Bet, with "aiding the enemy in wartime" by allegedly smuggling cigarettes into Gaza. An indictment against Bezalel Zini published on Thursday argues he was aware that Hamas might profit from the resa»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- The International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) announced Thursday that it continued to carry out its annual winter campaign (Winter Clothing 2025-2026.. Warming Hearts) to aid families hit by severe cold waves in seven Arab and Islamic countries.In a press release, th»»»

Milan: Preparations for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics ratcheted up Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony while the start of the ice hockey was hit by an outbreak of norovirus. The most geographically dispersed Games in history officially start with a ceremony in the San Siro stadium in Mi»»»

During Thursday’s parliamentary sitting, MP Georgi Hrisimirov of Vazrazhdane spent around half an hour listing polling stations in Turkiye where, according to him, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), MECh, Velichie and what he called “the Turkish parties” want to preserve the votes f»»»

Britain sanctioned six individuals suspected of committing atrocities in Sudan's war or of fueling the conflict through the supply of mercenaries and military equipment, the government said on Thursday. The measures targeted senior commanders in both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese »»»

Iran has completed a technical upgrade of its ballistic missile arsenal and formally shifted its military doctrine to a more offensive one, the country’s armed forces chief of staff has announced. The move comes as the US has deployed a carrier strike group to the region, threatening military actio»»»

New York: Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and Canadian artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio are among 40 experts poised to serve on a United Nations AI panel, officials announced Wednesday. Also named among the proposed independent experts to serve»»»

Parliament Thursday conclusively adopted amendments to the Election Code that slashes the number of polling stations for Bulgarian elections in countries outside the EU. Proposed by Vazrazhdane, the revisions say that the polling stations set up outside Bulgarian diplomatic and consular missions in»»»

Seven Toronto police officers and a former member of the service have been arrested following a crime and corruption probe that includes allegations of drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder. The investigation was initiated following a June 2025 incident in which some officers allegedly a»»»

Brad Karp, the chairman of prestigious US law firm Paul Weiss, has stepped down after emails released in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files revealed the lawyer's apparent communications with the late convicted sex offender. The documents included dozens of email exchanges seemingly between»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) underscored Thursday commitment to furthering cooperation with regional and global humanitarian agencies to enhance the future of humanitarian work and develop its mechanisms to serve the world's most vulnerable groups, mainly children.KRCS»»»

This is a very serious moment for Sir Keir Starmer. Everything the prime minister has said and done today has reflected the fact that he and his team understand the gravity of his situation. It would have felt odd and jarring had Sir Keir simply delivered the speech that he had been planning to del»»»

Ukraine and Russia have conducted a rare exchange of prisoners of war and civilians after two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi. A total of 157 Ukrainians - seven of them civilians - and 157 Russian soldiers were returned home in the first such swap in four months. Russian, Ukrainian and»»»

The US and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level dialogue between their armed forces. The announcement came after a meeting of senior US and Russian military officers in Abu Dhabi in the margins of talks about the war in Ukraine. In a statement, US European Command said the renewed dialogue»»»

A member of Greece’s Armed Forces arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of leaking classified intelligence to “third parties” is believed to have used encrypted software to transmit sensitive information to China, according to emerging reports. Earlier accounts had described the alleged recipient »»»

Greece’s Ombudsman’s office on Thursday urged the Coast Guard to conduct an “impartial and extensive” investigation into the death of 15 migrants in a collision between a Coast Guard vessel and a small inflatable boat off Chios this week. The Ombudsman’s office said in a statement that it would obs»»»

The Israeli army’s spraying of chemical substances over vast agricultural areas in southern Lebanon and Syria amounts to a “war crime,” the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said Thursday. Beirut accused Israel on Wednesday of spraying the herbicide glyphosate on the Lebanese side of their sh»»»

DOHA: The 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2026) concluded on Thursday, after four days of high-level panel discussions and interactive debates between government officials, policymakers, industry experts, and innovators from more than 80 countries who part »»»

The outgoing Government has maintained this country's public finances in a stable condition, caretaker Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova told a news conference at the Council of Ministers on Thursday. She noted that Bulgaria is currently undergoing a crucially important stage of its development, »»»

ABU DHABI - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met on Thursday in Abu Dhabi with executives of the UAE's oil company ADNOC, which is in talks with Hungary's MOL about acquiring the Gazprom neft stake in the Serbian oil firm NIS, and noted that, in the future, MOL wou»»»

Baghdad, Feb. 5 (SANA) Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot said on Thursday that the agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF constitutes an important step toward strengthening stability in Syria and supporting joint efforts to combat ISIS. Spe»»»

The European Central Bank warned Thursday a stronger euro could push inflation down too far after recent gains in the single currency, but sought to downplay any immediate threat to the eurozone economy. As expected, the central bank for the 21-nation single-currency area kept its benchmark interes»»»