With each passing day, India's youth-led cockroach movement seems to swell. As the sit-in by anti-corruption campaigners grows in New Delhi, opposition lawmakers relay their call for the education minister to resign over the leaking of exam tests. The standoff grew with the Supreme Court refusing t»»»

New Delhi: The political confrontation over the NEET-UG paper leak intensified on Wednesday, with India’s Parliament remaining deadlocked as the Opposition renewed its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. The government insisted it was prepared for a full debate but rejec»»»

An Indian court has sentenced 44 Somali pirates to life imprisonment for hijacking two vessels off the coast of Somalia, including the Bulgarian-operated cargo ship Ruen, whose crew included seven Bulgarian sailors. The sentences were handed down by a special court in Mumbai in two separate piracy »»»

The Council of Ministers (CoM) on Wednesday approved a draft agreement between the governments of Bulgaria and Greece on the establishment and operation of a Police and Customs Cooperation Centre. The approved draft will serve as the basis for negotiations, the Bulgarian government said on Wednesda»»»

PARIS: A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday. Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the convicted sex»»»

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday that his administration did not have the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he had planned, and called on US federal authorities to do so. The Democratic mayor had said earlier this month that he was exploring the l»»»

After 17 years, the Nigeria military’s efforts to contend a Jihadist insurgency do not seem to be successful. The military is facing fresh hurdles with foreign fighters, including those from the Middle East joining the insurgents. The foreigners are bringing skills and technology that have proved v»»»

The leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach movement are vowing to continue protesting a day after police cracked down on demonstrators. They have been demanding the country's education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resign amid repeated leaks for entrance tests to medical schools. While two of the m»»»

Protests continue for a third day in the Indian capital, New Delhi, as pressure mounts on Narendra Modi to sack his education minister. The youth-led movement remains defiant even after Monday's heavy handed police crackdown. While the minister in question says the government remains committed to r»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police have arrested a driver who was caught driving his vehicle on a public road while using a sunshade that blocked his view, in a dangerous traffic violation that threatened his safety and the lives of other road users. The police said the driver’s actions significantly reduced »»»

Sharjah: Sharjah Police has strengthened its field capabilities with the addition of 130 modern security vehicles to its operational fleet, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance public safety, improve emergency response times and provide more efficient police services to the community. The flee»»»

BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria: Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria was officially inaugurated as a police station on Wednesday in an effort to destroy the building’s appeal as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator. A memorial stone is to remain in place outside the house in Braun»»»

RABAT: ‌Morocco’s foreign ministry said it was concerned by the death of a national during a police arrest in Bologna in Italy and urged a “thorough investigation.” Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir ‌died on ‌Sunday after ‌police were ⁠called to the ⁠Pilastro neighborhood on the outskirts of the north»»»

Dubai: The Louvre Museum's Apollo Gallery reopened to visitors on Wednesday, months after it was closed following a spectacular jewellery heist in October 2025. The gallery has welcomed the public back, but its display cases remain empty after the removal of its priceless collection. One of the Lou»»»

“As of today, we have established and will operate a joint contact center at the Promachonas–Kulata border crossing,” said Greek Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis, speaking to journalists following a meeting with Bulgaria’s Minister of the Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev. The meeting »»»

An Iranian national has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a Bulgarian woman who worked at a casino in the German city of Nuremberg, according to local media reports. Prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the 45-year-old Iranian man, who is accused of attacking the 35-year-old B»»»

Paris, France: The glittering, vaulted gallery targeted by thieves at the Louvre last October reopened to the public on Wednesday, becoming a novel attraction for tourists even though its priceless exhibits have been removed. The Apollo Gallery, one of the most lavishly decorated rooms of the world»»»

An elderly couple who had reportedly struggled to come to terms with the death of their only son were found dead inside their home in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Wednesday in what police believe was a suicide pact. The victims, identified as Kalathiparambil Sanjeevan, 72, and his wife Sabitha, 6»»»

The Apollo Gallery at Paris's Louvre Museum, the site of the jewelry heist of October 2025, is set to reopen to the public on Wednesday without any jewelry on display, an informed source told AFP. The Apollo Gallery of Paris's Louvre Museum, where French crown jewels worth 88 million euros were sto»»»

Daniel Siad, a French modelling scout with links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday morning. A French modelling scout with close ties to the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecu»»»

Here in France, authorities are waging an increasingly intense battle against rising drug crime. That fight took a new turn this week – as the mayor of the southern town of Alès was spirited from his home by police in the middle of the night over fears for his safety. He'd received multiple threats»»»

New Delhi: Crowds of supporters of India's online "cockroach" movement grew on Wednesday at a New Delhi protest site, with their campaign for accountability and reform following examination scandals getting a boost inside parliament from opposition lawmakers. The protests, led by the social media-d»»»

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how work is organised and what companies look for when hiring, according to the latest PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer. While the technology is lowering barriers to entry in some occupations, it is raising expectations in others. As AI takes on a larger share of ro»»»

A French modelling scout with close ties to the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding Epstein to traffic and abuse women. Siad ha»»»

Police officers in Alai district of Osh region have uncovered a case of illegal possession of a firearm. According to the regional police department, during the Arsenal operation, officers found and seized a TOZ-11 rifled firearm from a 38-year-old man identified as K.K. The weapon was reportedly s»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi described the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a direct consequence of the US’ violations of the Islamabad MoU and its provocative actions, warning that Washington bears responsibility for undermining diplomacy and regional stability. Aragchi made the remark»»»

Ras Al Khaimah Police have announced the temporary relocation of the Traffic Violations Branch to the ENOC registration village today while police conduct an exercise. The branch, which operates under the Traffic Investigations and Control Section at the Traffic and Licensing Services Centre, began»»»

Newly obtained witness testimonies have shed light on one of the biggest political and diplomatic scandals of the final weeks of Viktor Orbán’s government, with Ukrainian cash couriers alleging they were subjected to physical abuse and unlawful detention after a dramatic counter-terrorism raid in H»»»

Dubai: A Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea is facing a possible one-year prison sentence after admitting to serving ants as a garnish on desserts, an ingredient that is not approved for human consumption under the country's food safety laws, according to a BBC report. Prosecutors hav»»»

New Delhi: Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay. Households in India have long relied on an informal army of domestic workers»»»

On July 22, 2009, millions of people across Asia sought vantage points to view a rare 6 1/2-minute total solar eclipse, longest of the 21st century. 1 of 3 | A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 44th Fighter Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, releases a flare over Okinawa, Japan, Jul»»»

Employees of the State Drug Control Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, together with Severnaya Railway Customs Office, have disrupted a channel for supplying marijuana from Thailand to Kyrgyzstan. According to the Interior Ministry, the drugs were smuggled into the country t»»»

NEW YORK: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so. In the video Mamdani described the Israeli prime minister as »»»

New York: A former US Army soldier was charged with arson and jailed without bail after prosecutors say he confessed to carrying out a fiery attack on a Manhattan federal office building where immigration hearings are held. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply cl»»»

The small, leafy, village of Piddington has voted to hold a referendum for independence from the United Kingdom because the government is planning on dumping over 1,000 illegal aliens into the village of just 370 people. The vote came after the Home Office – the United Kingdom’s lead government dep»»»

An armed "bandit" gang kidnapped more than 40 people in northwestern Nigeria over the weekend, a survivor of the attacks and a local government chairman told AFP late on Tuesday. Kidnappings have become a key moneymaking strategy for armed groups in Nigeria, including militants in the northeast and»»»

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of a man during an arrest in Bologna, while condemning anti-police protests that turned violent and left dozens of officers injured. Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir died on Sunday after police were »»»

WASHINGTON: Lawyers for a bystander wounded in a shootout between the US Secret Service and a man outside the White House in May said they would file a personal injury lawsuit against the federal agency on Tuesday. Benjamin Del Real, Jr., 25, of Kansas, was on leave from active US Army duty on May »»»

ZAGREB: The bodies of three Egyptians were found in a river near the Croatian capital on Tuesday, two days after being reported missing when they went swimming, police said. The three were reported missing by a friend who saw them last on Sunday when they went for a swim in the Sava river near Zagr»»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks in April during a House Armed Services Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the Department of Defense released the name of a soldier killed Sunday in Iraq while supporting U.S. attacks on Iran. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI |»»»

1 of 2 | Several Red Cross members attend to a migrant upon his arrival at the port of Arrecife on Lanzarote island in the Canary Islands, southwestern Spain, on July 14. Photo by Adriel Perdomo/EPA July 21 (UPI) -- The U.N. refugee agency announced Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants have died »»»

A new report documents at least 97 deaths or disappearances of recruits in the Cuban military between 2001 and 2026 File Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA July 21 (UPI) -- Suicide is the leading documented cause of death among young people serving in Cuba's mandatory military service, according to a»»»

ANKARA: Turkiye’s opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, said on Tuesday he will resign from the main opposition party and form a new one, amid a nearly two-year long legal crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan’s political opponents. The move, which was expected, poses the latest challenge for the Republic»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police handled more than 1.3 million calls through its Command-and-Control Centre during the second quarter of 2026, while achieving a 99.8 per cent compliance rate in answering emergency calls within 10 seconds, significantly surpassing its target of 97 per cent. The force also record»»»

French lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate to serve as Défenseur des droits (human rights ombdusman), despite vehement opposition from groups arguing that Senator François-Noël Buffet’s views run counter to the mission of defending the rights of the most vul»»»

There are several internal reasons why Ukrainian intelligence services have been experiencing more operational failures in Russia, Andrey Popov, a veteran of the Alpha counterterrorism unit, tells Sputnik. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) operatives are si»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,has approved the promotion of 6,526 personnel serving across Dubai's security agencies, in recognition of their dedication, continued service and contributions to safeguarding the»»»

BERLIN: A man suspected of fatally shooting six child welfare workers at a shelter for mothers in Stade in northern Germany last month died by suicide in jail on Tuesday, officials said. The suspect, who has been partially identified in German media as 45-year-old Fatih Khan G., was found dead by j»»»

Singer-songwriter David Anthony Burke who performs as D4vd, sings on the Casino stage, during the 58th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, in July 2024. The singer is facing charges of murder in the death and mutilation of a 15-year-pld girl. By Cyril Zingaro/EPA July 21 (UPI) -- A pr»»»

MOSCOW: Russia summoned the Moldovan ambassador to the ​foreign ministry on Tuesday after it said employees of its embassy in Chisinau were subjected to “force and threats ‌of detention” ‌by ​Moldovan ‌police. In ⁠a ​statement, the Russian ⁠Foreign Ministry named two recent incidents in which its s»»»