Dubai: Dubai gold prices fell on Monday morning, taking local rates to their lowest level so far this month after bullion extended losses in global markets. (Check live prices here.) Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The 24-karat variety was priced at Dh519.75 per gram a»»»

BUSHBUCKRIDGE: In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking the walls with anti-mosquito insecticide. Her teenage grandson fell critically ill last year from malaria, the disease that kills more»»»

A Ukrainian drone struck a train in Crimea, killing its assistant driver and injuring the driver, the peninsula's Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said in a Telegram post early on Monday. Passengers on the train, commuting between Moscow and Simferopol, the main city of the Russia-annexed»»»

More than 440,000 children in Kyrgyzstan will receive Bala Yrysy allowance. Aida Azhikhodzhoeva, head of the department, announced at a meeting at the Ministry of Labor, Social Security, and Migration. According to her, applications for the allowance can be submitted starting July 1 through the reg»»»

LIMA: Peru’s presidential runoff was still too close to call as the count dragged into Monday, with four-time candidate Keiko Fujimori locked in a statistical tie with her leftist rival to become the country’s ninth president in a decade. With 73 percent of polling centers reporting, Fujimori had a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received a phone call from His Excellency Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the c»»»

Washington: Julian E Barnes, Eric Schmitt Recent US intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel. Israel and the United State»»»

MEXICO: Teenage Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and fellow winger Nico Williams will be available for Spain’s World Cup opener against debutants Cape Verde on June 15, coach Luis de la Fuente said on Sunday. Yamal and Athletic Bilbao’s Williams both missed the end of the club season with hamstring inju»»»

DUBAI: Italian film director, fashion creator and photographer Luca Finotti is sharing his global industry experience with emerging creatives in Dubai recently as part of a mentorship program at Istituto Marangoni Dubai, where he is working with students studying Fashion Communication and Image via»»»

MONGBWALU: Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo’s deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks.Lokudu and several of his colleagues work all day at the hospital treating an influx of p»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, received a phone call from HE Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday, June 8, 2026. During the call, efforts at mediation between the U»»»

Armenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal following a crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan three years ago. "This is really a vote on the geopolitical future of Armenia and its ties with Russia," FRANCE 24's Philip Turle»»»

The Forum of Regions of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan will be held in Minsk in the fall of 2026. Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin stated during a meeting with Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev. The head of the Belarusian government paid an official visit to »»»

Recent developments in Iran have contributed to rising prices for mineral fertilizers in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Mirbek Duisheev said during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on agrarian policy, water resources, subsoil use, ecology»»»

General Santos, Philippines: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground after the »»»

Tehran: Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States struggling to conclud»»»

Riyadh Air, a Public Investment Fund company, has announced the launch of five new destinations - Cairo, Dubai, Jeddah, Madrid, and Manchester - as the first three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in its modern fleet have arrived. The carrier said the new destinations are part of its expansion plan»»»

Arab Finance: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inspected the progress of the first phase of the Alexandria Metro project during a tour of Alexandria Governorate, describing the project as a major addition to the governorate’s public transportation network and a key component of Egypt’s shift toward »»»

The body of a 15-year-old boy who went missing after a mudflow in Issyk-Kul region last week was found today at 3 a.m. The regional police department told 24.kg news agency. According to the authorities, the body has been handed over to Interior Ministry officers for a forensic medical examination.»»»

Law enforcement officers have shut down an underground drug laboratory operating in Chui region, the Interior Ministry’s press service reported. According to the ministry, officers from the State Service on Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out investigative and operational m»»»

COPENHAGEN: Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine but was later able to walk off the field, five years after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championship. The 34-year-old former Manchester United midfielder, who has a type of pacemaker, fell to the gro»»»

China has launched a ‘special maritime law enforcement operation’ east of Taiwan in response to the announcement of maritime border talks in the area by Japan and the Philippines. China – which views the self-ruled island as its own sovereign territory – protested the negotiations, saying they infr»»»

Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Transport Minister Hisham Arafat discussed with senior officials of General Electric (GE) and Siemens their offers to upgrade Egypt’s railways. During their meeting with General Electric (GE) North East Africa CEO Ayman Khattab, the m»»»

Dubai: A former accounts manager has been ordered to pay Dh2.3 million to his employer after being convicted of embezzling more than Dh2.1 million in customer payments entrusted to him during his employment. The Dubai Court of First Instance awarded the company Dh2.3 million in compensation for mat»»»

Two goals ‌from Jhon Arias gave Colombia a 2-0 win over Jordan in ​San Diego on Sunday in their last tune-up match ahead of the World Cup. James Rodríguez slipped the ball through for Arias to open the scoring in the ‌41st minute. ‌Palmeiras midfielder Arias ​initially ‌stumbled ⁠over ​the ball ⁠be»»»

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military vowed on Sunday to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah. “The (Iranian) regime is attempting to establish a new equation through direct attacks on Israeli territory in response to IDF operations in D»»»

TIJUANA: Iran’s national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staffers. “I’m very excited to see them,” said Sadegh Galavi as he watched the players’ bus leave the airport in Tij»»»

At ‌least 21 Iraqis were killed and 19 others injured when a passenger bus crashed and caught fire near the southern city of Nassiriya on Sunday, police and health officials said. The accident occurred after the driver lost control of ‌the bus on ‌a highway near ‌Nassiriya, ⁠causing the vehicle ⁠to»»»

Brent oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel on Monday, initially spooked by Israel's launch of renewed strikes on Lebanon a day earlier, but also gaining further steam after sounds of explosions were heard in Iran. Sounds of blasts were heard - in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, local media reported »»»

The IDF said the Israeli Air Force had struck military targets in western and central Iran, adding that details would follow. Israel’s Channel 14 claimed Israeli aircraft were attacking targets inside Iranian territory.At least two loud explosions were heard in Tehran, IRNA reported.The strikes com»»»

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory for his Civil Contract party in the country’s parliamentary elections. According to the Central Election Commission, less than 20 percent of ballots have been counted so far. «According to the election results, the Civil Contract party ha»»»

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon sent a congratulatory telegram to President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov on the country’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2027-2028. He noted that he views this event as evidence of Kyrgyzstan’s high international standing and r»»»

Dubai: A former accounts manager has been ordered to pay Dh2.3 million to his employer after being convicted of embezzling more than Dh2.1 million in customer payments entrusted to him during his employment. The Dubai Court of First Instance awarded the company Dh2.3 million in compensation for mat»»»

Israel said Monday that Iran had launched missiles targeting it, hours after Israel launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran. The exchange of strikes threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Sirens sounded in central Is»»»

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground after the offshore quake hit south of G»»»

China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington's chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea's main trading partner by far for deca»»»

The commander of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters officially announced the start of Iran’s response operation following Israel’s attack on Beirut’s Dahieh, IRNA reported. According to the commander, Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire and escalated attacks on Lebanon with US support an»»»

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a rare state visit that experts say is likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. During a two-day trip, his first visit to North Korea in seven ye»»»

Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles. The attacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as the war entered its 100th day, with the United States struggling to conclude a deal»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Education and Science Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva has commented on the public backlash surrounding her recent statements about the state of the Kyrgyz language in schools and responded to criticism directed at her. In a post published on Facebook, the minister stated that more th»»»

This week’s agenda — at glance The European Central Bank is expected to raise key interest rates The Eurogroup and EU financial ministers meet in Luxembourg EU commission to present 2027 EU budget UN Bonn Climate Change Conference EU transport and telecommunication ministers meet in Luxembourg Info»»»

Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev joined Russian leader Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg on June 4 to watch via video link the launch of construction of the first power unit of what will be the Central Asian country’s first nuclear power plant (NPP). Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-gene»»»

JERUSALEM: The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened? The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Ira»»»

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project »»»

A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao early Monday. Damage and casualties were still being assessed. Image courtesy Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology June 7 (UPI) -- Emergency officials said damage assessments were unde»»»

The press service of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce reported that Kyrgyzstan’s initiative to create a textile cluster has been supported by SCO countries. It was clarified that the proposal to develop a draft agreement to create a unified textile cluster of the Shanghai Cooperation Organizati»»»

A freestyle wrestling tournament concluded in the capital of Mongolia, the Wrestling Federation reported. Kyrgyzstanis won three medals: Rustamzhan Kakharov won silver in the 70-kilogram weight class, Aden Sakbaev won bronze, and Malik Shavaev took third place in the 86-kilogram weight class. Greco»»»

The volume of industrial production grew by 0.9% year-on-year in April 2026. The working-day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 1.1% lower than in March 2026. Production volume decreased in the majority of th»»»

NAIROBI: Saudi Arabia’s chief statistician used a major international data summit in Kenya to promote preparations for the 2026 United Nations World Data Forum in Riyadh and highlight the Kingdom’s efforts to integrate artificial intelligence, geospatial information and statistical systems to suppo»»»

The government has decided that guest workers from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia will no longer be allowed to enter Hungary under an accelerated procedure. From the next school year, the teacher performance evaluation system will be abolished, the waste management system will be reviewed, pr»»»