Dubai: Dubai’s gold prices were largely unchanged on Monday as global markets weighed intensifying Middle East tensions, rising oil prices and a stronger US dollar, all of which are shaping investor sentiment toward safe-haven assets. In Dubai, 24K gold held steady at Dh547.50 per gram, unchanged f»»»

Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area. CENTCOM said it conducted "self-defense strikes" targeting Iran over the weekend. File Photo Courtesy U.S. Central Command/Department of Defense/UPI June 1 (UPI) -- The U»»»

Every year, several hundred young adults head to the steppes of northern China to learn about rare earths at schools like the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology. After completing undergraduate study, they may venture a few kilometers up the six-lane Rare Earths Street in Baotou, wh»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron hosts his annual "Choose France" investment summit on Monday with foreign investors already pledging billions of dollars of capital for AI and data projects. The conference could also see announcements on rare earth investments in France. France holds a foreign»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Cargo played a central role during the 2025/26 financial year in the Group’s financial and operational performance. A key enabler of global trade, Qatar Airways Group’s air cargo business maintained its position as the world’s leading air cargo carrier, combining scale wi»»»

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday after Iran and the US traded strikes and Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle with the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group. US crude futures rose $2.29 or 2.62% to $89.65 a barrel as of 0436 GMT. Brent futures rose $2.05 or 2.25% to $93.1»»»

The United States and Iran have exchanged fresh military strikes despite ongoing negotiations aimed at extending a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy corridor. The latest escalation saw US forces target Iranian military facilities, while Kuwait reported intercepting»»»

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Romania ensures approximately 3.2% of the agricultural production of the European Union, percentage which may be improved significantly if the fragmentation of the agricultural producers would not represent a brake in the development of the sector, says the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and I»»»

The Romanian Defense Industry Association – ROMDEF is calling for an urgent review of defense procurement procedures, after a drone dropped in Galati, the night of Thursday to Friday, causing a fire on the roof of a building of residences and hurting two people.'ROMDEF is calling for an urgent revi»»»

The Ministry of National Defense (MApN), through the General Directorate for Armaments, signed on Friday several major contracts for equipping the Romanian Army, within the SAFE Program (Action for Security in Europe), the institution announced."The Ministry of National Defense, through the General»»»

Acting Minister of National Defense, Radu Miruta, announced on Friday that he had sent NATO a list of proposed capabilities that the Romanian Army needs to effectively fight against drones."Noticing the work of colleagues who had begun on anti-drone projects, but not having sufficient capabilities »»»

President Nicusor Dan thanked on Friday evening the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the EU member states for their solidarity with Romania, following the incident with the military drone that fell on a block of flats in Galati."A firm declaration of »»»

Acting Minister of National Defense, Radu Miruta, stated on Friday that the Romanian Army has not received sufficient capabilities to fight against drones."The drone flew in Romanian airspace for four minutes. In those four minutes, the capabilities available that could have accessed such a drone w»»»

Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Igor Grosu on Friday condemned the drone attack on a residential apartment block in central Galati.He stressed that Russian attacks target not only Ukraine but all of its neighbours, and that this approach by the Russian Federation makes it neces»»»

President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, stated that solidarity with Romania and peace in their countries were the central message of Friday's meeting with interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.The leader in Chisinau believes that the drone attack in Galati represents 'a serious violation of»»»

President Nicusor Dan declares that in these days the contracts within SAFE aimed at equipping with anti-aircraft capabilities will be signed.The equipment in question is to be delivered in a year or two, the president said in a press statement held at the Cotroceni Palace after the meeting of the »»»

Interim National Defence Minister Radu Miruta announced that he talked on Friday morning with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, to whom he argued the need to strengthen the allied defence in the Dobrogea region until the anti-drone capabilities ordered by the National Defence Ministry (MApN) are d»»»

President Nicusor Dan on Friday said that he had a phone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in which he firmly condemned the unacceptable violation of Romania's sovereignty, adding that they agreed to continue close coordination within the Alliance to strengthen Romania's and the E»»»

Russia's response to Romania's decision to shut down the Russian consulate general and to declare consul general in Constanta Andrey Kosilin persona non grata will not be long in coming, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS on Friday.According to Zakharova, the "frenzy" su»»»

President Nicusor Dan had a phone conversation on Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, agreeing to accelerate Romanian-Ukrainian cooperation on the joint production of rapid-deployment drones."I had a conversation today with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, follow»»»

Tehran: The United States and Iran said Monday they had again traded strikes, straining an already fragile ceasefire as negotiations between the two sides have stalled. Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional flare-ups of violence have not managed to reach a deal to end t»»»

BEIJING: Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Monday after Iran and the US traded ‌strikes and Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle with the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militant group. US crude futures rose $2.29 or 2.62 percent to $89.65 a barrel as of 07:36 a.m. Saudi ti»»»

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China's Coast Guard on Monday said it had conducted "law enforcement" patrols in waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan and the Philippines' plans to launch maritime border delimitation talks, which overlap with areas claimed by China. Taiwan condemned the move, but said it spotted only two Chi»»»

More than 80% of Irish-made alumina was exported to Russia in the first quarter of 2026, the highest proportion since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Irish Times reported on May 30. The exports directly contradicted the Irish government's claim that the plant primarily serves E»»»

The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the fighting in Lebanon after Israel's military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort in Lebanese territory, diplomatic sources told AFP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to push deeper into Lebanon and cal»»»

Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country. Eight of the endangered birds took off from each of their wooden cages at a ceremony Sunday in Hakui city in the Noto region, where they were last seen in the wild»»»

Japan's SoftBank Group has pledged to invest up to €75 billion ($81 billion) in a vast network of AI computing clusters in France, backing what would be Europe's biggest data center project. The plan would be SoftBank’s largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe, which is trying to catch up to »»»

The EU is mulling a temporary freeze on its price cap on Russian oil as the US-Israeli war against Iran led to soaring energy prices and global economic shock, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing sources. The proposed measure is part of the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia over the Ukrai»»»

QLAYAA, Lebanon: The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the fighting in Lebanon after Israel’s military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort in Lebanese territory, diplomatic sources told AFP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to push deeper int»»»

Kyrgyzstan is advocating the introduction of mutually beneficial compensation mechanisms in the water and energy sector of Central Asia and is calling for strengthened regional cooperation amid accelerated glacier melt and shrinking water resources. This was stated by Erlist Akunbekov, Deputy Chair»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is expanding its student innovation ecosystem through the STEM HUB initiative, a comprehensive framework launched by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to integrate science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation programs under a unified platform. The ini»»»

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Through the noise of rushing papers and whirring belts at a print factory in Kyoto, two creators watch their photo essay come to life in broadsheet form -- part of an effort to win new audiences in the age of AI. Despite the decline of the publishing industry, self-publication and handmade "zine" m»»»

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Army's air defenses engaged with hostiles drones and missiles early Monday. The loud explosions heard in some parts of the country resulted from mid-air interceptions, the Army's General Staff said in a statement carried by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) at 6:15am. It urged everyone to a»»»

Oil rose while Asian equities firmed Monday as a surge in artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped offset uncertainty over US-Iran talks. Gains in tech-heavy markets drove investor optimism, despite uncertainty driven by US-Iran negotiations to end the war that has roiled global energy markets »»»

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Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing, and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan Nurdan Oruntaev inspected the progress of the large-scale Manas project in the village of Dostuk in Alamedin district of Chui region. According to the ministry’s press service, construction of the national investme»»»

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Many Iranian officials have publicly stated: their strategic goal is to ensure "sovereignty" over the strait. This demand has featured prominently in negotiations with the US so far, a global conflict monitor notes. Amid the on-going talks, US negotiators have pushed for stricter limits on Iran’s n»»»

The US said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a US base in response, the latest in a series of exchanges amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war. The strikes on Iran's Gulf coast were in response to "aggressive Ir»»»

A new EU law on the “recognition of parenthood” will top the agenda of home affairs’ ministers meeting in Brussels on Friday (5 June) — while an EU court ruling on Thursday will test the status quo on cross-border families’ rights. The new regulation is to “ensure continuity of parenthood in cross-»»»

The US conducted strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones ‌in ‌Iran’s Goruk and ‌Qeshm ⁠Island over the ⁠weekend, the military said late on Sunday.The strikes ⁠were in ‌response ‌to “aggressive Iranian ‌actions that ‌included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 ‌drone that was opera»»»

BEIJING: China’s Coast Guard ‌on Monday said it had conducted “law enforcement” patrols in Taiwan’s eastern waters in response to Japan and the Philippines’ plans to launch maritime border delimitation talks, which overlap with areas China claims.Japan and the Philippines said last week they would »»»

DUBAI: Kuwait’s ​air defenses were intercepting ‌missile ‌and ​drone ‌attacks ⁠on ​Monday as ⁠sirens sounded ⁠across ‌the ‌country, ​the ‌state news ‌agency ‌KUNA reported, without providing ⁠further details. If explosion sounds are heard, they result from the air defense systems intercepting the h»»»

Millions of people across Europe, the North Atlantic and parts of the Arctic are expected to witness a rare total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, in one of the most significant astronomical events of the decade. According to the European Space Agency, the path of totality will begin over the Arct»»»

NEW YORK: A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key landmarks. Birds, fish and turtles orient themselves using Earth’s magnetic field as a compass. But it’s not yet clear how exactly th»»»

BOGOTÁ, Colombia: Tough-on-crime lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and peace-builder Iván Cepeda were leading the vote count in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, and are to face off in a runoff in the South American nation later in June. De la Espriella — a newcomer known»»»