Kerala man dies despite immediate CPR; third sports-related death reported in UAE in 2026 Dubai: An Indian expat collapsed and died after a weekend badminton game with his colleagues in Dubai, despite being given CPR within moments by trained co-workers and security staff on Saturday. It is the thi»»»

SpaceX has closed a “loophole” that allowed the Ukrainian military to use the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes, Elon Musk has announced, telling warmongers who prolong the conflict to “burn in hell.” The billionaire’s harsh remarks on Saturday come amid a deepening ri»»»

Brazilians are set on Sunday to choose between leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in the runoff vote of a deeply polarizing presidential election, and one which will determine whether the US significantly expands its growing influence in L»»»

With less than two weeks to go before the US midterm elections, former President Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail, rallying support for Democratic candidates in the key states of Michigan and Ohio. He criticised the Trump administration, blaming the White House for rising living costs, a maj»»»

Washington, United States: Former US president Barack Obama delivered scathing criticisms of current leader Donald Trump at rallies Saturday in Ohio and Michigan to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Democrats are attempting to wrest back control of one or both»»»

Firms with annual revenue of Dh50m or more must get approved service provider by Oct. 30 Dubai: UAE businesses with annual revenues of Dh50 million or more have until Friday, October 30, to appoint an accredited e-invoicing service provider or risk monthly administrative penalties of Dh5,000, the F»»»

"I urge everyone to vote, each according to their own choice, without being influenced by opinion polls," presidential candidate Ivelin Mihaylov said after casting his ballot in the village of Neofit Rilski, Varna Region. Mihaylov said he was voting for a change to the system, so that laws and the »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) has outlined a training framework for Qatari government employees seeking promotion, placing greater emphasis on leadership, behavioural and technical competencies, as well as performance evaluation results. In a post on its X a»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday facing a stark choice: another four years under veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, or a return to the right under Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns 81 next week and is hoping to pull »»»

One striking thing about US President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this past week is how isolated he was in making this call. The Israeli Prime Minister has become a widely detested figure worldwide following Israel’s war in Gaza—where Israel committed war»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: Former US president Barack Obama delivered scathing criticisms of his successor, Donald Trump, at rallies Saturday in Ohio and Michigan to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Democrats are attempting to wrest back control of one or bot»»»

WASHINGTON: Less than two weeks before US midterm elections, the Department of Justice has warned election officials across California they could be targets of federal “scrutiny” if they refuse to help identify suspected noncitizens on voter rolls and set aside their mail ballots pending citizenshi»»»

KYIV: A small city in southern Ukraine, cut off for months by fighting, is set to get a brief pause in the 4 1/2-year-old war so that aid can get in and residents can get out. US first lady Melania Trump brokered the localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine around Oleshky, a Russian-occupied »»»

KYIV: Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite Internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia. Musk’s admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that U»»»

Representatives of Bulgaria's Central Election Commission (CEC) met on Saturday with members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) to discuss the organisation of elections in Bulgaria, the CEC press office said. The meeting focused on Bulgaria's electoral syst»»»

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian attack led to water and power cuts in occupied Crimea Saturday, as a barrage of drones in several regions inside Russia left several dead, according to Russian authorities. Ukrainian officials said Russian drone and missile strikes across eastern Ukraine killed at least five peo»»»

US President Donald Trump made “totally false” statements when he blamed rising diesel prices in America on Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed, accusing him of “deflecting the focus away from Iran.” Zelensky’s remarks came amid a growing spat with Trump, who has »»»

WASHINGTON: Two former FBI officials were charged Friday with lying to Congress about their involvement in investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the latest in a series of splashy and politically charged actions the Justice Department has undertaken ahe»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch another military operation against Iran, as Washington quietly withdraws diplomatic personnel and relocates troops from bases across the Middle East in moves resembling preparations ahead of the initial US-Israeli strikes in February. “We may do an»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia cut exports of natural gas to Singapore on Saturday to prioritise domestic demand, an official said, with the two countries at loggerheads over regional air pollution emanating from wildfires on the vast archipelago. The head of SKK Migas, a state agency supervising th»»»

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had instructed his administration to file a lawsuit to block the certification of the US Senate race in Alaska if Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses, arguing that voters would be confused because two Republicans on the ballot have similar names. The »»»

Long before the current ruckus over the speed cap on Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine, successive US administrations relied on Elon Musk’s SpaceX to control Starlink access, Reuters reports, citing former senior US officials. Under Biden:The administration reportedly coordinated with Space»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama, accompanied by Interior Minister Ervin Demo, addressed the media shortly before protests scheduled for today, acknowledging public concerns over the rising cost of living while warning of strict consequences for those involved in violence. Rama said the government remains f»»»

By Staff, Agencies More than 146,000 households across Taiwan experienced power outages as Typhoon Champi brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to the island, local media reported Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, electricity had been restored to more than 122,000 households by Friday night. R»»»

It's been a week that’s seen mass protests hijacked by violent rioters across France. The looting of shops, trashing of public buildings, the burning of Lyon’s Tourist Information and the iconic Limoges City Hall.  After the riots, came the curfews, and the contemplation, who did what and why »»»

By Staff, Agencies Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro exchanged fierce accusations over infrastructure, public security and corruption allegations on Friday during their final televised debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff. The debate, br»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch another military operation against Iran, as Washington quietly withdraws diplomatic personnel and relocates troops from bases across the Middle East in moves resembling preparations ahead of the initial US-“Israeli” strikes in Fe»»»

By Staff, Agencies “Israeli” occupation forces began evacuating Palestinians from the al-Jalda area of Al-Khalil early Saturday, after the “Israeli” occupation and the “Shin Bet” announced a military operation in the city that they say will last several days. Troops stormed Al-Khalil in large numbe»»»

SAO PAULO: Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sparred over the cost of living and traded personal attacks on Friday in the last presidential debate before Sunday’s runoff, as both candidates sought to win over undecided voters amid a tight race. Bolsonaro, so»»»

Nearly five years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba sees no end in sight. Ukraine’s former foreign minister (2020-24), he steered Kyiv’s diplomacy for more than two years of the war, mainly during US President Joe Biden’s administration. Now a senior fellow at Harvard’s Be»»»

HAVANA: Cuba on Friday mocked what it called US “desperation” after Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change to establish discreet ties with the CIA, as President Donald Trump renewed suggestions of possible US military intervention on the communist-run island. “Now the »»»

TAIPEI: Typhoon Champi ‌swept past Taiwan on Saturday killing one person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing ​power, as it continues to weaken and head north toward the Chinese coast. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi is»»»

Anduril Industries CEO Palmer Luckey is working to clone and genetically engineer dogs for the American military, in a venture backed by the CIA and a biotech billionaire who plans on resurrecting prehistoric creatures. Texas-based startup Warhound unveiled the project on Thursday, announcing $200 »»»

WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump’s administration lifted some tariffs on Canadian imports Friday, two weeks ahead of midterm elections, after a vulnerable Republican candidate said she’d lobbied for the change. The easing of tariffs will apply to products including “plywood sheets,»»»

FORT MYERS, Florida: President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that US warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. Trump fi»»»

New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizen A Syracuse, New York, woman who says she only recently learned she wasn’t born in the US has been charged with voting illegally, one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts»»»

US troops have been warned against using inside information to bet on prediction markets, the Associated Press has reported, citing a directive issued by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who said such wagers could expose military plans and influence operational decisions. The memo, dated Tuesday a»»»

WASHINGTON: First lady Melania Trump has brokered a coming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged, Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced on Friday. The localized ceasefire is set to begin Thur»»»

By Staff, Agencies Canadian diplomats stationed in the United States have reportedly been instructed to avoid contact with candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, in a move aimed at preventing accusations of interference from the Trump administration, The Hill reported, citing multiple accoun»»»

Russia-US negotiations on Ukraine are shifting towards revising the European security architecture, Lorenzo Maria Pacini, associate professor of political philosophy and geopolitics at UniDolomiti in Italy's Belluno, tells Sputnik. "It is no coincidence that the Kremlin has identified the establish»»»

By Staff, Agencies Anger over Washington’s Middle East policies and growing financial pressures are eroding Republican support among Arab Americans, giving Democrats a substantial advantage ahead of November’s congressional elections, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. The survey fou»»»

As the US midterm elections approach, President Donald Trump is stepping up his campaign with a combination of financial promises and economic incentives, while warning that states and voters could lose access to federal funding and assistance if Republicans fail to win. As the White House seeks to»»»

US President Donald Trump has invoked a Cold War-era national security law to boost domestic oil production and refining, as rising fuel prices threaten the Republicans’ chances in November’s midterm elections. Speaking on Thursday at a Republican campaign rally in Iowa – an agricultural state wher»»»

SAN ANTONIO, USA: The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the US citizen freed Wednesday after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said her brother didn’t realize he was being released until he was put aboard a plane and saw the American flag. “He didn’t know why he was being taken fr»»»

By Staff, Agencies US President Donald Trump has called for Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota to resign, accusing her of identity fraud without presenting evidence establishing the allegation. Omar’s office has firmly rejected the claims, calling them “completely false.” In a Thursda»»»

By Staff, Agencies At least one person has been killed and 94 others injured as Typhoon Champi approaches Taiwan, bringing heavy rainfall and storms that have disrupted transportation and prompted widespread precautionary measures, according to the Central Emergency Operations Center [CEOC]. Author»»»

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in Texas’ Big Bend region despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction, saying his goal of fortifying the country’s borders was “non-negoti»»»

Romania is not on the brink of collapse, and administrative and economic difficulties are no obstacle to change, explained Dragoș Anastasiu at the opening of the Rethink Romania Summit. According to him, Romania lacks political leaders who are willing to do what they already know needs to be done. »»»

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is once again fighting for his political future, in a runoff election against Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro. After a dirty campaign, voters will decide on Sunday whether Brazil maintains its leftward trajectory or l»»»

As Typhoon Champi approached Taiwan, most businesses and schools were closed across the island Friday and hundreds of flights were canceled in the region. Authorities reported at least one death and dozens of injuries and more than 1,200 people have evacuated their homes. Most shops and schools wer»»»