A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island's famed “almendrones," the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance. These days, many of the iconic gas-guzzling antique cars sit idle, casualties of fuel shortages that have grip»»»

The Israeli military has vowed 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 Dahieh," military »»»

Doha, Qatar: For a long time, Meshaal Barsham was the undisputed presence between the posts for Qatar. As one of the heroes of the country’s Asian Cup 2023 triumph, the goalkeeper’s place rarely came under discussion. Now, with the FIFA World Cup only days away, Mahmoud Abunada has emerged as Julen»»»

Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain from retaliating ag»»»

Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Doha is set to host the 12th Islamic Finance Conference under the theme ‘Islamic Finance in the Age of Agentic Systems’. Organised by Bait Al-Mashura Finance »»»

Talks on advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting told AFP. The discussions, which started Sunday and are set to resume Monday, come as violence continues to plague the territory despite the t»»»

Doha, Qatar: The FIFA World Cup has often served as football’s largest testing ground for innovation. From the introduction of goal-line technology in Brazil 2014 to semi-automated offside technology in Qatar 2022, major changes to the sport have frequently made their biggest impact on the game’s g»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation (QF) yesterday launched the accreditation framework for its Rasekh initiative, an educational framework that supports international schools in supporting national identity and promoting the Arabic language and cultural values within global educational environments. The»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Diplomatic Club is considered one of the pioneering hospitality institutions in Qatar and among the leading founders of this sector. Over more than twenty years since its establishment, the club has maintained a remarkable record of success and continuous development. Despite the e»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping departed for Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit in seven years, a trip likely meant to reassert China’s unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. China's official Xinhua news agency described Xi's trip as a sta»»»

Share: Photo- Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time since April truce Here is the latest Israel said Sunday that Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April. The reported strikes came after an Israeli air raid on Beirut’»»»

Dubai: Hopes for lower borrowing costs have taken another hit after a surprisingly strong US jobs report reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve and the UAE central bank will cut interest rates on June 17. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.For»»»

German lawmakers want former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock questioned over Berlin’s failure to secure a seat on the UN Security Council, Bild reports. According to the outlet, the ruling CDU/CSU alliance blames the former top diplomat for the setback and wants her summoned before the Parliamen»»»

Few words have become as common in conversations about education as pressure. Students speak about it, parents worry about it, and society often reinforces it. Yet perhaps it is time to ask an important question: How much of this pressure is real, and how much of it is a perception that grows stron»»»

The world’s nuclear-armed states are increasingly moving warheads from storage onto operational delivery systems, raising the risk of conflict despite a gradual decline in overall stockpiles, researchers warned on Monday. SIPRI said geopolitical rivalry and a new arms build-up could reverse decades»»»

Researchers warned on Monday that nuclear-armed states were taking their arms out of storage and putting them on delivery systems, as the weapons of mass destruction are playing an increased role in global politics. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the world's nucle»»»

Rio de Janeiro: Middle East airlines are expected to plunge into a collective $4.3 billion loss in 2026, with profit per passenger dropping from $31.50 last year to a loss of $21.40, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in its latest financial outlook for the global airline industry.»»»

The odds are rising fast. A potentially powerful El Niño is forming in the Pacific Ocean. Climate scientists warn it could become one of the defining weather events of the decade. The world just got another climate warning. The World Meteorological Organization has officially confirmed the return o»»»

The Diplomatic Club is considered one of the pioneering hospitality institutions in Qatar and among the leading founders of this sector. Over more than twenty years since its establishment, the club has maintained a remarkable record of success and continuous development. Despite the entry of many »»»

RIYADH: Egypt’s economy grew 5.2 percent ‌in ‌the period between ‌July and March of the financial year ‌2025-26, according ‌to the ‌Planning Ministry. The ‌financial year ‌in Egypt ends June 30. Egypt’s struggling economy has been boosted in recent years by major real estate investments and an $8 ‌»»»

Iran has fired a missile barrage at Israel in retaliation for its continuing campaign in Lebanon against the Hezbollah militant group. The attack occurred late on Sunday, following days of bombing and ground operations in southern Lebanon by the IDF, including intensive aerial bombardment of the ca»»»

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don’t appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted its 370 mem»»»

The ongoing wave of protests against the Zvërnec investment project continues to intensify in Tirana, spreading beyond national borders and gaining traction among diaspora communities. In a new development, a mobilization message is reportedly circulating within Democratic Party WhatsApp groups, ca»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump called for "more surgical" strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said he is not demanding the conflict be included in a peace deal with Iran, in an interview broadcast Sunday. "I'd like to see a more surgical attack on Hezbollah. I think it should be more surgical," T»»»

The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) is hosting the Industrialists Career Exhibitionfrom June 8-9 at the Abu Dhabi Energy Center. The platform connects Emirati talent with career and training opportunities across the UAE’s rapidly growing industrial and advanced technology secto»»»

I saw the kind of Europe I want to live in during a small scene on a train from Bologna to Florence in Italy on Saturday (6 June), after listening to top US officials telling us we should be angry and cruel toward immigrants. In the incident, the train conductor found a man of Indian appearance who»»»

OPEC on Sunday announced that its member nations will increase oil production by nearly 200,000 barrels per day in July, despite the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed and it being very difficult to ship it anywhere out of the Middle East. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo June 7 (UPI) -- »»»

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Sunday and delivered a message from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei. According to Iran’s official news agency IR»»»

Egypt’s non-banking financial sector, regulated by the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), serves more than 60 million citizens and provided financing worth EGP 1.4trn in 2025, according to Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development. Rostom made the remarks during his address at »»»

The Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved two companies to issue insurance policies using financial technology and is processing applications from over 10 others, FRA Chairperson Islam Azzam announced on Sunday as part of a broader strategy to deepen the market. Delivering the »»»

PARIS/VIENNA: The US is lobbying other countries on the UN nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors to back a draft resolution demanding that Iran tell the agency what happened to its bombed nuclear sites and the enriched uranium stored there. The US-drafted text, seen by Reuters on Sunday and circula»»»

Once reserved for wealthy travellers, Dubai's top-notch hotels have become almost exclusively reliant on residents, drawn in by dizzying staycation offers as war drives tourists away. On the Palm, an artificial island that has become synonymous with Dubai opulence, five-star hotels are busy on week»»»

Summer arrives with a bang in Hungary as temperatures climb above 30°C early next week. But don’t put away your umbrella just yet: thunderstorms, strong winds and a cold front are set to bring a noticeable cooldown by Thursday. Here’s what to expect day by day. Hungary to start the week with summer»»»

The US is lobbying other countries on the UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors to back a draft resolution demanding that Iran tell the agency what happened to its bombed nuclear sites and the enriched uranium stored there. The US-drafted text, seen by Reuters on Sunday and circulated ahead of t»»»

US President Donald Trump called for more "surgical" strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said he is not demanding the conflict be included in a peace deal with Iran, in an interview broadcast Sunday. "I'd like to see a more surgical attack on Hezbollah. I think it should be more surgical," Tru»»»

Ousmane Sonko, who was sacked as Senegal's prime minister after a falling out with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was re-elected Saturday as head of his Pan-African Pastef party. Sonko was also elected president of the country's National Assembly shortly after his dismissal as prime min»»»

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Israeli military strikes on Beirut's southern suburb targeted two apartments in two buildings in the Tehwitat al-Ghadir area near Mreijeh, close to the Hashem gas station, with reports of casualties, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday. Earlier in the day, »»»

Israel struck the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday for the first time since the US announced a truce plan for Lebanon last week, and an Iranian lawmaker threatened to retaliate, putting talks to end the wider war into new jeopardy. Iran has long said any peace deal with the United States would depend »»»

Abu Dhabi: A surgeon has filed a Dh300,000 compensation claim against a hotel in Abu Dhabi, alleging that he suffered serious injuries after slipping inside one of the property's restaurants due to what he described as poor safety standards and negligence. However, a court has dismissed the case, r»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump ​said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he would not unfreeze Iranian assets or lift any sanctions before a peace deal is reached. Trump said he would consider those steps after an agreement is done. “Comes after,” he said. “Yeah. If they beh»»»

AMMAN: A Jordanian court sentenced a citizen to death on Sunday after he was convicted of killing three drug enforcement agents during a raid earlier this year. The Jordanian state security court said, in a statement, that it “unanimously issued its final ruling on Sunday in the case concerning the»»»