Journalist Sonya Koltuklieva was hospitalized after a National Protection Service (NSO) officer forcefully threw her to the ground as she tried to question Parliamentary Speaker Mihaela Dotsova outside the headquarters of Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party in Sofia, according t»»»

A US envoy met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday after the Kremlin agreed to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.»»»

The International Criminal Court, which US President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to dismantle "brick by brick", has been awarded the European Union's Sakharov human rights prize. The ⁠International Criminal Court ​has been awarded the European ​Union's 2026 Sakharov Prize, the EU's»»»

Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, according to authorities. Moscow said it had intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital. The strikes came hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. P»»»

Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine show there has been “no real change” in Moscow’s attitude towards the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. The deadly strikes came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff his country was ready to resume t»»»

Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump. "The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognise»»»

Since Jair Bolsonaro lost Brazil’s presidency four years ago, he has been barred from running again and jailed for plotting a coup, yet his eldest son now stands within reach of returning the family name to the Planalto Palace. In the first round of the presidential election on 4 October, Flávio Bo»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s warnings in September about the “Balkanisation of Iraq” have renewed attention to the dangers posed by armed groups operating outside government control. As such, this week’s cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectari»»»

Amid the wave of demonstrations sweeping across France, one symbol has stood out amid the scenes of protest, violence, and vandalism: the Palestinian flag. Since late September, students, trade unionists, and broad sections of French society have protested conditions in the country’s schools, the r»»»

Some AI tools reportedly attempted actions beyond users' instructions Major US banks are blocking third-party artificial intelligence (AI) agents from accessing customer accounts and making transactions after reports that some automated tools tried to take actions beyond users’ instructions. Two pe»»»

Technology reshapes healthcare in Abu Dhabi, prioritizing meaningful doctor-patient time Abu Dhabi: Private hospital groups in Abu Dhabi are turning to AI to take over documentation and administrative work, so doctors can spend consultations talking with patients instead of typing. “We are currentl»»»

Iran warns of retaliation as Trump vows to prevent nuclear weapon development US President Donald Trump has hinted going "a little bit further" in a potential re-escalation of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, with a single stated aim — preventing the regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iran's»»»

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said on Friday that its monitoring system had detected a ‌tanker oil ‌spill affecting beaches ‌in Umm Al-Quwain. Odors reported by residents in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al-Quwain posed no health risks to them, the ‌ministry ‌said. T»»»

Major US banks have detected outside artificial intelligence agents operating inside customer accounts, with some appearing to attempt actions beyond users’ instructions, Axios reported on Thursday. AI agents are designed to complete tasks on users’ behalf, potentially making purchases, paying bill»»»

Billionaire tech investor and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has expressed regret over the US war against Iran, warning that it could ultimately lead to International Criminal Court warrants for the Trump administration and have broader implications for the US, Politico reported on Thursday. The o»»»

RIYADH: Coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi militia toward Riyadh early Friday, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said. In a post on X, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the missile was shot down shortly after 4 a.m. »»»

UK equips military aircraft to combat wildfires amid climate challenges UK military helicopters and planes will be equipped to fight wildfires, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced late Thursday ahead of hosting England's first "resilience" summit focused on the growing threat they pose. English f»»»

Flights canceled as Typhoon Champi disrupts Taiwan and regional travel Most shops and schools were shut across Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Champi neared the island, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes ahead of the powerful storm. The typhoon is expected to sweep past Taiwan's northeast »»»

Share: Lebanon’s Minister of Justice Adel Nassar said that the investigation into the file of seized Hezbollah’s explosives shipment “is ongoing and expanding,” in line with “the commitments of President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and the Ministry of Justice that there is no ceiling on»»»

Higher steel costs may impact European infrastructure and global trade, says Goyal Berlin: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday criticised the European Union’s carbon tax on steel, saying the bloc was “inviting disaster” by imposing additional costs that could raise the cos»»»

Eight dead, 10 injured in violent Ecuador prison clashes Eight inmates were killed and 10 injured in near-simultaneous prison riots at Ecuador’s Cotopaxi No. 1 prison in Latacunga and Pichincha No. 1, known as El Inca, in northern Quito on Thursday, October 22. Ecuador’s prison authority, SNAI, con»»»

Oil prices were little ‌changed in early Asian trade on Friday, after rising 4 percent to a five-month high in the previous session due to ​concern of further energy supply disruption after Houthi attacks on top exporter Saudi Arabia. Brent crude futures was down 21 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $112.9»»»

BEIJING: A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China’s Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue efforts continued following the collapse of at least 339 homes and »»»

New mRNA technology offers hope for melanoma patients post-surgery WASHINGTON: A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is significantly reducing the chances that melanoma patients’ tumors come back, according to results of a major study released Thursday by drugmakers Moderna and Merck. The vaccine was »»»

Tibet quake claims 16 lives, injures dozens, and collapses hundreds of homes A strong earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured 46 in China's remote Tibet region, state media said, citing local authorities. More than 300 houses collapsed in the 7.0 magnitude quake, which struck on Thursday a»»»

Anti-corruption movement gains momentum in Serbia's tense political landscape Around 150,000 supporters of Serbia's opposition student movement rallied in central Belgrade on Thursday, seeking to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in crunch parliamentary elections this weekend. The S»»»

Major US news outlets amplified fabricated election polls showing gains by Democrats, giving a bogus months-old polling operation national credibility before investigators exposed its invented data. Wedgewood Polls, which appeared in June, secured coverage from publications including Newsweek, the »»»

MoET data identify affordable staples with quantities listed to help households compare Dubai: UAE residents looking to manage grocery spending can compare listed prices for rice, eggs, milk and cooking oil through the Ministry of Economy and Tourism’s Essential Goods Prices Platform. The dashboard»»»

RIYADH: Of the 980,000 migrants deported during the first 18 months of US President Donald Trump’s second term, only 20 percent were individuals with a criminal conviction, according to a report published on Thursday by the Migration Policy Institute think tank. The study, authored by Marc Rosenblu»»»

Share: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security service announced that an Israeli air strike in the Khan Yunis area of the southern Gaza Strip killed Ramadan Muhammad Ashahada Diab, whom they describe as the head of the Popular Resistance Committees in Khan Yunis. In a joint statem»»»

Defense claims al-Qaida suspect unfit for trial due to CIA torture-induced injuries WASHINGTON: A lawyer for the suspected organiser of a deadly al-Qaida attack on a US warship in the year 2000 wants a military court to determine his competence before trial, arguing that he has a traumatic brain in»»»

Kharg Island's decline symbolizes Iran's economic isolation under US pressure Washington DC: Iran’s crude export apparatus has been crippled and the regime's principal financial lifeline has been severed, a US official asserted. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched a scathing att»»»

Lockheed to produce 850 F-35s under new Pentagon deal, pending approval The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on Thursday announced a 10-year agreement for the production of 850 F-35 warplanes, underscoring Washington's long-term commitment to the high-tech stealth aircraft. The two sides did not specif»»»

CARACAS/MARACAY/VALENCIA, Venezuela: Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Thursday in the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years, as demonstrators demanded ​free elections and other political changes. The United States has been working closely with the interim government»»»

Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine: Report Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (local time) confirmed that Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks on Ukraine, TASS news agency reported, citing an interview with a Vesti journalist. In the same interview, Putin »»»

RIYADH: The Saudi medical charity Al-Balsam Association for Training and Health Development performed 28 open-heart surgeries and 84 cardiac catheterization procedures in the space of just six days in Nigeria this month. The volunteer mission to the capital, Abuja, took place from Oct. 13 to 18 and»»»

Ramallah: The Palestinian National Council (PNC) warned on Thursday of an escalating famine across Gaza Strip driven by the continued closure of border crossings and the deliberate blocking of essential food supplies, vegetables, and fuel. In a statement, Speaker of PNC Rawhi Fattouh stated that th»»»

Share: Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) party, emphasized that the LF’s positions are not populist. He expressed regret over the remarks made by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam—though he noted they were “to be expected”—adding that the pinnacle of populism was the Taif Agreement, the cos»»»

Capitol Hill reacts to Starshield disruptions impacting Ukraine's drone operations WASHINGTON: Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine’s access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies, who have offered mixed messages about what led to»»»

NEW YORK: A New York woman accused of receiving weapons training from the Daesh group was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria, where she became an unwilling teen bride to a militant fighter, her lawyer told a jury Thursday. Halima Salman, a US citizen born in Brooklyn, was 17 when her fat»»»

Ministry says odours reported in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain pose no health risks UAE: All beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain have been temporarily closed following an oil spill from a tanker, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has confirmed. The spill was detected by the U»»»

LONDON: Maysa Yousef’s husband went to a market in central Gaza on Thursday evening to buy food for the weekend but found little to bring home. “All I can find is a couple of grapefruits,” he told her. For Yousef, an artist and mother of three, shopping has become an exercise in timing and improvis»»»

Lagos: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that Africa's Ebola outbreak was more "complex" after cases spread to Nigeria. Nigeria on Tuesday announced an imported case of the Bundibugyo strain behind a major DR Congo Ebola outbreak in a woman, a wife of a diplomat who had a history »»»

France’s leading police union has announced that it is set to sue the state, accusing it of leaving officers “betrayed and abandoned” during a wave of violent nationwide protests. The union’s planned legal action comes in the wake of unrest last week, when around 550,000 people took to the streets »»»

GENEVA: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji met with Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al-Nahyan, UAE minister of state, on the sidelines of the Sixth Consultative Meeting on Enhancing Coordination of Peace Initiatives and Efforts in Sudan, in Geneva on Wednesday. During the meetin»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar is set to host the final three matches of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup for a third consecutive year, bringing together some of the world’s greatest football clubs to compete in the 2026 edition in December. The annual competition will crown the best club in world fo»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Ambassador of Vietnam to Qatar HE Nguyen Huy Hiep has highlighted the enduring diplomatic legacy of President Ho Chi Minh emphasising peace, independence, respect for sovereignty, equality and friendship among nations during a documentary screening at the state-of-the-art Katar»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar and Hungary are looking to further strengthen their longstanding friendship, with bilateral cooperation expanding across education, culture, trade, investment, research, food security and environmental protection since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1990. Chargé »»»

QNA Doha The fourth Educational Guidance Forum for 2026, organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), reviewed the key achievements of the Educational Guidance Department during the 2025-2026 academic year. The forum also examined the results of the department’s self-evaluat»»»

Tribune News Network Doha A shared commitment by higher education institutions across Qatar to provide the nation’s university students with the services and support systems that help them to excel has been signalled at the inaugural edition of a conference held under the patronage of the Ministry »»»