RABAT, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- Four police officers were killed and 26 others injured in a bus accident in the city of Sidi Ifni in central Morocco on Saturday, according to security authorities.The bus was carrying 44 members of Morocco's mobile police unit when it crashed near Sidi Ifni, said the Genera»»»

KUWAIT - Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Iraqi Charge d'Affaires to the country, following Iraq's submission to the UN of coordinates and a map containing claims regarding Iraqi maritime areas. KUWAIT - The State of Kuwait strongly condemns the irresponsible statements made by the »»»

Doha: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs H E Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al-Thani conducted an inspection visit to the Rehabilitation Center for Boys, one of the centers affiliated with the Society. The visit aimed to review»»»

AMMAN — Jordan has recorded "marked" progress in expanding access to financial services, according to the Global Financial Inclusion Index 2025 issued by the World Bank, with 62 per cent of adults hold a bank account or electronic wallet in 2024.The figure represents a steady increase from 47 per c»»»

AMMAN — The Audit Bureau announced on Sunday the launch of the first "peer review" mission, marking a milestone in its history. This initiative is part of the Bureau’s ongoing efforts to promote transparency, accountability and institutional efficiency.This mission is consider»»»

Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif speaks on the fourth day of the 80th session of the General Debate in the UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in 2025. On Sunday, Pakistan confirmed attacks in Afghanistan. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo Feb. 2»»»

At least 1,557 people - including opposition members, activists, human rights defenders and journalists who were held in Venezuela for political reasons, are expected to be released from prison after submitting their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law th»»»

In the early morning, Florida resident Gisela Salgado headed to a local store with a bag stuffed with clothes, coffee and powdered milk to send to her brother in Cuba. She was not alone. Even though some shipping agents in the Sunshine State have restricted the mailing of packages to the nearby cri»»»

An armed man was shot and killed by the US Secret Service on Sunday after driving into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The North Carolina man, who was in his early 20s, had a gas can and a shotgun and had been reported »»»

An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, early Sunday as another vehicle was exiting, and was shot and killed, according to a US Secret Service spokesman. David Smith, Washington bureau chief at the Guardian, noted that the »»»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered a travel ban and shutdown of the city's traffic network ahead of a massive snowstorm expected to hit the northeast United States. The ban will not affect essential workers or New Yorkers needing to travel due to emergencies. New York Mayor Z»»»

A Hezbollah official on Saturday said that "resistance" was the only option after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed eight of its operatives. On Friday, the Israeli military said it had hit Hezbollah command centres in eastern Lebanon and targets linked to the Palestinian group Hamas in th»»»

Several members of the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday issued a joint statement condemning remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, that it “would be fine” if Israel took over a huge swath of the Mid»»»

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The gatherings at universities, which were reported »»»

The final piece of the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been set in place, bringing the basilica to its maximum height of 172.5 meters – a milestone reached 144 years after the first stone was laid. Construction of the basilica began in 1882 and continued for decades under the direc»»»

In tonight's programme, tensions escalate between Ethiopia and Tigray. Also, Dafur's Governor Minni Arko Minawi discusses the latest developments in Sudan. And finally, after 110 years in French hands, the legendary talking drum, the Djidji Ayôkwê of the Atchan people, is finally being restituted t»»»

A march to honor Quentin Deranque was held in Lyon on Saturday. The far-right student activist was beaten to death on February 12th, following a fight between two groups from opposite political extremes. His killing has shocked the country and put France on edge. President Emmanuel Macron has denou»»»

France will summon the US ambassador ​to ‌France, Charles ⁠Kushner, over comments on ‌the killing of a French far-right ⁠activist Quentin Deranque last week, French Foreign ​Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said ​on Sunday French Foreign ​Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said ​on Sunday that he would summon»»»

Pakistan launched multiple cross-border strikes targeting "terrorist training camps and hideouts" in eastern Afghanistan, the information ministry said Sunday. Afghanistan's defence ministry said "dozens" of civilians, including women and children, were killed and wounded as tensions between the tw»»»

When her kids aren’t watching, Olga devours every piece of news she can find about the war in Ukraine. The Russian mother forces herself to look at photographs of the Ukrainians who have been killed, trying to remember the face of every child lost in her country’s four-year aggression. Speaking out»»»

Hungary will block ⁠the European Union's ​next package of sanctions against Russia, its foreign minister said on Sunday, until Ukraine resumes shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia ​via the Druzhba ‌pipeline, which has been cut off since January 27 after being damaged by a Russian drone,»»»

Greenland does not need healthcare assistance from foreign countries, Denmark's Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Sunday after President Donald Trump announced the US was sending a "great hospital boat" to tend to the "many" sick people "not being taken care of" in the autonomous Danish ter»»»

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure and killing at least one person, the Ukrainian military and local officials said on Sunday. Reporting from Kramatorsk, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said the strikes on the city ap»»»

The 2026 Winter Olympics is drawing to a close, with the closing ceremony scheduled in Verona on Sunday. Reflecting on the Games over the past weeks, FRANCE 24 spoke with James Reade, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Reading, to explore the event’s impact on the region’s eco»»»

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors. Inside a nitrogen-filled plexiglass case with the Latin inscription "Corpus Sancti Francisci" (The Body of St Francis), the»»»

Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Moscow's all-out invasion. The capital Kyiv, regularly targeted by Russian missile and drone attacks»»»

Democratic Party of Albania has announced a new protest set for February 28, party leader Sali Berisha said in a message to party structures. The announcement comes less than two weeks after violent clashes marked the February 20 demonstration outside the Parliament and Prime Minister’s office. In »»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has reaffirmed its continued support for Al Tamakon Comprehensive School (also known as Al Tamakon for Comprehensive Education) to strengthen the stability of the educational journey for students wi»»»

The Mexican military on Sunday killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, a Mexican national also known as "El Mencho," the alleged co-founder and current leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, which is a noted violent Mexican drug cartel responsible for the trafficking of fentanyl and other »»»

The US "totally" rejects global governance of AI, White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios said Friday, noting that "risk-focused obsessions" inhibit a "competitive ecosystem". Kratsios addressed an AI summit in New Delhi a day after French President Emmanuel Macron told the gather»»»

Albania has transferred €167 million into a special pension fund account aimed at strengthening the country’s long-term retirement system, Prime Minister Edi Rama said during an appearance on the podcast “Flasim” on Sunday. Speaking on the program, Rama confirmed that the funds have been deposited »»»

Belinda Balluku faces a potential parliamentary review of her immunity, as the Council of Mandates is scheduled to meet on Monday to consider a request from the Special Prosecutio Against Corruption (SPAK). The decision to convene the Immunity Council comes days after the European Commission urged »»»

Pakistan’s armed forces have carried out strikes on seven alleged militant camps and hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in what officials described as a retaliatory response to a series of recent suicide bombings, local media Dawn reports. »»»

Syria's notorious al-Hol ISIS camp, which once held tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group, has been fully cleared after the final convoy departed on February 22, officials said. Fadi al-»»»

Israel's Olympic Committee has withdrawn its four-man bobsleigh team from the 2026 Winter Games after an athlete falsely claimed to be ill in order to allow a substitute to race in his place, the Times of Israel reported on February 22. »»»

Iran has concluded a clandestine €500mn (approximately $541mn) weapons agreement with Moscow to procure thousands of advanced portable air defence systems, as Tehran moves to replenish military capabilities lost during its conflict with Israel last year, the Financial Times reported on February 22.»»»

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said American threats against Iran produce the opposite of their intended effect, as US nuclear envoy Steve Witkoff publicly questioned why Tehran had not "submitted" despite sustained pressure from Washington, his media service reported on February 22. »»»

Students at at least eight universities across Iran held anti-government protests for a second consecutive day on February 22, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei while calling for the return of the Pahlavi monarchy, according to footage and reports circula»»»

What kind of autocracy will take shape in Kyrgyzstan now that President Sadyr Japarov has purged co-ruler Kamchybek Tashiyev and his allies? “Today, Japarov appears to be on the brink of achieving what none of his predeces»»»

As renewables capacity expands in North Macedonia, the country is beginning to confront a common challenge: too much electricity at certain hours of the day and too little flexibility in the system. To address this, FeroInvest recently installed the first battery energy storage system in the countr»»»

Pakistan’s armed forces have carried out strikes on seven alleged militant camps and hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in what officials described as a retaliatory response to a series of recent suicide bombings, local media Dawn reports. »»»

Iran has concluded a clandestine €500mn (approximately $541mn) weapons agreement with Moscow to procure thousands of advanced portable air defence systems, as Tehran moves to replenish military capabilities lost during its conflict with Israel last year, the Financial Times reported on February 22.»»»

Russia has been forced to destroy thousands of litres of unsold milk amid a nationwide overproduction crisis, and increasing imports from Belarus, according to the latest data out of the country. Farmers have been una»»»

Doha: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Doha will host the next round of ICC Board and Committee meetings from March 25-27, 2026. The meetings will bring together ICC Board Directors, Chief Executives, Committee Members and senior leadership as part of the organisation’s on»»»

Tunis, Feb. 22 (TAP)- The weather on Sunday night is temporarily cloudy in most regions. The wind is blowing west in the north and the midland and east in the south light to moderate, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said.The sea is rough...»»»

1 of 2 | Chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase Jamie Dimon, pictured in 2023, has been named in a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the bank for closing his accounts after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 22 (UPI) -- JPMor»»»

London: Eberechi Eze was the scourge of Tottenham again as his double restored Arsenal's five-point lead at the top of the Premier League in a 4-1 win on Sunday, while Liverpool needed Alexis Mac Allister's 97th-minute goal to beat Nottingham Forest 1-0. Eze, who nearly joined Spurs prior to moving»»»

Dubai: The UAE has reaffirmed its full and unwavering solidarity with Kuwait in all measures it takes to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, stressing its support for Kuwait against any infringement of its sovereignty or national interests. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs»»»

BSP–United Left Floor Leader Nataliya Kiselova said on Sunday that it was wrong for caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky to return to the post years after the Libya trial. Kiselova added that Bulgaria’s foreign policy should be more moderate. Kiselova said there were ministers with baggage f»»»

Mexico City: The Mexican army on Sunday killed the powerful drug cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, several media outlets reported, although there has been no official government confirmation. Oseguera, who had a $15 million reward on his head from the United States, was reported killed by the Mexican»»»