The EU is set to discuss its trade agreement with Israel after some member states have raised concerns over potential human rights violations in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank. The EU last proposed year cutting trade ties with Israel or sanctioning government ministers in response to the»»»

Europe’s top court has ruled against Hungary’s homophobic laws, further dismantling Viktor Orbán’s far-right legacy which drew inspiration from Russian-style policies. The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice on Tuesday (21 April) said Hungary’s child protection laws were unlawful because the»»»

Moscow: Russia and North Korea held a ceremony Tuesday to mark the joining of the first road bridge connecting the countries, set to open for traffic this summer, Moscow said. Ties between the two heavily sanctioned countries have surged amid Russia's war on Ukraine, with Moscow and Pyongyang deepe»»»

Abuja: Nigerian prosecutors on Tuesday charged six people over a coup plot foiled by authorities last year, according to documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The government had initially denied the existence of the alleged coup, before announcing in January that the military would tr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "Battlegroup Tsentr have actively liberated the Grishino settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said»»»

London: The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to Washington said Tuesday that he felt political pressure from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to rush through the appointment despite security concerns. The testimony by former For»»»

Paris: Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol warned on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, that the ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel is leading to one of the most severe energy crises the world has ever witnessed. "This is indeed the biggest crisis»»»

Doha, Qatar: The world is celebrating World Creativity and Innovation Day today, Tuesday, as the United Nations has designated April 21 of each year as a global day to highlight the use of creative thinking and technology towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. On this occasion, Presid»»»

Law enforcement authorities in Kyrgyzstan have disrupted a drug trafficking channel that supplied narcotics from Thailand through postal shipments, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. The operation was carried out by officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Drug Control Service in con»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved new requirements for ensuring cybersecurity of critical information infrastructure facilities. The decree was signed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek Kasymaliev. The document was developed within the framework of the Law «On Cyberse»»»

Interior Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ulan Niyazbekov, met in Samarkand with Mark Tervakoski, Director of Europe and Asia Programs for the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan rep»»»

European Immunization Week kicked off in Kyrgyzstan on April 20. Gulbara Ishenapysova, Deputy Minister of Health and Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Kyrgyz Republic, announced at a press conference. According to her, up to 75,000 children and adults are vaccinated annually during the European Im»»»

Abu Dhabi: Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with international partners, have uncovered new insights into how apples became the fruits we know today, showing that their evolution has been shaped by continuous exchange with wild apple trees. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download th»»»

Dubai: Inside a growing UAE-based community network, families of children with autism and other developmental needs are finding support that goes beyond awareness campaigns, ranging from therapy-led discussions and peer-sharing sessions to programmes preparing teenagers for adulthood. Ausome Family»»»

Doha, Qatar The State of Qatar participated in the 38th session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for the Near East and North Africa (NENA), held in the United Arab Emarites via video conferencing. The Qatari delegation was headed by Assistant Unde»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia remains ready to resume oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. "We have contractual obligations with Hungary, but after the blackmail of the Kiev regime began, these supplies were stopped. It all depends on the»»»

Hezbollah announced it will hold mass funerals in south Lebanon on Tuesday for 44 fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel. The burials come after Israel and Lebanon entered into a 10-day ceasefire on Friday announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Hezbollah has not given the »»»

RIYADH: Building permits issued in Jordan rose 26 percent to 4,199 in the first two months of 2026, up from 3,329 in the same period last year, according to data from the Department of Statistics Jordan. The increase came even as total licensed construction area fell to 1.42 million sq. meters from»»»

BEIRUT: Hezbollah announced it will hold mass funerals in south Lebanon on Tuesday for 44 fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel.The burials come after Israel and Lebanon entered into a 10-day ceasefire on Friday announced by US President Donald Trump.Iran-backed Hezbollah ha»»»

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived Tuesday in Luxembourg for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building. Salam will meet later in the day with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as a fragile 10-day truce holds between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. The visit highl»»»

Lebanon’s public works and transport minister said Tuesday that 15 bridges have been damaged or destroyed during the latest war. Fayez Rasamny told the local LBC TV channel that the government still doesn't have a final estimate for the damage caused by the almost seven-week Israel-Hezbollah war. T»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received at his office in Lusail Palace on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, HE Wael Sawan, CEO of Shell Group PLC, on the occasion of his visit to the country. During the meeting, the existing cooperation between the State of Qatar and Shel»»»

Saudi Arabia’s commercial court has opened a new phase in the trajectory of nana, a grocery delivery app, after approving financial reorganization proceedings for its parent company. According to the government-run “Eisar” insolvency platform, a trustee said the Commercial Court in Riyadh issued a »»»

Abu Dhabi: Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with international partners, have uncovered new insights into how apples became the fruits we know today, showing that their evolution has been shaped by continuous exchange with wild apple trees. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download th»»»

A senior Cuban diplomat said on Monday that Havana recently hosted talks with US officials, as the island grapples with a deep crisis under President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign. Foreign ministry official Alejandro Garcia said delegations included US assistant secretaries and Cuba’s deputy for»»»

Time is running out as the ceasefire between Iran and the US is set to expire tomorrow, Wednesday. Despite uncertainty over who will actually attend, preparations continue for a new round of peace talks in Islamabad. Major issues, such as control of the Strait of Hormuz, remain unresolved, while Do»»»

François Picard welcomes Ghassan Salamé, Lebanon's Minister of Culture. Salamé portrays Lebanon as a country that has preserved political pluralism and freedom of expression, and persevered despite decades of conflict. Within this context, he frames negotiation with Israel not as a matter of choice»»»

The Iranian delegation has not yet departed for scheduled peace talks with the US in Islamabad, Iranian state TV said on Tuesday. US Vice President JD Vance is reportedly en route for Pakistan but Iran has not yet confirmed that it will attend the negotiations. France24 correspondent Shazaib Wallah»»»

Several of the Russian Navy’s most powerful warships are reported to have departed from the naval base in Severomorsk towards a sealed-off exercise area north of the Kola Bay. Among the vessels involved in the exercise are the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the destroyer Admiral Levchenko, and th»»»

So far in 2026, thirteen specialized law enforcement operations have been carried out and 12 people have been detained in connection with child pornography cases, the Cybercrime Directorate at Bulgaria’s General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) said on Tuesday. During the period, n»»»

Establishing a university in Vidin is key to positioning the region as an educational and spiritual centre, caretaker Education and Science Minister Prof. Sergei Ignatov said during a working meeting with the municipality leadership here on Tuesday. The minister noted that the main emphasis of the »»»

MADRID - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic is through to the final of the Madrid Masters qualifiers after a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the first qualifying round on Monday evening. The Serbian, who won after two hours and eight minutes of play, will next face Chris Rodes»»»

Thiruvananthapuram: For decades, India grappled with a surging population problem, and school textbooks explained the dangers of an exploding population. That trend has distinctly reversed now, with a steadily declining fertility rate, which in turn is manifesting in many ways – like school closure»»»

Manila: Interior Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Tuesday that Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez was barred from leaving the country for a supposed medical check-up in Singapore amid the widening investigation into alleged irregularities in flood-control funds. Remulla said the Office of the Ombudsma»»»

PARIS: Rights group Amnesty International warned Tuesday of “worrying” public racist comments and challenges to the rule of law in the run-up to France’s presidential election next year. The far-right National Rally (RN) party is eyeing its best chance yet at taking power in the vote, with Presiden»»»

EU member states will discuss their cooperation agreement with Israel, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday, though she remained cautious about the outcome of the talks. Spain is leading the call to suspend the deal as attitudes towards Israel among key EU member states are hardening ove»»»

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) has disrupted the activities of officials from the Interior Ministry’s anti-drug unit, the agency’s press service reported. According to the statement, on April 17, the head of a department and an operations officer of the Service for C»»»

A pilot project to build a modern landfill using Japanese Fukuoka technology is planned to be launched in Kara-Balta, Chui region, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. According to the ministry, the project aims to dramatically reduce environmental impacts and transition to modern waste mana»»»

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said Dubai is pressing ahead with a Dh3 billion beach development plan aimed at transforming the emirate into the world’s best city to live in by 2040, with work progressing without »»»

Al Maryah Community Bank (Mbank), the UAE’s first fully integrated digital bank, has announced the appointment of its newly formed Board of Directors in a strategic move that reflects the bank’s strong commitment to implementing the highest standards of corporate governance and accelerating its gro»»»

RIYADH: Islamic syndicated financing is expected to maintain strong growth momentum this year, driven by issuers’ preference to largely avoid public US dollar sukuk and bond markets amid geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran war, according to Fitch Ratings. In its latest report, the agency said »»»

Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Sept. 15, 2025, for questioning over unfair stock trading allegations. File Photo by Yonhap Police said Tuesday they have filed for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, the chairman and founder of»»»

Dubai: Aldar Properties and Mubadala Investment Company have acquired “The Link” at Masdar City for Dh654 million, expanding their joint real estate portfolio in Abu Dhabi. The acquisition was completed through a joint venture established in 2024 and adds a fully leased, income-generating asset wit»»»

‎During the plenary session of the Tunisian parliament held yesterday to answer questions from MPs, Tunisia’s Minister of Transport, Rachid Amri, confirmed that Tunis Air will resume its flights to Libya ‘‘in the coming weeks’’.‎ Minister of Transport Rachid al-Ameri also revealed that his ministry»»»

Abidjan: HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Mubarak bin Hussein Al Marri participated in the meeting of HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Niale Kaba, with Their Excellencies Ambassadors of the GCC countrie»»»

San Francisco, United States: Apple's Tim Cook will step down as the California tech giant's chief executive this year, handing the top job to a company veteran as it navigates a technology landscape being upended by AI. The 65-year-old Cook, who ran Apple for 15 years after taking the reins from i»»»

Two Iranian aircraft have been tracked in Iranian airspace on April 21 heading east towards Pakistan, in what appeared to be the delegation flight for the second round of Pakistan-brokered talks with the United States, IntelliNews has established. »»»

Two Iranian aircraft have been tracked in Iranian airspace on April 21 heading east towards Pakistan, in what appeared to be the delegation flight for the second round of Pakistan-brokered talks with the United States, IntelliNews has established. »»»

Two Iranian aircraft have been tracked in Iranian airspace on April 21 heading east towards Pakistan, in what appeared to be the delegation flight for the second round of Pakistan-brokered talks with the United States, IntelliNews has established. »»»

Two Iranian aircraft have been tracked in Iranian airspace on April 21 heading east towards Pakistan, in what appeared to be the delegation flight for the second round of Pakistan-brokered talks with the United States, IntelliNews has established. »»»