Kansas City: Two men were charged Saturday over the theft of $18,000-worth of kit and equipment from the England team at the World Cup, a US prosecutor said. Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal each face one count of receiving stolen property, according to a statement from the office of Jackson County Pr»»»

ATLANTA: Pedri watched his heroes Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta conquer the world from his family’s bar as a boy, now Spain’s latest midfield maestro is chasing the same dream. The 23-year-old has already proven to be a fitting heir to Xavi and Iniesta at club level with Barcelona, winning thre»»»

The death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2 has reached 3,756, with 11,632 injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. "The total number of victims of the aggression from March 2 to June 13 is 3,756 dead and 11,632 wounded," the ministry said in a statement.Taking into account the »»»

Cairo: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, has condemned what he described as misleading media reports and allegations that lack accuracy and objectivity and target the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar in a futile attempt to undermine their efforts, standing and»»»

Iran has agreed not to charge tolls on ships in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a settlement agreement with the United States, Fox News claims citing a source. Iran will open the strategic strait where tolls will not be charged, the news channel said.A senior US administration official told the cha»»»

Kansas City: Two men were charged Saturday over the theft of $18,000-worth of kit and equipment from the England team at the World Cup, a US prosecutor said. Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal each face one count of receiving stolen property, according to a statement from the office of Jackson County Pr»»»

BOSTON: Scotland, roared on by their Tartan Army of traveling fans, savoured their first World Cup win in 36 years on Saturday when they edged past Haiti 1-0 ​thanks to a first-half strike by John McGinn. The Scots — needing three points against a side ranked among the minnows of the game before fa»»»

Paris: Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US. In a video shared by Fars news agency, women in black c»»»

Kansas City: Two men were charged Saturday over the theft of $18,000-worth of kit and equipment from the England team at the World Cup, a US prosecutor said. Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal each face one count of receiving stolen property, according to a statement from the office of Jackson County Pr»»»

GENEVA (Sputnik) - Russians are facing arbitrary actions from Swiss banks, which are interpreting anti-Russian sanctions extremely broadly, Russian Ambassador to Switzerland Sergey Garmonin said in an interview with Sputnik. According to the ambassador, the problem of the collateral impact of anti-»»»

Events move fast in Britain nowadays. Just as I finished writing this article, Sir Keir Starmer lost one of his most important ministers. When the news came in that his Defence Secretary, John Healey, had resigned, it was clear I’d have to go back to the beginning and start again. Soon after, Minis»»»

On 7 June, US President Donald Trump remarked in an interview that he would “like to see a more surgical attack on Hezbollah...we can help with that, or we can recommend Syria...They have a very good leader (President Ahmed al-Sharaa)...and he would love to help.” In the days that followed, multipl»»»

Cairo: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, has condemned what he described as misleading media reports and allegations that lack accuracy and objectivity and target the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar in a futile attempt to undermine their efforts, standing and»»»

A scrappy finish by John McGinn allowed Scotland to mark their return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence with a nervy 1-0 win over outsiders Haiti on Saturday. Aston Villa captain McGinn fired in with the aid of a deflection just before the half-hour mark at the Gillette Stadium just outside »»»

LONDON: Resident doctors in England have called off strikes that were due to start next week after a last-minute government offer, their unions said on Saturday, raising the prospect of ending a long-running pay and staffing dispute. The walkout had been scheduled to run from Monday to Friday. It w»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet leaders from the Middle East and join a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during next week's Group of Seven summit in France, senior US administration officials said on Saturday. Trump is scheduled to travel to Evian on Monda»»»

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in typically forceful style on Sunday, as the oldest US president ever to take office holds a bloody cage match on the White House lawn. The unprecedented “UFC Freedom 250” event will see 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship stars beat each other t»»»

Dubai: Indian customs officials have busted a sophisticated gold smuggling attempt at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, recovering nearly 2.8kg of gold worth about $510,000 (around Dh1.87 million) hidden inside an aircraft lavatory speaker box after a flight from a Gulf co»»»

The European Union will resume membership negotiations with Ukraine on Monday after Hungary's new government lifted a long-standing veto imposed by former prime minister Viktor Orban. EU leaders said all member states had agreed to open the first phase of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, m»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has sent a cable of condolences to Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn following the death of Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. King Salman extended his deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the Thai monarch, the royal»»»

RIYADH: One of the most anticipated matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage came to a close with neither side able to find a winner. Brazil and Morocco played out a 1-1 draw in front of a sell-out crowd at the MetLife Stadium, with Ismael Saibari and Vinicius Junior canceling each other out »»»

Dubai: The war was meant to weaken Iran. Nearly four months after the war began, it may have done the opposite. Instead of regime change or nuclear rollback, analysts say Tehran has emerged more militarised, more risk-tolerant and still firmly in control of its strategic programme, according to The»»»

Dubai: In communist-era Romania, the world outside often felt like a locked door with no visible key. But even in that environment, curiosity found a way to survive. “Around me, in my family and among friends, there were always quiet conversations, often almost whispers, about seeing the world, exp»»»

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey: Brazil and Morocco played out a 1-1 ​draw in the first heavyweight clash of the World Cup on Saturday, with the African side confirming their potential while exposing familiar weaknesses in their opponents at a sold out New York/New Jersey stadium.Ismael Saibari gave Mo»»»

Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant equaliser for Brazil in a 1-1 draw with Morocco on Saturday as the five-time World Cup winners made an uncertain start to the tournament in New Jersey. Ismael Saibari ran through to give Morocco a 21st-minute lead with a clever scoop in the Group C opener, but Vin»»»

PARIS: Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US.In a video shared by Fars news agency, women in black ch»»»

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana has nominated its ambassador to the United Nations to run for secretary-general of the global body, the president of the South American nation announced late Friday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Portugal will step down at the end of the year from the post he h»»»

Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups appealed to the international community in France on Friday to keep pursuing a two-state solution, warning that the window for peace is narrowing. The call came as world powers gathered amid mounting concern over settlement expansion and violence in the »»»

The Israeli army on Saturday issued evacuation warnings for the southern city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations across Lebanon as strikes were reported in the country's south and east. The latest strikes came as the US and Iran indicated they were close to reaching a deal on en»»»

Dubai: UAE property buyers are hearing the term “branded residences” more often, but what does it actually mean, and why are investors paying a premium for them? Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Put simply, branded residences are homes linked to a recognised hotel, hosp»»»

TNN/Agencies Doha/ San Francisco Never say die! Qatar proved this brilliantly only to make history on Saturday claiming their first-ever FIFA World Cup point after Boualem Khoukhi’s stoppage-time header secured a dramatic 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their opening Group B match of FIFA World Cup»»»

Never say die! Qatar proved this brilliantly only to make history on Saturday claiming their first-ever FIFA World Cup point after Boualem Khoukhi’s stoppage-time header secured a dramatic 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their opening Group B match of FIFA World Cup 2026 at San Francisco Bay Area S»»»

QNA Cairo The Arab Parliament has condemned the misleading media reports and allegations against the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, asserting that they constitute a desperate attempt to undermine their efforts, standing, and active role in supporting security and stability at both the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of its ongoing efforts to protect the marine environment, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has successfully removed an abandoned fishing net measuring more than 150 metres in length from waters off the coast of Umm Bab. The operation was carri»»»

QNA New York The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) marked a global turning point, shifting from a welfare-based approach to a rights-based approach, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah has said. National Human Right»»»

Five people died Saturday when an Indian Air Force cargo plane crashed during training. Image courtesy of UPI June 13 (UPI) -- Five Indian Air Force personnel are dead after a transport plane crashed during training in Assam, officials said Saturday. "The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of»»»

RIYADH: It did not look like it for 94 minutes, but Qatar managed to secure a valuable and historic point against Switzerland to blow Group B at the 2026 FIFA World Cup wide open. It might not have been the showing Qatari fans desired after their disappointing campaign at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, b»»»

Doha Never say die! Qatar proved this brilliantly only to make history on Saturday claiming their first-ever FIFA World Cup point after Boualem Khoukhi's stoppage-time header secured a dramatic 1-1 draw against Switzerland in their opening Group B match of FIFA World Cup 2026 at San Francisco Bay A»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe fter spotting an Israeli force infiltrating the town of Majdal Zoun on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 18:00, Islamic Resistance fighters ambus»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 05:00, a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army vehicles and soldiers on the»»»

DOHA: Boualem Khoukhi headed home in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Qatar held Group B favourites Switzerland to a 1-1 draw and secured their first-ever World Cup point in Santa Clara on Saturday. Murat Yakin’s side dominated the match and took the lead after Breel Embolo converted a penalty»»»

A high level meeting between two senior American and Iranian officials is reportedly set for next week in Switzerland, BFMTV reports. The Pakistani foreign minister is planning to fly Switzerland soon to prepare for the talks, report says. President Trump previously stated that a final agreement wi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 17:50, a gathering of Israeli enemy army vehicles on the southern outsk»»»

LONDON: A cache of previously undeclared chemical weapons from the Assad era has been uncovered by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ technical secretariat and Syria’s interim authorities, exposing a potential security threat should other remaining stockpiles fall into the wr»»»

A woman was attacked Saturday at a beach in Australia. It's the fourth such attack within about five weeks. The others were fatal. File Photo by Bianca De Marchi/EPA June 13 (UPI) -- A woman is in critical condition after a shark attack at a popular Sydney beach Saturday, and she was saved by a nea»»»

For the first time, the chances of the US and Iran reaching an agreement are greater than 50%, despite Iran’s lingering distrust of Washington, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT. The comments come after Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday: “the Islamabad»»»

North Korea has condemned Washington’s approval of advanced air-to-air missile sales to South Korea as “war exports,” warning the move would deepen tensions on the Korean peninsula. In a statement carried by KCNA, a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official accused Washington and Seoul of “syst»»»

LONDON: A UK judge has jailed four activists from the Palestine Action group for raiding an Israeli defense firm and causing over a million dollars in damage in “a terrorist act.” Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Rajwani had been found guilty last month of destroying equipment»»»

AI giant Anthropic said in a statement released Friday that it had disabled its most advanced AI models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing unspecified national security concerns.  Anthr»»»

Manuel*, a Latin American asylum seeker, was snatched by ICE as he headed to a FIFA match in New Jersey with his sons last summer. He has now been separated from his wife and sons for almost a year. Detained at MetLife stadium in Newark, where the World Cup final will be held in mid-July, his exper»»»