Check duty-free limits, customs charges and what to declare before you fly. Dubai’s gold souks are a favourite stop for Indian travellers, particularly during the Diwali gold-buying season, when demand for jewellery rises. With the festive rush driving purchases, UAE residents planning to carry gol»»»

DHAKA, Nov 1: Bangladesh will set ‌up a wage board on Sunday to review garment workers’ pay after protests shut dozens of factories and triggered clashes with police, putting fresh strain on the country’s key export industry. Workers in the South Asian nation are demanding a minimum monthly wage of»»»

Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Germany, where tens of thousands of young people took to the streets, inspired by similar movements in other European countries. At the call of a collective called "GenZ regelt!" ("Gen Z has got this!"), protesters formed marches across the country to »»»

France is bracing for a third consecutive weekend of protests, with around 70,000 security personnel deployed to prevent a repeat of the violence seen on October 17. Shops have boarded up their premises as authorities warn of further clashes, with Halloween celebrations adding to security concerns »»»

NEW YORK: The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest crypto heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI said Saturday. The bureau said in a statement that this week’s attack was tied to “malicious cyber activity” by an entity known »»»

FRANKFURT/BERLIN: Hooded rioters looted stores in Frankfurt late on Saturday after tens of thousands of demonstrators ​took to the streets across Germany’s biggest cities to demand better education and lower living costs. The protests followed a wave of Gen Z-led demonstrations across Europe this y»»»

CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine: Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky crossed into Ukrainian-held territory Saturday in a major evacuation operation carried out under the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine 4½ years ago. Evacuees wrapped in blue and yellow Ukrainian flag»»»

TEL AVIV: Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to urge the opposition to ally with Arab parties to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has gone on the offensive against the minority group’s leaders. Arab-majority parties made major gains in Tuesday’s election, fueled by ange»»»

SAKHNIN, Israel: A Jewish ex-cop and self-described Zionist might seem an unlikely candidate to represent an Islamist party in Israel’s parliament. But Yoav Segalovitz will soon be seated in the Knesset as a member of Ra’am, an Arab-led party that won eight seats in Tuesday’s election. His decision»»»

PM pledges sorrow for slavery's legacy, dismisses reparations demand London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday he was "open" to the UK issuing a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ruled out financial reparations. Writing in The Guardian days before attending a»»»

PARIS: Hundreds of thousands of mostly young protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday in a third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over living costs and education. About 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed across the country, and Paris marches were rerouted to the capital’»»»

HANGZHOU: Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group announced a partnership with Apple on Saturday to integrate its Qwen AI model into Apple Intelligence. The Qwen-powered feature will be available for testing in the latest iOS developer beta starting Nov. 4 and roll out to Chinese users with the official i»»»

LONDON: Dozens of people were arrested on Saturday at the US Embassy in London at a mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action, The Guardian reported. The wave of arrests was the first under Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government, with organizers estimating that about 400 pe»»»

ADIPEC expects 239,000 visitors as Abu Dhabi leads a packed November of events in the UAE Abu Dhabi: The UAE is preparing for a packed November calendar of international exhibitions, conferences and cultural and sporting events, bringing together industry leaders, experts and visitors from around t»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday he was "open" to the UK apologising for the first time for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but rejected calls for financial reparations. Issues around Britain's colonial history have loomed large over King Charles' ongoing visit to three C»»»

Police in Poland have stepped up security around the country’s Constitutional Tribunal after dozens of protesters gathered on Friday to oppose the government’s suspension of its president, which they say was unlawful. Police say several people were detained after some demonstrators breached the cou»»»

NEW YORK: A Yemeni staff member of the UN Human Rights Office has died in Houthi detention more than two years after he was seized by the militia, the agency's chief said on Saturday.Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, called the death of Mohammed Al-Shami "utterly devastating" »»»

DAKAR President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated the BAL4HER court in the Senegalese city of Guediawaye, in a move aimed at providing a sports space that brings together young men and women through basketball and helps them pursue their ambitions. »»»

LONDON: London police arrested Saturday dozens of Palestine Action supporters, who protested there and in Edinburgh days before the Supreme Court hears an appeal over the government’s contentious ban of the group. London’s Metropolitan Police began detaining people shortly after hundreds began a lu»»»

Indian visitors get easier access to Burj Khalifa with UPI payments Indian travellers can now use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) apps to book tickets online at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa, expanding a facility already available for At the Top, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, the Ministry of Finance»»»

Sofia Zoo staff held a peaceful protest for higher pay outside its main entrance on Saturday, pledging to continue indefinitely until their demands are met. The employees of the municipal enterprise are beginning preparations for strike action. The workers, members of the National Federation of Agr»»»

The Bulgarian Basketball Federation's Development Programme aims to involve more players and coaches, Coaches' Commission Chair Rosen Barchovski said ahead of its first selection camp, opening in Sofia on Saturday. He outlined his expectations for the new strategy and appealed to coaches working wi»»»

Manila: Over 1,400 people in Albay province in the northern Philippines have been evacuated since Friday after the Mayon Volcano erupted, according to local officials. The evacuees, who lived within the volcano's 6-km permanent danger zone (PDZ), were moved to safer areas. The Philippine National P»»»

Yashasvi Rohilla, 23, had recently secured a job placement; police are investigating Jaipur: A 23-year-old MBA student died after jumping from the sixth floor of Poornima University in Jaipur on Saturday. The student, identified as Yashasvi Rohilla, was pursuing her second year of MBA studies and h»»»

Paris, France: France on Saturday braced for a third weekend of protests coinciding with Halloween, as shops boarded up and authorities scrambled to prevent a repeat of the street violence that swept the country two weeks ago. The demonstrations come in a febrile political climate, with presidentia»»»

Actor urges parents to guide children on phone use as Kerala steps up cyber safety efforts Malayalam superstar Mammootty has been named Kerala Police’s ‘Cyber Security Captain’ as the state launches a new campaign to raise awareness about online fraud and cybercrime. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithal»»»

A shooting in California at a store selling costumes and decor on the eve of Halloween has left one person dead and six injured, police said. Gunfire rang out inside Spirit Halloween, a store at the Solano Town Center in Fairfield late Friday, the Fairfield Police Department said in a statement pos»»»

The Trump administration on Friday green-lit the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, the State Department said, but the Ukrainian president warned deliveries could take years. The approval, which goes to Congress for review, comes after weeks of complaints by Ukrainian authorities that its sup»»»

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro posted a video message on social media late Friday to declare he had fled to the US because he was a victim of 'persecution'. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gave no details of »»»

Hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance in a record-breaking heist, prompting issuers to freeze roughly half of the stolen assets. The breach, which US analysts suspect was done by North Korean hackers, has shaken confidence in the crypto market. Hackers stole $6.3 billion fr»»»

France is bracing for a third weekend of protests, with demonstrations against the rising cost of living planned across the country. Nearly half a million people are expected to take to the streets, prompting the government to deploy 70,000 police officers to maintain order. In Paris, a last-minute»»»

By Staff, Agencies The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 500 Patriot air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine in a deal estimated at $2.1 billion, according to an official announcement on Friday. The deal involves the advanced PAC-3 MSE variant, one of the few systems capabl»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: German police were deployed across the country Saturday and shops boarded up their windows ahead of protests that are set to draw tens of thousands of young demonstrators onto the streets. Protest organisers "GenZ regelt!" (Gen Z has got this!) expect more than 170,000 people to»»»

Ten of those injured remain in unstable condition; 14 suffered minor to moderate injuries Cairo: At least 10 people were killed and 24 others injured when a minibus carrying workers collided with a heavy goods vehicle on a major road in Egypt's Giza governorate on Saturday, the Ministry of Health a»»»

Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered senior military commanders to ensure that any level or type of enemy threat is met with an “immediate, impactful, and geographically unrestricted response.” During a meeting »»»

Washington, United States: The Trump administration on Friday green-lit the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, the State Department said, but the Ukrainian president warned deliveries could take years. The approval, which goes to Congress for review, comes after weeks of complaints by Ukraini»»»

Officers find sick animals before a nearby garage catches fire during rescue Dubai: Police investigating a wanted man in the US discovered more than 100 cats inside an old bus, triggering an animal rescue operation that took another unexpected turn when a nearby garage caught fire. The discovery wa»»»

London: Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday he was "open" to the UK issuing a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ruled out financial reparations. The Labour leader made the remarks days before attending a Commonwealth leaders summit in Antigua and Barbuda, as Ki»»»

Police suspect the gang is trying to establish dominance and expand its extortion network Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch, investigating the attack on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, has reportedly uncovered details suggesting that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was attempting to establish its dominance i»»»

PARIS: France prepared Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes and rerouting the Paris march to the capital’s edge as youth-led demonstrations spread across Europe. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a “very »»»

Weapons recovered as authorities stepped up action over the killing of the young cheetah Sheopur/Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and police have intensified action following the death of a 19-month-old male cheetah, KNG22, which was shot in Kuno National Park. Six forest employees -- t»»»

A German and a Slovak national died after the pool water became electrically charged Bengaluru: Two foreign nationals died of suspected electrocution in the swimming pool of a five-star hotel here, while two others, including an American tourist, sustained injuries while attempting to rescue them, »»»

New Delhi, India: Once dismissed as a "flat-track bully", India's Abhishek Sharma has developed into one of the most destructive batsmen in T20 cricket. The 26-year-old left-hander underlined his rare talent with a blistering 113 off 38 balls against New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday, an innings»»»

Brasília: Former conservative presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said Friday that he fled Brazil to the United States because he was a victim of "persecution" in his country. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, secretly left Brazil on Tuesday an»»»

From UAE Flag Day to a heartbreaking family dispute, catch up on the week's top stories Dubai: From Bollywood stars heading to Abu Dhabi for IIFA 2027 to a UAE-wide call to celebrate Flag Day, this week's headlines brought entertainment, inspiration and unexpected twists. Ras Al Khaimah closed its »»»

Oil spill clean-up progresses as UAE reports decline in marine pollution Dubai: UAE motorists will pay less for petrol and diesel from November 1, even as international oil prices climb amid renewed concerns over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has also reported a significant decline»»»

San Francisco, United States: A shooting at a Halloween store in northern California killed one person and wounded six on Friday, police said, adding investigators had not yet identified who was responsible. The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 pm (0330 GMT Saturday) at a Spirit Halloween stor»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Guardian reported that street protests over the cost of living and deteriorating public services are expected to spread across Germany on Saturday, while France prepares for another wave of demonstrations on Halloween amid heightened security measures and warnings of possible»»»

She hopes her work will encourage other children to turn interests to meaningful action Dubai: For 10-year-old Aryahi Tiwari, “Dubai-it” is more than about dreaming big. It is about finding a way to make ideas happen. The Year 6 Indian student, who has called Dubai home for more than four years, ha»»»

France braces for another weekend of unrest as the Yellow Vests return to the streets under the rallying cry of ‘Act III – Halloween’, with 70,000 police and security forces deployed after the riots and looting of recent weeks. A cash-strapped government faces mounting grievances, a rolling protest»»»