Technology can transform learning, but it cannot replace the human connection Every generation carries a responsibility that cannot be outsourced: to prepare the next generation for the world that awaits them. Few professions carry greater significance in fulfilling that responsibility than teachin»»»

Embassy, Consulate to select five young Indians for January event; here's how to apply Dubai: If you are an Indian expat in the UAE aged between 21 and 25, here is a chance to take part in a major global gathering of young members of the Indian diaspora. The Indian Consulate in Dubai has invited ap»»»

Athens: Former Greek Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triantopoulos has been referred to the Special Court for ministerial responsibility face trial on charges over the February 2023 Tempi train crash, which claimed 57 lives. The council accepted a recommendation by »»»

OpenAI will not release its latest artificial intelligence model, Astra 6.1, after internal tests found it fell short of safety standards, the maker of ChatGPT confirmed on Monday. The decision came ahead of a meeting of AI leaders at the White House Tuesday convened by US President Donald Tru»»»

From shawarma cravings to global dreams, Miss Universe India comes home to Abu Dhabi Dubai: When I arranged to meet Miss Universe India Kaziah Liz Mejo during her homecoming in UAE, the choice was between a coffee shop and a salad bar in Dubai Media City. I chose the latter, imagining that a beauty»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the deportations of immigrants to countries that are not their own, while agreeing to hear the issue on its merits in December. The conservative-dominated high court granted an emergency request by the Trump administr»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Geekend, the region’s premier pop-culture event held by Doha Film Institute (DFI), returns from October 1 to 3 at the Geekdom Building in Lusail Boulevard, bringing together Qatar’s artists, creators, gamers and pop-culture communities for three days of creativity, connect»»»

LONDON (AP) — A surprise decision by the U.K.'s counterterrorism police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot at a U.S.-operated air force base in England has deepened questions and uncertainty about the incident. Police confirmed Tuesday that no explos»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the US dollar in a stark reflection of how the war in the Middle East has steadily eroded the Iranian economy. The latest decline came just 27 days after the rial hit its pr»»»

NEW YORK: Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic. The strategy includes increased security funding for sy»»»

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. Her government is expected to make major investments linked to the 2030 FIFA Wor»»»

BRATISLAVA: A knife-wielding schoolboy killed a teacher and wounded another and a pupil in an attack in northwestern Slovakia on Tuesday, authorities said. The attack occurred at around 0700 GMT in the village of Staskov close to the Czech border. A 13-year-old schoolboy was detained over the attac»»»

BUNIA, Congo: The number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Congo has surged past 8,000, as the country runs out of health workers to contain the deadly disease, officials said Monday. The outbreak is the country’s 17th and its deadliest. Congo announced an outbreak on May 15, caused by the rare »»»

The president has an important role to play in amplifying the voice of Bulgarian citizens, presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said at a meeting with supporters at the Yavorov Hall in Blagoevgrad on Tuesday. Gurov said the president represented the voice entrusted to the officeholder by citizens th»»»

MOGADISHU: Turkey has poured huge sums into making Somalia one of its main foreign outposts but is being sucked into the country’s violent political battles, risking the goodwill it has built. Turkish F-16s fired missiles around Baidoa, a city in southern Somalia, on Monday as they helped federal t»»»

TORONTO: Three generations of an Armenian-Christian family were driving home in Baghdad in April 2003 ‌when US Marines in a firefight with Iraqi forces fired on their cars, killing three men. Almost a decade later, two women who survived the attack sat down in their Glendale, California, living roo»»»

JEDDAH: Some 37 Italian companies were in Jeddah for The Saudifood Show 2026, building on agri-food exports to Saudi Arabia that approached SR2.2 billion ($587 million) in the first 11 months of 2025. Seventeen companies exhibited food and beverage products at the show at the Jeddah Superdome, whil»»»

The past 77 years have witnessed China’s relentless pursuit of progress through trials and triumphs. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese people have opened a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, achieving the historic transformation from national indep»»»

MoFA condemns actions by Israeli minister and settlers as provocative escalation Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Courtyard by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli Minister of National Security, alongside settlers, under the protection of the Israeli police, co»»»

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Tuesday to give Britain "a new social contract for the 21st century", reform the country's electoral system and build consensus on a new relationship with the European Union as he set out a long-term vision to tackle the UK's woes in his first speech as leader»»»

DAKAR: At least 34 civilians were killed in seven incidents during joint military operations in Mali by the army and Russia's Wagner mercenary group between June 2023 and December 2025, Amnesty ‌International said in a report on Tuesday. The human rights organization documented the deaths of 34 peo»»»

JERUSALEM: Gaza’s civil defense agency said that Israeli fire on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including a Hamas commander, confirming an earlier report from the Israeli military. The agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, said that Izz Al-Din al Beik was killed in »»»

Talks highlight 50 years of ties and plans for deeper cooperation UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, who is on a working visit to the UAE. During the meeting, His Highness welcomed President Hichilema»»»

GENEVA: The escalating fighting in Yemen is pushing the country’s health system to “breaking point”, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that diseases like cholera were already circulating widely. A renewed ground campaign waged by the Iran-backed Houthis against Yemen’s Saudi-backe»»»

ROME: Italy signalled on Tuesday it wanted to avoid a diplomatic rupture with Egypt after three Egyptian security officials were found guilty in absentia of the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, who was killed after his abduction. “There has been a conviction. Egypt has not been convicted, »»»

Evacuations, US criticism and no bombs: questions mount over Fairford incident A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion Tuesday, as police said no explosives but a "quantity of petrol" was found in vehicles seized nearby. Police were calle»»»

Riyadh, Sept. 29 (SANA) Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with Syria on preventing and combating corruption. The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, approved the MoU between Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authori»»»

Meeting with residents of Pleven on Tuesday, presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said the presidential institution should be a place for different parties, institutions, citizens and civil society organizations, not one of division, hatred and confrontation. She also said that anyone who does not »»»

KAMPALA: A journalist on Tuesday was crowned king of a traditional monarchy that lost its onetime “boy king” last month, triggering widespread grief and a succession dispute in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom. The journalist is a prince who had long been employed as a broadcaster and editor with Uganda Broa»»»

Polish company Immersion Labs is shifting from custom virtual-reality services to MetaCoach, an AI-powered training platform where employees practice difficult conversations with simulated customers, police officers, or colleagues. U.S. company Axon, its partner, invested PLN 20 million through a c»»»

Poland’s data traffic rose to 12,900 petabytes in 2025 from 11,200 PB a year earlier, according to Statistics Poland. Roaming data usage increased 20.7% to 187.9 PB. By contrast, SMS use continued to decline: messages fell to 36.8 billion from 38.7 billion, while texts sent abroad in roaming droppe»»»

RTA offers 215 jobs, while Dubai Municipality lists 73 vacancies across several fields Dubai: More than 750 Dubai Government jobs are being offered to Emiratis at Ru’ya, Careers UAE 2026, where government and private-sector employers are recruiting national talent for roles ranging from engineering»»»

Emirate’s population reached 4.807 million by midday Monday, official figures show Dubai: Dubai’s population has increased by 226,885 people since the start of 2026, reaching 4,807,185 by midday Monday, according to figures from the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, part of Digital Dubai. Th»»»

A transgender New York Times executive allegedly killed by his in-laws over the weekend in California was facing child-abuse charges amid a bitter family battle, newly reported court documents have revealed. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, director of engineering for NYT Games, was gunned down on Saturday a»»»

VIENNA - Serbia's caretaker Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic said on Tuesday in Vienna the European perspective must be much more than a political promise, especially for younger generations. Addressing a conference on the Western Balkans, Starovic said that, "for young people, Eur»»»

A Pentagon personnel system breach has reportedly exposed sensitive data on more than three million people, including military personnel and their families, several media outlets have reported, citing US defense officials. The disclosure follows a separate breach of the FBI’s jobs website. The Defe»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari affirmed Tuesday that the State of Qatar is continuing its mediation efforts between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran to bridge viewpoints and establi»»»

Police rescue one-month-old after 550km journey and arrest seven, including parents Dubai: A couple in Maharashtra allegedly sold their one-month-old son for Rs120,000 (about DH4,190) to buy mobile phones and a gold chain, with the baby changing hands several times before being traced more than 550»»»

JERUSALEM: Gaza’s civil defense agency said that Israeli fire on Tuesday killed at least six people, including a Hamas commander, confirming an earlier report from the Israeli military. The civil defense, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, said that Izz Al-Din al Beik was kille»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), in a letter to the American people, has called on them to take control of their own fate and distance themselves from the “occupiers of Palestine.” “You, the American people, have the power to forestall this grim fate. You need to force your government»»»

AI, stewardship and local character redefining the future of urban living Abu Dhabi: Mohammed Alabbar, Founder and Chairman of Emaar Properties and Eagle Hills, has said his business is not selling property but creating life. He compared a developer’s role to that of a conductor, bringing together »»»

The Budapest Police Headquarters has apologised to an HVG journalist after an internal email describing her as a “screaming blue stocking” was apparently sent to her by mistake. Journalist had requested interview on street harassment HVG journalist Noémi Martini first contacted the communications d»»»

French police took a top general into custody last week as part of an ongoing probe into potential bribery among the selection committee for the country’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour. Investigations centre on possible payoffs for awards including expansive meals, holidays and thousands»»»

French teenagers on Tuesday clashed with police as they kept up a blockade of high schools in cities across the country to demand better conditions and more teacher hirings. The escalating standoff came as unions staged a day of demonstrations against a cost-cutting budget drafted by Prime Min»»»

Damascus, Sep. 29 (SANA) The Syrian Arab Republic welcomed the Japanese Cabinet’s decision to partially lift measures imposed on Syria since 2011 under the ousted regime by removing 16 Syrian entities from the list subject to those measures. The entities include the ministries of Defense and Interi»»»

The Fidesz party claims that the “Ukrainian mafia” is paying dozens of people in Hungary who have already infiltrated state institutions. The opposition party also said that people allegedly “paid by Ukrainians” and making false accusations would eventually face legal consequences. Fidesz made the »»»

Hollywood star hails Abu Dhabi’s organic evolution into a vibrant cultural hub Ryan Reynolds thinks the best cities have a streak of eccentricity, and he believes Abu Dhabi is building one. Speaking in the capital on Tuesday, the actor said universities, art and culture are what give a place its ch»»»

DAMASCUS: EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday in Damascus that the European Union wanted to “upgrade” its partnership with Syria and help boost its recovery but called for further domestic reform. “The European Union is using its political and economic tools to help Syria on the pa»»»

A video posted in mid-September showing Iranian police officers beating and sexually harassing an arrested teenage boy has caused widespread outrage in Iran. Experts say such mistreatment of people accused of common crimes is frequent in Iran, but the footage provides rare visual evidence of what t»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 29: Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-right National Rally party, is accused of anti-Semitic comments dating back to 2013. But first: French high schoolers call for a nationwide strike to protest against teacher absences and dilapidated schools. The Washing»»»