New York: The State of Qatar underscored the necessity of concerted international action to achieve the ultimate goal of the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The affirmation came in a statement delivered by member of Qatar's delegation participating in the 81st session of the First Committe»»»

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has rebuked Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky over his insistence that his country must defeat Russia, rejecting his all-or-nothing stance as a “false binary” and insisting that the conflict must end through a negotiated settlement. Speaking to NBC’s ‘Meet the P»»»

TRIPOLI: Eight recruits were killed and several others wounded in an accidental blast at a training center for security forces in western Libya, an official told AFP on Monday. The explosion went off during a live-fire exercise late on Sunday in Zawiya, said the official from the city’s security di»»»

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PARIS: France announced partial curfews in Paris and other cities on Monday after weekend demonstrations over soaring prices degenerated into some of the worst street violence in recent years. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu did not rule out imposing a state of emergency after the interior ministe»»»

Israel helped facilitate nearly $2 billion in Qatari payments to Gaza over more than a decade and urged Doha to maintain the funding, even as Israeli officials publicly accused the country of financing Hamas, Time Magazine reported on Sunday, citing official correspondence and testimony from senior»»»

MIAMI: More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was set to expire Monday. Temporary Protected Status»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to a record low as Americans worried about high gasoline prices and appeared ready to punish his Republican Party in the November 3 congressional elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday. Some 31 percent of American»»»

COLUMBUS: A reported shooting in the Ohio capital on Monday happened near a mosque, but it wasn’t an attack on the house of worship, authorities said. Earlier Monday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a post on X that agents were responding to a report of a shooting at»»»

LONDON: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and his Middle East envoy Steve ​Witkoff are set to travel to Norway this week for the next round of negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the matter. Two of the people said they expected Ukrainia»»»

STRASBOURG, France: Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was shortlisted Monday for the European Union’s top rights prize in what supporters described as a show of support for a fraying rules-based international order. The European Parliament named the Netherlands-based tribunal am»»»

Tunis, Oct. 19 (TAP) - Minister of Public Works and Housing and Acting Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Slah Zouari discussed on Monday with a delegation from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) prospects for cooperation...»»»

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WASHINGTON: Federal agents responded to a reported shooting Monday near a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, US authorities said, as local media reported at least one person was dead. “Additional information will be shared as it becomes available,” the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’s o»»»

Doha: Under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) celebrated the graduation of 1162 students. The graduates earned associate and bachelor’s degrees»»»

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded personal attacks in a heated presidential debate on Sunday, a week before a closely contested run-off. The rivals accused each other of lying and corruption while clashing over the economy, security and hea»»»

Brazil’s top electoral court has given Meta 24 hours to prove it is treating campaign content from incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro equally on its online platforms, threatening a daily fine for noncompliance. The ruling follows allegations from Lula's campa»»»

AMMAN — Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA) President Ayman Alawneh, and UAE Ambassador to Jordan Sultan Al Shamsi discussed ways to enhance bilateral economic and investment relations and expand cooperation between business communities.The talks focused on investment opportunities in priority »»»

AMMAN — The Audit Bureau participated in two workshops in Istanbul under the INTOSAI Development Initiative’s (IDI) “MASTERY” programme, which brought together senior officials from supreme audit institutions worldwide.Audit Bureau President Radhi Al Hamadeen, said strengthening oversight instituti»»»

AMMAN — Jordan Exports (JE), in partnership with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply and economic reform programmes, launched Monday comprehensive market intelligence studies targeting five high-potential export destinations; Kenya, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Indonesia and Malaysia.The studies id»»»

AMMAN — National Strategy for the Chemical and Cosmetics Industry (2027–2029) outlines six programmes to improve productivity, promote high-value manufacturing and expand exports, targeting shipments worth more than JD2 billion ($2.82 billion) by 2029.The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply deve»»»

AMMAN — Ehab Qadri, Sector Representative at the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) said that technical evaluations and site-selection studies are currently underway in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to establish a state-of-the-art integrated textile cluster.Ehab Qadri»»»

France reeled Monday after a weekend of nationwide unrest sparked by mass protests against the rising cost of living and in support of high school students’ demands over education funding. In the violent clashes that erupted, law enforcement officers and protesters were wounded, public buildings we»»»

In the wake of the weekend's violence, the political camps have been trading blame for the “chaos”. The riots have played into the hands of the far-right National Rally - which has been quick to capitalise on the anger and fears over law and order. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell takes a look.»»»

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Ukraine has evacuated a wounded soldier from the front line using an aerial drone in what a Ukrainian army brigade has described as a world-first operation. The successful mission highlights the growing role of unmanned technology in battlefield evacuations as drones continue to shape the conflict »»»