Dubai: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made an unprecedented request for a presidential pardon while still on trial for corruption — a move that has triggered political uproar, raised legal questions and further exposed the deep divides in Israeli society. President Isaac Herzog has v»»»

India's Supreme Court prides itself on defending the rights of Dalits - historically the country's most oppressed citizens. But a new study argues that the court's own language has frequently reflected the caste hierarchies it aims to erase. About 160 million Indians are Dalits, once called "untouc»»»

The Apple logo is displayed prominently at the Apple store in Chicago. On Monday, Apple announced its artificial intelligence chief, John Giannandrea, will retire next year in an AI leadership shakeup following Siri delays. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Apple's arti»»»

BRUSSELS: Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon of infant Jesus Christ that had been widely scorned online. Snatched from his crib on the Grand Place in historic old Brussels between late Friday night or early Saturday morn»»»

A US admiral acting under the authority of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a "double-tap" military operation that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat, the White House said Monday. The legality of the Trump administration's deadly strikes against alleged »»»

1 of 8 | Flowers and an American flag is seen as part of a memorial outside the Farragut West Metro Station in Washington, D.C., five days after two National Guard members from West Virginia were shot. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The medical condition is improving for U»»»

Twenty-one children are among 33 people who have died in Cuba of the mosquito-borne chikungunya and dengue viruses since July, authorities said Monday. Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya — characterised by fever and joint pain that can be debilitating but rarely fatal — while the flu»»»

In a spotless, hushed factory near Hamburg in northern Germany, industrial robots stand ready to assemble the components of electrolysers. These devices split water into oxygen and hydrogen. The ones manufactured by Quest One use proton exchange membranes to accomplish this. The robotic arms crafti»»»

The large-scale protest against the 2026 State Budget Bill ended shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Road traffic in the area around the National Assembly has been restored. /KK/»»»

Share: Pope Leo has urged Lebanese people, and in particular Christians, to remain in the country despite years of conflict and the threat of the Islamic State. Leo arrived in Lebanon on Sunday for his first trip as pope. In his opening speech, he challenged the country’s political leaders to put a»»»

Washington DC: Amid speculation about the US President's health. White House has released the results of Donald Trump's MRI scan, which the Republican leader underwent in October. Trump had been under growing pressure to disclose his medical test results after several Democrats, including Minnesota»»»

Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, the presidency said on Monday, as the country reeled from a security crisis including mass kidnappings of schoolchildren. The departure of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar came after President Bola Tinubu declared a "nationwide security emergency" last week as the c»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Monday a cable of congratulations to President of Romania Klaus Iohannis on his country's National Day.In the cable, His Highness the Amir wished President Iohannis good health and his people more progres»»»

Share: Pope Leo XIV got a rockstar welcome from thousands of Lebanese youth on Monday, bringing them a message of hope on the second day of his visit to the crisis-hit country. Locals have joyfully welcomed the American pontiff, turning out in their thousands to his public appearances and lining st»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- 1949 -- The health department bought the first ambulance vehicle, a Ford that could carry more than a patient at once. 1958 -- The first edition of Al-Arabi magazine was published. The magazine, released by the Ministry of Information, was read in all Arab countries. Thee fi»»»

ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Islamabad and Cairo on Monday discussed bilateral relations with a particular focus on defense and security cooperation during a meeting between visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Bader Abdulaty and Pakistanآ’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir in eastern»»»

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Forces from U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Syrian Ministry of Interior located and destroyed more than 15 sites containing ISIS weapons caches in southern Syria. U.S. military personnel from Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolved (CJTF-OIR) worked»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent Monday a cable of congratulations to President of Central Africa Faustin-Archange Touadera on his country's Republic Day.In the cable, His Highness the Amir wished president Touadera good health and further »»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent Monday a cable of congratulations to President of Central Africa Faustin-Archange Touadera on his country's Republic Day.In the cable, His Highness the Crown Prince wished president Touadera good health»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent Monday a cable of congratulations to President of Central Africa Faustin-Archange Touadera on his country's Republic Day. (pickup previous) mt»»»

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- India and Thailand on Monday discussed ways of cementing bilateral cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest apart from regional issues.A statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Thai counter»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation's (KPC) CEO Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah affirmed on Monday that the recently launched Excellence Award reflects a long-standing institutional approach to excellence and innovation, and creativity across all its subsidiaries.Sheikh Nawaf »»»

TUNIS, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Kuwait, represented by the Chairman of the Kuwait Agricultural Engineers Society, Consulting Engineer Abbas Abdulredha, won the presidency of the Arab Agricultural Engineers Union (AAEU) on Monday.This came during the meetings of the Union's Executive Office and General Confe»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Minister of State for Communications Affairs Omar Al-Omar on Monday emphasized the State of Kuwait Government commitment to advancing the national digital infrastructure and regulatory readiness.Minister Al-Omar, who hosted a conversation grouping private and public sectors'»»»

KUWAIT, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya stated on Monday that the State of Kuwait has solidified its standing on the global stage by leveraging its soft power and enhancing its cultural, humanitarian, and developmental presence worldwide."Human and cultural exchange ha»»»

The leader of Vazrazhdane, Kostadin Kostadinov, posted a stanza from Geo Milev’s poem September on Facebook on the night of the protest against the government's budget plans. The quoted line evokes the idea of a long-suppressed anger rising out of darkness - a powerful uprising of the oppressed. /N»»»

The leader of the opposition party MECh, Radostin Vassilev, believes that "the only way out is the resignation of the government". In a social media comment following a night of large-scale protests against the government's budget plans, he wrote: "Sofia is burning! Bulgaria is protesting! The poli»»»

From AI nostalgia filters to spaceflight stunts, toy obsessions, and accidental scandals, 2025 has become a year defined by the stories we shared — and the ones that unexpectedly consumed the internet. A Studio Ghibli–style AI selfie trend turned feeds into animated dreamscapes, while Katy Perry’s »»»

After 10 p.m. on Monday, the internet service at the BTA building was disrupted, leaving journalists to work using mobile data on their phones. Yuliyan Tolev, head of Physical Infrastructure at Information Services — the company that serves as BTA’s system integrator — said the connection between t»»»

1 of 2 | Megan Thee Stallion performs during the 24th annual BET Awards live telecast at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 30, 2024. On Monday, the Grammy-winning rapper won a defamation lawsuit against blogger Milagro Gramz, who she said spread "hateful rumors" on behalf of the man who sh»»»

DOHA: With His Highnessthe Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in attendance, the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025officially kicked off today at the renowned Al Bayt Stadium, as Qatar welcomed fans from across the region to the second edition of the prestigious competition. The opening match saw Palestine»»»

Following the tensions that erupted late on Monday night during the large-scale protest against the 2026 State Budget Bill in downtown Sofia, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria called on Interior Minister Daniel Mitov to resign for failing to contain the situation. Continue the Change leader»»»

President Donald Trump prepares to pardon Gobble, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. One day later, when Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in South Florida, David Gentile's seven-year sentence was commuted after 12 days in prison. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Li»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland for am official one day visit. The Ukrainian president will meet Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin for a bilateral meeting and pay a courtesy visit to newly inaugurated Irish president Catherine Co»»»

Masked individuals vandalized municipal property, attacked police with bottles and stones, and set trash bins on fire on Monday night after a peaceful protest against the government's budget plans. More than ten people were detained, the Sofia Directorate of the Interior told BTA. One police office»»»

E-commerce firm Coupang, South Korea's largest online retailer, has apologized for a data-breach affecting nearly 34 million of its customers. "We express regret over the recent incident," the company said. File Photo courtesy of Coupang Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Coupang, South Korea's largest online retaile»»»

US President Donald Trump "remains in excellent overall health" after undergoing a preventative MRI, according to his White House physician. Captain Sean Barbabella released a memo on Monday that said advanced imaging of the 79-year-old president's heart and abdomen came back "perfectly normal". He»»»

A motorist clears snow from around his car in Denver in 2016. A storm at the start of the week is expected to move southeastward along the Rockies, causing snow to spread from Montana to Colorado. File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo A storm producing areas of snow over interior British»»»

QNA DOHA In a new achievement reflecting the Ministry of Justice’s commitment to strengthening its institutional framework and developing its operational capabilities, the Ministry has received ISO 22301 certification, a leading international standard for business continuity management. This certif»»»

Following the tensions that erupted late on Monday night during the large-scale protest against the 2026 State Budget Bill in downtown Sofia, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev told Nova TV that Interior Minister Daniel Mitov should resign. Mirchev said the reason was the p»»»

“[President Rumen] Radev has revealed his true face! We will not allow anarchy and chaos to overtake Bulgaria,” says a post on the MRF Press Center’s Facebook page, quoting the party leader and Floor Leader, Delyan Peevski, who commented the nationwide protests against the 2026 State Budget Bill. P»»»

The largest peaceful protest in many years was marred by a group of hooded hooligans, said Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev here Monday. He made a comment on Bulgarian National Television after a large peaceful protest against the government's budget plans took a turn to ugly scenes with hooded and masked»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, hosted ‘QFC Connect,’ a flagship networking engagement that facilitates direct connection between QFC firms, QFC’s key partners and national entities driving Qatar’s business g»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Palestine snatched a goal deep into stoppage time to defeat Qatar 1-0 in their FIFA Arab Cup 2025 Group A opener at the Al Bayt Stadium on Monday. Sultan Al Brake’s own goal (90+5 minute) secured victory for Palestine, who will next play Tunisia - who lost 1-0 to Syria ear»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The British Council, in partnership with Qatar Museums, the British Embassy Doha, and the UK Department for Business & Trade, supported by GREAT campaign has announced the 10th edition of the Qatar–UK Festival, taking place from 2–12 December 2025. The Festival is an ongoi»»»

QNA Doha The Shura Council, chaired by Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, on Monday endorsed the state’s draft general budget for the fiscal year 2026, along with the draft law approving the budget. Both were referred to the esteemed government after the Council reviewed the report of the Fi»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a furnishing and infrastructure development project for two residential villages in Idlib Governorate, northern Syria, earlier constructed by QRCS to provide decent and stable housing for internally displaced people (IDPs), i»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) has wrapped up a two-week ‘Workforce Integration Programme for People with Disabilities,’ delivered with Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), at Multaqa (Education City Student Center»»»

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received copies of the credentials of two newly appointed ambassadors to Qatar. Al Muraikhi received the documents from HE Christos Kapodistrias, new ambassador of Greece; and HE Varlam Avaliani, new ambassador of Georgia. Al Mura»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alchemist Doha, the local branch of the global Alchemist Accelerator, which specialises in supporting business-to-business (B2B) startups. The MoU was signed duri»»»