KUWAIT, Jan 21 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Wednesday Kuwait's condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces' demolition of buildings belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).Kuwait described t»»»

A Texas jury has found a police officer who responded to the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, not guilty of child endangerment charges. Officer Adrian Gonzales was charged with failing to act during the fatal shooting at Robb Elementary School in May 2022, when an 18-year-old gunman shot dead 1»»»

Early in December, Israel’s military chief raised the alarm of the international community, saying the so-called yellow line in Gaza is the country’s new boundary with the enclave. “We will not allow Hamas to reestablish itself. We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip, an»»»

The resumption of negotiations between Israel and Syria in Paris earlier this month didn't capture a lot of Israeli media attention at the time, but the issue has returned to the headlines in recent days, after the Syrian army's gains against the Syrian Democratic Forces and an agreement was reache»»»

DAVOS, Switzerland: Let’s get the headline out of the way first. After reading out a long speech from a teleprompter that listed out various domestic accomplishments without once mentioning his recent threats against Denmark, US President Donald Trump, ever the showman, realised what the hundreds o»»»

Mobile money agent Mirembe Tracy laments that her business in Uganda's bustling capital Kampala was paralysed when the government shut the internet during last week's fiercely contested general election. "All withdrawals were disconnected," she tells the BBC, adding that she gets nearly all of her »»»

The Sharjah civil defence authority continues to carry out its field inspection campaigns across various industrial areas in the emirate, as part of its ongoing efforts to protect lives and property and to enhance preventive preparedness within industrial and commercial facilities. The ongoing camp»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has launched a dedicated Lawyers Platform offering seven fully digital legal services, aimed at streamlining procedures, reducing in-person visits and strengthening integration between police entities and justice partners. The announcement was made during a press conference mark»»»

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck four border crossings on the Syrian-Lebanese border that it said were being used by Lebanese Hezbollah movement forces to smuggle weapons. "A short while ago, the IDF struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon Border used by Hezbollah to smuggle»»»

President Karol Nawrocki is considering an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join a newly announced Peace Council, but Warsaw stresses the move must follow Polish law. On Monday, presidential aide Marcin Przydacz confirmed the offer and said the Foreign Ministry had been asked for guid»»»

UniCredit has re-entered Poland with ETF portfolios aimed at retail savers, positioning itself against XTB and Slovakia’s Finax. With a €100 minimum, clients choose among four risk strategies—conservative, stable, dynamic, and offensive—each available in euro or USD and in an inflation-hedged varia»»»

The Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement announced a new package of contracts awarded in favour of the Ministry of Defence on the second day of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) 2026. The package comprised four contracts with a total value »»»

Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. Named TeraWave, it will offer continuous internet access around the world, with the ability to move large amounts of data much more quickly than»»»

Three activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have gone on trial in Hong Kong, facing charges under the city's controversial national security law. Chow Hang-tung, 40, Lee Cheuk-yan, 68, and Albert Ho, 74, are accused of inciting others to subvert st»»»

Dubai: Unsettled weather conditions are set to affect large parts of the UAE, with rough seas, falling temperatures and strong winds expected through Friday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said an extension of a surface low-pressure system from the east, combined wit»»»

Manila: A young Philippine journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of "terror financing" on Thursday (January 22, 2026) in a case rights groups and a UN rapporteur had labelled a "travesty of justice". Community journalist and radio broadcaster Frenchie»»»

Asian stocks rose Thursday while safe-haven precious metals extended losses after Donald Trump rowed back on his threat to hit key European countries with tariffs over their opposition to the US takeover of Greenland. The gains were also fuelled by a surge in regional tech giants as the artificial »»»

CAIRO: Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals said, on one of the war-battered enclave 's deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October. The United States is t»»»

United Nations: The Security Council has condemned the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. In a press statement on Wednesday (local time), the members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State-Khorasan Province. A»»»

The generational gap is not a new concept, but the distance between age groups today feels deeper and more complex than ever. Each generation has always been shaped by its own experiences and values, yet in a fast-paced, digitally saturated world, these differences have grown more pronounced. Commu»»»

Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, is expected to visit the United States soon, a senior US official said Wednesday, marking a shift in relations between Washington and Caracas. The move signals President Donald Trump’s willingness to engage directly with Rodriguez’s government as the »»»

What on earth has the last fortnight been all about? In the wake of a successful military operation in Venezuela earlier this month, a buoyed-up Donald Trump started to ratchet up the rhetoric on Greenland. Day after day, the world was treated to claims of ownership, threats of military action and »»»

Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been found guilty of financing terrorism. Cumpio, 26, was arrested in February 2020 after police and military raided her boarding house in the middle of the night and allegedly found a hand grenade, firearm, and communist flag in her bed. Several thousand»»»

RALEIGH, North Carolina: An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out a 2022 killing rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 1»»»

A Republican-led House committee voted on Wednesday to advance contempt of Congress resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, escalating a high-profile investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and setting the stage for potential vo»»»

UNITED NATIONS: President Donald Trump’s ambition for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appears to be the latest US attempt to sidestep the Trump's Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the UN Security Council, raising new questions about the »»»

US President Donald Trump's proposal to cap credit card costs would be "an economic disaster", the boss of one of the world's biggest banks has warned. JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon said the plan would remove credit from the majority of Americans and hit restaurants, retailers, travel »»»

South Korea's benchmark Kospi index broke above 5,000 points for the first time, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had reached a framework for a deal on Greenland. Also Read: Asian stocks higher, oil falls as Trump-Xi plan eases nerves: Markets wrapThe Kospi index was trading up more th»»»

'There really are no substantive concessions that Mark Rutte could have given Trump', FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating explains, adding that the NATO chief may 'have just explained to Trump the existing rights that the US has in Greenland and sold this to Trump as something new'. Tru»»»

A new report by professional social media platform LinkedIn shows that while jobseekers currently outpace job openings, a "new-collar" era of work is opening, focused on AI-related skills. In this edition, we speak to LinkedIn's EMEA Managing Director Sue Duke from the World Economic Forum in Davos»»»

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez will travel to Washington in the coming days, a senior US official told multiple news agencies, cementing her status as President Donald Trump's preferred partner for governing post-Maduro Venezuela despite her two decades defending authoritari»»»

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez will travel to Washington in the coming days, a senior US official told multiple news agencies, cementing her status as President Donald Trump's preferred partner for governing post-Maduro Venezuela despite her two decades defending authoritari»»»

The United States is conducting a substantial military buildup across the Middle East, positioning forces for potential action against Iran as President Donald Trump considers strike options, according to media reports and open-source intelligence analysts tracking equipment movements on January 21»»»

US President Donald Trump announced the United States and NATO have formed the "framework of a future deal" regarding Greenland and the Arctic region following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, stating he will not impose tariffs on Denmark that were scheduled for February 1. »»»

UnitedHealth Group officials on Wednesday said they intend to provide rebates to customers who bought health insurance policies through an Affordable Care Act marketplace. Photo by Romy/Pixabay Jan. 21 (UPI) -- UnitedHealth Group officials on Wednesday said the health insurer will return the profit»»»

US President Donald Trump announced the United States and NATO have formed the "framework of a future deal" regarding Greenland and the Arctic region following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, stating he will not impose tariffs on Denmark that were scheduled for February 1. »»»

Former intelligence official Egisto Ott goes on trial in Vienna on Thursday, accused of spying for Russia in what is being dubbed Austria's biggest spy trial in years. Egisto Ott, 63, is charged with having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive e»»»

US President Donald Trump backed down Wednesday on threats to seize Greenland by force from ally Denmark, announcing a vague deal aimed at ensuring security of the Arctic territory. Trump cast his retreat — also lifting the promise of sanctions against European nations that spoke out against the th»»»

A powerful blast of cold air from the Arctic is expected to sweep through much of the United States, bringing snow and ice to nearly 30 states and impacting nearly 160 million people, forecasters warn. The cold front is expected to ramp up on Thursday in the southwest, before pushing into the East »»»

President Donald Trump has now abruptly dialled back his aggressive rhetoric on acquiring Greenland, dropping tariff threats against Denmark and Nato allies just days after escalating tensions at Davos. Also Read: Trump heads to Davos: 'No going back' on Greenland, says Europe will not 'push back t»»»

The Oscar nominations will be announced later, with Leonardo DiCaprio's politically-charged thriller One Battle After Another expected to lead the field. Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value, Bugonia and The Secret Agent are also expected to perform strongly when the shortlists are announ»»»

California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he was blocked from speaking at a World Economic Forum event in Davos and blamed the Trump administration. Newsom's office said on X that USA House, the official US pavilion at the global event, denied his entry to speak there on Wednesday despite being inv»»»

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled federal officers can use force against protesters as needed while enforcing immigration laws in Minnesota. Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Federal law enforcement can use force while enforcing federal immigration laws in Minnesot»»»

In a giant factory surrounded by mountains covered in snow, a lift lowers the steel bodies of cars onto the start of an assembly line. They've just been welded together by robots - there are 690 working in this factory. Next an army of human workers in red trousers and white t-shirts will transform»»»

Dubai: Dubai and Abu Dhabi are attracting a growing number of high-net-worth individuals who are choosing to relocate with the intention of settling, investing, and managing their family wealth in the UAE on a long-term basis. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Families a»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that he intended to hold several meetings in the upcoming days to discuss the issue of Greenland, adding the meetings would not include the G-7 emergency meeting proposed by French President Emmanual Macron.Trump made the stat»»»

ADEN, Jan 21 (KUNA) -- Commander of the Second Division of the Southern Giants (Al-Amaliqa al-Janubia) Brigade Hamdi Shoukri survived a bomb attack on his convoy in the northern part of Aden city, southwest Yemen, on Wednesday."The criminal terrorist attack with a booby-trapped car, claimed the liv»»»

RIYADH, Jan 21 (KUNA) -- The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said the leaders of their countries welcomed US President Donald Trump's invitation for joining the Board of Peace for Gaza.The ministers announced, in a j»»»

If Leonardo DiCaprio's Catch Me If You Can ever needed a sequel, prosecutors say real life may have already written one. A Canadian man, Dallas Pokornik, is accused of masquerading as both a pilot and a flight attendant, allegedly raking in hundreds of free flights over four years, US authorities s»»»

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday approved contempt resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after they skipped deposition hearings. File Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The House Oversigh»»»