A consultative meeting on southern Yemen was held in Riyadh on Sunday, marking a return of the southern issue to the forefront of the regional scene. The meeting brought together leaderships, elders and senior figures from the South. Saudi Arabia has been exerting firm efforts to steer the southern»»»

Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while they used massive force to crush protests in the worst domestic unrest since ​the 1979 revolution. In the latest sign of weakness in the authorities' control, st»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian troops struggle to evacuate the wounded in time, leaving many of them to die without aid, Ukrainian prisoner of war Alexander Sotnikov said on Monday. "There is a major problem with the evacuation of the injured. If a soldier cannot make it to where a tow truck can reac»»»

London: Prince Harry is to return to London this week for the trial into his claims that a UK newspaper group unlawfully gathered information, in the royal's last case in his long-running crusade against the media. The trial, expected to last up to nine weeks, is scheduled to start at London's High»»»

A minibus carrying school students collided with a truck south of Johannesburg on Monday, killing 12 pupils, police said. It was the latest in a string of deadly crashes in a country whose modern road network is undermined by rampant speeding, reckless driving and poorly maintained vehicles. The cr»»»

Damascus, Jan. 19 (SANA) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the ceasefire agreement and the full integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syrian state institutions. In a statement released Monday on X, the UN agency affirmed it will continue working»»»

A decision by the Trump administration to drop specific alcohol consumption recommendations from U.S. dietary guidelines has prompted pushback from researchers who believe any alcohol intake is unhealthy. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A decision »»»

Caracas: As the first explosions rocked his military base in Caracas, 18-year-old Saul Pereira Martinez sent his mother a simple message: “I love you. It has begun.” It was the night of January 3, and US forces were invading Venezuela to seize the country's then-president, Nicolas Maduro, on the or»»»

Israeli airstrikes targeted Monday Wadi Burghoz, Ansar's outskirts, al-Mahmoudiyeh, and al-Mourouj, with the Israeli army claiming it struck Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon. The strikes come weeks after the Lebanese military said it had completed disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River, th»»»

The hustle and bustle of buyers and sellers has returned to Khartoum's central market, but "it's nothing like before," fruit vendor Hashim Mohamed told AFP, streets away from where war first broke out nearly three years ago. On April 15, 2023, central Khartoum awoke to battles between the Sudanese »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "Yes, indeed, president Putin has also received an invitation through diplomatic channels to join the Board of Peace," Peskov told repo»»»

An unexpectedly sturdy world economy is likely to shrug off President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies this year, thanks partly to a surge of investment in artificial intelligence in North America and Asia, the International Monetary Fund said in a report out Monday. The 191-nation lendi»»»

A technical glitch pushed back the restart of the world's biggest nuclear reactor in Japan, its operator said on Monday, a day before local media reported it would go online. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it would need another day of two to check the equipment at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa »»»

Abu Dhabi: In 2025, the UAE recorded a series of landmark achievements across the energy, infrastructure, maritime transport, housing and digital transformation sectors, highlighting its ability to balance long-term planning with on-the-ground delivery in support of its vision to build a leading de»»»

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The Seoul Eastern District Court on Monday posthumously acquitted Kang Eul-seong, who was executed 50 years ago for alleged ties with North Korea. File Photo by Yonhap A Seoul court on Monday posthumously acquitted a man executed 50 years ago for allegedly attempting to rebuild an underground pro-N»»»

Penco, Chile: Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 19 dead, authorities said, announcing the latest toll on Sunday. More than 50,000 people have been displaced by blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio r»»»

Dubai: An Indian-origin couple and three others have been arrested in the United States for allegedly running a sex trafficking and drug distribution operation from a motel in Virginia, US prosecutors said. Tarun Sharma (55) and Kosha Sharma (52) were arrested for allegedly allowing prostitution an»»»

There's something uniquely agonising about having your cryptocurrency stolen. All transactions are recorded on a digital ledger, known as a blockchain, so even if someone takes your money and puts it in their own crypto wallet, it is still visible online. "You can see your money there on the public»»»

The independence of central banks is "paramount" for global economic stability and growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. It comes a week after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said he was the subject of an "unprecedented" US justice department criminal investigation over his »»»

Serbia’s majority Russian-owned oil company NIS has restarted oil processing at its Pancevo refinery after securing a temporary waiver from US sanctions, Serbia’s energy minister said on January 18. Production of petroleum»»»

Tokyo: A technical glitch pushed back the restart of the world's biggest nuclear reactor in Japan, its operator said on Monday, a day before local media reported it would go online. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it would need another day or two to check the equipment at the Kashiwazaki-»»»

Army chief Rodolphe Haykal will visit Washington from February 3 to 5, media reports said. Haykal will present to Washington detailed military maps, and a list of Hezbollah sites and tunnels, local TV network MTV said. According to the channel, Haykal will also give deadlines for the implementation»»»

The goal of obtaining the island is not just Donald Trump’s "whim" but is part of the idea of "Making America Great Again" supported by around half of Americans, Russian political scientist Alexei Martynov tells Sputnik. "This is about America's greatness in the Arctic region; with the acquisition »»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah has recorded its strongest tourism year to date, welcoming 1.35 million overnight visitors in 2025, a 6 per cent increase year-on-year, according to the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balance»»»

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s popularity has fallen again versus his two military rivals, according to a new survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), as corruption scandals, a Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system and faltering progress on the battlefield weigh on his i»»»

Rabat: FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned "some Senegal players" for the "unacceptable scenes" which overshadowed their victory in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final when they walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco. "We strongly condemn the behaviour of some 'suppo»»»

Dubai: Did Disney just level up? Reports claim the entertainment giant has rolled out a new, company-wide marketing and brand setup and put Pakistan-born Asad Ayaz in the hot seat as its first-ever chief marketing and brand officer. Translation: he’s officially one of the most powerful people at th»»»

How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births — tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing»»»

Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a global launchpad for Lucid, the electric-vehicle manufacturer, not merely as a consumer market, but as a manufacturing and export hub serving markets worldwide. Speaking from Riyadh during his participation in the Future Minerals Forum, Mark Winterhoff, inter»»»

At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, a new body of world leaders meant to oversee next steps in Gaza that shows ambitions for a broader mandate in global affairs. Two of the countries, Hungary and Vietnam, said they ha»»»

Gold and silver prices have hit record highs following the threat by US President Donald Trump to impose fresh tariffs on eight European countries opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland. The price of gold touched $4,689.39 (£3,499) an ounce on Monday, while silver rose to a peak of $94.08 an»»»

The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, the head of the UN has told the BBC. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, António Guterres said Washington's "clear conviction" was that multilateral solutions were irrelevant. What mattered, he continu»»»

Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision the previous night in the south of the country, and rescue efforts were continuing. Video and photos showed twisted train cars lying on their sides under floodlights. Passengers reported climbing o»»»

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the northeast for over a decade. The announcement Sunday comes as tensions between government forces and the SDF boiled»»»

Davos, Switzerland: The collective wealth of the planet's billionaires soared to a record level in 2025, charity Oxfam reported Monday, warning of "highly dangerous" political consequences as the global elite gathers for the World Economic Forum. US President Donald Trump's policies in particular s»»»

Rescue personnel seen at the site of a fire at Gul Plaza in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday. Officials said Monday that at least 14 people were killed in the blaze. Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA Jan. 19 (UPI) -- At least 14 people are dead following a massive fire that erupted at a shopping plaza in Kar»»»

The National Revenue Agency (NRA) has highlighted a series of pricing violations across the country, though overall they remain limited, according to Anna Miteva, the NRA’s Communications Director. Speaking on the program Nova TV, Miteva presented the most striking cases uncovered during recent ins»»»

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Dubai: The Indian Business & Professional Council (IBPC Dubai) on Monday hosted a welcome reception for Dr Deepak Mittal, the newly appointed Ambassador of India to the UAE, marking his first formal interaction with the Indian business community since taking charge. The evening reflected the steady»»»

China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite US President Donald Trump's tariffs. However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday. That was the slowest quarterly growth since late 2022, when China was beginn»»»

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem's continued refusal to lay down his party's weapons in defiance of the state have sparked outrage in Lebanon. In a televised address on Saturday, Qassem declared that Hezbollah "will not surrender", accusing Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi of "undermini»»»

Manila: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday that a "significant" discovery of natural gas had been made near the country's sole producing offshore site. About 98 billion cubic feet (2.8 billion cubic metres) of natural gas -- enough to provide power to 5.7 million homes for a year --»»»

Davos, Switzerland: The 2026 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is set to open on Monday evening in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, calling for constructive dialogue in a complex global landscape. A series of publications released by the WEF in the lead-up to the meeting indicated ris»»»

Oil prices were down on Monday after rising during the previous session as civil unrest in Iran subsided, lowering the chance of a US attack that could disrupt supply from the major Middle Eastern producer. Brent crude was trading at $63.85 a barrel at 0734 GMT, down 28 cents or 0.44%. US West Texa»»»

Credit demand remained strong, driven by companies, and is expected to continue remain robust Banks are increasingly optimistic about credit supply in the coming months. Two thirds of cross-border banking groups plan to expand operations in the ...»»»

On Jan. 19, 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy. 1 of 3 | On January 19, 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy. The vote was held at the Old State Capitol in Milledgeville, Ga., pictured in 1937. File Photo by L.D. Andrew/Library»»»

Hong Kong: Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday while most equity markets fell after Donald Trump revived trade war fears by threatening several European nations with tariffs over their opposition to the United States buying Greenland. The US president has fanned already-rising geopolitical t»»»

Dubai: Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman's daughters, Khatija and Raheema, took to Instagram to defend their Oscar-winning father following intense criticism over comments he made in a recent interview about the shifting power dynamics within the Hindi film industry. The controversy erupted after AR»»»

Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia's lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts are still locked in a debate over the effectiveness of the move. Supporters of a ban warn that action needs to be taken to tackle deteriorati»»»