Romania and the Republic of Moldova are intensifying their cooperation in the field of transport infrastructure, with an emphasis on accelerating joint projects aimed at strengthening connectivity between the two countries, informs a press release from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional De»»»

President Nicusor Dan is "deeply concerned" about "the escalation of public statements between transatlantic partners and allies" regarding recent developments and calls for dialogue."I am deeply concerned by the escalation in public statements between transatlantic partners and allies regarding re»»»

Romania's Defence Minister Raddu Miruta and Chief of Defence Gheorghita Vlad on Monday welcomed General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the U.S. European Command, to discuss the impact that hybrid warfare has on international security.According to the Romanian»»»

Doha, Qatar: Aspire Zone Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MahdSpoets Academy as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen joint cooperation and exchange expertise in the development of sports talents and capacity building. The MoU was signed on behalf of Aspire Zone Founda»»»

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data boosted optimism about demand, while markets are also watching President Donald Trump's threats to increase US tariffs on European countries because of his desire to buy Greenland. Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, »»»

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani attended the signing of several agreements on the sidelines of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026). These included agreements betwee»»»

Doha, Qatar: Amid tectonic shifts in global power dynamics, two Georgetown University in Qatar students have earned the prestigious Schwartzman Scholarship and are preparing to expand their understanding through study in China. Kingwell Ma and Zarrish Ahmed have received fully funded, one-year Mast»»»

Spain begins three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the 40 people killed in a high-speed train crash that the prime minister has vowed to investigate. The crash late on Sunday is Spain's deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of tr»»»

Sudan continues to face critical gaps in humanitarian nutrition services, exacerbated by ongoing conflict, displacement, and limited access to health and nutrition services, the UN and its partners said on Monday. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estim»»»

France's navy has seized 4.87 tonnes of cocaine, believed to be bound for Australia, from a fishing vessel in the South Pacific, French officials said on Tuesday (January 20). The vessel, coming from Central America, was intercepted on January 16, France's High Commission in French Polynesia said i»»»

Dubai: Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the UAE will soon be able to verify their employment contracts through VFS Global, following a new partnership aimed at making the process more accessible for workers based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. VFS Global announced it has partnered with DBP Data Centre »»»

Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said. With temperatures in the breeding ground increasing 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) from 2012 t»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his vice premier and railed against "incompetent" officials in a rare and very public broadside against apparatchiks at the opening of a critical factory, state media said Tuesday. Vice Premier Yang Sung Ho was sacked "on the spot", the state-run Korean Cen»»»

US President Donald Trump earlier announced that he would impose 10% tariffs on February 1 on goods from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, which will increase to 25% if an agreement on the US acquiring Greenland is not reached by June 1. The US governme»»»

Denmark cannot protect Greenland, US President Donald Trump said, adding that Danish officials do not even visit the island. "We have ​to have it. They have to ‍have ‌this done. ‍They ‌can't protect it, Denmark, ‍they're wonderful people," ‌Trump told reporters, as quoted by Reuters, adding that Da»»»

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 Monday morning just southwest of Grand Rapids while »»»

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. The shark attacked the man's surfboard at Point Plomer, 460 kilometers (290 miles) north of the New South Wales state capital, around 9 a.m., officia»»»

Lebanese army chief General Rodolphe Haykal is gearing up for an official visit to Washington in early February, after the US cancelled meetings with him in November. The visit comes at a sensitive time, preceding the Paris conference to supporting the Lebanese army in March. Ministerial sources to»»»

On the evening of January 18, as the lights dimmed at Dubai’s 22nd Global Fusion concert, the music carried a weight far deeper than sound. Just a day earlier, Rohit Walia – the 65-year-old founder of Alpen Capital, its Executive Chairman and CEO, and the soul behind Global Fusion, had passed away »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has issued a new rule increasing Saudisation requirements to 60 per cent across 18 marketing and sales professions, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced, in a move aimed at expanding employment opportunities for Saudi nationals. Also Read: Saudi Arabi»»»

Enhancing sustainable growth and expanding its operations in the real estate sector Doha: SK Holding announced its full acquisition of SK Properties and Ariane Holding, including Ariane Properties and Ariane Assets, in a strategic move aimed at unifying institutional decision-making, enhancing admi»»»

President of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) H E Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al Malki received yesterday Director General of the Malaysian National Security Council H E Raja Dato’ Nushirwan bin Zainal Abidin and NCSA Chief Executive H E Dr. Megat Zuhairy bin Megat Tajuddin and the»»»

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Indiana are hunting for a suspect after a Sunday shooting left a state judge and his wife injured. The police in Lafayette, located about 63 miles northwest of Indianapolis, said in a statement Monday that officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1700 bloc»»»

The Abu Dhabi Labour Court of First Instance has ordered a company to pay Dh113,611 in compensation to a former employee after ruling that he had been dismissed without receiving his legal entitlements following more than two decades of service. The court found that the employee, who had worked for»»»

The Regional Headquarters for Combating Influenza and Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in Burgas has proposed declaring a flu epidemic across the entire Burgas region, covering all 13 municipalities. Authorities point to the current incidence rates as justification for strict measures to control »»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump discussed guaranteeing Kurdish rights in a phone call on Monday, Syria's presidency said, a day after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces including a truce. Sharaa met Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forc»»»

Dubai: I’ve interviewed Oscar-winning music composer and one of India's biggest cultural exports AR Rahman several times over the past 19 years of my career, and if there’s one thing I can say with absolute certainty, it’s this: Rahman gives the most measured responses of any artist I’ve encountere»»»

Global risk appetite and competition among Indian states for capital set the backdrop as India’s Maharashtra government clinched record investment pledges at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 19, 2026. The opening day haul underscores investor interest in India’s manufacturing, infrastru»»»

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to ⁠prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, according to reports. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Ilan Wurman, Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota, e»»»

The Syrian government and the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) traded blame Monday for fresh clashes in northeastern Syria as well as accusations over the fate of Islamic State (IS) group prisoners in Kurdish-run jails. The Syrian government and Kurdish forces traded accusation»»»

The leader of a group that aims to unite Iranian students amid the violence in the country has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her belief that the Islamic regime cannot hold its power just through terror. Aïda Tavakoli is founder of the group We Are Iranian Students. She spoke to us after Iran's supreme »»»

Iran's national police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan on Monday issued an ultimatum to young people "deceived" into joining the "riots" to turn themselves in for more lenient punishment. The protests constituted the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years, with the full scale of»»»

What is the death toll from the protests in Iran? Since the demonstrations broke out against the theocratic regime late December, the number reported has continued to rise...though it has been harder than ever to verify an exact count with an internet blackout in the country hindering communication»»»

Morocco's Atlas Lions will face off against Senegal's Lions of Teranga in Rabat on Sunday night, where the host nation hopes to win its first Africa Cup of Nations title in half a century. The Africa Cup of Nations reaches its climax on Sunday with a showdown between host nation Morocco, looking to»»»

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A surfer was bitten by a shark in waters off Sydney on Monday evening, the second person to suffer critical injuries in a shark attack near the Australia's largest city in little more than 24 hours. Emergency services were notified of the most recent attack at about 6:20 p.m. AEDT »»»

"Witch-hunting" remains widespread across India, targeting mostly village women who are often single, widowed or otherwise isolated. Many endure severe psychological torment, social ostracism and abuse including sexual violence. Although several states have enacted laws to curb it, "witch-hunt»»»

So much for appeasement: The same Europeans who held their nose and swallowed their pride when the EU agreed Donald Trump’s tariffs last summer can no longer ignore the obvious, that there are limits with a president of the United States who tends to treat them as vassals, not allies… even as adver»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, in an interview with Kabar news agency, explained the reasons behind the situation with driver’s licenses, measures to combat forged documents, and technical issues affecting Tunduk digital platform. According to the president, the issue of driver’s licenses h»»»

Kenya has launched the privatisation of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), targeting about $824mn from an IPO that would sell a 65% stake, as the government seeks fresh funding for infrastructure and to ease pressure on public borrowing. »»»

In the evolving geography of global energy investment, few Western majors have signalled as sustained an interest in Asia’s energy transition as Norway’s Equinor. Traditionally known for its roots on the North Sea, the partly state-owned firm has for more than a decade cultivated a foothold in East»»»

In the evolving geography of global energy investment, few Western majors have signalled as sustained an interest in Asia’s energy transition as Norway’s Equinor. Traditionally known for its roots on the North Sea, the partly state-owned firm has for more than a decade cultivated a foothold in East»»»

Dubai: Weather conditions across the UAE are turning cooler and more unsettled today, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies over coastal and northern areas and a chance of light rainfall during the morning. Temperatures are easing slightly, particularly in western regions, while rising humidity overni»»»

A presentation of a pilot project introducing a solar photovoltaic system with an energy storage system (BESS) in the commercial sector was held in Bishkek. The project was implemented with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the ministry, the fa»»»

A screen grab from a video made available by the Spanish Civil Guard shows agents gathering evidence at the site of the wreckage where, on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at least 40 people died after a high-speed train carrying more than 300 passengers derailed and collided with another train traveling »»»

Spain begins three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the 40 people killed in a high-speed train crash that the prime minister has vowed to investigate. The crash late on Sunday is Spain's deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of tr»»»

The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates has categorically denied the claims and misleading allegations made during a press conference held by Hadramout Governor Salem Al-Hanbashi, regarding the purported discovery of quantities of weapons and explosives allegedly linked to the UAE at Al»»»

Claude wasn't much of a talker, he barely moved, and never wore a costume to entice his audience - but on Sunday, hundreds gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the life and legacy of the city's beloved albino alligator. A New Orleans-style brass band, a gator-shaped eight-foot-long white sourdoug»»»

WASHINGTON: Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump's threats of taking possession of Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office. Also Read: Nato chief Rutte speaks with Trump over »»»

Washington: The 23rd India Conference at Harvard, a major student-led global forum examining India’s rise across business, policy and culture, will bring together leading voices from sport, politics and the creative industries in Boston next month, with Olympic champion P.V. Sindhu, parliamentarian»»»

A surfer has been bitten by a shark, in what is the fourth attack along Australia's New South Wales (NSW) coastline in under 48 hours. The man suffered minor cuts after a shark bit through his board near Crescent Head on Tuesday morning. A young surfer had a similarly lucky escape at Dee Why Beach »»»