NBA coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday, to allegations of participating in a mafia-linked, illegal poker operation in a case that has rocked US professional basketball. Mr Billups, who appeared in a large federal courtroom in Brooklyn along with roughly »»»

India’s aviation regulator has urged airlines to steer clear of ash-affected airspace after a rare volcanic eruption in Ethiopia sent a giant plume drifting across parts of the Middle East. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the ash has affected routes passing through the Muscat »»»

Supporters of Chilean presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast look at their phones while awaiting election results in Santiago on November 16, aided by a fast Internet. Photo by Ailen Diaz/EPA Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The Chilean city of Valparaíso has the fastest fixed broadband Internet in the world, ac»»»

Illinois police captured Morgan Geyser, who was convicted in the 2014 stabbing of a classmate to appease Slender Man, an online character, after she fled a group home in neighbouring Wisconsin where she was being held. Police said Geyser, 23, removed her bracelet monitoring device and fled the home»»»

The Pentagon on Monday said it is reviewing "serious allegations of misconduct" against US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who recently urged service members to refuse unlawful orders. The announcement in a post on the Department »»»

Hammamet, Nov. 24 (TAP) - The 29th meeting of the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS), operating under the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), officially opened Monday with the participation of a group of international...»»»

Geneva: The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Geneva has announced the selection of the State of Qatar to host the 9th Session of the Ninth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2028), in recognition of the country's capabilities and commitment to supporting the »»»

A series of events in Sofia over the past days highlighted the strengthening partnership between Bulgaria and China in politics, economy, culture and science, as the two countries marked the 10th anniversary of Bulgaria’s participation in the Belt and Road Initiative. GERB leader Boyko Borissov sai»»»

President Donald Trump said he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the US later next year. Trump made the announcement a few hours after he spoke with Xi on the phone on Monday morning, in w»»»

Japan has rebuked China for citing a UN Charter clause that permits action against former Axis powers without Security Council approval, insisting the provision is outdated and irrelevant. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new government has been embroiled in an escalating diplomatic tit-for-tat with»»»

Doha, Qatar: He went from being the Chief Business Officer of Google X to a bestselling author – and, according to Mo Gawdat as he spoke at Qatar Foundation’s Education City Speaker Series, his shift from the tech world to writing was “the best move” of his life. Addressing an audience at Qatar Nat»»»

Doha: Goa is positioning itself for stronger tourism collaboration with Qatar and the wider Middle East as part of its expanded global outreach strategy, according to Minister for Tourism, Government of Goa, H E Rohan A Khaunte. Speaking on the sidelines of the Qatar Travel Mart (QTM) 2025 yesterda»»»

American actor and rapper Donald Glover, who performs as Childish Gambino, revealed on stage during a concert that he had a stroke last year. While performing at Tyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Glover opened up about the reason he had to cancel his tou»»»

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the media at a press conference at the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday. Photo by Kim Ludbrook/EPA Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced during the G20 Summit in Sou»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, initially comprised of 28 points, has been reduced to 19 following recent discussions between American and Ukrainian officials in Geneva over the weekend, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing officials in the know. How»»»

Doha: The Qatari Gulf Classic Cars Association (QGCCA) has successfully concluded the sixth edition of the Qatar Luxury Classic Cars Contest & Exhibition, which took place over five days at The Pearl Island and saw extensive participation from across the GCC for the second consecutive year. Twenty »»»

Arriving in Luanda on Monday, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly began representing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the seventh African Union–European Union Summit, held in the Angolan capital on 24–25 November. Madbouly is accompanied by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and is scheduled to a»»»

Egypt and Algeria concluded two days of expert-level preparatory meetings in Cairo ahead of the ninth session of the Egyptian–Algerian Joint Higher Committee, which will be chaired by the prime ministers of both countries. The talks were co-led by Egypt’s Ministry of Planning, Economic Development »»»

The IMF’s latest Article IV mission report concludes that Poland’s short-term economic outlook is strong, with one of the highest growth rates in Europe and inflation within the central bank’s tolerance band. Rising wages and expansionary fiscal policy support growth, while inflation has eased due »»»

Dubai: Ash clouds from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, which erupted for the first time in recorded history last week, may drift toward parts of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Yemen and Oman, according to Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab»»»

Doha, Qatar: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation, launched the 12th edition of its flagship Summit today at Qatar National Convention Centre. Held under the theme “Humanity.io: Human Values at the Heart of Education’, the opening day of the Summ»»»

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the US will resume "when it's appropriate", dismissing questions about his most recent communication with President Donald Trump . Asked when he last spoke to Trump, Carney responded: "Who cares? It's a detail. I'll speak to him again when i»»»

Tunis, Nov. 24 (TAP) - The military cooperation ties between Tunisia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, along with prospects for strengthening and diversifying them, were discussed at a meeting held on Monday in Tunis between National Defence Minister...»»»

A 55-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his mother in County Kerry. Miriam Burns, who was 75, was found dead at her home in the Ardshanavooly housing estate in Killarney on 15 August 2022. Her son, Billy Burns, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder. However, after »»»

Doha, Qatar: WISE, a global education initiative of Qatar Foundation, held the latest edition of its biennial summit – WISE 12 – under the theme ‘Humanity First: Embedding Human Values at the Heart of Education Systems’, which featured a session titled ‘Innovating Schooling: Towards a Progressive S»»»

Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A series of Russian spy ships have been trailed by the British military over the last week near its shores in the English Channel. The British Royal Navy intercepted two Russian warships in the English Channel as it sailed west through the Dover Strait, Britain's Ministry of Defens»»»

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), F/A-18E/F Super Hornets were sent to Venezuela to pressure the country. On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. Photo by MCSN Paige Brown/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The United »»»

Israel's military announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 assault by Hamas, the deadliest attack in the country's history. The move comes two weeks after Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global education and development organisation, launched its participation at the 12th edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE 12) with four sessions that explored evidence-based solutions to expand access to education, empo»»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s firm rejection stopped an Israeli proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula during the 2023 Gaza war, according to former Mossad director Yossi Cohen’s newly released memoir. Cohen writes that he devised the plan, which he cla»»»

The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles (Spanish for Cartel of the Suns) - a group it alleges is headed by Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and senior figures in his government - as a foreign terrorist organisation. Labelling an organisation as a terrorist group gives US law »»»

Thousands of people on Monday attended the funeral organized by the Hezbollah group for its top military commander, a day after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut. Hezbollah supporters walked by Haytham Tabtabai’s coffin, draped in the group’s yellow flag, as it wa»»»

The US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, said Monday it would shutter operations. The foundation had already closed distri»»»

The Kremlin rejects the European proposals to amend the US sponsored 28-point peace plan (28PPP) that was floated last week in an attempt to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, according to Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy advisor, Vedomosti reported on November 24. Russia considers only on»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, warning that the country is being pushed deeper into a devastating civil war with catastrophic consequences for its people. Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said Sudane»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Media Corporation on Monday officially unveiled its pioneering Arab initiative, the “Media Encyclopedia,” during a ceremony held at the Sanad-Doha Club in Msheireb – Heart of Doha. The event was attended by HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al-Thani, CEO of Qatar Medi»»»

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Dubai: Ash clouds from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, which erupted for the first time in recorded history last week, may drift toward parts of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Yemen and Oman, according to Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab»»»

EU sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict are ineffective, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News on Sunday. He also criticized the bloc for pursuing the same strategy 19 times in a row and claimed EU officials were essentially “funding the war on themselves.” Last month, Bru»»»

It would be easy to misunderstand the 10-minute address that Ukraine’s leader Vladimir Zelensky released for his people and the world in response to the 28-point peace plan devised by Russia and the US and now circulating in draft form. That’s because Zelensky’s speech was clearly designed to allow»»»

A Kohl's department store pictured April 2020 in Alameda, Calif. On Wednesday, the Wisconsin-headquartered company's named interim CEO Michael Bender its third chief executive in a three year period in a unanimous move effective Sunday. File Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Khol's on »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, opened the third ordinary session of the 18th legislative chapter of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Tuesday, acting on behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed A»»»

A father has told the BBC he felt powerless as he witnessed gunmen on motorbikes abduct dozens of children, including his son, after storming a Catholic boarding school in northern Nigeria in the early hours of Friday. The father said he was asleep when he was awoken by the noise of the gunmen as t»»»

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he has been treated for prostate cancer. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he has early-stage prostate cancer, and called for more screenings in the c»»»

A workspace is dedicated to Meta in the International Media Center in Moscone Center in San Francisco on November 16, 2023. Court documents released Friday showed Meta shut down a 2019 study evaluating the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Ph»»»

Talks in Geneva between the US and Ukraine aimed at ending the war with Russia have concluded, with officials from both sides reporting "progress" and an intention to continue working. However, no details have emerged on how to bridge the considerable divide between Moscow and Kyiv over territorial»»»

Some screen time may be healthy for children, depending on the device and the activity, according to researchers. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Ah, screens. The thing kids won't put down, and parents can't stop worrying about. But a new study suggests they may not be all bad afte»»»

Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by emergency rooms in 2022, up from under 8 million in 2007, researchers reported in a new study. File Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/UPI | License Photo Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new s»»»

Dubai: Dubai welcomed a record 15.7 million international visitors between January and October 2025, according to the latest tourism performance data from the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The figure represents a 5 per c»»»

Cloud cover is expected to ease on Tuesday, with the first clearings appearing from the west, according to the NIMH outlook for November 25. The day will remain dry throughout the country. In the eastern regions, a light southerly breeze will develop, while minimum temperatures will generally range»»»