View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bluffton Twp. Fire District (@blufftonfire) Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Firefighters in South Carolina came to the rescue of a kitten that darted out into the road in front of a vehicle and ended up jumping up to hide in the undercarriage. The Bluffton Township Fir»»»

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado will make a public appearance "in about an hour," her former campaign manager said early Thursday. It will be her first public appearance in eleven months after going into hiding following a presidential election that »»»

President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m (£750,000). The card will give buyers a "direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our Great American Companies can finally keep their invalu»»»

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican serving a House district in Kentucky, announced had introduced a measure to remove the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican serving a House district in »»»

Dubai: Dubai has introduced a citywide contactless hotel check-in system that lets guests complete registration before they arrive. You upload your ID, add a biometric scan, and confirm your details on your phone. Once registered, your information remains valid until your ID expires. Future stays r»»»

WASHINGTON: Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up US fossil fuel production. The sale came after President Donald Trump's administration recently announced plans t»»»

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity, including extermination, during and after the October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the war in Gaza. "Palestinian armed groups committed violations of international humani»»»

Survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a UK lawsuit against British oil giant Shell, seeking financial compensation for climate-related harms, three NGOs supporting claimants announced Thursday. Typhoon Rai (locally known as "super-typhoon Odette") struck the southern and »»»

The Trump administration faces mounting congressional scrutiny over its aggressive boat strike campaign targeting alleged drug cartel vessels, which has resulted in at least 87 deaths across 22 documented operations since early September. Lawmakers from both parties have demanded greater transparen»»»

Portugal is facing severe disruption to transport, flights, hospitals, schools and other public services on Thursday, as the two main union federations stage a general strike over unprecedented labour reforms. The last time the CGTP and the generally less militant UGT joined forces was during the e»»»

Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation for what they say is the company's role in making the storm more severe. Around 400 people were killed and millions of homes hit when Typhoon Rai slammed »»»

In a McDonald's by a lake surrounded by mountains, in the centre of the Swiss city of Lugano, a customer orders coffee. "Can I pay with bitcoin?" he asks, and the person behind the counter holds out what looks like a credit card payment terminal. It is in fact a machine for paying by crypto currenc»»»

Shares of cloud computing giant Oracle plunged more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company's revenue results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The company reported revenue of $16.06bn (£11.99bn) for the three months that ended in November, compared with the $16.21bn pr»»»

The US is the best place for a business to invest, the boss of one of the UK's biggest pharmaceutical companies has said. Dame Emma Walmsley, chief executive of vaccines and medicines giant GSK, said it will invest $30bn (£23bn) in the US by 2030. It comes as other major drug makers have pulled UK »»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Using US forces to seize an oil tanker is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest pu»»»

An Australian pilot has had his conviction for the murder of an elderly camper overturned on appeal and will face a retrial. Greg Lynn was sentenced last year to a minimum of 24 years in prison for the 2020 murder of 73-year-old Carol Clay at a campsite in Victoria. But on Thursday the state's Cour»»»

ChatGPT topped Apple's list of most-downloaded free apps for 2025 after coming in fourth in 2024, the tech firm announced on Wednesday. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo Dec. 10 (UPI) -- OpenAI's ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence app topped Apple's 2025 list of the most-download»»»

A French mother whose 15-year-old son died by suicide has launched a legal fight against some of the world’s biggest social media platforms, alleging their algorithms flooded him with self-harm content that drove him into a “downward spiral”. This comes as France is considering a possible ban on so»»»

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy describes his recent 20-day stint in prison as “hell” in a new book released on Wednesday. His “Diary of a Prisoner” provides a rare glimpse into La Santé prison in Paris, were Sarkozy was kept in solitary confinement for security reasons. It also sees the ex»»»

Iceland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, the country's public broadcaster said Wednesday, becoming the fifth country to boycott the competition after organisers declined to exclude Israel from participating over its conduct of the war in Gaza. Iceland's state broad»»»

The US has seized an oil tanker allegedly transporting oil from Venezuela and Iran, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced. The action took place amid a buildup of US military activity in the region and strikes against what Washington described as cartel boats. “Today, the Federal Bureau of Investiga»»»

The U.S. Navy is partnering with Palantir Technologies Inc. to modernize its shipbuilding programs with the help of artificial intelligence and a $448 million investment announced on Tuesday. File Photo by Thiep Van Nguyen II/U.S. Navy Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Artificial intelligence will help the Navy to »»»

Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, of Austria, gestures with the trophy during a news conference after winning the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Wasted Love" in Basel, Switzerland, on May 18. File Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Iceland on Wednesday became the fifth nation »»»

As Australia's ban on social media for children under 16 takes effect, we speak with Jess Butcher, a tech entrepreneur and founder of digital wellbeing foundation ScrollAware. In spite of being opposed to over-regulation, she tells us she supports the Australian ban on account of the scale of »»»

Tunis, Dec. 10 (TAP) - The Tunisian “Sumud Flotilla” Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza announced that donations collected from Tunisians across the capital and several governorates have reached approximately 1.887 million dinars.According to...»»»

Once again the boom of artillery, rockets and air strikes sounds along the Thai-Cambodian border. Villages in a corridor stretching for hundreds of kilometres have been evacuated for a second time in five months. Families and their pets sit on mats in temporary shelters, wondering when they can go »»»

Gardaí (Irish police) have released CCTV footage of an arson attack on a house fire in County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland in which a woman and young boy were killed. Mary Holt, aged 60, was the great-aunt of Tadhg Farrell, aged four; and they both died in the fire at a house in Castleview Par»»»

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Gregg Phillips has been selected for a leadership position in the Federal Emergency Management Administration, though he hasn't managed emergencies at the state or federal level and has been critical of the agency. Philipps, 65, is best known for claiming millions of noncitizens vo»»»

Bilbao: Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon put in a superb performance to help Athletic Bilbao to a 0-0 draw with Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. Simon, 28, made a string of saves in the Basque Country to keep the hosts' hopes of a play-off spot alive. The Parisians were frustra»»»

Anti-government protests were held across Bulgaria on Wednesday evening. In central Sofia, the organizers from the opposition Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition hoped to recreate the massive rally of December 1. Taking place under the slogan “Resignation! Peevski and Boriss»»»

Tunis, Dec. 10 (TAP) - The Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry is taking part in the EnerGaïa 2025, the renewable energy fair in Montpellier with a delegation of more than 20 Tunisian companies.This participation offers an opportunity to...»»»

Drones which were seen near Dublin Airport on the night the Ukrainian president arrived were "not a threat" to the leader's aeroplane, as landed some time prior to the incident, the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has said. However Micheál Martin told the Dáil (Irish Parliament) that the incident »»»

The police are controlling a situation involving about 50-60 individuals who are acting aggressively near Vrabcha Street in the capital, said Chief Commissioner Lyubomir Nikolov, Director of the Sofia Directorate of Interior. He told a news briefing that this was not part of the anti-government pro»»»

The police are controlling a situation involving about 50-60 individuals who are acting aggressively near Vrabcha Street, said Chief Commissioner Lyubomir Nikolov, Director of the Sofia Directorate of Interior. He told a news briefing that their profile is that of hooligans. That street is where th»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Hopes are high that an Asian team will lift the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 after six of the continent’s representatives advanced to the quarter-finals. The United Arab Emirates were the final Asian side to confirm their last eight spot, joining Palestine, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jord»»»

QNA Doha The international reserves and foreign currency liquidity at the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) increased by 2.65 percent year-on-year in November, reaching QR 261.502 billion, compared to QR 254.743 billion during the same period last year. Data released by the Qatar Central Bank showed that th»»»

Minister of Labour and Chair of the Workforce Planning Committee HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri presided over the Committee’s sixth regular meeting on Wednesday. The meeting addressed the latest developments in the country’s labour sector and reviewed the progress of initiatives and programmes aime»»»

QNA Doha The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, on Wednesday welcomed the results of the 8th meeting of the Qatari-Saudi Coordination Council, held on Monday in Riyadh. The meeting was co-chaired by His Highness»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha The Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Qatar, HE Juha Mustonen, hosted a reception at The St. Regis Hotel on The Pearl-Qatar to celebrate the 108th Independence Day of Finland. In his address, Ambassador Mustonen extended sincere gratitude to the State and people of Qatar»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha On a serene December evening in Doha, the Katara Cultural Village once again became a bridge between continents, celebrating art, history, and enduring friendship. The focal point was the inauguration of the striking sculpture ‘King Time’, a gift from the Oriental Republic of U»»»

QNA Doha The Permanent Web Summit Qatar Organising Committee has announced the latest global tech leaders joining the list of partners for Web Summit Qatar 2026, including Snapchat, Amazon, Vodafone and Dell, bringing the total number to more than 130. This was announced during its regular meeting »»»

QNA Doha The tenth Qatar-UK Festival 2025 kicked off on Wednesday at the National Museum of Qatar (NMQ), with its programme, which started from December 2, set to run until 12, 2025, across multiple venues nationwide. The festival was attended by Chairperson of Qatar Museums HE Sheikha Al Mayassa b»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani met with Minister of Interior of Spain Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gomez and his accompanying delegation. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation in security field»»»

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi on Wednesday met with Ambassador of Haiti to Qatar HE Jean-Marie Francois Junior Guillaume, on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country. Dr. Al Hammadi thanked the ambassador for his efforts in suppo»»»

QNA Doha Attorney-General HE Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi has affirmed that integrity and transparency constitute the fundamental pillars for protecting society and achieving justice. The attorney-general made the statement during a lecture delivered at the College of Graduate Studies at t»»»

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia Abdisalam Abdi Ali in Doha on Wednesday. The meeting reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance th»»»

QNA Doha Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah met on Wednesday with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour (DRL) Jacob McGee. Al Attiyah stressed, during the meeting, that the right to freedo»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity, in collaboration with Msheireb Museums, inaugurated the “241” exhibition at the Courtyard of Company House in Msheireb Downtown Doha. The exhibition commemorates 241 children from Gaza—sponsored by the generous people of Qatar through Qatar Charity’s “Rofaqa»»»

QNA New York Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani has announced the pledge of $1 million to support the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2026. Sheikha Alya made the announcement during her participation in the High-level Pledging »»»

This edition was distinguished by holding high-level dialogue sessions, in which an elite group of decision-makers, thought leaders, opinion leaders, and experts participated. The sessions were characterised by depth and objectivity, and addressed the key regional and international issues and how t»»»