President Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as the US seeks to tighten financial thumbscrews on the Kremlin as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump told reporters he had received assurances from Modi that India would halt it»»»

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- More than 40 Florida public school districts received bomb threats, known as swatting, that were not credible, school officials said Wednesday. The message didn't mention specific schools or counties but demanded a ransom in the form of cryptocurrency, called bitcoin. The threats l»»»

President Donald Trump has confirmed reports he authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela - and said he was considering strikes targeting drug cartels there. US forces have already conducted at least five strikes on suspected drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean in recent wee»»»

The independent candidate for the Irish presidency, Catherine Connolly, has said the EU has gone down a route of further and further militarisation. Speaking on Irish broadcaster RTE's Katie Hannon Interview Live, Connolly said this "has always been a concern for me and it remains a concern for me"»»»

At the press-launch here on Wednesday of a book in English titled 125 Years Bulgarian News Agency. The Real News. Stories on File: 1989–2023, Lyubomir Gigov, who produced the English version of the publication, shared his observations about the text and his nearly year-long work on this project. "I»»»

Riyadh: History lies in wait for the latest recipient of the AFC Player of the Year trophy, when the winner is unveiled at the AFC Awards Riyadh 2025 on Thursday evening at the King Fahad Cultural Center. Qatari superstar Akram Afif could become the first player to clinch the accolade thrice, while»»»

Hamas says it has handed over the bodies of two more Israeli hostages under the terms of the US-brokered ceasefire deal, but says it needs time and specialised equipment to recover the rest of the deceased from the ruins of Gaza. The group's armed wing said in a statement it was committed to the de»»»

Can we really draw a link between Nepal and Madagascar? Bangladesh and Peru? Indonesia and Morocco? Why the waves of defiance sweeping nations that are oceans apart? That defiance now bears a name: Gen Z protests. The generation born after 1997 has had its fill with corrupt elders who cling to powe»»»

How did the world as we know it—from the soil beneath our feet to the air we breathe and the life that surrounds us—come to be? Geologists have proposed one set of answers while biologists have proposed another. Earth and Life is the first book to reveal why we need to listen to both voices—the phy»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was considering strikes targeting Venezuelan cartels on land, after a series of deadly strikes at sea against alleged drug-carrying boats. “We are certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under control,” Trump told re»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The World Food Programme warned on Wednesday that a sharp decrease in funding is pushing food aid operations in crisis-hit countries, including Gaza, Sudan and Yemen, toward collapse, risking famine among millions of people already on the brink of starvation. In a report titled “A Li»»»

Doha, Qatar: HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, today attended the 15th anniversary celebration of HEC Paris, Doha, a Qatar Foundation partner university, at a landmark event at the iconic Museum of Islamic Art. The celebration was also attended by Her Excellency Sheikha »»»

A Swedish Navy vessel shadows a Russian submarine as it makes its way across the Baltic Sea toward Russia on Wednesday. Photo by Swedish Armed Forces Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Swedish military deployed fighter jets and a warship to shadow a Russian submarine after it entered the Baltic Sea on Tuesday an»»»

1 of 4 | A rendering is shown of the King Salman's Gate complex to be built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Image courtesy of RUA AlHaram AlMakki Company Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The area, called King S»»»

Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai on Wednesday met with more than 40 founders and CEOs of Indian unicorn companies, members of the Griffin Club for »»»

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Philadelphia man has been charged with kidnapping 23-year-old Kada Scott, who remains missing. On Wednesday, authorities announced that Keon King, 21, surrendered to Philadelphia police Tuesday and was accused in Scott's alleged kidnapping. Scott disappeared October 4 and has not»»»

London: Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca was given a one-match touchline ban on Wednesday for dissent and over-celebrating a last-gasp goal in a 2-1 Premier League win over Liverpool on October 4. The Italian will now be banned from the touchline for Chelsea's match away to Nottingham Forest in the Premi»»»

KATMANDU: Petitions have been filed in Nepal’s Supreme Court challenging the formation of an interim government and the dissolution of parliament following last month’s uprising, a court official said Wednesday. The youth-led protests, which erupted on September 8 over a brief social media ban, eco»»»

WASHINGTON: Israeli intelligence shared with the US claimed that Hamas had access to more bodies than claimed by the Palestinian militant group, Axios reported on Wednesday. Axios reported that Israel told the US Hamas was not doing enough to recover the bodies of dead Israeli hostages, and that th»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was considering strikes targeting Venezuelan cartels on land, after a series of deadly strikes at sea against alleged drug-carrying boats. “We are certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under control,” Trump told re»»»

Syrian Minister of Finance Mohammed Yisr Barnieh and Central Bank Governor Abdulkader Husrieh held a meeting Wednesady with the Public Financial Management Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including the head of the IMF mission to Syria and senior directors and technical experts.»»»

Tunis, Oct. 15 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti, emphasised on Wednesday, during his participation in the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Kampala, Uganda, the importance of formulating a shared vision to...»»»

The Fujairah Environment Authority has unveiled its new digital platform, the Unified Dynamic Data Platform (UDP), also called the Green Hub, at the 45th edition of GITEX Global 2025, marking the Authority’s fourth consecutive year at the event in the Fujairah Government pavilion. The Green Hub is »»»

WASHINGTON: A plane carrying US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was forced to make an emergency landing in Britain on Wednesday due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield. Hegseth was returning to the United States from a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels when his plane made the unschedule»»»

JERUSALEM: The Red Cross received the remains of two more Hamas hostages on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war. The Israeli »»»

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Cabinet Committee on Inter-Governmental Transactions on Wednesday approved a bid from a United Arab Emirates entity owned by International Holding Company (IHC) for the sale of the state-owned First Women Bank Limited (FWBL), marking a major step in the country’s long-delayed pr»»»

Hungary would view the supply of US-made Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine as “bad news,” Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has told RT. US President Donald Trump has said he could approve the supply of the cruise missiles to Kiev if the Ukraine conflict is not settled. Earlier this week, Trump suggested»»»

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The execution of a Mississippi man is slated to happen as planned after the state's governor said he had no intention to intervene. Charles Ray Crawford, 59, is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. local time in Parchman at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Crawfo»»»

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Former Benefia Life Insurance executives have been sentenced for massive investment losses tied to Progres Investment (PI), a defunct NewConnect-listed firm. Between 2010 and 2012, Benefia, then part of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), lost around PLN 160 million in risky, unjustified transactions. Th»»»

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland’s railway network will become the most modern and fastest in Europe. Speaking in Piotrków Trybunalski on the second anniversary of his government, Tusk highlighted rail investment as a key national priority. “Railway is the apple of my eye,” he s»»»

Euro Styl, a leading residential developer in the Tri-City area and part of the Dom Development Group, has appointed Filip Nawratil as its new President. A veteran with 18 years at the company, Nawratil has worked across all stages of development—from engineering and construction management to land»»»

Syria's interim President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has held his first talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since ousting Russia's ally Bashar al-Assad 10 months ago. Putin spoke of the "special relationship" between both countries. Sharaa suggested he would continue to allow Russia access to its »»»

1 of 5 | President of Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaich (R) holds a meeting with leader of the Democratic Party for the People Yuichiro Tamaki at the National Diet in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Japanese Diet is scheduled to vote on the nati»»»

TEL AVIV: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back in a Tel Aviv court on Wednesday for the latest hearing in his long-running corruption trial, which opened in May 2020. The prime minister kept a smiling face as he and his entourage of several ministers from his conservative Likud party»»»

Washington: A federal judge ordered a temporary halt on Wednesday to the layoffs by the Trump administration of thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, US media reported. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining order in response to a suit »»»

The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are underway in the U.S. capital, Washington, with a Syrian delegation headed by Minister of Finance Mohammed Yisr Barnieh. In a speech delivered during the meetings, Minister Barnieh spoke about Syria’s ongoing reforms and»»»

NAM needs to make case for new approach to challenges, says Attaf Nasri represents Algeria at Aqaba Process Meeting on Counter-terrorism in West Africa Algerian delegation responds to statements by FM of Mali’s coup regime Attaf received by Uganda's president in Kampala Toll rises to 67,938 martyrs»»»

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli soldier-hostage Daniel Peretz during his funeral procession in Mount Herzel in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Peretz was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, from Kibbutz Nachal Oz and killed in captivity. His body was returned during the cease-fire deal on M»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to deepen collaboration in agriculture through joint research on hybrid and disease-resistant crop varieties, local vaccine production and livestock breed improvement to boost productivity and exports, Pakistan’s food security ministry s»»»

The Albanian President, Bajram Begaj, has addressed a letter to the Constitutional Court this Wednesday, requesting a declaration of incompetence in the case of Erion Veliaj, who has appealed the decision of the Council of Ministers to dismiss him from office as mayor of Tirana. In this letter sent»»»

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whether memory problems are tied to Alzheimer's disease. File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared another blood test that could help doctors identify whethe»»»

Serbia will not be able to join the EU unless it aligns fully with the bloc’s foreign policy, including adopting all sanctions against Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. Serbia, which applied to join the EU in 2009 and received candidate status in 2012, remains one»»»

Gaza city, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said Wednesday it has handed back to Israel the remains of all the deceased hostages that it can reach, and that it will need special recovery equipment to reach more bodies promised under a ceasefire deal. "The Resistance has fulfilled its commitment to th»»»

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The Misdemeanor Court of Larissa has adjourned until October 30 the trial concerning the handling of video footage related to the Tempe railway disaster. The case concerns the failure of OSE to provide video recordings from the Thessaloniki freight station, where the freight train departed on the n»»»

LONDON: The Egyptian Red Crescent sent more than 400 shipments containing about 9,700 tonnes of humanitarian and petroleum aid to Gaza on Wednesday. The convoy carried about 5,700 tonnes of food and flour, 1,400 tonnes of medical supplies, and 2,500 tonnes of petroleum products to support Palestini»»»

DUBAI: Rising geopolitical tensions, artificial intelligence-driven attacks, and complex digital supply chains are reshaping the global cyber landscape, experts warned during a World Economic Forum session in Dubai on Tuesday. The session, titled “Riding Out Cyber Storms,” was part of the Annual Me»»»

A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown. It comes less than a week after the administration confirmed several agencies had begun laying off about 4,000 workers. US District Judge Susan Illston granted a req»»»