The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) said it will not be extending its controversial drug decriminalisation project, allowing it to expire at the end of January. The programme began in 2023 as a three-year pilot agenda. It was a landmark policy meant to help tackle the province's deadly o»»»

Damascus, Jan. 15 (SANA) The Syrian General Authority for Ports and Customs has signed a strategic investment agreement with Turkey’s Kuzey Star Shipyard to introduce shipbuilding in Syria under international standards, in a move that is the first of its kind in the Syrian maritime sector. The deal»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija said on Thursday that, in an orchestrated campaign and verbal attacks on Belgrade, Pristina continued to systemically fabricate facts regarding the 1999 Racak case to blur the truth about the event as well as about the numerous unpunished»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal, whose working visit to the UAE includes participation in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026. The meeting, held at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, focused »»»

Paris, France: Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom won the car section of the 11th stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday, while American Skyler Howes clinched a maiden victory in the motorbikes. Ekstrom, in a Ford Raptor, clocked 2hr 47min 22sec to win the eighth special stage of his career on the Dakar and hi»»»

The number of weight categories in wrestling disciplines will be significantly reduced at the 6th World Nomad Games. Nursultan Adenov, Head of the International Secretariat of the World Nomad Games (WNG), announced at a press conference. According to him, the decision was made based on the experien»»»

The outgoing Government will apply the more favourable regime for Bulgarian citizens and will carry out a one-off indexation, as provided for by law, increasing the wages of all employees in the public sector by 5%, said outgoing Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova at a briefing at the Ministry of »»»

Washington: US forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader US effort to take control of the South American country's oil. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote Thursday on social media, "Motor T»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski sees a risk that the likely early parliamentary elections this spring can be "stolen" as political forces try to push through changes to the voting methods. "We will not allow the elections to be stolen. If something new i»»»

"This is a clear sign by President Rumen Radev against Peevski," said Continue the Change leader Assen Vassilev on Thursday in the halls of Parliament, commenting on the third government-forming mandate. Earlier on Thursday, the president’s press secretariat announced that on Friday the head of Sta»»»

U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions, adopting a wait-and-see posture after earlier threatening intervention. analysis by Leela Jacinto, FRANCE 24 inter»»»

Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the second phase was met with a lot of scepticism, and some hope too, by Palestinians in Gaza. Story by»»»

US president Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights. Story by Delano D'Souza.»»»

Officers of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, together with the Internal Investigations Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, detected and prevented an extortion attempt by an employee of the Department of Internal Affairs of Zhaiyl district in Chui region. Ac»»»

Kyrgyzstan is considering introducing residence permits for foreign investors willing to invest between $300,000 and $400,000 in the country’s economy. Deputy Head of the National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Zhalyn Zheenaliev, announced on Birinchi Radio. According»»»

Riga: The European Union has "a strategic responsibility" in Greenland, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday, after President Donald Trump insisted Washington needed the autonomous Danish territory for security reasons. Barrot spoke after Denmark said the United States still aimed»»»

Paris, France: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said he has no doubts about his team despite their shock 1-0 French Cup defeat at home to newly-promoted city rivals Paris FC before a return to Ligue 1 on Friday. PSG enjoyed a record-breaking campaign last season, completing the first treble i»»»

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A recovery crew was summoned to an Irish road when a truck carrying up to 15,000 crabs crashed into a ditch and set the crustaceans free. The McLaughlin Transport truck was carrying a load of crabs caught in Inishowen to restaurants and stores in Portugal when it wound up in the di»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Justice has announced significant reductions to a range of service fees, alongside the expansion of fee exemptions for many transactions for the first time, in a move aimed at easing access to government services and strengthening the country's investment environment. The chan»»»

In Uganda, millions prepare to vote in a presidential election steeped in tension and controversy. President Yoweri Museveni, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is seeking a seventh term in office, but his challengers and critics say the race is anything but free or fair. Story by Clarisse Fortuné.»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Japan eased to a commanding 45-23 win over Australia in the second contest of the 22nd Asian handball championship taking place in Kuwait on Thursday.In group four action, a relentless Japanese side controlled proceedings from start to finish, registering their first win of»»»

This week in French Connections, we focus on wealth in France. According to traditional macroeconomic measures, France is a rich country. It has the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP, high levels of human development, broad infrastructure and a robust social welfare system. Yet beneath»»»

France has already deployed "an initial team of soldiers" to Greenland as part of a European military mission, and will send new "land, air and sea resources" to the autonomous Danish territory coveted by the United States "in the coming days", Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday.»»»

A construction crane and concrete beam collapsed during the construction of an expressway in the Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand, on Thursday. Two people were killed and several others injured after a concrete beam fell from an overhead launcher, crushing two vehicles passing below, according to lo»»»

Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old Iranian man arrested on January 10 during the country's wave of protests, will not be sentenced to death, the country's judiciary said, according to state media. The news comes ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss the situation in»»»

In Bulgaria, cloud cover from the northeast will continue to thicken overnight, while the southwestern half of the country is expected to remain mostly clear with occasional high clouds. Winds will generally weaken, becoming light in most areas, and from the northeast in the northern regions. Overn»»»

Cholpon Shamsutdin, the new Director of the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance, was officially introduced to the staff today. The department’s press service reported. She previously held the position of Deputy Director of the department and has many»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation army threatens to strike two residential buildings in the town of Masghara, West Bekaa 15-01-2026 16:41 PM Latest News U»»»

Russia's Foreign Ministry expelled a British official stationed at the British Embassy in Moscow on Thursday, accusing him of being an undercover agent for British intelligence. File photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA-EFE Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Russia expelled a British diplomat Thursday, accusing him of spyin»»»

US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke a law that allows domestic deployment of the military, as protests roil Minnesota after a federal agent shot dead a woman last week. "If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurre»»»

Dimitar Belichev, Mihaela Raidovska and Plamen Petkov were nominated for a new European Prosecutor from Bulgaria, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday. The decision was taken by a special seven-member commission appointed by outgoing Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev and chaired by his Deputy Minis»»»

On Thursday, MPs debated a bill on the early termination of the parliamentary ad-hoc Committee to establish facts and circumstances regarding the activities of George Soros and Alexander Soros and their Foundations on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, financing Bulgarian natural and legal »»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Interior arrested 12 suspects of Arab and Asian nationalities involved in the illegal manufacture and preparation of children's food products in an unsanitary environment.In a press statement on Thursday, the Ministry said the Criminal Security Sector h»»»

The Ombudsperson of Kyrgyzstan Jamilya Jamanbaeva reported serious violations of the rights of foreign citizens at the temporary detention center for foreigners and stateless persons in Chui region, located on the grounds of the former Gansi military base. The Ombudsperson’s press service reported.»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sohmor Mayor Mohammad Al-Khishn to Al-Ahed News: The IOF targeted two residential buildings in the town that have no connection whatsoever »»»

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DOHA: Participants at the 4th Private Sector Social Responsibility and Its Role in Sustainable Development Conference have adopted the Doha Declaration 2026, outlining a long-term roadmap to align business profitability with sustainability and social impact. The two-day conference, hosted by the Qa»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), in cooperation with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the State of Qatar, has launched an initiative to plant 1,000 native seedlings at Rawdat Bu Nbeirah. The initiative comes as part of national efforts to protect the en»»»

The 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade, which has suffered major losses in Ukraine, has been renamed the 71st Guards Motorised Rifle Division. The reorganisation is part of a military buildup along the border to Finland and Norway, according to Russian government officials. The restructuring of Russia's»»»

DOHA, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Mohammad Al-Dahiani powered his way to a gold medal on Thursday in the men's singles skeet shooting finals of the Asian championship in Qatar, which runs until January 21.In the national team category, Kuwait finished second ahead of bronze medalists Kazakhstan and r»»»

Elon Musk's xAI says its Grok AI chatbot will be restricted from generating sexualised images of real people after it was used to create pictures of women and children in varying states of undress. Also in this edition: France's traditional Epiphany cake gets subsidised for Celiac disease sufferers»»»

Bulgarian authorities seized 215 liters of alcohol from a commercial premises in the village of Malo Konare, Pazardzhik region, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Pazardzhik reported. The inspection, carried out by local law enforcement teams, targeted a business operat»»»

In a year shaped by fiscal uncertainty, higher operating costs and fragile international supply chains, FAN Courier is widening its bet on “out-of-home” delivery, automation and regional expansion, while building a broader logistics stack that reaches beyond classic courier services into freight fo»»»

Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev announced the start of preparations for a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Kyrgyzstan. He made the announcement on January 15 at a press conference in Bishkek. The Foreign Minister noted the high level of cooperation between the two countries, emphasi»»»

London, United Kingdom: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence for jobs, saying that the UK capital risks "an era of mass unemployment". The Labour mayor's comments are to be included in a London speech late Thursday outlining the »»»

Washington, United States: The United States has seized another tanker in the Caribbean in its campaign to control oil leaving Venezuela, US Southern Command said Thursday. Marines and sailors apprehended the Tanker Veronica without incident in a pre-dawn raid, the military command responsible for »»»

Elon Musk's xAI announced it will no longer allow users to generate images undressing real people after the outcry of several governments and victims. Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's xAI announced it will stop allowing Grok to undress real people in its image editing feature »»»