Dubai: Before sunrise on Dubai Run day, Sheikh Zayed Road transformed into a sea of blue as more than 300,000 people filled the highway for the city’s biggest fitness event. Most participants took on the 5km or 10km routes. But for Indian expatriate Nasar Husain, the morning began long before the c»»»

Following Geneva talks, the White House issued a joint statement, describing the negotiations as "constructive" with "significant progress in reconciling positions." The Geneva talks on Ukraine concluded with a shared understanding that today had marked a significant step forward, the White House a»»»

Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), the ruling party in the Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RS BiH), announced the victory of his candidate, Sinisa Karan, in the snap presidential election. "SNSD candidate Sinisa Karan won the elections, and I c»»»

Prime Ministers Mark Carney and Narendra Modi agreed to restart negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement during the G20 summit in Johannesburg. According to the statement from India's Prime Minister's Office, the deal aims to double bilateral trade to $50-70 billion by 2030, s»»»

An earthquake was recorded on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences reported. According to the Institute, tremors with a magnitude of approximately 3 were recorded in the epicenter today at 5:25 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter »»»

The national football team of Kyrgyzstan defeated Turkmenistan at CAFA U18 Women’s Championship. The Central Asian Football Association reported. The match ended 1-0. Saikal Chynybaeva scored the only goal and was also named the match’s best player. In the first round, the Kyrgyzstan’s team defeate»»»

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal custody on Saturday over suspicion he would try to evade his 27-year prison sentence. The arrest, ordered by the Supreme Court, came after Bolsonaro allegedly tampered with his ankle monitor, prompting fears he might flee amid demonstr»»»

Six major carriers suspended flights to Venezuela after the US aviation regulator warned of “heightened military activity” amid a growing American buildup in the region, deepening tensions with President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Six airlines cancelled flights to Venezuela on Saturday, an indust»»»

G20 leaders meeting in South Africa on Sunday hailed the virtues of multilateral cooperation even as they grappled with a splintering world order plagued by growing political rivalries and US disengagement. The final day of the weekend summit attended by leaders from the world's major economies beg»»»

Bissau-Guineans head to the polls on Sunday for presidential and parliamentary elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a 53-year-old former army general seeking a second term, is backed by a political coalition of more than 20 groups, but the main opposition party has been barred from running. G»»»

Fifty of the more than 300 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Niger state managed to escape their captors and have reunited with their families, a Christian group affiliated with the school said on Sunday. Armed attackers on Friday took 303 children and 12 teachers captive in on»»»

Manila: A tropical depression east of the Philippines could turn into a tropical storm in the next 36 hours, weathermen warned. In its latest advisory, the weather bureau Pagasa on Monday (November 24, 2025, 11am) issued Tropical Cyclone Bulletin No. 3 for Tropical Depression Verbena (no internatio»»»

Israel killed Hezbollah's chief of staff in an air strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday. Lebanese officials said the air strike killed at least five people and wounded 28 more. Israel killed Hezbollah's military chief in a strike on Bei»»»

Israel launched air strikes on Gaza Saturday which killed at least 24 people and wounded dozens in the latest test of the fragile October 10 ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the strikes targeted and killed five senior Hamas members. Israel’s military on Saturday launched a»»»

It was a murder that shocked France and alarmed the government. Mehdi Kessaci, the younger brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci, was shot and killed in broad daylight on November 13th in what authorities believed was a warning to silence Amine. Thousands joined a silent march in Marseille to»»»

Severe flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 90 people in Vietnam, authorities said on Sunday. Natural disasters between January and October have left at least 279 people dead or missing in the country and caused more than $2 billion in damage. Heavy rain, severe floodi»»»

We analyse the renewed tensions between China and Japan, who have been locked in an escalating diplomatic row. The spat was set off by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion earlier this month that Japan could respond militarily in the scenario that China attacks Taiwan. The dispute has led Bei»»»

Salaries of healthcare workers in Kyrgyzstan will be increased by 50 percent starting April 2026, Minister of Health Erkin Checheybaev said in an interview with Kabar news agency. According to him, the pay raise will apply to doctors as well as all other healthcare personnel. The minister added tha»»»

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan have agreed on the parameters of hydroelectric cooperation and mutual support. The press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the press service, a meeting of the heads of the water and energy departments of the three »»»

A 38-year-old doctor from Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district allegedly died by suicide at her flat after becoming depressed over the rejection of her US visa, police told PTI on Sunday. Also Read: US rejects B1/B2 visa for Indian techie earning ₹10 million in under a minuteThe incident came to light »»»

The UK has become the "most expensive place in the world" to build nuclear power plants, according to a government review detailing the "overly complex" bureaucracy around the sector. The report, which was commissioned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called for a "radical reset" in the government's»»»

The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek on Sunday reviewed a motion by investigators to change the pretrial measures for a group of suspects in a criminal case on mass unrest. The court initially granted the investigators’ request and ruled to arrest Temirlan Sultanbekov, Ermek Ermatov, and Urmat»»»

An earthquake measuring magnitude 3.5 hit Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan last night. The Seismology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences reported. According to the Institute, the tremors were recorded at 7:12 p.m. on November 23. The earthquake’s epicenter was located in Kyrgyzstan, 4 kilo»»»

The Bishkek City Hall announced a temporary water outage in one area. On November 25, 2025, supply of drinking water will be stopped from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to residential buildings, schools, preschool, healthcare, and other social and industrial facilities in the area bounded by Big Chui Canal, Baya»»»

During the year 2025, a noticeable—if perplexing—trend emerged among segments of the Yemeni population: vocal support for US airstrikes targeting the Houthis. Some have even called for operational coordination between American airpower and Yemeni ground forces before the US President Donald Trump s»»»

London: Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi N. Mittal, one of Britain’s wealthiest residents, is reportedly planning to leave the UK as the Labour government prepares major tax reforms targeting the super-rich, The Sunday Times reported on Sunday. Also Read: UK tax exodus: Why more Britons are relo»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s property market is entering a new phase of demand fuelled not by speculative investors alone, but by a wave of skilled professionals relocating from traditional immigration hubs such as the United States. Industry leaders say the shift is already reshaping pricing, supply and long-te»»»

When US President Donald Trump declared on social media that “the G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!” ahead of his October meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, it was more than diplomatic flattery. For some, it was a fundamental reimagining of how the United States sees its role in a post»»»

So what are the hot gift items for 2025? Experts say the new Nintendo Switch 2 game console and Apple's latest iPhone 17s will be popular, along with household appliances and home renovation items, even as economic uncertainty means Americans are less likely to move. Also Read: White Friday's bigge»»»

Ever since the ceasefire talks kicked off in Riyadh on February 18 the talks between Moscow and Kyiv have been fraught. There has been little common ground over which to start negotiations and as the talks stumbled, Russian President Vladimir Putin has become progressively less willing to compromis»»»

The UAE is entering a spell of unstable winter weather from Sunday through November 27, with humid conditions expected across the country, the National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has said. Also Read: Rainy, foggy days ahead: UAE braces for five days of unstable winter weatherEarly mornings could s»»»

Rasheed Pascua Hossain, 32, was arrested by Canadian authorities on Friday. U.S. law enforcement was hunting for Hossain as it searchers for Ryan Wedding, an alleged drug king pin Photo courtesy of FBI/Release Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in Canada have arrested an associate of a former Olympian sn»»»

A sense of anxiety grips Rangpuri Pahari, a slum in India's capital Delhi. The neighbourhood houses thousands of migrant workers who have lived hand-to-mouth for decades, mostly employed in the unorganised sector as domestic staff, cooks, mechanics, car washers and construction labourers. Now they »»»

Share: Hezbollah morned in a statemen the loss of Haitham Ali Tabatabai (Sayyed Abu Ali) Haytham Tabtabai Hezbollah’s chief of staff who was killed by Israel BEIRUT – Israel killed Hezbollah’s top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said,»»»

Hong Kong: An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that once might have been found only in sci-fi fi»»»

Geneva: Talks between Ukraine and its Western allies on a US-proposed peace plan to end Russia's invasion got underway in Geneva on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, presidential chief of staff Andrii Yermak, wrote on social media said that they held their firs»»»

Caracas: International airlines increasingly canceled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s airspace because of worsening security and heightened military activity. Marisela de Loaiza, president of the A»»»

Washington and Kyiv said Sunday that any eventual deal to halt the war with Russia must fully uphold Ukraine's sovereignty, after "constructive" talks between US, Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva. After a day of meetings that kicked off based on a US proposal that was criticised as being »»»

The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) recorded two earthquakes on Saturday — one in Saudi Arabia and another in Iraq, Saudi Gazette reported. According to the SGS, its National Seismic Monitoring Network detected a minor quake about 86km northwest of Harrat Al Shaqa, situated between Al-Ais in the Madi»»»

VERO BEACH, Florida (AP) — A gunman who killed a Florida deputy last week died on Saturday from injuries received in the confrontation, authorities say. Michael Halberstam, 37, shot two Indian River County deputies and a locksmith on Friday when they were serving an eviction notice at a home near V»»»

New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Monday. The ceremony, hosted by Vice-Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, will be presided ove»»»

The air above Palau's pristine waters smells of salt and breadfruit, and on calm mornings in Koror, Palau's commercial centre, the whirr of dive boat engines echoes across the bay. A few years ago, those boats were filled with tourists – many from China – drawn to Palau's lagoons and limestone cave»»»

Skye Gyngell, the first Australian female chef to win a coveted Michelin star, has died aged 62. Gyngell rose to fame in the UK after her garden centre cafe in south-west London was awarded one of the highest honours for chefs. She went on to helm Spring restaurant at Somerset House and Marle and H»»»

Geneva: Talks between Ukraine and its Western allies on a US-proposed peace plan to end Russia's invasion got underway in Geneva on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, presidential chief of staff Andrii Yermak, wrote on social media said that they held their firs»»»

Dubai: Petrofac rose to the top of the energy services sector with a market value that once exceeded GBP6 billion (Dh27.5 billion). Its position in the FTSE 100 signalled global reach and steady contract wins across core oil and gas regions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Bala»»»

Three teens have been charged with crimes related to a shooting exchange between two of them that injured four, including the two alleged shooters, during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday night in Concord, S.C. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Three teens face»»»

Twelve year old Morgan E. Geyser is lead by a Waukesha County Sheriff Deputy into a Waukesha County Courtroom in Waukesha, Wisconsin on June 11, 2014. Geyser has been charged with the attempted murder of a 12 year old girl. UPI/ Michael Sears/Pool/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | License Photo Nov. 23 »»»

Manila: Whispers are growing louder — a dramatic “government reset” allegedly being steered by Filipino tycoons is rippling through political and business circles, stirring intrigue across the country. This comes amid a swirling corruption scandal enveloping the administration of President Ferdinan»»»

With many families left traumatised by killings apparently linked to supposed magic rituals in Sierra Leone, BBC Africa Eye looks into those behind the trade in human body parts. Warning: This article contains details some readers may find disturbing. The mother of an 11-year-old boy murdered as pa»»»

Garlic simmers in huge metal pots heated over open wood fires and set up in a long line. Cooks add canned tomatoes and peppers with handfuls of spices, stirring the sauce with giant spoons. What is being prepared here is not just lunch, it is a lifeline. American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) opene»»»