Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The driver of a private passenger vehicle died after colliding head-on with a school bus Thursday morning in Manhattan, Ill. The crash happened at 8:32 a.m. CST as the bus was carrying 10 students and a driver, all of whom were taken to a nearby hospital out of precaution. Manhatta»»»

Tribune News Network Riyadh Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah tightened his grip on the Dakar Rally overall lead as Mattias Ekstrom claimed victory in the car category on Stage 11 on Thursday, while Skyler Howes sealed a maiden win in the motorbike race. Ekstrom produced a measured drive in his Ford Raptor»»»

Satyendra Pathak Doha The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) ended the week on a positive note, with the benchmark index rising 98.31 points, or 0.9 percent, to close at 11,067.64 points. The weekly gain was supported by strong performances in heavyweight banking stocks and continued foreign institutional »»»

Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari met with Norwegian Special Envoy to Yemen Heidi Johansen in Doha on Wednesday. The meeting discussed relations between the two countries and ways of strengthening them, as»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), in partnership with Al Noor Centre for the Blind, on Thursday launched the Digital Safety Booklet for Persons with Visual Disabilities, written in Braille. This initiative comes as part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance c»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), in cooperation with the Embassy of Pakistan in Qatar, on Thursday launched an initiative to plant 1,000 native seedlings at Rawdat Bu Nbeirah. The initiative comes as part of national efforts to protect the environment, expand vegetat»»»

Mortgage and lien registration fees have been amended to 0.025% of the secured debt value. New fixed fees of QR500 have been introduced for property ownership transfers related to company mergers, divisions or dissolutions, as well as for transfers between individuals and companies owned by them or»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance access to healthcare services worldwide, Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Arab Medical Relief Society (AMRS) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, carried out the third medical campaign under the Mobile Clinic Project for »»»

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER MEETS GREEK PARLIAMENT MEMBER Minister of Environment and Climate Change HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie met with Member of Greek Parliament Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou. The meeting discussed several topics of mutual interest and areas of cooperation »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of Municipality of Qatar, HE Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiya on Thursday met with President of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, Professor Ibrahim Adam Al-Dukhairi. During the meeting, they discussed avenues of cooperation in areas of mutual int»»»

President Donald Trump announced his new healthcare plan, which would cut premium prices by 10% and lower prescription drug prices, he said. Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced via video Thursday his new plan to lower healthcare costs, focusi»»»

Verizon Wireless officials promise to "make things right" for its many customers affected by a widespread outage that started Wednesday afternoon, prompting an around-the-clock response by the tech firm. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Verizon Wireless said it»»»

Zagreb, 15 January 2026 (Hina/MIA) — Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Thursday in Parliament there was "broad solidarity" within the EU and NATO with Denmark over Greenland, warning that any US military intervention there would be "very bad." "There is no dilemma here," Plenković said»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump insisted that his country needed Greenland "for national security." "If we don't go in, Russia is gonna go in and China is gonna go in, and there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it - but we can do everything about it," he argued in p»»»

Newsdesk POL-US-GREENLAND-TRUMP Trump: US needs Greenland for national security WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- US President Donald J. Trump insisted that his country needed Greenland "for national security." "If we don't go in, Russia is gonna go in and China is gonna go in, and there's not a thing t»»»

3270443 KUWAIT -- The weekly cabinet meeting reviews the outcomes of the state visit to Kuwait by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. 3270458 KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Ministry of Interior will conduct a test run of civil defense sirens on Monday, January 19, at 10:00 am local time. 3270463 GAZA -»»»

LONDON, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- The United Kingdom has decided on Wednesday to temporarily close its embassy in Tehran amid security and political tensions.The decision to close the embassy was made by headquarters in London, and employees were told to work remotely, the BBC reported, citing a spokesperso»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- 1961 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a concession agreement with Kuwait Shell for oil investment to handle offshore oil operations for 45 years. 1980 -- Kuwait News Agency began broadcasting English-language news for 12 hours a day. 1991 -- UN Securi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received today a telephone call from High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission HE Kaja Kallas and »»»

A bankruptcy judge in Texas on Wednesday night okayed a $400 loan to help keep Saks Fifth Avenue parent Saks Global in business despite opposition from Amazon and other creditors. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. bankruptcy judge denied Amazon.com Inc.'s eff»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has received a telephone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Abbas Araghchi. The call dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the two countrie»»»

A song which has been streamed millions of times in Sweden has been banned from that country's music charts because it was created by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Called I know, You're Not Mine, it is currently top of the Spotify playlist of Sweden's most popular songs. But the supposed singer is »»»

Damascus, Jan. 15 (SANA) The “Made in Syria” Festival kicked off on Thursday evening in Damascus, organized by the Damascus and Countryside Chamber of Industry in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, under the slogan “Victory Celebrations… Everything the Family Needs.” The festival is»»»

The UK government is preparing to expand the call-up age for reservists to ready the army for a potential war with Russia, The Telegraph reported on Thursday, citing sources. According to the newspaper, the plan would raise the maximum age at which retired soldiers can be recalled from 55 to 65. Ve»»»

Families of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial. Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them »»»

Gaza: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip since Thursday morning has risen to 7. Medical sources reported that four Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes targeted a house in the Al Maaskar area, west of Deir Al Balah, the central Gaza Strip. Th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call today from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr. Abbas Araghchi. During the call, the two sides reviewed the cooperation relations be»»»

Beirut: Lebanon's President, Joseph Aoun, met on Thursday with the Prime Minister of Jordan, Jafar Hassan, who is currently visiting Beirut. Following the signing of 21 agreements during the Jordanian-Lebanese Joint Higher Committee, the meeting discussed ways of enhancing relations between the two»»»

A judge has ruled that the Empire Wind project off the coast of New York can continue its build despite a stop-work order by the Trump administration. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that a large offshore wind project, blocked by President»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the Minnesota city after an agent shot a man in the leg.»»»

Former New Democracy MP and prefect of Fthiotida, central Greece, Thanasis Heimaras, has passed away at the age of 81, his children Giorgos and Themis announced on social media. Born in 1944 in Lianokladi, in the Fthiotida area, Heimaras began his career at the Public Power Corporation (PPC), servi»»»

Ericsson, the Swedish technology group producing telecommunications software and hardware, has announced plans to lay off 1,600 employees in the coming weeks as part of cost-cutting measures aimed at improving competitiveness. The decision reflects mounting cost pressure and intense competition fro»»»

A consortium of 13 banks is financing a major investment by the family-owned company Hotele Korona in Jachranka, near Zegrze Reservoir. The project, called Termy Jachranka, will include more than 500 hotel rooms, large conference facilities, a medical zone, and nearly 3,000 sq. m of outdoor pools s»»»

A subsidiary of Develia has acquired land in Pruszków for a residential development of approximately 357 apartments and six commercial units. Develia’s subsidiary, Develia Warszawa, announced that the planned start of apartment sales under this investment project is scheduled for the fourth quarter»»»

Unihouse, a subsidiary of Unibep, has signed a contract to expand the Long-Term Care and Nursing Facility (ZOL) in Zgorzelec by creating infrastructure for chronically ill patients, Unibep reported. Unihouse’s remuneration for the project amounts to approximately PLN 20.9 mln gross, equivalent to a»»»

A draft government bill could fundamentally reshape Poland’s condohotel, aparthotel, and micro-apartment markets by giving municipalities decisive control over whether individual units in collective accommodation buildings can be separated and sold as private property. Under the proposal published »»»

ING Bank Śląski warns that without a cultural shift toward valuing families and having children, Poland and much of the world face a severe demographic implosion, with first effects felt within a decade and accelerating after 2035. CEO Michał Bolesławski explains that the bank’s unusually long, 10-»»»

Adam Glapiński, President of the Narodowy Bank Polski, announced an ambitious goal to raise Poland’s gold reserves to 700 tonnes, making up 20–30% of total reserves. Speaking after the Rada Polityki Pieniężnej kept interest rates unchanged, he framed gold as a “trust anchor” and a strategic foundat»»»

Adam Glapiński, President of the Narodowy Bank Polski and chair of the Rada Polityki Pieniężnej, said there are strong indications that Poland’s disinflation is durable, making another interest rate cut possible as early as February. He noted that the RPP’s stance has shifted from “hawkish” to more»»»

Micro and small businesses in Poland are finding it increasingly difficult to operate, burdened by rising labor costs, high social security contributions, unstable regulations, and delayed tax reforms. According to the eighth edition of the Polish Entrepreneurship Survey by inFakt, overall business»»»

Tunis, Jan. 15 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri met on Thursday evening at the Government Palace in Kasbah, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, along with her accompanying...»»»

This week, Iran's authorities made a deadly crackdown on protests, four astronauts returned to Earth after an unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station, and the Love Island: All Stars villa was evacuated because of wildfires. But how much attention did you pay to what el»»»

A boat navigates the Uruguay River in the Province of Entre Rios, Argentina, in 2023. File Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. philanthropist Gilbert Butler has emerged as a major private donor shaping conservation policy in Latin America by financing the purchase and then don»»»

Red Sea Container Terminals (RSCT) today announced the official opening of Egypt’s first semi-automated container terminal, located at Sokhna Port on the Gulf of Suez. This new facility marks a significant milestone in Egypt’s maritime development, backed by a 30-year concession agreement with the »»»

Tunis, Jan 15 (TAP) - The Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA) on Thursday announced in a press statement, the launch of its 2026 call for project proposals benefiting from financial support provided by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).As a...»»»

Baghdad: Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone call on Thursday with his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments. According to a statement, the two ministers exchanged views on efforts to reduce tensions in the region and on j»»»

A U.S. military helicopter approaches the Veronica during the predawn hours on Thursday ahead of the vessel's seizure in the Caribbean Sea. Image screengrab of U.S. Southern Command video Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Southern Command forces seized a sixth sanctioned oil tanker during the predawn hours Thu»»»

A huge blast and fire broke out Thursday in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, with several buildings collapsing and at least four people injured, according to officials. "After the explosion, several buildings collapsed. Four people were injured. They were taken to the emergency hospital," the loc»»»

Tunis, Jan. 15 (TAP)-The prospects for joint cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the industry, energy, renewable energy, and mining sectors were discussed during a meeting held on Thursday in...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Social Sport Contribution Fund (Daam) has signed a funding agreement with the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) to support the 15th edition of Al Galayel Championship 2026, marking the fifth consecutive year of support. Under the agreement, the Fund will contribute to supporting»»»