Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's former ceremonial head of state and a lifelong supporter of the ruling dynasty, has died aged 97, according to state media. He held the role of president of Pyongyang's rubber-stamp Supreme People's Assembly from 1998 to 2019. Kim Yong Nam served in various diplomatic ro»»»

If you're heading to Gulfood Manufacturing 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from November 4 to 6, make sure to plan your travel now. Parkin has activated the Code X tariff, charging Dh25 per hour to manage the expected surge in demand and keep traffic flowing during the event. Also Read:»»»

Also In This Package Hamas says committed to Gaza truce and returning bodies Trump to 'go in and kill' Hamas over Gaza killings Hamas expands search for the remains of Gaza hostages Hamas returns 2 more bodies, needs time to reach others Earlier in the day, Israeli media reports suggested that Isra»»»

The UK has supplied Ukraine with additional long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to enable deeper strikes into Russia, Bloomberg reports. London first announced the delivery of the air-launched rockets – which have a range of more than 250km (155 miles) – to Kiev in May 2023. The latest shipment»»»

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Two young girls were in intensive care at a hospital after they were thrown from a Ferris wheel at a festival near Baton Rouge, La. The girls, both under 13 years old, around noon Saturday were ejected from the ride's basket while it was rotating and they fell 20 feet onto a steel p»»»

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel speaks to reporters in New York City on October 23. On Monday, Patel said the FBI "saved countless lives" on Halloween by "stopping a potential terrorist attack in Michigan before it could unfold." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Phot»»»

Dubai: The number of Indian students applying for Canadian study permits has plunged sharply amid heightened scrutiny and record rejection rates, straining an education link that has long been a pillar of Canada–India relations. Government data show that Indian applicants fell from 20,900 in August»»»

Dubai: Employers in the US can once again submit applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and PERM visa programs after the Department of Labour (DOL) restored processing through its Foreign Labour Application Gateway (FLAG) system. The portal had been offline since September 30, halting crucial filings f»»»

The North Korean news agency (KCNA) shows the test-firing of new-type large-caliber multiple launch rocket system. File Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired around 10 artillery shells from its multiple rocket launcher system earlier this week, coinciding with a joint visit »»»

Dubai: If you’ve noticed more food delivery bikes cutting through Dubai traffic lately, you’re not imagining it. The number of riders has jumped sharply in recent months — the result of a rapid recruitment wave led by Keeta, a food delivery platform expanding aggressively across the city. Sign up f»»»

Saravanan Venkatachalam, a 44-year-old Indian electrical engineer from Chennai, was at work when the Big Ticket hosts Richard and Bouchra tried calling him with the life-changing news. His phone, however, was on silent, and he missed the calls. Later, leaving the office, he didn’t return the missed»»»

The calls come thick and fast to Mumbai-based diabetologist Rahul Baxi - but not just from patients struggling to control blood sugar. Increasingly, it is young professionals asking the same thing: "Doctor, can you start me on weight-loss drugs?" Recently, a 23-year-old man came in, worried about t»»»

A surge in Amazon's stock price on Monday, propelled by the announcement of a $38 billion cloud computing deal with OpenAI, raised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ estimated net worth up by approximately $10 billion in a single day. It’s his largest one-day gain since April — building on the $24 billion »»»

Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, known as "Hemedti", has emerged as a dominant figure on Sudan's political stage, with his paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) now controlling half of the country. The RSF scored a notable victory recently when it overran the city of el-Fasher, the last garrison held by th»»»

The leak of a video allegedly showing Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner is the “most serious public relations attack against Israel,” Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The footage, filmed at the Sde Teiman base near the Gaza border, showed soldiers leading a blindfolded detainee a»»»

People turn to family and friends for money more often than Buy Now Pay Later loans, a new survey has suggested, and for most of them it was for less than £250. The survey of more than 4,000 adults commissioned by non-profit Fair4All Finance, shared exclusively with the BBC, found that while 25% of»»»

Stemaide's goal is to bring science and technology skills to all young Africans. Started in 2022 in Ghana, it has developed a science kit that will work in areas without the internet. Prince Boateng Asare, CEO of Stemaide, says the firm wants to prepare young Africans for the jobs of the future. Th»»»

Starbucks says it is selling a 60% stake in its business in China as part of a $4bn (£3.04bn) deal with investment firm Boyu Capital. Under the agreement, the world's biggest coffee chain will have a 40% stake in the Chinese retail operation and retain ownership of the Starbucks brand there. Starbu»»»

A driverless Waymo car waits for a green light on Debouce Street in San Francisco on November 12, 2023. On Monday, Waymo announced it would launch its autonomous taxis in three more U.S. cities: San Diego, Detroit and Las Vegas. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Waymo'»»»

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors said Monday that atrocities committed by the paramilitary forces fighting Sudanese army troops in Sudan’s Darfur region “may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity”. US officials said they were working with both sides to broker a humanitaria»»»

The Torre dei Conti, a medieval tower located near the Colosseum in central Rome, partially collapsed on Monday, injuring three construction workers and trapping one under the rubble. The building, which dates back to the 13th century, has not been in use since 2006 and was undergoing a four-year r»»»

The French finance ministry says it will ban Chinese e-commerce giant Shein if child-like sex dolls reappear for sale on the site. Shein pulled the dolls after France's consumer watchdog said it discovered them last week. Under French law, distributing child sexual abuse material online is pun»»»

Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Monday clinched a razor-thin election win over far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders with a winning margin of 28,455 votes. The result puts the charismatic Jetten on track to become the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister. Dutch centrist leader Rob »»»

Just hours after the news broke of a mass knife attack on London-bound train, an AI-generated video appeared online claiming to show onboard the train, and the platform as the train came to an emergency stop. Vedika Bahl fact-checks the image in Truth or Fake.»»»

A Tesla pictured in Oct. 2022 near the Meta campus in Menlo Park, Calif. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla received 16 reports of exterior door handles becoming "inoperative due to low 12VDC battery voltage in certain MY 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles." File Photo »»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Doha today to participate in the Second World Summit for Social Development, hosted by the State of Qatar from November 4 to 6. Upon their arrival at Hamad International Airport, His Highness an»»»

Doha, Qatar: President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan HE Asif Ali Zardari arrived today in Doha to participate in the Second World Summit for Social Development, hosted by the State of Qatar from November 4 to 6. His Excellency and the accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival at Hama»»»

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s days as president could be numbered. This comes amid a military buildup in the Caribbean, with media reports suggesting that the US is preparing for a land strike in Venezuela. The US has offered a bounty for the arrest»»»

Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A Colorado judge rejected a plea deal Monday for a Penrose funeral home owner, accused of abusing hundreds of bodies left to decompose over four years. Fourth Judicial District Judge Eric Bentley turned down the prosecutors' plea deal of 15 to 20 years in state prison for Carie Hall»»»

Nurdoolot Nurgozhoyev, youngest son of Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov, and Marat Sultanov, a former speaker of parliament, have become the founders of a newly established digital bank, Bereket Bank, Azattyk reported on October 31. Subsequently, on November 2, in an interview with official sta»»»

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks during a press conference after weekly Senate caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. The Senate was back in session on Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for a possible fundi»»»

Family and friends attend the funeral of Mayor Carlos Manzo in the municipality of Uruapan, Mexico, on Sunday. Residents of the city of Uruapan demanded justice for the murder of Rodriguez, who was killed on Saturday after attending a public event, and they called for the resignation of Mexican Pre»»»

Tunis, Nov. 3 (TAP) - The Committee on Defence, Security, and Armed Forces of the Assembly of People's Representatives and the Committee on Internal Rules, Immunity, and Legal Affairs of the National Council of Regions and Districts held a joint...»»»

QNA Doha President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, stressed that the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) 2025 presents an ideal opportunity to transition from charting plans to deploying practical solutions for the social challenges facin»»»

Continued from page 1  The summit further affirms Qatar’s terrific global standing and its profound belief in multilateral cooperation to address social and economic challenges, particularly amid rapid global transformations, which demand new approaches to achieve social justice, equitable opportu»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Monday held a series of high-level meetings with head of delegations and world leaders taking part in the Second World Summit for Social Development, to be hosted by Qatar from November»»»

RIYADH: Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to eight consecutive matches with an impressive 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek in round-robin play at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday. After cruising past Amanda Anisimova in her opener on Saturday, Rybakina claimed her sec»»»

DOHA: Saudi powerhouses Al-Hilal continued their flawless start to the AFC Champions League Elite campaign with a 2-1 away victory over Al-Gharafa of Qatar on Monday. Simone Inzaghi’s side now have four wins out of four at the half-way point of the league stage, and sit two points clear at the top »»»

MADRID: The United States has praised Spain’s contribution to NATO, the Spanish defense minister said Monday, after President Donald Trump suggested expelling the country from the alliance for not meeting his military spending target. Last week, the United States announced the withdrawal of some tr»»»

Tribune NewsNetwork Doha The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA), the legal and tax arm of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s largest commercial banks, to accelerate fintech growth and digital innovation in the country»»»

QNA Doha The Qatari Society of Al Gannas has announced the events and championships for the 2025-2026 season. Chairperson of the Championships of the Qatari Society of Al Gannas and the Marmi Festival, Muteb Mubarak Al Qahtani, revealed that the first tournament of this season ought to be the secon»»»

QNA Doha Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council in partnership with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Innovation Streams, successfully concluded the 10th edition of its SME Programme, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Qatar’s innovation ecosystem and accelerating the growt»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums on Monday unveiled ‘Rock on Top of Another Rock’, a large-scale public artwork by the celebrated Swiss artists Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946–2012). Installed in Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park, this striking sculpture transforms two gr»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Reads and Years of Culture brought families together at the National Museum of Qatar (NmoQ) for a celebration of stories that spanned continents from Qatar to Argentina and Chile through storytelling, music, and art. The event marked the finale of “Cultural Crossroad»»»

Tribune News Network Doha When it began in 2015, Qatar Sustainability Week (QSW) was a small awareness campaign. The years since have seen it evolve into a cornerstone of the nation’s environmental movement – engaging over 750,000 participants, supporting 2,700 events, and partnering with more than»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) has announced the unveiling of untitled 2025 (no bread no ashes), a major new public art installation by international artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, on view at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park from October 30, 2025 to January 30, 2026. Presented under t»»»

QNA Doha Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) hosted its first AI Hackathon – a collaborative, interdisciplinary event that brought together medical students from WCM-Q with computer science students from Cornell University and Cornell Tech to co-develop AI-driven solutions for real, pressing clini»»»

QNA Doha Minister of Social Development and Family HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi inaugurated the Doha Solutions Forum for Social Development on Monday. The event was organised by Qatar in collaboration with France with the support of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Aff»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad inaugurated on Monday the First Leaders’ Meeting of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, held on the sidelines of the Second World Summit for Social Development Doha 2025, hosted by Qatar»»»

SHEIKHA MOZA MEETS PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF) and Education Above All Foundation (EAA), met with President of Colombia Gustavo Petro in Doha on Monday. Talks during the meeting centred on the ongoing projects with EAA in Colombia, aimed a»»»