National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac speaks during a press conference at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Friday. Photo by Yonhap National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday he has been paying attention to the possibility of North Korea taking part in this year's Asian Games»»»

The United States on Friday announced some $45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the ceasefire, which President Dona»»»

Dubai: A dystopian reality question, but in our ever evolving AI world, as artificial intelligence continues to reshape digital culture, one question keeps coming up: will AI influencers eventually take over social media? A panel debate at the 1 Billion Summit between Egyptian content creator Farah»»»

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United States President Donald Trump signalled a major potential escalation in US anti-drug operations by announcing that the US will begin conducting "land strikes" against drug cartels, particularly in Mexico, following a series of maritime attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. »»»

The European Union lacks a common market in the defence sector, and production and implementation are dictated entirely by individual Member States, Bulgarian MEP Nikola Minchev (CC-DB/Renew Europe) said in BTA's podcast EU Lex BG. He talked about the latest legislative decisions in the field of de»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the world to act after Russia hit western Ukraine with its new Oreshnik ballistic missile in a massive overnight attack that killed four in the capital Kyiv. "A clear reaction from the world is needed. Above all from the United States, whose signals»»»

The US intends to sell Venezuelan oil “indefinitely,” while depositing the resultant revenue in Washington-controlled accounts, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has stated. Last Saturday, American commandos conducted a raid on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, abducting President Nicolas Maduro and his»»»

Aleppo: Syria’s defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee. The violence killed 21 people and was the latest challenge for a country still struggling to forge a new path after Is»»»

Syria's defense ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee. The violence killed 21 people and was the latest challenge for a country still struggling to forge a new path after Islamist a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European countries believe that strengthening NATO's presence in the Arctic region could persuade US President Donald Trump that the United States does not need to own Greenland for security reasons, Politico reported on Friday, citing sources. On January 3, Trump told The Atlant»»»

Bulgaria has never established an official national strategy or doctrine, and the state appears reluctant to define long-term objectives, said former head of the Military Academy “Georgi Stoykov Rakovski,” Major General Grudi Angelov, during an interview on NOVA NEWS. Gen. Angelov stressed that the»»»

The Japanese government has formally sanctioned a monumental draft budget of JPY122.31 trillion ($780bn) for the fiscal period commencing April 1 2026, Eco-Business reports. This record-breaking financial roadmap signals a decisive pivot towards "green transformation" (GX), prioritising the moderni»»»

The Japanese government has formally sanctioned a monumental draft budget of JPY122.31 trillion ($780bn) for the fiscal period commencing April 1 2026, Eco-Business reports. This record-breaking financial roadmap signals a decisive pivot towards "green transformation" (GX), prioritising the moderni»»»

Unverified video posted on social media porports to show casualties after security forces in Fardis opened up on a crowd using heavy machine guns.  Well over a million people took to the streets in Iran on the eveni»»»

The world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat in 2025, an international team of scientists said Friday, further priming conditions for sea level rise, violent storms, and coral death. The heat that has accumulated in the oceans last year increased by approximately 23 zettajoules -- an amount »»»

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has earmarked 65 locations across two operational zones for the initial rollout of driverless RoboTaxi services in the emirate.According to an RTA video presentation, Phase One of the project will cover 17 locations in Zone One and 48 in Zone Two, represe»»»

Dubai: The Kerala High Court has ordered the State government to pay compensation to a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) who was falsely implicated and jailed for nearly two months in a chain-snatching case while he was in Kerala to attend his daughter’s wedding. A Bench led by Justice P.M. Manoj directed »»»

Oregon is launching a formal investigation into the shooting of two people by Department of Homeland Security in Portland on Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Oregon Department of Justice is launching a formal investigation into the shooting of two people i»»»

Dubai: Tickets to Turkish pop icon Tarkan's Abu Dhabi gig is officially up for grabs.The global superstar will take over Etihad Arena on April 17, 2026, marking his first-ever performance in the UAE capital and giving fans across the region a long-awaited chance to see him live. Starting today on J»»»

Dubai: Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has added Kozhikode, Kerala, India, to its international network, marking its seventh destination in the country as it steps up expansion across key markets. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline will laun»»»

Bogota: Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro agreed with his US counterpart Donald Trump to take “joint action” against cocaine-smuggling guerrillas on the border with Venezuela, Bogota’s interior minister said Thursday. The two leaders held their first phone call on Wednesday, de-escalating »»»

Lebanon's moves to remove weapons from all non-state groups and assert full state control are as important as financial reforms if the economy is to recover after years of crisis, the economy minister said Thursday. "You need economic reforms, but you also need security and political reforms," Amer»»»

A Lebanese pop star turned Islamic militant told a military court Thursday that he is innocent and did not take part in battles against the Lebanese army or fund a radical cleric, judicial officials said. Fadel Shaker handed himself over to the country's military intelligence service in early Octob»»»

Bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave blanketed the region, creating some of the most dangerous bushfire weather»»»

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating he planned to meet with the Nobel Peace Prize winner. "I understand she's coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to saying hello to her," Trump told F»»»

Türkiye has urged the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to renounce terrorism and abandon what it described as separatist ambitions that threaten Syria’s unity, while signaling it is prepared to support the Syrian army in Aleppo should Damascus request assistance. The call comes as fighting continues »»»

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting. Four people, including three children, were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced »»»

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. Only 236 of the rotund and regal-looking green parrots remain in three breeding populations on some of New Zealand's most remo»»»

Dubai: Would you rather have a million followers or only a million followers? That was the question Emirati content creator Khalid Al Ameri posed to a packed hall during the opening session of the 1 Billion Followers Summit 2026. The audience was split almost evenly. Al Ameri, who commands millions»»»

Dubai: With less than 40 days until Ramadan 2026, Dubai is gearing up to welcome the holy month with extended mall hours, festive cultural programmes, and an atmosphere that blends moments of reflection with shared celebration. As in previous years, shopping centres across the city are adjusting th»»»

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New York: In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency said Thursday the US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. NASA canceled its first spacewa»»»

Doha: The 31st edition of the Qatar International Table Tennis Championships, WTT Champions Doha 2026, continued for its second day at the Lusail Arena. The tournament, featuring men’s and women’s singles competitions, runs until January 11 and boasts a stellar lineup of top-ranked world champions.»»»

DOHA: Studio City produced an authoritative performance to claim the day’s feature, the 2000m Thoroughbred Handicap and the Lisha Cup, at Al Uqda Racecourse yesterday. Drawn in barrier 2, the six-year-old chestnut tracked prominently in third before launching a decisive run in the home straight, su»»»

Tunis, Jan. 9 (TAP) – Fourteen European buyers, including importers and distributors, participated from January 6 to 9, in the Tunisian–European business-to-business (B2B) meetings.The event focused on the dates and date-derivatives sector in...»»»

Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barreled through northern Europe, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households in plunging winter temperatures. Forecasters from Britain to Germany urged people to stay inside as they issued weather warnings, including the »»»

Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the country's faltering economy and the collapse of its currency. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands arrested as the daily protests have grown and the government s»»»

Russia said Friday it has used the new Oreshnik ballistic missile along with other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed and at least 22 wounded in the capital overnight. Russia didn’t say where Oreshnik hit, but Russian media and military bloggers»»»

US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his "own morality" was the only constraint on his power to order military actions around the world. Trump's comments to The New York Times came days after he launched a lightning operation to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolas Mad»»»

Abu Dhabi: A young woman in Abu Dhabi has been ordered to pay Dh15,000 in compensation after being found liable for damaging a handmade artwork owned by another woman. The ruling was issued by the Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cases Court, which held that the defendant’s actions caused»»»

The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by an ICE agent was a “tragedy of her own making,” US Vice President J.D. Vance has said, throwing his full support behind the agency. Graphic footage shows multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) swarming the victim’s SUV. One of »»»

Dubai: Veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan has expressed heartfelt pride in the success of Dhurandhar, calling the film’s triumph a deeply personal moment as it marks the rise of his former student and long-time collaborator, Aditya Dhar. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Priyadarshan shared a nostalgic »»»

Russia has confirmed that it used the Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive overnight strike on Ukraine on Thursday night. Four people were killed and 19 others injured in Kyiv, where loud booms could be heard for several hours, setting the sky alight with explosions. It is believed to be»»»

On Jan. 9, 2021, an Indonesian plane carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all on board. 1 of 2 | A search and rescue operation looks for Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, which lost contact after taking off and crashed in the waters off Jakarta Bay, Indonesia, on Ja»»»