The US is set to loosen its fuel economy rules, reversing another Biden-era policy that had been expected to lead to increased take-up of electric cars. US President Donald Trump announced the proposal at the White House, where officials said the prior standards were not realistically achievable an»»»

One of two doctors who sold ketamine to "Friends" star Matthew Perry in the weeks before his overdose death was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday. Salvador Plasencia, 44, is the first of five people to be sentenced over Perry's 2023 death in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home after dec»»»

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpu»»»

A Turkish-owned oil tanker that recently visited a Russian port was heavily damaged by explosions off the coast of Senegal last Thursday. While Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the attack, the bombing follows a campaign targeting ships accused of belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” – r»»»

The EU on Wednesday presented a plan to provide Ukraine with €90 billion of funds over the next two years by using frozen Russian assets as Belgium – which holds the bulk of Russia's frozen assets inside the EU – repeated calls for an alternative solution. The EU on Wednesday laid out a p»»»

A cultural event called Season of Ukraine – Journey to Ukraine: culture strikes back – running from December 2025 to March 2026 seeks to amplify the voices of Ukrainian artists by hosting 50 cultural events in multiple cities across France. FRANCE 24 spoke to Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov on how R»»»

The 1670 Hudson's Bay Company Royal Charter, considered among one of Canada's founding documents, has been sold for C$18m ($13m; £9.6m) to two of the country's richest families. The 355-year-old charter, which granted the Hudson's Bay Company wide-ranging powers over large swaths of what is now Can»»»

Police in a Canadian city are reminding the public that being a "grinch" may be frowned upon, but not illegal, after receiving calls over anti-Santa signs. The signs appeared on a house window along a Santa Claus parade route over the weekend in Brantford, 103 kilometres (64 miles) west of Toronto.»»»

A Super Bowl LVIII jackpots slot machine is pictured in February 2024 in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, the sports merchandiser Fanatics said it will permit users to trade in areas of sports, finance and culture in 24 states, including Texas and California. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Phot»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in cooperation with Qatar Automobiles Company, Qatar’s Mitsubishi dealership, has announced the recall of Mitsubishi Pajero vehicle 2007-2016 models. The recall is due to a possible defect in the airbag inflator, which may resu»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Doha Forum: Youth Edition 2025 opened yesterday at Multaqa building in Education City Student Centre, jointly organised by QatarDebate Centre and the Doha Forum. The two-day event is being organised in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Youth and Med»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Major strides in Qatar’s precision health strategy were recorded on the second day of Sidra Medicine’s Precision Medicine and the Future of Genomics Summit 2025 with announcements focused on gene-editing therapies, clinical trials infrastructure, and collaboration between »»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Labour, in cooperation with the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), on Wednesday concluded the roundtable discussions with the participation of a select group of representatives from relevant government entities, civil society organisations, employers, workers’ »»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), represented by the Environmental Monitoring and Inspection Department, Environmental Laboratory Division, has obtained ISO certifications from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the fields of biological and che»»»

QNA Doha The General Secretariat of the Shura Council on Wednesday launched its institutional strategy for 2025-2030, in the presence of Speaker of the Shura Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, and »»»

Tribune News Network Doha A new partnership designed to produce evidence-based insights that help to guide the future development of Qatar’s workforce has been formed between Qatar Foundation and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Data and findings from Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Alumni Impa»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) launched a national digital platform developed to empower people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and service providers to access information and services tailored to them more reliably and clearly. The launch was attended »»»

Five Palestinians were killed and several wounded when Israeli aircraft struck tents and makeshift shelters for displaced people west of Khan Younis in Gaza, according to medics at the Kuwait Field Hospital. The strikes hit the coastal al-Mawasi area. Rescue workers told the BBC they recovered the »»»

The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has expelled a member after he sparked controversy by delivering a speech reminiscent of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler at a youth event for the party over the weekend. Identified as Alexander Eichwald, the man was vying for a leadership position in th»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) - The Assembly of People’s Representatives, on Wednesday evening, approved Article 135, which authorises farmers to use drones to spray agricultural treatments over farmland, ensuring faster and more efficient intervention and...»»»

Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and the European Commission signed in Brussels Wednesday evening a memorandum of cooperation on the development of transport infrastructure in the region. On behalf of Bulgaria, the document was signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications G»»»

Elon Musk has predicted that Vice President J.D. Vance will succeed Donald Trump as US president, and that the country will enter a “great 12-year span” of leadership that will include Trump’s current tenure and successive terms for Vance, Politico has reported. Musk made the remarks during a close»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lobbied US President Donald Trump for stronger backing for his bid for a presidential pardon over a long-running corruption case, Axios has reported, citing officials. Netanyahu last week formally asked Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon him from a ca»»»

1 of 10 | A room is shown inside the private island home of the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Image courtesy of the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands Dec. 3 (UPI) -- House Democrats on Wednesday released images of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's »»»

Manama: The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) commended the pivotal role played by the State of Qatar with regional and international parties and guarantor states, and its efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages and detainees. The Council also p»»»

1 of 3 | NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman underwent a rare second hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Billionaire tech mogul Jared Isaacman underwen»»»

The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters are pictured in February in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, the FBI's uniform crime reporting unit released its "flash mob shoplifting incident" report for 2020-2024. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A five-year FBI report»»»

British adults are hiding their outgoings on things like beauty products, gambling and cryptocurrencies from their partners as part of a pattern of "secret spending", a new report has found. More than half of adults in relationships spent in secret on a range of products, according to the research »»»

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous island. The photographs and video appear to show several bedrooms in the US Virgin Islands home, as well as a room with masks on a wall and a phone with names written on speed-dial button»»»

A 36-year-old driver was rescued after his car veered off the road and overturned Wednesday in Iraklio, Crete, at the Giofyro junction on the northern highway. Firefighters freed the man after a careful extraction. He was conscious when taken by ambulance to Venizeleio Hospital. A woman who was als»»»

A band of snow and ice is forecast to create slippery travel on the northern edge of a fast-moving storm tracking over the eastern United States late this week. The storm, which AccuWeather meteorologists have monitored for over a week, will tap into enough cold air to produce ice and snow from por»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Wednesday with Switzerland’s Ambassador to Cairo, Andreas Baum, to discuss broadening bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector, according to a statement from the Health Ministry. The meeting highlighted the “longstanding »»»

Rasha Abdel Aal, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), announced that the Authority has issued Instruction No. 46 of 2025, outlining new procedures for offsetting credit and debit balances for registered taxpayers in accordance with Article 50 of Law No. 206 of 2020. She noted that the instruct»»»

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Delegation of the European Union to Egypt, the government of Finland, and the Egyptian ministry of industry, together with major technology partners including Orange Group, Nokia and Cordon, celebrated the progress of the One Circl»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) launched a national digital platform developed to empower people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and service providers to access information and services tailored to them more reliably and clearly. The launch was attended by »»»

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ has accused Vladimir Putin of "wasting the world's time", a day after high-stakes talks between the US and Russia over ending the war in Ukraine failed to produce tangible results. "Russia must end the bloodshed it has started. If this doesn't happen and Pu»»»

Jeddah: President of the State Audit Bureau HE Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Emadi held separate meetings with Auditor General of the National Audit Department of Malaysia HE Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, and President of the Supreme Audit Institution of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Ahmed Issa»»»

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (C) is pictured this month in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control said Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, who goes by "Rosita" in Venezuela, was allegedly part of a network of five individuals affiliated with the entertainment industry that su»»»

The longstanding issue of reparations for WW II crimes cast a shadow over a meeting between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday. In what is a highly sensitive historical grievance, Tusk restated Polish demands for compensation, a request Merz rebuffed. »»»

Someone in northern Afghanistan near the Tajik border is targeting Chinese workers just across the river inside Tajikistan. On November 26, three Chinese miners were killed in an attack in which assailants used a drone equipped with firearms and grenades, while on November 30, two Chinese roadworke»»»

ED: bne IntelliNews has launched a beta version of our AI assisted analysis tool “IntelliNews Lambda” that makes use of sophisticated mathematical modelling to identify causal links in both reporting and statistics that gives more accurate analysis and can make forward predictions with quantifiable»»»

ED: bne IntelliNews has launched a beta version of our AI assisted analysis tool “IntelliNews Lambda” that makes use of sophisticated mathematical modelling to identify causal links in both reporting and statistics that gives more accurate analysis and can make forward predictions with quantifiable»»»

A review into the case of missing schoolboy Kyran Durnin in the Republic of Ireland has concluded that what happened to him "could not have been anticipated from knowledge that was available" to Tusla, the state agency responsible for child welfare. Kyran was reported missing from his home in Drogh»»»

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting at a food court at MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in the Maryland suburbs of Washington on Wednesday. Detectives were working to determine the circumstances and identify the suspect, who fled. Officers responded to a shooting at the food co»»»

Armed Palestinian men guard humanitarian aid trucks crossing from Egypt to Gaza through the Rafah border crossing after the announcement of a cease-fire and hostage-swap deal between Hamas and Israel in January. On Wednesday, Israel announced the Rafah crossing will open again but only allowing Gaz»»»

Former top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini has been formally charged with procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, and violation of professional secrecy, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has announced. Mogherini, who was detained on Tuesday, served as both European Commissi»»»

FRANCE 24 spoke to Francis Fukuyama, author of the 1992 book "The End of History and The Last Man", in which he asserted that the end of the Cold War had established the dominance of liberal democracies. The Stanford University professor said that the election of US President Donald Trump is "»»»

Tunis, Dec. 3 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, held a telephone call on Wednesday, with his Filipino counterpart, Maria Theresa Lazaro, on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of...»»»

The USS Gerald Ford and its carrier group are off Venezuela and have been involved in attacking suspected drug boats. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cat Campbell/U.S. Navy Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The family of a Colombian fisherman has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Comm»»»

Dubai: US tech juggernaut Apple has rolled out hypertension notifications on Apple Watch in over 150 countries and regions, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The feature, which can alert users if signs of chronic high blood pressure — »»»