Palestinian sources reported that figures nominated to lead a temporary Gaza Administration Committee are scheduled to meet on Thursday with Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, the nominee to head the executive body of the Board of Peace, at the US embassy in Cairo. Sources from civil society and»»»

It was a piece of audio obtained by the BBC that revealed what worries the Taliban's leader most. Not an external danger, but one from within Afghanistan, which the Taliban seized control of as the previous government collapsed and the US withdrew in 2021. He warned of "insiders in the government" »»»

Doha: Mathieu Serradori delivered a breakthrough victory for Century as Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah reclaimed the overall lead on Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally 2026 around Bisha, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. The 420km test formed the second leg of the marathon stage, with crews forced to race in cars they »»»

Two people were killed after a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Thailand, a day after a crane accident in another part of the country left 32 people dead. The crane was being used to build an expressway in Samut Sakhon, a Bangkok suburb. Footage shows the moment the crane crashed onto»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a significant milestone reflecting Qatar’s leadership in digital transformation, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has included the Digital Agenda 2030 in its global compendium of best practices in digital government and digital transformation. Th»»»

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis shot and wounded an immigration on Wednesday evening, the second person to be shot by federal immigration officers in the city in a week. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices steadied on Thursday morning after touching fresh records earlier this week, with traders and consumers digesting a sharp run-up that pushed rates to historic levels. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Ind»»»

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has shot a man in the leg in the US city of Minneapolis, where an ICE agent shot dead a woman last week. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said federal officers initially pursued the man in a car chase because he was illeg»»»

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov inspected the operations of units from the Tsentr battlegroup in the Dnepropetrovsk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry stated. Key points from the statements of the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov: The offensiv»»»

San Francisco: Elon Musk's platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized photos of women and children. The announcement comes after California's attorney general launched a»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Gharafa head into their Qatar Stars League (QSL) clash against Al Arabi today in buoyant mood, with head coach Pedro Martins confident his side can maintain their lead at the top of the table. The league leaders are coming off a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Umm Salal, overcoming a l»»»

Dubai: Two teenage girls who were training in Sports Authority Of India hostel in Kollam in Kerala was found hanging, according to a report in English Mathrubhumi. The girls, in the same news report, were identified as Sandra (17) of Kozhikode district and Vyshnavi (15) of Thiruvananthapuram distri»»»

Washington, United States: AI-generated videos purportedly depicting protests in Iran have flooded the web, researchers said Wednesday, as social media users push hyper-realistic deepfakes to fill an information void amid the country's internet restrictions. US disinformation watchdog NewsGuard sai»»»

President Donald Trump says Tehran has "no plan" to execute protesters, but still hasn't ruled out US military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. The US and UK are both reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, while off»»»

Dubai: Nervous about flying? AirlineRatings.com’s 2026 safety rankings name Etihad as the world’s safest full-service airline, with top performers separated by increasingly narrow margins. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The list evaluates 320 airlines worldwide and re»»»

Manila: Tropical depression "Ada" (the first tropical cyclone of 2026, formerly monitored as LPA 01b), could turn into a tropical storm in the next few hours as it intensified while curling towards eastern Philippines, according to the weather report Thursday (January 15). In a bulletin issued at 1»»»

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said Wednesday that she is the subject of a federal investigation into a video she made in November reminding active service members of their responsibility to reject illegal orders. Pool File Photo by Paul Sancya/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Sen. Elissa Slotki»»»

Manila: Tropical depression "Ada" (the first tropical cyclone of 2026, formerly monitored as LPA 01b), could turn into a tropical storm in the next few hours as it intensified while curling towards eastern Philippines, according to the weather report Thursday (January 15). In a bulletin issued at 1»»»

Rising turmoil in Iran has forced the closure of its airspace, prompting international flights from India to reroute. The disruption has caused delays and, in some cases, cancellations, affecting major airlines including Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet. Air India advises passengers of delays, cance»»»

Poland is watching the repercussions of a U.S. investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as it weighs future dollar-denominated borrowing, said Karol Czarnecki, head of the Public Debt Department at the Ministry of Finance, in comments reported by Bloomberg. Powell is facing a Justice »»»

The World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report says the global economy is holding up better than expected despite persistent trade frictions and policy uncertainty. Growth is forecast at 2.6% in 2026 and 2.7% in 2027, lifted mainly by stronger U.S. performance. Yet the 2020s remain on tra»»»

The US on Wednesday said it was issuing a blanket suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries including Russia, Iran, Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, Nigeria and Somalia. The freeze will begin on January 21 with no set time for it to end. The United States said Wednesday »»»

President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that executions in Iran may have been halted, citing unnamed sources, even as the Iranian government intensified warnings of rapid trials and possible executions for thousands of detainees amid ongoing protests. President Donald Trump made a vague stateme»»»

NASA carried out its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut required care, bringing four crew members back to Earth earlier than planned. The early return temporarily reduces the station crew, limiting spacewalks until a replacement team arrives. An as»»»

The United Kingdom temporarily withdrew British staff from its embassy in Iran due to the worsening security situation, with the Tehran mission now operating remotely, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced on January 14. »»»

The United States will freeze immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting on January 21 as part of efforts to prevent applicants deemed likely to rely on public benefits from entering the country, Fox News Digital reported on January 14. »»»

The United States will freeze immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting on January 21 as part of efforts to prevent applicants deemed likely to rely on public benefits from entering the country, Fox News Digital reported on January 14. »»»

Dubai: As it marks its 10th edition, the Xposure International Photography Festival is shifting focus from instant imagery to lived experience. Held from January 29 to February 4 at Aljada, Sharjah, Xposure 2026 unfolds under the theme A Decade of Visual Storytelling, asking a fundamental question:»»»

China has become the largest investor in Kyrgyzstan’s industrial sector. Data from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) say. The bank reports that at year-end 2025, the volume of accumulated Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kyrgyzstan’s economy reached $2.1 billion. Investment activity fro»»»

Residents in Thailand's Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities. But on Wednesday, the mundane rhythm ended in tragedy. "The noise was abnormally loud. A huge, crashing sound," said school volunteer»»»

A secretariat will be established in Uzbekistan to develop cooperation within Central Asia—China format. The new body will coordinate the implementation of agreements, oversee joint projects, and serve as a permanent platform for dialogue between the countries of the region and China, Podrobno.uz r»»»

A Dubai civil court has ordered a man previously convicted of fraud in an Arab country to repay more than Dh10 million to a fellow national, after finding that he had swindled the victim out of $2.7 million by luring him into a fictitious investment scheme. The ruling also awarded the claimant Dh50»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia is expected to see rainfall across several regions over the coming week, with conditions continuing through Tuesday, January 20, according to the National Centre for Meteorology (NCM). The forecast, based on outputs from the Saudi numerical weather model, was accompanied by an a»»»

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters alongside Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., at the U.S. Capitol on January 07, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Republicans in the Senate on Wednesday voted against his Venezuelan war powers resolution. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Vice Presiden»»»

Dubai: Unsettled weather conditions are expected across the UAE today, with a chance of rainfall, falling temperatures in western areas, and strengthening winds that could bring blowing dust and reduced visibility, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said in its updated report. The forecast at»»»

Dubai: Iran has rolled out a far more aggressive and technologically advanced strategy to crush nationwide protests, signalling a major shift in how the Islamic Republic views domestic dissent — no longer as sporadic unrest, but as an extension of its recent war with Israel, CNN reported. What bega»»»

The US State Department announced on Wednesday that it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and Somalia. The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s effort to ensure immigrants are financially self-sufficient and »»»

Oil prices dropped 3% after US President Donald Trump killings of protesters in Iran had been "halted". The US President, however, added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over t»»»

Tehran: The UK has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran and withdrawn all diplomatic staff, citing a worsening security situation as tensions escalate following Iran’s violent crackdown on protests and mounting speculation over possible US military action. Also Read: Iran crisis: US calls on pe»»»

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur are set to sign an agreement Saturday, more than 25 years in the making, to create one of the world's largest free trade areas. Agreed in Brussels last week despite opposition from European farmers who fear for their bottom line, the pact is final»»»

Copenhagen: Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland’s top diplomat Vivian Motzfeldt have confirmed that the United States has agreed to establish a joint working group to examine possible ways forward on Greenland. They also acknowledged that concrete progress at this stage re»»»

Tehran: As tensions remain high amid protests in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday (local time) launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump, warning Washington not to repeat the past mistake, referring to American strikes against three nuclear facilities in Iran»»»

Actor Matthew McConaughey has filed recordings of his image and voice with US patent authorities to protect them from unauthorised usage by artificial intelligence platforms, a representative said Wednesday. Several video clips and audio recordings were registered by the commercial arm of the just »»»

For weeks, Somalia has been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to rally international support after Israel recognised its breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state. Through diplomatic outreach and high-level phone calls, Somalia's government has won the backing of many countries acr»»»

Lingo lesson: "Katiwalian" comes from Filipino/Tagalog word "tiwali" (crook) — perfect word for a system where everyone's yelling "kasalanan" (wrongdoing) but nobody's in handcuffs. Public outrage = 100%, actual jail time = 0.1%. Drama discountIn this high-theatre, low penalties scenario, every sca»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on p»»»

Elon Musk's platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized images of women and children. X said it will "geoblock the ability" of all Grok and X users to create images of pe»»»

EU leadership is facing pressure to create a special negotiator role for talks with Russia, Politico reported Wednesday, citing diplomatic sources. The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, is known as a gaffe-prone Russia hawk who has for years outright refused to engage in diplomacy with Mosc»»»

KUWAIT, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- The Public Authority for Disability Affairs (PADA), signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday with Namaa Charity, affiliated with the Social Reform Society (SRS), to enhance joint efforts and improve facilities and services provided to persons with disabilities.Director G»»»

GAZA, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- Gaza health authorities said on Wednesday that 15 Palestinians killed over the past 24 hours arrived at the Strip's hospitals as a result of the ongoing aftermath of Israeli occupation attacks.The authorities confirmed in a press statement that two of the deaths were newly co»»»