Tunis, Tunisia: Flooding across Tunisia has killed three people, authorities said Tuesday, with one official reporting a "critical" situation as parts of the North African country experienced their heaviest rainfall in more than 70 years. Khalil Mechri, a civil defence spokesman, said "two people w»»»

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday formally entered a new generational phase with the elevation of Nitin Nabin (45) as its national president, marking a deliberate push towards youth-led leadership while maintaining organisational continuity ahead of key elections and the 2029 Lok Sab»»»

Dubai: The Reel Palestine Film Festival is back at Cinema Akil for its 12th edition. The event runs from January 23 to February 1, 2026, bringing Palestinian cinema to Dubai audiences. This year's festival features 11 feature films, 5 short films, and 29 total screenings. The carefully selected lin»»»

Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but is also throttling many businesses that rely on online advertisi»»»

U.S President Donald Trump and daughter, Ivanka Trump, at the NCAA College Football Championship game in Miami, Florida, hours before he took to the social media in the early hours of Tuesday to launch a scathing attack on Britain, calling it "stupid." Photo by Larry Marano/UPI | License Photo Jan.»»»

LONDON The UK government on Tuesday gave the green light for China to build a “mega embassy” in the historic heart of London, eight years after the process began. The 20,000-square-metre (235,000-square-foot) site is set to become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area, and one of the larges»»»

Davos: The European Union is advancing free trade negotiations with the UAE, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told audiences at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.von der Leyen s»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s role in global wealth mobility is changing shape. High-net-worth families who once treated the UAE as a secondary base are now relocating with the intention of settling and building long-term family and business continuity in the country. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Ch»»»

Zurich: US President Donald Trump has made an astonishing series of attacks apparently designed to humiliate allies France, Britain and Canada as the row over Greenland threatens to engulf the Davos forum. In a flurry of Truth Social posts and comments to reporters a day before he leaves for the el»»»

Dubai: More than 58,000 residents and visitors exchanged their foreign driving licences for UAE permits last year, as Dubai continues to streamline bureaucracy to attract global talent. Over 58,000 licences exchanged in 2025The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed on Tuesday that 58,082 dr»»»

Israeli demolition teams, accompanied by police, have begun tearing down the headquarters of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel says it owns the land on which the compound stands and accuses Unrwa - the organisation that provides aid, education and health»»»

Moscow: As President Donald Trump intensifies his push to secure control of Greenland for the United States, Russia is revelling in the chaos while keeping its own position on US ownership over the island unclear. European countries have warned any US attempt to seize Greenland would rupture NATO, »»»

Madrid: Global tourism hit a new record level in 2025 with 1.52 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide, driven by strong increases in Asia and Africa, UN Tourism said Tuesday. "Demand for travel remained high throughout 2025, despite high inflation in tourism services and uncerta»»»

Dakar: After winning the Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal's football players will parade through Dakar on Tuesday, ending their long journey at the country's presidential palace. The Senegal players arrived on a special flight from Morocco shortly before midnight on Monday, where they were greeted by»»»

As 79-year-old US President Donald Trump enters the second year of his second term, questions about his physical and cognitive health are a recurring topic amid viral images, defiant responses from the White House and a lack of medical disclosure. The debate echoes earlier controversies around the »»»

Cosmopolis, the largest residential project in Romania built after 1989 and a leader in the integrated residential sector, is consolidating its position as a benchmark destination in the north of the capital for international investors with the opening of a new Hesburger restaurant in Cosmopolis Pl»»»

Davos: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union is close to finalising what she described as the “mother of all deals” with India — a landmark trade agreement that could become one of the largest of its kind globally. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheq»»»

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday denounced an “unprecedented attack" and "a serious violation of international law” as Israel began demolishing buildings at its headquarters in East Jerusalem. Israel said its seizure of the compound was carried ou»»»

London, United Kingdom: British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday agreed to buy US biotech company RAPT Therapeutics, which is developing a food allergy drug, in a deal valued at $2.2 billion. The acquisition hands GSK access to ozureprubart, a long-acting antibody in clinical develop»»»

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) has carried out more than 3,200 inspections under the Euro Law, with detected violations remaining below 10 percent. So far, nearly 180 enforcement acts have been drawn up, and 48 penal decrees totaling approximately €125,000 (about 245,000 BGN) have been is»»»

In open defiance of the 2024 ceasefire, Israeli enemy forces launched on Tuesday multiple attacks on southern Lebanese border communities, infiltrating the area, planting explosive devices intended to destroy homes, and carrying out drone strikes. Al-Manar correspondent reported that an Israeli inf»»»

Dubai: AD Ports Group has expanded its European maritime footprint with the acquisition of Balenciaga Astilleros Shipyard in Spain for €11.2 million, strengthening its shipbuilding, repair, and offshore wind capabilities. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Abu Dhabi-l»»»

MELBOURNE - The Serbian-Austrian pair of Olga Danilovic and Anastasia Potapova is through to the Australian Open women's doubles second round after a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 victory over the Argentine-Belarusian duo of Solana Sierra and Iryna Shymanovich in the opening round on Tuesday. Danilovic and Potapov»»»

European leaders step into the spotlight at Davos on Tuesday, hoping to steady fraying transatlantic ties before US President Donald Trump arrives with fresh tariff threats aimed at the EU over Greenland. Trump is set to dominate the World Economic Forum this week, as Washington’s hard-edged agenda»»»

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday vowed that Europe's response to US President Donald Trump's repeated threats on Greenland and punitive tariffs will be "unflinching". Trump said he would be meeting with "various parties" at the Davos gathering of global elites this week to discuss US acquis»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday offered to host a G7 summit in Paris in a private text message to US President Donald Trump, adding that he could invite “the Russians” on the sidelines. The US president then posted the message, which was authenticated on Tuesday morning by the French p»»»

Dubai: DAMAC Properties recorded Dh36 billion in property sales in 2025, ranking first among Dubai’s private real estate developers and marking one of the strongest annual performances in the company’s history. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The sales figure reflects »»»

Davos, Switzerland: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc plans "massive" investments in Greenland, as it seeks to counter US President Donald Trump's threats to take the autonomous Danish territory in the name of securing the Arctic. "We are working on a massive European investment s»»»

Melbourne: Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova lost to reigning champion Madison Keys on Tuesday at the Australian Open but said making her soldier father's dream come true was more important than the result. The 92nd-ranked player gave Keys an almighty fright on Rod Laver Arena before heroically losin»»»

Global growth is expected to remain resilient at 3.3 percent in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest edition of the World Economic Outlook, Statista reports. This is slightly higher than t»»»

Global growth is expected to remain resilient at 3.3 percent in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest edition of the World Economic Outlook, Statista reports. This is slightly higher than t»»»

Global growth is expected to remain resilient at 3.3 percent in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest edition of the World Economic Outlook, Statista reports. This is slightly higher than t»»»

Global growth is expected to remain resilient at 3.3 percent in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest edition of the World Economic Outlook, Statista reports. This is slightly higher than t»»»

Prague-headquartered regional machinery and weaponry conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) is to make a trading debut on Amsterdam bourse on January 23, Bloomberg reported. CSG AS “is considering setting a price in an»»»

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in Serbian oil company NIS to Hungary’s MOL, Serbia’s energy minister said on January 19, in a deal that would require approval from the US Treasury as the firm seeks to escape US sanctions. »»»

Prague-headquartered regional machinery and weaponry conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) is to make a trading debut on Amsterdam bourse on January 23, Bloomberg reported. CSG AS “is considering setting a price in an»»»

The Nasdaq Baltic Exchanges closed 2025 with its strongest performance to date, reflecting a year of heightened issuer activity, growing investor participation, and a decisive expansion of the regional capital market, the exchange said on its website.  »»»

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in Serbian oil company NIS to Hungary’s MOL, Serbia’s energy minister said on January 19, in a deal that would require approval from the US Treasury as the firm seeks to escape US sanctions. »»»

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev said on January 19 he would resign from office, ending his second term a year early amid deepening political turmoil and mounting speculation that he is preparing to launch his own political movement ahead of snap parliamentary elections. »»»

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in Serbian oil company NIS to Hungary’s MOL, Serbia’s energy minister said on January 19, in a deal that would require approval from the US Treasury as the firm seeks to escape US sanctions. »»»

Total investment volume in Romanian commercial real estate reached 579.4 million euro in 2025, according to a study by Fortim Trusted Advisors, an alliance member of BNP Paribas Real Estate. Romanian investors accounted for the largest share of invested capital, representing 34% of total transactio»»»

Merger and acquisition activity in Poland declined in 2025, with 330 transactions completed over the year, a 5% decrease from the previous year, according to the “M&A Index Poland 2025” report by Fordata and Navigator Capital, as reported by PAP on January 20. »»»

Polish video game developer Creepy Jar said on January 17 that total gross sales of its new title StarRupture have exceeded 500,000 copies on the Steam platform since its early access launch on January 6. The Warsaw-l»»»

Global growth is expected to remain resilient at 3.3 percent in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest edition of the World Economic Outlook, Statista reports. This is slightly higher than t»»»

In a position released Tuesday, the Yes, Bulgaria party said that Bulgaria must take a clear position to guarantee the territorial integrity of every EU Member State in light of the upcoming meeting of European leaders over Greenland. The Bulgarian government’s low-profile approach, in the hope tha»»»

Foreign Minister Lavrov's press conference summarizing the course of Russian diplomacy in 2025 offered key hints about the sorry state of post-war institutions, and clues about the world order coming to replace them, says veteran geopolitical analyst Marco Marsili. UkraineLavrov’s assessment that t»»»

In a statement to AFP, Ahmed Abu Zeid spokesperson of the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs said on Friday: “The Egyptian position in relation to immigrants and refugees is clear to all. The Egyptian laws are consistent with the international ones and with international agreements in this regard»»»

US President Donald Trump has mocked French President Emmanuel Macron after France declined to join an American-led Gaza ‘Board of Peace’, saying Macron’s refusal is irrelevant and could be reversed with the threat of trade tariffs. The Trump-chaired body, intended to oversee the transition in the »»»

Dubai: A UK-based doctor and YouTuber was stopped from leaving India at Mumbai’s international airport on January 19 after immigration officials flagged an active lookout circular (LOC) linked to a cybercrime case over a social media post critical of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Dr Sangram Pat»»»