Representative Image (AI-generated) Three employees of Qatar’s Amiri Diwan, the country’s top government body, were killed in a car crash near the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, Qatar’s embassy in Egypt said on Sunday. Two others were injured and are receiving medical treatment at Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital.In a post on […]
Relatives and families of hostages rejoice announcement of Gaza truce (AP) A senior Hamas official has confirmed that the release of 48 hostages, mostly Israelis, held in Gaza is scheduled to begin on Monday morning, under the terms of a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.“According to the signed agreement, the prisoner exchange is […]
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15 Nearly two months after US President Donald Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Ukraine war, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the “powerful momentum” from that meeting has “largely faded.““Unfortunately, we must admit that the powerful momentum generated […]
Elon Musk, UAE Media Chief Discuss AI and Media Future at Tesla HQ On 27 September 2025, Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, chairman of the UAE National Media Office, the UAE Media Council and the BRIDGE Summit met Elon Musk at Tesla’s headquarters to discuss the future of media and technology and to […]
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanising support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at UN headquarters. (Picture credit: AP) France formally recognised the state of Palestine on Monday, marking a significant diplomatic step at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where world […]
Trump to host G20 Summit 2026 (AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that the United States will host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his golf club in southern Florida.“Well, I think everybody wants it there,” Trump told reporters when asked if the global summit would be held at his Trump National […]
Laura Ingraham, a prominent American television presenter, author, and political commentator, recently faced intense online backlash after reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit in Tianjin. In her post on X, she wrote, “It’s insane that Modi apparently thinks this sort […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese premiere Xi Jinping (AP image) As global leaders gathered in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, a moment of warmth and familiarity between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping drew attention on the sidelines of the event.The two leaders were seen warmly greeting each […]
MOSCOW: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing Zelenskyy of saying “no to everything”. Speaking to NBC, Lavrov said Putin had made clear he was ready to meet Zelensky to discuss a possible deal to end […]
Vladimir Putin (left), Donald Trump (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s delegation had to pay in cash for jet fuel, when he visited Alaska on August 15, for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said, citing ongoing US banking sanctions against Moscow.“When the Russians landed in Alaska, they […]
