UAE summer hiring: Expats wanted for Dubai government jobs with salaries up to Dh50,000 | World News

Despite slower private-sector hiring, Dubai’s government continues recruiting skilled global talent and expats across sectors like healthcare, urban planning, and transport this summer. The UAE job market in 2025 is evolving amid economic shifts and global uncertainties, with hiring showing signs of both caution and opportunity. As reported by local news outlet, Gulf News, demand […]

German government shows cracks over nuclear energy

Representative Image (AI-generated) It was only a relatively petty dispute over the organization of an EU event in Brussels. And yet, revealed how differently Economy Minister Katherina Reiche — of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) — and Environment Minister Carsten Schneider — of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) — think about renewable energy, […]

Are interceptor drones Ukraine’s best option against Russia?

Representative Image (AI-generated) Russian airstrikes on cities and towns across Ukraine are rapidly increasing in intensity. Between June 1 and June 20, Moscow launched 3,681 Shahed drones and fake drones, which serve to disorientate the Ukrainian air defense forces. A year ago, the average was at around 600 per month.To counter these attacks, Ukraine is […]

Watch: Paris hit by deadly thunderstorms; floodwaters rise near Eiffel Tower

Visuals of Eiffel tower drenched in rain Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain have battered Paris since Wednesday, leading to flooding and damage across the city.Several videos have gone viral on social media showing Paris drenched in rain. One trending clip captured the iconic Eiffel Tower illuminated as floodwaters blocked nearby roads and people ran for […]

Israeli airstrikes kill 34 in Gaza: Trump eyes truce ‘within a week’; UN aid looted

Palestinians line up to receive bags of flour distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip (Image credit: AP) 34 people were killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes, according to health officials. The strikes began late Friday and continued till Saturday morning. The dead included 12 people killed at the […]

Four arrested over pro-Palestine vandalism at UK air base

pro- Palestine protest (Image credits: AP) Four people have been arrested in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest that involved vandalising military aircraft at an airbase in in the United Kingdom, authorities said.On June 20, two activists from the group Palestine Action allegedly broke into the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire, England, where […]

Pakistan: Flash floods kill 11 amid heavy rain warning

Flash floods in Pakistan (Image credits: AP) Flash floods in Pakistan’s northwest mountainious province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have killed 11 people, including four children, the country’s disaster management officials said.“In the past 24 hours, flash floods and landslides have claimed the lives of 11 people, including four children and three women, while six others have […]

‘Explosive-laden vehicle rammed into convoy’: 16 Pakistan troops killed in North Waziristan suicide attack; children among injured

AI-image used for representation A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP.“A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy,” said a local government official in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, […]

Iran buries top military commanders killed in Israel war; thousands join in ‘historic’ funeral – Video

Mourners attend the funeral ceremony of the Iranian armed forces generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes in Tehran (Image credit: AP) Iran began a state funeral service in Tehran on Saturday for around 60 people, including military commanders killed in its war with Israel. It also honoured 14 […]

$30bn for Iran? Never heard of this ‘ridiculous idea’, says Trump; dismisses report, calls it a ‘hoax’

US President Donald Trump (AP) Donald Trump on Friday (local time) firmly dismissed reports in the US media that his administration is considering a $30 billion deal to help Iran develop a civil nuclear programme.“Who in the FAKE NEWS MEDIA is the SleazeBag saying that ‘President Trump wants to give Iran $30 billion to build […]