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UK accused of questionable accounting to meet climate finance targetWorld

UK accused of questionable accounting to meet climate finance target

By Basant El-Faramawy The UK has met its £11.6 billion international climate finance pledge for 2021-2026 only...

Northern Ireland Launches New Graduated Driver Licensing RulesWorld

Northern Ireland Launches New Graduated Driver Licensing Rules

By Ahmed Abdelsalam New driving licence restrictions have come into effect in Northern Ireland, introducing a ...

UK Weather Flip: High Pressure Brings Fog After Deadly StormsWorld

UK Weather Flip: High Pressure Brings Fog After Deadly Storms

By Karim Hammam The UK is set for a dramatic change in weather after storms Austen and Boelo battered the coun...

At Least 46 Feared Dead in High-Speed Train Collision Near Toledo, SpainWorld

At Least 46 Feared Dead in High-Speed Train Collision Near Toledo, Spain

By Ahmed Abdelsalam At least 46 people are feared dead after two high-speed trains collided on a popular route...

Cornwall venue sues Live Nation for £1m over concert shortfallWorld

Cornwall venue sues Live Nation for £1m over concert shortfall

By Salma El-Sakka A Cornwall music venue that has hosted artists including Paul Weller, Fatboy Slim and McFly ...

At least 3 dead as Cyclone Arnab strikes southern IndiaWorld

At least 3 dead as Cyclone Arnab strikes southern India

By Islam El-Sakka At least three people have died after Cyclone Arnab made landfall in southern India, accordi...

Serbia's Student Movement Wins Election, Awaits New Prime MinisterWorld

Serbia's Student Movement Wins Election, Awaits New Prime Minister

By Basant El-Faramawy A leaderless student-led protest movement swept former President Aleksandar Vucic from p...

Brooklyn Woman Found Guilty of ISIS Weapons TrainingWorld

Brooklyn Woman Found Guilty of ISIS Weapons Training

By Basant El-Faramawy A federal jury in New York convicted Halima Salman on Tuesday of receiving military trai...

Judge to Appoint Special Master in California Voting CaseWorld

Judge to Appoint Special Master in California Voting Case

By Islam El-Sakka U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said Tuesday he intends to appoint a special master to e...

Shoppers Panic Buy Toilet Paper After Government Stockpile CallWorld

Shoppers Panic Buy Toilet Paper After Government Stockpile Call

By Basant El-Faramawy Shoppers have panic-bought toilet paper following a government call to stockpile, even a...

Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives in US Despite Passport Surrender OrderWorld

Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives in US Despite Passport Surrender Order

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in the United States la...

Man charged with faking Sydney Hanukkah massacre injury for compensationWorld

Man charged with faking Sydney Hanukkah massacre injury for compensation

By Fatma Younis A 46-year-old man has been charged in Sydney with falsely claiming he was wounded during the H...

Camden High Street to Be Permanently Pedestrianised Like Oxford StreetWorld

Camden High Street to Be Permanently Pedestrianised Like Oxford Street

By Fatma Younis Camden High Street in London is set to become permanently pedestrianised, following a similar ...

Serbian Police Shoot Dead Attacker Outside Israeli Embassy in BelgradeWorld

Serbian Police Shoot Dead Attacker Outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Serbian police shot and killed a young man outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade early W...

Netanyahu Outlines Achievements, Future Plans as Likud Leads Israeli PollsWorld

Netanyahu Outlines Achievements, Future Plans as Likud Leads Israeli Polls

By Fatma Younis Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined his achievements and future plans as hi...

At Least 30 Killed in Spain High-Speed Train CollisionWorld

At Least 30 Killed in Spain High-Speed Train Collision

By Ahmed Abdelsalam At least 30 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided on Spain's Madrid-Sevil...

Australia moves to ban AI chatbots that simulate emotional intimacyWorld

Australia moves to ban AI chatbots that simulate emotional intimacy

By Fatma Younis The Australian government's digital duty of care bill passed the House of Representatives on W...

Al-Shabab Ambush Kills at Least 20 Somali Soldiers, Officer SaysWorld

Al-Shabab Ambush Kills at Least 20 Somali Soldiers, Officer Says

By Karim Hammam Islamic extremist militants from al-Shabab killed at least 20 Somali soldiers in an ambush nea...

Al Jazeera Highlights Five Key Takeaways from Israel's Parliamentary ElectionsWorld

Al Jazeera Highlights Five Key Takeaways from Israel's Parliamentary Elections

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Al Jazeera has published an analysis outlining five key takeaways from Israel's parliament...

US to Grant Visas to Defeated Brazilian Candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and FamilyWorld

US to Grant Visas to Defeated Brazilian Candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and Family

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday it will issue visas to defeated Brazilian pres...

King Charles III Faces Slavery Legacy Scrutiny on Caribbean TourWorld

King Charles III Faces Slavery Legacy Scrutiny on Caribbean Tour

By Fatma Younis King Charles III is confronting renewed demands for a formal apology and reparations over Brit...

King Charles to Discuss Slavery Legacy at Commonwealth SummitWorld

King Charles to Discuss Slavery Legacy at Commonwealth Summit

By Basant El-Faramawy King Charles III has confirmed he will address the legacy of slavery during a summit wit...

Hormuz Oil Spill Forces Closure of UAE BeachesWorld

Hormuz Oil Spill Forces Closure of UAE Beaches

By Ahmed Abdelsalam An oil spill in the Strait of Hormuz has forced the closure of several beaches in the Unit...

Olivia Chow Wins Second Term as Toronto MayorWorld

Olivia Chow Wins Second Term as Toronto Mayor

By Islam El-Sakka Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow secured a second term on October 26, winning 54% of the vote again...

Cyclone Arnab Hits India, 180,000 EvacuatedWorld

Cyclone Arnab Hits India, 180,000 Evacuated

By Basant El-Faramawy Cyclone Arnab made landfall in India with winds of 140 km/h, prompting the evacuation of...

Israeli Exit Polls Show Netanyahu, Eisenkot Blocs Tied, Short of MajorityWorld

Israeli Exit Polls Show Netanyahu, Eisenkot Blocs Tied, Short of Majority

By Islam El-Sakka Israeli election exit polls revised early Wednesday show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

Cuban Minister Brands US Envoy 'Liar' in UN Shouting MatchWorld

Cuban Minister Brands US Envoy 'Liar' in UN Shouting Match

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A shouting match erupted between American and Cuban officials on the floor of the United N...

Murkowski Endorses Democrat in Alaska Governor RaceWorld

Murkowski Endorses Democrat in Alaska Governor Race

By Fatma Younis Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor ...

Israel Election Deadlock: Netanyahu Leads but Falls Short of MajorityWorld

Israel Election Deadlock: Netanyahu Leads but Falls Short of Majority

By Fatma Younis Israel's parliamentary election has produced a deadlock, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...

Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil to Argentina, Heads to EcuadorWorld

Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil to Argentina, Heads to Ecuador

By Sohaib Shams Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, has fled to Argentina and is ...

Ceasefire Holds in Oleshky for 30 Hours, Officials SayWorld

Ceasefire Holds in Oleshky for 30 Hours, Officials Say

By Basant El-Faramawy A six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky has held ...

Finland and Norway leaders speak directly to Putin, sparking European backlashWorld

Finland and Norway leaders speak directly to Putin, sparking European backlash

By Karim Hammam European leaders reacted angrily after Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime M...

Former Israeli Army Chief Gadi Eisenkot Challenges Netanyahu in Pivotal ElectionWorld

Former Israeli Army Chief Gadi Eisenkot Challenges Netanyahu in Pivotal Election

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the leading challenger to Prime...

Assailant killed after attacking officer outside Israeli Embassy in SerbiaWorld

Assailant killed after attacking officer outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia

By Sohaib Shams An assailant was shot and killed after attacking a police officer outside the Israeli Embassy ...

Federal Judge Rules LA Top Prosecutor Bill Essayli Not Legally ServingWorld

Federal Judge Rules LA Top Prosecutor Bill Essayli Not Legally Serving

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Republican Bill Essayli is not legally serving as the t...

Scientists Discover First Known Marine Amphibian Fossil from Triassic PeriodWorld

Scientists Discover First Known Marine Amphibian Fossil from Triassic Period

By Basant El-Faramawy Scientists have uncovered the fossil of Gerrothorax maritimus, the first amphibian known...

Neil Young sues Trump campaign over unauthorized song use at rallyWorld

Neil Young sues Trump campaign over unauthorized song use at rally

By Islam El-Sakka Neil Young has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Trump 47 Committee, a fundraising gro...

Zelensky says Ukraine's battlefield position is strongest in yearsWorld

Zelensky says Ukraine's battlefield position is strongest in years

By Fatma Younis Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared that Ukraine's battlefield position is the...

Private School That Taught Kristin Scott Thomas Closes SuddenlyWorld

Private School That Taught Kristin Scott Thomas Closes Suddenly

By Sohaib Shams A private school that once taught actress Kristin Scott Thomas has announced its sudden closur...

Netanyahu's Fate Uncertain After Israeli Election DeadlockWorld

Netanyahu's Fate Uncertain After Israeli Election Deadlock

By Basant El-Faramawy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future hung in the balance on Tues...

Trump Claims He Saved Netanyahu From Defeat in Israel ElectionWorld

Trump Claims He Saved Netanyahu From Defeat in Israel Election

By Islam El-Sakka Former US President Donald Trump claimed he saved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

AI Bots Flood UK Vape Consultation, Study FindsWorld

AI Bots Flood UK Vape Consultation, Study Finds

By Karim Hammam A new study has found that three-quarters of responses to a UK government consultation on vapi...

Japanese ISP GMO Urges Customers to Unplug Amid Cyber BreachWorld

Japanese ISP GMO Urges Customers to Unplug Amid Cyber Breach

By Karim Hammam Japanese internet services company GMO has urged customers to back up data and disconnect comp...

Met Office Predicts Major UK Weather Shift in 48 HoursWorld

Met Office Predicts Major UK Weather Shift in 48 Hours

By Basant El-Faramawy The UK's Met Office has forecast a significant shift in weather conditions over the next...

FBI Agents Charged in Hunter Biden Probe Accuse DOJ of Serious AbuseWorld

FBI Agents Charged in Hunter Biden Probe Accuse DOJ of Serious Abuse

By Salma El-Sakka Two former senior FBI counterintelligence officials charged with lying to Congress about inv...

Analyst: Strong Israel-Arab Bloc Result Doesn't Signal Israeli Policy ShiftWorld

Analyst: Strong Israel-Arab Bloc Result Doesn't Signal Israeli Policy Shift

By Islam El-Sakka Political analyst Khouri stated that a strong showing by an Israel-Arab political bloc in re...

Trump Claims Venezuela Could Become 51st State at Texas RallyWorld

Trump Claims Venezuela Could Become 51st State at Texas Rally

By Fatma Younis Former President Donald Trump told a rally in Texas that oil-rich Venezuela could soon become ...

King Charles Begins Second Day of Caribbean Tour After Acknowledging Past SufferingWorld

King Charles Begins Second Day of Caribbean Tour After Acknowledging Past Suffering

By Sohaib Shams King Charles III has commenced the second day of his nine-day Caribbean tour, following remark...

UN Votes to Condemn US Embargo on Cuba Amid Rising TensionsWorld

UN Votes to Condemn US Embargo on Cuba Amid Rising Tensions

By Sohaib Shams The United Nations General Assembly voted Wednesday on a resolution condemning the decades-lon...

Ben-Gvir faces setback addressing supporters ahead of 2026 Israeli electionWorld

Ben-Gvir faces setback addressing supporters ahead of 2026 Israeli election

By Fatma Younis Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir encountered a difficult day while addressing his ...