57+ min ago   (660+ words) Despite the UAE's announced trade suspension with Iran, informal trade and financial ties persist in Dubai, sustained by a large Iranian community and historical economic interdependence. DUBAI: In the markets of old Dubai, saffron, cumin, pistachios and almonds from Iran…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (594+ words) PM Shehbaz Sharif condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in a call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expressing solidarity and discussing regional peace efforts. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (250+ words) An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed two Palestinians and wounded 13, with Israel claiming it targeted Hamas militants. This occurred despite a 2025 ceasefire, which both sides accuse each other of violating. CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least two…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (423+ words) Authorities face weeks or months identifying 76 victims of a Philippine ferry fire, with 13 still missing. Investigators are probing the cause of the deadly maritime disaster. CORON: Authorities in ​the Philippines said on Sunday it could take weeks or months to…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago   (205+ words) BERLIN: German companies increased investment in China by a third in the first half ​of 2026 while sharply reducing investment in the ‌United States, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW) seen by Reuters on Sunday. German firms…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (169+ words) Russian attacks on Odesa wounded five on Sunday, following Saturday's strike that killed two and damaged residential areas, amidst persistent assaults on the port city. KYIV: At least five people were wounded in a Russian ​attack on the Ukrainian city…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (317+ words) Russia's nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of attacking fuel trucks at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, killing two servicemen and endangering nuclear safety. The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine on Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, killing…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago   (524+ words) LOS ANGELES: OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in remarks published ‌on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render “unacceptable” even a 10% risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade’s end. The…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (236+ words) Indonesian rescuers are searching for 140 missing passengers after a ship carrying 243 lost contact in the Java Sea, with 103 evacuated and one fatality. JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people ​from a passenger ship that was earlier reported ⁠missing…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (374+ words) BAGHDAD: Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad said was launched from Iraq. Soon after the attack, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali…...