A sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without electricity on Monday, leading to chaotic scenes and widespread disruption.
A problem with the power connection between France and Spain was a (...)
The head of Israel's Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency has resigned.
Ronen Bar made the announcement that he would leave his position on 15 June at a memorial event for Shin Bet members who have died in service.
It came after he had been engaged (...)
A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting trains and causing major disruption at airports.
Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that restoring power to large parts of the country and neighboring Portugal (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would "never" yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by (...)
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
A US official said initial reports from (...)
Four people, including children, were killed and several others injured when a vehicle drove through a building used by an after-school camp in Illinois.
The victims at the YNOT After School Camp are believed to range in age from four to 18, police (...)
A teenager has been charged after Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton's office was vandalized for the third time during the election campaign.
The Liberal Party leader's office in Arana Hills, Brisbane was splattered in red paint, and covered (...)
Hong Kong has released four former opposition lawmakers who were among dozens of pro-democracy leaders jailed under the city's controversial National Security Law (NSL).
The four - Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan - had pleaded guilty (...)
President Donald Trump is set to take action to ease the impact of his tariffs on US car makers, a top White House official says.
"This deal is a major victory for the President's trade policy by rewarding companies who manufacture domestically," (...)
Iran's interior minister has said negligence was a factor in the massive explosion and fire at the country's largest container port, as the death toll rose to at least 70.
Eskandar Momeni said Saturday's blast at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, (...)
The Prince and Princess of Wales are spending their 14th wedding anniversary in Scotland on the Isle of Mull.
William and Kate will tour the island over two days and visit community halls that their Royal Foundation is helping to refurbish.
The (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has begun its field visits as part of the World Health Survey 2025, based on the methodologies and questionnaires of the World Health Survey Plus (WHS+). The survey seeks to provide an accurate database on the (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majed Al-Hogail said real estate prices in Riyadh are expected to moderate and align with citizens' purchasing power.
He attributed this progress to the direct oversight of Crown Prince Mohammed bin (...)
LONDON — Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said that Saudi Arabia has provided over $134 billion in aid to 172 countries during the period between 1996 and 2025.
Addressing a (...)
THE HAGUE — Amid the ongoing Israeli military aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip and the blockade of humanitarian aid, Saudi Arabia renewed its strong condemnation of the Israeli atrocities and barbaric aggression on unarmed civilians. "Israel (...)
JEDDAH/MADINAH — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday received the first groups of pilgrims arriving to perform Hajj 2025, including those traveling under the "Makkah Route" initiative, as flights from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Malaysia landed in Jeddah (...)
JEDDAH — Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has announced on Tuesday a financial reward amounting to SR200,000 for each player of the Saudi club that wins the AFC Champions League Elite Finals Jeddah 2025.
In a statement on the (...)
JEDDAH — The Council of Ministers discussed on Tuesday the third phase of Saudi Vision 2030, slated for 2026, which will focus on sustaining the impact of the transformations and capitalizing on emerging growth opportunities. Crown Prince and Prime (...)
DOHA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha on Tuesday.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral (...)
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal — despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal.
Asked if he thought the Ukrainian (...)
Hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration at Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to Aboubakar Cisse, who was brutally killed while praying in a mosque in southern France days before.
The solidarity march brought together (...)
A US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants in Yemen, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others, the Associated Press reported quoting the Houthi rebels on Monday.
The strike in Yemen's Saada governorate, a stronghold for the (...)
RIYADH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has donated SR1 billion from his personal funds to the National Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan), represented by Jood Eskan, to support home ownership for eligible families across (...)