Hamas on Thursday handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza — the first time the group has released deceased captives since October 7, 2023.
They are said to include the bodies of Shiri Bibas, who was aged 32 when she and her sons (...)
US President Donald Trump pushed back Tuesday against Ukraine's objections to being excluded from talks between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in eastern Ukraine.
He also seemed to suggest that Ukraine was to blame for a (...)
LONDON — Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq announced on Monday that French striker Moussa Dembélé has undergone successful surgery in London after suffering a ruptured foot tendon.
In a statement on its X account, Al-Ettifaq confirmed that Dembélé (...)
Pope drama Conclave and immigration epic The Brutalist walked away with some of the biggest prizes at the Bafta film awards on Sunday.
Conclave, made by German director Edward Berger, picked up four awards in total including best film and best (...)
UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications from more than 2,000 Afghan commandos who had shown credible evidence of service in units that fought alongside the SAS and SBS, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed for the first (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, represented by the Transport General Authority (TGA) and Bahri, in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has launched the NextWave Seafarers pilot project at the IMO headquarters in London.
The (...)
The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel for Iran's military missile program has anchored outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Thursday, ship tracking data shows. It could (...)
Britain's MI5 lied to three courts while defending its handling of a misogynistic neo-Nazi state agent who attacked his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC learned.
Arguing for secrecy, the Security Service told judges it had stuck to its policy of (...)
The inner core of Earth may have changed shape in the past 20 years, according to a group of scientists.
The inner core is usually thought to be shaped like a ball, but its edges may actually have deformed by 100m or more in height in places, (...)
ALULA —The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) celebrated the World Arabian Leopard Day, which falls on February 10 each year.
The RCU organized community initiatives including the "Arabian Leopard Day March" to raise awareness and unify efforts in (...)
A Palestinian and an Israeli sit in a West Bank village at night.
They wonder aloud whether Basel will ever be able to freely visit Yuval's home in Israel, whether Basel's village will get building permits, and whether they will one day have (...)
The UK government has decided to dismantle Grenfell Tower, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told a meeting with bereaved relatives and survivors.
Seventy two people died when the tower block in west London caught fire in June 2017.
The decision (...)
LONDON — Donald Trump's plan for the US to "take over" and "own" Gaza, resettling its population in the process, is not going to happen. It requires the co-operation of Arab states that have rejected it.
They include Jordan and Egypt — countries (...)
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced.
Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismailis, a Shia Muslim faction.
He "passed (...)
EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.
Leaders urged (...)
Sections of a major Australian highway have been washed away, as flooding in Queensland worsens.
The torrential rainfall in the state's north has claimed one life so far and forced thousands to flee their homes, with communities in Townsville, (...)
RIYADH — After days of anticipation, Al Nassr has officially completed one of the most significant signings in the winter window of the Saudi Pro League, securing Colombian striker Jhon Durán from Aston Villa for a record fee of €77 million.
The (...)
RIYADH — Al Ahli has officially announced the signing of Brazilian winger Wenderson Galeno from Porto FC on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The move comes as part of the club's continuous efforts to strengthen its squad ahead of upcoming domestic (...)
Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, her spokesperson has said.
Born in Hampstead in December 1946, she was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964, and for starring roles in films (...)
The aviation world is struggling to understand how a deadly mid-air collision between a passenger plane and military helicopter was able to happen in what one expert described as "the most controlled bit of airspace in the world".
A US Army Black (...)
US President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders focused on reshaping the US military.
One order signed late on Monday bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the military. It will remove the use of race- or sex-based (...)
A rare "stay at home" warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.
Storm Eowyn, an extratropical "bomb" cyclone that (...)
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in danger.
The iceberg is spinning northwards from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a rugged British territory and wildlife (...)
A far-right organization in the UK should be banned and some members investigated by police, the BBC has been told, after we secretly filmed people in the group saying migrants should be shot.
Former Counter-Extremism Commissioner Dame Sara Khan (...)
