Some of US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks look likely to face a fierce confirmation battle in Washington as their fitness to safeguard the rule of law, national security and public health comes under scrutiny.
US Vice-President-elect (...)
Family, friends and former bandmates have remembered Liam Payne at the One Direction star's funeral, just over a month after he died at the age of 31.
The private service took place on Wednesday in Amersham in Buckinghamshire, north-west of (...)
A congressional ethics committee has failed to reach an agreement over whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Department of Justice.
The House committee met for two hours behind (...)
Texas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400 acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants.
In a letter, the Texas General Land Office said the (...)
Australia's debate over capping foreign student numbers is "not over" despite a controversial bill unexpectedly losing support, a top industry body says.
The bill, part of efforts to slash overall migration to Australia, had been opposed by most (...)
A California woman told police that Trump Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she "remembered saying 'no' a lot," a police report obtained by CNN (...)
Former Wall Street investor, Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a massive fraud case that cost banks billions of dollars.
The sentence comes after Hwang was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in a case (...)
RIYADH — The Riyadh Region Mayoralty has shut down nine relaxation and body care centers following the detection of serious violations committed by them.
The inspection tours, carried out by the mayoralty officials last month, resulted in the (...)
RIYADH — The security committee for monitoring military clothing stores and tailoring shops in the Riyadh region has confiscated more than 20,000 military ranks and emblems after detection of violation of the regulations for selling and tailoring (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani has visited the headquarters of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in The Hague, Netherlands.
During the visit, Al-Samaani met with Secretary General of the Conference (...)
RIYADH — Minister of Transport and Logistics and Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) Chairman Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser announced that Saudi Arabia will expand its rail network to over 8,000 kilometers in the coming years. "Under the vision and support of our (...)
LONDON — Esteve Calzada, CEO of Al Hilal Football Club, highlighted the club's commitment to sustainability and financial independence during a recent leadership discussion in London.
Calzada emphasized that Al Hilal can operates without external (...)
Snow has begun falling across parts of Central Europe as a front of polar cold air sweeps across the continent.
In Belgium, Tuesday's heavy rain and gale force winds turned frosty, forming a layer of snow on the peaks near the Signal de (...)
RIYADH — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has implemented a total of 3,117 projects in 105 countries at a cost exceeding $7.1 billion. These included 965 projects worth $924 million; aiming to improve the conditions of (...)
RIYADH — The Museums Commission and the National Center for Palms and Dates (NCPD) signed a cooperation agreement during the International Dates Conference and Exhibition held at Roshan Front in Riyadh.
The agreement aims to highlight Saudi Arabia's (...)
Global sales breakthrough: In October, the sales volume of OMODA&JAECOO reached 22,499 units.
The monthly sales volume has exceeded 20,000 units for six consecutive months. This monthly sales figure accounts for 20% of the group's export sales. (...)
RIYADH — The number of investment licenses issued in Saudi Arabia surged by 73.7% in the third quarter of 2024, reaching 3,810 licenses compared to 2,193 during the same period last year, after excluding licenses granted under the anti-concealment (...)
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday.
Authorities said Adani and seven other senior business executives, (...)
Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time, the BBC understands.
The war-torn country was previously restricted to using long-range missiles within its own borders.
Reports of the strikes come (...)
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages.
"We made clear throughout negotiations we (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has localized 19.35% of its military spending, a significant increase from 4% in 2018, with plans to exceed 50% by 2030.
The announcement came from Eng. Ahmed Al-Ohali, Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (...)
A technical failure left British Airways flights on Monday evening facing delays and disruption across Europe.
The flag carrier, owned by British-Spanish multinational airline holding IAG, reportedly suffered a systems outage at the main operations (...)
European pledges to cooperate on missile defense, a next-generation combat vessel and more have received a cautious thumbs-up from industry leaders.
The news came on Tuesday, as the main industry lobby group announced a remarkable 17% year-on-year (...)
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a 2011 bombing and shooting spree, appeared in court on Tuesday seeking parole for a second time.
Breivik, 45, has so far served 13 years of a maximum sentence of 21 years in (...)
A key negotiator for small island nations on the frontline of global climate breakdown and sea level rise expressed frustration today at an apparent lack of willingness for rich countries to make a bigger commitment to help.
"Across the board, (...)