Saudi Arabia and Portugal have signed an agreement granting mutual visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic and special passports, marking a new step in strengthening relations between the two countries.The agreement was signed in Lisbon on Tuesday by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Portugal’s Minister of State and Foreign Affairs…
For most people, the Southern Lights are a rare spectacle glimpsed from remote corners of the Southern Hemisphere. For astronauts orbiting hundreds of kilometres above Earth, however, the phenomenon appears from an entirely different perspective. A recent image and time-lapse captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir have offered the world a remarkable view of the…
The US-Iran peace deal offers Tehran a sweeping financial package that includes immediate oil export waivers, a $300 billion private investment fund, and eventual access to more than $100 billion in frozen assets held across multiple countries, according to draft documents and officials familiar with the negotiations.The framework, set to be formally signed on Friday…
Four Indians from Kerala have each bagged Dh25,000 in Big Ticket’s first weekly e-draw for June, with the winners currently residing in the UAE, Qatar and the United Kingdom, Khaleej Times reported.The latest round of winners includes two UAE residents, one resident of Qatar and one based in the UK, all of whom secured cash…
Most people measure the day without really thinking about it. Morning arrives, afternoon follows, and eventually the sky begins to darken. The pattern is so familiar that it feels permanent. Yet there are parts of the world where summer interrupts that routine completely. For weeks, and in some cases months, sunset simply does not happen.The…
Most superheroes exist only on cinema screens, but in north Queensland, one young medical student is making a real difference for children battling illness. George D. Mann, a 20-year-old third-year medical student from Townsville, Australia, spends his free time as “Dr. Spider-Man”, visiting young patients while dressed in a Spider-Man suit and white doctor’s coat….
A rapist who fled the UK after being mistakenly released from prison has claimed he warned prison staff that he was not supposed to be freed before leaving the country.Bernadin Dedic, 48, was being held on remand while awaiting trial on allegations that he repeatedly raped a woman at knifepoint when an administrative error led…
UK MP Rupert Lowe (Picture from X) UK MP Rupert Lowe has read out testimonies from victims of the UK’s alleged grooming gang scandal, claiming that several survivors said race and religion played a role in the abuse they suffered.Speaking about the testimonies, Lowe read out one victim’s account: “Comments were constantly made suggesting that…
US President Donald Trump turned 80 on June 14, becoming only the second sitting US president to reach the milestone while in office, after Joe Biden celebrated his 80th birthday in November 2022 . Trump is also the oldest person ever inaugurated as president, having returned to the White House in January 2025 at age…
For decades, the fortune of Australia’s wealthiest citizen has been tied to iron ore buried deep beneath the country’s red earth. Yet in recent years, Gina Rinehart has gradually expanded her interests far beyond mining, backing sectors she believes will shape the decades ahead. Space exploration now appears to sit firmly within that vision. As…
