16+ hour, 37+ min ago   (402+ words) Missiles fly 250 kilometers toward eastern waters, signaling South Korea as target SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said Monday it conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power of concentration fire....

12+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1201+ words) Trump's ex-ally argues Iran war aids Israel’s edge while eroding US influence in Gulf Conservative US commentator Tucker Carlson has said President Donald Trump has painted a grim picture amid uncertainty over the US-Iran war outcome and the prospect of…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (186+ words) Nord Anglia School student, Sultan invents product while interning at Ducon Industries When we heard that a Dubai student from Nord Anglia School had been instrumental in making a ping-pong table that could ‘breathe in carbon’, we had to find…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (566+ words) Injured F-15E officer survives 100 mph fall, evades capture in Iran mountains A badly wounded US Air Force colonel climbed a 7,000-foot ridgeline in Iran to evade Iranian forces after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down, according to an interview aired by…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (480+ words) Gunfire, deaths mar opening of landmark Muslim Mindanao parliamentary vote Voters across the Philippines' autonomous Muslim region began casting ballots for their first elected parliament Monday morning, hours after gun violence left at least three people dead outside a polling…...

17+ hour, 29+ min ago   (773+ words) Ajman-based chef, 29, watches silt-swallowed home resurface, salvages just three items Ajman: The house Paribartan Nepal, an Ajman-based chef, built brick by brick with years of savings from the UAE is now barely visible. The single-storey structure, swallowed by piles of…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (469+ words) No region sees record cold as heat, storms and climate extremes sweep the globe The planet just sweated through its hottest August ever recorded — and the Northern Hemisphere just endured its hottest summer on record. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago   (343+ words) Oman defers Iran-Gulf talks amid push for regional consensus and stability Tehran, Iran: Following the postponement of a scheduled meeting between Iran and Gulf nations slated for Monday in Oman, Iranian state media reported that the measure was executed upon…...

18+ hour, 48+ min ago   (179+ words) Bad weather blamed as Indonesian passenger ship disappears with 240 aboard JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers have found 103 people from a passenger ship that lost contact with authorities in the Java Sea during bad weather, officials said. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying more than…...

19+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1094+ words) Nearly 2.4M voters will choose lawmakers, parties in BARMM’s first parliamentary election Manila: Peace dividends are expected to be reaped from Monday's parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), potentially unlocking critical political, economic, and social benefits…...