Why UAE travellers now face longer wait for new Schengen travel permit for Europe trips

UAE travellers face longer wait for new Schengen permit

Visa-exempt visitors do not need to apply yet as EU scraps ETIAS launch date open

How much sleep do world leaders really get?

From Takaichi and Trump to Modi and Macron, many leaders have operated on little rest

Clockwise from top left: Margaret Thatcher, Donald Trump, Narendra Modi, Sanae Takaichi, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. The political fascination with leaders who sleep for only a few hours reflects a wider tendency to associate sleeping less with stamina, productivity and commitment.

Russia frees former US Marine amid health fears

Family, advocates decry harsh treatment as freed ex-Marine heads to US hospital

Former US Marine Robert Gilman (Blue Cap) is set to land at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC (Photo/@SecRubio X)

Hanover Airport flights delayed after drone sighting

Drone went undetected by authorities and airport staff, flying freely for about 2 hours

Hanover Airport disrupted by drone week after Leipzig explosives find

Planning a Europe trip? ETIAS will not launch in 2026

Visa-exempt travellers do not need ETIAS yet

The EU introduced two systems—ETIAS, a pre-trip travel authorisation for visa-free visitors, and EES, a border entry-exit registration replacing passport stamps.

Russian attack kills 5 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

Missile shortage deepens as Russia escalates long-range strikes on Ukraine

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on September 22, 2025, Ukrainian rescuers carry the body of a killed person at the site of an air attack in Zaporizhzhia, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ocalan: Founder of militant PKK who authored its end

Solitary on Imrali, Ocalan pushes PKK from armed struggle to political path

FILE - Youngsters hold a photograph of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the militant Kurdish group, or PKK, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Feb. 27, 2025.

Russia readying more N. Korean troops, missiles: Kyiv

Ukraine alleges new North Korean troop deployments and missile supplies to Russia

Pyongyang's force is growing stronger on the experience it is gaining while helping Moscow, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has repeatedly warned of deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, often while appealing for more Western air-defence supplies.

A rare solar eclipse is coming: Where can you see it?

A rare celestial event will create different views depending on where you are in the world

A woman looks at the sun with solar glasses after the Annular Solar Eclipse completed on October 14, 2023 in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (picture used for illustrative purposes)

UK couple held in Iran end hunger strikes: family

Rights worries mount as UK couple in Iran cease hunger strike after nearly three months

A handout photograph released in London on August 4, 2025 by the family of Craig and Lindsay Foreman, shows Craig and Lindsay in an undated location at an undated time.

Europe sets new temperature record amid heat waves

Western Europe scorched as trapped high-pressure systems intensify heat extremes

People walk on a sandbar underneath the Danube's Margareth Bridge in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026, as the river, which runs through 10 European countries, has receded never-before-seen low water levels. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Alleged cartel boss Kinahan charged in Ireland

Government jet brings alleged cartel boss home as Dublin targets crime networks

The 49-year-old Irishman appeared in court after being flown back on Sunday evening from Dubai on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Ireland.

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