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Academy Awards, YouTube sign deal to livestream Oscars from 2029
Organisers say the deal with YouTube will allow viewers to watch the awards ceremony on an 'unprecedented global scale'.
The Arab Spring hasn’t ended, and Arab regimes know it
Fifteen years on, repression is deeper, dissent is criminalised, but democracy is still the public demand.
Why the Arab Spring was never a failure
The uprisings did not collapse into irrelevance. They transformed how millions understood citizenship and dignity.
From A for algebra to T for tariffs: Arabic words used in English speech
Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?
US approves $11bn in arms sales to Taiwan in deal likely to anger China
Huge US arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzer artillery, antitank missiles, and drones.
‘No evidence’ Australia’s Bondi gunmen trained in the Philippines: Official
Philippine official said 'mere visit' to the country does not support claims the men underwent 'terrorist training'.
US kills 4 in latest Pacific Ocean attack as Venezuela tension spirals
New attack brings death toll to nearly 100 from US strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean.
Trump touts achievements, attacks immigrants in White House address
Trump avoids addressing rising Venezuela tensions, fuelling speculation over military intentions and oil interests.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,393
These are the key developments from day 1,393 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell seeks prison release
Maxwell, a former British socialite and Epstein accomplice, says sex trafficking conviction a 'miscarriage of justice'.