Author: Gulf News Week
As they strolled through Tiananmen Square in Beijing last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to muse over the possibility that organ transplants could dramatically extend human life.”Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and even achieve immortality”, Putin’s interpreter was heard saying.”Some predict that in this century, humans may live up to 150 years old,” Xi’s interpreter was heard responding.Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)The hot-mic moment gave a tantalising glimpse into the relationship This was a rare insight into what is quite a misunderstood partnership. This…
Warning: contains details of alleged sexual offences and misconductRape claims involving Channel 4’s Married at First Sight (MAFS) UK show are “serious” and there must be consequences for “criminality or wrongdoing”, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has said. A BBC Panorama investigation revealed allegations two women had been raped during filming, while a third said she had been the victim of a non-consensual sex act. Regulator Ofcom said broadcasters needed to take “due care” over the welfare of show participants. Channel 4 has now removed all episodes of the programme from its streaming and linear services, alongside…
Thanks to Netanyahu and Trump, scandal is now our new normal – call it ‘Everythinggate’.In late April, the Hondurasgate platform and the Spanish media outlet Canal Red began leaking incriminating audios regarding recent machinations by the United States and Israel in Latin America.One batch of audios, for example, indicates that Israel financed the release from prison of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence in the US for drug trafficking and other transgressions. As per the write-up on the Hondurasgate website, Hernandez will now play a key role in carrying out US-Israeli military and economic…
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and injuring four others in a mass shooting in southern Spain, police have said.Authorities said the shooting was reported at 23:00 local time (22:00 BST) on Monday in the small town of El Ejido, near Almería.Four others, including two children, were seriously injured and have been taken to hospital. One is believed to be the suspect’s seven-month-old son, according to local media reports.Local media say the other child injured is an 18-month-old baby, while a 60-year-old man is also believed to be among those injured in the attack.The…
Despite the hardships, some couples still find ways to celebrate, with mass weddings held in Gaza offering a rare moment of joy amid the devastationIn a small sewing workshop in southern Gaza, Nisreen Al-Rantisi pulls fabric from a pile and reshapes worn wedding dresses, trying to keep a fading tradition alive amid war and soaring costs.Families said they have been struggling to find new wedding dresses and many search instead for places that refurbish gowns and other kinds of clothes for their children.Importers cite delays, high shipping costs, and restrictions on materials, such as the crystals encrusted into the elaborate…
The tech giant accompanied the announcement with a cryptic invite graphic, which features a glowing dove-like logo alongside the phrase “Coming bright up”Apple has officially announced the schedule for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, better known as WWDC 2026, where the company is expected to unveil the next generation of iPhone, iPad, and Mac software.The keynote livestream — the event’s biggest public-facing presentation — will take place on June 8 at 10am Pacific Time. For viewers in the UAE, that translates to 9pm GST on Monday, June 8.Apple fans in the UAE will be able to watch the keynote live…
Analysts and opposition parties said that the government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, postponed increasing prices because of key state electionsIndia raised prices of petrol and diesel by nearly a rupee a litre on Tuesday, fuel retailers in Delhi said, as the government moves to recover losses incurred from high global crude prices.After the hike of roughly 0.9 rupees ($0.0093), petrol will cost 98.64 rupees a litre in Delhi while diesel will be at 91.58 rupees a litre, dealers said.Prices vary across the country because of regional taxes.The world’s third-largest importer and consumer of oil is one of the…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has not been winning in court lately.His loss on Monday in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman is the latest in a string of legal defeats or settlements.Late last year he agreed to settle with former Twitter executives and thousands of former employees of the social platform, which he has renamed X, after fighting for years to pay them nothing.Then in March, he lost a case brought against him by investors of Twitter, who claimed they were misled by public statements he made during the takeover.In May, another judge reversed certain…
The head of Iranian parliament’s national security commission, has said that they have “prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic” through the strait Iran’s top security body announced on Monday the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse. On its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council shared a post for the [Arabian] Gulf Strait Authority, saying that it would provide “real‑time updates on the #Hormuz_Strait operations and latest developments.” The account of the Revolutionary Guards navy shared the same post. The PGSA…
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as “serious negotiations are now taking place”.In a post on Truth Social, he said he had been asked to do so by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.He said he had been informed a deal would be made that is “very acceptable” to the US, adding there would be “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!”But he warned the US would be ready to “go forward with a full, large scale assault of…