Apple to make first big change to iPhones in years
The iPhone has not changed much since Apple introduced it in 2007. Whether it has slimmed down, rounded out its edges or shed its home button, the iPhone has always been a rectangu…
Meta rolls out AI agent that can send emails and book travel
Meta on Tuesday rolled out Muse, an artificial intelligence agent that acts as a personal digital assistant by autonomously using software apps and websites on behalf of people.It…
Chinese ship takes Arctic shortcut: Smart business?
For years, China has been talking a big game about the Arctic.The country lies far from the Arctic Circle — more than 800 miles — but still, it has declared itself a “near-Arctic…
Saudi Arabia lifts alert in southern city after strikes
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense lifted an alert it had announced in the southern city of Khamis Mushait on Wednesday, a day after Ansar Allah attacks there and in three other nearb…
Lufthansa Group to gradually resume flights to Dubai
BERLIN: Germany’s Lufthansa Group will gradually resume flight connections to Dubai starting in late October 2026, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday.”At peak operat…
Bangladesh fights world’s worst measles outbreak
DHAKA: Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since Mar…
Oman to launch self-driving vehicles in 2027; trials successful
Muscat: Salalah Airport witnessed an operational trial of a self-driving (autonomous) electric vehicle in the presence of Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, the Minister of Transport, Com…
Pilots in Amazon cargo plane crash released from hospital
Miami: The two pilots of an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, striking a van and killing five people, have been released from…
Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday, after the U.S. said it had destroyed…
177 flights to and from UK cancelled on Wednesday: global tracking site
UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain’s air traffic control service scrambled to rescover from a technical…