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Qatar Airways is preparing for the busy winter travel season and planning the next phase of its growth. After months of regional disruptions, including the temporary suspension of flights in February, the Doha-based airline has had to adapt its operations to offer passenger support, expand its routes and remain resilient. And now, Hamad Ali Al-Khater, Chief Executive Officer at Qatar Airways Group, said that “passenger numbers have recovered to around 90%-95% of last year’s levels”, with Hamad International Airport currently handling more than 140,000 passengers a day as international carriers gradually return to Doha. This includes British Airways, which resumed…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 12:21 GMT+2•Updated 16:12 Between €22 and 30 million, the highest estimate ever placed on a painting sold in France. That is what a buyer could spend to obtain ‘Iris’ by Claude Monet. On 22 October, Sotheby’s auction house will be offering the rarely seen work by the French Renaissance master for sale, alongside other works from the Schlumberger family’s private collection. A monumental painting created by Monet at the end of his life, the canvas is, according to curators, in remarkable condition. _”_It has no varnish, it is on its original canvas and has never been…
The incident comes as Polish prosecutors revealed that a Russian Gerbera 2 drone found in the Baltic Sea last week had been carrying a high-explosive fragmentation warhead. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Sept. 17 that Russia could launch drone or missile strikes against countries that support Ukraine, and try to pass them off as accidents. European officials have accused Moscow multiple times this year of using sabotage, cyberattacks, espionage and drone operations to pressure Kyiv’s backers as Russia continues its grinding full-scale war on its neighbor. In August, Germany blamed Russia for an attempted explosive-drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport,…
The European Union “urgently” needs to act quickly to rebalance its “unsustainable” trade relationship with China, Commission Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, told Euronews, stressing that significant job losses are at stake. Recent customs data showed the gap between the bloc’s imports from China and exports to China, the trade deficit, ran at more than €1 billion a day in July. “This trade rebalancing is becoming existential for Europeans,” Séjourné said on Euronews’ interview programme The Europe Conversation. “Today we’re losing thousands of jobs every week,” he noted, adding that the EU already lost 250,000 industrial…
Around 150 women have graduated from Syria’s new police academy in Al-Tal, north of Damascus, after six months of training. The ceremony shows them marching and performing exercises. The course covered military and physical skills, as well as police procedures, law and field work. The academy is part of efforts by Syria’s new authorities to rebuild the security forces and increase the role of women in policing. One graduate, 22-year-old May Aklajneh, says becoming a policewoman was a childhood dream and that she joined as soon as recruitment opened. The first cohort is expected to join Interior Ministry units across…
With seven months to go until France’s presidential election, fuel is becoming a major political flashpoint. Spiralling energy prices have stoked public discontent, amid a global fuel-supply shock, driven by the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. In recent weeks, fishermen have blocked oil depots and port entrances in the south of France, while farmers have staged demonstrations over rising fuel prices across the country. There are also signs that fuel demand in France is beginning to weaken, after several months of record-high prices. French diesel prices hit a fresh record of €2.41…
Javier Bardem has rallied his followers on social media in support of a petition calling for US singer P!nk to be removed from her official role as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. With this move, the Spanish actor is making a clear show of support for an initiative that is already close to 150,000 signatures calling for the artist to be dropped by the international organisation. The campaign emerged after the singer’s response to the slogan “Free Palestine” proclaimed by rapper Macklemore during Ed Sheeran’s tour. In front of a packed crowd, the artist caught the audience by surprise with a…
“Beaucoup de questions portent sur l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux et sur leur inscription dans les comptes”, rapporte l’ancien magistrat à la Cour des comptes, passé par la direction de l’Agence nationale pour l’emploi. Pas plus tard que le 22 septembre, la Commission a répondu à Renaissance, le parti de Gabriel Attal, qui voulait des précisions sur le statut des interviews avec des créateurs de contenu. “La liberté, qu’elle soit d’expression, d’opinion, d’information, est là. C’est compliqué d’incriminer un influenceur qui fait un podcast avec un candidat, s’il n’y a pas de contrepartie financière derrière”, acte le haut fonctionnaire. A l’inverse,…
Italian Carabinieri officers seized €3.2 million in banknotes during an operation against alleged members of a local crime organisation near Naples. Footage released by the force shows officers using hammers to break through a wall and uncover hundreds of bundles of cash hidden inside a residence in Caivano. Anti-mafia prosecutors ordered the arrest of 34 people over alleged drug trafficking, extortion, weapons offences and other crimes. The Carabinieri said the suspects were linked to an armed Camorra-type conspiracy led by the Angelino clan.
A performer in a giant gorilla costume joins students on the dancefloor at a university event in Lahore, Pakistan. The trend has spread from social media to weddings, parties and campus celebrations across the country. Shayen Zahoor, who runs a costume company, says the idea came from India and quickly gained attention after the team posted its first video online. Bookings followed within days. Event organiser Ismail Ali says the performance was chosen to lift the mood, while students describe the character’s arrival as a turning point in the party. The performer says some people are frightened, but others quickly…