Authorities in Sharjah are questioning two Indian families in connection with the death of a toddler, according to a lawyer assisting them. Advocate Preeta Sriram Madav said the families, who hail from the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, were taken in for questioning on the day of the incident, in which a two-year-old boy fell to his death from a staircase area in a residential tower. It was initially believed that the Pakistani toddler had wandered out of his family’s apartment before falling through an opening near a staircase on an upper floor of the building. According…
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NAIROBI — Hundreds of young residents in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki staged a protest on Monday against the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and isolation facility for US citizens exposed to the virus at Laikipia Air Base, amid growing debate over the country’s readiness to manage cross-border spread of the disease. The demonstrators initially marched toward the perimeter of Laikipia Airbase but were blocked by heavily armed Kenya Air Force personnel, who denied them access to the military installation. Security forces established a cordon around the facility, forcing the crowd to retreat and redirect their procession toward Nanyuki…
ABU DHABI, 1st June, 2026 (WAM) — Special Olympics UAE has finalised preparations for the staging of the UAE Games 2026, taking place from 6th to 10th June in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of more than 1,000 athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities, alongside international delegations. Building on the success of the inaugural edition, the Games are supported by a broad network of strategic and official partners and will feature a comprehensive programme including sports competitions, health activations, community events and initiatives. The second edition will also unveil an elevated visual identity for the Games, inspired by the colors…
From taking alternative routes to postponing plans for a third car, Dubai residents say they are becoming more conscious of transport spending as VAT on Salik tolls and public parking fees came into effect on June 1, alongside higher fuel prices this month. The new charges mean motorists now pay 5 per cent VAT on Salik tolls, parking fees and related services. Salik users now pay Dh4.20 instead of Dh4 during off-peak hours and Dh6.30 instead of Dh6 during peak periods, while public parking charges are also subject to VAT. For some residents, the impact is minimal. For others, particularly…
TOKYO — People who litter on streets or in parks and other places in central Tokyo will now face an on-the-spot fine of 2,000 Japanese yen ($13) as part of its campaign to clean up the area. The fine collection system kicked in on Monday in Shibuya Ward, a commercial and entertainment center that is home to the famed Shibuya Crossing amid the country’s tourism boom. In certain districts, authorities are also handing out fines for food and beverage shop operators who do not install waste bins. Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, and its government…
TABUK — The first birth of onager (Equus hemionus) on Saudi soil in more than 100 years was recorded at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, thanks to the intensive Saudi wildlife conservation efforts. These efforts mark the return of a species that had disappeared from the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula for over a century. The reserve noted that the male onager was born in June 2025 as part of the Arabian rewilding program launched to reintroduce 23 native species to their former natural habitats. The birth has only now been announced after the onager successfully completed its first…
Samsung Electronics recently began sampling its latest high bandwidth memory (HBM) units among selected customers. This chip is asserted to help maximise computing performance for large language models (LLMs) and next-generation AI systems. Claiming an industry first with the 12-layer HBM4E unit, the company noted the release followed mass production and commercial shipment of its HBM4 earlier this year. The latest release is said to achieve transfer speeds of up to 16Gb/s with improved energy efficiency and thermal performance. Samsung head of memory development Sang Joon Hwang said the company had “once again demonstrated its distinct technological edge with HBM4E”.…
Anthropic recently raised $65 billion in its latest funding round, which took its valuation to $965 billion as investor money continues to pour into AI companies. Financial Times reported Anthropic’s valuation overtook OpenAI’s following the round. Anthropic plans to use the latest funds to advance “safety and interpretability research, expand compute to meet growing demand” for AI assistant Claude “and scale the products and partnerships our customers rely on”. The financing was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital. Other investors include private equity funds and the company’s partners. The $65 billion includes $15 billion in previously-committed cash…
The weather on Tuesday, June 2, is expected to be fair in general, according to a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Light to moderate southwesterly to northwesterly winds are set to blow, freshening at times, with a speed of 10-25 km/hr, reaching 40 km/hr. The sea will be slight to moderate, becoming rough at times by night in the Arabian Gulf and slight in Oman Sea. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Overall temperatures are expected to rise to highs of 46ºC in some areas of Abu Dhabi and drop…
LONDON — Britain will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over a canceled asylum agreement, an international court ruled on Monday. The Hague-based the Permanent Court of Arbitration said it had rejected all financial claims made by Rwanda, which had argued Britain still needed to honor the terms of the deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer canceled in 2024. Shortly after he took office, Starmer scrapped the Conservative government’s asylum plan, under which Rwanda would have been paid to take in migrants who had illegally arrived in Britain. Lawyers representing Britain during the three-day hearing in…