STOCKHOLM: Streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday it would launch a new “AI Persona” badge in mid-September clearly identifying content producers that are AI-generated and not real people.“Listeners have been clear in telling us that they don’t like seeing an artist profile that seems human, only to »»»

DIYARBAKIR, Turkiye: Residents in Turkiye’s mainly Kurdish-populated southeastern region reacted with a mix of relief, joy and uncertainty on Tuesday after parliament approved a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants, offering them a potential path toward integration into normal life»»»

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck western Colombia has risen to at least 169, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities (Asocapitales). The association said on Tuesday that 165 of the fatalities had been recorded in four regional capitals, accounting for more»»»

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LILLE: A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday. Three reactors were taken offline on Monday and output at a fourth was cut by half, EDF said in a statement, leaving just one operati»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US citizen Robert Gilman who had been in jail in Russia is heading back to the United States. "I am proud to announce that American Citizen Robert Gilman, a former United States Marine, is coming HOME!" Trump wrote on Truth Socia»»»

Jakarta: Indonesia's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia said Tuesday it is offering international travelers a free domestic add-on flight when they purchase a round-trip ticket to Indonesia under its "Discover More Indonesia" campaign. Prina Eka Putri, head of Garuda Indonesia's marketing group, said tr»»»

Oil prices rose Tuesday after conflicting statements between the United States and Iran fueled fears that a new peace plan is not coming anytime soon. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The price of oil reached $90 per barrel Tuesday as Iran and President Donald Trump tr»»»

Legislative and organizational changes aimed at preventing juvenile crime were discussed by Prime Minister Rumen Radev with representatives of the involved institutions at the Council of Ministers on Tuesday. The meeting was held in response to recent cases of aggression involving minors and youths»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's cabinet has approved a new visa regime designed to ease foreign travel to and from the country, while seeking to draw investment, business and skilled labor, an official said on Tuesday. The official, who requested to be anonymous, said the new policy expands the number of visa »»»

PARIS: Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging an end to such “discrimination.” The Taliban administration, recognized solely by Russia, has imposed a series of restri»»»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV is “deeply saddened” by the earthquake in Colombia, the Vatican said Tuesday, a day after the 7.4 magnitude tremor killed over 100 people. “The Holy Father, deeply saddened to learn the painful news of the earthquake that has seriously affected several areas of Colombia..»»»

Berlin: Hanover Airport in Germany was disrupted overnight by a drone, police told AFP Tuesday without giving further details, just a week after an explosives-laden drone was discovered at Leipzig Airport. "The investigation into the drone overflight at Langenhagen Airport on Tuesday has been taken»»»

KYIV: Ukraine’s ‌wheat and barley exports were at very low levels over August 1-10 after Russian attacks effectively shut Black Sea ports, traders at a major farmers’ union said on Tuesday. Ukraine and Russia have launched broader campaigns against logistics targets, with e-commerce warehouses on b»»»

Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday (August 11) after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.»»»

Greenpeace activists painted the message “No Gas + Oil” in white paint on the tanker Kairos, which has been anchored in Burgas Bay for more than six months, as a sign of protest against dependence on oil and gas. The environmental organization’s icebreaker, the Arctic Sunrise, also participated in »»»

Lebanon on Tuesday became the first Middle East country to formally abolish the death penalty, replacing the sentencing with life imprisonment plus aggravated hard labour. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004. Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making the co»»»

Four crew members were killed in a suspected Houthi attack on an Egyptian-owned cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, while a container ship was struck by a missile off Pakistan in a suspected US attack, maritime and Yemeni sources said.  Four crew members were killed in a suspe»»»

The government sees health tourism as a way to advance healthcare, tourism, and economic prosperity together. The government is preparing an ambitious plan to turn the country into a regional hub for global health tourism, targeting up to $10 billion in annual revenue within five years. The initiat»»»

For the world's newly crowned best pastry chef Benoît Castel, pastry is less a matter of following recipes than listening to ingredients. In one of his many patisserie kitchens in Paris, he works alongside his team, tasting, testing and experimenting while remaining driven to try new things – from »»»

French newspapers have asked the country’s antitrust watchdog to take action over Google’s new AI-generated summaries – which appear at the top of search results – saying they are depriving news publishers of web traffic. A federation of nearly 300 French newspapers said Tuesday that it filed »»»

Poland will establish Europe’s largest authorized service center for AH-64E Apache helicopters at Military Aviation Works No. 1 (WZL-1) in Łódź under offset agreements signed with Boeing. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the project would double employment at WZL-1, creating high-skilled jobs in adv»»»

Demand for existing homes in Poland increased in July, while the number of properties listed for sale declined and average prices rose, according to GetHome.pl. The number of second-hand homes on the market fell to about 137,000 from 140,000 in June. Although 32,500 new listings were added, 35,500 »»»

Andrzej Lis, a fund manager at Rockbridge TFI, describes his investment philosophy as holistic, combining macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research and valuation rather than relying on a single strategy. He begins by assessing inflation, interest rates, market liquidity and the economic cycle be»»»

Nearly half of Polish women consider menopause a taboo subject, even though 70% of women and 60% of men want it discussed publicly, according to Kulczyk Foundation research. At the same time, 93% of women cannot correctly define menopause. The issue has broader social and economic implications. Pol»»»

New vehicle registrations in Poland increased across all major segments in H1 2026, according to KPMG and the Polish Automotive Industry Association. Passenger-car registrations rose nearly 10% y/y to 312,033, while commercial vehicle registrations increased 20% and bus registrations jumped 78%. To»»»

Polish consumers increased their average monthly spending on major shopping platforms to PLN 825 in July, up 6% from the average of the previous three months, according to whenUbuy. Despite new EU customs charges, spending on Chinese platforms remained above PLN 300 per user. Shoppers instead bough»»»

Doha, Qatar: Seven scholars from leading universities around the world will join the Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University in Qatar (#IAS_NUQ) during the 2026–27 academic year, strengthening the University’s role as a global hub for research, dialogue, and know»»»

Dubai: Bahrain's High Criminal Court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment after convicting them of spying for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and acting on its behalf in activities that authorities said targeted the kingdom's security and national interests. The Public Prosecu»»»

Turkish lawmakers on Monday (August 10) voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.»»»

As well as drought, Europe has also been battling wildfires this summer. Firefighters this week are struggling to control a rapidly expanding wildfire in southwestern Spain that has forced the evacuation of around 800 people. For more on that topic, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Alexander H»»»

MONROVIA: President Joseph Boakai has nominated a new head of Liberia’s drug enforcement agency following two enormous cocaine seizures in recent weeks, including the largest drug bust in the west African nation’s history. He made the announcement late Monday following a joint security meeting to d»»»

VILNIUS: Latvia said ‌on Tuesday a tunnel had been discovered under the border with Belarus and announced plans to combat networks that it says are helping a growing number of migrants cross the frontier illegally. Latvian soldiers last month used teargas and fired a warning shot to stop migrants t»»»

DUBAI: Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to “some sort” of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the ​Strait of Hormuz were at an advanced stage, despite reports of new attacks on shipping in regional waters. The comments offered some hope that Iran and»»»

Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said he does not expect additional American tanker aircraft to arrive at Bulgaria's Bezmer air base in the near future, with two US planes currently stationed there and conducting training flights. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Yambol region, Stoyanov»»»

Two acquaintances of the teenagers accused in the fatal beating of a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv have been detained in connection with another violent incident involving two Nepalese citizens. The Plovdiv District Prosecutor's Office charged an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday with c»»»

Bulgaria and Turkey will step up cooperation against cross-border organized crime, drug trafficking, illegal migration and what Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci described as “new generation” criminal activity. The issue was discussed during Ciftci’s meeting with Bulgarian Interior Minister »»»

One moment he was partying with his friends; the next, he was walking towards the toilets. After that, his next memory was of lying on a bed with a doctor standing beside him, a number marked on his stomach. This was not the opening scene of a horror film but a real-life ordeal – and it happened th»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar condemned the government of the Republic of Colombia's recognition of Israeli occupation's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. It stressed that assisting the occupation in disregarding relevant UN resolutions concerning the occupied Golan Heights, particular»»»

Dubai: Kuwait's Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that the State Security Service had arrested two minors accused of communicating with members of the extremist group ISIS and receiving training in the manufacture of explosives as part of an alleged plot to target a place of worship in the count»»»

Riyadh, Aug 11 (SANA) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned a statement issued by Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognizing what it called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that the move contradicts international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutio»»»

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Dubai: The UAE's aviation sector handled more than 1.13 billion passengers and recorded over 6.16 million aircraft movements between 2016 and 2025, according to figures released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre. The data showed passenger traffic climbed 26.1 per cent over the de»»»

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU said Tuesday Meta and TikTok had agreed to voluntary steps to boost fact-checking of harmful disinformation linked to the Ceuta migrant rush — but did not rule out compelling the tech giants to do more. Experts say social media disinformation helped drive the deadly rush o»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will bring together global technology leaders, policymakers and international organizations in Riyadh next month for a four-day UNESCO forum aimed at shaping international approaches to the ethical development and governance of artificial intelligence. The fourth UNESCO Global »»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police has urged truck and heavy vehicle drivers to comply with traffic laws and safety requirements, stressing the importance of regular vehicle maintenance and responsible driving to reduce accidents and enhance road safety under its Smart Road Safety strategy. The Traffic an»»»

Beirut: Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, formally ending capital punishment after more than two decades in which executions had been suspended, making the country the first in the Middle East to officially repeal the punishment. Lawmakers approved the bill during »»»

Haskovo Regional Governor Todor Ivanov has convened an extraordinary online meeting of the Regional Epizootic Commission due to the second outbreak of sheep and goat pox in the village of Tyanevo, Southern Bulgaria, the Regional Administration reported on Tuesday. The new outbreak was identified in»»»

LONDON: An Israeli rights group and Palestinian community organizations have asked a court to overturn approval for a Jewish religious school in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah, saying the project would be built on land expropriated for public facilities needed by Palestinians. Israeli nonp»»»