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Two dead after abandoned school collapses in Cuba - UPI.com

Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Cuban authorities have concluded rescue operations after the collapse of an abandoned school in Villa Clara province that left two people dead and one injured. Investigators said the building had been declared unsafe year ago. More than 100 rescuers worked for more than 16 hours to »»»

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UPI 19m

Tennessee primary: Trump-backed Ogles loses; Blackburn to win - UPI.com

1 of 2 | Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is projected to win the Republican primary for governor of Tennessee on Friday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump lost his primary in Tennessee while longtime Sen. Marsha Blackburn's »»»

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Gulf News 31m

US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a year-long campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce US support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin's hand as the grinding war drags on. The bipartisan legislation, which pa»»»

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Arab News 31m

Syria arrests two suspected drug traffickers, seizes captagon in Tartous

LONDON: Syrian authorities said on Friday that they arrested two suspected drug traffickers in the coastal governorate of Tartous and seized narcotics, weapons and ammunition. The Interior Ministry’s Drug Enforcement Department said that its officers carried out the operation after surveilling the »»»

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Arab News 31m

McLaren boss glad of ‘harmony’ between F1 teammates Norris and Piastri

SILVERSTONE, UK: McLaren boss Andrea Stella is proud of the way Formula One world champion Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri have conducted themselves following last season’s battle for the drivers’ championship. British driver Norris eventually overcame the Australian in a three-way fight, a»»»

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TAP 35m

Tunindex closes Fridays session down 0.38%

Tunis, August 7 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Friday's session down 0.38% to 20,042.75 points with a traded volume of TND 7.8 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. SOTUMAG shares were the best performers after posting a 6% rise to TND 19.080, trading for...»»»

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U.S. sanctions Cuba over military cooperation with Russia, China, Iran - UPI.com

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said those sanctioned facilitated the purchase, import, maintenance and modernization of weapons and military equipment primarily from Russia and China. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department imposed a new package of re»»»

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Arab News 55m

Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament

BEIRUT: Lebanon and Israel have agreed a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a US-brokered agreement, a Lebanese official said on Friday, with the United States due to pick countries from the list. The official declined to identify any of the c»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 1h

Massive explosion and devastating fire at MOL oil refinery

A fire has broken out at the MOL oil refinery in Bratislava/Pozsony, with witnesses reporting at least one enormous explosion – here is what we know so far. Explosion and fire at MOL oil refinery in Bratislava/Pozsony A fire erupted on Friday at the MOL oil refinery complex in Bratislava, Prime Min»»»

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UPI 1h

U.S. tests bond program for some immigrants in Dominican Republic - UPI.com

The Dominican Republic has become the first country in which the United States has launched a pilot program allowing it to require a bond from certain immigrant visa applicants considered at risk of becoming a "public charge. Photo by jackmac34!Pixabay Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The Dominican Republic has bec»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 1h

Bulgaria Urges North Macedonia to Allow Medical Treatment for Iva Mihailova

Bulgaria insists that Iva Mihailova, a Bulgarian in North Macedonia who is charged with a serious traffic offence and was among those injured in the relevant road accident in October 2025, should be granted access to timely and appropriate medical care, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a stat»»»

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The Peninsula 1h

Floods in India kill 97 people

New Delhi: At least 97 people have died in flooding in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. According to official sources, the floods have affected nearly 170,000 people and forced thousands to seek shelter in temporary relief camps after rivers overflowed and inundated homes. More than 14,000 h»»»

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Arab News 1h

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball heads to US auction

NEW YORK: The soccer ball that Diego Maradona used to score his notorious “Hand of God” goal during Argentina’s win over England in the 1986 World Cup is expected to sell for $10 million at a US auction this month. Maradona’s goal in the quarter-final match saw him illegally punch the ball into the»»»

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RT 1h

Trump calls Washington Post report ‘treasonous’ over Hegseth story

US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of »»»

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Al Manar 1h

Islamic Resistance in Iraq Postpones Response to US Aggression: Martyrs Invigorate Our Steadfastness - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance in Iraq Postpones Response to US Aggression: Martyrs Invigorate Our Steadfastness 07-08-2026 19:47 PM Illustrative image»»»

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Arab News 1h

A ‘harsh’ first ruling in Morocco after Ceuta surge with 7 taxi drivers jailed, union says

CASABLANCA, Morocco: Seven Moroccan taxi drivers were sentenced to up to six months in prison and fined $1,070 each for aiding irregular migration by driving people to the Spanish border in Ceuta. It marked the first ruling in Morocco tied to the surge of more than 70,000 people crossing into the t»»»

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Arab News 1h

Maradona bloated, bedridden and resigned before death, says icon’s masseur

SAN ISIDRO, Argentina: Diego Maradona was bedridden, suffering from edema, and appeared resigned to his fate in his final days, according to the testimony of the Argentine football legend’s masseur at the trial into the circumstances of his death in 2020. Maradona “wouldn’t get out of bed, he didn’»»»

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Arab News 1h

US judge allows deportation protections to end for South Sudanese

WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for US ​President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States. US District Judge Patti Saris in Boston rejected a last-di»»»

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Sputnik 1h

Ukraine's Missile Shield Crumbles as US and Europe Run Short on Interceptors

The refusal by the US and Europe to provide Ukraine with more Patriot missiles points to depleted stockpiles and sluggish interceptor production, military expert and Arsenal of the Fatherland columnist Alexander Sinyugin tells Sputnik. The earlier plan for European countries to buy Patriot missiles»»»

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UPI 1h

U.S. appeals court blocks Trump's $400 million White House ballroom - UPI.com

President Donald Trump speaks to the press about the new East Wing next to the construction site at the White House on May 19. An appeals court has ruled that the project to build a ballroom at the site needs congressional approval. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A f»»»

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Arab News 1h

Free as a bird: rescue mission returns rare Serbian eagle

BELGRADE: Feliks, a rare eastern imperial eagle, is again soaring through the skies of his Serbian homeland after being rescued from the clutches of bird smugglers during his inaugural migration, the national bird society said Friday. Serbia’s Bird Protection and Study Society, which helped return »»»

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Tanjug 1h

Military helicopter, Serbian Armed Forces personnel join firefighting efforts in Deliblato

BELGRADE - A Serbian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter joined firefighting efforts in the Deliblato Sands, northern Serbia, on Friday morning after Serbian Armed Forces personnel were deployed on the ground on Thursday night, the MoD said in a statement. It said the Serbian Armed Forces had joined the eff»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 1h

Polymarket knows who Hungary’s next president will be

On Polymarket, you can bet on almost anything – and its opposite. Now you can place your money on who will become Hungary’s next president. The website, which has been blocked in Hungary, has already “predicted” victories for Donald Trump and Péter Magyar. If it gets this one right, it could prove »»»

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Arab News 1h

Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78

THE HAGUE: An international police operation led by Spanish authorities dismantled a major criminal network involved in trafficking migrants, drugs and weapons across the Western Mediterranean, the European Union police agency Europol and Spain’s Civil Guard announced Friday. The takedown of the gr»»»

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France24 2h

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign defense pact

Progressive Democrats are hoping to build momentum after left-wing candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated an establishment-backed rival in Michigan’s US Senate primary. The race was seen as a test of the party’s future direction, with El-Sayed campaigning on universal healthcare, campaign finan»»»

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France24 2h

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign mutual defence agreement

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military acti»»»

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France24 2h

Concerts of pro-Assad singers cancelled after protests in Syria

The concerts of several musicians accused of supporting former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have been cancelled this summer in towns across Syria. People in the city of Homs tore down posters announcing performances by singers Mohamad Iskandar and Hossam Jneed, denouncing their previous links w»»»

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Tanjug 2h

Pristina bans Telekom Srbija CEO from entering Kosovo-Metohija

PRISTINA - The Pristina provisional authorities have declared Telekom Srbija CEO Vladimir Lucic a persona non grata, permanently banning him from entering Kosovo-Metohija, as well as from transiting or staying in the province. According to reports by Pristina-based media outlets, Pristina's interio»»»

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Arab News 2h

Ghana draw with Mali and reach WAFCON quarter-finals

JOHANNESBURG: Ghana claimed the last quarter-finals place in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after drawing 1-1 with Mali in Rabat on Thursday. The Black Queens began the Group D match knowing a point would suffice as their goal difference was superior to that of the Female Eagles. Camero»»»

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Arab News 2h

West Bank healthcare system facing Gaza-like collapse, MedGlobal chief says

LONDON: The West Bank’s health system is being pushed toward a collapse comparable to Gaza’s, not by airstrikes but by financial pressure and restrictions on movement, the head of a US-based medical aid group said on Thursday. Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president and CEO of MedGlobal, told Arab News that t»»»

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Arab News 2h

Saudi minister: Makkah defense agreement with Turkiye, Pakistan not a ‘military axis or sectarian bloc’

RIYADH: The defense agreement signed on Friday between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan is not an effort to establish a “military axis or a sectarian bloc,” a senior Saudi minister said. “Nor is it linked to any nuclear ambitions or arms race, rather it is focused on building sustainable capabili»»»

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UPI 2h

Abelardo de la Espriella takes office in Colombia amid security crisis - UPI.com

Abelardo de la Espriella will take office as Colombia's new president Friday. Photo by Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Abelardo de la Espriella officially takes office as Colombia's president Friday, beginning a term marked by a sharp shift to the far right following the administratio»»»

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Arab News 2h

Houthi attacks kill five in Yemen as rebels target Marib

DUBAI: Houthi attacks on Yemen’s Marib province killed at least five people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalate strikes on the region a day after their deadliest attack in years. The latest violence has raised the spectre of a return to war in the Arabian Pen»»»

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Gulf News 2h

UAE condemns terrorist bombing in Syria’s Jarmana

The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist bombing of a passenger bus in Jarmana city, near Syria’s capital, Damascus, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.In a stateme»»»

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Sputnik 2h

Strait of Hormuz Becomes Iran's Ace in Conflict With US - Expert

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as an ace in its conflict with the United States, Yuri Lyamin, senior researcher at the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, told Sputnik. "I think, in case of the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian position rests upon two factors. Fir»»»

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Novinite 2h

Bulgaria Says No Fentanyl Produced in Sofia Was ExportedOpinions

Acting Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry Lyubomir Nikolov said Bulgarian authorities have found no evidence that fentanyl produced in the recently dismantled laboratory in Sofia was exported abroad, stressing that all identified shipments were intercepted before leaving the country. Speaking»»»

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Novinite 2h

A Man Lured, Filmed and Beaten to Death: Five Teenagers Charged in Plovdiv KillingOpinions

The killing of a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv on August 4 has become one of the most disturbing criminal cases in Bulgaria this year, both for the extreme cruelty described by prosecutors and for the account the accused have given of their own motive. Five teenagers, three boys and two girls aged bet»»»

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UPI 2h

Trump administration pays $1.22 billion to kill another wind power project - UPI.com

Wind turbines cover the Tehachapi Mountain Range in Tehachapi, Calif. The Trump administration will pay a German company more than $2 billion to abandon offshore wind farm projects in a deal announced Thursday. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of t»»»

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Arab News 2h

Ukraine’s Zelensky to make first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

BELGRADE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will on Saturday make his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. The office of Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic announced the »»»

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Arab News 2h

Spain warns Italy of countermeasures if border checks kept

MADRID: Spain on Friday threatened Italy with countermeasures if Rome did not lift this week its suspension of the free-travel Schengen agreement, introduced after the mass migrant rush to Ceuta. “We urge the government of Italy to rectify, put an end to the checks and treat Spaniards like other Eu»»»

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Arab News 2h

GCC chief, Arab states condemns Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Najran

RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi on Friday strongly condemned attacks carried out by the Houthi militia targeting Saudi Arabia’s Najran Region. The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Friday that 11 civilians were wounded in a Houthi attac»»»

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BNE 3h

Businessman warns Albania faces arbitration over stalled Vlora airport concession

Swiss-Albanian businessman Behgjet Pacolli has warned that his company Mabco Constructions could pursue international arbitration against Albania after the government launched procedures to terminate the concession contract for Vlora International Airport, accusing state institutions of undermining»»»

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BNE 3h

Russia-China trade turnover rises 26.3% in seven months

Trade in goods between Russia and China rose 26.3% year-on-year to $159.2bn in January-July 2026, the Russian Trade Mission in China said on August 7, citing Chinese customs data, Vedomosti reported. Russia's exports to China rose 23.7% to $86.4bn, while imports from China grew 29.5% to $72.8bn, ac»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Scientists use AI to design living viruses for the first time

Artificial intelligence has crossed another scientific milestone by designing entirely new viruses that have never existed in nature, a breakthrough that could accelerate medical research while intensifying concerns about the misuse of the technology. The work, published on Thursday in the journal »»»

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RT 3h

Houthis launch major attacks on Saudi-backed forces in Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced that they launched coordinated drone and ballistic missile attacks on several camps belonging to forces of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government on Thursday. The flare-up follows four years of relative calm in the small Arab nation, which has b»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Rare eagle Feliks rescued from smugglers soars free again

Belgrade: Feliks, a rare eastern imperial eagle, is again soaring through the skies of his Serbian homeland after being rescued from the clutches of bird smugglers during his inaugural migration, the national bird society said Friday. Serbia's Bird Protection and Study Society, which helped return »»»

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Arab News 3h

Norway will speed up onshore wind power developments, government says

OSLO: Norway’s ‌government on Friday presented plans to cut red tape and shorten processing of applications to build new onshore wind power plants and transmission lines, amid concerns that a slow buildout in recent years could curb economic activity. The Labour Party government aims to cut in half»»»

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Arab News 3h

Actress, engineer, militant’s widow among Syria’s new women MPs

DAMASCUS: In Syria’s first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hard-line Islamist commander. Women hold 22 of the 207 current seats in Syria’s parliament, or just ov»»»

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EU Observer 3h

France becomes latest to back assisted dying as patchwork of laws emerges across EU

Last month, France passed a law authorising assisted dying. Medical advancements and an increasingly ageing population, have resulted in a handful of new laws on assisted dying across the EU, of which the French bill is the latest. France’s National Assembly approved the measure on 15 July, by a 29»»»

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