Gold accounted for 87 percent of Uzbekistan’s international reserves and 80 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s reserves at the end of the first half of 2026. Such concentration creates risks amid continued volatility in precious metal prices. A report by international rating agency Fitch Ratings says. The rep»»»

A 19-year-old man from Varna was hospitalized after being stabbed during an argument on the city's promenade, Bulgarian National Radio reported. The teenager and three of his friends got into a dispute with a street musician who was playing the bagpipes on the promenade. Preliminary information ind»»»

Islamabad, Pakistan: A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said, with the prime minister calling for an investigation. The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Instit»»»

The integrity law will be assessed as part of Romania's sixth and final payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, which has not yet submitted by the authorities, the European Commission said in a statement, noting that its services remain engaged in technical discussions with Buch»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only go into effect if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, a US administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The agreement, which was reach»»»

Two astronauts installed a new antenna on the International Space Station (ISS) during a spacewalk lasting more than six hours, NASA said on Tuesday. French astronaut Sophie Adenot and her US colleague Anil Menon installed and connected the antenna, which provides an important link between the ISS »»»

Just over 15 years ago, on 9 July 2011, South Sudan declared its independence. Today, the spectre of partition looms over Sudan once again. Its western and south-western regions, controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are pressing ever more forcefully towards separation. Fragmentation would »»»

Doha, Qatar: Argentina stunned defending champions Italy while Iran, Venezuela and Brazil advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship in Doha. Argentina defeated Italy 3-1 in the round of 16, winning 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 25-16 at Aspire Zone’s Ladies Spor»»»

Doha, Qatar: Defending champions Al Sadd will face Qatar SC in one of the exciting matches of the second round of the Qatar Stars League at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Friday, with both sides looking for a result to build on their opening performances. Al Sadd began their title defence with a 3-1 vict»»»

Doha, Qatar: The QISH Center summer programme has successfully concluded after weeks filled with learning, creativity, and meaningful experiences that empowered our participants to grow with confidence and independence. Throughout the programme, every activity was carefully designed to develop esse»»»

A Pakistan hospital fire has resulted in the death of 14 infants, reported SkyNews. The blaze on Wednesday morning hit a government hospital the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad. The hospital reportedly had 15 babies at the time the fire broke; one was rescued. Local reports have»»»

A car crashed into a Kamaz water truck on Kant—International road in an area where roadworks are underway. Three people sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred during the night time. They said the area had insufficient street lighting »»»

Washington, USA: Two people in the US State of Pennsylvania have died after contracting measles, marking the first measles-related deaths reported in the United States this year, as the country grapples with its largest outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more than three decades. The Penns»»»

A 37-year-old woman was hospitalized after being beaten by her husband in Uzgen district, Osh region. A video showing the woman was shared on social media. The footage shows significant injuries to her face, head and body. The Internal Affairs Department of Osh region reported that the woman sought»»»

The Bulgarian Parliament is scheduled to consider at first reading on Wednesday two bills amending the Weapons, Ammunition, Explosives and Pyrotechnical Products Act. One was tabled by Andrey Gurov’s caretaker government, while the other was introduced by the regular government of Rumen Radev. The »»»

Bulgaria is not part of the “Coalition of the Willing” because of its distinct historical and geopolitical profile as a Balkan, Orthodox and Slavic country that uses the Cyrillic alphabet, according to Progressive Bulgaria MP Anton Kutev. Speaking to Bulgarian National Television on Tuesday, Kutev »»»

An inmate at Rikers Island's detention facility died early Tuesday, marking the latest inmate death at the New York City jail. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE Aug. 26 (UPI) -- New York City officials said an inmate of Rikers Island died Tuesday, marking the seventh death of an inmate this year at»»»

A tense standoff over the Strait of Hormuz continues to dominate regional headlines on August 26, 2026, with implications for the UAE’s economy, energy security, aviation, and daily life. Residents face potential ripple effects ranging from oil-price volatility and higher fuel costs to flight disru»»»

The government will tighten and clarify the rules for identifying the ultimate beneficial owners of closed-ended investment funds — including private equity and venture capital funds — the Justice Minister said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. In the past, it took the press months—sometimes years—of »»»

TEHRAN: Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary transit corridor and mine-clearing for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warned on Wednesday that the vital waterway will not be reopened unless the United States ends the war. Washington has announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into sub»»»

Three drone incidents in 36 hours last week highlighted the growing security challenge facing Nato's Black Sea flank, culminating in Romania scrambling an F-16 to destroy an explosive-laden naval drone near the country's biggest new offshore gas project. European officials have warned that repeated»»»

Dubai: Motorists heading into Dubai from Sharjah are facing a slow start on Wednesday morning, with congestion building along all three main corridors linking the two emirates and at least two incidents reported during the peak period. Accident slows E311 near Industrial Area 15Heavy delays are bei»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has confirmed that schools must provide school transport services for their students, either directly or through external operators appointed by them. Schools must also provide any necessary support, assistance and related servic»»»

TOKYO: Japan plans to provide support for alternative pipelines in the Middle East as it seeks to improve energy security in the wake of the Iran war, local media reported Wednesday. Before the conflict began in February, the world’s fourth-biggest economy was heavily reliant on oil imports passing»»»

The Canadian government has announced that it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on around 700 American products, after US President Donald Trump hit Canada with a round of tariffs and threatened further increases. American steel and aluminum will be tariffed at 50%, according to a statem»»»

Dubai: UAE travellers flying today should check their individual flight status before leaving for the airport, with Emirates, Air Arabia and flydubai among the carriers reporting cancellations on selected routes, while Etihad Airways has largely maintained services to Bahrain and Kuwait. The contin»»»

Inflationary processes have developed below the baseline path indicated in June, and the risk assessment has remained favourable, which is why monetary policy continues to have room to manoeuvre, said Mihály Varga, Governor of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), at a press conference in Budapest on Tues»»»

Ukraine has taken delivery of a consignment of “some” Patriot interceptor missiles but still does not have enough to defend itself, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in Kyiv on August 25. "To be honest, some Patriot missiles have also arrived. I cannot say how many, but some. We need more," he sai»»»

The bodies of two deceased mountaineers will be identified at a morgue in Osh city, the volunteers’ headquarters reported. According to the volunteers, a helicopter transported the two bodies to Sary-Tash the previous day. From there, they were taken to the morgue under police escort. The identific»»»

"We have already managed to recover assets worth thousands of billions for the Hungarian state and, with it, for the Hungarian people — and the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Agency is only just beginning its operations," Prime Minister Péter Magyar wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesd»»»

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Anita Orbán filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday regarding procurement processes carried out in spring 2020, under the ministry's then-minister Péter Szijjártó, in connection with the response to the Covid pandemic. The minister communicated t»»»

Dubai: Sixteen-year-old Raul John Aju has an unusual answer to what he wants to do after school: he is already building an artificial intelligence business while studying in Class 12 Commerce. Known as the “AI Kid of India”, the Kerala teenager has attracted attention for developing AI tools, train»»»

Dubai: Dubai International (DXB) is heading into a stronger second half of 2026, with airline capacity steadily returning and a major investment programme gathering pace, even as the world’s busiest international hub posted a sharp year-on-year fall in passenger numbers for the first six months of »»»

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. military killed four people Tuesday in its latest strike targeting an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, the second strike in a matter of days after a two-month pause. U.S. Southern Command has killed at least 227 people in 68 publicly acknowledged strikes tar»»»

US singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 80, her family said in a statement. The prolific songwriter released 49 studio albums, more than 100 compilation and collorabative albums, won 10 Grammys and 13 Academy of Country Mu»»»

Dubai: When Eden Uy Silvio started running, she thought she was simply trying to get away; away from debt, fear, and pain of an abusive relationship. With every kilometre, the Filipino expatriate has realised that running could take her places, but it could not allow her to outrun what she was carr»»»

Britain is directly participating in the Ukraine conflict and actively working to prolong it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, after London announced it would grant Kiev access to classified technical information needed to assemble long-range cruise missiles domestically. The UK government»»»

A far-right Israeli MP smashed a memorial to Palestinians killed in the conflict with Israel in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. He committed the act under IDF escort, which has been condemned by the army and politicians in Israel. Zvi Sukkot, a member of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists could see fuel prices stabilise or edge lower in September if the latest decline in global oil prices continues through the final days of August. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Brent crude fell as much as 2.7% to $88 a barrel»»»

New York: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday that 1,000 US Open tickets will be sold for $100 each in an effort to make the tournament more affordable. The tickets are exclusively available for New York residents, who can buy up to two each, and go on sale»»»

Large volumes of oil from Gulf producers continue to reach global markets through ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman even as direct vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains sharply suppressed, maritime tracking data showed early on Wednesday (Aug. 26). TankerTrackers reported at »»»

As the countdown to August 31 winds down, UAE households are deep in the annual back-to-school scramble, checking calendars, booking vaccine appointments, hunting for the right schoolbag, and trying to keep spending under control. Here's a complete roundup of what parents need to know this year, co»»»

The United States has offered to cancel its newly launched “Operation Economic Outcast,” lift all sanctions on Iran, and end its naval blockade in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and halting attacks by its regional proxies, according to a senior source cited by Al Arabiya. The pr»»»

MEXICO CITY (AP): The US government issued a travel alert for Americans planning to visit Mexicali in northern Mexico and temporarily suspended consular activities in the border city due to a “potential threat,” without providing details. The notice, released Monday night, said that because of info»»»

Armenia will formally apply for European Union membership before holding a referendum on whether to join the bloc, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament on August 24, setting out a five-year programme that would further shift the country away from Russia and reshape its relations with Azer»»»

The father of a US Navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months was released from immigration detention, according to his family. His arrest sparked intense backlash after The Associated Press reported that his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Ab»»»

A passerby takes a photo of a property from a road covered in sand after Hurricane Milton's landfall in October 2024 in Manasota Key, Fla. A government watchdog report said Tuesday that FEMA crews broke the law when they skipped some houses with signs supporting U.S. President Donald Trump during h»»»

Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into the Syrian military, said Abd»»»

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies to conduct a rescue operation after the mass kidnapping of worshippers during an attack on a mosque in the north-central Niger State last week. Local authorities were still trying to verify the number of missing people, but local r»»»

Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said was a "powerful signal" to social media companies. Brazil has taken a tough stance on the regulation of social media platforms, cracking down on disinformation a»»»