Police and rescue services on site at Brinellskolan high school after a man with a sword injured several people in Fagersta, Sweden, Friday. Photo by Fredrik Sandberg/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A man wielding a sword entered a Swedish high school and injured three people Friday before being shot and arre»»»

London: A UK zoo on Friday hailed curing a cancer-stricken python named after Hollywood star Jodie Foster, who became the first snake to receive an innovative treatment combining surgery and electrochemotherapy (ECT). Chester Zoo, in northwest England, said the 4.5 metre (15-foot) reticulated pytho»»»

GENEVA: More than 200 health and nutritional facilities have been forced to close across drought-hit Somalia due to deep international aid cuts, leaving more children facing life-threatening malnutrition, the UN said on Friday. The UN children’s agency warned that Somalia’s children were “paying th»»»

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Canadian counterpart Dominic LeBlanc Friday in Washington as a midnight deadline for the imposition of 50% American tariffs on many Canadian goods loomed. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's threat»»»

Members of the Ecuadorian Army began to deploy in Guayaquil in June to four of Ecuador’s most violent provinces to bolster operations against organized crime after President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency in nearly half the country, File Photo by Jonathan Miranda/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -»»»

China has refused to join a US plan to “squash” Iran’s economy, rejecting Washington’s push to be part of the “toughest sanctions in history” against the Islamic Republic. On Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on American allies and other countries to choose sides and stop doing b»»»

Members of Doris Miller's family attend the ceremonial first cut of steel for the aircraft carrier Doris Miller at Newport News Shipbuilding division in 2021. Friday, it was reported that the Navy is considering changing the name of the ship to honor President Donald Trump. File Photo Ashley Cowan/»»»

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described the suspect tied to a hidden weapons cache in a forest near Berlin as a “low-level agent” of Russian intelligence and added that several more agents have been detained this year. File Photo by Christoph Soeder/EPA-EFE Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Authorities in Ge»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said Friday that restricting access to social media and legislative changes are among the measures being discussed in response to antisocial behaviour by minors and juveniles. He said the issue is being discussed jointly with the Ministry of Justice and several in»»»

Slovenia's biggest bank has lost its year-long fight for Austria's Addiko, but the defeat has done nothing to dim its appetite for deals across the former Yugoslavia. Nova Ljubljanska banka (LJSE: NLBR), the Ljubljana-listed group that controls roughly a third of Slovenia's banking assets, failed o»»»

ALKHOBAR: When Nadeen Kaaki learned in 2020 that girls could play organized football in Saudi Arabia, she did not need much convincing to be one of them. The Saudi footballer, now 21, joined a small academy called Tigers and began a journey that would take her from youth football to a national team»»»

People walk toward the Returnees Reception Center upon arrival on the third flight of citizens deported from the United States at the Guatemalan Air Force base in Guatemala City, Guatemala on January 6. File Photo by Mariano Macz/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Guate»»»

Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice after giving evidence in his trial against Associated Newspapers in London on Jan. 21 Other claimants involved in the case include Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Princ»»»

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, injuring three people and damaging at least 22 homes, six schools and 12 medical centres, according to preliminary assessments. The quake was also felt in Lima and several other parts of the country. A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake stru»»»

LONDON: The EU is preparing sanctions against Israel spanning trade, academic, security and diplomatic ties if construction begins on the controversial E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. Channel 13, citing two Western diplomats, said Brussels had drawn up an in»»»

Turkey issued an international arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel's interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza and its detention of hundreds of activists on board, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Friday. Netanyahu’s office in t»»»

Migrants from Haiti cross the Rio Grande, on the border of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, in 2021. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security sent its first deportation flight to Haiti after the administration ended temporary protected status for 300,000 Haitians in the United States. File Photo by Migu»»»

Jerusalem: The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "antisemitic dictator" and vowed Israel would "continue to act forcefully against Turkey's attempts to destabilise the region". It comes days after Syria accused Israel of b»»»

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said it will continue using all available diplomatic and legal mechanisms to ensure that Iva Mihaylova receives necessary medical treatment after a North Macedonian appeals court again refused to allow her to leave the country for treatment. The Court of Appeal in Sti»»»

CEUTA, Spain – CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining information. Sp»»»

"I want to assure the Bulgarian prosecution service that under my leadership, the Interior Ministry and its officers will not break the law under any circumstances," Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told journalists in Belitsa, responding to a position issued by the prosecution service. The prose»»»

Resorting to terrorist attacks on Russian soil, which often involve the use of small drones, was inevitable for the Ukrainian leadership, Russia’s Alpha Group counterterrorism unit veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Popov tells Sputnik. As Ukrainian forces suffer defeat after defeat on t»»»

The Polish coach driver involved in the deadly bus crash on Hungary’s M3 motorway has expressed his condolences to the victims and their families through his lawyer, saying he is aware of the immense weight and consequences of the tragedy. In a statement released on Thursday evening, lawyer Dániel »»»

A cow stands during the first day of the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall on June 25 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he would waive some tariffs on imported beef. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump an»»»

People walk outside Jesus College, where the resigned Professor Jason Arday worked, at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, Britain, on Aug. 7. Photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Ghent University in Belgium suspended Nathan Cofnas, the postdoctoral scholar who accused the late Dr. Jason»»»

Paris, France: Midfielder Leandro Paredes and several Argentina players have received bans and fines for their part in clashes with Spain players at the World Cup final, FIFA said on Friday. Argentina have also been ordered to play their next two home matches behind closed doors, though one match o»»»

London: A UK court ordered Prince Harry and six others Friday to pay an initial £9.5 million ($13 million) after they lost their privacy case against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mail. The court said the prince and six other high-profile figures, who lost their unlawful information ga»»»

Prosecutor Krasimira Filipova of the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office has been nominated for an elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors’ quota, the SJC said. She was nominated by magistrates from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office, the Sofia Appellate a»»»

Tokyo: At least 16 people were injured in an accident involving a minibus and several other vehicles in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Friday afternoon, local media reported. According to public broadcaster NHK, the accident happened at around 430 p.m. local time on an expressway in the pr»»»

Sen. Darline Nordone Graham, R-S.C., is running for Senate in South Carolina. President Donald Trump will visit the state and speak at a rally in Myrtle Beach Friday. Graham faces a primary runoff on Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will visi»»»

There is a particular kind of generosity in the UAE that rarely makes a fuss. It can look like a neighbour sending over a plate of machboos because there was “extra” food, even though there somehow seems to be enough for an entire majlis. It can be a driver refusing to let you pay for karak because»»»

LONDON: Five members of the banned group Palestine Action will not be sentenced as terrorists for their part in a vandalism incident on a high street bank in the UK. Brendon O’Hagan, Amanda Kelly, Hmeera Atiqnisar, Mohammed Malik and Alma Yaniv were convicted in June of causing damage to a branch o»»»

Russia–Central Asia–Indian Ocean rail corridor through Afghanistan and Pakistan could slash delivery times from 35 days to just five. A proposed railway network linking Russia with Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan could unlock trade potential exceeding that of the Suez Canal, according to Pa»»»

In a statement released on Friday, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it has taken urgent measures within the scope of its remit to protect Iva Mihaylova's rights and will continue to utilize all available diplomatic and legal mechanisms to ensure that she receives the necessar»»»

A battery plant in Iváncsa, central Hungary, has been fined HUF 100 million (around EUR 275,000) after an official inspection uncovered serious occupational safety shortcomings that authorities said directly endangered the health and physical safety of 65 employees. The fine was imposed on SK On Hu»»»

Mumbai, India: A collection of notes written by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi has sold for $1.7 million in Mumbai, the highest ever price paid for an Indian historical document. Mumbai-based auction house Saffronart said the collection was preserved by the family of Gandhi's close associa»»»

Dubai: The Middle East remained tense on Friday as pressure on Iran intensified, Hezbollah rejected fresh US sanctions and Israel carried out a new strike in southern Lebanon. Iran called for an end to the months-long war, while China opposed further sanctions and regional airlines continued to adj»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country’s oil production to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years. Crude oil sales account for nearly 90 percent of Iraq’s revenue but its exports have been hurt by the outbreak of the Middle East war between Ir»»»

The hearing over Karmelo Anthony’s motion for a new trial continues in Texas on Friday for the teen convicted in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. File Photo by Activedia/Pixabay Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The hearing over Karmelo Anthony's motion for a new trial continues in Texas on Friday »»»

Dubai: Authorities in the Central African Republic have temporarily closed an artisanal gold mine near the Cameroon border after a landslide killed at least 49 people, while local sources put the toll at around 100. The collapse struck the Zamboye mining site earlier this week, burying miners benea»»»

WARSAW: Poland’s foreign ministry ‌said it was “very disappointed” and had summoned Israel’s ambassador in Warsaw after Israel decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over an ​attack on a volunteer convoy in Gaza in 2024 in which a Polish citizen was killed. Damian Sobol, a volunteer from Przemy»»»

California State Sen. Aisha Wahab won the race to replace Eric Swalwell in the House of Representatives for the remainder of his term. File Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Progressive California state Sen. Aisha Wahab won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives to rep»»»

Low rainfall caused by El Niño was blamed for a decision by the Panama government to slash the number of ships permitted to transit the Panama Canal each day by more than a tenth, with the policy to be phased in from early September. File photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The Panama govern»»»

JAKARTA: Indonesia will develop its defense industry with Chinese support, as the two countries agreed to expand joint drills and deepen military technology cooperation on Friday after talks between their defense and foreign ministers in Jakarta. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Defense Minister D»»»

The Danube ports of Remi and Izmail are now the focus of all Western military deliveries from Romania feeding Ukraine’s war machine, retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin tells Sputnik. By pounding the ports, Russia is choking off Ukraine’s last major gateway for arriving weapons,»»»

It is tempting to think of competing sellers purely as obstacles, other listings standing between a product and a sale. But there is a more useful way to see them: as a constant, free source of information about what the market actually wants. Every price change a competitor makes carries informati»»»

A three-hour effort to save a 19-year-old man who had threatened to jump from a hill ended in tragedy in Maharashtra on Friday, with the teenager and both his parents dying in a sequence of falls, according to media reports. The incident occurred at Khavda Hill in the Tisgaon area of Chhatrapati Sa»»»

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington. Talks between the decades-old foes remain on hold, with both sides in the war started by the US and»»»

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, with the military saying he had attempted to stab a soldier. In a separate incident in the southern West Bank, Israeli settler gunfire killed a 17-year-old, the Palestinian health mini»»»