WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran’s supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father’s killing in February, remains alive. “I don’t think he’s dead. He was very seriously wounded. The left side of his body, the arm, the leg, t»»»

Dubai: Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users and improperly collected children’s personal data, according to court papers. The agreement was reached during a federal trial in California involving 29 US states. It ends o»»»

London: Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their two children landed Wednesday in Britain, UK media reported, after the surprise news emerged last week they would be relocating from the United States. The couple -- who quit Britain and royal duties six years ago and moved to California -- landed abo»»»

1 of 2 | City leaders across the country have been choosing to put infrastructure projects that are “less than necessary” on hold as high gas prices put a strain on municipal budgets. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Rising gas prices are not only putting pressure on»»»

DUBAI: Over the weekend, Mark Ruffalo, the American actor best known for his portrayal of the Hulk, made headlines worldwide with a post that pushed back against what he alleged was a smear campaign designed to paint him as an antisemite. “The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and funda»»»

Dubai: Prince Harry and Meghan returned to Britain with their two children on Wednesday, beginning a new chapter six years after their dramatic departure from royal life and move to the United States. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed aboard a private jet at Birmingham Airport around noon, acco»»»

Health Minister Katya Ivkova said there is no purge at the Health Ministry, and that that every civil servant should work for the state. She was speaking at a briefing outside the Ministry after Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev tendered his resignation. According to Ivkova, Kunchev's resi»»»

A dawn fire that erupted in the maternity ward of Islamabad's premier public hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), on Wednesday killed 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze. Witnesses described harrowing scenes and a slow »»»

US CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials ​during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday but did ‌not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin had been briefed on ​the outcome of Ratcliffe’s t»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said the drones and drone fragments recently found along the country’s Black Sea coast do not pose a danger because none of the devices identified so far has carried ammunition. Speaking to journalists before a hearing in the relevant parliamentary commit»»»

A 48-year-old woman from the Varna village of Medovets has died after spending a month in critical condition following an attack in which her husband allegedly doused her with gasoline and set her on fire during a family dispute. Faize Ahmed died Sunday at the Naval Hospital in Varna, according to »»»

ING continues to innovate by bringing two new functionalities to Home’Bank that simplify customers’ relationship with the bank. As a result, repaying and closing a mortgage loan becomes a simple, secure, and intuitive experience for ING customers. Once the mortgage loan has been fully repaid throug»»»

Share: By Frank Andrews, Ramy Inocencio, CBS Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Qadir Nizamipour, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in New Delhi, India, June 22, 2026. Javed Dar/Xinhua/Getty The language used Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he anno»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed strengthening ties, the Syrian presidency said, their first call since reaching an agreement over Moscow's military bases in the country. The Syrian presidency said the two leaders discussed "bilatera»»»

At least fourteen newborn babies have been killed after a fire tore through a nursery at a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, according to the city administration and hospital officials. The fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) early on Wednesd»»»

ISTANBUL: Turkiye on Wednesday said the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) marked a key step toward strengthening state authority and achieving lasting stability in Syria.Turkiye has long regarded the SDF as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), whi»»»

Seoul: Korea Republic police have found the bodies of four people reported missing on a popular resort island, as investigators probe local police's handling of the missing persons cases. The discovery of the bodies over three days through Monday has sent shockwaves through Jeju Island, a resort de»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe UK’s Burnham to Announce Ban on Trade with Israeli Settlements in West Bank: Report 26-08-2026 15:54 PM Andy Burnham, UK Prime Minister in »»»

RIYADH: Syria and Lebanon agreed on a unified plan to develop transport and rail links and formed a joint technical team to oversee the work, as the two neighbors seek to improve trade and regional connectivity. The agreement was reached during talks in Damascus between Syrian Transport Minister Ya»»»

BusinessGermanyVW's future could shape Germany's car industryNik MartinVolkswagen bosses face angry workers this week over restructuring plans that could eliminate up to 100,000 jobs and threaten several German plants. DW examines the pressure on Europe's biggest automaker. https://p.dw.com/p/5JJCN»»»

A 39-year-old programmer arrived at his office in Shenzhen, clocked in for work and headed to the toilet. He never made it to his desk. Hours later, Xing Zhi, a father of two, was found unresponsive inside the company toilet. He was later pronounced dead. But it was what happened afterwards that tu»»»

The spokesman for the of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) affirmed that Iran completely controls the Strait of Hormuz, denying the presence of any foreign vessel in the Gulf. The Iranian general said that the Armed Forces of the country will nip the anti-revolutionary armed grouplets in th»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday said that the United States would achieve nothing with its new round of economic sanctions, local media reported. “With the measures that the government’s economic sectors have foreseen, America will not achieve anything with economic pressur»»»

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep establishing settlements in the West Bank despite mounting international pressure, promising a major wave of immigration to the occupied Palestinian territory. Netanyahu, who is facing tight elections in October, leads one of the mo»»»

Life Is Hard SA (LIH), a company included in the BET-AeRO index, announces the financial results obtained in the first half of 2026, at both individual and group level. Thus, according to the indicative consolidation carried out by integrating results in proportion to the holdings owned, LIH and it»»»

Rusu+Borțun co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Cătălin Rusu joins the international jury of Cresta Awards, chaired in 2026 by Kate Stanners, Chief Creative Officer, International at Edelman. The invitation comes one year after Rusu+Borțun won Bronze at the Cresta Awards with “Made of Goals – The»»»

London: Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the most expensive teenager in Premier League history after joining Manchester City from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£85.6 million, $117 million). The fee for Bouaddi surpasses Manchester »»»

Dubai: Thirty-seven NRIs are among nearly 400 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims reported missing after devastating flash floods killed 19 people, cut off roads and communications along Nepal’s border with Tibet, adding a new dimension to the massive search for travellers stranded in the disaster zone. Th»»»

The Parliamentary Committee on Labour, Demographic and Social Policy approved here on Wednesday at first reading a bill ratifying memoranda of understanding between Bulgaria, Iceland and Norway on the implementation of the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism, submitted by the Council o»»»

The Environment and Water Ministry is stepping up monitoring of the Danube River amid persistently low water levels, the ministry’s press center said Wednesday. Monitoring of water quality in the Bulgarian section of the river, as well as in groundwater connected to the Danube, began as soon as the»»»

We have previously read reports about battery plants and several companies in the battery industry allegedly seeking to evade Hungarian regulations, doing so with political backing and, when all else failed, simply paying derisory fines. The action taken over the latest incident at CATL’s Debrecen »»»

Ukraine awared U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk its highest civilian honor for nationals of another country on Friday in recognition of his work to defend Ukrianian lives and liberty and strengthening U.S.-Ukrainian ties. File photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. tech bil»»»

Dubai: Two Indian expats based in Dubai have each won $1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw, adding to the growing list of Indian winners of the promotion. Rohan Prakash Fernandes, a 38-year-old Indian national from Karnataka, has won $1 million in Millennium Milliona»»»

Darline Graham has won South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary runoff, putting the political novice in a strong position to secure a full six-year term in the seat held for more than two decades by her hawkish late brother, Lindsey Graham. Graham defeated five-term Congressman Ralph Norman on Tu»»»

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 reached in Ju»»»

Dubai: Air France has resumed flights to Dubai after months of disruption and repeated cancellations amid regional tensions, with services to the UAE and Riyadh returning. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesThe French national carrier had suspended its Dubai and Riyadh ope»»»

Germany has ended the military mission of its advisers in Iraq’s semiautonomous northern Kurdish region after years of supporting the U.S.-led coalition’s efforts against Islamic State militants, the Kurdish region’s Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs said Wednesday. The ministry said it held an officia»»»

Abu Dhabi: The International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) and Ekthar will showcase the achievements and future direction of the Sheikh Zayed Houbara Conservation Programme at the 23rd Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX). ADIHEX 2026 runs from August 28 to Sept»»»

DUBAI: For Emirati artists Aysha Saif Hemrani Al-Shamsi and Moza Al-Falasi, creativity is as much about discovery and connection as it is about the finished work. As the UAE prepares to mark Emirati Women’s Day on Aug. 28, the artists reflect on what drives their practices and why it is increasingl»»»

Law 169/2026, or the “New Urban Planning Code,” entered into force on 25 August 2026 and represents one of the biggest reforms in urban planning and construction in recent years. The new provisions bring significant simplifications to the process of obtaining construction permits, a welcome develop»»»

The Israeli army has imposed restrictions on the movement of residents of three besieged Christian towns in southern Lebanon, designating a specific route for travel to and from the rest of the country, limited to the southern border town of Naqoura. According to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, travel i»»»

JEDDAH: France has become the first country to sign a Participation Contract for Expo 2030 Riyadh, marking a step forward in preparations for the six-month event and the formalization of international participation. The agreement, signed in Paris by Talal Al-Marri, CEO of Expo 2030 Riyadh, and Jacq»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration is starting to send personnel back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.The posts in Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Baghdad, Ir»»»

LONDON: Manchester City have signed teenage Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£86 million, $117 million). City moved for Bouaddi after selling Spain’s World Cup winning captain Rodri to Barcelona and Tijjani »»»

Dubai: At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 Indians are among hundreds of tourists reported missing after massive flash floods tore through Nepal’s Himalayan region bordering China on Wednesday, sweeping away houses, trucks and infrastructure and triggering a major search and rescu»»»

Spanish police have arrested a fugitive dubbed the "Master of Escapes" after he broke out of prison four times, most recently from a maximum-security facility in Italy, authorities said Wednesday. The man, wanted by Italy under a European arrest warrant, escaped from the jail there in December by s»»»

Dubai: Dubai International (DXB) is now expected to reach the milestone of 100 million annual passengers in about 18 months, according to Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths — a target that has slipped slightly from the airport's original end-of-2026 goal. Sign up for our daily business n»»»

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BRUSSELS: A senior US defense official will brief NATO countries Thursday on Washington’s review of its forces in Europe, officials said, in the face of fears over an American pullback from the continent. US Defense Under Secretary Elbridge Colby will meet ambassadors from NATO countries at the hea»»»

A second person has been arrested over a sword attack at a Swedish high school that left one student dead and three wounded, prosecutors said on Wednesday. An 18-year-old student at the school, identified in court documents as Liam Nebel, is in custody suspected of murder and attempted murder at th»»»