The Israeli enemy forces’ war on the Gaza Strip, characterized by Palestinian sources as a genocide, persists for its 661st day, marked by relentless aerial and artillery bombardment and the killing of starving and displaced civilians, amid American political and military support and what is descri»»»

A local woman walks past the site of a drone strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA July 28 (UPI) -- NATO aircraft were scrambled Sunday night to respond to a Russian attack on Ukraine, the Polish military said Monday. "Polish and allied q»»»

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is delivering his state of the nation speech while confronting diverse crises midway through his six-year term, including recent deadly storms with more than 120,000 people encamped in emergency shelters, turbulent ties with the vice president and e»»»

Bishkek’s municipal authorities conducted an inspection in public transport to check fare payments, the City Hall’s press service reported. As a result, 10 passengers were fined a total of 10,000 soms. They must pay the fines within one month from the date of issuance. Officials noted that such ins»»»

Skopje, 22 July 2025 (MIA) – Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and Chairman of the Turkish company Kazancı Holding, Şaban Cemil, signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), paving the way for the implementation of €1 billion investment in a strategic energy project in the country. Mickos»»»

PoliticsAfricaIvory Coast withdrawal: France's waning influence in AfricaCai Nebe | Kossivi TiassouAs French troops begin leaving Ivory Coast, President Macron has angered West African allies by implying African countries were ungrateful for France's decade-long military deployment. https://p.dw.co»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.1836 dinars for one euro on Monday, which is a slight change relative to Friday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m and down by 0.1 pct y-o-y and relative to the beginning »»»

The trade deal between the US and the EU will lead to Europe’s deindustrialization, as American energy resources are significantly more expensive than Russian ones, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Earlier, former US President Donald Trump announced that the EU had agreed to purchase $7»»»

BERLIN, July 28 (KUNA) -- German police confirmed Monday that a landslide caused by heavy rain led to a train accident that killed at least three people.In a statement, police said the train derailed near the town of Riedlingen in the southwestern state of Baden-Wurttemberg after heaving rain cause»»»

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians in multiple locations across Gaza on Monday, local health officials said, a day after Israel eased aid restrictions in the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the territory. Israel announced Sunday that the military w»»»

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is delivering his state of the nation speech while confronting diverse crises midway through his six-year term, including recent deadly storms with more than 120,000 people encamped in emergency shelters, turbulent ties with the vice president and e»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli settlers attacked the Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, torching cars and spray-painting threatening graffiti, the Palestinian Authority said Monday. “Israeli colonial settlers launched a terror attack tonight on the Christian Palestinian village »»»

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians in multiple locations across Gaza on Monday, local health officials said, a day after Israel eased aid restrictions in the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the territory. Israel announced Sunday that the military w»»»

Those arrested for arson in Veliko Tarnovo will be tried for terrorism, said Interior Ministry Secretary General Miroslav Rashkov at a briefing with journalists in the village of Ilindentsi. He explained that the case will be classified as arson under the Criminal Code. In this situation, the delib»»»

Israeli strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians in multiple locations across Gaza on Monday, local health officials said, a day after Israel eased aid restrictions in the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the territory. Israel announced Sunday that the military would pause operations in Ga»»»

Bangkok: A gunman killed five security guards and wounded one other person in a mass shooting at a popular fresh food market in Thailand's capital on Monday, police said. The suspect opened fire with a "gun-type weapon" at the Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok's Bang Sue district at 12.31 pm (0531 GMT),»»»

KARACHI: Pakistani police said on Monday it had gunned down three militants during an intelligence-based operation in the southern port city of Karachi last night, among them the mastermind of an attack that targeted Chinese nationals last year. Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Deputy Superintend»»»

Kazakhstan has proposed the countries of the region to unite to save the Caspian and Aral Seas. POLITIK Central Asia media outlet reports. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov called the shallowing of the Caspian Sea one of the main challenges for the region at an enviro»»»

As a result of joint operational and investigative activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan and competent authorities of foreign countries, citizens of Kyrgyzstan who were on the international wanted list through Interpol were detained in Turkey, Italy and Armenia. The Ministry »»»

In the past 24 hours, firefighters in Bulgaria have extinguished 269 fires, according to an emergency briefing by the Interior Ministry’s Firefighting Headquarters. The country is grappling with a severe wildfire crisis, intensified by hot weather and wind, with over 260 active fires currently reco»»»

Lebanon bids farewell to pioneer musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, with funeral service being scheduled on Monday afternoon. On Monday morning, vehicle carrying the casket of the Lebanese artist departed the hospital in Beirut’s Hamra district to scenes of heartfelt emotion. Mourners gathered out»»»

ALGIERS- The Senior Advisor to the US president for Africa, Arab affairs, and the Middle East, Massad Boulos, stated on Sunday in Algiers that the United States of America attaches “great importance” to its relations with Algeria and aspires to work together to strengthen peace and stability in Afr»»»

Dubai: Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal has announced a significant seat sale in celebration of reaching a new milestone: flying one million passengers in a single month for the first time in July. A four-day promotion has been launched, making 500,000 seats available with fares starting from SAR 49»»»

AL-IN: The sixth edition of the IMMAF Youth World Championships officially concluded on Sunday with the UAE claiming another medal to take its total for the tournament to 13. This year’s edition welcomed more than 1,000 athletes from 60 countries, competing in four youth divisions — making it the l»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli settlers attacked the Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, torching cars and spray-painting threatening graffiti, the Palestinian Authority said Monday. “Israeli colonial settlers launched a terror attack tonight on the Christian Palestinian village »»»

The Road Safety Institute on Monday urged President Rumen Radev to exercise his right to veto amendments to the Road Traffic Act, adopted by the National Assembly at second reading last week. Under some of the adopted changes, municipal and toll system cameras will monitor speeding. According to th»»»

Bangkok: A gunman killed five security guards and wounded one other person in a mass shooting at a popular fresh food market in Thailand’s capital on Monday, police said. The suspect opened fire with a “gun-type weapon” at the Or Tor Kor Market in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district at 12.31pm, the Royal T»»»

Dubai: At the recently concluded FISU World University Games 2025 in Germany, two Pakistani athletes reportedly vanished just days before the event ended. Their passports remained with team management, while German authorities launched a search. It is not the first time that Pakistani athletes go m»»»

July 28 (UPI) -- A man was hospitalized in Canada's western province of British Columbia following a bear attack over the weekend, officials said. The man had sustained "significant injuries" and underwent surgery at a hospital in Cranbrook, a city located about 523 miles east of Vancouver, the pro»»»

Dubai: The UAE Lottery on Monday unveiled four new Scratch Cards, offering players a fresh chance to win instant cash prizes, up to a staggering Dh1million. With unique themes, varied price points, and tailored prize pools, the new line-up aims to appeal to every kind of player, from casual partici»»»

Sarajevo (AFP) – Street artists from the Bosnia and Herzegovina capital of Sarajevo are painting over the areas where bullet holes still pockmark the buildings from three years of bombardment during the Bosnian war. Art has not only become "a form of therapy" to heal the capital»»»

ALGIERS-The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has conducted a partial reshuffle among the court presidents and public prosecutors at the courts of justice, as well as court presidents and state commissioners at the administrative courts, according to a statement issued on Sunday by t»»»

By Zahraa Al-Kadhmi KUWAIT, July 28 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Dive Team, operating under the Environmental Voluntary Foundation (EVF), has salvaged a 30-ton vessel off Al-Salmiya's coast, the team's chief Walid Al-Fadhel said on Monday.Al-Fadhel told KUNA that the 57-foot-long boat that had drifted due »»»

DUBAI: The United Nations nuclear watchdog will make a visit to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a few days after the watchdog’s director said Tehran is ready to restart technical conversations. Baghaei added that a manual regardin»»»

The number of people affected by the disrupted water supply is 162,000, said Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Ivanov on bTV. He added that 10 cities and 183 villages are under water restrictions. Ivanov cited lack of rainfall, damaged infrastructure, and polluted water sources as»»»

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has fined 40 domestic worker recruitment offices in the UAE in the first half of 2025 after confirming 140 violations committed by them. Administrative and financial legal measures were also taken against these companies after they were foun»»»

July 27 marked 25 years since the signing of the Declaration of Eternal Friendship, Alliance and Partnership between Kyrgyzstan and Russia. On the eve of this date, Russian Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Sergei Vakunov gave an interview to Slovo Kyrgyzstana newspaper, in which he summed up the r»»»

Supply of drinking water to residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, healthcare and other social and industrial facilities will be stopped in some areas of Bishkek from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 29. The press service of the City Hall reported. The outage area: The water outage is due to repai»»»

A 15-year-old boy from Bansko is in critical condition after falling from the fifth floor of a hotel in Kiten, Bulgaria. The incident took place early Monday morning, around 4:30 a.m., while the teenager was attending a school camp in the seaside resort. According to initial reports, the boy was in»»»

DUBAI: The United Nations nuclear watchdog will make a visit to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a few days after the watchdog’s director said Tehran is ready to restart technical conversations. Baghaei added that a manual regardin»»»

Abbot Shi Yongxin, the head of China’s Shaolin Temple, is being removed after almost quarter of a century in the role after having committed acts of “extremely bad nature”, China’s top Buddhist authority said. The monk is currently under investigation for embezzling funds and for fathering several »»»

The United Nations nuclear watchdog will make a visit to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a few days after the watchdog's director said Tehran is ready to restart technical conversations. Baghaei added that a manual regarding the f»»»

Former Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr. Abubakr Al-Qirbi reflected on the unraveling of Yemen’s political landscape following 2004, the year that marked the beginning of a complex and eventually fatal relationship between the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthi movement. Speaking to Asharq »»»

Doha: Qatar’s athletes delivered a remarkable performance in the men’s 400m hurdles event at the prestigious ISTAF 2025 meet in Berlin’s Olympiastadion yesterday, securing two podium spots. Ismail Doudai Abakar surged to victory, crossing the finish line with a season-best time of 48.04 seconds. Hi»»»

Doha: The second day of the Longines Tops International Arena Summer Showcase delivered a thrilling CSI4* 1.50m speed class, where speed and precision were paramount - and Qatar’s Bassem Mohammed rose to the challenge with an outstanding clear round aboard F One USA, stopping the clock at 73.86 sec»»»

Doha: The curtain came down on the Rhein - Ruhr 2025 FISU Summer World University Games, hosted by Germany. More than 8,500 athletes from 150 countries competed over 12 thrilling days, across 18 sports, in a spirited celebration of athletic excellence, cultural diversity, and global unity. While th»»»

Reconstruction is underway on the territory of the Botanical Garden on Akhunbaev Street in Bishkek. The employees told 24.kg news agency. According to the scientific secretary Aisha Turbatova, as part of the planned work, areas overgrown with weeds, invasive, self-seeding plants were cleared. «For »»»

Kyrgyzstan has entered the top three CIS producers of pasta as of January this year. The Ministry of Agriculture reported. The total pasta output in CIS countries reached 138,000 tons in January 2025, with Kyrgyzstan accounting for about 3,200 tons—placing it third after Russia and Kazakhstan. From»»»

She was Kazakhstan’s big-hearted poster girl of philanthropy, the “flood relief queen” who awoke from a coma and decided to pledge the rest of her life to helping others. She was a determined champion to Kazakh families stricken by covid and later to desperate Palestinians helpless in the face of I»»»

The Valdai Discussion Club in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is holding the 3rd Russia-Africa Conference on July 28, in Pretoria, South Africa. Held under the theme “Realpolitik in a Divided World: Rethinking Russia-South Africa Ties in a Global and Af»»»