CINCINNATI: World number one Aryna Sabalenka was sent spinning out of the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, beaten 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 by 35th-ranked Czech Sara Bejlek. Sabalenka, who had cruised through the previous round, was ambushed by the 20-year-old, whose movement left the top seed »»»

The head of Israel’s spy agency held a phone call with Syria’s foreign minister last week during which they discussed Turkiye’s military presence in Syria, three people familiar with the matter said, just days before Israel bombed a Syrian air base.The August 14 call between Mossad spy agency chief»»»

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Poland’s state budget deficit exceeded PLN 141 billion after the first seven months of 2026, leaving the government roughly halfway through its full-year deficit plan as work begins on the 2027 budget. Revenue reached PLN 333.9 billion, equivalent to 51.6 percent of the annual target, while expendi»»»

KGHM entered its second-quarter results announcement with exceptionally favorable commodity-market conditions after copper prices reached records during the period. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected the Polish copper and silver producer to report approximately PLN 12.59 billion in quarterly r»»»

Poland may struggle to execute its full defense-spending plan this year after expenditure from the Armed Forces Support Fund reached only around 14 percent of the annual target during the first half of 2026. The fund has become an important financing mechanism for Poland’s rapid military modernizat»»»

Mosques and madrasas in Kara-Suu district will be temporarily converted into facilities for school classes. The Yntymak aiyl okmotu has announced a procurement tender to repurpose religious buildings as temporary premises for the educational process, the state procurement portal says. The tender is»»»

The US national debt has exceeded $40 trillion for the first time in history, according to a US Treasury Department document. According to the data, the total US national debt stood at $40.047 trillion as of Tuesday, August 18. The amount of debt held by the public amounted to more than $32.265 tri»»»

South Korean President Lee Jaemyung has voiced strong support for US President Donald Trump's decision to scale back joint military exercises, describing the move as a significant step toward establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. In a post on social media platform X, Lee praised Trum»»»

Dubai: For centuries, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar has been more than a bustling marketplace. Hidden behind its crowded passageways is a world of skilled artisans whose work has helped sustain the bazaar’s rich craft tradition. In workshops and narrow streets surrounding the historic market, craftsmen c»»»

Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Damir Osmonov and Minister of Labor, Social Security and Migration Kanat Sagynbaev held a working meeting to discuss improvement of rehabilitation services for people with disabilities. According to the Ministry of Health, the discussions focused on ensuring continu»»»

Bars from Karakol won the 2026 Kyrgyzstan Football Super Cup. The previous day, in a match for the first trophy of the season, the reigning national champion played against the 2025 Cup winners, Dordoi. The Issyk-Kul team won 2-0. Bars currently holds first place in the national championship and is»»»

Arab Finance: Copper for Commercial Investment and Real Estate Development shifted to profitability in the first half (H1) of 2026, with net profits of EGP 10.010 million, according to the financial results. In H1 2025, the company incurred net losses of EGP 4.817 million. Earnings per share (EPS) »»»

Seismic activity was recorded again in Kyrgyzstan, the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences reported. According to the institute, an earthquake with an intensity of about magnitude 4 occurred at 1:08 a.m. on August 20. The epicenter was located in Kyrgyzstan, 13 kilometers so»»»

Soldiers prove themselves every day — the Minister of Defence highlighted this at the central celebration of the ministry and the Hungarian Defence Forces held on Wednesday in Budapest, at the Bálna Defence Centre, on the occasion of the national holiday. At the event marking the feast of the found»»»

Twelve new water reservoirs are currently under construction in Kyrgyzstan. Bakyt Torobaev, Special Presidential Representative for Special Assignments, who visited Chanach-Sai reservoir in Ala-Buka district, said. He noted that Chanach-Sai is planned to be expanded. «The current capacity of 2 mill»»»

DEIR EL BALAH: From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory’s most precious commodities: local seeds. Shelves of unassuming plastic tubs line the walls of the Al Qarara Seed Bank, each holding indig»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham must decide in the coming weeks whether to authorize two North Sea drilling projects, an issue which has divided his own Labour Party. The decision after a consultation period ended Monday pits Labour’s climate ambitions against pressure to boost domestic»»»

The Osh Specialized Control and Toxicology Laboratory has successfully passed an assessment for compliance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and received an accreditation certificate. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Re»»»

The musical and dance performance «Manas» will be staged in Bishkek on August 21 and 22. According to the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy, the production will be presented by the Song and Dance Ensemble Kyzyl-Suu of the Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomo»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive their first-term relationship. Trump said it was important to “get along” with Kim and claimed Pyongyang possessed 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons, amid concerns among US »»»

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe celebrated the Wednesday court decision that sided with GOP redistricting efforts in the state. File Photo by Bill Greenbatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Missouri judge ruled Wednesday against voters seeking to put a Republican redistricting effort in the state to»»»

The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek extended the detention of Kadyrbek Atambayev, Temirlan Sultanbekov and several other defendants in the case concerning alleged preparations for mass unrest. They will remain in pretrial detention for another two months, lawyer Asel Argymbayeva told 24.kg ne»»»

Officers of the Department of Internal Affairs of Oktyabrsky district detained a foreign national on suspicion of offering a bribe. According to police, during the Illegal Migrant Operation, it was established that foreign national Yu.L., 43, had violated the rules of stay in the Kyrgyz Republic. P»»»

The US-Iran confrontation entered another uncertain day Thursday (Aug. 20), with President Donald Trump threatening what he described as increasingly severe economic pressure on Tehran, Iran maintaining that the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively “closed”, while facing economic and security conse»»»

TABUK: Red Sea Global has opened Rosewood AMAALA, the third luxury resort to begin operations at the Kingdom’s flagship wellness destination on the northwestern Red Sea coast, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The 110-key resort is located at AMAALA’s Triple Bay and follows the opening this year of »»»