LONDON: French President Emmanuel Macron has become the first European head of state to visit Damascus since the fall of President Bashar Assad in late 2024, marking another pivotal step in Syria’s emergence from years of diplomatic isolation. With Syria’s political transition still fragile, observ»»»

KANSAS CITY: Lionel Messi has scored in every World Cup match so far, but after two gruelling knockout ties, will age finally catch up with the 39-year-old in the quarter-final against Switzerland? Lionel Scaloni’s team sailed through the group stage but have been pushed to the limit by Cape Verde »»»

NEW YORK CITY: More than 18,000 new cases of chickenpox, ectoparasitic infestation and impetigo, a bacterial skin infection, were recorded in Gaza last week, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, as communicable diseases continue to spread widely across the besieged enclave. Dujarric told »»»

RIYADH: Since the launch of the club championship in 2024, Saudi organizations have established themselves as a dominant force on the global electronic sports stage. Team Falcons claimed the inaugural title before successfully defending their crown in 2025, setting the benchmark for what sustained »»»

Ann Widdecombe, former British member of Parliament, was slain in her home Thursday. Police arrested a man, 26, in the case. File Photo by Vickie Flores/EPA July 10 (UPI) -- British police announced Friday that they arrested a man in the slaying of former Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe, who wa»»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf commented on recent developments, saying, “We have never sought war, and our people will never surrender to injustice.” He added that Tehran is prepared to defend itself if the Americans renege on the agreement. Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s Top Negotia»»»

London: The High Court in London on Friday ruled largely in favour of five major carmakers accused of installing devices in diesel cars to cheat clean-air laws, as the dieselgate saga rumbles on. "The Court rejected most of the principal allegations advanced against the manufacturers whose vehicles»»»

The grandson of former president Raul Castro, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, attends an event at the Colon Cemetery in Havana in January Rodriguez Castro, reportedly involved in negotiations with the United States, was shown on Cuban state television for the first time March13 participating in tw»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, in a phone call on Thursday discussed the latest regional developments following the US attacks. The call was part of Tehran’s ongoing diplomatic contacts with the regional countries. The two foreign minist»»»

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KANSAS CITY, USA: Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka told fans to “keep dreaming” as he prepares to lead his team against Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The midfielder said Switzerland’s “overarching aim” was to beat the defending champions and reach the semifin»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain’s UN envoy has accused Iran of using diplomatic agreements to “manage crises and gain time” while attacking Gulf states. Jamal Al-Rowaiei was speaking in the Security Council on Friday as it reviews the latest report on implementation of Resolution 2231, an endorsement of the»»»

Ferencváros fans unfurled a banner depicting a historical map of Greater Hungary during Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against Vojvodina in Novi Sad, prompting outrage in Serbia. Greater Hungary flag – serious fine? According to commentary in the Belgrade press on Friday, the Hungarian club cou»»»

Finance Minister Andrzej Domański says he is not blocking Poland’s effort to collect PLN 174.5 mln from Gazprom, arguing that his decision concerned only formal issues over which tax office may act in the case. However, UOKiK President Tomasz Chróstny says the move effectively halts enforcement of »»»

Otodom data show that 85% of apartments listed for sale have some outdoor space, such as a balcony, terrace or garden. Balconies are the most common, appearing in 60% of listings, or 117,833 ads. Buyers increasingly treat balconies as standard, using the balcony search filter twice as often as rent»»»

Poland’s institutional rental sector, or PRS, is entering a new stage of growth, supported by strong demand, rising purchase costs, mobility and changing attitudes toward home ownership. AFI Poland, which manages nearly 2,200 PRS apartments, says occupancy in its buildings remains above 97%, showin»»»

Segro is defending itself against a takeover attempt by U.S. warehouse giant Prologis, which offered GBP 12.6 bln, or about USD 16.6 bln, for the British logistics property owner. Prologis proposed a share swap valuing Segro at about 925 pence per share, a roughly 25% premium, but Segro says the of»»»

FlyPark, one of Poland’s fastest-growing trampoline and active entertainment park chains, is expanding its national network with a new flagship location in Łódź. The 3,700 sqm park will open in M1 Łódź in December 2026 and will offer multi-zone space for sports, recreation and family activities. Fl»»»

Generative AI was expected to have a deflationary effect by reducing the cost of services and office work, but so far it is creating inflationary pressure in electronics. Demand from hyperscalers such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle for AI data centers has sharply increased prices for DRAM,»»»

NBP Governor Adam Glapiński said he is “dovish” and would like to cut interest rates after the summer, surprising markets and weakening the złoty. After his comments, the euro rose to PLN 4.33, its highest level since November 2024, while Polish government bonds strengthened and futures began prici»»»

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Cybercriminals are increasingly stealing encrypted data that may be unreadable today but could be cracked in the future by quantum computers, Capgemini warns. The tactic, known as “harvest now, decrypt later,” creates major risks for companies holding long-lasting sensitive information such as cust»»»

Several major Swedish companies are tightening remote-work rules, especially in engineering and industrial sectors. Scania recently told about 8,000 office employees to return to the office five days a week, prompting strong criticism from staff representatives, who warn some employees may leave. V»»»

Alexander Alexandrov, Bulgaria's second cosmonaut, died at the age of 74, Prime Minister Rumen Radev wrote on Facebook on Friday. Alexandrov lifted off aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 on June 7, 1988. He spent nine days and 20 hours in space, including seven days aboard the Mir Space Statio»»»

AL-BAHA: Saudi Arabia’s Municipalities and Housing Minister Majed Al-Hogail recently reviewed the progress of municipal, housing, and development projects in Al-Baha. During the visit, he inaugurated completed projects and laid the foundation stone for new ones with total investments exceeding SR1.»»»

The Ukrainian military’s reaction to Russia’s July 6 strike on a massive arms depot in Vishnevoye may be a clue that something fishy is going on, military analyst and Arsenal Otechestva contributor Alexander Sinyugin told Sputnik. “The MoD is disavowing this depot, claiming it wasn’t theirs. Perhap»»»

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Residents in northern Taiwan are preparing for Typhoon Bavi as authorities evacuate thousands of people, shut schools and businesses, and brace for torrential rain, flooding and winds of up to 155 km/h.The storm is expected to make landfall in southeast China on Saturday after already causing deadl»»»

LONDON: British actor Micheal Ward was acquitted of rape and other charges Friday in a London court on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a Mercedes in 2023. Ward, 28, who starred in the Netflix crime drama “Top Boy,” was found not guilty by a jury in Snaresbrook Crown Court of two counts»»»

Rome: Water reserves are being depleted rapidly in northern Italy, with farming under threat, as the region's main river dries up, local officials warned on Friday. The Po River District Basin Authority (ADBPO) said the situation was "extremely critical" and available stocks in the river basin woul»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that the country will hold its ninth Intergovernmental Conference with the European Union on July 14, saying three additional chapters of Albania's EU accession negotiations are expected to be provisionally closed. In a post on social media, Rama said the conferenc»»»

ANKARA: ‌Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkiye hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to purchase ​F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defense industry restrictions between allies. US President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for»»»

Tunis, July 10 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met on Friday in Tunis with Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Tunisia, Josephine Frantzen, who paid him a farewell visit at the end...»»»

BUNIA: Four out of every five new Ebola cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health Organization official said, warning that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data suggest. The figures und»»»

LILLE, France: A 17-year-old girl fell off a truck and died while celebrating France’s World Cup quarter final win over Morocco, emergency services said Friday. Celebrations erupted across France after the 2-0 win in the United States with hundreds dancing in the streets of Paris, watched by thousa»»»

As another intense heatwave sweeps across France, residents are staying indoors, flocking to canals and rivers, or even leaving their homes in search of cooler places. With temperatures reaching 41.1°C in Lodève and almost the entire country under heat alerts, holidaymakers and locals alike fear th»»»

Statues of 17th-century king Shivaji have been erected across various Indian cities over the past few years by Hindu nationalist groups, who view him as a symbolic defender of Hindus against Muslims. The campaign marks another act of intolerance toward Muslim and Christian minorities, who have been»»»

China has successfully recovered the first stage of one of its space rockets for the first time, in a major technological milestone. The test was conducted on Friday during the maiden flight of the two-stage Long March 10B rocket, which launched from the Hainan space center in southern China. The b»»»

LONDON: Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party was facing new questions about financial gifts on Friday after a report said police were investigating donations by the mother of a convicted fraudster. It came as authorities confirmed that a snap UK vote in which Reform leader Nigel Farage will go up a»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers demolished the Yanoun Mixed Basic School in a hamlet south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education. In a statement, the ministry said the school in Yanoun, which served about 15 pupils from first»»»

LONDON: British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday. Widdecombe was a Conservative member of parliament between 1987 and 2010, and held several junior ministerial »»»

PRAGUE: Karolina Muchova’s injury-plagued career was in danger of coming to a premature end just four years ago, but now the Wimbledon finalist is on the brink of a life-changing moment at the All England Club. Muchova will play in the first all-Czech Wimbledon final on Saturday against 21-year-old»»»

July 10 (UPI) -- Brazilian labor authorities rescued a 62-year-old woman from conditions they described as analogous to slavery after she spent more than five decades working as an unpaid domestic worker for the same family in the northeastern state of Ceará. The rescue was carried out by Brazil's »»»

A man was reportedly nearly sucked through an airplane window Friday morning. Four people were injured. File Photo by Stringer/EPA July 10 (UPI) -- A man was nearly sucked out the window of a plane on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on Friday, passengers said. Not long after takeoff from Th»»»

New Delhi: India's cricket board will review the T20 team's performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said Friday. India slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the fourth T20 against England on Thursday, handing the hosts a»»»

The President of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Dr. Hans-Eckhard Sommer, and Ivan Ivanov, Chairperson of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees under the Council of Ministers, discussed the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Bulgaria and Germany, the»»»

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo (C) attends a public hearing at the Special Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice in Lima, Peru, in November 2025. The court sentenced Castillo to 11 years, five months, 15 days in prison for conspiracy to commit rebellion. File Photo by Renato Pa»»»

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L), Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C) and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani speak ahead of talks between the United States and Iran at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21. On Friday, Qat»»»