MISSOURI, USA: One person remained missing in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children. Several other states also faced the potential for severe »»»

RIYADH: Investment momentum in the Middle East and North Africa region continued its steady trend in June, with 41 startups collectively raising $148.2 million, representing an annual rise of 190 percent. According to Wamda data, startup investments over the month declined by 76 percent compared to»»»

A pair of earthquakes on June 24 La Guaira, Venezuela -- the first a 7.2-magnitude shock, followed seconds later by another reaching 7.5 magnitude -- were the biggest the country has seen in more than a century. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA July 11 (UPI) -- The death toll from the earthquakes that»»»

LONDON: Ken Bates, the former Chelsea owner and chairman who bought the club for just a pound in 1982, has died. He was 94. Chelsea confirmed the death in a statement Saturday, saying Bates “passed away peacefully in Monaco this morning surrounded by his wife and family.” “The club send our heartfe»»»

British police have launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former government minister and spokesperson for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, on Thursday. The»»»

The traditional debate among philosophers of mathematics is whether there is an external mathematical reality, something out there to be discovered, or whether mathematics is the product of the human mind. This provocative book, now available in a revised and expanded paperback edition, goes beyond»»»

ORDOS,CHINA: Qatari team athlete Saif Mohammed clinched the gold medal in the pole vault event on Saturday at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships, being held in the Chinese city of Ordos. Mohammed cleared a height of 5.54 meters, recording the best mark of the competition in this category, to fin»»»

Hanoi: Fifteen people were killed after a tourist boat capsized in waters off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam, while 21 others were rescued. Vietnamese media reported that the boat capsized on Saturday during a boat trip off the island, adding that search and rescue operations are still ongoing»»»

CARACAS: The death toll in Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes last month has topped 4,300, a top lawmaker said Saturday. National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez — the brother of interim leader Delcy Rodriguez — put the toll at 4,333, up from 4,118 on Friday. On June 24, the magnitude 7.2 »»»

LONDON: The main focus of the two-day NATO summit in Ankara this week was, overwhelmingly, the alliance’s renewed pledge of “unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” backed by additional military equipment and training. There was also a renew»»»

INGLEWOOD, California: Lamine Yamal thinks France should be afraid of Spain with the European giants headed to a World Cup semifinal showdown on Tuesday. “I believe if France has to fear anyone, it should be us, in my opinion,” the teenage sensation told broadcast reporters after Spain beat Belgium»»»

Washington: Microsoft has officially discontinued production of two of its budget-focused lines-the Surface Go 4 and Surface Laptop Go 3. According to the company, the move is part of a broader strategy to redirect development and production toward its flagship, higher-end devices, including the Su»»»

Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Bozhidar Bozhanov congratulated Radan Kanev on his election as leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), saying it is extremely important for the Democratic Bulgaria coalition to continue functioning effectively and to be further strengthened, Bozhanov's party said in a »»»

HEBRON: Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday by live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades during an attack by Israeli forces and colonists on a home in the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah. Local sources said that Israeli forces and colonists attacked the home»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani on Saturday described Syria‘s ties with Qatar as a model of partnership based on trust and mutual respect. Following a meeting with Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister of State at the Ministry»»»

GAZA: The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,221, with 173,643 people injured since Oct. 7, 2023, medical sources in the enclave said on Saturday. According to the sources, hospitals across Gaza received seven bodies over the past 24 hours, including on»»»

KYIV: ‌President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Ukrainian diplomacy should focus on getting Kyiv’s allies to follow through more quickly on arms-supply ‌agreements. “I am ‌preparing changes ‌in ⁠Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts. ⁠We need a new level of cooperation with our partners to ensure »»»

ATLANTA: Belgium coach Rudi Garcia came under a barrage of fire for replacing first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final loss to Spain, adding to questions about his future. Courtois felt he could continue despite a twinge in his leg, but Garcia insisted he come of»»»

KINSHASA: A US citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak. The CDC said it was working with the person’s employer,»»»

Dubai: Top-performing secondary school graduates across the UAE received an unexpected reward from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, who presented each of them with a Dh100,000 financial award accompanied by a personal message of »»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a telephone call from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The conversation discussed strengtheni»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has welcomed the United States government’s decision to upgrade the UAE to Category A5 under the US export control system, saying the move reinforces decades of close and trusted cooperation between the two countries. In a statement, Yousef Al Otaiba, Minister of State and UAE Am»»»

Egypt has completed around 25% of four local economic development projects in Fayoum, Beni Suef, Luxor and Aswan under a European Union-funded technical assistance programme implemented in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Minister of Local Development Manal Awad sai»»»

US President Donald Trump renewed his military threats against Iran on Saturday, warning that he had ordered an overwhelming military response if Tehran were to assassinate him or attempt to do so, even as Washington and Tehran prepared to resume indirect talks in Oman aimed at easing tensions and »»»

Egypt completely rejects any measures that would compromise Somali territorial integrity, including any recognition of the so-called “Somaliland”, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday. During a phone call with Somalia’s Mini»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, began a field tour of El Mahalla El Kubra—one of the country’s largest industrial hubs—with a visit to the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company complex, reaffirming the government’s commitment to modernising the textile sector, strengthening domestic manufa