The twin quakes that shattered Venezuela in June killed 6,125 people, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez said Monday. The updated figure comes weeks after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck on June 24, causing nearly 200 buildings to collapse, mostly in the worst-hit coastal state of La G»»»

Share: PHOTO- A message lighting up Times Square , New York City center :Neighboring nations deserve better than what stands between them. Lebanon and Israel will begin a seventh round of direct negotiations in the Italian capital Rome on Tuesday under US sponsorship, a Lebanese official said. The »»»

President Donald Trump said ExxonMobil and Chevron "made too much money" over the Iran war. Photo by Allison Robbert/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Monday said ExxonMobil and Chevron "made too much money" over the Iran war. The companies last week reported a combined »»»

The flag hangs at half staff to honor the victims of a mass shooting at Brown University in December in Providence, RI. Christine Paxson, Brown's president since 2012, announced Monday that she will step down at the end of the academic year. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (»»»

President Donald Trump said late on Monday that negotiations with Iran will conclude rapidly “one way or the other,” prioritising the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as early as Tuesday before addressing Tehran’s nuclear program. “They’re going to go quickly one way or the other. It’s not ve»»»

New York's General Letitia James and 23 other attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block immigration officials from accessing private data from citizens enrolled in the anti-poverty TANF program. File Photo by Derek French/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A coalition of 24 Democrat»»»

US President Donald Trump's postwar transition body The Board of Peace on Monday assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's withdrawal would only begin after Hamas's complete disarmament, following objections. Israel had objected to the board's Thursday text that called for a»»»

Several people ended up in the river after an important bridge collapsed on June 3 in the village of Hombo in the eastern part of the DRC. The bridge is one of the failing critical infrastructures in a territory that is home to one of the most lucrative mines in the region.   The footage shows»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC), in partnership with Attaa Humanitarian Relief Association, is implementing a year-long Livestock Value Chain Support project in Idlib and Aleppo governorates in northwest Syria as part of the efforts to strengthen food security and promote sustainable l»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Moroccan-Qatari relations are experiencing a golden era and a qualitative leap across various sectors, Ambassador of Morocco to Qatar HE Mohamed Setri has said, reaffirming that the depth of brotherly relations and the strategic partnership that unite Rabat and Doha is a mode»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) unveiled Pink Convertible Big, a bold installation by internationally acclaimed Austrian artist Erwin Wurm at Place Vendôme. The sculpture gleams in vibrant pink lacquer, immediately drawing attention and inviting viewers to engage with its striking and »»»

A Boeing Max 737 is seen on display in 2018 at the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, United Kingdom. The Federal Aviation Administration has certified the Boeing Max 737 7 model to fly after years of delays. File Photo by Cityswift/Flickr Aug. 3 (UPI) -- After years of delays, the »»»

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Monday, buoyed up by rising rising tech stocks and falling oil prices. The Dow closed at 53,178.41, jumping 693.38 points, or 1.32%. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a r»»»

Rabbits are among the most common carriers of tularemia, hence the name rabbit fever. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Three confirmed cases of tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, have been reported in New York this year, health officials said Monday. The cases a»»»

NEW YORK: Proceedings opened Monday in the latest trial over the fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, with relatives of an Irish-born United Nations employee looking to hold the US plane manufacturer accountable. Michael “Mick” Ryan, an engineer with the UN World Food Programme who had worked during the E»»»

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., was recommended for censure by the House Ethics Committee for the alleged, "highly unprofessional" treatment of two female staffers, one 19-years-old and another in her 20s, who had first worked with him when he was a state senator in North Carolina. File Photo by Bonnie»»»

CAIRO: The State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Turkiye, in their capacity as mediators, expressed their strong condemnation of the ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, particularly the targeting of health facilities and the resulting civilian casualties, includi»»»

NEW YORK: Proceedings opened Monday in the latest trial over the fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, with relatives of an Irish-born United Nations employee looking to hold the US plane manufacturer accountable. Michael “Mick” Ryan, an engineer with the UN World Food Programme who had worked during the E»»»

LONDON: Save the Children warned on Monday that more than five months into the Middle East conflict, children across the region continue to pay the highest price, with many killed, injured, displaced or cut off from healthcare, education and protection. Compounding the crisis, the London-based char»»»

JEDDAH: Motor Mania GT, a new Saudi-promoted GT racing series, will join the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship as an official support category beginning in October. Launched by Altawkilat Motorsport and run under the sporting regulations of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, organiz»»»

A Hyundai technician places a metal collar around the ignition system on a Accent model in Chesterfield, Mo., on Feb. 2, 2024. The Institute for Supply Management’s July Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index report showed on Monday that economic activity picked up in the manufacturing sector. Fi»»»

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon waits for President Donald Trump to speak at a rally June 24 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. McMahon sent a letter Monday to U.S. colleges and universities, asking them to commit to changes by the end of 2026. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Pho»»»

Washington: US authorities announced that around 60,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in Spokane County in Washington state in the northwestern United States, while wildfires destroyed 600 homes, businesses, and other structures. The fires have burned nearly 1,000 square kilometers, wi»»»

US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance before decapitation." Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he agreed to continue to pursue talks with Iran at the request of Sa»»»

ROME: Amid the grandeur of the Palace of Versailles on June 17, US President Donald Trump signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending hostilities with Iran. The memorandum of understanding — a nonbinding short-term framework stating each party’s intention to stop the war — promised to immediatel»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Monday that major oil companies are making "too much money" due to high prices stemming from the Iran war, seeking to address a political vulnerability ahead of midterm elections. "I don't like it. They're making too much money, okay? Based »»»

Justice Department officials said from 2020 to 2023, Complete Health routinely added bogus diagnosis coding to its billing -- saying its patients had drug and alcohol dependencies as well as bipolar disorder -- that "were not clinically valid." File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday dismissed his ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, in a move that had been expected following a government reshuffle last month. The sacking, announced by decree, happened however as Kyiv was lobbying Washington hard to »»»

1 of 2 | A model of President Donald Trump's Triumphal Arch and a ferris wheel are seen during the fifth day of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 29. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The National Park Service's review of President Donald Trump's»»»

CAIRO: A “Treasures of the Pharaohs” exhibition opened at the de Young Museum in San Francisco this weekend, which includes 130 artifacts from ancient Egypt that are on show in the US for the first time. The display, which runs until Jan. 31 next year, features treasures from the Egyptian Museum in»»»

The arrival of the first two of an expected eight US Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Bezmer Air Base marks the start of a temporary deployment that has fueled weeks of political debate, public protests, and diplomatic exchanges in Bulgaria. The mission, scheduled to run until October 1, 2026»»»

Iran says Bulgaria has assured Tehran it will not take part in the war against it, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagai said, according to Bulgarian media BGNES. Bagai said Tehran had received similar assurances from other countries, including Britain and Ukraine, in recent hours. He als»»»

The honest answer is no, not by themselves, and that is precisely the problem the F-16 delay has exposed. The jets are necessary. What Bulgaria still lacks, according to some experts, is everything that is supposed to surround them: a long-term plan, political consensus, and public communicati»»»

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been»»»

At least 11,234 people have fallen ill with the gastrointestinal infection in Michigan. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said the outbreak of cyclosporiasis has spread to at least 45 states and struck more than 18,000 people. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Mi»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked Washington for an emergency package of 300 Patriot missiles before winter, warning that Ukraine’s reserves are running dangerously low and that the country cannot reliably defend itself against Russian ballistic missiles without them. During a heavy»»»

Iran said on Monday it was not currently engaged in negotiations with the United States and had no plans to exchange delegations, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s assertion that an understanding had been reached over the Strait of Hormuz and that new talks with Tehran were imminent. Irania»»»

Between the U-turns, the posturing, the denials and the flexing of military might, it's hard to know exactly where negotiations between the US and Iran are actually at - if they have gone anywhere. While US President Donald Trump says negotiations are underway, Tehran has denied that any are planne»»»

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace said on Monday that an Israeli withdrawal in Gaza would only take place after Hamas’s “complete” disarmament, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We note that the full withdrawal of the IDF beyond the Yellow Line»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi-based sovereign AI infrastructure provider Aleria is expanding its artificial intelligence footprint across the United States and the UAE through partnerships with California technology companies Nvidia and DDN, as demand grows for secure, nationally controlled AI computing. Th»»»

President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump, walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on April 10 in Washington, D.C. Capital One attorneys said in court documents that the bank closed the Trump Organization’s accounts over concerns about money laundering. File Photo by Al Drago/U»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities arrested the former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut on Monday ahead of his extradition to face corruption charges back home, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP. Lebanon’s public prosecutor “issued an arrest warrant for former Palestinian ambassador Ashraf Dabbour on»»»

More than eight years after Boeing organized the maiden flight of the 737 MAX 7, the aircraft has won certification, US authorities announced Monday. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced certification»»»

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles walk on their way to inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025. File Pool Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. D»»»

LONDON: An Israeli court on Sunday temporarily blocked plans by the national security minister to install crocodile-filled moats around Ketziot Prison, following a legal challenge centered on the reptiles’ welfare that has also reignited concerns over the treatment of Palestinian detainees. The Jer»»»

Paris, France: French energy giant TotalEnergies said Monday that it had signed a deal with Shell to buy its European onshore renewable energy businesses for an undisclosed amount. Total will acquire around four gigawatts of electricity production, mainly solar and wind power in operation or being »»»

Le Temple, France: After a 52-hour drive, Ukrainian firefighters on Monday joined operations to fully extinguish the wildfire that devastated the Gironde region in southwestern France -- an unprecedented mobilisation in the country. Seventy firefighters arrived on Sunday in a convoy of 15 vehicles,»»»

Lost in the furious response from EU leaders accusing Spain of gross negligence by allowing the storming of the EU border in Ceuta last Thursday (30 July), a Spanish enclave on the African continent next to Morocco, is the damage that this could do to EU relations with Rabat. Though Spain is facing»»»

Kay Granger, the first Republican woman to represent the state of Texas in Congress, has died at the age of 83, her son has confirmed. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Kay Granger, the first Republican woman to represent the state of Texas in Congress, has died at the age of 83, »»»

A flash flooding alert has been issued for New York City and parts of Long Island through Monday evening. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A flash flooding alert has been issued for New York City and parts of Long Island through Monday evening. The National Weather S»»»