Agencies New Delhi India and Britain’s trade pact took effect on Wednesday, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and expanding market access for services firms and professionals in both countries. The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement gives Indian exporters duty-free access to mo»»»

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rahman, Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the passing away of His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. In his condolence message mailed to Qatar»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Ambassador of Turkmenistan HE Myratgeldi Seyitmammedov to the State of Qatar hosted a farewell dinner in honour of the outgoing ambassadors of Kazakhstan HE Arman Issagaliyev and Türkiye H.E Mustafa Goksu, upon the completion of their diplomatic missions in Qatar. The »»»

LONDON: When a team of Egyptian archaeologists revealed details last month of excavations at an ancient burial ground on the east bank of the Nile, there was the usual flurry of international media excitement at the prospect of yet another breakthrough in our understanding of how the great pyramids»»»

TAIPEI — Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest an additional $100 billion in the US state of Arizona, the company said Thursday, as it reported a record quarterly net profit on the back of massive demand for AI hardware.TSMC, the biggest contract maker of microchips used in everything from Apple pho»»»

RIYADH: For years, the race in artificial intelligence has been driven by scale, with companies building ever-larger models trained on vast datasets. But researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology believe the next leap forward may come not from making AI bigger, but from lear»»»

NEW YORK: The wreckage of a New York sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people, showed signs of a bird strike, investigators said on Thursday. A senior Spanish business executive, his wife and three children died along with the pilot when the helicopter malfuncti»»»

ADEN: Concerns are mounting over a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen as renewed military escalation by the Houthis coincides with the fallout from the resumption of the war involving Iran, which has begun to disrupt trade flows and commodity supplies to the country. At the same time, the Unite»»»

June retail sales were slower than expected despite the tourism boost added by the World Cup. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. retail spending was weaker than expected while tourists from around the world came to the country for the World Cup. Retail sales rose»»»

1 of 2 | An Iranian woman on Wednesday walks next to a huge anti-U.S. billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump in a coffin, accompanied by a sentence in Persian that reads, "We kill Trump." It is displayed at the Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran. Photo by Abedin Taherkennareh/EPA July 15 (UPI»»»

A decree by Argentine President Javier Milei, now struck down transferred the authority to grant citizenship by naturalization from the federal judiciary to the executive branch. Photo by Chema Moya/EPA BUENOS AIRES, July 16 (UPI) -- An Argentine court struck down a decree by President Javier Milei»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has confirmed that an investigation is underway into former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s relationship with Russia, while also announcing new public safety measures for Budapest and providing updates on major transport and energy projects. Speaking at the »»»

NEW YORK: Spain opened as the +125 favorites to win ‌the World Cup and stood at +130 as of Thursday morning, but Lionel Messi and defending champions Argentina are seeing more of the betting action, according to BetMGM. Argentina — who opened at +250 at the sportsbook and have since moved to +240 —»»»

A White House teleprompter operator is under investigation for allegedly placing bets on prediction markets related to President Donald Trump’s statements. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- A White House teleprompter operator is under investigation for allegedly placing be»»»

An American economist who was once an advisor to the Federal Reserve was sentenced Wednesday to 38 months in prison for lying to investigators about his ties to an alleged Chinese spy. File Photo by Alexis C. Glenn/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- An economist who advised the U.S. Federal Reser»»»

The search for three missing climbers in Peru faces major logistical challenges because the country does not have helicopters capable of landing above 19,700 feet, requiring specialized high-altitude rescue teams to conduct the operation entirely on foot. Photo by Daiji Umemoto/Pexels July 16 (UPI)»»»

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) Chairperson Khalil Haj Tawfiq on Thursday called for establishing a Jordan-China business council as a platform to develop economic and investment ties between the two countries.He also proposed creating an Entrepreneurs Council to enhance communication betwe»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha held several meetings in South Korea with government ministers and heads of investment and technology firms. The meetings sought to deepen the Saudi-Korean partnership across artificial intelligence, the digital e»»»

A backhoe removes earth as a preventative measure to reduce overflows and flooding in the Ramon Ravine in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday Chile declared a preventive state of emergency across 10 of its 16 administrative regions as authorities warned that an exceptionally severe weather system. Photo by»»»

A Senate Banking Committee report said Thursday that the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost consumers $26.5 billion. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- A report from the Senate Banking Committee said Thursday that the Tr»»»

The 22nd edition of the Liwa Date Festival opened with a strong turnout, receiving nearly three tonnes of rutab (fresh dates) on its first day as farmers from across the UAE competed in one of the country’s biggest agricultural and heritage events. Held in Liwa City in the Al Dhafra Region, the fes»»»

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s security chief said on Thursday that booksellers must ensure the items they sell “do not endanger national security,” a day after authorities arrested five over “seditious” material. National security police searched two bookshops on Wednesday and arrested five people under s»»»

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump's administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a change that could be implemented as soon as Sep»»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has outlined the technical health and safety requirements governing the installation, operation and maintenance of public drinking water coolers and charity fridges across the emirate. The guidelines are designed to strengthen preventive public health measures and ensure c»»»

MAKKAH: The first group of guests participating in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Hajj, Umrah and Visitation Program — which is being implemented by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance — has visited the King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaaba Kiswa. The visit was part of a»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s national shipping company, Bahri, has opened its first integrated logistics deposit zone at Jeddah Islamic Port, expanding its supply chain capabilities. Developed by Bahri Logistics in partnership with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority and the Saudi Ports Authority, the f»»»

The Trump administration announced Thursday that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is investing an additional $100 billion in a deal with the United States. File Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA July 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration announced Thursday that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C»»»

“Agricultural exports generate significant profits for the Kiev regime,” and the loss of an industry providing the bulk of the country’s foreign currency income is “a serious blow,” Institute of CIS Countries leading researcher Alexander Dudchak told Sputnik. Russian strikes on port facilities in t»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese and Israeli military officials are set to meet virtually on Friday under US sponsorship to finalize a list of pilot zones, agree on a timetable for Israel’s withdrawal from them and expand the Lebanese Army’s deployment in southern Lebanon. The technical talks follow the conclusion»»»

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that there is no immediate prospect of resuming peace talks with Ukraine, though it said that Russia remains open to the idea of negotiations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was appreciative of Turkiye’s willingness to help peace efforts, but no new»»»

The fate of Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov hangs in the balance. Less than a year on the job he has already won a reputation as a radical reformer and cracked down on corruption in the notoriously venal procurement process but is also despised by the bulk of Ukraine’s military elite as»»»

President Donald Trump fires a U.S. attorney in Seattle less than an hour after being sworn in. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- A federal prosecutor in Seattle was fired by President Donald Trump less than one hour after being sworn in. Roger Rogoff, a longtime prosec»»»

Economic reports on Wednesday found that Chinese growth has sunk to the slowest pace in over three years. Despite benefitting from the global AI boom, the country has not managed to offset the slump due to a struggling property sector, drop in domestic spending and trade disruptions caused by the w»»»

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ahmed Majdalani, the special envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to discuss the security situation in the Middle East and ongoing efforts to achieve a lasting peace. During the meeting, Radev said Bulgaria remains deeply concerned about develo»»»

Online grocery shopping has become a regular part of everyday life for a growing number of Bulgarians, moving beyond the temporary boom during the Covid-19 pandemic and turning into a firmly established consumer habit. The sector is no longer expanding only in terms of sales, but is also undergoing»»»

GENOA, Italy: An Italian court has begun delivering verdicts for 57 defendants charged in the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi highway bridge that killed 43 people nearly eight years ago. The defendants include former executives of highway operator Autostrade per L’Italia, experts from its engineering c»»»

DUBAI: Christopher Nolan’s gargantuan full-IMAX retelling of Homer’s “The Odyssey” is an elemental and testosterone-fuelled undertaking, chock-full of gorgeous set-pieces and metaphysical ruminations that are typical for the auteur; but unfortunately, the sum of its parts do not make for a transfor»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly called for lower interest rates again, increasing the pressure on the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) as the Kremlin struggles to reconcile a slowing wartime economy with a fresh surge in inflation driven by the country's deepening fuel crisis. (chart»»»

Israeli warplanes targeted Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the outskirts of Baraashit and Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon on Thursday, while artillery shelled Rshaf. The National News Agency said two strikes targeted Nabatieh al-Fawqa and a third strike targeted Ali al-Taher hill on the outskirts of the town»»»

Hungary is facing a deepening water shortage: the Danube has reached its lowest recorded level in Baja, setting a new negative record and highlighting the growing impact of prolonged dry weather. According to Hungary’s official water management authority, the river measured just 25 centimetres at B»»»

Four Palestinian civilians were martyred on Thursday as Israeli occupation forces unleashed a fresh wave of airstrikes and artillery barrages across the Gaza Strip, systematically dismantling the fragile ceasefire that has nominally been in place since October 10. Medical sources confirmed that Nih»»»

With internet penetration at 94.1% and online platforms capturing 56% of the national advertising spend, the digital shift in the Hungarian market is absolute. However, for brands trying to reach the quarter-million foreign residents and millions of international tourists, standard display ads are »»»

RAMALLAH: Israeli families moved into a new settlement on a mountain towering over the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the settler regional council for the area said. “This morning, families from the Ebal founding group are transferring their equipment and moving into caravans»»»

Share: BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army took control of the offices of a Palestinian faction inside a refugee camp on Wednesday, in the latest effort by authorities to enforce state authority across Lebanese territory. Al-Jadeed news station reported on Wednesday that military and intelligence units ente»»»

Moscow sees no immediate prospect of resuming Ukraine negotiations in Turkiye but remains open to that path, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Journalists asked Peskov how the Kremlin assessed the possibility of renewing peace talks on Ukraine through Turkish mediation, which Turkish Foreign Mi»»»

ANKARA, (Sputnik) - Turkiye is ready to engage in possible mechanisms to ensure security in the Black Sea after the conclusion of a peace agreement on Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday. "We have accepted our partners' proposal regarding possible maritime security provis»»»

Why is everyone talking about Satluj?Satluj, director Honey Trehan's film based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has become the subject of intense discussion after it was reportedly removed from streaming platform ZEE5 just days after its release in India. In the UAE, the »»»

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that “Israel is determined to keep its forces in security zones” in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Katz’s office said the two officials spoke overnight and the minister “emphasized Israel’s »»»

Member of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, MP Hasan Fadlallah, affirmed that over the past period the bloc made a commitment to itself not to engage in polemics with the President of the Republic. However, what he described as “repeated accusations against our people and the insistence on turnin»»»

Ukraine is likely to get a new Prime Minister today and a much more pragmatic government as a result of the surprise reshuffle that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy triggered by asking the current Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko to step down at the weekend. Under the Ukrainian constitution »»»