North Korea on Monday condemned the "hostile policy" of the United States and vowed to continue bolstering its nuclear arsenal. In this October 2025 photo, leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade in Pyongyang. File Photo by KCNA/EPA SEOUL, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- North Korea on Monday condemned what »»»

Children and young people aged seven to 18 in Abu Dhabi will be taught practical skills ranging from managing money and public speaking to online safety and dealing with frustration under a new programme running until the end of the year. The Life Skills Programme has been launched by the Family Ca»»»

The 35th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s independence was celebrated in Naryn. The press service of the City Hall reported. Residents were congratulated by Erkinbek Chekirbaev, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to Naryn region, Zhyldyzbek Bekkeldiev, Mayor of Naryn, and Zhyldyzbek Esenaliev, Ch»»»

Sydney, Australia: Delaying the age at which children first use social media may help protect adolescent mental health, new research from Australia's University of New South Wales (UNSW) suggests. The study found that those who began using social media at a younger age reported more symptoms of anx»»»

Iran attacked U.S. military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of the war that has engulfed the region. Tehran's powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they had responded to Sunday's American attack »»»

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- At least three baby goats at a North Carolina petting zoo have tested positive for rabies and a fourth is believed to have contracted the virus, state officials said over the weekend, as they warn those who have come into contact with the animals that they may have been exposed. Th»»»

Dubai has raised ambulance readiness across the emirate for the start of the 2026-27 academic year, activating 150 ambulance points and strengthening coverage around schools during the busiest periods of the day. The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services said its preparedness plan was designed t»»»

Following their talks in Bishkek, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of China Xi Jinping signed a Treaty on Everlasting Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation and a joint declaration on the high-quality development of a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era. »»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Kyrgyzstan today to attend the anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Russian state media reported. Vladimir Putin’s working program in Bishkek will begin with bilateral talks. He will first meet with Chinese President Xi J»»»

Two passenger jets flying just meters above a stadium in South Africa on Saturday have caused a stir on social media, with people describing it as a “near collision” and expressing safety concerns. The maneuver was part of a pre-match show ahead of a rugby game between the South African and New Zea»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha on Sunday hailed China's scientific and technological progress, expressing the kingdom's pride in its partnership with China and its willingness to expand cooperation with Chinese technology companies»»»

No single topic dominates Monday's news media. POLITICS Interviewed on Bulgarian National Radio, sociologist Parvan Simeonov explained the limited number of potential candidates for the upcoming presidential elections by pointing to “the consolidation of the political landscape and the strong candi»»»

SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then president’s wife.Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former firs»»»

Romania’s private education market is entering a new phase as rising demand and growing investment needs push more independent schools towards partnerships and consolidation. Founded in 2024 by Anca Macovei Vlăsceanu and Dan Vlăsceanu together with Morphosis Capital, Romania Education Alliance aims»»»

Sydney, Australia: An Australian school teacher mauled by a large shark at a Sydney beach says she fired a "left hook" at the predator before it dragged her underwater. Leah Stewart, a primary school teacher, was placed in an induced coma and had part of her left arm amputated after the June 13 att»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has confirmed two outbreaks of sheep and goat pox: one in Logodazh, in the southwestern Blagoevgrad Region, and the other in Dzhinot, in the southeastern Yambol Region, the BFSA press office said on Monday. In Blagoevgrad Region, a primary outbreak has been r»»»

U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Vowing to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack, Iran later said it had launch»»»

The United Arab Emirates' air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month. In a short statement, the Defense Ministry sa»»»

The government can allocate EUR 550m of European Union funding for its “Wekerle Home Construction Programme”, a new home-building scheme, but with bank and market co-financing it could involve up to EUR 2bn (HUF 730 billion) of sources, Transportation and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy said in a »»»

Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) Syria reopened its embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after more than 14 years of closure and agreed with Libya to reactivate their Higher Joint Committee, in steps aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation. Foreign and Expatriates Minister A»»»

New York, USA: Venus Williams tumbled out of the US Open first round early Monday, the veteran US tennis icon losing in straight sets to compatriot Sofia Kenin. The 46-year-old Williams -- handed a wild card into the singles in New York some 29 years after reaching the final at Flushing Meadows as »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine not only does not want to solve the problem of external power supply to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), but is doing everything to make the situation worse, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Monday. The plant is currently de»»»

Mother and other relatives of a flood victim mourn during a funeral at Devghat in Chitwan district, Nepal, on Monday. Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The death toll from last week's flooding that hit Nepal's mountainous border region near China rose to 904 on Monday morning, with 4,»»»

The UAE said its air force responded to a drone approaching from Iran over the country’s territorial waters on Monday (Aug. 31), as fighting between the US and Iran flared again near the Strait of Hormuz. Authorities said air-defence systems remain on high alert, while residents were urged to follo»»»

New York: As the US and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even »»»

India’s Union Minister Suresh Gopi said on Monday that efforts were underway to bring home the bodies of two Kerala-born women killed in separate incidents in California, as police in two San Francisco Bay Area cities investigated what relatives say are connected killings involving a woman known to