Lebanese soldiers stand guard as the Army deploys to Zawtar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon on July 23. Lebanon sent troops to take control of so-called pilot zones in southern Lebanon from which Israeli troops are to withdraw. Photo by EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 30 (UPI) -- The widespread destructi»»»

For the first time in the Paks nuclear power station’s 42-year history, production is expected to shut down completely within 24 to 72 hours because of the Danube’s record-low water level, Péter Magyar, the prime minister, said on his Facebook page on Thursday afternoon. Paks NPP shutdown date reve»»»

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson speaks to the media at the scene after a fatal shooting during the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center in Seattle on Sunday. Photo by Genna Martin/EPA July 30 (UPI) -- Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has fired Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes, local news»»»

Just days before the parliamentary election, on 30 March, Levente Magyar, the deputy foreign minister, was still praising the scheduled flights relaunching from Pécs-Pogány after an 18-year break, under the German airline operator SkyHub Airlines. It took only a few months for the company to all bu»»»

Riyadh: Not every journey to Saudi Arabia begins with a lifelong dream; sometimes, it starts with a single opportunity. When Susan Allen first arrived in Riyadh from the UK over eight years ago, she never imagined that the Kingdom would one day feel like home. Today, through her social media, she s»»»

KHARTOUM: Nine civilians were killed in a drone attack Wednesday, a medical source told AFP, two days after paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said he had “unleashed” his Rapid Support Forces. The latest attack took place in North Kordofan, where the RSF is attempting to encircle the city of»»»

Tehran: Mediator Pakistan insisted on Thursday that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as Washington carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan. The last two days have seen Saudi Arabia join the US in striking m»»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has appealed the Council of Ministers' July 22 decision revoking its right to use its headquarters at 23 Vrabcha Street in Sofia, the party said on Facebook on Thursday in response to questions from journalists. Under Bulgarian law, the appeal suspends the»»»

Bulgaria has recorded a significant increase in road fatalities for the first time in three years, demonstrating the need for the executive and legislative branches to take swift and adequate measures to reduce traffic accidents, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) MP Kalin Stoyanov said at a br»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it launched a ballistic missile strike on US-run Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan’s Azraq, destroying three American F-35 fighter jets and heavily damaging three others in retaliation for a US airstrike that killed three members of a family on Iran’s»»»

The blue-and-white Israeli flags flutter from hilltops and line the roads of the occupied West Bank, signaling the growing presence of Israeli settlements and the outposts they're building on Palestinian land. For shepherds in the Jordan Valley, as well as in Masafer Yatta, a cluster of villages in»»»

Jordan's air defenses shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the country's state-run Petra news agency said, hours after the U.S. military announced it had completed "a heavy wave of strikes against Iran" in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jorda»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had struck the US's Al Azraq base in Jordan and destroyed three F-35 aircraft and several military personnel in response to US attacks. Earlier in the day, the US Central Command said that they US military h»»»

Judge Vasil Pelovski of the Varna Administrative Court and Prosecutor Marinela Toteva of the Supreme Cassation Prosecution Office are the first nominees from the judges' and prosecutors' quotas, respectively, for the new composition of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the Council said on Thursda»»»

Voting secrecy for blind and visually impaired people has now been guaranteed through amendments to the Election Code, MP Ivan Yanev of Progressive Bulgaria said during a briefing at the National Assembly on Thursday. Voting machines will now be equipped with audio guidance, while voters with visua»»»

Kolkata: Police in West Bengal have seized more than Rs280 million in cash and 15kg of gold worth an estimated Rs210 million during a raid in Birbhum district, before arresting a man allegedly linked to a suspected crime syndicate. The raid, which began on Wednesday afternoon and continued for near»»»

He is bright and beaming, as one should be after winning a gold medal. Ali-Mansur Valiyev relates his journey to the International Economic Olympiad, with a cheery ease, not downplaying the triumph but neither painting it too colourfully. He describes the process in matter-of fact tones, stating th»»»

Jordan's air defenses shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the country's state-run Petra news agency said, hours after the U.S. military announced it had completed "a heavy wave of strikes against Iran" in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jorda»»»

Seoul, July 30 (SANA) – Samsung Electronics said Thursday that the global semiconductor supply shortage is expected to continue through 2028, driven by strong demand linked to artificial intelligence technologies and data center expansion. Jaejune Kim, executive vice president of Samsung’s memory d»»»

A third-degree heat alert has come into force, ordered by the chief medical officer from 12 midnight on Thursday until midnight on Tuesday. According to HungaroMet’s Thursday morning bulletin, the average temperature in a further three counties may exceed 27C. Third-degree heat alert in Hungary aga»»»

A vote scheduled for Thursday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general has been postponed. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- Republican senators have postponed a vote on Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general amid concerns from two GOP senators over his »»»

Unit 2 of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant will be shut down in a controlled manner and disconnected from the National Energy System (SEN), either on Wednesday evening or on Thursday morning, depending on the decrease in the Danube level, National Nuclearelectrica Company announced."Similar to the»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai fell on Thursday morning, giving jewellery buyers lower rates after prices climbed during the previous session. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The 24-karat variety stood at Dh487.50 per gram at 9.54 am, down Dh4 from Dh491.50. The 22-karat »»»

The man who attacked writer Salman Rushdie in August 2022 was convicted by a federal jury in New York on Wednesday on terrorism charges. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- A federal jury has convicted the New Jersey man who attempted to murder writer Salman Rushdie on additio»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe US Aggression on Southern Iran Leaves Casualties, People Trapped under Rubble 30-07-2026 08:16 AM In the early hours of Thursday morning, t»»»

VENICE: The misty night sky sprinkled droplets of rain that splashed the mirrored image of hundreds of rushed feet across the pavement, as boats bobbed to greet me on my first trip to Venice. The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site looked like a moving postcard. Venice was built on water as a strat»»»

There were no watches or warnings associated with Hurricane Genevieve as of Wednesday. Photo courtesy of NOAA July 29 (UPI) -- Hurricane Genevieve weakened back down to Category 2 strength Wednesday as it moved farther west of Baja California, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was locat»»»

Dubai: Motorists across Dubai and Sharjah are facing a slow start to the day, with heavy congestion reported on several major routes this morning, according to Google Maps real-time traffic data. In Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road is seeing traffic build-up near the Financial Centre and Dubai World Trade »»»

Thousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfolding across southern Europe. Thousands who fled huge wildfire»»»

The morning routine may look like a picture of health: A multivitamin with breakfast, vitamin D because 'everyone needs it', iron because of tiredness, calcium for stronger bones, zinc for immunity and perhaps a beauty supplement for the hair and nails. Each bottle appears to have a clear purpose, »»»

There were no watches or warnings associated with Hurricane Genevieve as of Wednesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of NOAA July 28 (UPI) -- Hurricane Genevieve weakened back down to Category 2 strength Wednesday morning as it moved farther west of Baja California, the National Hurricane Center said. T»»»

BUENOS AIRES: Seven people died when a firefighting helicopter in Argentina’s western San Juan province crashed on Wednesday, a local official said. The Bell 412 aircraft was used to combat forest fires in San Juan’s Ischigualasto natural park. “With profound sorrow we received the news of the heli»»»

LONDON: Palestinians in the embattled Gaza Strip once flicked a lighter or pushed a button to make tea. Now, brewing a single cup can take mother of four Maysa Yousef nearly an hour as wartime shortages turn a simple flame into a luxury. As Israel’s war in Gaza grinds on, shortages of gas, a near-t»»»

People walk on a beach covered in sargassum in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, earlier this month. Photo by Alonso Cupul/EPA July 29 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday her government will present a comprehensive agreement to address the sargassum crisis in the Mexican Caribbe»»»

Hungary’s parliamentary Immunity Committee has recommended lifting the parliamentary immunity of Tisza Party MP Lőrinc Varga in connection with a drink-driving offence committed in 2024, before he became a member of parliament. Committee chair Edit Sasi-Nagy, also a Tisza Party MP, told the Hungari»»»

Hungary has begun shutting down one of the four reactor units at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant after the Danube reached exceptionally low water levels, highlighting the growing impact of the country’s prolonged heatwave and severe drought. The operator, MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd., announced o»»»

GERB-UDF has prepared a constitutional challenge against the 2026 State Budget Act and is seeking backing from other parliamentary groups, GERB-UDF MP and former finance minister Temenuzhka Petkova told a briefing in Parliament on Wednesday, after President Iliana Iotova announced that she will pro»»»

Vazrazhdane MP Dimo Drenchev told a press briefing in Parliament on Wednesday that the implications of the constitutional complaint that GERB-UDF and Continue the Change have promised to lodge are interesting, considering that the Public Finance Act stipulates that the State Budget, which must be t»»»

Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said at a briefing on Wednesday that investments in new sections of the Sofia Metro and new metro trains are a key element of the action plan to safeguard funding under the 2021-2027 Regions in Growth Operational Programme, with up to EUR 265 million allocated f»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) gave a briefing in Parliament on Wednesday after President Iliana Iotova announced that she will promulgate the 2026 State Budget Act. MP Yordan Ivanov said that the parliamentary group's vision for resolving the issues surrounding the 2026 and 2027 state budgets and "putti»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov said on Wednesday that a priority should be to elect a new Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which should assess the conduct of those responsible for what he described as serious abuses and failures within the judicial system, before any personnel decisions are made.»»»

Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., speaks during a hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in 2021. Scott died in April, and the race to replace him for the rest of this year has just advanced to a runoff. File Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Pho»»»

Continue the Change and other parliamentary groups will challenge before the Constitutional Court the 2026 State Budget Act, leader Assen Vassilev told a briefing in Parliament after President Iliana Iotova announced that she would promulgate the state budget act. According to Vassilev, Iotova’s de»»»

The Council of Ministers has approved a bill amending and supplementing the Civil Procedure Code in connection with the abusive lawsuits, commonly known as SLAPP cases (from "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation"), Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov said at a media briefing on Wednesday. »»»

The United States announced an import ban on new advanced robot models on Tuesday, including humanoid, four-legged robots and bi-peds, as part of a Federal Communications Commission update to a list of products and services that pose a risk to national security. Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Ph»»»

An interdepartmental council chaired by Health Minister Katya Ivkova will be set up shortly to oversee and coordinate the National Children's Hospital project, which the government considers to be of national importance, Ivkova told a briefing on Wednesday. Ivkova said the council would include sev»»»

Dubai: Beyond the security gates of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) Dubai's Centre for Harbouring lies a facility that challenges common perceptions of what happens to people who overstay their visas or violate residency rules. Instead of prison cells, there are d»»»

Doha, Qatar: President of the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’, HE Eng. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Meer, conducted an inspection visit to the project for the construction of 14 new schools that has reached approximately 80% completion. The schools are part of the second package of the Qatar Schools »»»

DOHA: President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), EngMohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Meer, conducted an inspection visit to the project for the construction of 14 new schools under the second package of the Qatar Schools Development Program through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, which»»»

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION The presidential election will be held on October 25, with a possible second round of voting on November 1, Bulgarian media report. This emerged after the floor leaders of the parliamentary groups met on Wednesday morning. The date is expected to be put to the vote in the Nati»»»