Kazakhstan's manufacturing industry fell deeper into contraction in July, according to the latest Freedom Holding Kazakhstan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey published by S&P Global on August 3. The decline in new orders was the sharpest in more than two-and-a-half years. C»»»

Ukraine has run out of air defence ammo and has little chance of getting any more before the war is decided. Bankova, Ukraine’s presidential administration, only option now is to do as much damage or more to Russia as Russia is expected to do to Ukraine this winter. That seems like an impossibly ta»»»

NEW YORK: Former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas regained some of the touch lost during a recent rankings slump, with the high-profile qualifier dispatching Martin Damm 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Montreal Masters. The 98-minute first-round win sends Tsitsipas into a match with Brazilian Joao »»»

Dubai: An Indian commercial vessel sank after being hit by a projectile off the coast of Yemen, but all 13 Indian nationals on board were rescued, Indian authorities said on Tuesday. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said the mechanised sailing vessel MSV Faize Noo»»»

Dubai: Apple Pay is now available in the Philippines, allowing customers to make contactless payments using their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac at thousands of stores, apps and websites across the country. The launch expands Apple's digital payment service to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-gro»»»

The Department of Justice building is shown in February in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it had indicted 19 people in Pennsylvania for alleged home healthcare fraud. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has indicte»»»

The Los Angeles County Fire Department released the conclusion of its 18-month investigation into the origins of the Eaton Fire in Southern California, saying the cause of the wildfire was due to electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |»»»

A cargo ship was reportedly hit in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile” overnight. The incident occurred after US President Donald Trump declared that he was giving Iran its “last chance before decapitation” to sign a deal on his terms. Control over the strait, through which roughly a fi»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update. It is not clear when the outbreak will reach its peak, Afri»»»

MADINAH: Serving pilgrims is an honor and a responsibility that receives the full support of the Saudi leadership, said Prince Salman bin Sultan, the governor of Madinah and chairperson of the Permanent Committee for Hajj and Umrah in the region. Speaking as he chaired a meeting of the committee, h»»»

Deir Al Balah, Gaza City: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. In remarks on social media, Netanyahu suggested there were differences between Israel and the Trump administra»»»

Gaza: Palestinians in Gaza held Tuesday a solemn national funeral procession for the remains and bodies of 112 martyrs from a single family killed in an Israeli carnage carried out by the Israeli occupation army on Nov. 22, 2023, at the beginning of the war of annihilation against the enclave and i»»»

TORONTO: Former world number one Iga Swiatek survived some nervy moments to launch her US Open build-up with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in her second-round opener at the Toronto WTA 1000 on Tuesday. In her first match since her Wimbledon title defense ended with a third-round exit, Poland’»»»

PARIS: Herve Renard, who led Ivory Coast to 2015 Africa Cup of Nations glory, has returned for a second spell as coach, the Ivorian football federation (FIF) announced on Tuesday.The 57-year-old Frenchman replaces Emerse Fae, who was not retained despite guiding The Elephants to the AFCON title in »»»

Gaza: Palestinians in Gaza held Tuesday a solemn national funeral procession for the remains and bodies of 112 martyrs from a single family killed in an Israeli carnage carried out by the Israeli occupation army on Nov. 22, 2023, at the beginning of the war of annihilation against the enclave and i»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar voiced its condemnation and denunciation of the bombing that targeted a police station in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which led to deaths and injuries. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reite»»»

Hasakah, Aug. 4 (SANA) Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) CEO Youssef Qablawi and HKN Energy CEO Mark Rollins held a joint press conference at the Rmelan oil fields in Hasakah province on Tuesday to discuss production development plans using modern technologies and the targeted timeline to gradually in»»»

BARCELONA: Barcelona have signed ‌Brazil forward Kerolin Nicoli from Manchester City on a four-year contract, with British media reports saying the deal made the 26-year-old the most expensive export from the Women’s Super League. Reports said the Liga F champions paid 1.5 million euros ($1.73 mill»»»

JERUSALEM: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East warned on Tuesday that any unlawful closure or seizure of the Qalandia Training College by Israeli authorities would deprive Palestinians essential education and vocational training services provided under the agency’»»»

The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a drop in the number of job openings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a»»»

Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, speaks during a rally in 2022 in Delaware, Ohio, where U.S. President Donald Trump, right, gave Miller his endoresement. Miller said Tuesday that he will ask the House Ethics Committee for an investigation into domestic violence allegations against him. Photo by David Maxwe»»»

Aug. 4 (UPI) -- An engineering prodigy who started college at the age of 10 became the youngest college professor of all time at the age of 18. Guinness World Records confirmed Nathan Thomas, who is now 21, was 18 years and 346 days old when he started teaching at Florida's Miami Dade College in Au»»»

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty affirmed Egypt’s solidarity with Lebanon and called for a complete Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territories during a phone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday. Discussing the ongoing Rome negotiations be»»»

The United States and Iran could reach an agreement within hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and guarantee the safe passage of commercial shipping, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, as negotiations continued despite persistent disagreements over control of the strategic waterw»»»

Ukrainian drone strikes killed five people in the Moscow region and seven others at a Black Sea resort, Russian officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged a series of deadly attacks that included Russian strikes on a Ukrainian gas station and Black Sea vessels. Moscow region governor Andrei Vorob»»»

Wadi Degla Developments has launched the “ClubTown Minya” project in New Minya City, marking the company’s first entry into the real estate market in Upper Egypt as it looks to capitalise on regional development plans. The move forms part of a geographic expansion strategy targeting new cities in U»»»

Egypt’s Gypto Pharma City and Djibouti-based Bacha Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening pharmaceutical security and expanding the reach of Egyptian-made medicines across the Horn of Africa and East Africa. The agreement wa»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed the implementation progress of the Terminal 4 project at Cairo International Airport during a meeting held on Tuesday at the government headquarters in New Alamein City. The meeting was attended by Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh El-Hefny, Presidential Fina»»»

Seoul: South Korean electronics company Samsung has announced a ban on apps that share its smart TV users' internet connection with third parties, after security research revealed apps that use software to turn devices into gateways for internet traffic without users' knowledge. The company explain»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar voiced its condemnation and denunciation of the bombing that targeted a police station in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which led to deaths and injuries. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reite»»»

PARIS: The Esports World Cup brought competitive gaming to one of the world's most famous avenues this week, transforming the Champs-Elysees into a showcase that organizers say reflects the tournament's ambition to become a truly global sporting event. Large screens, esports competitions and fan ex»»»

NEW YORK CITY: As Lebanon marked the sixth anniversary on Tuesday of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, the UN called on authorities in the country to accelerate the stalled investigation into the blast, and to pursue structural reforms that would strengthen judicial independence. Jean Arnault, the of»»»

LONDON: Authorities in the Syrian Arab Republic cleared the marks of civil war and rehabilitated 80 km of roads and highways in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Since early July, authorities have reopened roads and removed mounds of dirt and military trenches in the countryside to facilitate far»»»

The "Haftkhan" platform, named after the legendary seven trials of Rostam - a heroic figure in Persian epic poetry who overcame seven deadly challenges - trains users to spot vulnerabilities in large language models. The platform covers seven attack types - from command injection and hallucination »»»

We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a traffic accident that occurred yesterday (3 August) in Kwanza Sul province of Angola. We extend our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and to the people of Angola.»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a telephone call from President of the United States of America HE Donald Trump. During the call, they reviewed the latest regional developments, particularly the efforts to de-escalate tensions between the U»»»

An aerial photograph shows the old Serra Pelada gold mine in Curionopolis, Brazil, in September. The mine, considered the largest artisanal open-pit mine in Brazil's history, aims to resume its previous operations. However, challenges such as disputes among miners, substantial debt and environmenta»»»

A Czech business paper has reported on how the British-owned supermarket chain Tesco may pull out of Hungary, with its Hungarian interests potentially being sold soon by well-known financial services firms. Tesco to leave Hungary — and not just us Another concrete step may have been taken towards t»»»

Polenergia has received statements from Allianz Polska Open Pension Fund and Nationale-Nederlanden Open Pension Fund indicating that, in their assessment, the price proposed in the tender offer for the company’s shares announced on July 10, 2026 did not reflect their fair value as of July 31, 2026.»»»

Recruitment for manual jobs in Poland faces a paradox: employers receive many applications, but few candidates ultimately start work. LeasingTeam Group analyzed 24,032 applications in the first half of 2026 and found an average of 62 applicants per vacancy. However, 43% did not answer recruiters’ c»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a phone call today from President of the United States of America HE Donald Trump. During the call, they reviewed the latest regional developments, particularly the efforts to de-escalate tensions between the United States of America»»»

Aleppo, Aug. 4 (SANA) The administration of Sheikh Najjar Industrial City in Aleppo signed an investment contract on Tuesday with Asphix Trading company to establish the first integrated industrial mall in the second-category industrial zone under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) system. Dire»»»

BOGOTA: Police from five Amazon countries have arrested hundreds of people and seized timber, minerals and thousands of livestock in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on environmental crime ever carried out in the world’s largest rainforest. Authorities from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuad»»»

LONDON: Britain’s Princess ‌Eugenie, a niece of King Charles, announced on Tuesday the birth of her third child with husband Jack Brooksbank. Eugenie, the younger daughter of the monarch’s disgraced brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsoracand his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, already has two sons, August, wh»»»

The Cormorant at 55 South, in Puerto Williams, Chile, is designed to streamline travel to one of the world’s most remote destinations, Antarctica. With 150 rooms, it is to open in October. Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean Group Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Puerto Williams, the world's southernmost city, will o»»»

New Jersey on Tuesday sued Amazon, accusing the retailing giant of using its dominance to impose poor working conditions on its independent drivers. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- New Jersey on Tuesday sued Amazon, accusing the retailing giant of using its dominance to»»»

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Tuesday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether President Donald Trump's meme coin is a scam. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal »»»

Mere hours before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant delivered a sharp and startling interpretation of the direct reason behind the failure of the war on Iran to achieve its objectives. He st»»»

Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Rostom has unveiled the Citizen Investment Plan for Beheira governorate for the 2026/2027 fiscal year, allocating EGP 9.9bn in public investments to finance 422 development projects across infrastructure and human development sectors. Rostom said the»»»

Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and Abdelaziz Konsowa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Culture, reviewed the progress of the national Future Scholars Fund initiative and preparations to admit a new cohort of students for the 2»»»