Industrial producer prices were 1.0% higher on average in July 2026 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. Domestic output prices rose by 2.5% and non-domestic output prices by 0.3% compared to July 2025. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices went up by 1.1% and»»»

A monument to world-famous 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky has been reinstalled in the eastern German city of Dresden after spending around a year in storage. The ceremony was attended by Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev, who thanked the city authorities for their commitm»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyrgyzstan on Monday. The three national leaders will later attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Eurasian group of nations seeking to improv»»»

UN Secretary-General António Guterres held a series of bilateral meetings in Bishkek, including with the Presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. According to the UN News service, he and Sadyr Japarov discussed the situation in the region, cooperation between the UN and the Kyrgyz Repu»»»

Rescue efforts were hampered Monday by more heavy rains that swept through the region Grand Canyon Village, United States: The number of people unaccounted for after a deadly flash flood hit part of the Grand Canyon fell to one Monday as US Park Rangers said they had managed to make contact with ov»»»

Russia and Kyrgyzstan have implemented more than ten projects aimed at «protecting the health of the republic’s population as a friendly state.» In the field of infectious disease research, cooperation is «moving to a new stage,» Anna Popova, head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consume»»»

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US would hit back against Iranian attacks on US targets in the Middle East, according to a Fox News reporter. The Iranian attacks were themselves a response to US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first flare-up in a month. US President Do»»»

On the sidelines of the anniversary SCO summit in Bishkek, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Akorda reported. The two leaders noted the dynamic nature of the two countries’ multifaceted cooperation, which is steadily developing in the spirit of friend»»»

Motorists crossing the Dubai-Sharjah border are urged to allow extra time amid traffic Dubai: Morning traffic was building along several major roads connecting Dubai and Sharjah on Tuesday, with delays reported near two incidents and the return of schools adding to the morning rush. Schools across »»»

Philippine EV sales surge 136% as fuel costs reshape car-buying decisions in 2026 Manila: The Philippine auto market is slowing, but one part of the industry is accelerating sharply: electric vehicles (EVs). Overall vehicle sales fell 10.2% year-on-year to 241,725 units in January-July 2026, accord»»»

The Kazakhstani online media outlet Orda is ceasing operations. The founder and first director of OrdaMedia.kz, Maksat Ganiev, announced the decision to close the project. According to him, the reason was a lack of funding: the owner reviewed six years of investment in the media outlet and conclude»»»

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A knife-wielding woman fatally stabbed one person and injured a second in Times Square on Monday evening, before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. The alleged perpetrator has been identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros of Queens, a woman with no history of arres»»»

The European Union will suspend imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products from Thursday, citing concerns over Brazil’s compliance with EU rules on antibiotic use in livestock. The move affects poultry, beef, eggs and honey, with Brussels offering no timeline for when trade can resume. The»»»

CAIRO: Libya has entered a potentially decisive new phase in its long-running political transition, after representatives of the country’s rival institutions signed an agreement setting out a road map for presidential and parliamentary elections within two years. The agreement, signed in Tripoli on»»»

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 : US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll ​has submitted his resignation to the White House following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Driscoll, who officials said is close to US Vice President JD Vance, becomes the lat»»»

Bangkok: Thailand's Department of Energy Business said on Monday that it has partnered with 13 car brands, five motorcycle makers, and seven fuel retailers to promote wider use of E20 gasoline, as the government seeks to cut reliance on imported crude amid ongoing Middle East tensions. Thailand cur»»»

US-Iran tensions flare as Trump balances nuclear denial with threats of new strikes WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran but angrily rebuked a reporter who asked whether he could exclude the option, calling the question “stupid” as the United States and Ir»»»

Rebels from the Central General Staff, the main splinter group of Colombia's defunct FARC guerrillas, on Sunday said they were responsible for kidnapping a Colombian national serving in the elite French Foreign Legion. The guerrillas said that Jose Olger Melo Charry, who was reportedly on leav»»»

As technology grows smarter, empathy, judgment and human connection matter more than ever Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the landscape of childhood. It can answer questions, create stories, generate images, translate languages, solve complex problems and personalise learning in»»»

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's provisional estimate of total retail sales value rose 4.5 percent from a year earlier to mark a 15th consecutive month of expansion, official data showed Monday. Total retail sales for July were provisionally estimated at 31 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 4 billion U.S. dol»»»

Convective clouds could bring rain to eastern areas from Tuesday through Friday Abu Dhabi: Parts of the UAE could see rain on Tuesday, with unsettled conditions expected to continue through the end of the working week as convective clouds repeatedly develop over eastern areas. The National Centre o»»»

Iran is preparing a more aggressive response to renewed US attacks, and could strike economic targets as well as military sites, University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT. His warning comes after Washington and Tehran exchanged direct strikes for the first time since late Ju»»»

Indian-American comic turns everyday brown women’s struggles into global laughs Dubai: For Indian-American comedian Zarna Garg, 50 is proving to be a rather liberating age. She has spent much of her life being told to rein herself in and to soften her opinions and, perhaps above all, not be “too mu»»»

Duane "Keefe D" Davis, shown, was convicted by a jury Monday for orchestrating the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur. Davis was charged with one court of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. File Photo courtesy of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Depa»»»

US naturalisation of India-born convicted rapist Gurmeet Singh revoked Washington DC: The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has revoked the naturalisation of India-born Gurmeet Singh, a convicted rapist who concealed a rape and kidnapping during the process of obtaining US citi»»»

Manama decries drone strike as flagrant breach of UAE sovereignty, UN Charter MANAMA: The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned and denounced Iran's hostile attack on the UAE using a drone on Monday, describing it as a flagrant violation of the UAE's sovereignty and a dangerous escalation threa»»»

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks in May during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Driscoll resigned from his role Monday, multiple sources reported. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Aug. 31 (U»»»

Rescuers battled mud and debris Monday as the death toll from devastating glacial floods along the China-Nepal border topped 900, with nearly 4,500 people still missing. Rescue teams continued a desperate search for survivors as entire communities were swept away. Rescuers struggled on Monday »»»

As deadly floods hit the Nepal-China border, social media is being flooded with fake and misleading footage. In Truth or Fake, Vedika Bahl goes through viral videos falsely linked to the disaster, including AI-generated content and old recycled footage from India, Chile and Alaska. Some posts have »»»

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman said Monday that the total value of government Treasury bills allocated for issuance this week amounted to OMR 26.9 million. In a statement released Monday, the CBO specified that treasury bills with a 91-day maturity accounted for OMR 20.4 million, registering an a»»»

Police probe mental health of woman shot after stabbing two in Times Square A knife-wielding woman stabbed two people in New York's Times Square on Monday before she was shot by police, according to authorities and US media. Local news reports said the suspect was taken to hospital in critical cond»»»

Critics warn of ‘new colonialism’ as Washington gains majority stake in fields The agreement granting the United States control over about one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves rests on vague terms that raise questions about how it will be implemented. Here is what we know so far about the deal: Bi»»»

Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting with the US was not in his country's interest. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strai»»»

Masked Israeli settlers have attacked and injured an NBC News crew and a local woman in the West Bank, the US broadcaster has reported. The journalists were accompanying a Palestinian family to a home they said they had been forced to abandon because of settler violence. Attacks by Israeli settlers»»»

Life returned to normal in Niger's capital on Sunday, a day after mutineers stormed both the presidential palace and a military base at Niamey's main airport, resisting forces loyal to the ruling junta until Russia’s Africa Corps intervened. State TV reported that dozens of soldiers were kille»»»

Édouard Balladur, who served as prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97. He led a "cohabitation" government under Socialist president François Mitterrand before waging a bitter battle for the presidency against his friend Jacques Chirac in 1995 – a race he u»»»

Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herber»»»

LONDON: A tanker ​has reported being struck by three projectiles ‌while ‌sailing ​out ‌of ⁠the ​Strait of ⁠Hormuz, 17 nautical miles east ⁠of ‌Oman’s Khasab, ‌the ​United ‌Kingdom Maritime ‌Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said ‌on Tuesday. No casualties or ⁠environmental ⁠impact have been reported,»»»

WASHINGTON: A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and disseminated the attackers’ white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting, a district attorney said Monday. Forsyth County Distri»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands, after reports that Washington threatened to oppose Britain’s sovereignty if it does not increase defense spending. The proposal concerning the South Atlantic archipelago, over wh»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

Europe's gas traders have spent the summer betting that the Gulf war would end before the heating season starts, giving them time enough to restock Europe’s gas tanks. That bet has gone badly. European gas storage currently stands at about 63% of capacity against a five-year average of 79%. Macro-A»»»

CEO Women Europe is a new initiative launched in June of this year to boost partnerships between Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Kate Moody meets with Sandrine El Khodry, president of this new platform and also Executive Vice President for Global Sales and Marketing at Alc»»»

Missile exchanges and Trump’s threats put Strait of Hormuz back in the crosshairs President Donald Trump has vowed a forceful US response after Iran launched ballistic missiles at American military positions in Jordan, reigniting direct hostilities with Tehran following a month-long lull and raisin»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's internet user base reached nearly 136 million at the end of June, up by 6.27 million new users in the first half of the year, according to data released by the country's telecom regulator on Monday. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) data stated that the n»»»

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Icelanders appear to have found a way to have their cake and eat it by rejecting a proposal to restart integration talks with the EU, RT’s Rachel Marsden reports. In a referendum on the weekend, almost 53% of voters in the northern Atlantic nation supported maintaining the status quo rather than ex»»»

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador Alejandro Davalos in Doha on Monday. Discussion during the meeting focused on bilateral relations and ways to bolster them, in addition t»»»