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»»»

Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, has held talks with representatives of Austria-based RHI Magnesita to discuss the company’s plan to establish an integrated refractory manufacturing plant in Egypt, as part of the ministry’s strategy to deepen heavy industries and localize complementary »»»

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), chaired by Islam Ezzam, has approved four companies to engage in a range of non-banking financial activities, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the sectors under its supervision, expand financial services, stren»»»

Egypt is developing a new management model for Nabq Nature Reserve in South Sinai that aims to combine environmental protection with sustainable tourism investment through closer cooperation between the public and private sectors, Environment Minister Manal Awad said. Awad chaired a meeting with th»»»

Egypt has inaugurated a new Water Museum in the New Administrative Capital to preserve the institutional history of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and showcase the country’s long-standing expertise in managing the Nile and its water resources. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigat»»»

Iran called off retaliatory strikes against Ukraine over last month’s attack on a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea after Kiev apologized, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said. Ukraine struck the Iranian vessel with drones on July 25, killing one sailor, and claimed that»»»

Tunis, Aug 4, 2026 (TAP) - Environmental Journalists in Africa practise their profession in a context characterised by economic precariousness, disinformation, and growing threats to their safety, even as the continent faces the worsening effects of...»»»

Kathmandu: Hundreds of Nepalis held a candlelight vigil on Tuesday honouring 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, as rescuers battled treacherous conditions to recover the remaining bodies. World-renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, 43, was among the victims along w»»»

KAMPALA: A video has emerged of an emaciated former aide to one of Uganda’s leading opposition figures months after he vanished, with his family and activists on Tuesday alleging state involvement. Sam Mugumya, 47, was a prominent aide to opposition politician Kizza Besigye — abducted in Kenya two »»»

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks to members of the press at the Supreme Court of Justice in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Monday. Hernandez returned to Honduras in July after receiving a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump that overturned a 45-year U.S. sentence for drug traf»»»

LONDON: For years, Hezbollah fighters propped up Syrian ruler Bashar Assad, who the men now governing in Damascus fought to overthrow. Both sides are now talking about sitting down together. Any handshake between them would be built on that history. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Tuesday that»»»

The winter of 2026–2027 risks becoming the hardest for Ukraine, Stanislav Mitrakhovich, a lead expert at the National Energy Security Foundation and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, tells Sputnik. If Ukraine continues attacking Russian refineries, prompting c»»»

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»»»

Disruptions to key Middle Eastern trade routes have turned sulfuric acid into a strategic commodity, creating an opportunity for Grupa Azoty. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted nearly 47% of global seaborne sulfur exports, while additional export restrictions have tightened supply. S»»»

PKO Bank Polski has completed Poland’s first contactless BLIK payment on an iPhone, using its PKO Junior app for children under 13. The successful transaction marks the start of a pilot designed to test the full payment process and system integration before the service is expanded to all Apple user»»»

Volkswagen, long a symbol of German engineering and European industrial strength, is facing a fundamental challenge to its business model. The group employs about 680,000 people, operates more than 100 plants and generates over EUR 320 bln in annual revenue. However, high production costs, technolo»»»

The World Bank will support the implementation of a data analysis system in approximately 200 Bulgarian schools and will train teams to use it, the Ministry of Education and Science reported on Tuesday. This is one of the activities to be carried out under the agreement signed between the Ministry »»»

Manila: The long-delayed Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is moving closer to partial operations after the government approved technical changes intended to address implementation challenges and keep the project on track for a 2027 opening. The Economy and Development (ED) Council, chaired by Pres»»»

TUNIS, Aug. 4 (TAP) – Localised thunderstorms accompanied by rainfall are expected Tuesday afternoon across northern and central Tunisia, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM). The rainfall may be heavy at times in eastern...»»»

India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysSarbananda Sonowal said Indian ship Faize Noore Oliya has been hit by a projectile near Yemeni waters, causing the vessel to "capsize and sink." The Minister added that all 14 seafarers, who include 13 Indians, have been safely rescued by the Yemeni »»»

BERLIN: RB ‌Leipzig have re-signed Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland on a contract through 2028, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday. The 35-year-old returns to Leipzig, where he played on loan in the 2022-23 season, as ‌a free ‌agent following the ‌expiration ⁠of his contract ⁠with Sevilla at th»»»

Albania's Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has reportedly initiated procedures to terminate the concession agreement for the construction of Vlora International Airport, following months of tensions between the project's shareholder companies. According to media reports citing sources familiar»»»

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will participate in the Ministerial meeting on Jerusalem to be hosted by Jordan in Amman, on 5 August 2026.»»»

As AI increases cyber complexity, hands-on certification pathways help leaders verify workforce readiness, prove resilience and close skill gaps. AI hasn’t made cyber-security a boardroom issue, but it has made the boardroom question harder to answer. For years, executives have asked whether the bu»»»

Doha: The Royal Thai Embassy in Doha is celebrating Thailand’s rich culinary heritage through “Thailand on a Plate: A Culinary Journey,” a culinary diplomacy initiative designed to strengthen cultural ties and people-to-people connections between Thailand and Qatar. Running from August 3 to 11, the»»»

Pakistan and Iran have reaffirmed their resolve to expand bilateral trade to $10 billion. Iranian Minister Mohammad Atabak called Pakistan a "long-term strategic trade partner" and expressed optimism that the free trade agreement (FTA) would be concluded soon. Goods transit offers Pakistan more tha»»»

Milan, Italy: Thousands of people gathered outside a Milan church Tuesday to pay tribute to Italian football great Franco Baresi, who died last week aged 66. Regarded as one of the greatest sweepers in football history, a funeral service for the former AC Milan captain was held at Milan's Sant'Ambr»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar has achieved a new scientific milestone reflecting the excellence of its students on the international stage, with the Qatari team winning two bronze medals in two of the world's most prominent physics Olympiads. The achievement was earned by student Riteesh Vardhan Reddy K»»»

Budapest’s chief architect has approved the concept for a new pedestrian Budapest bridge to Óbuda Island, with the 138-metre-long, 3.5-metre-wide crossing to be built entirely from private funding, developer Biggeorge Property said on Tuesday. New Budapest bridge In a statement to MTI, the company »»»

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after it had been stalled there for weeks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general. Bl»»»

A handout photo made available by the Fire and Rescue Departmental Service 33 shows firefighters crew battling a fire near Le Porge, France, on Wednesday as a wildfire rages through the forest in Gironde. File Photo by Benoit Vega/SDIS33/EPA Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Destructive wildfires in southern France »»»

Skye Anderson, who has been with the company for 26 years, was tapped to oversee nearly 14,000 restaurants as president of McDonald’s USA. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- McDonald's on Tuesday named a company veteran to lead the burger chain's largest market. Skye An»»»

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Fears surrounding Poland’s new general spatial plans have triggered a surge in applications for development conditions decisions, known as WZ decisions, overwhelming municipal offices. Municipalities must adopt general plans by August 31, 2026, but an estimated one-third may miss the deadline. The »»»

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AMMAN — Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) handled a record 101,900 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July 2026, marking its highest monthly container throughput and a 14.8 per cent increase from 88,781 TEUs recorded in the same month last year.In a statement to The Jordan Times, the terminal said»»»

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Just days after US President Donald Trump announced a deal that would see Hamas to completely disarm in Gaza, the plan seems to be unravelling. Israel says it has expressed concern to Washington about the plan as it steps up its bombing campaign over the enclave. This as far-right ministers put pr»»»