People leave the scene Sunday night after a fatal shooting during the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center. Three people were killed and four others were injured in the shooting, according to the Seattle Police Department. Police arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting Mon»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration has told members of Congress it will not finish spending $400 million Congress has authorized for aid to Ukraine until fiscal year 2029, even as Kyiv runs critically low on weapons ​it needs to fend off Russian missile attacks. In May, the Depa»»»

French firefighters are grappling for the first time with immense fire clouds, known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds, created by extreme wildfires, as they struggle to bring a forest inferno in southwest France under control. French wildfire researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi says the phenomenon»»»

African technology startups raised $1.44bn in the first half of 2026, broadly unchanged from a year earlier, but the number of disclosed transactions fell sharply as investors concentrated capital in fewer, larger companies. Funding increased by 1.4% from $1.42bn in the first half of 2025, while th»»»

London, July 27 (SANA) European stocks closed flat on Monday, with gains from easing US-Iran tensions and falling oil prices offset by losses in technology stocks, led by ASML, according to Reuters. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed flat at 644.52 points after hitting its highest level since »»»

News anchors are seen June 30 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. On Monday, the Trump administration asked the high court to allow it to make sweeping changes to mail-in voting before the miderm elections. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- The Trump administration»»»

Tribune News Network Doha As part of ongoing efforts to back the Palestinian health sector, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed the signing of contracts with the 13th batch of Palestinian doctors enrolled on focused medical training programmes in Qatar for 2026-2027. The new contracts f»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Liwan Design Studios and Labs, in partnership with the Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF), has opened submissions for the second edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Poster Design Competition. Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2024, this year’s initiative invite»»»

QNA London The Cultural Attaché of the State of Qatar to the United Kingdom held a convocation ceremony for 150 students. The graduates included alumni of UK universities who had received scholarships from Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and other sponsoring bodies, as we»»»

Three-quarters of Poles have expressed a negative attitude toward Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky, according to a recent poll. The disapproval comes amid an ongoing scandal over Kiev’s veneration of Nazi collaborators involved in the mass killing of Poles during World War II. Zelensky sparked outrage i»»»

Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina Sunday after President Javier Milei referred to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as a "convict" and a "thief" during an event formally nominating right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to run in the presidential election. Argen»»»

Bryan Kohberger, the man who was convicted last year of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea on Monday to go to trial. File Photo via Latah County Sheriff's Office/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- Bryan Kohberger, the man who was convicted »»»

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks in June during a roundtable event on at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. On Monday, the Departments of Education and Justice said they are targeting two school districts for policies protecting students' gender identity. Photo by Daniel »»»

The American legal system does not offer equal justice to all; we can see obvious racial disparities in sentencing, policing, and incarceration. In “Unlocking Justice,” Chad Topaz offers a concrete way forward, demonstrating how a candid dialogue between social justice and data science can empower »»»

BEIRUT: A German man of Lebanese origin who was killed by police following an attack in Berlin had previously served a prison sentence in Lebanon over links to people suspected of association with Daesh. Abd Al-Ballout, 21, was shot dead by police on Sunday night following the incident near a Chris»»»

N’DJAMENA: Chad announced on Monday it planned to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, saying its effectiveness was “limited and uneven” with a focus on Africa. It follows Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, who in September jointly announced they were pulling out of the ICC, which prosecutes »»»

Egypt climbed five places in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Entrepreneurship Index 2025/2026, ranking 35th out of 53 economies while retaining its position as North Africa’s leading entrepreneurship ecosystem for the fifth consecutive year, according to a report released by the Informati»»»

Former prime minister Viktor Orban used his annual address at the Baile Tusnad summer university in Romania to outline Fidesz's strategy after its April election defeat, calling on supporters to organise a broad "national resistance" movement against what he described as the increasingly authoritar»»»

A view of a mangrove area on the east coast of Panama City, Panama, on Wednesday. Panama has been named the world's best country for expatriates for the third consecutive year, Photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA July 27 (UPI) -- Panama has been named the world's best country for expatriates for the third co»»»

1 of 2 | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference at the CDU headquarters in Berlin on Monday. Photo by Clemens Bilan/EPA July 27 (UPI) -- German lawmakers called for stricter anti-terrorism laws Monday, two days after a 21-year-old drove a vehicle into a crowd at Berlin's »»»

Former FBI Director James Comey is shown in 2018 in New York City. On Monday, Comey and his lawyers asked a judge to dismiss a case accusing him of threatening to kill President Donald Trump via a photo of seashells spelling out "86 47." File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UP»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan strengthened their healthcare partnership on Monday with the signing of several agreements covering virtual care, health financing, digital transformation and workforce development. Saudi Health Minister Fahad AlJalajel attended a healthcare sector roundtable in »»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic has moved up by two positions to the fifth place in the latest ATP rankings, released on Monday, with Italian Jannik Sinner still comfortably holding the number one spot with 13,450 points. German Alexander Zverev has retained the second p»»»

Maghazi: Just days before her final secondary school examinations, the house opposite the temporary home where 18-year-old Saba Rabah was living in central Gaza was bombed. She and her family fled, leaving behind everything they had. It was only the latest ordeal in a war that had already claimed h»»»

The Federation for Agreement in the Polish Real Estate Market has strongly criticized proposed government regulations for property managers and real estate agents. It argues that a mandatory Central Register of Property Managers would impose unnecessary costs on more than 300,000 businesses without»»»

Polish womenswear brand Vissavi has closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores after 25 years in business, but will continue selling online. The company said the decision followed several years of mounting pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising energy, production, labor, tax, and shopping-cente»»»

Most provisions of the EU AI Act will begin applying on August 2, 2026, covering companies that develop AI systems as well as those using tools supplied by external providers. Polish businesses are adopting AI faster than they are creating governance and cybersecurity procedures. Although 77 percen»»»

By Wade SheridanFigure makers and model enthusiasts attend Wonder Festival 2026 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday. Wonder Festival, started in 1985, is Japan's biggest showcase for figure enthusiasts. A giant statue of Godzilla from upcoming film "Godzilla Minus Zero" is on display during Wonde»»»

Geneva: The 17th Arab League-UN General Cooperation Meeting convened in Geneva on Monday, with top-echelon officials and representatives of institutions and specialized agencies from both sides participating. The three-day meeting will discuss ways to boost cooperation in various fields of shared i»»»

Ljubljan: Slovenian international referee Slavko Vincic has called time on his officiating career, one week after working out the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. The Football Association of Slovenia said in a statement the 49-year-old had ended a distinguished career spanning some»»»

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Iran has claimed that Ukraine attacked one of its commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea at Israel’s behest over the weekend. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky stated earlier that the vessel struck on Saturday was transporting military cargo. Iran, which has denied involvement in the fighting betwe»»»

Former prime minister Viktor Orban used his annual address at the Baile Tusnad summer university in Romania to outline Fidesz's strategy after its April election defeat, calling on supporters to organise a broad "national resistance" movement against what he described as the increasingly authoritar»»»

Poland’s largest opposition party fractured on July 24 after former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his loyalists rejected an ultimatum from Law and Justice (PiS) chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński, to abandon their in-party Rozwój Plus (Development Plus) association. “Thirty-something” MPs ha»»»

Sweden is establishing a new civilian intelligence agency to improve its monitoring of Russia’s political leadership, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has told The Economist. First announced in May and modeled on Britain’s MI6, Sweden’s Foreign Intelligence Service (UND) is due to begin ope»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index was steady on Monday, as it gained 2.28 points — or 0.02 percent — to close at 10,769.12. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index stood at SR4.44 billion ($1.18 billion), with 120 of the listed stocks advancing and 136 declining. The Kingdom’»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed to Washington on Monday, where he said he would meet US President Donald ​Trump for their first face-to-face talks since the start of their conflict with Iran. It will be Netanyahu’s eighth meeting with Trump since the US president retur»»»

Attacks delivered by Argentine President Javier Milei against his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over the weekend has resulted in a summoning of the Argentine ambassador to Brasilia. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI.. | License Photo July 26 (UPI) -- Brazil's foreign ministry has summ»»»

N'Djamena: Chad announced on Monday it planned to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, saying its effectiveness was "limited" and uneven. "This decision is the result of an in-depth review of the functioning of the International Criminal Court since it began operating in 2002, as well as»»»

Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the principal challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel prepares to vote in a fiercely contested general election on October 27. Eisenkot's campaign is built around a 10-point platform that he says will restore Israel's se»»»

RIYADH: A power and energy equipment manufacturing park is set to be developed in Dubai after a memorandum of understand was signed with Hong Kong Tinkam Capital. The partnership with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre aims to attract upstream and downstream Chinese companies across the industry’s valu»»»

Household deposits in Bulgarian banks exceeded €56 billion at the end of June, although the pace of savings growth showed signs of slowing, according to the latest data released by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). Household deposits rose 18.6% year-on-year to €56.47 billion, remaining at historic»»»

Athletes from Kyrgyzstan won top honors at the international IRONMAN 70.3 Desaru Coast triathlon race held on July 27, 2026, in Malaysia. In the men’s elite category, Yevgeny Tikhonin claimed a convincing victory, completing the course in 3 hours 49 minutes and 36 seconds. He finished ahead of reig»»»

Nothing screams political impotence like a national leader losing control over key military appointments at the time of war. With an abrupt cabinet reshuffle, Volodymyr Zelenskiy tried to get rid a disloyal defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. But at the end of the day he was forced to sack a loyal »»»

German arms maker Rheinmetall plans to more than double gunpowder production at its Aschau am Inn plant near Munich, ramping up annual capacity from 1,700 tonnes to 4,200 tonnes and over 1mn propellant charges a year by 2028, the company said on July 22, CNBC reported. Rheinmetall is investing €350»»»

Every year, thousands of travellers from Uzbekistan and the other four states of Central Asia apply for a UK tourist visa. Yet for many, the process, supposedly nationality-neutral, ends in frustration: applications are refused, often on the basis of insufficient presented proof of financial means »»»

Grief, anger and solidarity swept through Berlin’s LGBTQ community after the weekend’s deadly vehicle attack at the annual Pride celebrations, which left one person dead and more than a dozen injured – prompting condemnation from EU leaders and politicians across the world. German chancellor Friedr»»»

President Donald Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up. Trump is visiting a General Motors facility in Milford, home »»»

The top US commander in the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, has advised US President Donald Trump that striking Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz was no longer effective, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Cooper, who leads US Central Command (CENTCOM)»»»

Share: Former Israeli army chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. © Jack Guez, AFP Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the principal challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel prepares to v»»»