Arab News 28m

North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham must decide in the coming weeks whether to authorize two North Sea drilling projects, an issue which has divided his own Labour Party. The decision after a consultation period ended Monday pits Labour’s climate ambitions against pressure to boost domestic»»»

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UPI 34m

Missouri judge rules against referendum challenge to GOP redistricting - UPI.com

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe celebrated the Wednesday court decision that sided with GOP redistricting efforts in the state. File Photo by Bill Greenbatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Missouri judge ruled Wednesday against voters seeking to put a Republican redistricting effort in the state to»»»

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24 News Agency 44m

Court extends detention of Kadyrbek Atambayev and Temirlan Sultanbekov - | 24.KG

The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek extended the detention of Kadyrbek Atambayev, Temirlan Sultanbekov and several other defendants in the case concerning alleged preparations for mass unrest. They will remain in pretrial detention for another two months, lawyer Asel Argymbayeva told 24.kg ne»»»

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France24 1h

Meta sued by US states for hooking and exploiting kids in pursuit of profit

Meta is on trial for intentionally seeking to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday, at the start of a trial that could rehsape some of the most popular apps in the world.  Meta knowingly hooked and exploited child»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Dubai-Sharjah: Heavy traffic jams this morning

Motorists travelling between Sharjah and Dubai are facing heavy traffic on several key routes on Thursday morning, August 20, with E11 and E311 among the most congested roads during the rush hour. Google Maps traffic data supplied this morning shows a substantial queue on E11/Al Ittihad Road betwee»»»

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Gulf News 1h

British-Palestinian parents and daughter die in sea as younger girl fights for life

Dubai: British-Palestinian couple and their 14-year-old daughter died after getting into difficulty in the sea off England’s south coast, while a younger daughter remains critically ill in hospital, police said. Sussex Police identified the victims as Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his wife Zeina Alayn, 37,»»»

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Gulf News 2h

What to know about the trial of Tiananmen vigil organisers

HONG KONG (AP): A verdict is expected Friday in the case of two organisers of an annual Hong Kong vigil to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown who are being tried under a China-imposed national security law that has stifled Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tu»»»

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Arab News 2h

Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children, British newspaper says

LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, British news media reported late Wednesday.The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at Br»»»

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Arab News 2h

ICC slams US decision to sanction the court’s president and a senior prosecution lawyer

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal’s independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The State De»»»

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Arab News 2h

Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership

The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon moves to exert editorial control and eliminate what it asserts are “woke distractions.” Max D. Lederer Jr. announced his re»»»

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Arab News 2h

Top seed Zverev bundled out by Paul in rain-hit Cincinnati upset

CINCINNATI, Ohio: Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of top seed Alexander Zverev on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The match was interrupted for 90 minutes in the seventh game of the second set by rain and had two more»»»

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Gulf News 2h

ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest U.S. sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The »»»

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Arab News 3h

Trump the builder carves his legacy in stone as pressures mount

WASHINGTON: With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating at another low point, President Donald Trump reverted to familiar territory on Wednesday, ​leading reporters on a tour of White House construction projects he hopes will cement his legacy. The former real esta»»»

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Arab News 3h

Top seed Zverev bundled out by Paul in rain-hit Cincinnati upset

CINCINNATI, Ohio: Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of top seed Alexander Zverev on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The match was interrupted for 90 minutes in the seventh game of the second set by rain and had two more»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Canada deports Iran’s 2019 crackdown spokesman: Former interior ministry face of bloody protests deported under Ottawa’s hardline Iran sanctions

Canada has deported a former senior Iranian official who served as a key government spokesman during the deadly nationwide protests of November 2019. This marks the second removal under Ottawa’s 2022 policy that bars senior Islamic Republic officials from entering or staying in the country, as per »»»

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Qatar Tribune 5h

Qatar football clubs all set as new season begins with Doha Bank Stars League kick-off

Tribune News Network Doha Big time domestic football will return to stadiums in Qatar with the start of the new season and the Doha Bank Stars League 2026-27 on Thursday. This season, Qatar second division league will also have a new-look in QSL 2 Jetour League with twelve teams participating, just»»»

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Qatar Tribune 5h

Indian expats in Qatar, GCC welcome India SC move to regulate airfares

Satyendra Pathak Doha Indian expatriates in Qatar have welcomed the Supreme Court of India’s move to regulate airfares, saying a transparent mechanism to check sudden increases in ticket prices would provide much-needed relief to NRIs and migrant workers who depend on affordable air connectivity to»»»

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Qatar Tribune 5h

QF’s Education City offers a summer of discovery

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Education City is transforming the summer months into a season of discovery, learning and community engagement, offering people of all ages and abilities a diverse programme of sports, creative activities, educational programmes and personal development opportunities, a top o»»»

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UPI 6h

Study: Europe sees marine heat wave from climate change - UPI.com

Marine heat wave conditions have been affecting the western Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Atlantic through the summer. This data visualisation, based on Copernicus Marine Service data for Aug. 13, shows sea surface temperature anomalies across the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic. R»»»

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Arab News 7h

Syria receives Assad-era general extradited from Lebanon over murder, torture charges

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Thursday received former Maj. Gen. Adel Issa from Lebanon after his extradition to face charges including premeditated murder and torture, state news agency SANA reported. His handover marked the first extradition of a former Syrian military officer from Lebanon sinc»»»

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Arab News 7h

Al-Kholood make King Cup statement with dominant victory over Jeddah

RIYADH: Al-Kholood's historic run to the King Cup final last season remains a surreal achievement for Des Buckingham's side. Against all odds, they fought to avoid relegation in only their second season in the top flight before going on to face Al-Hilal in the final, even taking the lead before fal»»»

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UPI 8h

Ukrainian man arrested for 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage - UPI.com

View taken from a Danish F-16 interceptor of the Nord Stream 2 gas leak just south of Dueodde, Denmark, on September 27, 2022. The leak was one of three on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. File Photo courtesy of Danish Defense | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian man was arr»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 8h

PM Magyar’s first 100 days: success or failure?

Péter Magyar’s first 100 days as Hungary’s prime minister have produced two sharply different verdicts. The Tisza government says it has already delivered more than 100 commitments and put the country on a new course, while Fidesz, now in opposition, argues that the period has been defined by broke»»»

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Arab News 9h

US sanctions on ICC further undermine independence of international justice: UN chief

NEW YORK: The UN has expressed serious concern over the US decision to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, warning that the measures could further undermine the independence of international justice. UN Secretary-General An»»»

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The Peninsula 9h

UN chief voices grave concern over US sanctions on top ICC officials

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seriously concerned by the imposition of U.S. sanctions against two top officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said his spokesperson on Wednesday. "We've seen the announcement by the United States regarding the imposition of san»»»

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UPI 9h

Kennedy Center lawyers say Trump's name going back up in September - UPI.com

1 of 4 | Scaffolding and tarps cover the building name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 15. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts notified a federal judge that the facility »»»

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The Peninsula 9h

Golden Shoe winner Kane hopes for Ballon d'Or after 'best season ever'

Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has set his sights on the Ballon d'Or after receiving his second European Golden Shoe in Munich on Wednesday. The England captain collected the prize after scoring the most goals in Europe's top divisions last season. Kane won the 2023-24 award afte»»»

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Sputnik 9h

AfD Leader Accuses German Authorities of Inaction After Terrorist Attack on Nord Streams

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, accused the German government on Wednesday of remaining inactive four years after the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The German Attorney General's Office announced on Wedn»»»

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The Peninsula 9h

Israeli authorities to seize 1,152 dunams of Palestinian land in West Bank

Ramallah: The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) on Wednesday said that Israeli occupation authorities have issued a new declaration to seize approximately 1,152 dunams of Palestinian land in the West Bank. CWRC said that the declaration gives landowners 45 days to file objections b»»»

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France24 9h

EU will 'stand firmly' behind ICC chief as the US levies new sanctions

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday the EU would "stand firmly" behind the International Criminal Court after the US levied new sanctions against its president, Tomoko Akane, in a move the ICC called a "flagrant attack" on its independence. "These sanctions are a flagr»»»

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Daily News Egypt 11h

Egypt, Jordan discuss joint tourism, archaeological cooperation

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy met with his Jordanian counterpart, Imad Al-Hajazin, and the accompanying delegation at the Grand Egyptian Museum during the Jordanian minister’s current visit to Egypt to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and exchange expertise in touri»»»

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Daily News Egypt 11h

US shifts strategy to ‘choke’ Iran as Trump halts talks and Gulf shipping reroutes

US President Donald Trump has instructed his top envoys to halt talks with Tehran in a strategic shift aimed at gradually “choking” Iran over time, a move that coincides with heightened risks to commercial shipping and a reported attack in the Strait of Hormuz. A US official told CNN that Trump is »»»

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BNE 11h

The strongest El Niño on record will hit food prices from Brazil to Indonesia

The Pacific is warming faster than at any point in history, and central bankers have started writing it into their forecasts. A super El Niño now under way began in June and is expected to run into 2027. Carbon Brief analysis of forecasts from 14 modelling groups finds that 96% of runs predict the »»»

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Arab News 11h

Israel army chief vows in Syria to deter threats to border

JJERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief said Wednesday during a visit to an Israeli-occupied security zone in southern Syria that the military would not allow threats to “establish themselves” on the border. “We are monitoring the changes on the Syrian front. We will not allow hostile forces to establish t»»»

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The Peninsula 11h

Fresh US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable': UN rights chief

Geneva: The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday condemned the "unacceptable" US decision to slap fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, urging countries to protect court officials against such "reprisals". Washington on Tuesday imposed sanctions against ICC President Tomoko»»»

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Gulf News 11h

Israel admits troops fired on Hind Rajab’s car, opens criminal probe

Dubai: The Israeli military has acknowledged for the first time that its troops opened fire on the car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza, reversing its earlier account of the incident and announcing a criminal investigation into her 2024 killing. Hind’s death became one of the most widely k»»»

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France24 12h

Live: Ukraine’s new defence minister takes office as popular predecessor calls for presidential vote

Ukrainian lawmakers approved former top special forces operative Yevhenii Khmara as the country’s new defence minister Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov called for fresh presidential elections. Elections have been banned in Ukraine since President Volodymyr Zelensky decla»»»

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BNE 12h

Ukraine tops the world for crypto use per person as volumes hit $206bn

Ukrainians trade more cryptocurrency per head than anyone else on earth. What they mostly do not do is trade it under Ukrainian law. Ukraine ranks eighth in the world for the spread of crypto-assets and first once the ranking is adjusted for population, Oleksiy Semenyuk, head of the National Securi»»»

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Arab News 13h

Rights groups urge release of Palestinian-American detained in Israel

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: More than 100 US organizations have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act “urgently” to secure the release of Palestinian-American student Sama Safi, who has been detained in Israel for over two months. Israeli forces arrested Safi, a 20-year-old psychol»»»

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Arab News 13h

Japan is key economic partner for Saudi Arabia, FM says

RIYADH: Japan is a key economic partner for Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom aspires to capitalize on economic opportunities available in both nations, foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Wednesday. “We see promising opportunities to expand cooperation in investment, energy, resources, su»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 13h

Cabinet Establishes Interinstitutional Coordination Council on Construction of National Children's Hospital

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution establishing the Interministerial Coordination Council on matters related to the National Children’s Hospital. The Interministerial Coordination Council is an advisory body to the Council of Ministers tasked with coo»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 13h

Pro-Palestinian rally for Abu Safiya in Budapest draws Israeli and Jewish protest

A Budapest pro-Palestinian protest planned for Friday has triggered growing opposition after Hungarian police said they found no legal grounds to prohibit the gathering. The demonstration is intended to express solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and with Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the »»»

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Arab News 13h

Closing Bell: Saudi main index rises to close at 10,925 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Wednesday, gaining 14.11 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 10,925.69. The total trading turnover on the benchmark index was SR3.7 billion ($989 million), as 123 stocks advanced and 130 retreated. The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu lost 10.37»»»

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UPI 14h

Harvard settles for $53M in stolen body parts case - UPI.com

Harvard University settled a class-action lawsuit for $53 million after a former employee of the medical school sold body parts from donated cadavers. File Photo by CJ Gunther/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Harvard University settled a class-action lawsuit for $53 million to families of those whose donated b»»»

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UPI 14h

Former NIAID official, pleads guilty to hiding records during pandemic - UPI.com

Pedestrians wear protective face masks in Madison Square Park in New York City on Dec. 2, 2021. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- David Morens, a former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases employee, pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to hide fed»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 14h

Cabinet Launches New Selection Procedure for Bulgaria's Candidate for European Public Prosecutor

The Council of Ministers adopted a decision on Wednesday launching a new procedure for the selection of Bulgaria's candidates for the post of European Public Prosecutor, based on clear, pre-announced and verifiable rules, and with guarantees of the selection committee's professional independence an»»»

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RT 14h

Hey Ursula, angry voters aren’t ‘pro-Russian,’ they’re just fed up

Look, Queen Ursula, we need to talk, girlfriend. Yes, I’m addressing you directly, EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, because I’m not going to pretend that there’s anyone in charge in Europe who’s actually elected by the people and crafting EU policy. And since you’ve apparently been mor»»»

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Sputnik 14h

Russia’s Pantsir Air and Missile Defense System Just Quadrupled Its Firepower

Pantsir-SMD – the new version of Russia’s Pantsir SAM & AA system, has undergone modernization work that “touched on virtually all” of its elements, “including radar station, missile guidance and most crucially, the missiles themselves,” military expert and air defense historian Yuri Knutov told Sp»»»

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UPI 14h

Erin Patterson appeals mushroom poisoning charges citing unfair trial - UPI.com

Lawyers for Australian Erin Patterson, who is serving life for poisoning three relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth person, opened an appeal in a Melbourne court on Wednesday by saying her conviction was unsafe because the jury, prosecutors and a key witness had shared the same hotel duri»»»

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Arab News 14h

Saudi listed banks’ net loans rise 7% to $865.2bn in Q2

RIYADH: Net loans at Saudi Arabia’s 10 listed banks rose 7 percent year on year to SR3.25 trillion ($865.2 billion) by the end of the second quarter of 2026, while deposit growth outpaced lending for a second consecutive quarter, according to Al Rajhi Capital. Deposits increased 9 percent to SR3.15»»»

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