Brian Curtis, deputy managing director for investigations, speaks at a hearing at the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating a helicopter that crashed while responding to a wildfire in Utah. File Photo by Alex Wong/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A firefighting helicopter »»»

BRUSSELS: The EU’s tech chief called on Meta and TikTok to “act decisively” to stem disinformation at times of crisis, saying the European Commission held talks with both platforms Friday following last week’s Ceuta migrant surge. A wave of social media disinformation is believed to have played a l»»»

CALI, Colombia: FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday received support from several leading South American football figures as he visited Colombia amidst the crisis engulfing world football’s governing body. Infantino arrived early on Friday in the Colombian city of Cali to attend hard-right pr»»»

European buyers are demanding that Turkey provide documentation proving natural gas transported through Turkish territory is not of Russian origin, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said in an interview with A Haber TV on August 6. Bayraktar said Turkey is legally obliged to process »»»

By the end of this year, the Bulgarian Naval Forces will have another minehunter, said Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov, Commander of the Bulgarian Naval Forces, in his address to the people attending the official awards ceremony for military personnel and civilians here on Friday. He specified that, un»»»

LONDON: Sujood Faroun, 29, a mother of two young children, suffered cardiac arrest in late July as an ambulance rushed her toward a hospital in Ramallah. But at the edge of her hometown of Sinjil, the ambulance encountered a closed Israeli army gate guarded by soldiers. Her husband pleaded for help»»»

LONDON: The morning after Israeli settlers descended on Khirbet Al-Tuba, a small shepherding community in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank, the silence was broken only by the crunch of ash underfoot. Three homes had been reduced to blackened shells and several defaced with Hebrew gr»»»

The material completion of the Turkish government’s 503-kilometre (313-mile)  Ankara to Izmir high-speed rail project stands at just 24%, daily Birgun has reported. Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) broke ground on the ambitious project in 2013. Back then, the transport minis»»»

Joan’s Bakery in Al Shatea has a relaxed atmosphere that is ideal for a quiet coffee break or catching up with friends. Located just a short drive from the Jeddah Corniche, the place offers a range of freshly baked goods, specialty coffee, smoothies and other cold drinks. The bakery built its name »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Economic and Development Affairs Deputyship Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Issagaliyev and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence chief Khalid Al-Humaidan visited Baghdad on Friday for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi on regional security and bilateral cooperation. During the meeting, Al-Humaidan conveyed a message from the Saudi leadership renewing an invitation for Al-»»»

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One of our quirkier rituals is to write every year about why Russians view August as some sort of cursed month and to highlight what could happen this year. Or, to paraphrase (ex US Secretary of Defence) Donald Rumsfeld, the “known knowns” and, possibly, the “known unknowns”. But, of course, it is »»»

Russia's Sber is launching crypto trading infrastructure against the backdrop of tightening Western sanctions. Meanwhile, a recently enacted crypto bill is making crypto settlements legal for Russian companies involved in export and import transactions, while making it more difficult for regular ci»»»

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dallas Animal Services (@dallasanimalservices) Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Animal services workers in Dallas came to the rescue of a raccoon seen wandering a neighborhood for several days with a mayonnaise jar stuck over its head. The raccoon, dubbed Mayonesa by loc»»»

Dubai Police have launched Horizon X, a new initiative designed to transform future opportunities into innovative projects that strengthen institutional readiness and accelerate the development of next-generation policing solutions. Led by the Future Foresight Centre, the initiative supports Dubai »»»

US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of »»»

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SAN ISIDRO, Argentina: Diego Maradona was bedridden, suffering from edema, and appeared resigned to his fate in his final days, according to the testimony of the Argentine football legend’s masseur at the trial into the circumstances of his death in 2020. Maradona “wouldn’t get out of bed, he didn’»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's Emergency Response Team reviewed on Friday the current hydrological and meteorological situation, as well as the latest information on wildfires in Serbia, at a session also attended by PM Djuro Macut, and adopted additional measures to prevent the consequences of adverse weathe»»»

On Polymarket, you can bet on almost anything – and its opposite. Now you can place your money on who will become Hungary’s next president. The website, which has been blocked in Hungary, has already “predicted” victories for Donald Trump and Péter Magyar. If it gets this one right, it could prove »»»

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military acti»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Wiza Bondele goes to work every day at a hospital in Congo with one goal in mind: to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. At an Ebola treatment hospital in the eastern Ituri province, the epicenter of Congo’s ongoing outbreak, Bondele disinfects contaminated areas, check»»»

RIYADH: The defense agreement signed on Friday between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan is not an effort to establish a “military axis or a sectarian bloc,” a senior Saudi minister said. “Nor is it linked to any nuclear ambitions or arms race, rather it is focused on building sustainable capabili»»»

BELGRADE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will on Saturday make his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. The office of Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic announced the »»»

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi believes that diplomacy needs to continue even during wartime, but the messages, positions, and language of the diplomatic process must be adapted to wartime conditions. In an interview with IRNA, Kazem Gharibabadi»»»

DAMASCUS: In Syria’s first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hard-line Islamist commander. Women hold 22 of the 207 current seats in Syria’s parliament, or just ov»»»

RIYADH: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s branch in the Northern Borders Region has launched the Farmers’ Market Festival in Rafha with the participation of several government and non-government entities to advance agricultural development and food security objectives. The four-d»»»

BRUSSELS: Belgium’s new coach Mark van Bommel did ‌not hesitate to accept the job offer even if there might have been a chance to take over the national team of his native Netherlands, who are still looking for a coach after the World Cup. Van Bommel, in his first press conference since his appoint»»»

Being overweight was linked to 9,509 deaths in Belgium in 2022, or more than one death every hour, according to data from Belgian research institute Sciensano. The figure accounted for 8.2% of all deaths recorded in the country that year. For the first time, Sciensano measured deaths associated wit»»»

By the end of this year, the Bulgarian Naval Forces will have another minehunter, said Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov, Commander of the Bulgarian Naval Forces, in his address to the people attending the official awards ceremony for military personnel and civilians here on Friday. He specified that, un»»»

US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, renewing his administration’s push to narrow the constitutional provision. The White House said the measures, signed on Thursday, are intended to protect “the meaning and value of American citizens»»»

Arab Finance: Egypt’s state-owned Holding Company for Tourism and Hotels (HOTAC) and its subsidiaries are targeting consolidated revenues of EGP 9.4 billion and a net profit of EGP 5.5 billion during the current fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027, as per a statement. The targets form part of the estimated »»»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV will meet victims of clerical sexual abuse during an official visit to France in September, the Vatican said Friday as it released the itinerary for the trip. The Holy See did not immediately provide further details about the private meeting, which comes as the pontiff pr»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's Emergency Response Team reviewed on Friday the current hydrological and meteorological situation, as well as the latest information on wildfires in Serbia, at a session also attended by PM Djuro Macut, and adopted additional measures to prevent the consequences of adverse weathe»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov accused Prime Minister Rumen Radev of hiding behind "collective irresponsibility", the party's press centre reported on Friday. Kostadinov was commenting on Radev's response on Thursday to a journalist's question about whether the protocol freezing the contrac»»»

Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A video captured at a state legislative building in Brazil shows workers practicing their animal handling skills by ejecting some unusual trespassers: a pair of capybaras. The video shows the two capybaras, the world's largest rodents, calmly wandering into the Legislative Assembly »»»

JEDDAH: Hundreds of visitors have explored the Forest Wonders zone at Jeddah Season since its opening, to experience an indoor rainforest-inspired attraction that combines wildlife encounters, educational activities and family entertainment. The journey takes visitors through several spaces where t»»»

Sofia Municipality will save more than EUR 81 million over the next five years after signing a new waste collection and disposal contract for Zone 3, consisting of the Slatina, Poduyane, and Izgrev boroughs, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said on Friday. He pointed out that the new deal will save more »»»

Chairman of the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan Major General Abdikarim Alimbaev made a working visit to Leilek district of Batken region, where he inspected border security arrangements and the progress of engineering works along the frontier. He visited the Tash-Bulak and Kairagach border outp»»»

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ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, leading a high-powered delegation comprising federal ministers and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, foreign affairs and defense experts said that the visit is expected to enhance defense and security co»»»

The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), jointly with the Ministry of Economy, Investment and Industry, held its traditional annual awards ceremony honouring the most successful Commercial and Economic Affairs Offices (CEAO) for 2025, organized after the annual meeting of the heads of»»»

Bulgaria’s national informatics team, which will take part in the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Uzbekistan, was welcomed at the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) on Thursday, the hosts said on their Facebook page. The visit took pl»»»

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Moldova does not recognise the legitimacy of privatisation transactions announced by the separatist authorities in Transnistria, and potential buyers risk losing their entire investment, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri said on August 5, commenting on plans by the administrat»»»