Dr. Erica Schwartz speaks during a Senate committee hearing July 15 on her nomination at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Schwartz was confirmed Wednesday as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Se»»»

Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing one and injuring 12, after accusing Hezbollah of violating a ceasefire. Photo by Stringer/EPA Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon after accusing Hezbollah of violating the ongoing ceasefire on Wednesday, officials sa»»»

QNA Doha As part of its ongoing efforts to advance digital accessibility and empower older persons to independently access and benefit from digital services, Mada Assistive Technology Centre delivered two specialised training workshops in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity has implemented an integrated relief project to support flood-affected families in the Republic of The Gambia as part of its humanitarian mission and ongoing efforts to respond to natural disasters and assist vulnerable communities. The project was carried ou»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Department of Mass Communication at Qatar University’s (QU) College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Al Jazeera Media Institute (AJMI), has concluded two professional diploma programmes: the Digital Media and AI-Supported Content Creation Diploma and the L»»»

Riyadh: The State of Qatar, represented by the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, took part in the 19th meeting of the Gulf Committee for the Unified Terrorist List, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. »»»

LONDON: About 10 Israeli women illegally entered Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, Israel’s military said. The area where they crossed over lies on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the village of Ghajar. Soldiers located most of the women and escorted them back »»»

LONDON: An Israeli military probe has found that an unauthorized settler “hike” preceded July’s deadly clash in the occupied West Bank village of Tell, southwest of Nablus, and that too few troops were deployed to respond to the violence. The investigation also said it could not rule out the possib»»»

The dried banks of the Danube River are exposed due to the record low water level caused by extreme heat and drought in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Zsolt Szigetvary/EPA Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Hungary is facing an energy crisis as the Danube River, which cools the nation's largest power plant, dries to rec»»»

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Share: Illustration- One nation, one army, one authority: In a sovereign Lebanon, no armed group can stand above the state, president Aoun affirms The nation can only be protected by its unifying national army, and no arms possess legitimacy outside the legitimacy of the StatePresident Aoun said an»»»

* Iran warns Gulf states US strikes will trigger attacks on them* Tehran presses Gulf allies to ‌steer Trump back to diplomacy* Riyadh urged Trump to delay military action, pursue negotiations* Iran bets infrastructure threats can raise pressure without full-scale war*TEHRAN: Iran has warned Gulf s»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, expressing confidence that Iran would continue to overcome external pressure through public solidarity, improved governance, and continued investment in scientific and technological capabilities. Pezeshkia»»»

A yellow heat warning has been issued for most of Bulgaria for Thursday, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) said. The warning covers the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Ruse, Silistra, Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil, as well as parts of Veliko Tarnovo, Lovech, Gabrovo»»»

The Anthropic Claude logo is displayed on a mobile phone alongside a stock market graph in Liverpool, Britain. Advanced artificial intelligence models tried to fool real people and organizations during recent testing by the AI Security Institute of Great Britain. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA Aug. 5 (U»»»

MEXICO CITY: The United States suspended imports of avocados from Mexico’s top-producing state of Michoacan over security concerns, an industry group and authorities announced Wednesday. The state government said the suspension is a “preventive measure” following arrests of criminal leaders known f»»»

LONDON: Negotiations are now underway between the US, Iran, and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and while the agreement’s precise shape remains unknown, it seems at least one side will land responsibility for managing what has, until now, been an international waterway. From a legal and practi»»»

LONDON: Israel plans to expand its Gilo settlement in southwestern East Jerusalem by building an additional 2,300 houses, further isolating East Jerusalem from Bethlehem in the south of the occupied West Bank. The Israeli Jerusalem Municipality’s Planning and Building Committee intends to construct»»»

LONDON: Britain’s University of Cambridge said Wednesday it has launched a probe into one of its professors who has been engulfed by plagiarism accusations ahead of the release of his memoir. The controversy around Jason Arday — who made headlines when the university appointed him as its youngest b»»»

TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on ​Wednesday that he did not have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the handling of his proposal ‌to sell ‌off ​commercial ‌rights ⁠to ​the soccer ⁠World Cup. “The idea that proper governance is not to disclose to your closest advi»»»

A video showing a Russian explosive drone stalking and detonating beside an unarmed market trader in the frontline city of Kherson has drawn fresh accusations of war crimes from Kyiv, days after the United Nations reported that civilian casualties across Ukraine had climbed to their highest monthl»»»

New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez wants access to unredacted copies of the Epstein files from the U.S. Justice Department in an attempt to investigate alleged crimes at Zorro Ranch, a property the late financier owned in Santa Fe County. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (U»»»

Washington: Abdelrahman El Sayed won the Democratic Party's nomination to run for the US Senate seat from the state of Michigan, setting up a contest against Republican candidate Mike Rogers in the election scheduled for next November. The Michigan Senate seat is considered pivotal to Democrats' ho»»»

NEW YORK CITY: The closure of Syria’s Al-Hol camp in February has resulted in heightened security and humanitarian concerns, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday. The whereabouts of thousands of Daesh-linked individuals and members of their families who were held in the camp r»»»

Egypt and Greece on Wednesday called for a peaceful settlement and a comprehensive agreement between the United States and Iran, saying such a deal is essential to reduce tensions and prevent the regional conflict from widening as negotiations continue over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Th»»»

Arab and Islamic foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to launch a joint operational mechanism to document Israeli violations in Jerusalem, warning that escalations at holy sites could provoke a religious conflict with global repercussions. Meeting in Amman at the invitation of Jordan, the Arab Min»»»

The ministers of water resources and irrigation, industry, and military production have held an expanded meeting to develop an integrated framework for sustainable water management in Egypt’s industrial sector, with a focus on improving water-use efficiency and localising technologies for industria»»»

Proceedings have been opened in connection with the incident involving a verbal confrontation between Bulgarian and Italian youths outside a hotel in the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko, and the case has been referred to the competent prosecution office. All those involved have been identified,»»»

Hungary has emerged as one of the world’s most AI-ready outsourcing destinations, placing fourth in a new international ranking and achieving the highest population-level artificial intelligence adoption score among all 25 countries examined. The 2026 Global Outsourcing AI Readiness Index gave Hung»»»

Pakistan's military has issued an internal directive to replace WhatsApp* with China's WeChat for official communications, citing surveillance and data leak risks, multiple media report. Scandals, widely covered by the press, eroded trust: Pegasus Attack (2019): Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware »»»

Los Angeles, United States: The armed man arrested over the weekend at President Donald Trump's golf course in California, two days before the US leader's scheduled visit, has been charged with illegal firearm possession, authorities said. "While we are still investigating the motives of this indiv»»»

Russia is refining its use of hybrid interference to undermine European Union enlargement countries by combining disinformation, covert political financing, cyberattacks, economic pressure and proxy actors in ways tailored to local vulnerabilities, while the EU's response remains uneven despite a g»»»

Cameroon has discussed an overhaul of its ship-registration system with the United States as it seeks to curb fraudulent use of its flag, including by tankers linked by European authorities to Russia’s sanctions-evading shadow fleet. Transport Minister Jean Ernest Masséna Ngalle Bibehe held talks w»»»

Mexico City: The drive-by shooting death of a Mexican influencer may have been in retaliation for social media posts about a criminal group, authorities said Wednesday. Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead Cesar Gastelum late Tuesday during a livestreamed broadcast in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa s»»»

A federal judge said the Trump administration can move forward with efforts to remove hundreds of thousands of Haitians from the United States. Secretary Markwayne Mullin said his Department of Homeland Security is "going after them right now." File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (»»»

A UAE astronomical observatory said it tracked the impact of the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Moon on Wednesday, with the collision estimated to have ejected around 1,100 tonnes of lunar soil and rocks into space. The Al Khatim Astronomical Observatory in Abu Dhabi, part of the In»»»

Tunis, Aug. 5, 2026 (TAP) - Local thunderstorm cells and rainfall are expected on Wednesday afternoon across northern and midland Tunisia, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).Rain is expected to be locally heavy over eastern...»»»

MEXICO CITY: The drive-by shooting death of a Mexican influencer may have been in retaliation for social media posts about a criminal group, authorities said Wednesday. Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead Cesar Gastelum late Tuesday during a livestreamed broadcast in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa s»»»

Egypt and Europe today are closer than geography or trade balances suggest. Gaza, the energy crisis, migration, climate change, and disrupted supply chains reveal, almost daily, that Egypt’s stability and Europe’s security are two sides of the same coin. This convergence now rests on a clear instit»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar urged political parties, businesses and households to reduce energy consumption to avoid supply disruptions caused by the imminent shutdown of the Paks nuclear power plant, likely within days, saying the most critical days are still ahead, state news agency MTI»»»

Discussing an August 2 confrontation between a group of young foreigners and Bulgarians in the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko, Asen Levov, the manager of the hotel which housed the group of foreign children, told reporters on Wednesday that police had previously been called to the hotel on sev»»»

Russia is refining its use of hybrid interference to undermine European Union enlargement countries by combining disinformation, covert political financing, cyberattacks, economic pressure and proxy actors in ways tailored to local vulnerabilities, while the EU's response remains uneven despite a g»»»

Russia is refining its use of hybrid interference to undermine European Union enlargement countries by combining disinformation, covert political financing, cyberattacks, economic pressure and proxy actors in ways tailored to local vulnerabilities, while the EU's response remains uneven despite a g»»»

As Ukraine goes through the fifth year of full-scale war, a quiet but unmistakable movement is underway. Families are packing what they can, often saying goodbye to aging parents and family dogs, and leaving for safer ground—whether to western Ukrainian cities or across borders into Europe. They ar»»»

WASHINGTON: The US is pressing ahead with talks on allowing Ukraine to make Patriot interceptor missiles, which Kyiv urgently wants to defend against Russian attacks, even after President Donald Trump cast doubt on such a deal, four sources familiar with the discussions said. The discussions includ»»»

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the Kids Online Safety Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., which requires online companies to develop products with children's safety in mind. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The Senate Commerce Committee on Wedne»»»

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, referring to Iran-Oman talks on safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, says the two sides are now working on a joint statement based on main considerations and points agreed upon during the negotiations. In response to reporters’ questions on »»»

LOS ANGELES: A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course while pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit is due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was arrested Sunday at Trump National»»»

Tehran: Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the waterway, Tehran's foreign ministry said Wednesday. But official sources briefing Iranian media stressed that any reopening of the strait wo»»»

Bulgaria has escaped the extreme heat that has gripped much of Western Europe this summer because it has remained on the cooler side of the jet stream, according to Prof. Emil Gachev, head of the Hydrology Section at the Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of S»»»