LOS ANGELES, USA: A “widespread and significant” heat wave is predicted to bring oppressive temperatures to drought-hit western US states over the weekend, with all-time records at risk of falling, the National Weather Service said Friday. A developing heat dome will spread from the Pacific northwe»»»

LONDON: French President Emmanuel Macron has become the first European head of state to visit Damascus since the fall of President Bashar Assad in late 2024, marking another pivotal step in Syria’s emergence from years of diplomatic isolation. With Syria’s political transition still fragile, observ»»»

KANSAS CITY: Lionel Messi has scored in every World Cup match so far, but after two gruelling knockout ties, will age finally catch up with the 39-year-old in the quarter-final against Switzerland? Lionel Scaloni’s team sailed through the group stage but have been pushed to the limit by Cape Verde »»»

RIYADH: Since the launch of the club championship in 2024, Saudi organizations have established themselves as a dominant force on the global electronic sports stage. Team Falcons claimed the inaugural title before successfully defending their crown in 2025, setting the benchmark for what sustained »»»

Ann Widdecombe, former British member of Parliament, was slain in her home Thursday. Police arrested a man, 26, in the case. File Photo by Vickie Flores/EPA July 10 (UPI) -- British police announced Friday that they arrested a man in the slaying of former Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe, who wa»»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf commented on recent developments, saying, “We have never sought war, and our people will never surrender to injustice.” He added that Tehran is prepared to defend itself if the Americans renege on the agreement. Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s Top Negotia»»»

London: The High Court in London on Friday ruled largely in favour of five major carmakers accused of installing devices in diesel cars to cheat clean-air laws, as the dieselgate saga rumbles on. "The Court rejected most of the principal allegations advanced against the manufacturers whose vehicles»»»

The grandson of former president Raul Castro, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, attends an event at the Colon Cemetery in Havana in January Rodriguez Castro, reportedly involved in negotiations with the United States, was shown on Cuban state television for the first time March13 participating in tw»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, in a phone call on Thursday discussed the latest regional developments following the US attacks. The call was part of Tehran’s ongoing diplomatic contacts with the regional countries. The two foreign minist»»»

KANSAS CITY, USA: Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka told fans to “keep dreaming” as he prepares to lead his team against Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The midfielder said Switzerland’s “overarching aim” was to beat the defending champions and reach the semifin»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain’s UN envoy has accused Iran of using diplomatic agreements to “manage crises and gain time” while attacking Gulf states. Jamal Al-Rowaiei was speaking in the Security Council on Friday as it reviews the latest report on implementation of Resolution 2231, an endorsement of the»»»

Ferencváros fans unfurled a banner depicting a historical map of Greater Hungary during Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against Vojvodina in Novi Sad, prompting outrage in Serbia. Greater Hungary flag – serious fine? According to commentary in the Belgrade press on Friday, the Hungarian club cou»»»

Poland’s institutional rental sector, or PRS, is entering a new stage of growth, supported by strong demand, rising purchase costs, mobility and changing attitudes toward home ownership. AFI Poland, which manages nearly 2,200 PRS apartments, says occupancy in its buildings remains above 97%, showin»»»

Segro is defending itself against a takeover attempt by U.S. warehouse giant Prologis, which offered GBP 12.6 bln, or about USD 16.6 bln, for the British logistics property owner. Prologis proposed a share swap valuing Segro at about 925 pence per share, a roughly 25% premium, but Segro says the of»»»

FlyPark, one of Poland’s fastest-growing trampoline and active entertainment park chains, is expanding its national network with a new flagship location in Łódź. The 3,700 sqm park will open in M1 Łódź in December 2026 and will offer multi-zone space for sports, recreation and family activities. Fl»»»

NBP Governor Adam Glapiński said he is “dovish” and would like to cut interest rates after the summer, surprising markets and weakening the złoty. After his comments, the euro rose to PLN 4.33, its highest level since November 2024, while Polish government bonds strengthened and futures began prici»»»

AL-BAHA: Saudi Arabia’s Municipalities and Housing Minister Majed Al-Hogail recently reviewed the progress of municipal, housing, and development projects in Al-Baha. During the visit, he inaugurated completed projects and laid the foundation stone for new ones with total investments exceeding SR1.»»»

Rome: Water reserves are being depleted rapidly in northern Italy, with farming under threat, as the region's main river dries up, local officials warned on Friday. The Po River District Basin Authority (ADBPO) said the situation was "extremely critical" and available stocks in the river basin woul»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that the country will hold its ninth Intergovernmental Conference with the European Union on July 14, saying three additional chapters of Albania's EU accession negotiations are expected to be provisionally closed. In a post on social media, Rama said the conferenc»»»

ANKARA: ‌Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkiye hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to purchase ​F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defense industry restrictions between allies. US President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for»»»

Tunis, July 10 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti met on Friday in Tunis with Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Tunisia, Josephine Frantzen, who paid him a farewell visit at the end...»»»

BUNIA: Four out of every five new Ebola cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health Organization official said, warning that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data suggest. The figures und»»»

LILLE, France: A 17-year-old girl fell off a truck and died while celebrating France’s World Cup quarter final win over Morocco, emergency services said Friday. Celebrations erupted across France after the 2-0 win in the United States with hundreds dancing in the streets of Paris, watched by thousa»»»

As another intense heatwave sweeps across France, residents are staying indoors, flocking to canals and rivers, or even leaving their homes in search of cooler places. With temperatures reaching 41.1°C in Lodève and almost the entire country under heat alerts, holidaymakers and locals alike fear th»»»

Statues of 17th-century king Shivaji have been erected across various Indian cities over the past few years by Hindu nationalist groups, who view him as a symbolic defender of Hindus against Muslims. The campaign marks another act of intolerance toward Muslim and Christian minorities, who have been»»»

LONDON: Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party was facing new questions about financial gifts on Friday after a report said police were investigating donations by the mother of a convicted fraudster. It came as authorities confirmed that a snap UK vote in which Reform leader Nigel Farage will go up a»»»

LONDON: Israeli settlers demolished the Yanoun Mixed Basic School in a hamlet south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education. In a statement, the ministry said the school in Yanoun, which served about 15 pupils from first»»»

LONDON: British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday. Widdecombe was a Conservative member of parliament between 1987 and 2010, and held several junior ministerial »»»

PRAGUE: Karolina Muchova’s injury-plagued career was in danger of coming to a premature end just four years ago, but now the Wimbledon finalist is on the brink of a life-changing moment at the All England Club. Muchova will play in the first all-Czech Wimbledon final on Saturday against 21-year-old»»»

July 10 (UPI) -- Brazilian labor authorities rescued a 62-year-old woman from conditions they described as analogous to slavery after she spent more than five decades working as an unpaid domestic worker for the same family in the northeastern state of Ceará. The rescue was carried out by Brazil's »»»

New Delhi: India's cricket board will review the T20 team's performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said Friday. India slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the fourth T20 against England on Thursday, handing the hosts a»»»

The President of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Dr. Hans-Eckhard Sommer, and Ivan Ivanov, Chairperson of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees under the Council of Ministers, discussed the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Bulgaria and Germany, the»»»

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo (C) attends a public hearing at the Special Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice in Lima, Peru, in November 2025. The court sentenced Castillo to 11 years, five months, 15 days in prison for conspiracy to commit rebellion. File Photo by Renato Pa»»»

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L), Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C) and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani speak ahead of talks between the United States and Iran at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21. On Friday, Qat»»»

Pakistan has started building a container ship at the Karachi Shipyard – the first in four decades. Policy Research Institute of Market Economy Chief Development Officer Ali Ehsan spoke to Sputnik.Why Did It Take 40 Years?Without continuous orders, shipyards cannot retain skilled workers, suppliers»»»

Nairobi: Kenya's economy is projected to expand by 4.3 percent in 2026, down from an earlier forecast of 4.9 percent, as heightened geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainty weigh on growth prospects, the World Bank has said. In its latest Kenya Economic Update released on Thursday, the»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has submitted to the National Assembly a report on an operational inquiry concerning Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Delyan Peevski, who is sanctioned for corruption under the US Global Magnitsky Act. The report contains records from an international»»»

Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova met with Gita Kothari, the coordinator for the accession of candidate countries at the Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Foreign Ministry reported on Friday. Kothari is in Bulgaria for a working visit, »»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Autism Virtual Clinic has received international recognition at the World Summit on the Information Society 2026 in Geneva, less than a year after its launch. The clinic, an initiative of the Autism Families Association, was honored after being selected among the finalists in»»»

“In theory,” one can dream about building “anything and anywhere.” In practice, cold hard realities get in the way, says veteran Russian military analyst Alexei Leonkov, commenting on Ukraine’s hopes to license-build Patriot missile interceptors. Speaking to Sputnik, Leonkov pointed out that:Japan »»»

Geneva: Qatar participated in the 68th Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization, held in Geneva. Saleh Abdullah Al Mannai, Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and head of Qatar's delegation, said in a statement that t»»»

BERLIN: Germany will ‌withdraw troops from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and close a field camp there, after US moves to remove a protection force as part of its own drawdown plans, Spiegel reported on Friday. The troops will go by the end of September, Spiegel said, citing a parliamentary defen»»»

LILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi said Friday it had brought 38,000 nationals back from South Africa in a month as part of an exodus of foreigners fleeing anti-migrant threats and violence, with six dying on the way. South Africa has been rocked by weeks of protests and unrest targeting immigrants, who stan»»»

Abu Dhabi: Under supervision of the Smart and Autonomous Systems Council, the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), has inaugurated a central control room dedicated to managing and monitoring autonomous vehicle (AV) o»»»

A guest column for Daily News Hungary by Emese Széll, Private Real Estate Advisor to Premium Clients in Hungary If you follow international property headlines, you have probably read that Hungary “reopened its golden visa” in 2024 — a rare move at a time when the rest of Europe was quietly closing »»»

Argentina is experiencing a new wave of mining investment, particularly in copper, while Chile seeks to capture more of the economic activity linked to those projects. File Photo by Mario Ruiz/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, July 10 (UPI) -- Chile and Argentina have revived a nearly three-decade-old treaty to»»»

MAKKAH: Early Islamic inscriptions in Kufic script recently discovered in Al-Sidriya site in Al-Dawadmi in the Riyadh region are nothing short of a historical treasure, providing an insight into not just the documentation process of different aspects of life centuries ago, but also the nature of th»»»

The Bayeux Tapestry will be on display at the British Museum starting in September. It arrived at the museum today from France. Photo courtesy of Antoine Cazin, La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie, via The British Museum July 10 (UPI) -- The Bayeux Tapestry, considered one of the world's greate»»»

The Pentagon announced Friday that it is lifting the suspensions of eight Apache helicopter pilots who were involved in a Fourth of July flyover. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- The Pentagon announced Friday that it is lifting the suspensions of eight Apache helico»»»

Dubai: Dubai Customs has raised its operational readiness for the peak summer travel season, with around three million passengers expected to pass through Dubai’s airports during the first half of July. The preparations are being carried out through an integrated operational plan designed to ensure»»»