Paris: Failure to approve a national budget before the upcoming presidential election could plunge France into a state of political and financial uncertainty, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu warned Saturday. Lecornu added that this situation comes amid what he termed major international turmoil an»»»

A small demonstration was held in front of Hungary’s Parliament on Saturday over the Tisza government appointment of Anna Unger as head of the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office (NVVH). A protest was organised over the new leader of the asset recovery office The protest, organised »»»

RIYADH: The fifth annual international technology conference, LEAP, opens in Riyadh on Monday, bringing together innovators, startups and investors. With the theme “Into New Worlds,” it will highlight how emerging technologies are reshaping the way people live and work. Past editions have also serv»»»

Poland’s retail sales at constant prices rose 3.9% y/y in July 2026, according to Statistics Poland (GUS), slightly below the market consensus of 4.2%. Compared with June, retail sales increased 2.2%. From January through July, sales were up 3.7% y/y, compared with 3.3% growth in the same period of»»»

Two target sets now define this war, and neither of them is military. Ukraine hits Russian oil refineries and the warehouses of its two big online retailers. Russia hits Ukraine's power system and its shops. Both sides describe the other's campaign as terrorism and their own as a legitimate militar»»»

About a third of Ozon’s shares, Russia's biggest online marketplace, was bought by oligarch Gennady Timchenko on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) set up by the late anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny claims. Navalny died in a Russian prison under»»»

A major fire broke out at a hotel in Salgótarján on Friday evening, destroying the roof of a separate building housing the gymnasium and swimming pool at the Medves Hotel. Firefighters from four towns were called to tackle the blaze, which was brought under control only by Saturday morning. 46 gues»»»

Kyrgyz Pochtasy OJSC and Chinese company Kashgar Fengxin Trading Co., Ltd. have signed a cooperation agreement to create and develop a modern e-commerce platform in Kyrgyzstan. According to Kyrgyz Pochtasy, the project is aimed at strengthening trade and economic ties and developing joint digital s»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is rising on the priority list of the global luxury industry as brands expand their presence to capture growing domestic demand, experts have told Arab News. The expansion comes as the Kingdom builds out its retail, hospitality and entertainment sectors under Vision 2030, creat»»»

WASHINGTON: When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Christ because she was Jewish. Her mother reassured her that wasn’t the case — and instead of being embittered by the encounter, the young Levine beg»»»

Nuwakot (Nepal) (AFP) – Nepal’s disaster authority sharply raised the number of missing to 1,924 on Friday, including 517 foreigners, two days after devastating floods that killed at least 586 in the country. A further 558 people are also reported missing in Tibet, where Ch»»»

Spain's left-wing government called for calm in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after protests over security escalated into clashes between locals and police, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco triggered a Europe-wide alert. Spain's interior minister called for calm o»»»

Six of the countries that pay for the EU seven-year Multiannual Financial Framework budget (MFF) want the next one cut by hundreds of billions of euros. Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden said in a joint statement released by the German government on August 27 that the E»»»

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh speaks at a press conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on July 29. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Economists and financial markets will be watching closely on Friday when the Federal Reserve Chairman »»»

Bulgaria provides Ukraine with armored combat vehicles, artillery systems, 122 mm and 152 mm shells, ammunition for BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, mortars, and small arms, Russian Academy of Sciences analyst Nikolai Plotnikov tells Sputnik. According to some data, Bulgaria also covers u»»»

A man in Bishkek was held accountable for showing disrespect toward the national flag of Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Department of Internal Affairs of Sverdlovsky district reported. Police discovered a video on social media in which the author showed an outdoor shower with the national fla»»»

Seven commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz ​on Thursday, down from 17 a day earlier ‌and below the 10-day average of 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Friday. Among the seven vessels that transited were two medium-range ​tankers, one very large gas carrier (VLGC), one Ultramax ​ve»»»

The movement of Yandex Go electric scooters has been temporarily restricted in central part of Bishkek. The measure is linked to the 6th World Nomad Games and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. «At the request of the City Hall, scooter movement in this area has been temporarily restricte»»»

DOHA: The Local Organising Committee of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027 officially opened Al Janoub Arena in its new configuration yesterday in front of a capacity crowd of 8,200 fans, following its transformation from a football stadium into a basketball arena. The venue will be one of fo»»»

The US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such a»»»

The Government approved on Thursday a decision on the allocation of the funds granted to Romania under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) Instrument.The funds, totalling more than 16.6 billion euros, are being allocated to the institutions that will implement the projects included in the Europea»»»

Minister of Municipality H E Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah met yesterday at his office with Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in the State of Qatar, Christopher Hodges. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in areas of mu»»»

DOHA: The Embassy of Pakistan in Doha organised an exclusive talk on Seerat-un-Nabi PBUH to commemorate the blessed life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Zakaryya Mohamed AbdelHady, Associate Professor of Islamic Thought and Culture, College of Shar»»»

Jeddah: The State of Qatar participated in the 23rd Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on yesterday. The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by Minister of»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, participated in the 11th meeting of assistant ministers responsible for Islamic affairs and endowments in GCC countries, held in Riyadh yesterday. Qatar’s delegation was headed by Undersecretary of the Ministry of A»»»

DOHA: Secretary-General of the National Archives of Qatar and Director-General of the Organising Committee for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Al Buainain, inaugurated the “Beyond the Court: The History of Basketball and Its Global Legacy” exhibition, organised by the National»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers between Qatar and China at Al Janoub Arena yesterday. Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee Jassim bin Rashid Al-Buenain i»»»

A plant producing facade materials, Naryn Facade Production Enterprise, has started operations in Naryn city. The City Hall reported. The enterprise was established jointly with the municipality and Chinese entrepreneurs. The plant produces modern facade construction materials from stone. The facil»»»

A week after her first historic spacewalk, French astronaut Sophie Adenot completed her second spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) again on Tuesday as part of her mission. As part of her first mission to the ISS, 44-year-old French astronaut Sophie Adenot spent the weekend prepa»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russia struck Ukrainian businesses, energy facilities and transport infrastructure in a sweeping missile and drone barrage that stretched into Thursday morning, as Moscow appeared to intensify efforts to weaken the country’s economy and exhaust its increasingly strained air defenses.»»»

WASHINGTON: Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the US. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said government scientists have now identifi»»»

Washington: A new study suggests that El Ninos - the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures - are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Ninos are more than 36% stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the mid 180»»»

US President Donald Trump is once again trying to impose a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to hire skilled temporary foreign workers through the H-1B visa programme. But while tech titans like Elon Musk have long championed the programme as a crucial way of drawing top global talent to Silicon Va»»»

Mexico Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar Garcia Harfuch said authorities arrested one of two men accused of shooting influencer César Daniel Nolazco Gastélum while he was livestreaming, File Photo by madia Hartz/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Mexican authorities arrested in Puebla one of two »»»

Ukraine has been sytematically being trying to destroy her company, but Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim has topped the Forbes annual rich list, as Russia’s richest women again for the fifth time. The chief executive of the merged RWB group has a fortune put at $5bn, TASS reported on August 27. Yele»»»

WASHINGTON: The US military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a US defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO»»»

Hungary’s new government has set its sights on adopting the euro by 2030, with Finance Minister András Kármán revealing how and when the country could bring its budget deficit below the EU’s key 3% threshold. The government says it will tackle the country’s huge fiscal gap without imposing austerit»»»

Washington: The US military is experiencing a 'beyond critical' shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a US defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO»»»

The voting machines will be made available to citizens before election day through an upgrade to the existing mobile application for members of section election commissions. The app will now have two functions: one for election commission members and another for citizens, allowing voters to go thro»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump says his country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow south, helping fuel American cars, trucks and airplanes and supply U.S. industry. And oil is only the beginning. Canada also supplies aluminum, potash to U.S. farms»»»

Wednesday marks National Dog Day, an annual celebration of canine companions like this very good boy, Spirit. Photo by Ben Hooper/UPI Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Wednesday marks the 22nd annual National Dog Day, a holiday founded in 2004 to celebrate cute canine companions of all shapes and sizes. The holiday»»»

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is expected in Tehran on Thursday for talks with Iranian officials on “ways to de-escalate tensions & create the conditions conducive to dialogue,” Qatar's Foreign Ministry said on X. The discussions, confirmed by Tehran, will also address “freedom of naviga»»»

Dubai: With September's UAE fuel prices due in a few days, motorists can already calculate what a modest reduction at the pump would mean for their monthly fuel bills as global oil prices retreat from recent highs. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.»»»

DUBAI: When Fahad Al-Jomiah and Khalid Al-Jammaz were students in London a decade ago, they spent their free time walking the floors of Selfridges. This month, the Saudi streetwear label they founded went on sale there. 1886 is at the famed Oxford Street department store as part of “Saudi: Sky’s th»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has concluded the “Riwaq Al-Diyaa” summer educational camp, bringing together 62 Qatari and resident students aged 14 to 18 in a programme designed to strengthen their connection with the Holy Quran while nurturing their values, sk»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim received Qatari Quran contestant Yusuf Ahmed Yusuf Hassan Asheer in recognition of his achievement in securing third place at the King Mohammed VI International Competition for the Memorisation, Recitatio»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s economy and domestic real estate sector demonstrated remarkable resilience during the second quarter of 2026, setting the stage for a strong economic rebound as market conditions stabilise, analysts said. Despite temporary headwinds stemming from broader regional geopolitical u»»»

Cats “massacred” in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta? Three weeks after thousands of migrants crossed the border into Ceuta, Spanish websites and social media users are claiming that the migrants who have stayed are killing cats. But all of the dead cat photos that have been shared so far are eith»»»

Lawyers from the Department of Justice threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if the Trump administration isn't allowed to renovate it and put Trump's name on it. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The Trump administration threatened in a court»»»

A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, authorities said Wednesday. The man, identified as Regis Normand, 46, was arrested in the southern port of Bari in June and remains in custody, »»»