Kuwait has officially ratified a broad defense cooperation pact with Pakistan that was signed in June 2023. The ratification follows high-level military contacts between the two countries "This agreement reintroduces Pakistan as a direct security stakeholder in the Gulf, beyond its traditional role»»»

There was quite a pickle this today on SR 316 in Pickaway County The roadway is currently closed due to a crash involving a truck hauling pickles. Thankfully, the driver was uninjured. The pickles, however, are speared. Follow https://t.co/16XJ7HIrR1 for updates. pic.twitter.com/E4wP2vjeDn— ODOT Co»»»

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said on July 24 that the United States had temporarily lifted 35% tariffs on imports from Serbia while bilateral trade talks continue, describing the move as a boost for investment and economic ties. Speaking to public broadcaster RTS, Vucic said US tariffs on Se»»»

A view of a mangrove area on the east coast of Panama City, Panama, on Wednesday. Panama has been named the world's best country for expatriates for the third consecutive year, Photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA July 27 (UPI) -- Panama has been named the world's best country for expatriates for the third co»»»

1 of 2 | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference at the CDU headquarters in Berlin on Monday. Photo by Clemens Bilan/EPA July 27 (UPI) -- German lawmakers called for stricter anti-terrorism laws Monday, two days after a 21-year-old drove a vehicle into a crowd at Berlin's »»»

Former FBI Director James Comey is shown in 2018 in New York City. On Monday, Comey and his lawyers asked a judge to dismiss a case accusing him of threatening to kill President Donald Trump via a photo of seashells spelling out "86 47." File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UP»»»

The State Agency for National Security (SANS) expelled more than 40 foreign nationals in 2025 as part of its efforts countering foreign intelligence services operating in Bulgaria, according to the agency's annual report for 2025, published on the website of the Council of Ministers. The report not»»»

London: Oil prices tumbled Monday as the United States and Iran paused tit-for-tat strikes, helping most stock markets climb at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and central bank decisions. International benchmark Brent fell six percent to around $86 a barrel as the US and Iran hel»»»

Socialist Party parliamentary group leader Taulant Balla has described Albania’s approval of a $302 million defence loan agreement with the United States as a historic step, saying the deal represents the strongest support Washington has ever provided to Tirana. Speaking to reporters after Parliame»»»

In the early days of streaming services, it was common to find a free trial that gave you a chance to explore a platform before paying for a subscription. Netflix popularized this and famously gave users the first month at no cost. As the streaming wars have escalated, however, this approach h»»»

A third secretary of the Russian Embassy in Budapest believed to be serving as an agent of Russia’s SVR intelligence agency remains posted in Budapest, despite allegedly attempting to place at least one Hungarian young person into a senior government position in order to extract sensitive informati»»»

Ramallah: Palestinian health workers said a woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was allegedly delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday. The 28-year-old woman was six months pregnant and unconscious when medics collected her from »»»

Tensions in the Gulf are spilling over into the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, putting additional pressure on Saudi Arabia, but the US is unlikely to open a second front, Ankara-based security analyst Dr. Hasan Selim Ozertem tells Sputnik. "Strategically, it would force Washington to choose between protecti»»»

RIYADH: As the Houthi group continues its military escalation, the Yemeni Armed Forces said they remain on the highest level of operational readiness and fully prepared to reinforce security and stability and restore state authority across the country's entire territory. In exclusive remarks to Ash»»»

For three days, neither the United States nor Iran has reported carrying out direct attacks, offering the region a rare pause after nearly two weeks of escalating strikes and counterstrikes. But the current diplomacy is focused less on resolving the conflict than on preventing another rapid escalat»»»

Oil prices fell on Monday amid a pause in strikes between the US and Iran, boosting hopes for a return to a ceasefire and new talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The United States held fire over the weekend after 13 days of attacks on Iran, with Washington's UN envoy saying the US was "gi»»»

Dubai: India's state-owned Bank of Baroda is investigating a cybersecurity incident after customer data and internal documents were found circulating on the dark web, raising fresh concerns over cyber risks facing the country's banking sector. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News»»»

Muridke, Pakistan: Flooding from heavy monsoon rains inundated villages in eastern Pakistan, pushing residents to flee their homes by boat over fields turned into vast swathes of water on Monday. AFP journalists witnessed small motor boats chartered by volunteers ferrying residents to safety, but m»»»

Shares in Seven & i Holdings initially fell by as much as 2.3 percent in Tokyo after the company ended talks on a potential investment in Żabka Group. The owner of 7-Eleven said it could not reach an agreement that served the best interests of the company and its shareholders, although the stock la»»»

CAIRO: Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, has defended Washington’s diplomatic efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis, saying many representatives from the country’s east and west have set aside their differences in the nation’s interest. In writte»»»

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes. All of the refugees outside the UNHCR were taken away with th»»»

LONDON: The Israeli army said on Monday that it detained two Israeli settlers after they illegally crossed into Syrian territory. The pair were from the Bashan Pioneers group, which advocates establishing settlements in the south of the Syrian Arab Republic, and made the crossing from the Mount Her»»»

Kuwait's move signals recognition that multipolarity in defining relations is now essential for resilience in an increasingly fragmented regional order, experts said. Kuwait has officially ratified a broad defense cooperation pact with Pakistan that was signed in June 2023. The ratification follows»»»

Transition Technologies-Systems and Enea Group will expand an IT environment designed to support comprehensive management of renewable energy sources and energy storage facilities. Enea says it will be one of Poland’s largest IT projects serving the renewable energy and storage sector. The Energy L»»»

A weak cold front on Monday will offer little in the way of relief, with searing heat set to return in the second half of the week. Barely has the previous heat dome passed than, according to HungaroMet, several days of peak temperatures between 33C and 38C are again on the cards. Meanwhile, a prol»»»

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a nationwide campaign to rally public support over the E20 issue, saying he would submit more than 200,000 petitions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. Speaking at a press conference,»»»

Poland’s largest opposition party fractured on July 24 after former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his loyalists rejected an ultimatum from Law and Justice (PiS) chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński, to abandon their in-party Rozwój Plus (Development Plus) association. “Thirty-something” MPs ha»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut said in the parliament on Monday his government fully deserved to win a no-confidence vote requested by the opposition. Macut said he hoped the government would continue to work at full pace, and noted that his cabinet would not be judged according to front pages, »»»

Kazakhstan’s leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “freeze” the war in Ukraine and stated that his country “does not understand its nature”, speaking during televised talks held in Omsk, Siberia, on July 25. Kazakhstan has not previously spoken out against the conflict expli»»»

A full blown and fast moving drones arms race is playing out in the wheat fields of Ukraine with each side constantly trying to leapfrog its opponent. Both sides have taken the lead at one time or another only to lose it again as technicians dream are constantly dreaming up new features followed by»»»

Kazakhstan’s leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “freeze” the war in Ukraine and stated that his country “does not understand its nature”, speaking during televised talks held in Omsk, Siberia, on July 25. Kazakhstan has not previously spoken out against the conflict expli»»»

DOHA: The Cultural Attaché of the State of Qatar in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland celebrated the graduation of 150 male and female students from British universities, sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and other entities, in addition to self-funded students»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: German luxury sports car maker Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, said Monday it would cut 5,000 jobs by 2035 as part of a strategic realignment to boost competitiveness. The plan includes the "socially responsible reduction of a further 5,000 jobs by 2035, largely t»»»

RAMALLAH: Palestinian health workers said a woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was allegedly delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday. The 28-year-old woman was six months pregnant and unconscious when medics collected her from »»»

From July 30 to August 1, temporary traffic restrictions will be in place on the road from Tamchy International Airport to Cholpon-Ata. Presidential press secretary Askat Alagozov announced. According to him, the road will be periodically closed due to state visits by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziy»»»

Dubai: Indian model Rhiya Ahir, who shot to prominence after standing in front of a moving police van during a student protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park, will file a complaint with the cyber cell alleging that she has been subjected to online threats, abusive messages and morphed images following th»»»

Dubai: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has expanded its e-bike delivery service to seven more areas across the emirate after a successful pilot programme that began in February. The new areas are Al Twar 1, Al Twar 2, Al Qusais 1, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai Media City, »»»

RIYADH: The Restoration Center at the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh has reached a milestone after restoring and treating 10,861 items from the library’s collections, including historical photographs, documents, maps, rare books, manuscripts, newspapers, and periodicals. The work was carri»»»

Palestinian health workers said a woman delivered a stillborn baby in an ambulance after the vehicle was delayed by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Monday. The 28-year-old woman was six months pregnant and unconscious when medics collected her from her home in the vill»»»

Dubai: Ajman Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Bonds to explore a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to Shari’ah-compliant financial solutions, encouraging long-term savings and strengthening financial inclusion across the UAE. The agreement brings toget»»»

ALULA: Under AlUla’s skies, generations-old stories about the stars are being transformed into cultural tourism experiences showcasing the region’s astronomical heritage. The experiences reveal how ancient communities relied on celestial patterns for navigation and tracking the seasons long before »»»

The Health Ministry has received no information indicating that production of the BCG vaccine has been halted, the Ministry's press office told BTA on Monday in response to questions about protests by employees of the company that manufactures the vaccine. The Ministry said it has a supply contract»»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal's first-ever highway tunnel was formally inaugurated on Monday, marking a major milestone in its transport infrastructure development. The 2.68-km tunnel section of the busy Prithvi Highway at Nagdhunga, the main gateway to the Kathmandu Valley, is expected to reduce travel »»»

July 24 (UPI) -- An Arkansas traffic camera was recording when a man in a Spider-Man costume pulled off a real-life rescue on a busy road. Footage shared on social media by the Jonesboro Police Department shows a man in a wheelchair struggling to cross a busy intersection. A man in a Spider-Man cos»»»

Is Volodymyr Zelenskiy more focused on his own political survival than on winning the war? That is the question The Spectator's Owen Matthews asked after the Ukrainian president's sacking of his popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and — days later — his chief of the general staff, Oleksandr»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that a Ukrainian strike on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea would not go unanswered, after Kyiv claimed responsibility for a wave of drone attacks on Russian energy and military targets in the region. The strikes pull Iran directly into »»»

New Delhi, India: An Indian policeman in the eastern state of Bihar was suspended after a video of him firing an AK-47 against protesting students went viral on social media, multiple local media reports said Monday. The policeman used the assault rifle while chasing the protesting students during »»»

RIYADH: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has completed the master plan for Northeast Riyadh, covering about 456 sq. km. The strategically located area connects to King Khalid International Airport, Al-Sulai Valley, Dammam Road and Al-Janadriyah Road. The master plan sets out a comprehensive vis»»»

Raben Group, one of Europe’s leading logistics operators, has selected the Nulogy Shop Floor solution to digitalize its contract packaging operations. The solution is currently being implemented at seven locations in Poland, ahead of a planned second phase covering additional European branches. The»»»

Dubai: "I was born underweight. I was born blue. I was born bald." It's hardly how you'd expect Kalpana Iyer, one of Bollywood's most unforgettable dancing stars of the 1970s and '80s, to begin telling her story. When I meet her at the Palm Jumeirah home of Bollywood producer and entrepreneur Rajan»»»