Agencies New Delhi India and Britain’s trade pact took effect on Wednesday, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and expanding market access for services firms and professionals in both countries. The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement gives Indian exporters duty-free access to mo»»»

QNA Doha The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani continued to receiveregional and world leaders who came to offer condolences to His Highness on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at Lusail Palace on Wednesday. HH the Amir met with President of the Uni»»»

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani has paid an emotional tribute to the late His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani describing him as a father, mentor and the architect of Qatar’s modern renaissance. In a post on X, accompanied by childhood photogra»»»

QNA Paris Chairperson of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Permanent Representative of Qatar to UNESCO Dr. Nasser bin Hamad Al Hinzab has described the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, may Allah h»»»

LONDON: When a team of Egyptian archaeologists revealed details last month of excavations at an ancient burial ground on the east bank of the Nile, there was the usual flurry of international media excitement at the prospect of yet another breakthrough in our understanding of how the great pyramids»»»

TAIPEI — Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest an additional $100 billion in the US state of Arizona, the company said Thursday, as it reported a record quarterly net profit on the back of massive demand for AI hardware.TSMC, the biggest contract maker of microchips used in everything from Apple pho»»»

The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that the Ebola virus is spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo faster than during any previous outbreak, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases and 796 deaths recorded in just two months. Health officials say the rapid spread, lack of »»»

LONDON: Authorities in Syria seized a further 200,000 captagon pills on Thursday. They were confiscated by the country’s Drug Enforcement Administration during a raid on a criminal network in the southern province of Daraa, along the border with Jordan. Six balloons used to smuggle drugs across the»»»

The world is not on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Not because ambition is lacking or the science is unclear. We have the evidence and the solutions. We also have an increasingly clear understanding of the problem and the consequences of inaction. The challenge lies elsewhere. Too »»»

NEW YORK: A jersey worn by soccer giant Pele in the first World Cup final ever won by Brazil sold for $4.9 million at a US auction on Thursday. The Brazilian attacker nicknamed “The King” was 17 when he scored two goals in his country’s 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in 1958. The blue shirt b»»»

RIYADH: For years, the race in artificial intelligence has been driven by scale, with companies building ever-larger models trained on vast datasets. But researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology believe the next leap forward may come not from making AI bigger, but from lear»»»

The world is not on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Not because ambition is lacking or the science is unclear. We have the evidence and the solutions. We also have an increasingly clear understanding of the problem and the consequences of inaction. The challenge lies elsewhere. Too »»»

NEW YORK: The wreckage of a New York sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people, showed signs of a bird strike, investigators said on Thursday. A senior Spanish business executive, his wife and three children died along with the pilot when the helicopter malfuncti»»»

SOUTHPORT, England: Debutant Jackson Suber led The Open ‌with a stunning five-under opening round of 65 on Thursday as fellow Americans reigning champion Scottie Scheffler and big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau also made their mark. England’s Dan Brown and South Korea’s Im Sung-jae had shared the lead a»»»

ADEN: Concerns are mounting over a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen as renewed military escalation by the Houthis coincides with the fallout from the resumption of the war involving Iran, which has begun to disrupt trade flows and commodity supplies to the country. At the same time, the Unite»»»

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the anti-cholesterol pill Lipfendra for use in the United States. Backers say its ability to lower bad "LDL-C" cholesterol with just a pill is a breakthrough in the field. Photo courtesy of Merck & Co. July 16 (UPI) -- Heralding what some are ca»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, the White House said, saving his first appearance at the tournament for its grand finale. “His attendance will cap what has been the most watched, most secure, and most successful World Cup in Am»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has suspended a teleprompter operator over allegations he placed bets with a prediction market on the content of Trump’s speeches, the White House said Thursday. Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 with bets placed on the prediction market Kalshi ab»»»

June retail sales were slower than expected despite the tourism boost added by the World Cup. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. retail spending was weaker than expected while tourists from around the world came to the country for the World Cup. Retail sales rose»»»

Poland’s housing market outlook for the second half of the year will depend largely on who buys homes. If demand is driven by buyers in their 30s and 40s seeking affordable housing, developers are expected to add lower-priced projects, keeping annual price growth near inflation at 2–4%. This is con»»»

BBI Development’s affiliate Realty 4 Management and Liebrecht & wooD have signed a letter with a potential new investor for Warsaw’s planned Roma Tower. The investor has exclusive negotiating rights until September 30, 2026, while due diligence and possible financing terms are discussed. The nonbin»»»

Poland’s new Rental Market Institute aims to bring reliable data, standards and greater transparency to a sector still shaped by fragmented information and limited trust. Its second-quarter survey shows that landlords and tenants face different but related concerns. Nearly 78% of experts identify w»»»

Poland is seeing a concerning decline in the average age of people receiving disability pensions. In 2025, ZUS granted more than 40,000 new benefits, over two-thirds for partial incapacity to work. The average new recipient was 51.8 years old, compared with 52.2 in 2022, while the average age of al»»»

Two new organizations join join six other Mexican cartels previously designated as terrorist organizations under President Donald Trump's directive as part of a strategy to intensify the fight against drug trafficking and the flow of fentanyl into the United States. Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | Lice»»»

1 of 3 | SpaceX's next-generation Starship is stacked on the pad atop the new Super Heavy V3 booster, at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX is preparing to launch its thirteenth flight test on Thursday. SpaceX/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- SpaceX on Thursday is set to launch the 13th test»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman discussed bilateral relations and ways to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries during a phone call today. The two leaders also reviewed a nu»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Senate speaker and the country's chief justice separately met Muslim World League Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss issues including religious coexistence and social cohesion. Al-Issa, who also chairs the Organization »»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE nationals can now renew their Emirates ID cards up to one year before they expire, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security has announced. The change took effect on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, doubling the previous early-renewal window from six months to »»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman discussed bilateral relations and ways to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries during a phone call today. The two leaders also reviewed a nu»»»

NEW YORK: FIFA should stage a minute’s silence before the World Cup final for the two people shot dead by US immigration agents this month, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. A Colombian man was killed in Maine on Monday, while a Mexican man was killed in Houston last week, both during traffic stops»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump remains open to diplomacy with Iran, the White House said Thursday, adding that Washington is still talking to Tehran despite the renewal of hostilities. The comments come a day after Trump thanked Iran for freeing a US citizen detained since December 2024, in »»»

Hungary was the European Union’s largest purchaser of Russian pipeline natural gas during the first five months of 2026, spending EUR 1.1 billion despite a year-on-year decline in imports. According to Eurostat data analysed by the Russian state news agency TASS, Hungary accounted for nearly half o»»»

The parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee adopted on second reading the draft National Health Insurance Fund Budget Act (NHIF) for 2026, submitted by the Council of Ministers. The committee did not accept proposals made by the opposition within the framework of the draft budget of the National»»»

Craig Melvin arrives on the red carpet at the National Board of Review annual awards gala in 2022 in New York City. A man lunged at Melvin on the set of the Today show Wednesday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 16 (UPI) -- A man allegedly breached the Today show set Thursday i»»»

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Chinese surgeons have implanted a brain-computer interface in a patient with limited hand mobility, in what is described as the world’s first commercial procedure using an approved non-invasive device of its kind. The procedure was carried out on Monday at a hospital in Shanghai. The patient suffer»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities have approved a budget of 1.075 billion shekels ($355 million) for road construction to serve dozens of new settlements in the occupied West Bank. The money, spread over three years, will be used to build new and upgrade existing access roads to settlements, and develop »»»

NEW YORK: If LeBron James knows where he will play this coming season, he’s still not saying. The NBA’s career scoring king and current free agent spoke publicly for the first time in weeks Thursday afternoon, though stopped short of revealing which team he’ll choose to play for this fall — despite»»»

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Max Verstappen will race with a conventional rear wing at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix as Red Bull reacted to his claims that their ‘Macarena’ wing was “super-dangerous.” The four-time world champion spoke out after crashing in the final stages of the British Grand »»»

1 of 2 | An Iranian woman on Wednesday walks next to a huge anti-U.S. billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump in a coffin, accompanied by a sentence in Persian that reads, "We kill Trump." It is displayed at the Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran. Photo by Abedin Taherkennareh/EPA July 15 (UPI»»»

The forced resignation of 35-year-old Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in a sweeping government reshuffle has exposed competing visions within the country’s civil and military leadership on how best to hold back the Russian advance.  It shouldn’t come as too much of a shock that a defence min»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Iranian negotiators continue to engage in talks with the United States, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed on Thursday, adding that Tehran wants to reach an agreement. "I've spoken with the [US] president [Donald Trump] about this as recently as an hour ago.»»»

Ukraine's struggle to defend its skies against ballistic missile attacks is increasingly highlighting the strategic importance of interceptor production, while successful Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are reshaping fuel markets without significantly reducing Moscow's oil export»»»

DOHA (Sputnik) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, threatened on Thursday to attack all Saudi Arabia's oil and other vital ​facilities in the event the country attacks the territory controlled by the Houthis, adding that Riyadh airport might also become a target in retaliatio»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has confirmed that an investigation is underway into former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s relationship with Russia, while also announcing new public safety measures for Budapest and providing updates on major transport and energy projects. Speaking at the »»»

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and journalists. The new final rule from the Department of Homeland Security creates a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allo»»»

MICHIGAN: Michigan health officials ‌reported 4,312 cases of cyclosporiasis on Thursday, an increase of 550 from a day earlier, as investigators continued efforts to identify the source of the unusually large outbreak of the intestinal illness. The outbreak has led to 102 hospitalizations in the st»»»