“The Mystery of Henri Pick” is my not-so-mysterious pick for a good read as I prepare for an upcoming visit to France. Penned by French wordsmith David Foenkinos, originally as “Le Mystere Henri Pick” (2016), and translated into English in 2020 by Sam Taylor under Pushkin Press, it provides intrigu»»»

NEW YORK: The UN has expressed serious concern over the US decision to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, warning that the measures could further undermine the independence of international justice. UN Secretary-General An»»»

Hungary has avoided another shutdown at the Paks nuclear power plant despite the Danube approaching a critical low, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Wednesday evening. The government now expects the plant to begin restoring additional capacity from Sunday and potentially return to full oper»»»

Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Florida man launched a miniature basketball into a hoop from a distance of over 100 feet to break his own Guinness World Record. Nicholas DeMarinis, aka Nickybucketz, threw his ball into the hoop from a distance of 102 feet and 11.76 inches to break the Guinness World Record for »»»

Nine birds - eight vultures and one crow - have been found poisoned in Central Balkan National Park, the Green Balkans nature conservation organization and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) said on Wednesday. Following alarming data from the GPS transmitter of a bearded vultu»»»

1 of 4 | Scaffolding and tarps cover the building name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 15. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts notified a federal judge that the facility »»»

Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has set his sights on the Ballon d'Or after receiving his second European Golden Shoe in Munich on Wednesday. The England captain collected the prize after scoring the most goals in Europe's top divisions last season. Kane won the 2023-24 award afte»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior participated in the celebration of World Humanitarian Day, observed annually on August 19, by illuminating its main building in red. World Humanitarian Day is an annual occasion that recognizes humanitarian efforts around the world and promotes action in support of hu»»»

Tunis, August 19 (TAP) - The weather will be a bit cloudy on Wednesday night nationwide. The wind will blow north in the north and midland, and east in the south, relatively strong in the south and light to moderate elsewhere. The sea will be a bit...»»»

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, accused the German government on Wednesday of remaining inactive four years after the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The German Attorney General's Office announced on Wedn»»»

Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Wednesday. The UAE Lottery announced the results of Lucky Day Draw No. 260819, held on August 19, with 4,246 participants winning prizes. The winning numbers in the Days section were 3, 10, 11, 15, 19 »»»

Dubai Municipality has completed integrated community market projects for workers in Muhaisnah 2, Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 and Al Quoz 4, while a fourth market in Jebel Ali Industrial Area 1 is scheduled to open in the coming period. Together, the projects span more than 69,000 square metres and f»»»

QUSRA: Children trapped inside three Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra’s hilltop Ras Al-Ain area are bearing the brunt of an Israeli siege that entered its 11th day on Wednesday, their families and the local mayor said. Restrictions on movement continue to disrupt access to food, medicine a»»»

Ramallah: The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission (CWRC) on Wednesday said that Israeli occupation authorities have issued a new declaration to seize approximately 1,152 dunams of Palestinian land in the West Bank. CWRC said that the declaration gives landowners 45 days to file objections b»»»

Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has withdrawn from a high-profile libertarian summit in Argentina where he was scheduled to appear alongside President Javier Milei, days after protesters dressed as Gandalf demonstrated outside his $12 million Buenos Aires mansion. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/»»»

Tunis, August 19 (TAP) – International investment in Tunisia reached 1,929.5 million dinars (MD) by the end of June 2026, up 11.5% from 2025 and 41.7% from 2024, according to data released Wednesday by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency...»»»

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday the EU would "stand firmly" behind the International Criminal Court after the US levied new sanctions against its president, Tomoko Akane, in a move the ICC called a "flagrant attack" on its independence. "These sanctions are a flagr»»»

London, Aug. 19 (SANA) U.K. Special Representative for Syria, Barrie Peach, expressed Wednesday deep concern over Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Syria’s Idlib province, saying the attack risks further destabilizing the country. In a post on X, Peach said the s»»»

Powerful mudslides struck cities in northern Chile, one of the world's driest regions, leaving thousands of people displaced and damaging homes and roads after extraordinary rainfall swept across the desert. File Photo by Hernan Contreras/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Powerful mudslides struck cities in nor»»»

Rome: Italian club AS Roma announced the signing of young player Rodrigo Mora, who will join their first football team. In a statement released today, the club explained that Moura, 19, signed a contract extending until 2031, noting that the player will strengthen the team's ranks in preparation fo»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated András Baka on taking office as Hungary’s new president, stressing the long-standing friendship between the two countries. The message comes, however, at a sensitive moment for Hungary-China relations: after years of exceptionally close political and e»»»

Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Ivaylo Mirchev criticized the Government’s response to reports of a possible Iranian threat to US targets in Europe, including Bulgaria, in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Mirchev said a deputy defence minister should already have been at NATO headquarters for urgent consultati»»»

BEIRUT: A Canadian government official condemned what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon, saying Beirut should govern its own space and have sovereignty over its lands. Randeep Sarai, Canada’s secretary of state for international development, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitar»»»

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani TikTok star was killed in the eastern city of Taxila this week after unidentified men opened fire on her, according to a copy of the police complaint. Fazal Sahibzada, 28-year-old Bibi’s father, said in the complaint that the incident occurred on Aug. 14. He said Bibi, who wa»»»

CEUTA, Spain – FRANCE 24 spent an evening with unaccompanied minors who are sleeping rough in Ceuta but refusing to return home. Amid the fear, the cold and the long wait for help, these young Moroccan migrants shared their stories.    It’s 2am local time and a heavy s»»»

Riyadh: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Wednesday in Riyadh with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between»»»

1 of 2 | Protesters hold up an image of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who died under Israeli fire with six relatives in 2024, on a beach in Barcelona, Spain, on January 29. File Photo by Enric Fontcuberta/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Israeli military announced Wednesday that it's opening an investigat»»»

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Mexican strawberries are being sold in the United States below their "normal value." File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Mexican strawberries ar»»»

Capital Park Group has concluded the consultation process on the Nowy Wełnowiec project. Discussions with residents of Katowice and representatives from various communities have enabled the collection of opinions, needs, questions and recommendations regarding the future of this area. These have be»»»

Tunis, Auguts 19 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Wednesday's session up 2.01% to 19,564.64 points with a high traded volume of TND 12.6 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. TUNISIE LEASING & FACTORING shares were the best performers after rising by 5.7% to...»»»

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., sent letters Wednesday to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine asking them to confirm that they wouldn't send troops to polling stations. File Pool photo by Paul Sancya/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Elissa »»»

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy met with his Jordanian counterpart, Imad Al-Hajazin, and the accompanying delegation at the Grand Egyptian Museum during the Jordanian minister’s current visit to Egypt to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and exchange expertise in touri»»»

The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee will hold its fifth meeting of the year on Thursday to decide on its key interest rates, a major indicator of the near-term direction of interest rates on the Egyptian pound, amid strong expectations that rates will remain unchanged for a »»»

US President Donald Trump has instructed his top envoys to halt talks with Tehran in a strategic shift aimed at gradually “choking” Iran over time, a move that coincides with heightened risks to commercial shipping and a reported attack in the Strait of Hormuz. A US official told CNN that Trump is »»»

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s support for Libya’s territorial unity, the unification of its institutions and the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections during talks with Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday. The meeting was also attend»»»

Egyptian officials laid the foundation stone on Wednesday for a $658m industrial complex to produce phosphoric acid from phosphate ore at the Abu Tartour plateau in the New Valley Governorate. The facility aims to produce 250,000 tonnes annually of highly concentrated commercial phosphoric acid, a »»»

Egyptian exporters signed 17 contracts worth an estimated $168m with Chinese importers during the “Export to China” event, as the government seeks to expand and diversify Egyptian exports to the Chinese market. The contracts cover exports of flax, textile yarn, leather, copper, aluminium, sugar can»»»

Korra Energi secured new contracts worth EGP 5bn during the first half (H1) of 2026, up from EGP 1.1bn in the same period last year, as the company reported higher gross profit margins and an increase in adjusted net income. The company’s backlog reached approximately EGP 15.7bn by the end of H1 20»»»

Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued the comprehensive regulatory framework for short selling, paving the way for the imminent activation of the mechanism on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) for the first time. FRA Chairman Dr. Islam Azzam issued Resolution No. 155 of 2026 following e»»»

An international study led by The American University in Cairo (AUC) has found that electronic, industrial and plastic waste could serve as a valuable source of high-performance materials for next-generation sensors used in healthcare, environmental monitoring and food safety. The study, published »»»

RIYADH: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met in Riyadh with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud. During the meeting, they reviewed the relations of cooper»»»

The judge in the trial of Karmelo Anthony for the alleged murder of Austin Metcalf has been recused on Wednesday in a win for the defense. File Photo by Activedia/Pixabay Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The judge in the trial of Karmelo Anthony for the alleged murder of Austin Metcalf has been recused on Wednesda»»»

The Pacific is warming faster than at any point in history, and central bankers have started writing it into their forecasts. A super El Niño now under way began in June and is expected to run into 2027. Carbon Brief analysis of forecasts from 14 modelling groups finds that 96% of runs predict the »»»

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) participated in a solidarity stand on Wednesday, organised by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) – Qatar Mission, in celebration of the World Humanitarian Day 2026. Held at the UN House in Doha, the solidarity stand »»»

JJERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief said Wednesday during a visit to an Israeli-occupied security zone in southern Syria that the military would not allow threats to “establish themselves” on the border. “We are monitoring the changes on the Syrian front. We will not allow hostile forces to establish t»»»

Doha: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the State of Qatar Dr. Rayana Bou Haka praised Doha's role in humanitarian response efforts. This came on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, where Dr. Bou Haka told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the country plays a pioneering role in addre»»»

Tunis, August 19, 2026 (TAP) – The 10th edition of the International Exhibition of Spare Parts and Industrial Equipment (SAPRI) will be held from November 17 to 20, 2026, at the Kram Exhibition and International Trade Center, alongside the 8th...»»»

Geneva: The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday condemned the "unacceptable" US decision to slap fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, urging countries to protect court officials against such "reprisals". Washington on Tuesday imposed sanctions against ICC President Tomoko»»»