Share: The Israeli military has blown up Hezbollah’s tunnel system beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announce in a joint statement. They say that the IDF used 700 tons of explosives to demolish the subterranean facilit»»»

A massive wildfire that has devastated southwestern France was no longer advancing on Thursday, local authorities said, raising hopes the crisis was easing. In Spain, most of the tens of thousands of people evacuated from areas west of Madrid were cleared to return home after the state of emergency»»»

US President Donald Trump has claimed that his Board of Peace reached a “historic agreement” on the complete disarmament of Hamas and every other armed group in Gaza, although neither the Palestinian movement nor Israel immediately confirmed that a final deal had been concluded. Trump announced the»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s election to a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council came after a diligent campaign to gain support for its candidacy. It means a Central Asian state will have a seat on the UN’s most powerful body for the second time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Attention now »»»

Iranian state media reported that the commercial oil tanker M/T Nora had successfully broken through the US naval blockade. On Friday, however, US Central Command (CentCom) rejected the claim, saying the tanker had not breached the blockade. CentCom said US warships, hundreds of aircraft and thousa»»»

The Italian mafia is seeking to buy up some of the 800,000 firearms reportedly missing or stolen from Ukraine since 2022, including drones and other advanced arms, senior prosecutors have warned. Some 780,465 items sent to Ukraine have reportedly disappeared since the escalation of the conflict, in»»»

Thousands of north African migrants have broken into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. Regional authorities have pleaded with Spain’s socialist government to send in the military, but Madrid has refused. Groups of migrants began swimming around the border fence separating Ceuta from Morocc»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities have arrested two men accused of participating in the wartime massacre of dozens of civilians in the western Homs countryside during the rule of former President Bashar Assad. The Interior Ministry identified the suspects as Faez Abbas Akhal and Nasr Mohammad Ghosn. It »»»

Share: File- President Trump and Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman at the White House . The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran has rocked the Mideast and spread through the region, and President Trump is now weighing what to do next to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extract any concessions fro»»»

Closer ties between Astana and Beijing are transforming Kazakhstan from an East-West transit corridor into a regional platform for the deployment of Chinese technologies. Nasdaq-listed Freedom Holding Corp (Nasdaq: FRHC) and its founder, Timur Turlov, are among the most visible beneficiaries of thi»»»

LONDON: Commentators from the US to Israel have speculated whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit this week to the White House revealed cracks in the relationship between an American president looking for an exit ramp from the Iran conflict and an Israeli prime minister hoping to cling t»»»

JEDDAH: A hazardous waste treatment facility in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province is helping industrial companies divert waste from landfill while recovering energy for industrial use, according to Veolia Arabia. Located in PlasChem Park in Jubail, the Tahwil plant can treat up to 121,000 tonnes of h»»»

BEIRUT: The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Thursday that Lebanon stands to benefit from a more stable Middle East. Standing alongside his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, following talks in Ankara, Erdogan said Turkiye supports all efforts to strengthen Lebanese-Syrian ties, and»»»

The latest in a series of dangerous extreme-heat domes in the United States this year will peak over the southwestern region this weekend accompanied by spotty thunderstorms, while an incoming Pacific storm threatens to heighten wildfire risks in the Northwest. Heat domes affected the West in Febru»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One)All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, who has elevated the rank of the humble and condemned the traits of the arrogant. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that our Master and Prophet Muhammad is the Messen»»»

Polish authorities are investigating an object that came down in eastern Poland overnight and is thought to be a Russian missile, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. The discovery followed reports of an explosion, with investigators finding a crater and debris scattered across a nearby fie»»»

Water levels along the Bulgarian section of the Danube remain historically low, restricting navigation in critical stretches, disrupting river shipping, ferry services and prompting special measures at Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, while riverside municipalities are monitoring possible effects on w»»»

1 of 2 | Nancy Guthrie was last seen Jan. 31 around 9:45 p.m. and was reported missing after failing to show up for church the next day. File Photo courtesy Pima County Sheriff's Department July 30 (UPI) -- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos released a statement Thursday marking six months since the d»»»

Share: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Türkiye, July 30, 2026. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters) Turkey is interested in participating in a ne»»»

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Washington: Tehran's forces have carried out frequent missile and drone attacks in the Middle East since the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire, raising renewed concerns about Washington's supply of the weapons needed to intercept them. Highlighting the issue, the US military said it shot down mult»»»

Cairo: A drone strike on the Egyptian port of Damietta, the first attack on the country since the US-Iran war broke out, could be a high-risk message for American interests everywhere in the Middle East, analysts say. No party has claimed the strike on the Mediterranean port and Egypt has not assig»»»

ALKHOBAR: Saudi Arabia’s drive to build an AI-ready workforce has reached a new milestone after a training initiative attracted more than 51,000 registrations from 170 countries, underscoring the Kingdom’s growing focus on developing practical artificial intelligence skills alongside expanding inve»»»

Lebanese soldiers stand guard as the Army deploys to Zawtar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon on July 23. Lebanon sent troops to take control of so-called pilot zones in southern Lebanon from which Israeli troops are to withdraw. Photo by EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 30 (UPI) -- The widespread destructi»»»

Student Jose Ortiz, 14, accepts an embrace from chaplain Ronald Clark at a makeshift memorial, one day after a deadly school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., in September 2024. Four people were killed by Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time. On Thursday, his father was sentenced to 15»»»

July 30 (UPI) -- Workers at a Tennessee FedEx store were sent running for cover when a large iguana burst out of its box and took off running through the store. Roderick Duncan went to the FedEx store in Memphis to pick up his new pet iguana, and employees asked to see what was inside the box label»»»

1 of 3 | President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is open to withdrawing his nomination of Todd Blanche, pictured, as U.S. attorney general as two Republican senators oppose the appointment. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that»»»

Parliament on Thursday passed on first and second reading in a single sitting a bill ratifying the SAFE Loan Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Bulgaria, as well as the SAFE Operational Arrangements between the European Commission and Bulgaria. Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said it w»»»

Parliament on Thursday passed at both first and second reading in a single sitting a bill ratifying an Acquisition Order under the Framework Agreement between Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence and France's Ministry of the Armed Forces, through the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), for the implem»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would resume a full-scale war against Iran unless the United States receives 100% of what it wants. "If we don't get 100% of what we want, absolutely," Trump told French LCI news channel, when asked whether he was considering resu»»»

Pope Leo XIV speaks as he presides over the "Canticle of Peace" prayer gathering in the gardens of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, Wednesday. The ecumenical event brought together religious leaders, environmental advocates and musicians to promote ecological responsibili»»»

Poland has officially gained access to Vietnam's market for fresh apples, opening one of the country's most promising export destinations for fruit producers. Home to more than 100 million consumers and a rapidly expanding middle class, Vietnam represents a significant opportunity for Polish grower»»»

ANKARA: Turkiye is interested in participating in a new security initiative for Lebanon when the 7,500-member UN peacekeeping mission in the south of the country expires at the end of the year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a joint press statement with his Lebanese counterpart »»»

The US Senate has unanimously urged President Donald Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit and abuse underage girls. Maxwell, the daughter of disgraced British newspaper tycoon and former MP Robert Maxwell, who had suspected ties to I»»»

For the first time in the Paks nuclear power station’s 42-year history, production is expected to shut down completely within 24 to 72 hours because of the Danube’s record-low water level, Péter Magyar, the prime minister, said on his Facebook page on Thursday afternoon. Paks NPP shutdown date reve»»»

AMSTERDAM: The Rhine has dropped to its lowest recorded level at the point where it flows into the Netherlands and is due to drop further due to drought, officials said Thursday. Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe — with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall, drivi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine's overnight attack with UAVs on ships at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal is of terrorist nature, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the CPC said that the Niffos Sifnos tanker flying the flag of »»»

President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, said his visit to Turkey reflected the longstanding ties between Lebanon and Turkey and a shared determination to expand cooperation in ways that serve both peoples and contribute to regional stability. Speaking after talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip»»»

AMSTERDAM: The Rhine has dropped to its lowest recorded level at the point where it flows into the Netherlands and is due to drop further due to drought, officials said Thursday. Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe — with extreme heat, rather than low rainfall, drivi»»»

Dubai- Seventeen people were injured after a car driven by an Egyptian woman crashed into an open-air café at the Lasirena Resort in Ain Sokhna, authorities said on Thursday, in an accident that eyewitnesses said turned a quiet afternoon into panic. Preliminary investigations indicated that the wom»»»

The Israeli enemy continued on Thursday its violations and attacks in several Lebanese areas. In this regard, an Israeli gunboat violated the Lebanese sovereignty and territorial waters off Al-Mansouri town, South Lebanon. Israeli gliders dropped stun grenades on Yater and Byout Al-Sayyed towns. Me»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Department of War (DOW) plans to actively involve technology start-ups to refill weapon stockpiles shrunk by the conflict with Iran, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez. In late June, Secretary of War Pete Hegset»»»

SEOUL — South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on Thursday a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from last year, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips.Samsung and other leading memory chipmakers have seen profits skyrocket in 2026, but their sha»»»

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the NYSE Options Market on Wall Street on Wednesday. The GDP only rose 1.5% in the second quarter, well below expectations. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy slowed in the second quarter of this »»»

President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks at the General Debate in the U.N. General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in 2025 in New York City. In a statement on Thursday, he said, "The defense of the nation, its citizens and its national symbols is non-negotiable. Anyone who attack»»»

The assault on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes days after another deadly clash in the volatile border province, where authorities have blamed a growing wave of attacks on militants operating from neighbouring Afghanistan.   An attack late Wednesday on a checkpoint in northern Pak»»»

The IIHF Council has rejected a request from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation to allow Russian national teams back into international competition for the 2026/27 season. Citing “safety, security and sporting integrity,” the federation said Russia will remain excluded from the senior World Champion»»»

More than €3.7 million was spent on salaries and other remuneration for a special unit at Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior that former Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev ordered to be closed, describing it as a “parasitic” structure. According to information provided by the ministry under the Access»»»

The Bulgarian Parliament approved amendments to the Electoral Code that remove restrictions on opening polling stations in countries outside the European Union, with the changes passing their second reading in the plenary hall with 151 votes in favor, 36 against and one abstention. The adopted amen»»»