UPI 10m

USDA announces recall of bacon imported from Canada - UPI.com

Some packages of bacon imported from Canada have been recalled by the USDA. Photo courtesy of the USDA FSIS July 29 (UPI) -- Some packages of bacon imported from Canada were recalled after they missed an import inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Maple Leaf Foods, of Lisle, Il»»»

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Arab News 22m

Five Kenyan security officers killed in suspected Al-Shabab attack near Somalia border

NAIROBI: ‌Five Kenyan security officers were killed in a clash with suspected ​Al-Shabab militants in the county of Mandera near the Somali border, police said. The militant group has been battling for years to overthrow Somalia’s central government ‌and establish ‌its rule ​in ‌the ⁠Horn of ​Afric»»»

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Warsaw Business Journal 29m

Żabka shares slide

Shares in Żabka came under pressure after Japan's Seven & i Holdings, the parent company of 7-Eleven, abandoned plans to acquire a significant stake in Poland's largest convenience store operator. The companies were unable to agree on terms that Seven & i said would be in the best interests of its »»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 36m

Bulgaria Seeks MiG-29 Spare Parts as Defence Minister Says F-16s Are Not Yet Combat-Ready, Opposition Criticizes Decision

Bulgaria is seeking spare parts for its MiG-29 fighter aircraft and exploring options to acquire used F-16 or JAS 39 Gripen aircraft, Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said on Wednesday, drawing criticism from parliamentary groups. The Defence Ministry said that it had sent inquiries to Poland, »»»

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Gulf News 1h

Egypt denies drone attack after fire at Damietta Port

Dubai: A fire broke out aboard two vessels at Egypt's Damietta Port on Wednesday, but the country's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources denied reports that the incident was caused by a drone attack, saying no injuries or fatalities had been recorded. The ministry said the fire was brought u»»»

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The Peninsula 1h

Fire incidents fall amid stronger safety compliance: Civil Defense officials to QNA

Doha: Qatar's General Directorate of Civil Defense has intensified fire prevention efforts during the summer season, focusing on public awareness campaigns and compliance with safety requirements to reduce risks to lives and property. Despite increased awareness, officials said some unsafe practice»»»

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BNE 1h

EU needs 'Team Enlargement' coalition to drive next expansion push, think-tank says

The European Union needs a coalition of key member states to overcome political divisions and prepare the bloc for its next enlargement wave, including the possible accession of Ukraine, Moldova and Western Balkan countries, a report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) said. The rep»»»

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BNE 1h

Ivan Aivazovsky and the cultural front of the Russia-Ukraine War

In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, few historical figures are as awkwardly placed as artist Ivan Aivazovsky. Born in Feodosia, Crimea, on the Black Sea coast in 1817, the city of Aivazovsky’s birth now under Russian occupation but still internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. In »»»

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Gulf News 2h

Explosion hits Egypt's Damietta LNG terminal amid drone strike claims

Dubai: An explosion struck the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Egypt's Damietta Port during cargo discharge on Wednesday, with Egyptian security sources saying gas storage tankers at the port might have been targeted by drones. British maritime security firm Ambrey said a US- owned and oper»»»

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UPI 2h

OpenAI says bot that exploited Hugging Face was meant for research - UPI.com

OpenAI released an update Wednesday on a July 22 cyberattack by one of its bots into another company's system. File Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA July 29 (UPI) -- OpenAI released an update on its investigation into a recent breach by its AI model into another company's data, saying the bot was used for»»»

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BNE 2h

Taliban's homegrown drone programme outpaces Pakistan's defences

The Afghan Taliban's growing investment in drone technology is a direct response to their lack of a conventional air force, and Pakistan's defence establishment — built around fighter jets, tanks and artillery — is struggling to keep pace, Umair Jamal of the Diplomat Risk Intelligence consultancy a»»»

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BNE 2h

EU needs 'Team Enlargement' coalition to drive next expansion push, think-tank says

The European Union needs a coalition of key member states to overcome political divisions and prepare the bloc for its next enlargement wave, including the possible accession of Ukraine, Moldova and Western Balkan countries, a report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) said. The rep»»»

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The Peninsula 2h

OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies

San Francisco: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous artificial intelligence agent which hacked a popular platform for computer programmers also attempted to breach four other companies during the incident. In an update late Tuesday to a blog post detailing its probe into the inciden»»»

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Arab News 2h

Germany, Syria connect with direct flights for first time in 14 years

LONDON: Dusseldorf became the fourth European city — after Amsterdam, Bucharest, and Moscow — to be directly connected to the Syrian Arab Republic following a flight on Wednesday by German carrier LEAV Aviation that landed at Damascus International Airport. The flight restored a direct aviation rou»»»

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Gulf News 2h

West Bank violence, annexation ‘only getting worse’: UN

Geneva: Two years after the International Court of Justice said Israel’s occupation of the West Bank was unlawful, settler violence and territorial annexation is “only getting worse”, the UN said Wednesday. The United Nations’ human rights office said that with attacks by Israeli settlers and the c»»»

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Arab News 2h

Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

NAHARIYA, Israel: The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in southern Syria when the soldiers noticed the long curls dangling from the temples of their targets. The troops held their fire. These were not Syrian militants attempting to breach Israel’s border, bu»»»

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UPI 2h

Dutch tourist dies after boat capsizes at Brazil's Iguazu Falls - UPI.com

A sightseeing boat capsized Tuesday during a Macuco Safari excursion on the Iguazu River inside Brazil's Iguazu National Park, prompting authorities to suspend the attraction's operations and begin an investigation. File Photo by Carlos Moreno/EPA July 29 (UPI) -- A Dutch tourist died after a sight»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Few families return to southern Lebanese village as part of Israel ‘pilot zones’ deal

Zawtar Al Gharbieh: Mahasen Faqih and her husband returned this week to their village in southern Lebanon, digging through the debris of their home in search of their belongings, as part of the US-brokered “pilot zones” agreement in which Israel agreed to withdraw in exchange for the disarmament of»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 3h

Cabinet Approves 2025 Report on Implementation of Defence Investment Programme through 2032

The Council of Ministers approved the 2025 Report on the Implementation of the Defence Investment Programme through 2032, which will be submitted to Parliament for adoption, the Government Information Service said on Wednesday. The report reviews the implementation of the programme's objectives and»»»

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France24 3h

Cats, dogs and horses: Rescuing the pets caught in France’s wildfires

Raging wildfires four times the size of Paris have forced thousands to evacuate their homes in the fire-ravaged region of Gironde in southwestern France. Many of the evacuees were forced to leave their pets behind amid the ensuing chaos. Our special correspondent in Gironde reports on the volunteer»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 3h

Paks nuclear reactor unit shut down as Danube reaches record-low water levels

Hungary has begun shutting down one of the four reactor units at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant after the Danube reached exceptionally low water levels, highlighting the growing impact of the country’s prolonged heatwave and severe drought. The operator, MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd., announced o»»»

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Arab News 3h

Israel army accuses Hezbollah of truce violation, launching drone in south Lebanon

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military accused Hezbollah of a “blatant violation of the ceasefire” in Lebanon on Wednesday, saying the Iran-backed militant group had fired a drone at an Israeli vehicle there.The army said the incident took place in a strip of territory where Israeli forces are operating t»»»

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Al Manar 3h

Israeli enemy carries out more bombings in Houla, Taybeh, and Kfartebnit towns, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

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Tanjug 3h

Drecun: Pristina continues to intimidate Serbs to complete ethnic cleansing

BELGRADE - Through indictments for alleged war crimes and seizures of property, the Pristina regime continues to intimidate Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija with the aim of completing an ethnic cleansing in the province, says Milovan Drecun, head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on defence and interi»»»

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Gulf News 3h

US-Iran conflict: What UAE residents need to know tonight (July 29, 2026)

The lull did not last. After several days in which direct fighting had eased, the conflict accelerated again on Wednesday. Iran fired missiles at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where US forces are stationed. Washington and Riyadh launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq. Iran's Revolution»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 3h

GERB-UDF Prepares Constitutional Challenge against 2026 State Budget

GERB-UDF has prepared a constitutional challenge against the 2026 State Budget Act and is seeking backing from other parliamentary groups, GERB-UDF MP and former finance minister Temenuzhka Petkova told a briefing in Parliament on Wednesday, after President Iliana Iotova announced that she will pro»»»

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Arab News 3h

Indonesians file complaint against Netanyahu for Gaza flotilla arrest ‘abuses’

JAKARTA: Nine Indonesians among global activists detained while trying to take aid to Gaza in May filed a complaint against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday alleging crimes against humanity, their lawyer told AFP. The men were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla intercepted by I»»»

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Arab News 3h

Lebanese lawyers file complaint against banker who met with Israel’s Netanyahu

BEIRUT: More than a dozen Lebanese lawyers filed a complaint at the prosecutor’s office in Beirut on Wednesday against a prominent local banker, saying he violated the country’s laws by meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington this week. Lebanon and Israel have been hold»»»

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France24 4h

Nepal's tiger numbers rise 20 percent to an estimated 429

The number of tigers in Nepal has risen by roughly a fifth over the past four years, wildlife officials say, strengthening the Himalayan nation's reputation for conservation. But as the number of tigers in the wild has risen, the number of tiger attacks on humans has increased with it.  Nepal'»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 4h

President May Trigger Chaos by Promulgating Current State Budget - Vazrazhdane MP Drenchev

Vazrazhdane MP Dimo Drenchev told a press briefing in Parliament on Wednesday that the implications of the constitutional complaint that GERB-UDF and Continue the Change have promised to lodge are interesting, considering that the Public Finance Act stipulates that the State Budget, which must be t»»»

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Sputnik 4h

Iran's Army Chief Says No Shipping in Hormuz Without Iran's Permission

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, and no maritime movement is possible without the permission of the country's military, Iranian Army Chief of Staff Habibollah Sayyari said on Wednesday. "No movements in the Strait of Hormuz will be carried out without the permission of the Ira»»»

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UPI 4h

Russia charges Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with 'promoting terrorism' - UPI.com

Telegram fouinder and CEO Pavel Durov was the target of a international warrant issued by Moscow which wants him on charges the app was used to organize terror attacks in Russia. File Photo by Nick Lubushko/Wikipedia Commons July 29 (UPI) -- Russia issued an international arrest warrant Wednesday f»»»

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Gulf News 4h

How this 20-year-old Emirati filmmaker is preserving the legacy of the UAE's first female teacher

Dubai: Some of the UAE's most important stories live quietly in family homes, passed down through conversations, photographs, and memories, until someone decides to preserve them. For 20-year-old Emirati filmmaker Noor Al Qasimi, that someone was her. As a third-year film student in Sharjah, she ha»»»

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BNE 4h

Kyrgyzstan hit by highest number of mudslides in decades amid glacier melt

Amid the climate crisis and glacier melt, mountainous Kyrgyzstan recorded 348 mudflows in the first half of 2026, the highest total in 30-40 years. Eight people lost their lives in the local disasters. The number of mudslides is also nearly five times the roughly 70 recorded in the same period of 2»»»

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BNE 4h

Swiss private bank Lombard Odier fined for failing to prevent money laundering of Uzbekistan’s Karimova

Private bank Lombard Odier has been fined 3mn Swiss francs ($3.7mn) for failing to prevent money laundering in relation to criminal activities of Gulnara Karimova, the 54-year-old disgraced daughter of former Uzbek president Islam Karimov. In a July 27 ruling, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court said »»»

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Sputnik 4h

Why Russia’s Growing EW Arsenal is Becoming a Serious Threat to Starlink

Ukraine has relied heavily on Starlink since the beginning of the conflict, prompting Russian forces to begin testing electronic warfare (EW) methods to disrupt the network almost immediately, military expert and editor of Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine Alexey Leonkov tells Sputnik. "Battlefiel»»»

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Arab News 4h

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Saudi focus on prevention, protection

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will on Thursday observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which aims to raise awareness of human exploitation and protect victims’ rights. This year’s theme, “Trapped Behind the Scam,” seeks to highlight the plight of those deceived into working, often under the threat»»»

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UPI 4h

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment for Paul’s questions in Senate hearing - UPI.com

1 of 2 | Anthony Fauci is facing the Senate Homeland Security Committee in a hearing discussing COVID-19 on Wednesday and he has invoked the Fifth Amendment for Chairman Sen. Rand Paul’s questions. File Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo July 29 (UPI) -- Anthony Fauci is facing the Senate Home»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 4h

Democratic Bulgaria Says President's Actions Prove All Power Is Concentrated in One Party, Urges Election of Different Head of State

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) gave a briefing in Parliament on Wednesday after President Iliana Iotova announced that she will promulgate the 2026 State Budget Act. MP Yordan Ivanov said that the parliamentary group's vision for resolving the issues surrounding the 2026 and 2027 state budgets and "putti»»»

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Ya Libnan 4h

Hezbollah is using Lebanon’s electric transmission system in Beirut for wiring its private telecom network – Ya Libnan

Share: Sources told Al-Hadath channel that Hezbollah communication lines had been discovered alongside electricity transmission infrastructure in Beirut, similar to the networks the group maintains in the South, the Bekaa Valley, and the Dahiyeh. The sources indicated that an international organiza»»»

Bulgarian News Agency 5h

Defence Ministry Explores MiG-29, F-16 and Gripen Options, Democratic Bulgaria Opposes MiG-29 Acquisition

Asked whether Bulgaria was negotiating the acquisition of MiG-29 aircraft, the Defence Ministry told BTA it had sent inquiries to several countries, including Poland and Hungary, about available aircraft and spare parts. It added that, in parallel, it was exploring options for acquiring used F-16 a»»»

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Al Manar 5h

Israeli enemy fires incendiary shells at Ali Al-Taher area, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

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Sputnik 5h

Trump Vows to 'Beat Effing' Out of Iran in Response to Strikes on US Air Base in Jordan

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will launch a powerful strike against Iran in response to the recent Iranian attack on an airbase in Jordan. In the early hours of Wednesday, IRNA reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired several b»»»

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Arab News 5h

Al-Lith waterfront blends recreation, events and coastal charm

RIYADH: Al-Lith’s waterfront overlooking the Red Sea has become one of the Makkah Region’s leading tourism and leisure destinations, serving as a year-round attraction for residents and visitors. The waterfront features seating areas, walking paths and open recreational spaces, while hosting nation»»»

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Al Manar 5h

Reuters: The commander of the US Joint Forces Command warned American soldiers in the Middle East that videos and photos they post on their mobile phones help Iran assess the results of its attacks and direct subsequent attacks - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Reuters: The commander of the US Joint Forces Command warned American soldiers in the Middle East that videos and photos they post on their»»»

The Peninsula 5h

How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer

Paris, France: AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week when he took a series of snapshots of vacationers in fire-struck southwest France with his smartphone. His instinct was to photograph, but he did not expect one of his lakeside snapshots to go aro»»»

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Sputnik 5h

Europe’s Militarization Brings Record Profit to EU’s Largest Shipbuilder

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Italian company Fincantieri, Europe’s largest shipbuilding group, posted record profits and orders amid the accelerated militarization of European countries, Sputnik found on Wednesday after reviewing the company's industrial plans. Fincantieri, which works closely with the defen»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 5h

Parliament Approves at Second Reading Amendments to Oil Sector Regulation Act

MPs passed at first and second reading on Wednesday the bill tabled by Progressive Bulgaria (PB) to amend the Act on Administrative Regulation of Economic Activities Associated with Oil and Petroleum Products. The amendment follows the Constitutional Court’s ruling of July 21, which declared provis»»»

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Gulf News 5h

UAE, Egypt sign deal to expand air services over next five years

Dubai: Travellers flying between the UAE and Egypt could see more flight options in the coming years after the two countries agreed to gradually expand bilateral air traffic rights over the next five years. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The understanding was signed o»»»

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Naharnet 5h

Israel to 'respond' after 'drone' hits bulldozer in south Lebanon

The Israeli army is considering a military response to the damage inflicted on an engineering vehicle by a “Hezbollah drone” in the Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 14 said on Wednesday. “Beirut's southern suburbs will not be a target in the response,” the channel added. I»»»