Albania will reestablish its diplomatic presence in Ireland after the government approved the reopening of the country's embassy in Dublin, reversing a decision that had left the mission closed for several years. The decision was approved by the Council of Ministers following a proposal from the Mi»»»

July 15 (UPI) -- A 76-year-old Florida woman received her new license plate in the mail and "went ballistic" when she saw the letter and number combination: "SQZ A55." Pompano Beach resident Nancy Dello Stritto said the license plate quickly became the talk of her retirement community. "I don't thi»»»

The U.S. Mint will begin producing $1 gold-colored coins with President Donald Trump's face on the, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant said Wednesday. Image courtesy of the U.S. Treasury Department July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S Mint will begin producing $1 gold-colored coins featuring President Donald Tru»»»

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's main stock market index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 11.10 points to finish at 10,704.51, as trading activity reached SAR 3.9bn ($1.04bn). A total of 105 million shares changed hands during the session. Shares in 87 companies advanced, while 170 stocks declined, reflec»»»

Massive plumes of smoke are descending across parts of Canada and the United States, creating unhealthy air quality and scenes reminiscent of the historic wildfire smoke outbreak from three summers ago. "In 2023, a major fire outbreak in Quebec caused days of unhealthy air quality in the northeaste»»»

South American aviation authorities seek to progressively eliminate national barriers to passenger and cargo traffic, turning regional routes into operations similar to traditional domestic flights. File Photo by Mario Tuiz/EPA July 15 (UPI) -- Aviation authorities from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and»»»

Washington: The Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, stated Wednesday that the sanctions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court (ICC) had stymied their ability to defend Palestinian rights. In a l»»»

CAIRO: A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North African country. At least 50 are dead or missing, authorities said. The shipwreck occurred on Tuesday near Bardaa Is»»»

LONDON: Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday told voters to put their “vote in the bin” in snap elections that will see hard-right leader Nigel Farage run against joke candidate Count Binface. Farage, who heads the anti-immigrant Reform UK party, stood down as an MP earlier this m»»»

WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Marko Djuric will be visiting Washington from July 15 through 17 for the opening of US-Serbia strategic dialogue, which, for the first time in history, will raise the relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership. While visiting the US at the invi»»»

1 of 2 | Thousands of Spaniards and Gibraltarians celebrate shortly after midnight as the border fence between Gibraltar and Spain is dismantled in La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain, Wednesday. The dismantling follows five years of talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union and the sign»»»

LONDON: Kuwait Airways on Wednesday operated the first direct flights between Damascus and Kuwait City in 14 years. It follows the first flight to Syria by Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways, which landed in late June at Aleppo International, the country’s second-largest airport after Damascus. The Civil Avi»»»

LONDON: PEN America pledged to keep defending Palestinian writers after its president resigned in protest over what he called the organization’s “unethical” and unfair treatment of Palestinians compared with Israelis and Jewish Americans. The literary and free expression group issued its response a»»»

NEW YORK CITY: UN human rights experts on Wednesday condemned Iranian authorities for confiscating the St. Peter Evangelical Church compound in Tehran and evicting 27 members of the country’s recognized Armenian and Assyrian Christian minorities who lived there. The experts said 20 families, most o»»»

TEXAS: France’s World Cup semifinal exit left one of the country’s most gifted generations grappling with yet another heartbreak, but a new era beckons, with Zinedine Zidane expected to harness the squad’s extraordinary individual talent in a bid to deliver a third global title. Tuesday’s 2-0 defea»»»

Abu Dhabi: The British Embassy in the UAE has confirmed that the UK's travel advice for the UAE remains unchanged, with the country retaining its green safety status despite updated guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on regional tensions in the Middle East. In a p»»»

Tunis, July 15 (TAP) - The grain harvest reached 86% nationwide as of July 13, with a total volume collected of 10.08 million quintals, the latest data published by the Grain Board show. The collected quantity includes 9.5 million quintals of food...»»»

BY: Ahmad Abu el-Hamd The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) opened Monday’s trading on a positive note, backed by purchases by foreign and Arab traders. The benchmark MSM30 index levelled up 0.09% or 11.86 points to the level of 12,985.15 points, the EGX70 index advanced 2.78% to 517.49 points and the EGX100»»»

Hungary could miss the opportunity to rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme in time for the start of the 2026/27 academic year unless the government submits its outstanding rule-of-law reforms to Brussels soon, despite earlier optimism from both Prime Minister Péter Magyar»»»

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova discussed the European Union's 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework with members of the European Court of Auditors, the President's press service said on Wednesday. During the meeting at the Presidency, members of the EU's external audit institution briefed th»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday Serbia was very appreciative of a strategic relationship with the US, and added that, for Belgrade, launching strategic dialogue with Washington was one of the most achievements in decades. Speaking at an international conference t»»»

KYIV - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he was the only participant of a Southeast Europe-Ukraine summit in Kyiv who had not signed a declaration adopted at the summit earlier in the day. "I am the only one who did not put his signature on that declaration. Look at the text of t»»»

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistani cricket stars have welcomed Saudi Arabia’s plans to build an international-standard cricket stadium in Jeddah, describing the project as a milestone that could accelerate the game’s growth in the Kingdom and across the wider Gulf. The Pakistan Cricket Board and the Saud»»»

BEIRUT: Erling Braut Haaland, the 25-year-old Norwegian football star, returned home from the US with seven World Cup goals, a stuffed raccoon, two stuffed squirrels, a cowboy hat and even more global fame, earned through his phenomenal scoring ability, immense physical strength and exceptional spe»»»

The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, will be one of those leading negotiations aimed at rebuilding the country's democratic institutions. Photo by Ronald Pena/EPA July 15 (UPI) -- Venezuela's government and a portion of the opposition have reached agreement to begin a»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Wednesday at Lusail Palace with HE Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Masrour Barzani and his accompanying delegation, who offered condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Th»»»

Moscow has no reason to mourn US Senator Lindsey Graham*, hwo said killing Russians was his country’s “best investment,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a press briefing on Wednesday. “What can we say but the truth?” Zakharova said, adding that Graham “was calling for the»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is preparing to launch a new generation of AI-powered cultural initiatives aimed at reshaping innovation, boosting the efficiency of creative institutions, and helping Saudi artists expand their presence at home and abroad. On Monday, the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural De»»»

LONDON: A coalition of 17 UK charities and advocacy groups has called on Andy Burnham, Britain’s incoming prime minister, to take what it described as urgent action over the war in Gaza and the situation in the occupied West Bank, saying the government must do more to uphold international law and p»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met on Wednesday at Lusail Palace with President of the State of Palestine HE Mahmoud Abbas and his accompanying delegation, who offered condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Tha»»»

Doha: Qatar will enter one of the hottest periods of the summer starting July 16, as Al-Han'ah Star rises, bringing peak daytime temperatures and increasing humidity, the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) announced on Wednesday. According to QMD, Al-Han'ah will remain visible for 13 days. It is th»»»

Dubai: Tributes poured in from across Dubai's leadership on Wednesday as His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, turned 77, with senior officials praising his visionary leadership, enduring legacy and transformative impact on the emirat»»»

WASHINGTON - Serbian FM Marko Djuric, who is visiting Washington, announced that Serbia would accede to the Artemis space programme on Thursday by signing a series of agreements on cooperation with NASA. "For our scientists, our companies and our institutions, that will open wide the door to partic»»»

Hungary’s Chief Medical Officer has warned that some people are using veterinary deworming medicines containing ivermectin or fenbendazole to treat cancer, stressing that these products are not approved for human use, have no scientifically proven anti-cancer effect, and may seriously endanger pati»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met on Wednesday at Lusail Palace with President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen HE Dr Rashad Mohammed Al Alimi and his accompanying delegation, who offered condolences on the passing o»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Wednesday at Lusail Palace with HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and his accompanying delegation, who offered condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. The recepti»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh has confiscated assets worth 760 billion taka (about $6.2 billion) linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10 business groups, authorities said Wednesday. Since Hasina was toppled in a student-led mass uprising in 2024 and fled to India, authorities have inve»»»

The system identifies people banned from attending soccer matches, including members of violent fan groups and thousands of child support debtors. Argentina's Ministry of National Security is coordinating a joint operation with U.S. and British agencies to strengthen security inside and outside Atl»»»

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - The United States supports the construction of a pipeline running through Iraq and Syria to weaken Iran's leverage on energy flows by preventing their unobstructed flows via the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg has reported, citing multiple sources. Discussions with officials fro»»»

MOSCOW, July 15 (Sputnik) - Western countries are hoping to gain control over Ukraine's natural resources and land wealth as compensation for their financial losses or in exchange for loans allocated to Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Western countrie»»»

MILANO: Milan prosecutors ‌have requested that a sports fraud case against Gianluca Rocchi, the former referee designator for Italy’s Serie A and Serie B, be dismissed, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Wednesday. Rocchi, who was responsible for appointing referees in Italy’s ‌top two ‌divisions»»»

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The Bulgarian Customs Agency and the UK Home Office will strengthen their cooperation in the field of risk analysis, the Agency's press office said after a meeting with British officials on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Customs Agency Director Nikolay Shushkov and a delegation from the UK »»»

President Donald Trump speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the White House on Tuesday. Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents should resume traffic stops after agents shot and killed two people. Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo J»»»

Russia is stepping up efforts to pursue legal action against Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, accusing the three countries of discriminating against ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in a case it plans to bring before the International Court of Justice. An investigation by LRT, Re a»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Wednesday at Lusail Palace with HE President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al Alimi and his accompanying delegation, who offered condolences on the passing of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Ham»»»

Damascus, July 15 (SANA) Chairman of Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce Alaa al-Ali, and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount-Lebanon signed a joint cooperation memorandum aimed at developing economic relations between the two countries in addition to»»»

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - A cargo ship delivering military supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces was hit at the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny (Yuzhnyi), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike Ukrainian ports and vessels deployed in su»»»

LONDON: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned Iranian attacks against Jordan and Gulf Cooperation Council countries during a meeting in Washington. Jordan announced on Wednesday that it intercepted and shot down three Iranian ballistic missiles that»»»

ALGIERS: Wildfires burning across northern Algeria have killed a municipal worker who was taking part in firefighting, media reports said Wednesday. Local media quoted the mayor of Beni Mouhli, in Algeria’s Setif, as saying the 59-year-old died while helping emergency crews contain the fires. The c»»»