Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has revoked the order that temporarily delegated the powers of the city’s mayor to Deputy Mayor Anuela Ristani, according to a new order signed by Veliaj. The order formally annuls the previous decision delegating the mayor’s duties, meaning Ristani will no longer exercise»»»

Author: Priya Parker In an era dominated by digital hyper-connectivity, physical spaces where humans interact feel more meaningful than ever. Yet corporate boardrooms, international summits, and many other events leave participants feeling uninspired or disconnected. In “The Art of Gathering: How W»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party on Friday upbraided a far-right Cabinet member for refusing to run on a joint slate with another ultranationalist, warning a split vote risked tanking their coalition in upcoming elections. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir»»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah have held a phone conversation. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen»»»

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike on a shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Friday, amid the Russian invasion. At least four people were injured. Both Russia and Ukraine have been accused of enlisting foreigners to fight under false pretenses. Photo by Oleg Movchan»»»

Russia's Volna Kupol Garant appears to be the electronic warfare system responsible for the declining effectiveness of Starlink—a development Ukrainian military officials have begun to openly admit, notes military expert and air defense historian Yuri Knutov in comments to Sputnik. Unlike conventio»»»

LONDON: Between 20 and 30 tankers are passing through the Strait of Hormuz each night, with US President Donald Trump insisting “that sucker is open,” US news website Axios reported on Friday. Shipping through the waterway was drastically restricted by an Iranian blockade after the US and Israel la»»»

NAJRAN: The Saudi Heritage Commission has highlighted Shoaib Dahdah archaeological site in Najran region as vital evidence of early human settlement and migration in southern Arabia, featuring Lower Paleolithic stone tools dating back between 1.2 and 1.8 million years. Discovered during a 1980 surv»»»

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved today an intergovernmental agreement establishing a framework for cooperation between Turkiye and Saudi Arabia on the development of renewable energy projects. Turkiye's Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that the intergovernmental agreement on rene»»»

At Paris's Rock en Seine, visually impaired festival-goers can enjoy concerts through live audio description. The festival is offering dedicated platforms, as well as headphones and receivers provided by the Valentin Haüy Association, a pioneer in audio description in France. Spectators c»»»

People search the names of their relatives on lists of missing people outside the army operations center in the aftermath of flash floods, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, Friday. More than 500 people have died and hundreds remain missing across northern Nepal after a suspected glacial collapse and aval»»»

Dubai: What do you do when the life you spent years building no longer exists? For Taiwanese-Filipina expatriate Joanne Tan, the answer was to begin again. Today, Tan uses sound, breathwork, and somatic practices to create spaces where people navigating grief and difficult periods can pause, reconn»»»

Joint Task Force -- Southern Border personnel use the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to engage and defeat a hostile drone Wednesday. Photo by Sgt. Daniel Huerta, U.S. Army Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said Thursday that it shot down three drones operated by drug cartels at the U.S»»»

Dropping rubbish on a railway platform or leaving waste behind in a train can now cost passengers twice as much, after Indian Railways increased the penalty for violating cleanliness rules from a maximum of Rs500 to Rs1,000. The change has been introduced through an amendment to the Indian Railways»»»

Palangkaraya, Indonesia: Indonesia has intensified efforts to fight wildfires with cloud seeding and water bombing as thousands of people countrywide battle to breathe in the smoke and haze, officials said on Friday. More than five million people on Borneo and Sumatra islands were directly exposed »»»

Filip & Company law firm announces a significant victory before the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ). Having taken on the case in the final appeal, the firm’s team succeeded in overturning the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, which had ordered a 30-day suspension of ROMATSA’s op»»»

An exhibition featuring 70 grape varieties was held at the Institute of Viticulture and Enology in Pleven Friday as part of the 4th Time for Wine Festival of Wine and Farm Delicacies, which opened in the city on the same day. The institute presented 49 varieties, including nearly 30 table grapes, 1»»»

PALANGKARAYA: Indonesia has intensified efforts to fight wildfires with cloud seeding and water bombing as thousands of people countrywide battle to breathe in the smoke and haze, officials said on Friday. More than five million people on Borneo and Sumatra islands were directly exposed to the risk»»»

Hussein Mughniyeh Barak Ravid, born on May 22, 1980, in the occupied territories, is hardly a fringe figure wandering around the outskirts of diplomatic journalism. He is one of the most influential correspondents covering US-Israel relations and West Asian geopolitics, serving simultaneously as a »»»

Romania’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market grew by 3.4% in value in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a YouGov Shopper study. The data point to increasingly cautious consumer behaviour. Nearly two-thirds of Romanians expect their financial situatio»»»

LONDON: On Wednesday, frustration within the ranks of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace at the lack of progress toward peace in Gaza finally boiled over in the very public forum of the UN Security Council. It is less than a month since President Trump announced that the board had reached “a h»»»

The Justice Department under Attorney General Todd Blanche announced four additional lawsuits were filed Thursday asking the courts to enjoin Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington from enforcing laws that require secondary learning institutions to offer in-state tuition benefits to certain non»»»

Israeli strikes and shelling targeted overnight into Friday the strategic Ali al-Taher hill and the southern border towns of Houla, Wadi Slouqi, and al Qantara, after a violent day during which a young woman was killed. Israeli airstrikes on the country's south on Thursday killed a newly-wed woman,»»»

Seven bodies believed to have been swept out of Nepal by devastating flash floods have been recovered in neighbouring India, with the disaster carrying victims and debris nearly 200km downstream from the Himalayan region where the destruction began. The bodies were found in rivers in the Uttar Prad»»»

DOHA: Qatar’s retail real estate market maintains a cautiously positive outlook for the second half of 2026, anchored by strong project developments and high-impact seasonal momentum, noted Cushman & Wakefield in its recent report. Property experts anticipate a gradual recovery in footfall and cons»»»

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the March on Washington. 1 of 7 | On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before more than»»»

Doha: Qatar Calendar has announced the return of Virtuocity Battle Ground (VBG) Qatar 2026, a month-long premier multi-title esports championship taking place from September 1 to 30 at Virtuocity, Doha Festival City. The tournament will bring together gamers, content creators and fans from across t»»»

DUBAI: The UAE have named a 14-member squad for the 50-over eight-team ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 in Kuala Lumpur from Sunday, Aug, 30, with seasoned batter Harpreet Singh Bhatia as captain. The UAE have been placed in Group B with Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Singapore. The team will play their tournam»»»

The controversial bottom sill being built on the Danube near Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant is reportedly being constructed before the necessary environmental operating permit has been obtained. Authorities have until the end of September to apply for the permit, but the project could already b»»»

A mobile hospital has been set up at Kyrchyn jailoo (pasture), where the 6th World Nomad Games will be held. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the hospital can receive up to 150 outpatients and perform up to 20 surgical operations per day. The inpatient unit has a capacity of 90 pe»»»

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Polish stocks fell sharply on Thursday, with the WIG20 losing 1.94% and dropping below 4,000 points in its biggest decline since June 24. The broader WIG fell 1.61% to 150,954 points, while the midcap mWIG40 and smallcap sWIG80 lost 0.80% and 0.78%, respectively. Total trading in WIG constituents t»»»

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Asseco Poland reported second-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders of PLN 201.2 million, above the PLN 185.2 million analyst consensus. Revenue reached PLN 4.85 billion, compared with expectations of PLN 4.57 billion. EBITDA totaled PLN 769.9 million against a PLN 731.4 million forecast,»»»

Poland’s Monetary Policy Council saw moderate wage and inflation pressures but also continued uncertainty over global commodity prices and future domestic fiscal policy, according to July meeting minutes reported on Thursday. Most members considered unchanged interest rates appropriate at that meet»»»

US Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper said US forces have cleared Iranian mines from the international shipping lanes after months of painstaking operations involving Navy divers, special operations forces and air assets from across the US military. The scale of the effort is significant»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States is spending more than any other outside group on the 2026 midterms — even as its once-coveted backing becomes an increasingly potent weapon for political opponents. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC»»»

The National Assembly's Committee on Justice and Constitutional Affairs is nominating Anna Róza Unger, an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), to serve as president of the National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection Office (NVVH). At the committ»»»

Three Stars and Stripes reporters sued the Trump administration on Thursday over efforts to fire them from the Pentagon-owned newspaper. File Photo by Sgt. Brendan Mackie/U.S. Army National Guard/UPI Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Three journalists at the Pentagon-owned Stars and Stripes sued the Trump administr»»»

Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 754,700 and average net earnings reached HUF 529,700 in June 2026. Average gross earnings grew by 7.1%, net average earnings increased by 9.4% and real earnings were 7.6% higher than a year earlier. The increase in net average earnings exceeded t»»»

NUWAKOT, Nepal: The death toll from ‌a ‌flash flood ‌that occurred ⁠earlier this week ⁠in ⁠Nepal ‌has ‌reached 469, ‌Nepal police said ‌on ‌Friday. Rescue teams using heavy machinery dug through mud and debris in Nepalese towns devastated by a flash flood two days ago, as hopes of finding survivors»»»

DUBAI/CAIRO: Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation. With the US having disengaged from talks in f»»»

Dubai: Parts of the UAE could see rain on Friday as convective (rainy) clouds develop over eastern and southern areas during the afternoon, while temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 48°C inland. Conditions will otherwise be fair to partly cloudy, with humidity increasing overnight and int»»»