LOS ANGELES: A California man who was arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course while pretending to be part of the security detail preparing for Trump’s visit is due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was arrested Sunday at Trump National»»»

Tehran: Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the waterway, Tehran's foreign ministry said Wednesday. But official sources briefing Iranian media stressed that any reopening of the strait wo»»»

Bulgaria has escaped the extreme heat that has gripped much of Western Europe this summer because it has remained on the cooler side of the jet stream, according to Prof. Emil Gachev, head of the Hydrology Section at the Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of S»»»

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her morning press conference Wednesday that authorities will seek to apprehend the perpetrators and the masterminds behind the killing of content creator Cesar Gastelum, while the investigation continues to shed light on the crime that occurred the day be»»»

Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Officers arrested a woman accused of stabbing four men in London's Covent Garden neighborhood, the Metropolitan Police said Wednesday. All four victims -- aged 34, 39, 42 and 52 -- were transported to the hospital. Two have been released, while the other two were being treated for n»»»

Tunis, August 5 (TAP) – The Tourist Area Protection Fund (FPZT) has allocated an additional budget of approximately TND 8.425 million to support tourism development projects, purchase cleaning equipment and boost initiatives during the peak summer...»»»

GAZA: Israeli authorities released 24 Palestinians on Wednesday who had been arrested from across Gaza during the conflict in the enclave, Palestinian media reported. The released detainees, including elderly men from cities and refugee camps across Gaza, arrived at the Nasser Medical Complex in Kh»»»

NEW YORK: A US appeals court said on Wednesday that a New York City law requiring food delivery companies to share customers’ data with restaurants is unconstitutional. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the law violated the First Amendment’s protection against»»»

RIYADH: The Heritage Commission has announced the results of the first phase of its project to survey and document rock inscriptions and rock art in the High Najd area of the Riyadh Region. The project forms part of the commission’s scientific programs to expand archeological surveys and strengthen»»»

A 17-year-old boy fell head-first into a slicing machine at a construction company site in Szeged, after which the machine pulled him in. Paramedics arriving at the scene were unable to save his life. Police are still investigating the tragedy, which took place in mid-July, while further details ha»»»

Police have identified those involved in a confrontation between Bulgarian and foreign nationals in the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko on August 2. The incident was initially reported by Italian media, which said the confrontation took place outside a hotel in Sofia and involved antisemitic ac»»»

Amman: The meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee tasked with mobilizing international action in response to illegal Israeli policies and measures in occupied Jerusalem, held in Jordan on Wednesday, issued a joint statement following the meeting. The statement read as follows: At the invitation »»»

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said on Wednesday ​it had removed counter-terrorism sanctions from Iraq’s Fly Baghdad Airlines and two aircraft that were imposed in 2024 over links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, citing changes in the airline’s ‌behavior. A Treasury ‌official sa»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain’s permanent representative to the UN, Jamal Alrowaiei, on Wednesday called on Iran to halt what he described as “terrorist” attacks launched by Tehran and its proxies against other countries in the region. He said that Bahrain “renews the need for Iran to implement and fully »»»

Private-sector hiring saw a significant drop from the previous month, while people who switched jobs saw the largest increase in a year. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Private-sector hiring totaled 44,000 in July, a significant drop from the previous month, payrol»»»

TEHRAN: Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the passage, Tehran’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Iran has seized de facto control of the strait, a strategic waterway for the global energ»»»

LONDON: The UK’s charity authority is investigating organizations that donate funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. The Charity Commission is aiming to determine the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether those funds further»»»

MANCHESTER: As FIFA President Gianni Infantino battles the biggest challenge of his decade in power, two of the most prominent voices in the revolt against him have been women. Wales’ Laura McAllister and Norway’s Lise Klaveness, the only women on UEFA’s executive committee, have emerged as outspok»»»

Manila: Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East war. The country's eye-watering electric bills -- the highest in the region -- were the primary driver of his decision, he»»»

Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina and downgraded diplomatic relations after a new round of attacks by Argentine President Javier Milei(picured) against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Brazil's government accused the admini»»»

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck the western Pacific Ocean near New Zealand on Wednesday, the third earthquake near the country so far this month. The latest earthquake occurred around 7:43 p.m. local time on Wednesday, about 300 miles northeast of the country, according to the U.S. Geological Sur»»»

Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic primary election to contest one of the state's two Senate seats. He is just the latest progressive upstart to upset the game plan of the Democratic party's centrist establishment, with a platform that focused on working towards universal health care and ge»»»

Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary, US media projected, handing the party's left wing a significant victory in a pivotal battleground state. The upset over establishment-backed Haley Stevens is expected to sharpen debate over the Democrats' dir»»»

AMMAN: The meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee tasked with mobilizing international action in response to illegal Israeli policies and measures in occupied Jerusalem, held in Jordan on Wednesday, issued a joint statement following the meeting. The statement read as follows: At the invitation »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back on a recent deal announced by US President Donald Trump for the disarmament of Hamas. In a video posted to social media, Netanyahu said the Israeli army would not pull back from its current positions in the Gaza Strip until the full disarmam»»»

The Supreme Court ruled in February that the Trump administration's so-called "liberation day" tariffs were illegal. File Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The Trump administration revealed it has refunded about $100 billion in tariffs it collected before the Supreme Co»»»

Beirut, Aug. 5 (SANA) A joint delegation from Syria’s Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs held talks in Beirut on Wednesday with Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar and senior Lebanese officers to discuss key issues of mutual interest and ways to boost security cooperation between the»»»

PARIS: From spending hours playing EA Sports FC — formerly known as the FIFA video game series — with his brother and friends, to appearing on the cover of the game itself, Karim Benzema’s connection to football gaming has grown alongside his career on the pitch. At the Esports World Cup 2026 in Pa»»»

Whether businessman Georgi Gergov ultimately takes control of the International Fair Plovdiv and acquires the power to liquidate it depends on Prime Minister Rumen Radev and, personally, Finance Minister Galab Donev, according to a statement released by Democratic Bulgaria's (DB) press office on We»»»

AI agents developed by OpenAI and Anthropic went beyond their instructions and targeted real people and organizations during a series of cybersecurity tests, Britain’s AI Security Institute has revealed. The institute tested agents powered by Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Sol in a ficti»»»

Ceuta (Spain) (AFP) – Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta has appealed for urgent government assistance after hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children overwhelmed its reception system following last week's mass border crossing from Morocco. Local authorities have warned tha»»»

BARCELONA: The junior partner of Spain’s government wants Spain to reconsider hosting the next World Cup with Morocco after the migration crisis in Ceuta, when tens of thousands of people surged across the Moroccan border and into the European enclave last week. Sumar, a small left-wing party that »»»

Police have arrested 10 people after dismantling what authorities describe as a high-tech fentanyl production laboratory in Sofia's Fakulteta neighborhood, saying the facility was supplying the illicit drug across Bulgaria. The large-scale operation was carried out by the General Directorate for Co»»»

Bulgaria is entering a dangerous new phase in the spread of synthetic drugs, with experts warning that fentanyl-related deaths could soon rival the country's annual road accident fatalities if stronger action is not taken. Dr. Olympiad Atmazhova, a toxicologist at the University Hospital "Dr. Georg»»»

Dubai: Abdul Al Sayed has spent much of his career fighting public health crises, from lead poisoning and medical debt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the 41-year-old public health leader is preparing for the biggest battle of his political career after winning Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary — »»»

Mike Lindell, who founded MyPillow in 2004, is leaving his role as CEO to focus on his campaign for Minnesota governor. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Mike Lindell is leaving his role as CEO of MyPillow to focus on his campaign for Minnesota governor, he said Wedne»»»

As the United States approaches November’s congressional midterm elections, anxiety is mounting within the Republican Party over the prospect of losses that could extend into states long regarded as Republican strongholds. According to The Independent, several Republican senators believe President »»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Wednesday Pristina's court summonses for Srpska lista officials represented a continuation of pressure on Kosovo-Metohija Serbs. "(Albin) Kurti will stop at nothing in his desire to break down the Serbs »»»

WASHINGTON: Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office. The Ethics Com»»»

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., leaves the House of Representatives after voting on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 5 (UPI) -- House Democrats have added 12 more Republican-leaning seats to thei»»»

A delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled Ministry of Agriculture has arrived in Moldova after obtaining visas under circumstances that the Moldovan government says it is investigating, prompting questions over how the visit was authorised, according to Free Europe. Moldova does not recogn»»»

Dozens of Hungarian tourists were left without the summer vacations they had already paid for after charter flights to Bulgaria were canceled at the last minute and hotel reservations were reportedly withdrawn, writes OFFNews. On August 1, just one day before his family was due to leave for a two-w»»»

State measures against illegal imports of fruits and vegetables should have been introduced much earlier and should become a permanent practice, according to Tsvetan Tsekov, chairman of the Branch Chamber "Fruit and Vegetables." Speaking on NOVA NEWS, Tsekov said Bulgaria, as an external border of »»»

The Bulgarian government’s decision to approve the transfer of a 33% stake in the Black Sea Khan Tervel exploration block to Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company Ltd. has triggered debate over energy security, national interests and foreign participation in strategic resources. The decision of the Co»»»

Watermelon growers in Bulgaria are leaving large quantities of their harvest in the fields because purchase prices have fallen so low that collecting the produce would bring them additional losses, BNT reported. The problem is particularly visible in the Lyubimets region in southern Bulgaria, where»»»

The Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NRA) identified more than 30 violations during overnight inspections of 11 nightclubs in Sofia, carried out as part of its summer tax control campaign. The checks were conducted on Vitosha Boulevard, one of the capital’s busiest entertainment areas. The violat»»»

Tunis, August 5 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Wednesday's session down 0.15% to 20,156.33 points with a traded volume of TND 7 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. UBCI shares were the best performers after rising by 4.5% to TND 41.710, trading for TND...»»»

The “whitelist” mode - under which mobile internet access is restricted to services approved by Russia's Ministry of Digital Development - has shifted from an emergency measure to a permanent fact of life across central Russia. In July, only 30.5% of mobile-network user sessions in the Central Fede»»»

Cameroon has discussed an overhaul of its ship-registration system with the United States as it seeks to curb fraudulent use of its flag, including by tankers linked by European authorities to Russia’s sanctions-evading shadow fleet. Transport Minister Jean Ernest Masséna Ngalle Bibehe held talks w»»»

HAMBURG: Water levels on ‌the river Rhine in Germany hit new lows on Tuesday, the country’s inland navigation agency said on Wednesday, with some cargo services stopping but other sailings continuing with greatly reduced loads. Inland navigation agency WSV said the navigable water depth at the chok»»»