Adilet Orozbekov, Secretary of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan, held a meeting of the coordination headquarters responsible for security during preparations for and the hosting of two major international events in the country — the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and the World Nom»»»

CAIRO/WASHINGTON: The US threatened Iran with what it called “the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled” as it prepared to roll out economic sanctions on Monday that target Iran’s trade partners. Iran in turn vowed to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf “if the economic war continues.” U»»»

A U.S. court has overturned a ban on issuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, Reuters reported. The judge ruled that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his authority by suspending visa issuance based on applicants’ nationality. »»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he believes actions taken by dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his involvement in mass protests and calls for an election, were misguided, as he publicly detailed their dispute for the first time. Zelensky also all»»»

Syria and Israel held high-level, US-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the foreign ministry. The talks focused on practical mechanisms to halt Israe»»»

LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv on Monday on his first international visit since taking office last month, his office said, as Ukraine marks its 35th independence anniversary. Burnham has vowed to give strong support to Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion. The Labour»»»

LOS ANGELES, United States: Officials in Nevada in the western United States urged people to evacuate their homes Sunday as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bore down on the city of Reno. Some 42,000 people have evacuated their homes and another 45,000 have been told to get ready leave, Reno May»»»

WASHINGTON: The immigrant ‌father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said in a Facebook post. US Border Patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, original»»»

LOS ANGELES: A nervy Wyndham Clark birdied the final three holes to dramatically win the BMW Championship on Sunday, having earlier surrendered his five-stroke lead to Rory McIlroy. Clark had claimed his second US Open title earlier this summer by barely clinging on to a huge final-day advantage, a»»»

CINCINNATI: Coco Gauff made a statement with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. World number four Gauff claimed her first WTA title since last October in Wuhan, having come up short in finals in Miami and Rome th»»»

The UN-coordinated scale-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo's rapidly expanding Ebola response could run out of available funding within weeks, threatening efforts to contain an outbreak that has already killed more than 2,500 people. Since the outbreak was declared on May 15, 5,290 confirmed i»»»

The prime minister should not always expect others to solve every government task — wrote the Fidesz communications director in a statement sent to MTI on Sunday, responding to remarks made by Péter Magyar in Paks concerning the corporate sector. Bertalan Havasi pointed out that Hungarian entrepren»»»

SINGAPORE: Fewer than 20 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, as Iranian and US blockades ​restrict traffic through the chokepoint for energy shipments.Four vessels crossed the strait on Sunday, initial data from shiptracker Kpler showed b»»»

MASON, Ohio: Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to capture his first Masters 1000 title Sunday at the Cincinnati Open. It was the first time two Black players have met in an ATP Masters 1000 final. Fils is the third Black man to win a Masters 1000 title, joining Be»»»

LOS ANGELES: A nervy Wyndham Clark birdied the final three holes to dramatically win the BMW Championship on Sunday, having earlier surrendered his five-stroke lead to Rory McIlroy. Clark had claimed his second US Open title earlier this summer by barely clinging on to a huge final-day advantage, a»»»

CONAKRY: A landslide at a landfill in Guinea’s capital killed 30 people, the government ​said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks. The incident occurred less than a week after the government announced plans t»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine on Monday hosts a meeting of its key European backers to press for critical air-defense supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killing more civilians than at any time since the first months of the invasion. The meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will »»»

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze. Indonesia has been battling fires driven by an intensif»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The Trump administration on Sunday warned that Canada would be “foolish” to think it could win a trade war with the United States, predicting a “devastating” impact on its northern neighbor. Negotiations between Washington and Ottawa broke down late Friday, putting into f»»»

CINCINNATI: Coco Gauff made a statement with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. World number four Gauff claimed her first WTA title since last October in Wuhan, having come up short in finals in Miami and Rome th»»»

Amid the economic war announced by the Trump administration on Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei's senior aide Mohsen Rezaie has renewed threats against all Gulf oil exporters even as a former official has admitted Tehran is bracing for "internal unrest" and a potential uprising "in the coming weeks" fuelled »»»

Around 8mn Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan over the past five years, the Taliban government's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said, in a meeting with foreign reporters on August 23.  The five-year-old Taliban administration in Kabul has faced an unprec»»»

SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits ahead of an expected announcement from Washington about imposing more sanctions on Iran that may further disrupt supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude futures fell $1.22, or 1.29 percent, to $93.17 by 0035 »»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sarcastically derided the economic and foreign policy strategies of the United States administration. Ghalibaf took to social media to heavily criticise escalating US financial pressures. He mocked the "frozen" policies coming»»»

The Iranian rial plunged to a new open-market low on Sunday, with the US dollar surpassing 2 million rials on the open market as the country braces for additional American sanctions and diplomatic efforts with Washington remain stalled. The US greenback traded above 200,000 tomans in Tehran’s free »»»

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan’s government Sunday regarding the health care of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan has been in jail since 2023 and was sentenced late las»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that it would be too dangerous for Ukraine to hold an election while fighting Russia, after a call by his former defense minister to organize a vote. As he fended off the political pressure, Zelensky announced a new dron»»»

PARIS: AG.AL was crowned the Esports World Cup 2026 Club champion and collected the tournament’s $7 million grand prize on Sunday, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron attending the closing ceremony in Paris. Macron presented the trophy to AG.AL after the»»»

Guineans go about their business on the streets of the capital Conakry on Sept. 7, 2021. At least 30 people died in the city on Sunday as the result of a landslide at a garbage dump following heavy rains. File Photo by EPA/STR Aug. 23 (UPI) -- At least 30 people were killed during an overnight land»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) has welcomed 150 students to its incoming Class of 2030. The talented cohort was selected from just 9.4 percent of all applicants, with all students being bilingual and more than half speaking three or more languages. Their accomplishm»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Doha Design District, powered by Msheireb Properties, hosted a special edition of its monthly Design Talks series exploring the concept of placemaking, its evolution in Qatar over the years, and the relationship between people, the built environment, and the spaces they in»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums (QM) has announced the appointment of the new Board of ICOM Qatar, the country’s National Committee of the International Council of Museums for the 2026–2028 term. Established in 1946, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) is the world’s leading organis»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Driven by their firm commitment to humanitarian work and alleviating the suffering of the most vulnerable populations, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in cooperation with Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), has launched a health project in Bangladesh. The initiative aims»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) officially welcomed 2,000 students, with Qatari students representing 25 percent, for the 2026-2027 academic year marking the beginning of another year of applied learning, innovation and student success. This year, »»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Skills Development Centre (SDC) hosted SilverRise – Season 1, its third special programme as part of a series of celebrations leading up to its Silver Jubilee, bringing together distinguished guests, dignitaries, performers, participants, families, well-wishers and mem»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) is leading a comprehensive development trajectory aimed at enhancing the quality of education improving the efficiency of educational practices, and building a more inclusive, innovative, and future-responsive educational system, Assis»»»

PARIS: The development of AlUla is at the center of deepening Saudi-French cooperation in heritage, archaeology, culture, tourism and sustainable development, according to Jean-Yves Le Drian, executive chairman of the French Agency for the Development of AlUla (Afalula). Le Drian, who also serves a»»»

Some 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger action on climate change, weeks before Sweden’s general election. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined the rally, as organisers accused the government of weakening emissions policies and urged politicians to act faster to meet»»»

BEIRUT: The US special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkiye on Sunday walked back his comments from two days ago that Israel “still” occupies the Golan Heights in violation of UN resolutions, remarks that went against US President Donald Trump ‘s position on the disputed territory. Israel captu»»»

Kuala Lumpur: A sharp increase in asthma and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) cases has been recorded amid haze conditions affecting several areas in the country, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said on Sunday. Ongoing monitoring has shown that asthma cases increased by 259 percent, while U»»»

Russia's happiness index fell nine points in July to 50, its lowest level since 2011 and the sharpest one-month drop the state pollster has recorded during the war. The figure comes from the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, or VTsIOM, and is below the level registered during the mobilisation»»»

TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it had discovered more than 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas, months into the Middle East war that has hit the country’s energy infrastructure and production. “New gas reserves were discovered in the south of Fars province,” Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad told»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel warned Hamas on Sunday that it would step up operations in Gaza if launches of kites, drones and balloons toward Israel continued, after a recent increase in such incidents, while Hamas denied responsibility. Israeli media reported that four kites were found in communities near th»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel warned Hamas on Sunday that it would step up operations in Gaza if launches of kites, drones and balloons toward Israel continued, after a recent increase in such incidents, while Hamas denied responsibility. Israeli media reported that four kites were found in communities near th»»»

OSLO: The health of Norway’s 89-year-old King Harald V, in hospital due to complications from a blood condition, has “deteriorated” over the weekend, a statement from the palace said Sunday. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch is being treated for haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by an abnormall»»»

OSLO: The health of Norway’s 89-year-old King Harald V, in hospital due to complications from a blood condition, has “deteriorated” over the weekend, a statement from the palace said Sunday. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch is being treated for haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by an abnormall»»»

Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir said Egypt has successfully forged strategic partnerships with major global port operators, shipping lines and international operators, strengthening the ability of Egyptian ports to attract transshipment trade and enhance their global competitiveness. He also expr»»»

MOGADISHU: The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition has launched the Peace Journalists strategic media initiative in Mogadishu “to strengthen national media capabilities and counter extremist discourse, hate speech, disinformation and terrorist propaganda online.” The initiative was launche»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia on Sunday opened a visa service center in Damascus to receive applications, including those related to freight deliveries and passenger transport, as Riyadh deepens economic engagement with Syria. The Saudi Embassy in Damascus said the center was established as part of joint ef»»»

NARATHIWAT: Dozens of coordinated arson and incendiary attacks across Thailand’s insurgency-hit south left at least three people wounded and government property burned, the military said. Multiple local government offices and several vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the 51 attacks, according t»»»