UPI 11m

Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to supplier of lettuce to Taco Bell - UPI.com

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said that shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms served in Taco Bell have cause many of the cyclosporiasis illnesses. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA July 17 (UPI) -- Federal officials said they have traced the cyclosporiasis outbreak th»»»

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Japan moves to reinvigorate royal family but keeps succession male-only - UPI.com

Japan's Parliament voted Friday to revise the law regarding the royal succession that has been in place since 1947, expanding the number of eligible heirs to distant male relatives but did not relax the ban preventing Princess Aiko (pictured), or any other female royal, from ascending the Chrysanth»»»

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Gulf News 25m

55 years on: UAE celebrates the pledge that built a nation

Abu Dhabi: The UAE marks Union Pledge Day on 18th July each year, commemorating the historic signing of the Declaration of the Union and the UAE Constitution by the Founding Fathers in 1971, marking the beginning of a 55-year journey of development, progress and global leadership. Union Pledge Day,»»»

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Sputnik 28m

Protracted Hormuz Crisis Boosts North-South Corridor Importance – Lavrov

The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz, which appears to be dragging on, is increasing the importance of the North-South international transport corridor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. "The topic is indeed very important, especially in a situation where the crisis in the St»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 36m

Comprehensive Work Needed on Replacing Motorway Crash Barriers - Regional Minister

Comprehensive work is needed on the regulation on motorway crash barriers, because mechanical replacement, without delving into the problem in depth, may have no effect, said Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov during Friday's question time in Parliament. Shishkov was respo»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 36m

Hristo Dikanski Becomes Deputy Foreign Minister

Hristo Emilov Dikanski was appointed deputy foreign minister, the Council of Ministers press service said on Friday. The appointment was made by order of Prime Minister Rumen Radev. Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva was appointed in May. The other holder of the post is Deputy Foreign Minister »»»

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Gulf News 37m

Dh15, four steps and six minutes: New TAMM service for parents

Abu Dhabi: Parents and students in Abu Dhabi can now obtain an attested certificate detailing private school tuition fees in as little as six minutes through the emirate's TAMM government services platform, streamlining a process often required for official transactions and financial assistance app»»»

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Business-review 38m

Schoenherr & Associates: Electronic evidence in criminal investigations. New obligations for communications service providers

From 18 August 2026, digital service providers within the European Union will face new obligations regarding electronic evidence in criminal proceedings. The new rules will change the way in which companies respond to requests from judicial authorities concerning the disclosure or preservation of d»»»

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Gulf News 42m

Brent oil heads for biggest weekly gain since April amid US-Iran tensions

Dubai: Brent crude may need a prolonged disruption through the Strait of Hormuz or clear evidence of tightening global inventories to break above $90 a barrel, despite heading for its biggest weekly gain since April. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The global benchmark»»»

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Arab News 43m

Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest region, killing Pakistani Taliban and seizing a cache of weapons, the military and local officials said. The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants in operations carried »»»

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France24 48m

UK’s Andy Burnham named Labour leader ahead of taking over as PM

Andy Burnham was on Friday elected leader of the Labour party clearing the way for him to become the UK Prime Minister next week following the departure of Keir Starmer. Burnham has risen to leadership on a pledge to thwart the rise ‌of the populist Reform UK and said he would "give hope back"»»»

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France24 48m

'Whether you're Labour or not', Andy Burnham embodies a 'hope of political stability'

Andy Burnham vowed on July 17 to "give hope" back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labour party's new leader, set to be the next UK prime minister. 'The King of the North' was elected in a snap election by a landslide in Makerfield, a constituency near Manchester. He will bec»»»

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France24 48m

Replay: Andy Burnham addresses Labour MPs as he becomes new party leader

Rewatch Andy Burnham's address to Labour as he officially becomes the new party leader, and is a few days awat from becoming the new British prime minister.»»»

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Tanjug 52m

Starovic: Strategic dialogue with US to pave way for investments worth up to 20 bln dollars

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic said Friday's launch of US-Serbia strategic dialogue was an important milestone in the relations between the two countries, and noted that the strategic dialogue would pave the way for US investments in Serbia worth up to 20 bln d»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 55m

Over 40 free beaches at Lake Balaton: here's the list to save tons of money

A day at Lake Balaton is becoming increasingly expensive for many families, with beach admission fees often overtaking accommodation costs as the biggest holiday expense. For a family of four, a full day at a paid beach can easily cost HUF 10,000–15,000, prompting many visitors to seek out the lake»»»

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Arab News 55m

Pakistan spinner Nawaz banned for 3 months over doping

KATACHI: Pakistani spinner Mohammad Nawaz has been banned for three months over a doping violation, the International Cricket Council said Friday, backdating the punishment from May this year. The ICC said Nawaz tested positive during the men’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on February 7. “Nawaz had t»»»

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Gulf News 1h

How this Egyptian expat found his place in the UAE by helping others find theirs

Dubai: Moving to a new country often begins with excitement to new opportunities, new surroundings, and the promise of a different future. But behind many expatriate stories is a challenge of building a life from the beginning. For Egyptian expat Ahmed Youssef, that challenge came at a time when th»»»

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Sputnik 1h

Andy Burnham Officially Declared Leader of Labour Party

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has been officially declared the leader of the Labour Party and will now be able to become the UK's prime minister, Home Secretary and Chair of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee Shabana Mahmood said on Friday. Mahmood confirmed at a par»»»

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Al Manar 1h

Iranian Forces Retaliate US Attacks on Infrastructure - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Forces Retaliate US Attacks on Infrastructure 17-07-2026 15:29 PM The IRGC and army of the Islamci Republic of Iran have retaliated»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Five lanes, four bridges and 10.5km of new ramps coming to the E20

Abu Dhabi: The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has launched a comprehensive infrastructure development and road expansion project is underway on the E20 highway to improve traffic flow and accommodate rising mobility demands. Among the key improvements are the widening of its lanes»»»

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Gulf News 1h

India government challenges Delhi HC ruling on consular, passport and visa outsourcing services

The India government on Friday approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's decision to cancel the technical evaluation process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian missions in UAE, Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mention»»»

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Arab News 1h

Tuwaiq launches new technology programs for leaders

RIYADH: Tuwaiq Academy has announced the launch of a new set of “Tuwaiq Executives” programs, set to run at its headquarters in Riyadh from July to December. The programs aim to develop leaders and decision-makers and equip them to keep pace with emerging technologies through partnerships with lead»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 1h

European Commission Reports Implementation by Bulgaria of Rule-of-Law Recommendations

In the Country Chapter on the rule of law situation in Bulgaria (part of the 2026 Rule of Law Report, released on Friday), the European Commission found that one recommendation in the 2025 Rule of Law Report is fully implemented, some progress has been achieved on two recommendations, limited progr»»»

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France24 1h

'Like smoking cigarettes all day': Chicago chokes in wildfire smoke-heavy air

In the US, smoke from wildfires in Canada has resulted in a drop in air quality in cities including New York and Chicago. According to government data, around 5.9 million acres have burned during this wildfire season in Canada. Officials in parts of both Canada and the US are urging residents to st»»»

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RT 1h

France is building an Orwellian state in plain sight

First, a bit of recent history. In 2015, after the Maidan coup in Kiev and the beginning of the confrontation between Russia and the West, the EU created the East StratCom Task Force to fight foreign disinformation campaigns supposedly orchestrated by Russia. This agency is a part of the European E»»»

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RT 1h

Warsaw charges Ukrainian with desecrating WWII memorials, blames Russia

The Polish authorities have accused Russian intelligence of orchestrating the desecration of World War II memorials after charging an 18-year-old Ukrainian with vandalizing monuments commemorating Poles massacred by Ukrainian nationalists. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Tuesday tha»»»

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France24 1h

Reporters - 'Project Afrika': Inside Russia's propaganda machine

This week in Reporters: a special report by FRANCE 24's The Observers. After a leak of confidential documents revealed how Russian agents have been planting hundreds of articles in French-speaking media outlets in West and Central Africa, FRANCE 24 travelled to Dakar, Senegal, to investigate this s»»»

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Arab News 1h

New Labour leader Burnham vows to renew hope as next UK PM

LONDON: Andy Burnham vowed Friday to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labour party’s new leader, set to be the next UK prime minister. “People and places … have been waiting too long for politics to let them hope again ... We’re going to give them hope back,”»»»

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Arab News 1h

India debuts first indigenous, hydrogen-powered train in clean energy push

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the country’s first hydrogen-powered train on Friday, making the country one of just a handful which have adopted the zero-emissions, clean fuel technology. Developed by state-owned Indian Railways, the blue trainset uses hydrogen fuel cells t»»»

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Naharnet 1h

Virtual Lebanese-Israeli-US meeting postponed to prepare files

An electronic Lebanese-Israeli-U.S. meeting scheduled for Friday has been postponed with the aim of preparing the necessary files, LBCI television reported on Friday. The meeting was supposed to put the final touches on the results of the Rome meeting regarding the technicalities related to the so-»»»

Arab News 1h

How Saudi Arabia is saluting security guard after social media bullying

RIYADH: A Saudi security guard who became the target of online mockery has sparked a wider conversation about the dignity of work, with many Saudis rejecting attempts to belittle the profession and describing it as an honorable role that serves both people and the country. Mousa Al-Saad, who has wo»»»

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France24 1h

Ukraine's top general is splitting country, says ousted defence minister

Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov was just six months in the role before his ambitious drive to reform the military led to unreconciliable clashes with the country's top general He increasingly battled with a top command he cast as out of date, not flexible and bogged down with bur»»»

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France24 1h

New defence dynamic for Europe at the heart of Franco-German summit

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is hosting President Emmanuel Macron this evening on the eve of a Franco-German cabinet meeting. One of the goals is to bounce back with new joint projects involving the defence industry of both countries following the failure of a common fighter jet project. Here is a sum»»»

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France24 1h

Press Review - 'We will have to share the water': a quarter of small waterways in France have run dry

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, July 17: China reacts after the UK nationalises its last remaining virgin steel factory, expropriating Chinese Jingye Group. In other news, low rainfall in May followed by three intense heatwaves have 100 French departments under water restrictions. Also, »»»

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Novinite 1h

Europol-Backed Operation Breaks Up Migrant Smuggling Network With Bulgaria LinksOpinions

A major migrant smuggling network operating along the route from the Greek-Turkish border to other European Union countries has been dismantled in an international operation involving Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and the Netherlands, with support from Europol and the South East European Law Enforcemen»»»

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Arab News 1h

Pakistan denies reports of Islamabad blocking Afghanistan’s membership in SCO

ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected allegations of Islamabad opposing Afghanistan’s bid for full membership on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, following reports that Kabul’s participation was stalled by a member of the region’s most powerful bloc. Founded in »»»

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Arab News 1h

TikTok to roll out AI literacy tools, spam detection in MENA

LONDON: TikTok said it is rolling out new artificial intelligence literacy resources and testing enhanced spam-detection systems across the Middle East and North Africa as platforms face growing pressure to police synthetic content. The latest updates unveiled this week include AI literacy resource»»»

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Novinite 1h

Radev on BOTAS Deal: “We Offered Turkiye a Mutually Beneficial Partnership”Opinions

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria has proposed a mutually beneficial arrangement with Turkiye as part of the efforts to suspend certain obligations under the gas supply agreement between Bulgargaz and the Turkish company BOTAS. Speaking to journalists, Radev said the specific details of the »»»

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Naharnet 1h

Geagea questions Hezbollah's fighting capacity as Lebanon pursues Israel talks

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the two-decade-long campaign to restrict weapons solely to state authorities and bolster national sovereignty has yielded significant milestones. In an interview published Friday in the Saudi daily Okaz, Geagea lauded the Lebanese Cabinet, arguing that its p»»»

BNE 1h

BALKAN BLOG: A Le Pen presidency could slam the brakes on EU enlargement

The European Union's renewed drive to expand eastwards could face its biggest political obstacle yet if French far-right leader Marine Le Pen wins the 2027 presidential election, potentially derailing accession hopes for Ukraine and the Western Balkans at one of the most critical moments in the blo»»»

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Arabfinance 1h

Telecom Egypt scraps proposed Regional Data Center Hub stake sale to Helios Investments Arab Finance For Information Technology

Arab Finance: Telecom Egypt's (ETEL) board of directors has decided not to proceed with a proposed transaction to sell a 75% to 80% stake in a subsidiary that would own its Regional Data Center Hub (RDH) to Helios Investments after certain conditions required to complete the deal were not met, as p»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 2h

Sofia Police Checked Close to 300 Scooter Riders in One Day, Fined All of Them

Traffic police in Sofia issued a fine or administrative citation to every electric scooter rider inspected during a one-day enforcement operation, authorities said. Speaking at a press briefing, Martin Tsurinski, Deputy Head of the Traffic Police Department at the Sofia Directorate of the Interior,»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 2h

Exercise Breeze 2026 Leaves President Sure of Navy's Readiness

President Iliana Iotova said on Friday she was reassured of the readiness of the Bulgarian Navy after observing the national naval exercise "Breeze 2026" aboard the frigate Drazki. "I am extremely pleased with what I have seen so far. I feel reassured about the sovereignty of our maritime border an»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Bomb threat note found on IndiGo flight before take-off

An IndiGo flight bound for Ahmedabad was delayed by more than five hours after a hoax bomb threat was discovered on board the aircraft at Bengaluru airport on Thursday evening. Flight 6E 6423 had been scheduled to depart Bengaluru for Ahmedabad at 8pm but was immediately grounded after a threatenin»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Oman moves closer to creating a bigger Islamic banking player

Dubai: Oman's Islamic banking sector could be headed for one of its biggest shake-ups in years after Bank Nizwa proposed acquiring Alizz Islamic Bank and merging it into its operations, while bringing Ominvest on board as a strategic shareholder. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques &»»»

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Al Manar 2h

Israeli Occupation Expands Attacks Across Southern Lebanon

Israeli occupation forces intensified attacks on southern Lebanon on Friday, with drone strikes targeting areas in Tyre and Nabatieh districts, amid demolition operations and continued Israeli aircraft reconnaissance activity over Bekaa. An Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle on the Bayada–Naqoura »»»

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Gulf News 2h

UAE sends 100 tonnes of vital relief supplies to Gaza families in crisis

A humanitarian aid flight carrying 100 tonnes of relief supplies departed Ras Al Khaimah International Airport on Friday for the Gaza Strip under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3. The aid flight, organised in cooperation between the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the Emirati-Palestinian Friendship Club »»»

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The Peninsula 2h

EU reforms carbon market under pressure from industry

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union on Friday proposed easing its carbon trading scheme for companies, as it unveiled reforms to one of its flagship climate policies under pressure to shore up industry. The overhaul of the two-decade-old Emissions Trading System (ETS) has been subject to fierce w»»»

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Arab News 2h

Disruption continues as airlines resume some Middle East flights

DUBAI: More airlines are restoring flights ‌to parts of the Middle East after the conflict that followed US and Israeli strikes on Iran, but some carriers have kept suspensions in place. Below is an update on the status of airlines’ flights, in alphabetical order: AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece’s largest c»»»

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Gulf News 2h

UAE residents' update: Iran-US strikes, Gulf states targeted, tanker hit, flight updates and travel advisories

The US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes on Friday, with attacks reported across the Gulf region, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan. UAE residents are advised to follow official updates, check travel notices and avoid sharing unverified information. Get updated faster and for FREE: Downloa»»»

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