The Danube has begun falling again at Paks, increasing the threat of further restrictions or even a complete shutdown at the Paks nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Thursday. The government has already begun emergency river-engineering works, while two 80-metre barges are bein»»»

Damascus, Aug. 13 (SANA) Rail freight shipments in Syria rose by nearly 59% during the first seven months of 2026 as maintenance crews repaired key routes and restored specialised equipment using locally available expertise and parts, the country’s railway authority said Thursday. The General Estab»»»

TORONTO, Canada: More than 110,000 Canadians have signed a petition as of Thursday calling for the removal of controversial US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, the latest sign of deepening rifts between the neighboring countries. Hoekstra, a relentless defender of President Donald Trump and a former Repub»»»

KIMANA, Kenya: Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in futile attempts to stand, the latest potential victim of a still-mysterious ailment in southern Kenya. Distressed vets administered a glucose injection — the only option, given that the cause»»»

LONDON: Aston Villa may have lost the UEFA Super Cup clash ‌with Paris St. Germain on Wednesday but their teenage forward Brian Madjo stole the show with a delayed debut display which augurs well for this season season. Madjo became the youngest-ever player to score in the Super Cup when he netted »»»

CALIFORNIA: Jake Hemann grabbed a board and headed out to surf. But an hour later, he wound up sitting at the lifeguard station soaking his foot in a pail of hot water alongside four other beachgoers. It is a common scene at Bolsa Chica State Beach and some other popular beaches in Southern Califor»»»

CALI, Colombia: With arms raised and fists clenched, rescuers in Colombia called for silence Thursday as they listened for signs of life in the rubble left by a deadly earthquake that has killed more than 270 people and left hundreds more missing. The call for quiet was part of last-ditch efforts t»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Members of the UN Security Council condemned an escalating wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and international shipping. They warned that the threat of Yemen relapsing into full-scale war was at its gravest level in four years, and pressed Iran to end its support for the group. »»»

Israeli soldiers observe Palestinians during a raid in the town of Qusra in the West Bank in Israel Thursday. The Israeli army entered Qusra following days of a settler siege on Palestinian homes and declared the area a closed military zone to dismantle the illegal settler outpost. Photo by Alaa Ba»»»

Meeting with Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu here on Thursday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said that the future of the region will increasingly be determined by connectivity between Bulgaria and Turkiye as a factor in the development of Southeastern Europe, creat»»»

The Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW) in Bulgaria carried out more than 2,100 inspections at 2,009 sites across the country in July, the press office of the Environment and Water Ministry said. Fire prevention at waste treatment facilities, protecting the cleanliness of the Bla»»»

Britain’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first three months of the year, official data released Thursday, August 13, showed, as domestic political turmoil and the fallout from the war on Iran weigh on the economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said»»»

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has threatened to reconsider Warsaw’s $50 million annual spending on Elon Musk’s Starlink after the satellite internet provider excluded Polish customers from its European roaming region.Starlink’s new roaming system groups 36 European countries and territo»»»

Cairo: Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, condemned the Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories and southern Lebanon, warning that its continuation could lead to a widening of the conflict and threaten regional security and stability. Get updated faster »»»

Hungarian football finances remain heavily dependent on centrally distributed funding rather than supporters buying tickets, according to a new analysis of the country’s top-flight league. NB I clubs generated more than HUF 63 billion (around EUR 173 million) in combined revenue in 2024, yet ticket»»»

The U.S. Department of Agriculture had temporarily halted inspections and certification of new avocado shipments from Mexico on Aug. 5 after the U.S. Embassy issued a security alert. File Photo by Francisco Guasco/EPA Aug. 13 (UPI) -- All U.S. government activities in the western state of Michoacán»»»

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LONDON: Celtic manager Martin O’Neill revealed on Thursday he is feeling “much better” after being forced to miss last weekend’s win at Kilmarnock following a hospital procedure. O’Neill was away from the Celtic squad for several days as a result of the “small” procedure. The 74-year-old spent a ni»»»

LONDON: The UK recorded its hottest day of the year Thursday, reaching 38.1 degrees Celsius (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in west London, the national weather service said, as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe. The Met Office said the temperature surpassed this year’s previous»»»

The Sofia chapter of the Vazrazhdane party criticized Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev over what it described as the missed economic benefits of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest, the party's press office said. According to the organization, the city has missed out on EUR 80 million in potential economi»»»

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Thursday denounced a siege by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank village of Qusra as a "horrific act of terror". Huckabee, an evangelical Christian pastor who in the past has embraced Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, sa»»»

Syria's economic capital Aleppo was left largely in ruins by the fighting that raged there between regime and rebel forces from 2012 to 2016. A 2023 earthquake also caused severe damage to the old city. But reconstruction is now well underway, in particular of Aleppo's treasured historic monum»»»

A spokesman for Iran's military command on Thursday called out US President Donald Trump's "lies and fabrications" after he claimed on social media that Washington had "total control over the Strait of Hormuz". Iran has maintained control of the Strait, a vital energy conduit, since the outbreak of»»»

LONDON: Diesel cargoes are costing more than jet fuel in Europe for the first time in more than a year, LSEG data showed, as the continent replaces lower Middle East air fuel shipments with other sources of supply, but struggles to secure more diesel for industry and agriculture. Europe has been ab»»»

Zambians vote Thursday in a general election widely expected to give President Hakainde Hichilema a second term, as his economic record faces a test from voters frustrated by the cost of living and opposition parties seek to capitalise on discontent despite deep divisions. Zambia goes to the polls »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman discussed military and defense cooperation with the director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, First Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, on Thursday. The two officials reviewed Saudi-Iraqi relations in th»»»

Dubai: A fire engulfed a tourist boat carrying families off Turkey’s southwestern coast on Thursday, forcing passengers, including children, to jump into the sea as authorities evacuated 115 people from the vessel, officials said. Footage of the incident showed flames sweeping through the boat and »»»

Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Tryavna Mayor Dencho Minev said that the exclusion zone of approximately 500 metres around EMKO’s site near the village of Belitsa would not affect populated areas, citizens’ rights, tourism, or road traffic. Minev added that the perimeter covers a wooded are»»»

Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly planning to kill a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk added that this was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack an American citizen on NATO territory.&»»»

Suspicion that the fire and subsequent explosions at the EMCO ammunition plant may have been deliberately caused points toward Russia, according to ammunition expert and former deputy technical director of the company Naiden Iliev. He said Russia could potentially benefit from destabilizing the sit»»»

Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov has assured residents that the planned NATO military facility in the Kabile military district near Yambol will not be used for military exercises, live-fire training or the storage of dangerous substances and heavy military equipment. Stoyanov made the statement in»»»

The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) has officially announced that Pakistan's first lunar rover has been named "Jinnah‑I" in honor of Muhammad Ali Jinnah — the founder of Pakistan. The rover is being developed by SUPARCO engineers. Its technical specifications (according to »»»

They look like normal glasses, but there is a minuscule camera that is capturing what is in the eyes of the beholder – and transferring it directly onto social media. A German NGO has launched legal action against Meta on Saturday (8 August), as well as several optical retail chains selling Meta’s »»»

The Bulgarian government is committed to the sustainable development of the energy sector, protecting workers in the industry, and preserving thermal power plants (TPPs) and coal mining as a sovereign source of baseload energy, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said during a meeting with representatives o»»»

The Independent Association of Bulgarian Prosecutors (IABP) proposed that the rules for conducting elections of members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) include the creation of a special mechanism for reporting pressure and interference. This is laid out in a statement by the organization on T»»»

IOWA, USA: Paul Grinvalds has completed 114 marathons in all 50 states, but he still wilts when he races in temperatures beyond 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 Celsius). It’s the same for most runners, as the body can’t cool down during exertion, and heat makes that even harder. “One thing about marath»»»

Surveillance technology company Flock Safety announced new measures to safeguard the use of its technology on Thursday after a series of incidents committed by law enforcement officers. File Photo by Jagadeesh NV/EPA Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Surveillance technology company Flock Safety announced new measur»»»

Dubai: Aspiring musicians, producers and songwriters in the UAE will be able to pursue an accredited Bachelor of Music degree in Dubai from September, following the launch of a new three-year programme by SAE University College. The institution said the programme is the first accredited Bachelor of»»»

New Delhi: Air India pilots will undergo mandatory drug screening starting Thursday, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, after a captain involved in a serious mid-air incident reportedly tested positive for marijuana. Existing rules require airlines to randomly test at least 10 percent of th»»»

LONDON: The government of the Syrian Arab Republic is committed to expanding cooperation with the World Bank to advance financial, economic and institutional reforms, Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh said on Thursday. Barnieh met Dahlia Khalifa, the World Bank’s Middle East director, in Damas»»»

Russia’s Rosatom is accelerating work on the Paks II project, which will provide Hungary with two new nuclear reactors, but a key political relationship behind the massive investment has changed dramatically. While Viktor Orbán’s governments maintained unusually close ties with Moscow for years, Ro»»»

Dubai: The world survived the first oil shock of the US-Iran war. Nearly six months later, the buffer that helped protect consumers from an even bigger hit is getting thinner. Global oil stockpiles are rapidly diminishing as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively stalled, raising »»»

TUNIS: Economic pressures and changing social norms are driving couples in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria to have fewer babies, with a recent study saying Maghreb fertility was at a historic low. Experts and couples interviewed by AFP spoke of a combination of factors, including longer educations an»»»

KHARTOUM: Drones targeted the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday as paramilitary forces launched ground attacks on central Sudan and the southeastern Ethiopian border, an AFP correspondent and sources from the rival sides reported. Since April 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by war between the Suda»»»

On Sunday, Aug. 16, the men’s and women’s finals of The Hundred will be contested at Lord’s. The competition is in its sixth year and has been a disruptive force since its conception in 2017. The format is disruptive, consisting of 100 deliveries, broken into sets of five, with a bowler able to del»»»

RIYADH: Sometimes the most inspiring journeys begin with life’s toughest challenges and this is the case with Lee Starks who transformed a difficult past into a lifelong mission of mentorship through boxing. Starks moved to Saudi Arabia several years ago from a gym in Plano, New Jersey, that produc»»»

The Russian Armed Forces are continuing to strike port infrastructure and maritime vessels being used in support of the Ukrainian military, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported. "The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are continuing to carry out strikes on port infrastructure and sea vessels e»»»

CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy on Thursday condemned what he described as a dangerous Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon, warning that continued violence could push the region into a wider confrontation. In an official statement, Fahmy said that»»»

LONDON: Nigel Farage, leader of the anti-immigration party Reform UK, had hoped a special election Thursday for his Parliament seat would help quell awkward questions about his finances. But with the major parties refusing to field candidates in the election, voters in a small seaside resort outsid»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has been reconstituted under the chairmanship of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, with all current ministers retaining their positions, according to a royal decree issued by King Salman on Thursday. The decree reconstitutes the Council of Ministers»»»