This summer’s extreme temperatures have broken the normal “Bell curve” distribution of temperature variations and pushed it sharply to the right into record breaking highs. This is not normal – literally. That is the other name for the Bell curve: “the normal distribution.” First you’ll need a quic»»»

China now accounts for roughly 28% of global manufacturing value added, more than any other country or bloc and over triple its share in 2004, according to World Bank data. The US share has fallen to about 17% from 22% over the same period, while the Eurozone has slipped to around 15% and Japan to »»»

Russia’s war on Ukraine is entering a new phase in which the odds of escalation are rising even without any single dramatic turning point, Tatiana Stanovaya, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, wrote in a Carnegie Politika commentary published on July 27. Stanovaya’s central clai»»»

RIYADH: Political analysts have linked the future of Yemen’s Houthi movement to the fate of the Iranian regime and the trajectory of the wider regional confrontation, following the latest escalation affecting security in the Red Sea and freedom of international navigation. They argue that Tehran vi»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank issued four military orders this week to seize over 22,000 square meters of land belonging to residents of the Palestinian towns of Arraba and Qabatiya, located south of Jenin. The area has been designated for military purposes, and the move com»»»

Continue the Change (CC) would back former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gurov if he decides to run for president, CC Chair Assen Vassilev said on Tuesday. CC representatives met President Iliana Iotova after submitting a petition signed by more than 32,000 Bulgarian citizens calling for a veto o»»»

Demand for care for older people and people with disabilities is growing as Bulgaria’s population ages, Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said on Tuesday. She spoke at a meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Deinstitutionalization of Care for Older People and Peopl»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Axon Senior Vice President for Global Sales Programs and Partnerships Nathan Sawtell discussed cooperation with Bulgarian companies in producing high-tech defence and security products, the government press service said on Tuesday. Axon develops advanced defence and s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli occupation forces carried out a bombing in the outskirts of Al-Mansouri – Majdalzoun, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 28-07-2026 1»»»

RIYADH: Nasdaq-listed Energy Recovery will build a desalination technology factory near Dammam Second Industrial City, in a project expected to contribute SR137 million ($36.54 million) to Saudi GDP by 2033. The energy recovery devices plant is the first such facility by the company outside the US,»»»

The Hungarian passport is ranked alongside those of Croatia, Poland, South Korea and Malta as one of the world’s most powerful travel documents. But how does a country rise ever higher up the rankings — and what explains Hungary’s success? Hungary’s passport remains highly prized Many people assume»»»

Continue the Change (CC) would back former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gurov if he decides to run for president, CC Chair Assen Vassilev said on Tuesday. CC representatives met President Iliana Iotova after submitting a petition signed by more than 32,000 Bulgarian citizens calling for a veto o»»»

Ukraine’s Caspian Sea strike reveals a trend toward the convergence of the Ukrainian and Iranian conflicts into a wider escalation, Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the Institute of Law and National Security (RANEPA), tells Sputnik. These provocations are intended to elicit a retaliatory re»»»

Apple's iPhone Air and 17 series displayed in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The company on Tuesday announced a new leasing program for its products. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo July 28 (UPI) -- Apple said Tuesday it has launched a leasing program for its technology products, including t»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Businessman Hosts Netanyahu at Dinner in Washington 28-07-2026 18:44 PM The Lebanese businessman and banker Anton Sehnaoui and for»»»

BELGRADE - Lin Dan, one of the greatest badminton players of all time, has recently joined the team of EXPO 2027 Belgrade brand ambassadors, which includes Hollywood actor Jackie Chan and retired sprinter Usain Bolt, the EXPO 2027 company announced on Tuesday. EXPO 2027 brand ambassadors are chosen»»»

MAKKAH: As Saudi Arabia pushes rural tourism under its Vision 2030 targets, a cluster of projects in Asir is drawing on regional identity to revive historic villages, engage local communities, and preserve cultural heritage. Mohammed Ayedh Qarash, founder of the Bait Abi Ali rural tourism project, »»»

LONDON: Israeli troops advanced into the Daraa countryside of the Syrian Arab Republic on Tuesday, moving from the Tal Abu Al-Ghaithar area into the outskirts of Wadi Al-Raqad. Two Israeli tanks and a military vehicle entered the area and opened fire, but no casualties or damage were reported, acco»»»

Continue the Change (CC) will challenge the 2026 State Budget Act before the Constitutional Court unless President Iliana Iotova vetoes it, CC Chair Assen Vassilev said on Tuesday. CC representatives met Iotova after submitting a petition for a veto signed by over 32,000 people. Vassilev said Iotov»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished three Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, according to media reports. In the central West Bank, an Israeli unit backed by two bulldozers raided the village of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, and demolished one house, the Palestinian news agency WAFA r»»»

BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers said Tuesday they had found around four tons of mainly ammonium nitrate explosives this month in a south Lebanon border village under Israeli occupation. On July 2 during a “routine route check” near Hula, “peacekeepers found 385 containers abandoned inside a building, conta»»»

NICOSIA: UN chief Antonio Guterres said he held “very constructive” separate meetings with rival Cypriot leaders on Tuesday, ahead of trilateral meetings to weigh the prospect of fresh negotiations nine years after the peace process collapsed. With less than six months until the end of his term in »»»

1 of 2 | Journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci written in January 2020 say Wuhan, China was not the source of the COVID-19 virus but may have amplified it. File Pool photo by Greg Nash/UPI | License Photo July 28 (UPI) -- Journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci written in January 2020 say Wuhan, Ch»»»

“Rumen Radev did not surprise us at all. Iliana Iotova’s nomination looks like Operation “Radev, Third Term,” wrote Ivaylo Mirchev, co-chair of Yes, Bulgaria, in a Facebook post. The leader of Progressive Bulgaria and Prime Minister Rumen Radev officially announced that he and his coalition partner»»»

Tunis, July 28, 2026 (TAP) - Construction works for the Mahamla photovoltaic solar power plant in the Menzel Habib delegation (Gabès governorate), which will have a capacity of 132 MW, are expected to kick off before the end of 2027, it was...»»»

The government has made preparations if any steps are needed to ensure Hungary’s secure energy supply, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a post on Facebook on Tuesday. Kapitány acknowledged a cut in the output of the Paks nuclear power plant. Furthermore, Romania has taken one of »»»

On a sweltering summer day at the Humanoid Robot Data Training Center in Beijing's Shijingshan district, a humanoid robot extends its arms, slowly picks up a medicine box, adjusts its orientation and places it in a designated spot. Simple as the task may seem, it must be practiced repeatedly and st»»»

No news in public-service media is abnormal. But what is happening now is the dismantling of an authoritarian regime, a media expert said. On Tuesday, the new management of Hungary’s public-service media switched off M1 for several hours; the broadcast resumed in the evening, and since then the cha»»»

LONDON: The Jordanian Air Force intercepted and shot down a drone that breached the country’s airspace early Tuesday, as the conflict between Iran and the US has entered its sixth month. The Jordanian Armed Forces detected and shot down the drone in the eastern desert inside Jordanian territory, wh»»»

The Russian Armed Forces continued throughout the day to strike ports and maritime vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. "Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike ports and maritime vessels used in the interests of t»»»

MUSCAT: Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for a joint regional mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz with voluntary fees, a Gulf source told Reuters on Tuesday. Iran effectively shut the strait to ships other than its own after the US and Israel attacked on February 28. A deal last month bet»»»

Frankfurt, Germany: An American Ebola patient transferred to Germany for treatment last month has made a recovery, Frankfurt's university hospital said Tuesday. The man, previously identified by the World Health Organisation as a humanitarian worker who had been at the epicentre of the outbreak in »»»

NOVI SAD - Serbian football coach Marko Savic was unveiled as new Vojvodina Novi Sad boss on Tuesday. Savic, 42, succeeds Miroslav Tanjga, whose contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement four days ago. Previously, Savic has coached Levadia Tallinn and Serbian clubs Vozdovac Belgrade»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has announced new amendments to its player registration regulations for the 2026-27 season. QFA said in a circularthat it has abolished the provision that previously allowed clubs to register an additional talented player if a member of the Qatar senior na»»»

A rarely seen, gale-force windstorm has torn through north-eastern Hungary, Transcarpathia, and the north-western and eastern regions of Romania and Slovakia. The cold front that passed quietly and almost dry across much of Hungary yesterday wreaked considerable damage in these areas. Here are some»»»

Rome: Roberto Mancini has been named the head coach of Italy's national team for a second time, tasked with revitalising the Azzurri who have missed out on the last three World Cups, FIGC president Giovanni Malago said Tuesday. "Today we have a new coach and a new technical director," Malago said a»»»

Damascus, July 28 (SANA) Syria and South Korea signed two agreements on Tuesday covering educational support and media cooperation, expanding bilateral ties. The education agreement was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in Damascus by Qutaiba Qadish, director of the ministry»»»

A handout photo made available by the Ministry of Defense shows a building on fire following a powerful earthquake in Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. Photo by Japan Defense Ministry/EPA July 28 (UPI) -- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Kyushu Island Tuesday, trapp»»»

A firefighting aircraft begins its run dropping retardant on Monday on a fire in a forest in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, about 10 miles west of Bordeaux in France's Gironde region. Photo by Laurent Perpigna/EPA July 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters continued to duel with massive wildfires in France's Gironde regio»»»

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ROME: Roberto Mancini has been named the head coach of Italy’s national team for a second time, tasked with revitalizing the Azzurri who have missed out on the last three World Cups, FIGC president Giovanni Malago said Tuesday. “Today we have a new coach and a new technical director,” Malago said a»»»

NEW DELHI: Kerala will prioritize travelers from Arab countries and is setting aside 20 percent of its promotion funds to attract them to visit, the state’s tourism minister said on Tuesday, as the sector plays an increasing role in the region’s growth. Located on India’s southwestern coast and bor»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces arrested at least 25 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian media reported. Eight people were detained in Nablus, seven in Tulkarem and its suburbs, three south of Hebron and one in Kafr Qaddum, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency. In Ram»»»

The parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs approved at second reading on Tuesday amendments to the Election Code abolishing the limitation of up to 20 polling stations outside the diplomatic and consular missions of Bulgaria in non-EU countries. The Interior Ministry proposed allowing not to open»»»

TAL, WEST BANK: Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank said on Monday the area was coming close to breaking point after increasing incursions by Israeli settlers and violent stand-offs, such as one that left six people shot dead last week. The Israeli military made dozens of arrests and bl»»»

Iran's leadership fully understands that the US aircraft to be deployed at Bezmer Air Base are not intended for combat missions under any circumstances, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists in Sofia on Tuesday. "We have long-standing relations with Iran based on cooperation, mutual»»»

New York: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company said Monday. The proposed settlement aims to end a long-standing legal battle that has weighed on the New »»»

RIYADH: The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, known as Mawhiba, and the University of New Haven Riyadh have signed an agreement to support and develop gifted students at the secondary and university levels. The memorandum of understanding aims to expand aca»»»

CAIRO: Protesters demonstrating against ongoing power outages in Libya stormed a key energy complex overnight and closed gas lines that fuel power plants, which officials warned could trigger a nationwide power blackout. Demonstrators in the capital Tripoli, Zawiya, Misrata and other locations acro»»»

CAIRO: Protesters demonstrating against ongoing power outages in Libya stormed a key energy complex overnight and closed gas lines that fuel power plants, which officials warned could trigger a nationwide power blackout. Demonstrators in the capital Tripoli, Zawiya, Misrata and other locations acro»»»