Manila: The long-delayed Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is moving closer to partial operations after the government approved technical changes intended to address implementation challenges and keep the project on track for a 2027 opening. The Economy and Development (ED) Council, chaired by Pres»»»

TUNIS, Aug. 4 (TAP) – Localised thunderstorms accompanied by rainfall are expected Tuesday afternoon across northern and central Tunisia, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INM). The rainfall may be heavy at times in eastern...»»»

LONDON: Coventry City ‌have signed goalkeeper Carl Rushworth on a long-term contract from Brighton & Hove Albion following a successful loan spell last season, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Rushworth made 46 Championship appearances for Coventry last term, keeping 17 clean sheets as the »»»

Albania's Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has reportedly initiated procedures to terminate the concession agreement for the construction of Vlora International Airport, following months of tensions between the project's shareholder companies. According to media reports citing sources familiar»»»

As AI increases cyber complexity, hands-on certification pathways help leaders verify workforce readiness, prove resilience and close skill gaps. AI hasn’t made cyber-security a boardroom issue, but it has made the boardroom question harder to answer. For years, executives have asked whether the bu»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar has achieved a new scientific milestone reflecting the excellence of its students on the international stage, with the Qatari team winning two bronze medals in two of the world's most prominent physics Olympiads. The achievement was earned by student Riteesh Vardhan Reddy K»»»

Budapest’s chief architect has approved the concept for a new pedestrian Budapest bridge to Óbuda Island, with the 138-metre-long, 3.5-metre-wide crossing to be built entirely from private funding, developer Biggeorge Property said on Tuesday. New Budapest bridge In a statement to MTI, the company »»»

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after it had been stalled there for weeks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general. Bl»»»

A handout photo made available by the Fire and Rescue Departmental Service 33 shows firefighters crew battling a fire near Le Porge, France, on Wednesday as a wildfire rages through the forest in Gironde. File Photo by Benoit Vega/SDIS33/EPA Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Destructive wildfires in southern France »»»

Studio apartments are losing popularity in Poland as buyers increasingly seek larger homes. According to Morizon-Gratka expert Marcin Drogomirecki, today’s typical buyer has stable employment, relatively high income, and substantial savings, using a mortgage only to supplement their own funds. Dema»»»

Fears surrounding Poland’s new general spatial plans have triggered a surge in applications for development conditions decisions, known as WZ decisions, overwhelming municipal offices. Municipalities must adopt general plans by August 31, 2026, but an estimated one-third may miss the deadline. The »»»

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of people run from the most serious fighting to break out in Tigray since 2022, with many heading to Sudan despite the conflict there. Also, Nigeria is still probing links that Mexican drug cartels may have to Africa's top economy. Plus Cape Verde's veteran goalk»»»

A Russian ship under US sanctions, the Mikhail Britnev, dropped off its cargo of military vehicles at the Port of Lomé in Togo on July 9. It’s the first time that Togo has been a stop for a Russian shipment of weapons to Mali, carried out as part of Moscow’s support for the Malian government. »»»

In Greece, hundreds of firefighters are pushing ahead with their attempts to bring multiple blazes across the country under control. Police have arrested two people in connection with one of the blazes near the coastal village of Porto Germeno, which investigators believe may have been caused by an»»»

Denmark's ambassador to the United Nations has said that Russian strikes have become more brutal. On August 4, the funeral of several Ukrainians killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack a week earlier, including three children, took place. On the other side of the border, what appeared to be a »»»

Some 157 migrants were rescued by French and British vessels on Tuesday after a boat caught fire while trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities said. This is one of the largest such rescue operations since 2018. French and British vessels saved 157 migrants after their boat»»»

Pasta may be one of the world's most beloved staples, but technology is being used to improve the iconic Italian dish. In the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy's "Food Valley", researchers are creating the pasta of the future by focusing on its main ingredient, wheat. FRANCE 24's Natalia Mendoza, Laura »»»

TUNIS, Aug. 4 (TAP) – Tunisia and Spain are looking to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector by promoting new hotel investments and improving air connectivity. During a meeting held Tuesday in Tunis, Minister of Tourism Sofiane Tekaya and...»»»

AMSTERDAM: Veteran coach Louis van Gaal said he ‌would not rule out the possibility of another return to the helm of the Netherlands national team amid speculation over who will replace Ronald Koeman. Van Gaal, who turns 75 on Saturday, has had three spells as Dutch coach, taking them to the World »»»

Muscat: Oman registered 32,405 live births and 4,590 deaths during the first half of 2026, with both births and deaths declining compared with the same period last year, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The figures showed that 28,828 births were to Omani natio»»»

Dubai: Europe's summer heatwaves may feel more oppressive than those in the Gulf, even though air temperatures in the Gulf routinely climb far higher, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society, and a member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences told Gulf News. Wh»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari affirmed Tuesday that the State of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman and Pakistan have been bending constant efforts to facilitate engagement between Iran and the United Sta»»»

CHICAGO: Michigan Democrats headed to the polls on Tuesday to choose between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed US Rep. Haley Stevens in a fiercely contested primary for the state’s open US Senate seat. El-Sayed, an Egyptian-American public health specialist, and Stevens, a four-te»»»

Spain blamed “criminal mafias” for last week’s storming of the border at Ceuta, the city which borders Morocco, but insisted that almost all of the 72,000 migrants who breached the border had been returned to Morocco. Speaking after an emergency meeting of EU home affairs ministers on Tuesday (4 Au»»»

The Sofia Directorate of the Interior said Tuesday that it is looking into media reports alleging that a group of neo-Nazis attempted to force their way into a Sofia hotel where Italian Jewish youths and their educators were staying. The Sofia police has opened an inquiry "on its own initiative fol»»»

Doha, Qatar: Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has launched its Women's Private Home Visits: Midwifery Care program, a new private service that extends expert postnatal care beyond the hospital. The program provides eligible mothers and newborns with personalized care from experienced m»»»

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France: Migrants wrapped in red blankets stepped off a rescue ship in France on Tuesday, an AFP reporter said, after French and British authorities saved 157 people whose boat caught fire as they tried to cross the Channel. It was one of the largest rescue operations reported sinc»»»

Europe’s latest heat wave is increasing drought risks and straining power systems, while the rapid expansion of AI data centers is adding pressure on water and electricity supplies. Although data centers are not the largest water users nationally, they can significantly worsen local water stress, p»»»

President Donald Trump gives remarks on AI Infrastructure as Larry Ellison, Chief technology officer of Oracle, Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Corp, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI look on in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington D.C., on Jan. 21. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License »»»

Two women are evacuated in Alotenango, southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Tuesday. The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction reported that at least two villages on the slopes of the Fuego volcano, El Porvenir and Las Lajitas, were evacuated. Photo by Alex Cruz/EPA Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Guat»»»

MADRID: Two migrants were rescued Tuesday after spending two weeks adrift in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Spain’s Balearic Islands, authorities said, adding they were searching for 17 others who survivors said had been aboard the boat. The two north African men were rescued at around 3:0»»»

BUGOJNO - For Serbia, it is important to have peace and good relations with Croatia, but not in the way the Croats imagine them, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. "I think it is important that we have peace and good relations with Croatia, but not in the way they imagine those rel»»»

A 45-year-old artillery boat that once led the Navy Day parade in Polyarny on the Kola Peninsula has been transferred to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula temporarily occupied by Russia. For several years, the 22-metre-long artillery boat AK-388 led the annual Navy Day parade in the Northern Fleet ba»»»

Beirut: Families of victims of the Beirut port explosion gathered on Tuesday demanding answers and accountability on the sixth anniversary of the catastrophe, in a country long plagued by official impunity. “Until now, we haven’t gotten justice. There has been no accountability and nobody has been »»»

DUBAI: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has appointed Valerie Hillings as the inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, marking a major milestone in the development of the highly anticipated cultural institution. Located within Saadiyat Cultural District, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is »»»

TRIPOLI: Overnight clashes between rival armed groups in western Libya left four dead and at least 10 wounded, a security source told AFP on Tuesday. The fighting was between members of the Anti-Security Threat Agency and the 103rd Battalion, the official said. The Anti-Security Threat Agency is li»»»

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s ​readiness for future conflicts. The missiles are principally the Ar»»»

Deir Al Balah: Palestinians gathered on Tuesday for a mass funeral of more than 100 bodies finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza in 2023. More than 300 people were killed on Nov. 22, 2023, weeks into the war with Hamas, when warplanes flattened a residential block in Gaza City’s Sa»»»

GERB-UDF dismissed as "political propaganda" an inquiry by Democratic Bulgaria (DB) to the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) about an OFAC court filing concerning businessman Vassil Bojkov, former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov. I»»»

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drone attacks in the region around Moscow killed five people, local officials said Tuesday, while authorities in Ukraine said Russian aerial strikes there also caused at least five civilian deaths. Since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine has developed long-range »»»

CAPE TOWN: Leading African football administrators have sent messages of support to embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he looks to the continent’s 54 members for backing in a bid to keep his job. Five of the continent’s influential football leaders have issued statements that offer Infant»»»

DOHA: For much of the modern era, museums were defined by a singular mission: to collect, classify, and determine what was worthy of preservation. Over time, institutions such as the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art drew their authority from the weight of their collect»»»

Unlike fixed dates such as Christmas or New Year's Day, Ramadan never arrives on the same day twice. Governed by the Islamic lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, the holy month shifts around 10 to 11 days earlier each year, allowing Muslims to experience fasting in every season over t»»»

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike ports, sea vessels, and port infrastructure in Ukraine that are used in the interests of the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Tuesday. "The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike ports, sea vessels, and port infrastructure in»»»

RIYADH: Two Red Sea Global resorts have become the first in the world to earn a new certification recognizing hospitality destinations that protect natural night skies, marking a milestone in Saudi Arabia’s efforts to advance regenerative tourism and sustainable hospitality. Desert Rock and Nujuma,»»»

Doha: Qatar is expected to see the formation of local clouds with a chance of rainfall and isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday, while temperatures are forecast to remain hot to very hot across the country, the Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) said. The department said the weather will be misty to»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has reconnected Doha and Philadelphia with the launch of a daily non-stop flight between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), its 14th destination in North America, which resumed on August 1. Qatar Airways returns to the route with the »»»

DHAKA: Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji met Bangladesh’s top leadership in Dhaka on Tuesday amid preparations for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming visit to Riyadh. El-Khereiji arrived in the Bangladeshi capital on a two-day trip and met Foreign Minister Khalil»»»

RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of Saudi Arabia's aid agency KSrelief, recently met with Charge d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Saudi Arabia Mohsen Mahbash. During the meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Riyadh, they reviewed humanitarian and relief issues of mutual inte»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality revealed that nearly 108,000 kilograms of fresh dates (Ruttab) were sold during the first nine days of the 11th Local Fresh Dates Festival.The festival is being organized in collaboration between the Ministry and Souq Waqif Management. In a statement on Tuesday, t»»»