A Sudanese government official has confirmed that more than 200,000 people have been displaced from the cities of Kurmuk and Qeisan, as well as other areas in the Blue Nile state in southeastern Sudan, as a result of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Warnings ha»»»

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The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike overnight on military industrial enterprises, a transport and logistics center, and warehouses in Kiev and the Kiev region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. "Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike with high-precision »»»

SIMFEROPOL, August 20 (Sputnik) - The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) switched to backup power supply from diesel generators due to loss of external power supply, the plant said on Thursday. "The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which is part of Rosatom, has lost its external power supply. Aft»»»

White House Domestic Policy Council Deputy Director Heidi Overton speaks during an executive order that reevaluates childhood vaccines in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 10, 2026. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has »»»

⁠US President ​Donald Trump on Wednesday ​warned of economic consequences against any country that ​supported ‌Tehran or ⁠provided "any type of lifeline ‌to Iran." He ​did not specify ​what specific ​steps Washington would take against such ​a country and did not list any country by name. Foll»»»

The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing which drew international outrage. The military also published reviews into four other high-profile incidents in Ga»»»

South Korea and the US will cut the duration of their annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, ​the allies said on Wednesday, ‌after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. Trump's move could reflect his hopes to re-en»»»

A Russian Il-76 firefighting aircraft crossed Bulgarian airspace on Wednesday evening before landing in Serbia, where it has joined efforts to contain large-scale wildfires. Serbian authorities thanked Moscow for the assistance, while the flight also prompted questions in Bulgaria over the circumst»»»

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain six years after stepping down as working royals, British media reported on Wednesday. The couple are expected to leave the United States by month-end and live outside London, while their two children have reportedly enrolled in a British»»»

A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 12 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital throughout the night, local authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".  Russian bo»»»

The US has imposed sanctions on two senior International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, accusing The Hague-based institution of overstepping its authority. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday designated ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, describing the court a»»»

Dubai: Gulf News has joined forces with OTTRED to document and support the most dynamic period of media growth the region has seen. The collaboration will chart the rapid evolution of media across the Middle East, spanning creators, streaming, production, media technology, artificial intelligence a»»»

Dubai: Dubai residents booking an UberX or Uber Comfort could now find themselves travelling in a fully driverless robotaxi. US moblity giant Uber announced Thursday it is launching Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on its platform in the emirate. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheq»»»

DUBAI: Saudi rapper Dehmez fell for hip-hop as a listener first, tuning in to the Kingdom’s early rappers in the mid-2000s before he ever made music of his own. “I was into it from day one — listening to the Saudi rappers, living in that world,” he tells Arab News. “By 2010 I found myself making it»»»

ABU DHABI: Emirati athlete Rakan Alyammahi has won gold in the Youth B Men’s 44 kg division after defeating Ireland’s Roman Verhoeven in the final, leading the UAE’s medal charge on the third day of the IMMAF Youth World Championships at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi. His compatriot Mustafa Almaqboul»»»

Washington, USA: US President Donald Trump announced what he called the "most crushing economic operation” against Iran, stressing that the operation would amount to "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale”. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that "any country that»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced what he called the "most crushing economic operation" against Iran, stressing that the operation would amount to "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale". In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that "any country that allo»»»

Wind power matters and is important because it puts less pressure on imports, while forecasts are also favourable for the coming days, secretary of state with the Ministry of Energy Cristian Busoi said on Thursday.'Indeed, wind power made a big difference last night [Wednesday - editor's note]. We »»»

Oil Terminal posted a net profit of RON 12.2 million in the first half of 2026 ? 2.9 times above the level approved in the revenue and expenditure budget (up RON 8 million), but 4.6% lower than in the same period of last year, according to data released Thursday to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.Tota»»»

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Romania's transition to clean energy with a financing package of up to 120 million euros for the development, construction and operation of Econergy's Parau 2 project: a 342 MW photovoltaic solar power plant and a 150 MW/300 »»»

Nuclearelectrica National Company (SNN) posted a net profit of 1.184 billion lei in the first half of this year, up 36.6% from the same period last year, according to its half-year report submitted to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Friday.In the first six months of 2025, the company reported»»»

Mandate contracts for strategic energy companies are to be amended so that investment performance is included among the key performance indicators, with the aim of improving actual results in the National Energy System, interim Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said."Another important element is to amend»»»

Transelectrica recorded a net profit of 356 million lei in the first half of 2026, a 39% increase compared to the 256 million lei result from the same period last year, according to the financial report submitted to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.Gross profit (EBT) rose by 63% to 427 million lei, up »»»

Operations at the Baia de Fier mine site in Gorj County?which includes two areas with certified graphite reserves at Catalinu and Ungurelasu?will resume, according to a decision approved by the Government on Friday.The Catalinu mine and the Ungurelasu quarry will be removed from the list of units f»»»

Rompetrol Rafinare recorded a consolidated gross turnover of $3.5 billion in the first half of this year?a 25% increase compared to the same period of 2025?driven by market conditions, including international price levels for raw materials, petroleum products, and bio-components, as well as rising »»»

Romania is the first European Union country to have identified a way of providing compensation for carbon sequestration in aquaculture as an environmental service, a mechanism considered unique among EU member states, Valentin Toma, director general of the General Fisheries Directorate (DGP) - Mana»»»

Romania's energy production fell by 2.6% in the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2025, while final electricity consumption decreased by 3.3%, according to provisional data released Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to official statistics, b»»»

KMG International (Rompetrol) has implemented a comprehensive energy consumption optimisation programme at the Petromidia and Vega refineries, following the current conditions in Romania's National Energy System (SEN) and the pressure on the network in the Dobrogea area, following the shutdown of t»»»

Relying on arms supplies from Europe, Zelensky has escalated strikes on Russia’s civilian populated areas, Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik says. "Terrorist warfare is the strategy chosen by Zelensky… The targets of these deliberate strikes are the civilian population and civilian objec»»»

On Aug. 20, 2012, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore became the first female members of Augusta National Golf Club 1 of 7 | Former Secretary of State and Augusta National Member Condoleezza Rice watches the Drive, Chip and Putt National Championship at Aug»»»

Al Ain Misdemeanour Court has convicted two defendants of assaulting a petrol station employee while he was performing his duties, following a dispute over cleaning a vehicle’s windscreen, reported the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department on its social media. The court ordered the defendants to perform tw»»»

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority yesterday held a ceremony at the Department’s headquarters to launch the new generation of smart and specialised ambulances and integrate them into the Unified Medical Operations Centre system. The initiative aims to enh»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s well-known Toyota Building on Sheikh Zayed Road will be demolished in 2027, according to the real estate division managing the property, bringing an end to one of the city’s most iconic residential buildings. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply cl»»»

Law and JusticeChinaEvergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prisonLouis Oelofse with AFP, AP, ReutersA Chinese court ordered the former billionaire's assets to be confiscated and fined Evergrande-related companies billions of dollars. https://p.dw.com/p/5J7bdHui Ka Yan, once Asia's riche»»»

Singapore: Oil prices held steady in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the US-Iran war and the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures for October delivery rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.87 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) c»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of Hungary HE Dr Andras Baka on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»

Sziget Festival has survived ownership changes, a pandemic and more than three decades of transformation. But after a financially disappointing 2026 edition, the Budapest event faces perhaps a more fundamental question: what should Sziget actually be in the years ahead? There is something unusual a»»»

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed on Thursday on concerns the impasse in ‌the US-Israeli war against Iran will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle Eastern producing region and tighten global supplies. Brent crude futures for October delivery rose 26 cents, or 0.28 percent, to $91.87 a »»»

As the deadline set by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government to bring all weapons under state control approaches, tensions have risen in Iraq. With some factions doubling down on their refusal to surrender their arms, others have begun to back away from their earlier support for the government’s»»»

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP): Australia will begin to sell uranium to India for peaceful purposes after the two countries' leaders signed an administrative deal Thursday, enacting an agreement on exports of the material that was held up for years over concerns about weapons use. Australia's Prime M»»»

The number of job vacancies stood at 26,500 in the second quarter of the year, down 1,800 from the previous quarter and by 4,900 compared with the same period in 2025, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The job vacancy rate estimated for the second quarter of 2026 was»»»

Romania is among the European Union states with the lowest level of unemployment associated to the mismatch between the skills and location of jobseekers and the requirements of employers. According to a statistical report published by Eurostat, the estimated level of this type of unemployment was »»»

The volume of merchandise trade (imports and exports) between Romania and Germany in January-June 2026 amounted to 21.4 billion euros, up slightly by 1.3%, indicating a recovery in trade between the two countries, according to the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania) in a »»»

Romania's public debt has exceeded 60% of GDP, and under these circumstances, the Government cannot approve measures that increase total personnel costs or total social assistance spending, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare stated on Wednesday in a Facebook post."With public debt exceeding 60% of G»»»

Romanian companies would need 160.5 billion lei (31.7 billion euros) in recapitalisation, equivalent to almost four years of foreign direct investment at the record level reached in 2025, according to an analysis by Sierra Quadrant, released on Wednesday.According to Sierra Quadrant analysts, an un»»»

Romania's public debt, calculated according to the European Union's methodology, has exceeded the threshold of 60% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and under such circumstances the legal framework provides for keeping the measures related to the previous thresholds, including those related to t»»»

European Union annual inflation was 3.0% in July 2026, up from 2.9% in June, with Romania reporting the highest rat at 8.2%, according to data released on Wednesday by the European Union's official statistics office Eurostat.The lowest annual rates were registered in Sweden (0.3%), Czechia (1.3%), »»»

The Save Romania Union's (USR) Political Committee on Wednesday unanimously reconfirmed (with 151 members present) its political support for Dominic Fritz as party leader, following the Constitutional Court ruling that could cost him his term as mayor of Timisoara."USR reaffirms unequivocally its p»»»