Argentine President Javier Milei said his proposed shutdown mechanism would prevent the government from spending after money in the approved budget has been used up. File Photo by Chema Moya/EPA BUENOS AIRES, July 8 (UPI) -- Argentine President Javier Milei said his administration will introduce le»»»

Dubai: Telecom operator e& on Wednesday evening reported a mass service interruption in the UAE. The company has alerted customers about service outage affecting multiple accounts including eLife accounts. More to follow…»»»

WASHINGTON: Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France look like a juggernaut and are the betting favorite at just under 2-1, followed by Spain and defending champion »»»

KAMPALA: At least 14 people have died and 28 others were injured after a bus collided with a truck in a remote area of northern Uganda, police said on Wednesday. The incident happened late on Tuesday at a trading center along the highway to the northern city of Gulu, according to a police statement»»»

NEW YORK: Saudi Arabia is participating in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development running from July 7-15 in New York, where the Kingdom will present its Voluntary National Review report detailing national progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals under the »»»

A Nicaragua-flagged oil tanker -- possibly part of the "shadow fleet" -- that ran aground off India is bringing attention to the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. File Photo by Miguel Gutierrez/EPA July 8 (UPI) -- A Nicaragua-flagged oil tanker under investigation for allegedly tran»»»

Dubai: Nearly two decades after the first tunnels of the Dubai Metro were carved beneath the city, tunnelling speeds have more than doubled as the emirate deploys a new generation of smart engineering technology for the Blue Line project, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The au»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut on Wednesday hosted lunch for ambassadors of countries that do not recognise the so-called "Kosovo". Macut thanked each ambassador for the joint struggle to preserve Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and for respecting international law. "Our joint str»»»

ANKARA: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said ​he thought he would remove Syria from the United States’ list of designated state sponsors of terrorism. “I think I will,” Trump told reporters in response to a question during a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Turkiye. The US ha»»»

Tunis, July 8 (TAP) - The FATIMA project, an initiative dedicated to agricultural innovation, combating climate change, defending the rights of farmers, particularly women and young people, in Tunisia, and empowering rural women, was officially...»»»

Tunis, July 8, 2026 (TAP) - Tunisia and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) signed an extended loan agreement worth 76.7 million Arab Accounting Dinars (AAD) (around $312 million, or nearly TND 921.4 million) to support the country's economic and financial...»»»

Parliamentary Tourism Committee Chair Rositsa Kirova met with Japan’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Chikahisa Sumi, the Committee said in a press release on Wednesday. The sides discussed prospects for deepening bilateral cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interest, including tourism. Kirova noted»»»

A 75-year-old German man was arrested on Wednesday near the village of Iskra, in Bulgaria's southeastern Karnobat Municipality, during a joint operation by Bulgaria's General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) and the German authorities targeting an organized criminal group involved in c»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Metrash app allows users to pay medical examination fees for expatriates at Qatar Visa Centers (QVCs) abroad after completing recruitment procedures. It also provides a service to transfer medical examination fees from one visa to another. To pay overseas medical examination fees: »»»

The most meaningful projects often begin with a conversation. Around a single idea, teams come together, partnerships take shape, and communities emerge to create lasting impact. Communication builds trust, brings people together, and gives direction to initiatives that aim to make a difference. Wh»»»

State-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz ended 2025 with a net loss of BGN 267.2 million, with the company’s annual financial report highlighting the costly impact of unused capacity under its long-term agreement with Turkish state company Botas. According to the company’s figures, payments related to ca»»»

LONDON/DOHA: A Qatari LNG tanker remained stranded off Oman on Wednesday after ​a projectile strike sparked a fire in its engine room, though industry sources said the vessel’s cargo appeared secure and the risk of an explosion was low for now.The attacks on the tankers prompted Washington to revok»»»

LONDON: The Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza has provided 126 prostheses for upper and lower limbs to patients in the Palestinian coastal enclave since May. The assistance is part of an initiative launched in 2024 by the Restoring Hope Society, under King Abdullah’s directives. It has prov»»»

MOSCOW: The Kremlin has welcomed as an “important step” the International Olympic Committee’s decision to remove many of its restrictions on Russia, a big step closer to letting it field a full team when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Games. The IOC provisionally lifted a suspension of the Russian Olym»»»

ANKARA: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said ​he thought he would remove Syria from the United States’ list of designated state sponsors of terrorism. “I think I will,” Trump told reporters in response to a question during a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Turkiye. The US ha»»»

LONDON: Investors should focus less on predicting geopolitical crises and more on building resilient, adaptable business models, experts said during a panel at the BMG Economic Forum at the London Stock Exchange. The session brought together energy economist Dr. Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy»»»

BELGRADE - Former Yugoslav Army Chief of General Staff Gen Momcilo Perisic has been released from prison after serving more than two thirds of a four-year prison sentence he had received for espionage. On June 25, the Higher Court in Belgrade approved a request for Perisic's conditional release, fi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's energy system has one of the highest safety margins in the world, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. "Russia's energy system has a very high safety margin. One of the highest in the world," Putin said during the meeting with members of the Russian government. Pu»»»

Ankara, July 8 (SANA) US Presidential Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq Thomas Barrack said that his high-level meeting with President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Ankara on Wednesday, attended by a delegation of members of the US Congress, reflects Syria’s importance and underscores its pivotal role in shapi»»»

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen poses before an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris Tuesday. Photo by Christian Hartmann/EPA July 8 (UPI) -- Marine Le Pen said »»»

Hungary’s road transport sector is facing a growing shortage of qualified drivers, with industry representatives warning that the gap is costing the state up to HUF 200 billion (EUR 555 million) annually. The country’s largest road transport association is now calling on the government to restore s»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes that Israel will eventually withdraw from south Lebanon. “Well, I talked to Bibi (Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu) about that. I think they’re going to, I think they want to,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question, during a joint pre»»»

Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Paul Atkins speaks during a panel on market-based finance during the 2026 Annual International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., on April 13. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 8 (UPI) -- The International Monetary »»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has introduced a new sports scholarship pathway under the government's scholarship programme, aimed at enabling talented athletes to pursue university education while continuing their sporting careers. The ministry, represented by its Higher Educ»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s investment momentum across energy, healthcare and culture continues to grow, even as renewed tensions in Iran and the Arabian Gulf continue to cloud the regional outlook. That was the message from business leaders and investors at the 18th edition of the BMG Economic Forum he»»»

The twin blasts that rocked Damascus during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria this week underscore the fragility of President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s authority and the security challenges he faces. They also undermine the message of stability that Damascus is striving to convey to the int»»»

Poland’s labour market entered a new phase on July 8 as the National Labour Inspectorate (PIP) gained broader powers to challenge civil-law contracts and B2B agreements that effectively function as employment relationships. Rather than relying on the title of a contract, inspectors will examine how»»»

Poland’s competition watchdog, UOKiK, has searched the offices of the country’s sole credit bureau, BIK, together with ING Bank Śląski, mBank and mBank Hipoteczny, as part of an investigation into mortgage credit assessment practices. The inquiry, launched in 2025, is examining whether banks’ excha»»»

ISTANBUL: Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and a leading opposition figure, is due to present his defense in court on Wednesday, at the latest hearing in his trial for corruption. Imamoglu, considered to be the main opposition challenger to Turkiye’s veteran President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s central bank has approved Indian fintech firm TotalPay to operate as an e-commerce payment technical service provider, expanding the Kingdom’s fast-growing digital payments ecosystem. The approval from the Saudi Central Bank, or SAMA, allows TotalPay to launch operations in t»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day. "What would you like to ask him [Putin]? Because I'm going to ask him that question," Trump told reporters. "Yeah," he added when asked whether he would»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that a lot of progress has been over the past week in solving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "I think we've made a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks, and we'll see how it all goes." Trump said ahead of his meeting with Vl»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday condemned Ukraine for naming a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA, banned in Russia as an extremist organization), arguing that this move disregarded Poland's "sensitivities" as the UPA had committed multiple crimes ag»»»

Tunis, July 8, 2026 (TAP) - Faced with the heavy human and economic toll of road accidents, road safety is now emerging as a major priority for public policies in Tunisia. Beyond its impact on public health, road insecurity generates...»»»

Tunis, July 8, 2026 (TAP) - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, in partnership with the North Africa office of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the General Directorate of Forests, on Wednesday launched a nationwide...»»»

Havana: Cuba fully restored its energy grid early Wednesday after the third nationwide blackout this year, but authorities warned more outages could follow due to fuel shortages. The Caribbean island is reeling from its worst economic crisis in decades -- one made worse by a fuel blockade imposed b»»»

A heated debate in Hungary’s Parliament has birthed political controversy after Krisztián Kulcsár, an MP for the governing Tisza Party, apologised for making an offensive remark during a speech by Anna Lezsák of the Fidesz-KDNP alliance. Although the alleged comment could not be heard on the offici»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States might end up taking over Iran's Kharg Island, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday amid renewed hostilities and the end of the ceasefire. "We attacked Kharg Island last night. We knocked out a piece, I said: "Don't touch the oil, because maybe we'll take»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic received Irish Ambassador to Belgrade Kevin Colgan on Wednesday to discuss the priorities of Ireland's Council of the EU presidency, the continuation of Serbia’s European integration process and opportunities for improving bilater»»»

Europe faces an estimated €70bn annual bill to adapt to climate change, but as deadly heatwaves and wildfires intensify across the continent, questions remain over who should pay. The European Parliament approved €144.1m in aid to Spain, Romania and Cyprus this week to recover from wildfires, flood»»»

London, United Kingdom: Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk cruised past Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday to book a Wimbledon semi-final clash with Linda Noskova, before Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli attempt to set up a rematch of their French Open final. Kostyuk raced to a 6-3, 6-2 victory after just 69 min»»»

LONDON: France has returned 23 Syrian archaeological artifacts that had been in Paris since before the outbreak of the civil war in Syria, handing them back during President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Damascus. The move has been welcomed as a sign of renewed ties and respect for Syria’s cult»»»

BERLIN: A Berlin court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a German doctor to life in prison on charges of murdering 15 of his patients who were under palliative care, in a case involving allegations he torched the homes of victims to try to cover up the crimes. The 41-year-old doctor, who has onl»»»

Around 100 international students from 16 countries are currently enrolled in bachelor's programmes at the National Sports Academy in Sofia, the academy told BTA. The academy also has 10 foreign master's students from six countries, as well as eight doctoral students from Greece, China, Cyprus and »»»

More than 2,500 undergraduate students from around the world applied this summer for a place in a research internship at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), highlighting the growing global demand for hands-on AI research opportunities. Only 54 students were selected fo»»»