DAKAR: Former Senegalese ‌President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since ​leaving office as he campaigns for the post of UN secretary-general. Sall remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his unsuccessful attempt to postpone the 2024 presid»»»

NEW YORK CITY: Bahrain’s ambassador to the UN, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, told the Security Council on Tuesday that Houthi attacks that threaten navigation in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea, and Iranian strikes that affect freedom of passage through the Strait of Hormuz, amount to “a form of »»»

LONDON: Israel allocated on Tuesday a budget of 1.3 billion shekels ($434 million) to build 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. Far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich described the government’s decision to launch a new settlement drive as “historic.” “We are strengthening the securit»»»

BEIJING: China expelled a former top Xinjiang official from the ruling Communist Party and removed him from all his posts over corruption allegations, including nepotism, bribery, and paying for sex, state media said Tuesday. Ma Xingrui, 66, was a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo, a top de»»»

LONDON: Hamas says it has formally stepped aside from governing Gaza, dissolving the administrative body that has overseen the enclave throughout the war in a move analysts say is intended to pave the way for a technocratic administration — while leaving the group's military wing intact. On July 6,»»»

WISCONSIN, USA: Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s office»»»

LONDON: Projectiles struck Iran’s Gulf island of Qeshm on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, as fighting between the United States and Iran continued to spread across the region. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, citing local officials, said a site on the island was hit by what authorities describ»»»

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BEIRUT/ROME: Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress toward securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a US-brokered deal, although expectations for swift progress were low. US-led diplomacy has emerged since Hezbollah and Isr»»»

NEW YORK: Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level data suggesting that 2026 is already the nation’s worst year for reported cases. More than 30 states have reported infections this year, and current data from them shows the number of infections surpass»»»

LONDON: Mohammad Mustafa, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, held talks with EU officials at the second ministerial meeting of the Palestine Donor Group in Brussels, Belgium. The 65 delegations launched the Team Gaza Initiative on Monday, with an initial package of €883.6 million (nea»»»

TEL AVIV: Israel’s parliament has approved laws that effectively halt the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men in the country’s military in a last-ditch effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition to woo religious political parties ahead of elections in the fall. Lawmakers voted in a»»»

RIYADH: A senior Saudi delegation on Tuesday conveyed the condolences of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani following the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Prince Mansour bin Mutaib, minister of state, member of the Council of »»»

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Major advances in HIV diagnosis and treatment have reduced fear of sexually transmitted infections, contributing to a decline in consistent condom use, a Chilean midwife says. Photo by cottonbro studio/Pexels SANTIAGO, Chile, July 14 (UPI) -- A sustained rise in syphilis and other sexually transmit»»»

Media outlets reported that massive explosions were heard in Kuwait and Bahrain on Tuesday afternoon. Some sources in Iraq said that the sounds of explosions were so high that it was heard in neighboring Iraq. The cause of the blast was not immediately revealed to media. But it could be Iran’s reta»»»

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was removed from prison two days before completing a five-year sentence. Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, shown in 2021, was removed from prison in Cuba two days before completing a five-year sentence. His whereabouts are unknown. File Photo by Ern»»»

According to Péter Magyar, Gergely Gulyás suggested that every Fidesz MP should leave Parliament. But would that be a good idea? It is hardly an exaggeration to say that keeping up with events in the Hungarian Parliament has become increasingly difficult. Spend just a few days away from the news — »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned attacks carried out by Iran and factions backed by Tehran on Kuwaiti border posts, an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait Oil Company, the Kuwaiti consulate in Basra, and two Emirati oil tankers. The Kingdom also condemned Iranian attacks on Jorda»»»

The global artificial intelligence (AI) wave has not only supercharged sectors like computing, chips, and hardware devices - it has also quietly ignited a brand-new track: air cargo. July is traditionally the slow season for air freight. But this year, the pattern has reversed. Driven by the accele»»»

Plamen Todorov, Parliament's sole candidate for membership of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said on Tuesday that the body's performance should be measured not by the number of investigations and case files it handles, but by the quality of its results. He presented his vision for the work o»»»

LONDON: Jordanian forces intercepted and shot down four Iranian missiles that entered the country’s airspace on Tuesday, as the US-Iran conflict has resumed. Jordan’s Royal Engineering Corps teams handled debris from fallen missiles at several locations in the country, with no injuries reported by »»»

WARSAW: Polish fighter jets on Tuesday intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane in international waters over the Baltic Sea, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a press conference. “This is the first Russian attempt in a long time to approach our maritime border in order to probe our »»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned plans to impose a 20 percent fee on vessels using the Strait of Hormuz, saying he would instead pursue investment agreements with Gulf countries. The reversal came hours before the proposed charge was due to take effect at 20:00 GMT, follow»»»

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy =announced a sweeping reshuffle of Ukraine's government on July 12 and signalled changes to the country's top law enforcement agencies. The shake-up of the wartime administration comes as Kyiv seeks to strengthen international alliances while facing growing political p»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Vice President of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Tuesday at Lusail Palace, where he offered condolences on the passing of the late HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khali»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received HH Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday at Lusail Palace, where His Highness offered condolences on the passing of the late HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Also prese»»»

US President Donald Trump will deliver a national address on Thursday regarding newly declassified intelligence on investigations into the 2020 presidential election and alleged voting machine flaws – reviving fraud claims long dismissed by courts and officials, as critics warn the speech coul»»»

LONDON: Amnesty International condemned the EU for failing to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement amid accusations of genocide in Gaza and ongoing violations by settlers against Palestinians. The Foreign Affairs Council did not adopt any options to restrict trade with illegal Israeli settle»»»

The EU and Britain on Tuesday signed a deal ending border checks between Gibraltar and Spain six years after the UK left the bloc. Gibraltar residents can now cross to Spain using ‌residence cards ​while Spanish citizens can cross using a government ID card. Britain ⁠and the ​European Union fo»»»

Bulgaria has secured the removal of a third Russian national from the European Union's proposed 21st sanctions package against Moscow, Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed to bTV on Tuesday, saying Sofia had been prepared to block the entire package if its demands were not met. Radev did not name t»»»

Former Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) CEO Stoyan Mavrodiev has returned to Bulgaria after nearly two years as an internationally wanted person and has been charged with embezzlement. He will remain in custody for at least 72 hours following his extradition from Serbia. Mavrodiev was handed over t»»»

Jeddah, July 14 (SANA) The Saudi Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, welcomed on Tuesday the U.S. administration’s decision to remove Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, reaffirming the Kingdom’s support for Syria’s security, stability and»»»

US President Donald Trump has given Saudi Arabia the green light for a renewed military operation against Yemen’s Houthi movement, Axios has reported, citing US officials. The report follows the most serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in years, which according to the outlet, co»»»

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Bulgaria's National Child Helpline 116 111 received 13,500 calls between January 1 and June 30, 2026, including more than 9,700 consultations, the State Agency for Child Protection said on Tuesday. The state agency pointed out that children increasingly recognize the helpline as a trusted place for»»»

Gaza's civil defense agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike on a police station in northern Gaza killed eight people on Tuesday, including a woman officer. "Eight martyrs were transferred to Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli airstrike on a police station" in the western part of Jabali»»»

Dubai: Dubai Humanitarian (DXBH) has dispatched a fourth relief shipment to Uganda, its third aboard a Dubai Royal Air Wing aircraft, as part of the sustained response to the Ebola outbreak in that region. The move follows the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice P»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday as she referred one of his lawyers for potential disciplinary action and characterised the $10 billion complaint as an exercise in s»»»

Manila: A National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) official testified Tuesday (July 14), Day 5 of the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, that the term “Operation Romanov” — invoked by VP Duterte to justify her alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family»»»

JEDDAH: The first group of 250 pilgrims under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit has arrived in Makkah after spending several days in Madinah. Upon arrival, the guests performed Umrah and expressed their appreciation to the Kingdom’s leadership for the »»»

GENEVA: ‌The World Health Organization on May 17 declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and said there was a high risk it could spread to neighboring countries. The decision has prompted governments to step up travel-r»»»

Dubai: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised European airlines not to fly through the airspace of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, citing a "high risk" to civil aviation following renewed tensions between the United States and Iran. Sign up for our daily business newslette»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has launched a national artificial intelligence risk management framework to guide government and private entities in the safe and responsible adoption of AI. Aligned with Vision 2030, the framework will serve as a national reference, off»»»

A violent confrontation between a hundreds-strong crowd and draft officers trying to detain military-age men in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last week is just the latest in a growing number of attacks on military personnel charged with conscripting people to the front. A draft riot broke out »»»

Serbian authorities have transferred former Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) CEO Stoyan Mavrodiev to Bulgaria after approving his extradition, Bulgarian officials confirmed. Mavrodiev was handed over to Bulgarian authorities at the Kalotina border crossing and was then taken toward Sofia, where he »»»

Civilian deaths in Ukraine hit a record monthly high in May, driven by a shortage of Ukrainian air-defence interceptors rather than a shift in Russian targeting as the Kremlin escalates its missile barrage, officials say. Russia continues to target residential housing and has bombarded Kyiv in the »»»

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief distributed 673 food baskets in Khan Younis as part of its food security project in Gaza, benefiting 4,038 vulnerable people. The agency’s central kitchen also provided 25,000 hot meals to families in central and southern Gaza. The initiatives are part of Saudi»»»

US President Donald Trump says he is reinstating a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships for safe passage. The announcement comes after the two countries exchanged more fire following an Iranian attack on a ship in the waterway on Sunday. The UN's shipping agency says they »»»

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the UK’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) designation as a so-called terrorist organization, warning Tehran reserves the right to take reciprocal measures in this regard. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry condemned the British gove»»»