At Paris's Rock en Seine, visually impaired festival-goers can enjoy concerts through live audio description. The festival is offering dedicated platforms, as well as headphones and receivers provided by the Valentin Haüy Association, a pioneer in audio description in France. Spectators c»»»

Spain's left-wing government called for calm in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after protests over security escalated into clashes between locals and police, a month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco triggered a Europe-wide alert. Spain's interior minister called for calm o»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria HE Abdelmadjid Tebboune on the victims of the fires that occurred in some central and eastern states of Algeria, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.»»»

By UPI StaffIsraeli settlers bring their goats and sheep to harass Palestinian Nayef Kaabnah on the edge of Taybeh, the only Christian village in the West Bank, on Thursday. The settlers want Kaabnah's property as violence against Palestinians has increased recently. Palestinian Nayef Kaabnah takes»»»

Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori's government was to ask Congress on Friday for authority to legislate by decree for 120 days, seeking broader powers to advance its security and economic agenda. Photo by Paolo Aguilar/EPA Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Less than a month after taking office, Peruvian President K»»»

Marine One departs the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 12. The aircraft had difficulty making contact with air traffic control at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Thursday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The pilots of President Donald Trump's Marine One heli»»»

British health officials believe that eggs imported from Ukraine could be responsible for a major salmonella outbreak in the UK, The Telegraph has reported, citing a source. A total of 259 people in the country have been infected with the bacteria over the past year, with one of them dying, the UK »»»

Tunis, August 28, 2026 (TAP) — Tunisia’s Customs Administration is currently developing its 2026-2030 strategic plan, aimed at modernizing customs procedures and working methods, accelerating digitisation as well as improving working conditions and...»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has hit back at criticism surrounding Anna Róza Unger, who was elected president of Hungary’s newly established National Asset Protection and Asset Recovery Office (NVVH) by Parliament on Friday. Magyar responded to the criticism in several Facebook posts following Unger»»»

New Delhi: The inaugural meeting of the India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee (JDC) was held in New Delhi on Friday, where the two countries agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation across a wide range of areas, including training, military exercises, military medicine, staff talks»»»

New Delhi: India’s foreign exchange reserves surged to a record high of $729.3 billion in the week ended August 21, providing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with greater firepower to manage pressure on the rupee amid elevated oil prices and global economic uncertainties. According to data released»»»

Tunis, August 28 (TAP) — Secretary of State Mohamed Ben Ayed met Friday with Qatar’s Ambassador to Tunisia, Zayed bin Saeed Rashed Al-Khayarin, to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.The talks covered...»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in agriculture and food security while seeking to expand investment and trade between the two countries. The discussions took place during a visit to Pakistan by Saudi Minister of Environment, Water»»»

A common mechanism is needed to ensure adequate blood supplies and protect patients’ rights, the press service of the Health Ministry said on Friday, responding to claims that, amid limited blood supplies, hospitals have been asking relatives of patients scheduled for elective surgery to help find »»»

Twelve refugees who fled the Transit Centre in the village of Pastrogor have been located and detained, BTA learned from Senior Commissioner Miroslav Hristov, head of the Haskovo Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry. The refugees are of Moroccan origin. Their escape was reported at around »»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: More than 2,400 people were still missing Friday missing and 584 were confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. The figures are likely to continue changing, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster. Here are the latest numbers: I»»»

Six of the countries that pay for the EU seven-year Multiannual Financial Framework budget (MFF) want the next one cut by hundreds of billions of euros. Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden said in a joint statement released by the German government on August 27 that the E»»»

Tunis, August 28 (TAP) — The Ministry of Trade and Export Development announced Friday the launch of a large-scale operation to boost bottled water supplies, with 9 million 1.5-liter and 2-liter bottles to be injected into distribution channels...»»»

People shop at a supermarket in Buenos Aires in January. Household debt is surging and millions of borrowers are falling behind on payments amid declining purchasing power and a rising cost of living. File Photo by Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Argentine household debt i»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31 in Bishkek, and the leaders will discuss bilateral cooperation and the most important international problems, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday. "It all starts on August 31 with»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe UNIFIL: Despite a decrease in the level of violence compared to earlier this year, the situation in southern Lebanon remains fragile 28-08-»»»

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three more states to the cyclospora outbreak. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The cyclospora outbreak in lettuce has spread to 20 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The CDC added Georgia, Tennessee»»»

San Francisco: Meta's landmark settlement with nearly every US state promises curfews and time limits for teens on Instagram and Facebook -- but rests on age and parent checks nobody has figured out how to make work. The deal, which ended a federal trial in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, gives »»»

Tunis, August 28, 2026 (TAP) — The Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) has opened registration for a business prospecting mission for Tunisian companies operating in the building and public works sector, to be held on the sidelines of the “EXPO BÉTON”...»»»

Tunis, August 28, 2026 (TAP) — A high-level panel on the strategic role of Tunisian engineers in driving Africa’s economic and industrial transformation will be held in Tunis on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the initiative of the Tunisia Africa...»»»

Tunis, August 28 (TAP) — Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH) President Bassem Trifi and Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Secretary-General Salaheddine Selmi agreed to step up coordination and strengthen joint efforts to...»»»

Manchester, United Kingdom: Michael Carrick said Carlos Baleba will be unable to make his Manchester United debut for around three weeks due to an ankle injury, but is excited by the Cameroonian's "massive potential". Baleba's £70 million ($95 million) move from Brighton further bolstered Carrick's»»»

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed developments in Sudan and regional and international efforts to support security and stability in the country during a phone call today with Senior Adviser to the US President on Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos. During the call, Abdel»»»

A US court has struck down the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that it illegally sanctioned the AI developer for refusing to let its Claude model be used for certain military operations. In a 59-page ruling issued on Thursday, US District Judge Rita Lin said Secretary of War Pete Hegse»»»

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has argued that he should not be seen as tainted by past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The billionaire addressed his links with the late financier as a source of reputational baggage in an interview with Axios on Thursday, insisting people »»»

Russian Armed Forces struck the Fire Point enterprise in the Kiev region, which produced and stored substances for solid-fuel boosters and warheads of Flamingo missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday. On Friday, the Russian Armed Forces continued conducting group strikes against U»»»

The Bulgarian Navy again carried out reconnaissance and transport tasks involving unmanned aerial vehicles and parts of such vehicles found in the waters of the Black Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. A specialized team from the Varna Naval Base was activated following a report of an unmann»»»

The acceptance of applications for 48-page Bulgarian passports valid for 10 years and their issuance have been temporarily suspended, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. The suspension is due to a technical issue caused by unexpectedly high demand for this type of passport. Since it was introduce»»»

Albania has rejected any suggestion that it is involved in alleged coordinated hybrid activities aimed at destabilizing Montenegro, following recent remarks by Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spaji?. Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha said there is no official accusatio»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral and international issues, as well as future contacts between the two countries, in a phone call with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "During the conversation, which to»»»

People search the names of their relatives on lists of missing people outside the army operations center in the aftermath of flash floods, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, Friday. More than 500 people have died and hundreds remain missing across northern Nepal after a suspected glacial collapse and aval»»»

Afghanistan is “undoubtedly” better off five years after the withdrawal of US forces, Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has told RT, while acknowledging that the country continues to face serious problems. In a rare interview with RT India’s Runjhun Sharma, Mujahid argued that the departur»»»

Britannica International School, Budapest, today announced it had joined Ariston Education, a growing global group of premium Early Years – Year 13 schools and creator of the AQ = EQ + IQ framework for future-ready learning. The school now becomes part of the Ariston Education alliance of schools, »»»

WASHINGTON: The Treasury Department is due to cut off a major Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates from the US financial system, an official confirmed Friday, as Washington pushes to choke Iran off economically. The move impacts UAE branches of Egypt’s second biggest bank, Banque »»»

Kathmandu, Nepal: Devastating floods near the border with China this week have killed at least 579 people in Nepal, its disaster authority said Friday. Chinese state media earlier confirmed five dead following Wednesday's disaster, taking the total killed to at least 584.»»»

DHAHRAN: Egyptian harpist Manal Mohei Eldin captivated audiences at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra, with three nights of performances blending classical harp techniques with traditional Arabic rhythms and melodies. The final show will be on Friday. Known as one of the most pr»»»

ADEN: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has repatriated 154 Somali refugees from Yemen to Somalia through Aden International Airport, in cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The move is part of a protection and humanitarian assistance program aimed at supporting »»»

The National Research and Development Center for Sustainable Agriculture, or Estidamah, concluded its participation in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, showcasing Saudi Arabia’s advanced agricultural solutions for arid envir»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese health ministry updates toll of Israeli war on Lebanon since March 2, 2026, recording 4325 martyrs and 12381 injuries 28-08-2026 1»»»

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stand by as they check the documentation of a construction worker during a random stop in Minneapolis on Jan. 9 ICE has awarded a $16.7 million no-bid contract to Compliant Technologies for 6,000 shock gloves to be used to detain people by force. File Ph»»»

JEDDAH: Children are learning about the Red Sea through science, environmental research, mapping and robotics at Takween’s STEM summer camp at the Red Sea Museum in Historic Jeddah. Running until Aug. 29, the camp is designed by Saudi interdisciplinary learning organization Takween, Home of Design »»»

Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood on the border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed more than 500 people, with over a thousand still missing. But the remote and rugged terrain, as well as the risk of further flooding from upstr»»»

A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the»»»

Bulgaria has received €489.3 million in its first disbursement under the European Union's Security of Europe Instrument (SAFE), the European Commission announced. The payment represents 15% of the €3.3 billion allocated to Bulgaria under the program. SAFE is a €150 billion EU financial instrument t»»»

Convicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić has died at the age of 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence. He was found guilty of leading the siege of Sarajevo and orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. His plann»»»