There are several internal reasons why Ukrainian intelligence services have been experiencing more operational failures in Russia, Andrey Popov, a veteran of the Alpha counterterrorism unit, tells Sputnik. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) operatives are si»»»

The Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met on Tuesday in Washington at the White House with the US counterpart Donald Trump who indicated that the Israeli military redeployment will be discussed. Before the meeting, the two presidents answered the correspondents’ questions, tackling mainly the Framewor»»»

New York, July 21 (SANA) The UN Security Council on Tuesday held a briefing on Syria’s political and humanitarian developments, with Syria’s Permanent Representative Ibrahim Olabi saying the country was moving from war and destruction toward institutional recovery, transitional justice and a more a»»»

The U.S. Department of State issued a travel caution for American travelers overseas. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo July 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide caution for travelers because of rising conflict in the Middle East "with the potential for unforeseen»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s AI-native startups are outperforming global and regional peers in strategic execution and commercial growth, according to a report released by Amazon Web Services on Tuesday, highlighting the Kingdom’s push to become a global technology hub under Vision 2030. The report, titl»»»

GENEVA: Spain overtook Argentina for the No. 1 ‌spot in the FIFA men’s world rankings Monday, as expected after La Roja defeated the defending champions 1-0 in the World Cup final on Sunday. Argentina were the No. 1 team in the world rankings as of the last official rankings update on June 11, the »»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,has approved the promotion of 6,526 personnel serving across Dubai's security agencies, in recognition of their dedication, continued service and contributions to safeguarding the»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar participated with a student delegation in the work of the fourth session of the Arab Parliament for the Child, which was hosted by the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates from July 13 to 19, with the participation of student delegations from various Arab countrie»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has sent two identical letters to HE Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres and HE Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of July, Zenon Mukongo Ngay, r»»»

KITZBUHEL - Serbian tennis players Miomir Kecmanovic and Laslo Djere are both out of the Kitzbuhel ATP tournament following first-round defeats on Monday. Djere lost 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 to Frenchman Quentyn Halys after an hour and 54 minutes of play, while Kecmanovic was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 by Argentin»»»

Cairo: The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according to satellite imagery, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave. More than 23 kilometers have be»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was far from finished with Iran and warned the next US military target could be an underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain.Pickaxe Mountain is a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz where Western intelligence suspects»»»

BERLIN: A man suspected of fatally shooting six child welfare workers at a shelter for mothers in Stade in northern Germany last month died by suicide in jail on Tuesday, officials said. The suspect, who has been partially identified in German media as 45-year-old Fatih Khan G., was found dead by j»»»

Tunis, July 21 (TAP) - The German group BHS-Tabletop, a world leader in the manufacture of high-quality professional porcelain tableware, plans to carry out a project in Tunisia worth approximately TND 40 million, with operations due to start in...»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States military will soon "very heavily" strike Iran's Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La Mountain, otherwise known as "Pickaxe," US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. "We'll be hitting that area very probably pretty soon, and there's not a thing they can do about it," Trump»»»

RIYADH: The Quality of Life Program, one of Saudi Vision 2030’s flagship initiatives, released its 2025 annual report, with the program contributing SR78 billion ($20.7 billion) to Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product, exceeding its target, and generating SR20.5 billion in non-oil revenues. Khalid»»»

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Doha: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is launching its summer program, "Care Summer", at the beginning of August 2026. The program aims to offer a free field training experience for male and female students—both citizens and residents—aged 12 to 18 from public and private schools in Qatar, a»»»

BUJANOVAC - Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic on Tuesday visited army troops deployed in the Tabalije base area within the Ground Safety Zone between central Serbia and Serbia's southern province of Kosovo-Metohija. During the visit, Mojsilovic reviewed the organisati»»»

President Joseph Aoun met Tuesday at the White House with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, who said that the Lebanese leader is “highly respected.” "It's a great pleasure to be with the President of Lebanon. He's highly respected... and the relationship is very good. I think that Lebanon has been»»»

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange's benchmark index closed higher today, gaining 23.57 points, or 0.23%, to finish at 10,107.36 points. During the session, 135,997,042 shares were traded, with a total value of QAR 348,405,634.197, through 35,542 transactions across all sectors. Shares of 24 companies adva»»»

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, marking the biggest escalation between the two sides in years. The move came a week after forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government bombed Sana’a International Airport in an attempt to prevent an Iranian plane c»»»

According to a statement issued by Bertalan Havasi, Fidesz’s communications director and former press chief to ex-prime minister Viktor Orbán, investigators from the prosecution service arrived without prior notice on Tuesday at a facility hosting the party’s servers. Investigators arrived uninvite»»»

ACCRA: The ‌head of Africa’s top public health agency said he had written to US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking him to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda since the country has reported no new infections in about a month. “There is no reason for the US to continue with th»»»

The Indian Consular, Passport, Visa & Attestation services in the UAE have been outsourced to Al Hind Tours & Travels w.e.f. 22 July 2026. The services will be provided at 16 Indian Consular Application Centers (ICACs) located across UAE.»»»

Yemeni news agency quoted a source in the Yemeni Ministry of Defense as saying: “During the past twenty-four hours, six ships turned back from their course after the Yemeni armed forces warned them and imposed a maritime ban against the Saudi regime.” Source: Al-Manar English Website»»»

Singer-songwriter David Anthony Burke who performs as D4vd, sings on the Casino stage, during the 58th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, in July 2024. The singer is facing charges of murder in the death and mutilation of a 15-year-pld girl. By Cyril Zingaro/EPA July 21 (UPI) -- A pr»»»

Yemeni Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Shaya Zindani met on Tuesday in Aden Director of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) office in Aden Eng. Ahmed Madkhali. Zindani commended Saudi Arabia's leading role in supporting Yemen, descri»»»

Manama: Bahrain announced today that its air defense systems had intercepted a new wave of Iranian aerial attacks. In a statement, the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force said Iran was continuing its systematic hostile campaign through attacks targeting civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain.»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would deal with the consequences of a potential blockade of the Red Sea by the Houthis. "We'll see what happens. So far, it hasn't happened. [It] might happen, but we take care of things," Trump told reporters w»»»

Iran spent Tuesday pursuing two seemingly contradictory objectives. On one hand, it intensified attacks across the Middle East. Missiles and drones targeted countries hosting US forces, fresh strikes disrupted shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen’s Houthi rebels declared a blockade of Sau»»»

MOSCOW: Russia summoned the Moldovan ambassador to the ​foreign ministry on Tuesday after it said employees of its embassy in Chisinau were subjected to “force and threats ‌of detention” ‌by ​Moldovan ‌police. In ⁠a ​statement, the Russian ⁠Foreign Ministry named two recent incidents in which its s»»»

Qatar strongly condemned on Tuesday Houthi accusations that Saudi Arabia was imposing a siege on the Yemeni people and barring marine navigation. The Qatari Foreign Ministry underlined its “full solidarity with the Kingdom and support of the measures it takes to ensure its security and sovereignty.»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank demolished a Palestinian house on Tuesday in the town of Sair, east of Hebron, after they claimed it was built without a permit. Military bulldozers demolished the two-story house, some 300 sq. meters in size, which had belonged to Fouad Jaradat»»»

Normandy's D-Day landing beaches could soon be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- marking the culmination of a project launched nearly 20 years ago. The designation would recognise "outstanding universal value" and raise the international profile of the beaches -- including one where Allied »»»

Microsoft and French startup Mistral said Tuesday they had signed a "multibillion-dollar" deal for the US tech giant to use the AI developer's computing infrastructure in Europe. Microsoft has agreed to spend billions of dollars on Mistral’s computing infrastructure in Europe under a deal that will»»»

Rahul Gandhi, India's opposition leader, called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign on Tuesday "for destroying the future" of the country's youth. The youth-led Cockroach movement continued their protests in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear has and »»»

NEW DELHI: India said it had summoned a senior Russian diplomat and expressed “grave concerns” after amissile strike killed four Indians on a Black Sea cargo ship that was leaving a Ukrainian port. Ukraine said Russia hit the Golden Leo – ‌a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship ‌manned by a crew ‌from ⁠India»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ​said during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on ‌Tuesday that ‌Lebanon ​had ‌been ⁠hit ​hard for ⁠decades and that the United States would help ⁠the country ‌going ‌forward. “It’s ​been ‌a ‌very badly treated place and country, and ‌we’re going to ha»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi Tourism Authority transformed one of the World Cup’s most recognizable match-day moments into a real-time social activation, using the tournament’s three-minute hydration breaks as the inspiration for a live Instagram competition promoting travel experiences across Saudi. Launched»»»

Central European economies are emerging as unexpected beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, with Poland and Hungary seeing rapid growth in exports linked to AI infrastructure as companies expand supply chains beyond traditional manufacturing. While the region is not a major»»»

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok has signed the 17th amendment to the Fundamental Law, on July 19, ending his own mandate despite strongly criticising the legislation and warning that it marks a turning point for Hungary's constitutional democracy. The amendment, adopted earlier this week by the Ti»»»

A father and son have been arraigned on charges for kidnapping two federal biologists at gunpoint in a remote area of a California forest. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 21 (UPI) -- A father and son have been arraigned on charges for kidnapping two federal biologists at gunpo»»»

Jury selection has begun on Monday in a closely watched murder trial of a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children in a case that has drawn nationwide attention. A shocking crime inside an otherwise ordinary American family has raised broader questions about mental illness, »»»

Manila: Philippine Airlines (PAL) said on Tuesday it will acquire up to 14 more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft as it pursues a major upgrade of its long-haul fleet. The latest order follows the flag carrier's announcement on Monday that it would acquire up to 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner jets, its first »»»

Any threat to the Kingdom's stability is a threat to Pakistan's strategic and economic interests, experts stress. Pakistan is grappling with the potential fallout from a Houthi threat to blockade Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, a development that could activate one of the region's most consequential »»»

Share: 2 oil tankers were targeted by Iran today as IRGC vows ‘not a drop of oil’ to pass through Hormuz Here is the latest: Iran said it targeted U.S. assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan Tuesday, and a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, after the U.S. military said it carried out a 10th consecutive »»»

LONDON: New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathered his Cabinet for its first meeting on Tuesday and vowed to take a “one-team approach” despite purging allies of predecessor Keir Starmer from the government. Burnham told his top team that he would lead a “cost-of-living government” focused on easi»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said work on the Dh750 million Emirates Road Enhancement Project has passed the 30 per cent completion mark, with construction progressing ahead of schedule as authorities press ahead with plans to ease congestion on one of the country's busiest tran»»»

Parliament's Defence Committee on Tuesday approved a draft decision allowing the temporary deployment of US aircraft and military personnel in Bulgaria to support operations in the Middle East. The proposal passed with 11 votes in favour, one against and two abstentions and now awaits approval by P»»»