Donald Trump has declared himself the “greatest” president in US history while branding Joe Biden and Barack Obama “failures” in a ranking posted on Truth Social. Abraham Lincoln, who led the US through the Civil War and abolished slavery, and George Washington, the first US president and a foundin»»»

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are asking the Supreme Court to allow the military to ban transgender service members. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to ban »»»

US President Donald Trump is apparently suffering from “schizophrenia” and “delusions” over his claims that the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Washington, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has said. The jab came after Trump shared an image on Thursday titled “US Territories” that liste»»»

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer walks back to his vehicle after checking the documentation of a construction worker during a random stop in Minneapolis, Minn., on January 9. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court on Friday ruled agains»»»

Belgium’s foreign minister on Friday summoned U.S Ambassador Bill White over an Instagram story the American diplomat posted targeting the country’s health minister. File Photo by Olivier Hoslet/EPA Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Belgium's foreign minister on Friday summoned U.S Ambassador Bill White over an Ins»»»

The US is moving to lock in long-term access to the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves by discussing a 100-year deal with Venezuela, as Caracas plans to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), several outlets have reported. The idea of quitting OPEC has been discussed»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: With the approach of US midterm elections in November and facing the possibility of losing control in both houses of Congress, Republicans are training their fire on a left-wing influencer who has emerged as a liability for Democratic candidates. “I am done! So don’t any »»»

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday he would slap retaliatory tariffs on the United States after walking away from a “bad deal” on trade, deepening the rift between the longtime allies.Negotiations between the neighboring countries broke down on Friday in Washington, allowing »»»

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Treasury Department Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that the United States is working to cut off bank branches in the United Arab Emira»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: “Israel” cannot achieve its objectives in the presence of the resistance, its people, the honorable and the martyrs; we are »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: We oppose the framework agreement and call for its rejection, saying it is illegitimate, unlawful, humiliating, undermines L»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Israel’s project is “Greater Israel,” as evidenced by what is happening in Syria; we will remain on the ground and reject su»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: We do not want war, as demonstrated by our acceptance of and commitment to the Nov. 27, 2024, agreement 28-08-2026 22:21 PM »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: What is happening today is not a mutual war but Israeli aggression that ebbs and flows; without Iran and the memorandum of u»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: We broke the “Greater Israel” project, preventing it from reaching Beirut and stripping Lebanon of its strength; today, “Isr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem to Lebanon’s authorities: Who authorized you to surrender Lebanon’s sovereignty, paying the price in negotiations to remain i»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: The Lebanese authorities’ negotiations did not stop the war but legitimized it, amounting to a humiliating surrender to the »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Honorable people, resistance fighters, those who sacrificed, and their supporters from all sects reject the authorities’ con»»»

Lightning flashes over the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Aug. 4. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Space Academy to train future space staff. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Preside»»»

Johnson Space Center: President Donald Trump on Friday announced the creation of a "Space Academy" to train future civilian and military recruits for an arena where the United States faces rivalry with China. Speaking at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump said the institution would be mo»»»

HOUSTON: President Donald Trump on Friday announced the creation of a “Space Academy” to train future civilian and military recruits for an arena where the United States faces rivalry with China. Speaking at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump said the institution would be modeled on the »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Palestine is not a sectarian issue but an Islamic, national, Arab, and humanitarian cause 28-08-2026 21:55 PM Latest News Ur»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, speaking at the central prophetic festival organised by Hezbollah to mark the Prophet Moham»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Islamic unity must free the nation (Ummah) from dependency and subjugation and confront sectarian, religious and political d»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Islamic unity is needed to confront US and Israeli projects aimed at fragmenting our region 28-08-2026 21:45 PM Latest News »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli air raids target Kfar Roumman town and Ali Al-Taher area, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 28-08-2026 18:53 PM Latest News Urgent N»»»

U.S. first lady Melania Trump and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon on September 11 to mark 24 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in Arlington, Va. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump p»»»

LONDON: Between 20 and 30 tankers are passing through the Strait of Hormuz each night, with US President Donald Trump insisting “that sucker is open,” US news website Axios reported on Friday. Shipping through the waterway was drastically restricted by an Iranian blockade after the US and Israel la»»»

A video showing an airplane rammed into the side of a building has been circulating widely on social media. While social media users are claiming that the video shows a plane that crashed in Tel Aviv after an Iranian attack, its origin remains unknown and its authenticity highly questionable. »»»

New York: Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal theology and so much more. But for many, her death Tuesday has served as a reminder that at the heart of her legacy is her role as a »»»

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»»»

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»»»

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»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

Dubai: The US-Iran standoff still remains uncertain, with US President Donald Trump warning that American military action against Iran may not be over, while Tehran says diplomacy could resume if Washington ends its pressure campaign. For UAE residents, the latest developments are particularly rele»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Zionist artillery targets the two towns of Al-Mansouri and Kfar Roumman, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 28-08-2026 16:46 PM Latest News U»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli enemy carries out a new bombing in the town of Markaba, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 28-08-2026 16:54 PM Latest News Urgent New»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Enemy Continues Its Attacks in South Lebanon 28-08-2026 17:16 PM The Israeli enemy continued on Friday its attacks on villages in s»»»

British state broadcaster the BBC this week ran a major story drumming up the alleged Russia threat and supposed looming retaliatory attacks on UK drone factories supplying Ukraine. The chilly warning purportedly came from a top Russian official – except that the individual in question has not been»»»

Slovak police foiled an arson attack on a Ukrainian-owned drone factory near Presov this week, the first documented attempt of its kind in the country. Officers from the anti-crime unit UBOK arrested three foreign nationals - two in Slovakia and one in Germany under a European arrest warrant - over»»»

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh speaks at a press conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on July 29. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Economists and financial markets will be watching closely on Friday when the Federal Reserve Chairman »»»

Mounted police patrol the Turnberry resort in southwest Scotland in July 2018 while U.S. President Donald Trump played a round of golf during a visit to Britain during his first term. File photo Robert Perry/EPA-EFE Aug. 28 (UPI) -- British authorities alleged seven protesters due in court on charg»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Yedioth Ahronoth: Israeli army chief of staff warns Netanyahu of the possibility that the situation in the West Bank could spiral out of co»»»

Joint Task Force -- Southern Border personnel use the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to engage and defeat a hostile drone Wednesday. Photo by Sgt. Daniel Huerta, U.S. Army Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said Thursday that it shot down three drones operated by drug cartels at the U.S»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s Information Ministry has launched an English-language account to “counter disinformation” and present the nation’s position to international audiences. The account, called Syrian Response, went live on Aug. 24 with an introductory message: “There’s a lot of talk a»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iran: All States Are Obliged to Refrain from Implementing Unilateral US Sanctions 28-08-2026 16:15 PM Iranian Foreign Ministry HQ in Tehran»»»

A portrait of former President Barack Obama is displayed at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington in 2018. It was painted by Kehinde Wiley, another work from whom the United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic has taken down and wants to sell. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | »»»