Pakistan said Thursday it was continuing diplomatic efforts to help resolve the crisis between the United States and Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said at a news briefing that Field Marshal Asim Munir’s recent visit to Tehran was aimed at reviving»»»

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North Korea on Thursday condemned recent U.S. approvals of arms sales to South Korea. In this February 2025 photo, a U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopter fires a stinger missile during a combined live-fire exercise in Pocheon. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo SEOUL, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- North K»»»

LONDON: The Syrian Democratic Forces once stood at the heart of an experiment that transformed the balance of power in Syria. The Kurdish-led force, backed by the US, fought Daesh and governed a de facto autonomous administration across much of northeastern Syria. At its height, it controlled rough»»»

POLITICS In Bulgarian National Television’s (BNT’s) morning talk show, Democratic Bulgaria Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova said the opening of the new parliamentary season coincides with an assessment of the government’s first 100 days, which she described as falling short of its promise of “normali»»»

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is expected in Tehran on Thursday for talks with Iranian officials on “ways to de-escalate tensions & create the conditions conducive to dialogue,” Qatar's Foreign Ministry said on X. The discussions, confirmed by Tehran, will also address “freedom of naviga»»»

The US-Canada trade war is reaching the bathroom, with tariffs on paper products threatening to push up prices for toilet paper and other everyday essentials for Americans. Trade talks between the two neighbors collapsed last Friday, with both sides accusing the other of making last-minute changes »»»

Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations border. They have yet to agree on the conditions for the waterway's reopening as the Middle East war nears the six-month mark, but talks are on»»»

Damascus: Visa has tested its first live international card transaction in Syria, in a move that could pave the way for international visitors to use Visa cards in the country and marks a significant step in Syria’s efforts to reconnect with the global financial system. Sign up for our daily busine»»»

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When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there's still no off-ramp in sight despite Trump's repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete. A June mem»»»

Since February, the United States has been applying military and political pressure to Iran to force terms akin to a surrender. Six months later, and despite the White House bombast, there has been no agreement, and international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains vulnerable to Iranian a»»»

Arab Finance: Chinese technology company Huawei Technologies has submitted a bid to supply Egypt with 2,008 artificial intelligence (AI) chips and build data center infrastructure for training and running AI models, prompting the United States to explore a competing proposal, Bloomberg reported. Th»»»

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The US-Iran conflict remains a major security and economic concern for the UAE, as diplomatic efforts to revive talks gather pace while the Hormuz Strait remains heavily disrupted and Washington drives tougher economic pressure on Tehran. Here are the latest developments: Qatar's leader heads to Te»»»

A federal appeals judge ruled Wednesday against dismissing charges accusing Rep. LaMonica McIver of assaulting, resisting, impeding and interfering with federal officials while on site at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in September. File Photo by Derek French/UPI | License Photo Aug. 27 (UPI) »»»

WASHINGTON: When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there’s still no off-ramp in sight despite Trump’s repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump has signed an order to declare the national emergency to protect the power system from foreign threats, including attempted sabotage and cyberattacks, the White House said in a statement. "The Order declares a national emergency under the Internation»»»

A military judge on Wednesday set the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and one of the last remaining detainees at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. File Photo by Ezra Kaplan for UPI Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A military judge has scheduled t»»»

Cats “massacred” in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta? Three weeks after thousands of migrants crossed the border into Ceuta, Spanish websites and social media users are claiming that the migrants who have stayed are killing cats. But all of the dead cat photos that have been shared so far are eith»»»

Dubai’s well-known “Clock Tower” on Sheikh Zayed Road is beginning to lose the distinctive feature that gave the building its popular name, as its old crown is removed ahead of a major architectural transformation into a modern office destination called AHS Tower. AHS Properties said that despite b»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was “time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore,” escalating a trade dispute that has prompted Ottawa to impose retaliatory tariffs and renew calls for Canadians to boycott American products. “I had a deal, that was a pretty good deal, you»»»

A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO member states, US media reported Wednesday, after President Donald Trump sought to downplay the visit. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported CIA Director John Ratcliffe aimed to dissu»»»

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has publicly welcomed China’s firm opposition to the Trump administration’s latest sanctions campaign against Tehran, describing Beijing’s stance as a “principled statement” against what he called illegal measures. In a post on X, Ghalibaf wrote: »»»

WASHINGTON (AP): The Trump administration has trained much of its immigration crackdown on people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and elsewhere, but it is intensifying another battle, this time with people who come legally. The State Department has paused all immigrant visa appl»»»

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid. The announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the next»»»

The United States has sanctioned UK-based direct-action group Palestine Action as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, widening the Trump administration’s campaign against organisations it describes as violent far-left networks. The US Treasury announced the designation on Wednesday (Aug. 26, 2»»»

Wuhan: China's Chang Bingyu reached the quarterfinals of the World Snooker Wuhan Open on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory over Ali Carter, while seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan also advanced after beating Stephen Maguire. Chang made a fast start against Carter, compiling breaks of 80 and 73»»»

Members of the public who support Palestine Action, which Britain named a terrorist group, protest in August 2025 in Parliament Square in London. The United States has now also classified the group as a terrorist organization and issued sanctions Wednesday. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that Tehran and Oman had agreed to share revenues earned from the Strait of Hormuz, as the two countries worked on a temporary framework to restore commercial shipping through the strategic waterway. “During negotiations with Oman, some agreements »»»

Lawyers from the Department of Justice threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if the Trump administration isn't allowed to renovate it and put Trump's name on it. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The Trump administration threatened in a court»»»

Markwayne Mullin, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security attends an event Thursday in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, which falls under the department, arrested nearly 50,000 people in July. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Licen»»»

The Department of Justice seized two platforms used by Chinese hackers to break into American infrastructure. File Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday that they seized two platforms used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other s»»»

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “very seriously wounded”, but not dead. Khamenei has not been seen in public since the US and Israel launched the Iran war in February, prompting months of speculation over the new Iranian leader’s h»»»

CIA chief John Ratcliffe held ​talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to ​Moscow, ‌but did not ‌meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin ⁠said Wednesday. President Donald Trump described Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow as a "semi-routine" mission, while implying that the intellige»»»

A lawsuit was filed by 25 states to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new rules to prevent mail-in voting before November's elections. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A group of attorneys general from 24 states and the governor of Pennsylvania have f»»»

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters is shown in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA announced Wednesday it has approved a new treatment for those with advanced pancreatic cancer. File photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE Aug. 26 (UPI) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced»»»

NEW YORK: Gaza “does not have another catastrophe left in it,” Nickolay Mladenov, the US-appointed high representative for Gaza told the Security Council on Wednesday. Collapse of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas would leave “no road map to return to” and “nothing left of the ground»»»

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The USS Abraham Lincoln was expected to return to the United States in several weeks. File Photo by MC Nicholas R. Boris/U.S. Navy | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Florida man arrested by immigration officials amid his son's deployment on the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln has been released from»»»

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Meta will pay $16.7 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general over the mental health risks posed to children by its social media platforms. File Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Meta will pay $16.7 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 state atto»»»

US President Donald Trump has reportedly submitted a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia for congressional review and renewed demands that Riyadh normalize relations with Israel as part of the deal. According to US media outlets, citing unnamed administration and congressional »»»

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that reaching a "good" agreement with Iran's authorities is impossible. A ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been agreed upon, including freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistani military s»»»

Three Secret Service staff members were put on leave pending an investigation into "potential misconduct." File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Three Secret Service employees have been put on administrative leave during an investigation into "potential misconduct," the »»»

Dubai: Six months into the war between Iran and the United States and Israel, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz remain a major concern, with shipping restrictions, economic pressure and disruptions to regional air travel continuing to shape the latest developments. The conflict began on February»»»

Dubai: At least 95 people have died and nearly 400 travellers are reported missing after devastating flash floods swept through Nepal’s Himalayan border region with Tibet on Wednesday, destroying villages, roads and infrastructure and triggering a major rescue operation. Among those unaccounted for»»»

Washington: Bill Gates warned Wednesday that the world is dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought by artificial intelligence, with the technology destroying jobs and threatening human connection, especially for young people. In a nearly 6,000-word essay published on his blog, the Microsoft »»»

Spending on gasoline and energy goods fell by $14 billion in July, the largest decline in spending to either a goods or services category in the Bureau of Economic Analysis' monthly personal consumption expenditures report. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Core persona»»»