Judge blocks HUD move to change funding for homelessness programs - UPI.com
House and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner has criticized programs for prioritizing permanent housing solutions that apply the Housing First model, in which individuals are housed without preconditions. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday »»»
Colombia’s new president takes office in ceremony in Cali highlighting hard line on armed groups
BOGOTA, Colombia: Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday, not in the capital as is the tradition, but in the volatile southwestern city of Cali in a move meant to signal his hard-line approach to illegal armed groups operating in the region. De la Espriell»»»
US Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by Graham; US House next
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate easily passed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation on Friday, advancing a long-delayed measure backed by late Senator Lindsey Graham and setting the stage for consideration by the House of Representatives within weeks. Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last »»»
FIFA chief Infantino gets backing of South American football
CALI, Colombia: FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday received support from several leading South American football figures as he visited Colombia amidst the crisis engulfing world football’s governing body. Infantino arrived early on Friday in the Colombian city of Cali to attend hard-right pr»»»
Look: Lake Mead water level hits record low - UPI.com
1 of 2 | Declining water levels due to climate change and more than 20 years of ongoing drought have reshaped Lake Mead's shorelines as seen in this file photo on Nov. 16, 2022. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The water level in the United States' largest reservoir, Lak»»»
Trump revives effort to fire Governor Lisa Cook from the Fed - UPI.com
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and her attorney, Abbe Lowell, leave the U.S. Supreme Court, which blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to remove her from the independent central bank. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is once again trying t»»»
Exclusive: WFP to extend Palantir contract despite concerns raised in leaked audit
The UN's World Food Programme is finalizing a five-year renewal of its contract with US data software firm Palantir despite “key privacy concerns” raised in a leaked 2025 internal audit. The audit, seen by PassBlue and FRANCE 24, reveals UN misgivings about allowing Palantir to process data for the»»»
US appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction of its $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing. The court added that a president cannot fundamentally reshape the White House without congressional»»»
U.S. sanctions crypto exchanges for laundering Iranian military assets - UPI.com
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran uses a sprawling network of corporate entities to obscure the origin of the funds and launder money to benefit the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, leading to sanctions. File Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The Trump administrat»»»
Senate passes bill sanctioning Russia, Iran - UPI.com
The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Friday that imposes new sanctions on Iran and on Russia for its war with Ukraine. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., cosponsored the bill with late Sen. Lindsey Graham. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Fri»»»
Enough with ‘theater diplomacy’ – Iran’s top negotiator Ghalibaf tells Trump
US President Donald Trump should curb his “theater diplomacy” as it will not work with Iran, Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said. Trump announced on Saturday that he had called off a planned attack on Iran, which, according to him, would have been on a scale “not seen since »»»
Winemakers across Europe face the challenges of climate change
Winegrowers in France are harvesting their grapes unusually early this season because of the effects of climate change. While the rising global temperatures offer a new chance for winemakers in northern and Scandinavian countries, experts say it’s too early to expect a drastic shift in the viticult»»»
Israeli Channel 15: The Israeli army concealed that Hezbollah launched a drone over the past 24 hours toward an Israeli army force in southern Lebanon - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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US court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction
An appeals court on Friday upheld an order halting work on Donald Trump's prized White House ballroom, setting up another battle in the Supreme Court over the limits of presidential authority. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which had allowed construction to continue while it considered»»»
Tennessee primary: Trump-backed Ogles loses; Blackburn to win - UPI.com
1 of 2 | Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is projected to win the Republican primary for governor of Tennessee on Friday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump lost his primary in Tennessee while longtime Sen. Marsha Blackburn's »»»
US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a year-long campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce US support for Ukraine and try to force President Vladimir Putin's hand as the grinding war drags on. The bipartisan legislation, which pa»»»
U.S. sanctions Cuba over military cooperation with Russia, China, Iran - UPI.com
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said those sanctioned facilitated the purchase, import, maintenance and modernization of weapons and military equipment primarily from Russia and China. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department imposed a new package of re»»»
Trump calls Washington Post report ‘treasonous’ over Hegseth story
US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of »»»
Islamic Resistance in Iraq Postpones Response to US Aggression: Martyrs Invigorate Our Steadfastness - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Mail-in voting remains popular as states await Supreme Court decision - UPI.com
1 of 2 | Among 32 states that share data on votes cast by mail, about one-third of voters used mail-in voting in the 2024 election. About two-thirds of voters either voted early or cast ballots by mail, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) --»»»
US judge allows deportation protections to end for South Sudanese
WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for US President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States. US District Judge Patti Saris in Boston rejected a last-di»»»
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump's $400 million White House ballroom - UPI.com
President Donald Trump speaks to the press about the new East Wing next to the construction site at the White House on May 19. An appeals court has ruled that the project to build a ballroom at the site needs congressional approval. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A f»»»
Polymarket knows who Hungary’s next president will be
On Polymarket, you can bet on almost anything – and its opposite. Now you can place your money on who will become Hungary’s next president. The website, which has been blocked in Hungary, has already “predicted” victories for Donald Trump and Péter Magyar. If it gets this one right, it could prove »»»
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign mutual defence agreement
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military acti»»»
Abelardo de la Espriella takes office in Colombia amid security crisis - UPI.com
Abelardo de la Espriella will take office as Colombia's new president Friday. Photo by Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Abelardo de la Espriella officially takes office as Colombia's president Friday, beginning a term marked by a sharp shift to the far right following the administratio»»»
Don Lemon seeks dismissal of charges, claiming vindictive prosecution - UPI.com
Journalist Don Lemon has told a federal judge that criminal charges against him are the result of an illegal vindictive prosecution by the Trump administration. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is seeking to have a federal indictment again»»»
Strait of Hormuz Becomes Iran's Ace in Conflict With US - Expert
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as an ace in its conflict with the United States, Yuri Lyamin, senior researcher at the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, told Sputnik. "I think, in case of the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian position rests upon two factors. Fir»»»
US Sees No Risk of World Depression Due to Continued Middle East Conflict - White House
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States does not expect the continued conflict in the Middle East to threaten the world with depression, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Friday. "No, if this were to turn into something that was taking out all the oil of the Midd»»»
Trump administration pays $1.22 billion to kill another wind power project - UPI.com
Wind turbines cover the Tehachapi Mountain Range in Tehachapi, Calif. The Trump administration will pay a German company more than $2 billion to abandon offshore wind farm projects in a deal announced Thursday. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of t»»»
Sen. Lisa Murkowski joins Susan Collins, says she'll vote against Todd Blanche nomination - UPI.com
1 of 2 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, walks to a procedural vote in January at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Murkowski said Friday that she will vote against the nomination of Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's pick as U.S. attorney general. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Phot»»»
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
WASHINGTON: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.” After years of delays, ICE said its f»»»
Trump privately backed JD Vance for 2028, Washington Post Reports
US President Donald Trump has privately indicated that he wants Vice President JD Vance to succeed him in the White House, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. During a closed-door Republican donor meeting in the Oval Office roughly two weeks ago, Trump »»»
Trump announces tariffs on key part for solar panels, other electronics - UPI.com
President Donald Trump participates in the signing of executive orders Thursday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is shown at right. Trump signed an order imposing new rules on tariffs on polysilicon and related products. Photo by Aaron Schw»»»
Trump signs orders curbing birthright citizenship
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, renewing his administration’s push to narrow the constitutional provision. The White House said the measures, signed on Thursday, are intended to protect “the meaning and value of American citizens»»»
Suspended priest in Grenada turns to calypso to preach about sexual abuse and Gaza
SAN JUAN: A suspended Catholic priest on a tiny Caribbean island is embracing calypso to make his voice heard on topics including Gaza and sexual abuse within the church. Father Gerard Paul, who hails from Grenada, can no longer officiate masses, funerals, weddings or baptisms after repeatedly crit»»»
Israeli settler charged over fatal shooting of Palestinian activist
Israeli prosecutors have charged Jewish settler Yinon Levi on Thursday with reckless homicide over the fatal 2025 shooting of Palestinian community leader Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such indictment in seven years. Hathaleen, a 31-year-old teacher, was killed on Jul»»»
Oil prices sink on Middle East hopes, yen extends gains after joint intervention
HONG KONG — Oil prices tumbled Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day, while the yen extended gains after US and Japanese officials confirmed a rare joint intervention to prop up the currency.The positive development in the five-month Middle East war did littl»»»
Israeli Officers Warn: “Security Zone Will Strengthen Hezbollah, Revive Its Glory” - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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A statement is expected from the Yemeni Armed Forces announcing a major military operation: spokesman - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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A deeper look into Pakistan’s role in the region
ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, leading a high-powered delegation comprising federal ministers and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, foreign affairs and defense experts said that the visit is expected to enhance defense and security co»»»
Israeli occupation forces torch homes and properties in teh southern Lebanese border town of Houla: Al-Manar reporter - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Al-Manar correspondent reports constant Israeli drone activity over Beirut’s Dahiyeh - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Israeli occupation forces stationed at Radar post open machine gun fire towards the outskirts of southern Lebanese town of Shebaa - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Ukraine's interceptor missiles run dry as Zelenskiy scours the world for more
Ukraine's stockpile of air-defence interceptor missiles is running down to zero this week, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's mounting desperation as the hunt for replacement ammunition fails is becoming impossible to hide, with the country's skies over its cities now largely undefended »»»
Ukraine's interceptor missiles run dry as Zelenskiy scours the world for more
Ukraine's stockpile of air-defence interceptor missiles is running down to zero this week, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's mounting desperation as the hunt for replacement ammunition fails is becoming impossible to hide, with the country's skies over its cities now largely undefended »»»
Ukraine's ex-ambassador to Washington charged with illicit enrichment in widening corruption purge
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have charged Olha Stefanishyna, until recently Ukraine's ambassador to the US, in a new illicit-enrichment case tied to the purchase of a Kyiv apartment, two days after she resigned her p»»»
Trump’s changing hairstyle has the internet talking again
Dubai: Videos of US President Donald Trump’s noticeably different hairstyle have sparked a fresh wave of jokes and speculation on social media. Trump appeared in Las Vegas on August 5 with hair that looked fuller, brighter and more strawberry-blond than usual, prompting online users to compare foot»»»
Trump rebuffs Zelensky’s request for more Patriot missiles
US President Donald Trump has dismissed Ukraine’s plea for more Patriot anti-air missiles following widespread reports that interceptor stockpiles have been significantly depleted by the war with Iran. Vladimir Zelensky has warned that Ukraine is running out of Western-supplied interceptors to fend»»»
Southern Lebanon: Destruction Documented as Israeli Occupation Ramps Up Attacks - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Lebanese Army says soldier lightly hurt by Israeli targeting of one of its bulldozers in Al-Mansouri - Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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