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»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: The occupation army carried out a bombing in the town of Yohmor Al-Shaqif in Southern Lebanon 26-08-2026 18:18 PM L»»»

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»»»

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he believes Iran’s supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since taking over after his father’s killing in February, remains alive. “I don’t think he’s dead. He was very seriously wounded. The left side of his body, the arm, the leg, t»»»

US President Donald Trump scored two badly needed victories Tuesday as his preferred candidates in South Carolina and Oklahoma won the Republican runoffs. The sweep interrupts a bruising run for Trump, whose endorsed candidates had lost 10 Republican contests this cycl»»»

1 of 2 | City leaders across the country have been choosing to put infrastructure projects that are “less than necessary” on hold as high gas prices put a strain on municipal budgets. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Rising gas prices are not only putting pressure on»»»

Dubai: Prince Harry and Meghan returned to Britain with their two children on Wednesday, beginning a new chapter six years after their dramatic departure from royal life and move to the United States. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed aboard a private jet at Birmingham Airport around noon, acco»»»

Share: By Frank Andrews, Ramy Inocencio, CBS Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Qadir Nizamipour, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in New Delhi, India, June 22, 2026. Javed Dar/Xinhua/Getty The language used Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he anno»»»

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made an unscheduled, unannounced visit to Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian officials, with both capitals remaining tight-lipped on purpose of the trip. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 26 (UPI) -- CIA Director John Ratcli»»»

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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran and Oman have agreed to share revenue from shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said on Wednesday, On Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it discussed the creation of a temporary shipping corridor »»»

The spokesman for the of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) affirmed that Iran completely controls the Strait of Hormuz, denying the presence of any foreign vessel in the Gulf. The Iranian general said that the Armed Forces of the country will nip the anti-revolutionary armed grouplets in th»»»

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday said that the United States would achieve nothing with its new round of economic sanctions, local media reported. “With the measures that the government’s economic sectors have foreseen, America will not achieve anything with economic pressur»»»

Dubai: Thirty-seven NRIs are among nearly 400 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims reported missing after devastating flash floods killed 19 people, cut off roads and communications along Nepal’s border with Tibet, adding a new dimension to the massive search for travellers stranded in the disaster zone. Th»»»

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 between the two towns of Aitaroun and Baraachit, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter 26-08-2026 14:42 »»»

Darline Graham has won South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary runoff, putting the political novice in a strong position to secure a full six-year term in the seat held for more than two decades by her hawkish late brother, Lindsey Graham. Graham defeated five-term Congressman Ralph Norman on Tu»»»

President Donald Trump has ​sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only ‌go into effect if the kingdom normalizes relations with ‘Israel’, a US administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The agreement, which was reached in Ju»»»

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Dubai: At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 Indians are among hundreds of tourists reported missing after massive flash floods tore through Nepal’s Himalayan region bordering China on Wednesday, sweeping away houses, trucks and infrastructure and triggering a major search and rescu»»»

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BRUSSELS: A senior US defense official will brief NATO countries Thursday on Washington’s review of its forces in Europe, officials said, in the face of fears over an American pullback from the continent. US Defense Under Secretary Elbridge Colby will meet ambassadors from NATO countries at the hea»»»

Icelanders will vote in a referendum on Saturday whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity. Voters are not being asked to decide just yet if they want to join the 27-member bloc – only whether they want their government to neg»»»

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WASHINGTON: US Senate ​Democrats on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in a “surge” of violence by West Bank settlers and mass arrests of Palestinians by Israeli security forces in the occupied territory. In the letter to Netanyahu, seen by Reuters and signed by 42 of»»»

WASHINGTON: A US military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday killed four people, officials said. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike targeted a vessel "operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean." "Confirm»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports Israeli drone activity over Beirut’s Dahiyeh 26-08-2026 12:31 PM Latest News Urgent News Al-Manar correspond»»»

US President Donald Trump has submitted a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, an administration official said. The classified pact, sent to Capitol Hill on Monday, is aimed at bolstering Riyadh’s nuclear programme but remains contingent on Saudi Arabia n»»»

The US-led board overseeing the Gaza peace plan warned Hamas on Tuesday to halt militant activity, including flying kites, after Israel threatened retaliatory strikes. A Board of Peace official said Israel must also respect the ceasefire, limiting military action to responses to “genuine and immine»»»

Dubai: “For two hours I kept crying and wailing.” Jaweria had lost her newborn in the fire that swept through a maternity ward at Islamabad’s biggest public hospital. As families gathered outside on Wednesday, her grief turned to anger over why help had not come sooner. “Rescue teams arrived too la»»»

Schneider Electric has launched Easy UPS 3S Pro, a new 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) designed to provide simplified, reliable, and cost-effective protection for companies operating critical infrastructure and applications. Easy UPS 3S Pro is now available across all IEC markets worldwi»»»

Ukraine turned 35 on August 24 and its president spent the occasion asking for two things: money and missiles. Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters in Kyiv on August 23 that ballistic missile defence and war funding were Ukraine's "two major challenges". The defence ministry is carrying a budget shor»»»

The United States has paused or rescheduled visa appointments at diplomatic missions around the world as the State Department conducts a global training programme for consular officers, according to reports by Reuters and the Financial Times. The move comes as President Donald Trump’s administratio»»»

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the “savages” who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump’s new campaign of economic pressure. Recounting a recent meeting with Trump, Netanyahu told an event late Tuesday that they had discus»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed U.S. President Donald Trump's new campaign of economic pressure. Recounting a recent meeting with Trump, Netanyahu told an event late Tuesday that they had discussed the p»»»