Capitals, Aug. 18 (SANA) Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Israeli airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Syria’s Idlib province on Tuesday, urging the international community and the UN Security Council to take firm action to stop repeated »»»

Bill Rasmussen, a former local news sports director who turned his interest in the emerging satellite television business into the launch of a global sports media giant ESPN, has passed away after a battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 93. The news of his demise was shared on ESPN's official Ins»»»

Dhaka: The Bangladeshi government has launched a dedicated bus service for women, also operated and managed by female drivers, to ensure safe and comfortable journeys for female commuters. Bangladeshi Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam inaugurated the service at a ceremony here »»»

New York, Aug. 18 (SANA) Rising yields at US Treasury auctions are increasing Washington’s borrowing costs as investors demand greater compensation to finance mounting debt and persistent budget deficits. Reuters reported analysts as saying that US national debt is approaching a record $40 trillion»»»

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Kentucky woman awoke to discover a bear had wandered into her house through an open door and feasted on her leftover fried chicken. Kendra North said she and her partner had the front door of their Harlan County home open Wednesday night for air circulation and forgot to close it»»»

As Hawaii residents and first responders reach some of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Lala, new images are revealing the extent of the destruction left by catastrophic flooding and debris flows over the weekend. AccuWeather storm chaser Aaron Rigsby reported from Naalehu in the Kau district on »»»

Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old pug was honored with the title of the World's Ugliest Dog at an annual contest in California. Jinny Lu, who came in second last year, was dubbed the winner of the 2026 World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. The annual event, which a»»»

Hezbollah’s military media released on Tuesday a video accompanying a song that features footage of first-person-view (FPV) drones striking positions and gatherings of Israeli occupation army soldiers. The release combines the song’s lyrics—titled “Go forth with God’s blessing against the enemy; st»»»

The UAE Ministry of Defence has shared a video highlighting the operational readiness and capabilities of the air force and air defence systems to safeguard national sovereignty amid regional tensions. In a social media post, the ministry said the UAE’s air force and defence systems continue to dem»»»

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israel’s military said Tuesday that “lessons were learned” after soldiers were criticized for writing identification numbers on Palestinians detained during a raid in the occupied West Bank. “Yesterday, during a brigade-level operation in the village of Qabatiya..»»»

Share: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi at a press conference in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday. (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu via Getty Images) UN inspectors this week visited several undeclared Assad-era Syrian nuclear sites for the first time — includin»»»

Fidesz’s leadership has tasked János Lázár with assessing the party’s internal condition, visiting its key organisations, holding consultations, providing direction and producing an internal assessment by September. Party members are also being asked for their views: not only are they being questio»»»

WASHINGTON: ‌The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge who is president of the International Criminal Court, according to the ​US Treasury Department website. The move is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against The Hague-based cour»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani will head to Islamabad on Wednesday for a two-day visit, a diplomatic source in Damascus told AFP on Tuesday. The source, who requested anonymity, said that Shaibani would be in Pakistan on August 19 and 20 at the invitation of his counterpart Ish»»»

Tunis, August 18 (TAP) – Tunisair's revenues remained stable at TND 393 million during the second quarter of 2026, compared with TND 394 million in the same period of 2025, according to the airline’s activity indicators recently published on the...»»»

Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Police said a helicopter crash that killed a recently married couple from Britain and a pilot on the Greek island of Sifnos may have been caused by a mechanical fault. Marie Ebert, 30, and Alexander Cromie, 31, of London died Monday when the private Bell 206 helicopter spiraled out»»»

Hong Kong: Ninety-one percent of Chinese mainland companies surveyed by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) said they intend to establish their footprints in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, the HKTDC said on Tuesday. The result came as Belt and Road partner cou»»»

French judges have struck down president Emmanuel Macron’s pioneering social-media ban for minors, posing hard questions for a planned EU roll-out of similar measures. The Constitutional Council in Paris failed to pass his age-restriction bill on social media for under-15s in a ruling last Friday (»»»

The MIC intends to “milk” “older and sometimes antiquated systems for as much profit as possible before a real paradigm shift towards actual 21st century defense strategy evolves – and will fight this evolution as long as they can,” former DoD analyst and Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski told S»»»

The Department of Justice said it will send 1,000 poll monitors to elections this fall. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send about 1,000 poll monitors to elections this fall, including some Tuesday in Florida and Wyoming primary»»»

Kenyan cryptocurrency startups are considering shifting operations to Mauritius or South Africa after new regulations imposed minimum capital requirements that founders say could price smaller companies out of the country's rapidly growing virtual-asset market. At least five startup founders are co»»»

Zambians voted in presidential, parliamentary and local elections on August 13, with President Hakainde Hichilema favoured to win a second term as voters weighed an improving economy against persistent cost-of-living pressures, Reuters reported. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and were due to close&nbs»»»

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) and South African wine estate Lothian Vineyards have created “Drill Baby Drill”, an exclusive wine brand celebrating Africa’s energy industry ambitions. The brand will be formally launched during African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, which is scheduled to take place in Ca»»»

The Danube has dropped to a record low of 31 cm in Budapest, idling nuclear reactors in Romania and Hungary as a fierce drought parches central Europe. The river hit the mark on July 28, Xinhua reported, edging below the 33 cm low set in October 2018. Weeks of heat and thin rainfall have drained th»»»

European gas storage has fallen further behind its usual pre-winter pace, with Germany just 47.6% full against a normal 75% for early August and the Netherlands at 38.5% against a typical 77%, fuelling fears that Europe will face yet another energy crisis of fuel shortages and high prices. The Krem»»»