Nepal's rescuers are racing against the clock to find the over 4,000 people missing after the flash floods that devastated an area in the north of the country on August 26. Rescue operations include one where workers are trying to save hundreds believed to be stuck inside a blocked hydropower proje»»»

Live traffic data from Google Maps shows slow-moving traffic on several major roads Dubai: Motorists are facing heavy delays across several parts of Dubai and Sharjah this evening as schools reopen for the new academic term and rush-hour traffic builds across the emirate. Live traffic data from Goo»»»

Despite September's adjustment, petrol remains below June highs and diesel below its peak Dubai: UAE motorists filling up in September will still spend less on petrol than they did at the peak of fuel prices earlier this year, with the difference adding up for drivers who cover longer distances or »»»

Israel announced Monday the signing of a $3.5 billion deal to supply and build Greece a comprehensive air defense system that will work as a shield to protect from a range of threats from the air from aircraft and drones to ballistic missiles. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo Aug. 31 (»»»

In the first half of the year, the MedLife Group recorded robust 10% growth in pro forma consolidated revenue compared with the same period in 2025, reaching RON 1.7 billion. In terms of profitability, the pro forma EBITDA margin reached 16.4%, an improvement over the same period last year, support»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bishkek on the sidelines of the SCO summit, Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday. Key Statements by PutinModi's personal attention boosts strengthening Russia-India tiesRussia-India trade turnover up over 2% as coo»»»

Jury debates criminal responsibility in Duxbury child killings and mental health case Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial resumed deliberating for a third day Monday to determine whether to hold the former labour and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 — a ca»»»

Mother transferred to burn unit after surgical fire; returns to ward with newborn A mother giving birth in a Prague hospital suffered burns during a caesarean section, the hospital said Monday, with media reporting a disinfectant caught fire during the procedure. The baby was not injured in the inc»»»

The case was diagnosed in the 33rd epidemiological week of 2026, with laboratory tests by the National Public Health and Pharmacy Centre confirming the infection. An epidemiological investigation found that the patient had not travelled abroad before falling ill, meaning the infection is considered»»»

TradeCanadaTariffs spat: Carney bets Canada can defy TrumpNik MartinCanada faces new US import penalties after Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to match US tariffs on China. Other countries are watching as the Trump trade clash turns into a fight over economic sovereignty. https://p.dw.com/p/5JYY»»»

New rules also set parking, road access and public transport requirements Dubai: Group housing facilities in Saudi Arabia must be located at least 300 metres from schools and hospitals under new health, technical and safety regulations approved by the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing. The rul»»»

Protests were held in Sofia and the North Macedonian city of Kocani in support of 23-year-old Iva Mihaylova, a dual Bulgarian and North Macedonian citizen facing charges over a fatal traffic accident. Demonstrators in front of North Macedonia's embassy in Sofia called for Mihaylova to be allowed to»»»

Swiss police on Monday said they had arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of having carried out a deadly shooting at a rave in the town of Aargau Sunday morning. The attack killed a 22-year-old Italian woman and wounded five other people. Swiss police ​said on Monday that they had arrested a ​43»»»

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev is set to pay a working visit to Poland, the Ministry’s press centre said here on Monday. The programme of the visit to Warsaw includes a bilateral meeting between Minister Demerdzhiev and his Polish counterpart Marcin Kierwinski. Coordination and closer cooperati»»»

The Commission for Countering Corruption (CCC) and the Commission for the Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Assets (CFIAA) will exchange expertise and information as part of their efforts to combat corruption. CCC Chair Plamen Todorov and CFIAA acting Chair Antoaneta Georgieva-Tsonkova signed a memo»»»

LONDON: Israel’s proposed transfer of law enforcement powers over settlers in the occupied West Bank from the military to the police would further embed Israeli civilian institutions in the territory, in a move analysts said marks another step toward de facto annexation. Defense Minister Israel Kat»»»

ISTANBUL/BANGKOK/NEW DELHI: The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to US global influence. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir P»»»

MALE: Building a learning-based, intellectual society begins with investing in peoples’ education, knowledge, skills and values as part of a long-term strategy, President of the Islamic University of Madinah Saleh Al-Aqla has said. He added that rapid changes in artificial intelligence, the digital»»»

Christopher Judge became one of the most recognizable voices in the gaming world with his portrayal of Kratos in the legendary God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök (2022). For his role in Ragnarök, the actor won the Best Performance award at The Game Awards 2022. Outside the God of War univers»»»

1 of 3 | Voters across the country will be voting on how elections are administered, access to reproductive healthcare and one measure to require students to undergo sex verification examinations to participate in sports as early as elementary school. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo A»»»

The US is preparing to unleash “financial violence” against Iran by rolling out new secondary sanctions every week, with banks first in line, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Foreign banks dealing with Iranian funds could ultimately be cut off from the dollar-based financial system. The r»»»

Mass graves, vanished villages and a desperate hunt for survivors Rescuers struggled on Monday through mud and debris for a sixth day, as the number of missing people soared to nearly 5,000 since tsunami-like glacial floods roared down from the China-Nepal border, creating an "unimaginable" disaste»»»

Four unmanned aerial systems have been delivered to support the Haskovo Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in combating illegal migration, the directorate’s press office said on Monday. The drones are equipped with high-tech cameras, thermal imaging, a laser rangefinder, a remote control»»»

BIG Poland has completed the rebranding of BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, opening a new chapter for the well-established retail park in one of the fastest-growing parts of the wider Warsaw region. The official launch on Saturday, 29 August, attracted nearly 10,000 customers, providing a strong start for »»»

BIG Poland will officially launch BIG Grodzisk Mazowiecki, completing the rebranding of the former Grodzisk Sfera Park. The property is BIG Poland’s second retail park in the Mazowieckie voivodeship and strengthens the company’s presence in the western part of the Warsaw metropolitan area. The laun»»»

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Kyrgyzstan today, August 31, the Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration Adylbek Kasymaliev. In Bishkek, Alex»»»

Putin-Xi meeting in Kyrgyzstan was friendly and constructive, with mutual trust between the two leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "They mainly spoke about bilateral relations and the entire scope of trade and economic cooperation, which, of course, cannot be discussed publicly for obvi»»»

Follow official UAE and airline updates; avoid unverified social media reports Dubai: The UAE remained on heightened alert on Monday after its air defence systems intercepted an Iranian drone over the country’s territorial waters, following renewed fighting between the United States and Iran over t»»»

Bulgaria’s natural gas price for September has been set at 41.60 euros per megawatt-hour, excluding access, transmission, excise duty and VAT, after the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission approved a 5.5% increase from the August price. At the approved rate, Bulgargaz will sell natural gas to en»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Criminal Investigation Department at the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Interior, in coordination with the relevant authorities at the Ministry of Public Health, successfully apprehended three individuals of European nationality for practicing medi»»»

Russian drones destroyed the distribution centres of four Ukrainian retail chains in one night, while Ukrainian drones set fire to the eighth Russian refinery hit this month in the last two days. The 48 hours to August 28 are the clearest run of the economic war yet. Ukraine is taking apart the ref»»»

What does Europe lose if advanced AI adoption stays at current levels? A report commissioned by US tech giant Amazon Web Services finds that skills shortages and regulatory uncertainty are hindering AI adoption in Europe and 38 percent of European startups are looking to move abroad. Charles Pelleg»»»

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index declined on Monday, losing 31.46 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 11,127.08. As investors traded more than 435.62 million shares worth over SR10.26 billion ($2.74 billion), 86 stocks advanced and 176 declined. The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu fel»»»

Doctors performed emergency Caesarean after detecting faint heartbeats in unborn twins Dubai: Doctors at a hospital in Egypt’s Sohag governorate delivered twins from the womb of a 26-year-old woman who had been without a heartbeat for about 20 minutes, after an ultrasound detected faint signs of li»»»

Beirut, Aug. 31 (SANA) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Lebanon’s stability was essential to the stability of the region and Europe, warning that any instability in the country would have far-reaching negative repercussions. Speaking after meeting Greek President Konstantinos Tasoula»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has received a written message from President of the United Arab Emirates, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to bolster them. The message was handed to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE S»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar strongly condemns renewed Iranian attacks targeting Jordan with missiles and the United Arab Emirates with a drone. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the attacks a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two countries, as well as»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s banking system continued to expand in July, with total assets rising to SR5.75 trillion ($1.5 trillion), according to the Saudi Central Bank’s latest monthly data. The monetary survey published in SAMA’s July statistical bulletin showed total banking assets increasing from SR»»»

LONDON: The UK has raised the detention and arrest of a British national in the occupied West Bank with the Israeli government, the BBC reported on Monday. The 22-year-old student activist, Finn Joughin, was arrested in Umm Al-Kheir on the weekend after being detained by Israeli settlers. They had »»»

Tunis, August 31 (TAP) - A high-level British delegation will visit Tunisia next September 17, as part of a wider programme in North Africa, with a view to gaining first-hand insight into Tunisia's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. This...»»»

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Three men jumped onto a massive airbag on a body of water in Switzerland and launched a fourth man to a record-breaking height of 92.58 feet in the air. Swiss man Luc Siegenthaler, German Lennart Florczak and American Tristan Kuhn jumped onto the airbag in Brunnen, Schwyz, on Aug. »»»

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A Virginia doctor shared the unusual story of how she recently woke up in her home to find a bat attempting to get into her mouth. Dr. Krista Edelman, a Richmond gastroenterologist, posted a video to Instagram explaining her experience last week. "So I was dreaming, and in my dream»»»

Capitals, Aug. 31 (SANA) Oil prices rose more than 3.5% on Monday after renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, while global shares traded mixed amid expectations of higher U.S. interest rates. Brent crude futures»»»

The acceleration is evident from one week to the next. In the first two weeks of August, twice as many school supplies were ordered compared with the same period in 2025, and the pace of purchases recorded this year during the week of 10–16 August was only reached last year in the second half of th»»»

Rugby match flyover draws flak online despite airline’s safety assurances One South African airline that wanted to showcase its pilots’ technical prowess now finds itself in turbulent waters. The stunt – two aircraft whooshing past a stadium within a few metres of the top before a rugby match – is »»»

Following the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games, spectators will be provided with free transportation from the Bishkek Arena stadium back to various parts of the capital. Shuttle buses will run to the same 21 points from which passengers were transported to the stadium. Today, August 31»»»

Russia is ready to work with China to make the visa-free regime between the two countries permanent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bishkek. The Russian leader expressed his readiness to continue working with the Chinese side on the issue. Vl»»»

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a working visit, the Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. He was welcomed at Manas International Airport by Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration. Kassym-Jo»»»

Rome: Italy on Monday said it would extend by 15 days border checks with Spain put in place on August 1 after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The interior ministry said in a statement that the extension was "due to the continued relevance of the assessment factor»»»

The inaugural festival attracted more than 1,100 film submissions from over 80 countries Dubai: Kashmir is set to host its first international film festival, bringing together filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts and cultural delegates from across the world from September 7 to 10. Titled ‘Rang-e-Cinema’,»»»