KYIV, Ukraine: Russian strikes killed three people including a child in a district northeast of Ukraine’s capital, a regional military official said on Saturday, as Kyiv warned of incoming ballistic missiles.Moscow has significantly upped its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, typic»»»

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defence agreement, under which an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all. The pact comes as Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its security partnerships after repeated attacks on its critical infrastruct»»»

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has been in hot water with President Donald Trump since admitting last week that damage to the pool was due to a "botched installation and not vandalism." Trump on Friday urged the prosecutor to "re-visit" her decision. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. »»»

Dubai: Zainab Imichi Alhassan knew something was off when her husband suddenly began texting her phrases such as “Whatever you want, dear” and “All done, my darling.” Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The couple did not usually speak that way, so she immediately assumed »»»

Abelardo de la Espriella, the winner of Colombia's June 21 presidential runoff election, delivers a speech in Cali, Colombia, on Friday during his swearing-in ceremony. Photo by Ernesto Guzman Jr./EPA Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombi»»»

Brian Curtis, deputy managing director for investigations, speaks at a hearing at the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating a helicopter that crashed while responding to a wildfire in Utah. File Photo by Alex Wong/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A firefighting helicopter »»»

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council on Friday condemned Houthi missile attacks against Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels, along with unauthorized aircraft landings at Sana’a International Airport and Hodeidah Airport, warning that such actions threaten regional security and risk undermining peace e»»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Internal Security Forces have arrested eight members of an organized kidnapping gang operating in the Damascus countryside, accused of abducting businesspeople, traders, and owners of commercial and industrial enterprises before extorting their families for ransom. The arrests fol»»»

Washington, Aug. 7 (SANA) The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, primarily targeting its energy revenues, with broad bipartisan support, according to the Associated Press. The bill, approved by a vote of 86 to 11, aims to penalize countries that continue to purcha»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

BRUSSELS: The EU’s tech chief called on Meta and TikTok to “act decisively” to stem disinformation at times of crisis, saying the European Commission held talks with both platforms Friday following last week’s Ceuta migrant surge. A wave of social media disinformation is believed to have played a l»»»

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 »»»

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»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian Internal Security Forces killed two Daesh (ISIS) militants who were planting an improvised explosive device near the Sayyidah Zaynab area of Damascus countryside, state media SANA reported Friday, citing the Interior Ministry. The ministry said the militants were discovered during »»»

Dubai, Aug. 8 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar and UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri discussed ways to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and expand investment partnerships during a meeting in Dubai on Friday. The two ministers reviewe»»»

Dubai: The warmth of your mother's hands as she kneads the dough. The aroma of bread baking before sunrise. The crackle of spices blooming in hot Emirati ghee. Long before recipes are written down or traditions are spoken about, this is where a cuisine truly begins. For Chef Nabhan Al Ali, Executiv»»»

Economic activity data for June confirmed what we saw in the second quarter GDP data: as summer arrived, the Hungarian economy went on holiday. Both industry and retail sector growth rates came in lower than expected, but we are still optimistic about the future.  The Hungarian »»»

European buyers are demanding that Turkey provide documentation proving natural gas transported through Turkish territory is not of Russian origin, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said in an interview with A Haber TV on August 6. Bayraktar said Turkey is legally obliged to process »»»

The Hague: The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed its concern today over the withdrawal of Chad and Venezuela from its membership, stating that the two countries "risk undermining the collective pursuit of justice." In a statement, the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties to the R»»»

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets due to reports of cracks near doorways. File Photo by Cityswift/Flickr Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets. The F»»»

The debt of the Sofia heating utility, Toplofikatsiya, to public gas supplier Bulgargaz and the Bulgarian Energy Holding, which exceeds EUR 1.2 billion, is pushing the state-owned gas supplier toward insolvency, Energy Minister Iva Petrova said in an interview with Nova TV on Friday. She called on »»»

By the end of this year, the Bulgarian Naval Forces will have another minehunter, said Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov, Commander of the Bulgarian Naval Forces, in his address to the people attending the official awards ceremony for military personnel and civilians here on Friday. He specified that, un»»»

Poland has restored the Maritime Office in Słupsk six years after it was abolished, giving it responsibility for about 170 km of Baltic coastline from Dźwirzyno to Łeba, including the Port of Kołobrzeg. The Ministry of Infrastructure says the move is intended to strengthen Central Pomerania and sup»»»

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»»»