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U.S., Canadian negotiators meet as deadline for new tariffs looms - UPI.com

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Canadian counterpart Dominic LeBlanc Friday in Washington as a midnight deadline for the imposition of 50% American tariffs on many Canadian goods loomed. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's threat»»»

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Arab News 1h

US plans to bar Abbas from UN General Assembly for second year: Report

NEW YORK: The Trump administration plans to bar Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from traveling to New York to address the UN General Assembly next month for the second consecutive year, Israeli media reported. The reported decision follows Washington’s unprecedented move last year to deny visas»»»

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BNE 1h

Slovenia's NLB loses Addiko but keeps hunting across the Balkans

Slovenia's biggest bank has lost its year-long fight for Austria's Addiko, but the defeat has done nothing to dim its appetite for deals across the former Yugoslavia. Nova Ljubljanska banka (LJSE: NLBR), the Ljubljana-listed group that controls roughly a third of Slovenia's banking assets, failed o»»»

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Arab News 1h

‘Happier than I can describe’: Saudi footballer Nadeen Kaaki sets sights on national team and Premier League return

ALKHOBAR: When Nadeen Kaaki learned in 2020 that girls could play organized football in Saudi Arabia, she did not need much convincing to be one of them. The Saudi footballer, now 21, joined a small academy called Tigers and began a journey that would take her from youth football to a national team»»»

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UPI 1h

Guatemala has received 2,284 Mexicans deported from the U.S. in 2026 - UPI.com

People walk toward the Returnees Reception Center upon arrival on the third flight of citizens deported from the United States at the Guatemalan Air Force base in Guatemala City, Guatemala on January 6. File Photo by Mariano Macz/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Guate»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 1h

Hungary’s PM Magyar reveals what moved him to tears on 20 August

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has revealed which moment of this year’s 20 August national holiday left the strongest impression on him, highlighting a meeting with 160 young people from child protection institutions. In a Facebook post on Friday, Magyar described the national holiday as a l»»»

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France24 2h

Moroccan families travel to Ceuta border in search of missing loved ones

CEUTA, Spain – CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining information. Sp»»»

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UPI 3h

Trump says he will ease tariffs on imported ground beef to lower prices - UPI.com

A cow stands during the first day of the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall on June 25 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he would waive some tariffs on imported beef. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump an»»»

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BNE 4h

Latvia publishes 'list of shame' of companies trading with Russia, Belarus

Latvia has begun publicly naming companies that continue to trade with Russia and Belarus, publishing an initial list of 170 businesses as part of efforts to increase pressure on commercial links with the two countries, Latvia’s national broadcaster LSM.lv reported on August 20. The Central Statist»»»

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Arab News 4h

Iraq PM seeks oil production rise to 10m barrels a day

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country’s oil production to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years. Crude oil sales account for nearly 90 percent of Iraq’s revenue but its exports have been hurt by the outbreak of the Middle East war between Ir»»»

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UPI 4h

Panama cuts movements through canal due to El Niño-linked water shortage - UPI.com

Low rainfall caused by El Niño was blamed for a decision by the Panama government to slash the number of ships permitted to transit the Panama Canal each day by more than a tenth, with the policy to be phased in from early September. File photo by Carlos Lemos/EPA Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The Panama govern»»»

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Arab News 5h

TikTok bets on ‘high-quality content’ as social media faces its ‘tobacco’ moment

LONDON: As social media faces its “Big Tobacco moment,” TikTok is doubling down on “high-quality content” to keep audiences engaged. “High-quality content is usually content that audiences find clear, engaging and valuable,” Haya Barghout, head of creators at TikTok MENA, told Arab News. “That can »»»

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Gulf News 5h

Iran’s president Pezeshkian says time has come to end war with US

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington. Talks between the decades-old foes remain on hold, with both sides in the war started by the US and»»»

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EU Observer 5h

Domestic politics and impunity, not migration, is greatest threat to Schengen

The European Commission has staked its credibility on safeguarding the internal border-free Schengen zone – by shoring up its external borders, revamping EU migration laws and paying human-rights busting regimes large sums to prevent people from ever reaching Europe. But its soft-glove approach to »»»

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The Peninsula 6h

Trump pledges 'golden age' of space travel

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump pledged to blast more rockets into space in a push to boost US space travel, including to Mars and the Moon, the White House said Thursday. The United States is competing with China in the race to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, more than 5»»»

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BNE 6h

Latvia publishes 'list of shame' of companies trading with Russia, Belarus

Latvia has begun publicly naming companies that continue to trade with Russia and Belarus, publishing an initial list of 170 businesses as part of efforts to increase pressure on commercial links with the two countries, Latvia’s national broadcaster LSM.lv reported on August 20. The Central Statist»»»

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Naharnet 6h

Cuba says US sanctions blocking efforts to open economy to private investment

The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba's U.N. ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for decades. Ambassador E»»»

EU Observer 6h

Ireland’s EU presidency puts its contradictions on display: Atlantic tax haven, digital gatekeeper, defence free‑rider

Since gaining independence a little over 100 years ago, and subsequently joining the EEC in 1973, the Irish state has maintained strong diplomatic credentials among European partners. Throughout this time, Ireland has been very well looked upon due to its commercial openness, consensus-building, an»»»

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Naharnet 7h

Iranian families struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare

Tehran's grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago, putting food, medicine and everything else — except for heavily subsidized gasoline — further out »»»

Arab News 7h

UN: DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘growing exponentially’

GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially,” with more than 2,500 deaths now recorded, with half in the last 20 days, the United Nations’ senior Ebola coordinator said Friday. The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country’s history and»»»

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Arab News 7h

Spain must provide adequate shelter, asylum rights to resolve Ceuta crisis: HRW

LONDON: Spain and local authorities in Ceuta must provide adequate shelter to migrants and asylum seekers who arrived in the exclave last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Those who wish to apply for asylum should also be given the opportunity to do so, the organization added. “Thousands of»»»

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Gulf News 7h

Back to school, lower bills: du offers up to 50% off selected plans

Dubai: UAE telecom operator du has launched a series of back-to-school offers, including discounts of up to 50 per cent on selected Power Plans for six months. The promotion also gives customers an additional 60GB of data when they subscribe to annual prepaid Flexi plans, aimed at providing greater»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 8h

Green Balkans Proposes Bearded Vulture as Eurovision 2027 Symbol, Hoping It Will Enhance Species' Protection

The Green Balkans environment protection organization has proposed the bearded vulture as a symbol of Bulgaria for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, hoping that it will enhance the protection of the species. The organization cites conservation efforts to restore the vulture population in Bulgari»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 8h

Dramatic car chase at Lake Balaton: Police shoot at driver after he tries to run them down

A dramatic police chase unfolded at Lake Balaton on 20 August after a driver who was initially stopped near Aszófő allegedly sped away, crashed into several police vehicles and tried to hit officers on a cycle path. Four police officers suffered minor injuries, while the driver was taken to hospita»»»

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RT 8h

Israel admits killing Palestinian child but clears troops over Gaza aid worker deaths

Israel has acknowledged that its troops killed Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, and opened a criminal investigation into the incident. At the same time, it has refused to pursue a probe into the death of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in a separate attack. Both incidents occur»»»

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Gulf News 8h

Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran: A path to peace or the war’s next phase?

Nearly six months into the Iran war, US President Donald Trump is reaching for a different weapon. After months of air strikes, threats of massive attacks and faltering attempts at diplomacy, Trump has promised an “economic D-Day” against Tehran — an unprecedented campaign of financial pressure int»»»

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Gulf News 9h

Car salesman’s royal surprise: DNA test confirms Belgian prince as his father

Dubai: A 26-year-old Belgian car salesman has been formally recognised as the son of Prince Laurent of Belgium, bringing a long-running paternity story into the spotlight of the Belgian royal family. Prince Laurent legally established his parentage with Clement Vandenkerckhove during a civil ceremo»»»

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DW 9h

Why Germany's gas storage levels are so low

BusinessGermanyWhy Germany's gas storage levels are so lowNik MartinGermany's gas storage facilities are only 50% full as traders bet that wholesale prices will fall if the Iran war ends. With around three months until winter, DW asks whether the country can refill its reserves in time. https://p.d»»»

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Arab News 9h

Can Ivonne A-Baki restore trust in a UN where ‘nobody trusts anybody’?

NEW YORK: Ivonne A-Baki has a simple diagnosis for what is wrong with the UN. It is not the Charter. It is not simply the Security Council veto. And it is not a problem that can be solved by creating more bureaucracy. “The problem with the UN is that there is no trust,” the Ecuadorian-Lebanese dipl»»»

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RT 9h

Hezbollah stronghold residents reject call to disarm (VIDEO)

Residents of a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut have said they will not trade the group’s weapons for reconstruction money, while decrying a US-brokered framework peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The Dahiyeh neighborhood in the south-western part of the Lebanese capital has suffered extens»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 9h

Plovdiv Launches International Competition to Revitalize Trimontium Underpass

During a press conference here on Friday, Plovdiv Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov, Deputy Mayor Plamen Panov and architect Dimitar Baldzhiev reported that Plovdiv Municipality will hold an open international architectural competition for a conceptual design to reconstruct and revitalize the Trimontium pede»»»

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Arab News 10h

Khaddam recounts final Damascus meeting… Bashar to Hariri: ‘Whoever defies me, I will break his bones’

Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals new details in his memoirs about a meeting between former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Damascus in the summer of 2004, describing it as the harshest encounter in the period leading up to Hariri’»»»

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Gulf News 10h

‘We used to play cricket here’: Dubai residents share memories as iconic Toyota Building faces demolition

Dubai: Since 1970s, a bright red Toyota sign illuminated the roof of a residential building on Sheikh Zayed Road, turning it into one of Dubai’s most recognisable landmarks. The Nasser Rashid Lootah Building, better known as the Toyota Building, has stood along Sheikh Zayed Road for more than five »»»

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Naharnet 10h

New opposition group protests in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts

A summer of extreme heat has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity — and full of anger at the country's leadership. Protesters rallied in the capital Tunis on Thursday, many calling on President Kais Saied to leave power. Mobilized by a new opposition collective, the demonstrators plea»»»

Naharnet 10h

Trump warns of 'economic D-Day' against Iran, a country well acquainted with sanctions

Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons, the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an "economic D-Day" against a country that has so far withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanction»»»

Arab News 11h

‘I heard you missed me’: Melania Trump jokes about month out of spotlight

WASHINGTON: US First Lady Melania Trump poked fun Thursday at media speculation over her month away from the public eye and scrutiny over one of President Donald Trump’s close aides. “Good afternoon. I heard you missed me. Here I am,” Melania said with a chuckle as she opened an event in the White »»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 11h

Justice Ministry, Ombudsman Begin Work on New Juvenile Justice Act

The Minister of Justice, Nikolay Naydenov, and the Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva are starting work on a new bill on children's justice, the two institutions announced on Friday. The bill aims to pave the way for a comprehensive reform of the legislation on antisocial behaviors of minors and juvenile»»»

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Al Manar 11h

Iraq’s Hashd Chief: New Phase of Stability After US Withdrawal, Weapons Can’t be Addressed by Force

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF – Hashd Shaabi) Chief Faleh Al-Fayyad said Thursday that Iraq is entering a new phase of political and security stability following the withdrawal of US forces, stressing that the issue of weapons regulation must be addressed without military action. “The dep»»»

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The Peninsula 11h

Al Rayyan start QSL campaign on winning note as Al Wakrah, Qatar SC share points

Doha, Qatar: Gabriel Pereira’s first-half strike gave Al Rayyan a winning start as the Qatar Stars League season got underway, with the former champions edging debutants Lusail SC 1-0 at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium yesterday. Qatar SC and Al Wakrah shared a 2-2 draw in the first match on the opening day »»»

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Dailynews Hungary 11h

Severe storms threaten several regions in Hungary, heat to peak today

Hungary is set to endure its hottest day of the week on Friday, with temperatures potentially reaching 38°C, while severe thunderstorms and torrential rain could hit several parts of the country. According to HungaroMet, temperatures will climb to between 31°C and 38°C during the hottest hours of F»»»

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Gulf News 12h

DP World moves 500,000 TEUs overland across GCC amid shipping disruption

Dubai: DP World has moved 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units across the GCC by road and rail since March, giving businesses additional ways to move goods through the region during disruption to shipping routes. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click hereThe»»»

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Arab News 12h

Saudi weekly consumer spending at $3.79bn as education surges

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s consumer spending stayed above $3.5 billion for a third straight week as education outlays surged ahead of the new academic year, official data showed. The Kingdom’s point-of-sale transactions totaled SR14.19 billion ($3.79 billion) in the week ended Aug. 15, according to dat»»»

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24 News Agency 12h

Customs revenue in 5.5 years exceeds total for previous 30 years - | 24.KG

Over the past five and a half years, 619.1 billion soms in customs payments have been transferred to Kyrgyzstan’s state budget. This exceeds the total amount collected in customs payments over the previous 30 years. The figures were presented by Daiyrbek Orunbekov, head of the Presidential Administ»»»

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Novinite 12h

Guardian: Radev Could Become EU's Next Orban

Rumen Radev is testing how far he can push Bulgaria's foreign policy without openly breaking with the European Union and NATO, according to an analysis by Britain's Guardian newspaper, which examines whether the Bulgarian prime minister could emerge as Europe's next Viktor Orban. The comparison has»»»

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Gulf News 13h

Dubai gold price today sees 24K rise to Dh547.50, 22K at Dh507

Dubai: Gold prices climbed again in Dubai on Friday, extending a strong run that has pushed local rates back to levels last seen towards the end of May. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.At 8.45am, 24-karat gold stood at Dh547.50, up Dh3.50 from Dh544 on Thursday, while »»»

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France24 15h

US warns allies and China to join Iran economic pressure campaign

The United States on Thursday urged allies and China to join its campaign to isolate Iran's economy, as President Donald Trump seeks to intensify pressure on Tehran amid a stalemate in the war and growing domestic criticism. The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Do»»»

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Arab News 16h

Canadian provincial leader says Trump is a ‘bad person’ as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

TORONTO: The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not to be trusted” and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew sa»»»

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Arab News 16h

US Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare

WASHINGTON: A US Army unit based in Europe that was specializing in drone warfare has been directed to end its efforts to learn and use the battlefield technology and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said Thursday. For more nearly a year, soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Br»»»

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Gulf News 17h

Canadian provincial leader says Trump is a ‘bad person’ as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

TORONTO (AP) — The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not to be trusted” and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. Manitoba Premier Wab »»»

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Gulf News 17h

Israel received intelligence on Turkey's Syria military expansion plan: Envoy Leiter says 'red line was crossed'

Jerusalem: Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter on Thursday (local time) said Israel had received clear intelligence indicating that Turkey intended to significantly expand its military presence in Syria, describing the move as crossing a "red line", The Jerusalem Post reported. "»»»

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