A federal judge has blocked a New York State law that bans Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks and requires them to wear identificiation. The judge left a law banning cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and ICE. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo »»»

Washington: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time) rejected a media report claiming that the Pentagon's missile defence stockpiles had fallen to dangerously low levels. In a post on X, Hegseth wrote, "That banner is NOT TRUE, @CNN. Shame on you. We don't hate the Fake News media e»»»

Abu Dhabi: "You can't just rely on sport anymore to sell tickets." It's perhaps the simplest explanation for why Abu Dhabi has evolved from hosting sporting events to staging some of the world's biggest entertainment spectacles featuring global pop icons. Think Jennifer Lopez, Coldplay, Benson Boon»»»

Camille Knight is pleased to welcome Dirk Segaar, IFRC Special Envoy for Sudan. Sudan's humanitarian crisis has become one of the defining yet least visible crises of the twenty first century. Segaar argues that the conflict can no longer be understood merely through the lens of shifting front»»»

Dubai: Lockheed Martin is seeking to conduct more defence work in the UAE and continue investing in local talent as Gulf governments push for greater industrial cooperation, co-development and local sustainment around the systems they purchase. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

ROME: Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the UN World Food Program said Tuesday. “We must act now to stem the rise in child deaths, which this crisis»»»

RIYADH: The Saudi government reiterated that dialogue remains essential to achieving de-escalation, as news of progress in discussions were reported on Tuesday that could see a deal to end the conflict between the US and Iran. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who chaired the weekly meeting of mini»»»

Draft language for a potential agreement between the US and Iran is being circulated among mediators as diplomatic efforts intensify to halt the conflict and reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told CNN that negotiations were entering »»»

Rome, Aug. 4 (SANA) The seventh round of US-brokered Lebanon-Israel negotiations began on Tuesday in Rome, focusing on files related to implementing the framework agreement signed between the two countries in Washington in June, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. The talks, which run through »»»

Traders work July 27 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City. Stocks surged again Tuesday, ending at record highs. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both hit record highs again Tuesday, as»»»

Agencies New York Hopes for a deal to revive the Strait of Hormuz lifted stocks toward all-time highs, bonds rose and oil sank, with Wall Street’s enthusiasm also fueled by a batch of solid corporate earnings. Brent crude fell below $80 on bets mediators will be able to broker an agreement and avoi»»»

PA Media/DPA London Arsene Wenger and Gianni Infantino’s number two have criticised the Swiss’ plan to seek private investment in a company to run the World Cup as pressure continues to ramp up on the FIFA president. Former Arsenal manager Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, issued»»»

Regarding navigation security in the Strait of Hormuz, Dr Al Ansari stressed that the Qatari stance is firm in clamouring for ensuring the freedom of navigation in accordance with international law, and in preventing the Strait from ever being used either as a vehicle for political pressure or to a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Dr. Mohammed Diab, vice president for Student Affairs at Qatar University, announced the admission of more than 6,000 male and female students to the university’s Bachelor’s degree programmes for the Fall 2026 semester. He noted that admission included all Qatari students »»»

Tribune News Network Doha With the support of generous donors, Qatar Charity has launched the implementation of 24 water projects in four Somali states as part of its ongoing efforts to improve access to safe water and strengthen essential services in drought-affected and water-scarce communities. »»»

BEIRUT: Six years after the Beirut port blast devastated the Lebanese capital, survivors are still suffering, families are still mourning and those accused of responsibility have yet to face trial. The Aug. 4, 2020, explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts ever recorded, killed at least 235»»»

Palestinians inspect a destroyed mosque following an Israeli air strike July 28 in the Gaza Strip. Mourners gathered at a funeral Tuesday in Gaza City for 112 members of an extended family killed in a 2023 Israeli attack. Photo by Mohammed Saber Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Hundreds gathered Tuesday in Gaza Cit»»»

Share: In a statement Lebanon PM Nawaf Salam emphasized that “the greatest aid to Israel was actually provided by those who unilaterally dragged Lebanon into futile ‘support’ war adventures, handing Israel the pretexts to attack our country, trample its sovereignty, destroy its cities and villages,»»»

DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Bangladesh warned the country’s media not to publicize the statements of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is due to give a virtual address on Wednesday from India to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted her. Hasina has remained in India since the st»»»

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Syrian authorities have released a Syrian Kurdish Christian pastor more than two weeks after he was detained over social media posts, a church official told AFP on Tuesday. “Pastor Nihad Hassan was released yesterday evening,” the official from a Kurdish church in Lebanon said, req»»»

LONDON: The US president, Donald Trump, and the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, discussed efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East amid the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which is now in its six month. Their telephone conversation on Tuesday focused on how Iranian and US v»»»

DHAKA: For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water for his crew. “I tried to stay calm because I was responsible for 31 lives, a ship worth $40 million, and cargo valued at $8.2 millio»»»

* Pledge came as part of talks on lifting last major terrorism sanctions on Syria, sources say * Two ‌sources say US requested reduction and Damascus agreed * Move raises questions on crude supplies to Syria given reliance on Moscow By Maya Gebeily, Feras Dalatey and Gram Slattery BEIRUT/WASHINGTON»»»

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that "progress" is being made in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. and Qatari officials said Tuesday that progress has been made in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but a final de»»»

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the recommendations unveiled Tuesday are targeted at "fraud schemes that exploit children with autism and misuse funds from American taxpayers." File Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Federal officials on Tuesday urged states to t»»»

COLOMBO: Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains have left at least seven people dead in Sri Lanka ‘s tea-growing mountainous regions and forced the closure of some schools, officials said Tuesday. Heavy downpours over the last two days flooded homes, fields and roads in many parts of the cou»»»

LONDON: Jordan has warned that recent Israeli actions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound suggest an Israeli takeover of the site could be “imminent,” raising fears that altering its longstanding status quo could ignite a wider religious conflict, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Jordan is prep»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Interior has urged residents to follow safety guidelines as unstable weather, heavy winds and the possibility of thunderstorms are forecast to affect parts of the country through Friday. The advisory comes after the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecast the developmen»»»

President Iliana Yotova said Bulgaria remains one of the safest destinations for tourists despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Iran’s warnings related to the country’s cooperation with the United States. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Perperikon archaeological complex, Yotov»»»

Record-low water levels on the Danube River are disrupting energy production across Central and Eastern Europe, forcing governments to take emergency measures to protect nuclear power plants, reduce electricity demand and manage growing pressure on critical infrastructure. Romania launched one of t»»»

Bulgaria is expected to receive another 109 million euros this week under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov said, adding that his goal is for the country to secure more than 90-95% of the available funds. Speaking to bTV, Pekanov said Bulgaria ha»»»

Doha: His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, received on Tuesday a telephone call from President of the United States of America Donald Trump. Qatar News Agency (QNA) said the call dealt with discussing the latest regional developments, particularly the efforts to»»»

Kazakhstan's manufacturing industry fell deeper into contraction in July, according to the latest Freedom Holding Kazakhstan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey published by S&P Global on August 3. The decline in new orders was the sharpest in more than two-and-a-half years. C»»»

Ukraine has run out of air defence ammo and has little chance of getting any more before the war is decided. Bankova, Ukraine’s presidential administration, only option now is to do as much damage or more to Russia as Russia is expected to do to Ukraine this winter. That seems like an impossibly ta»»»

NEW YORK: Former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas regained some of the touch lost during a recent rankings slump, with the high-profile qualifier dispatching Martin Damm 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Montreal Masters. The 98-minute first-round win sends Tsitsipas into a match with Brazilian Joao »»»

Dubai: An Indian commercial vessel sank after being hit by a projectile off the coast of Yemen, but all 13 Indian nationals on board were rescued, Indian authorities said on Tuesday. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said the mechanised sailing vessel MSV Faize Noo»»»

The Department of Justice building is shown in February in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it had indicted 19 people in Pennsylvania for alleged home healthcare fraud. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has indicte»»»

A cargo ship was reportedly hit in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile” overnight. The incident occurred after US President Donald Trump declared that he was giving Iran its “last chance before decapitation” to sign a deal on his terms. Control over the strait, through which roughly a fi»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update. It is not clear when the outbreak will reach its peak, Afri»»»

Deir Al Balah, Gaza City: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will not withdraw from their current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. In remarks on social media, Netanyahu suggested there were differences between Israel and the Trump administra»»»

Gaza: Palestinians in Gaza held Tuesday a solemn national funeral procession for the remains and bodies of 112 martyrs from a single family killed in an Israeli carnage carried out by the Israeli occupation army on Nov. 22, 2023, at the beginning of the war of annihilation against the enclave and i»»»

TORONTO: Former world number one Iga Swiatek survived some nervy moments to launch her US Open build-up with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in her second-round opener at the Toronto WTA 1000 on Tuesday. In her first match since her Wimbledon title defense ended with a third-round exit, Poland’»»»

Gaza: Palestinians in Gaza held Tuesday a solemn national funeral procession for the remains and bodies of 112 martyrs from a single family killed in an Israeli carnage carried out by the Israeli occupation army on Nov. 22, 2023, at the beginning of the war of annihilation against the enclave and i»»»

Hasakah, Aug. 4 (SANA) Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) CEO Youssef Qablawi and HKN Energy CEO Mark Rollins held a joint press conference at the Rmelan oil fields in Hasakah province on Tuesday to discuss production development plans using modern technologies and the targeted timeline to gradually in»»»

The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a drop in the number of job openings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. labor market saw an increase in the number of hires in June despite a»»»

Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, speaks during a rally in 2022 in Delaware, Ohio, where U.S. President Donald Trump, right, gave Miller his endoresement. Miller said Tuesday that he will ask the House Ethics Committee for an investigation into domestic violence allegations against him. Photo by David Maxwe»»»

Aug. 4 (UPI) -- An engineering prodigy who started college at the age of 10 became the youngest college professor of all time at the age of 18. Guinness World Records confirmed Nathan Thomas, who is now 21, was 18 years and 346 days old when he started teaching at Florida's Miami Dade College in Au»»»

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty affirmed Egypt’s solidarity with Lebanon and called for a complete Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territories during a phone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday. Discussing the ongoing Rome negotiations be»»»

The United States and Iran could reach an agreement within hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and guarantee the safe passage of commercial shipping, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday, as negotiations continued despite persistent disagreements over control of the strategic waterw»»»

Wadi Degla Developments has launched the “ClubTown Minya” project in New Minya City, marking the company’s first entry into the real estate market in Upper Egypt as it looks to capitalise on regional development plans. The move forms part of a geographic expansion strategy targeting new cities in U»»»