For two decades, China’s growing presence in Latin America was largely understood through commodities, trade, and sovereign lending. Today, that interpretation looks incomplete. It is involved in ports, digital networks, energy, advanced manufacturing, political coordination, and security cooperati»»»

The Treasury Secretary warns any remaining economic relationship with Tehran will "hasten a nation's economic oblivion." "Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten a nation's economic oblivion, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or willfully ignored," he wrote on X.He earlier said that Chin»»»

The European Union refused to provide an additional 220 million euros ($257 million) to Ukrainian farmers due to the port blockade, Ukrainian newspaper European Pravda reported on Thursday, citing European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert. On July 23, Ukrainian Agrarian Policy Minister Taras »»»

Traffic is building across several major Dubai-Sharjah routes this Friday morning, with Google Maps live traffic showing heavy congestion on key corridors around the border, Al Nahda and Al Qusais. Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time, particularly during the morning rush. Get updated f»»»

Eight repaired streets have been reopened to traffic in Bishkek. The press service of the City Hall reported. The following streets and road sections have been reopened to traffic in stages following the completion of the repairs: Sidewalks have been installed on all streets and road sections, and »»»

A child crossing the road in Bishkek was hit by a bus. The accident occurred on August 20 at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Kolbaev Street, the press service of Department of the Patrol Police Service reported. The child, 8, was injured in the collision. He was taken to a hospital, where he received th»»»

Scientists have completed the facial reconstruction of skeletons found last year at the bottom of Issyk-Kul Lake. According to Moskovsky Komsomolets, citing Maxim Menshinkov, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the remains belonged to a young man of abou»»»

An earthquake with an intensity of magnitude 3 occurred on the Kyrgyzstan — Tajikistan border early this morning, the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. The tremors were recorded at 6:22 a.m. The epicenter was located on the border between t»»»

Dubai: Palestinian children who lost limbs during the Israel-Hamas war are learning to swim in Khan Younis, Gaza, finding moments of confidence and joy through the water. The swimming lessons are organised by the nonprofit Heal Palestine for children who have suffered life-changing injuries since t»»»

India is tightening enforcement of its existing limits on mobile connections, with telecom operators required to prevent customers from obtaining new SIM cards after reaching the permitted ceiling from August 24, 2026. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is using its Digital Intelligence Pla»»»

In this world, Hungary needs a strong military — not because we want war, but quite the opposite: because we want peace, because we want to live in peace, said Prime Minister Péter Magyar at the opening event of the 20 August state celebration on Thursday in Budapest. Speaking to soldiers at the fl»»»

More than 1,586,000 children will attend schools in Kyrgyzstan in the new academic year. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Ulan Mamatkanov said at a meeting on the readiness of educational institutions. The meeting participants discussed the readiness of schools and kindergartens, the ava»»»

Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal under international law, would furth»»»

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»»»

CINCINNATI, Ohio: Iga Swiatek moved into the semifinals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters as Elena Rybakina was forced to retire with a heel injury less than half an hour into their clash Thursday. Rybakina’s withdrawal raised concerns over the fitness of the world number two Kazakh just 10 days be»»»

CINCINNATI, Ohio: Seventh seed Flavio Cobolli recovered from a sluggish start to beat home favorite Tommy Paul 2-6 6-3 6-4 and reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal on Thursday. Cobolli, who ⁠became only the second Italian to reach the men’s last four in Cincinnati after Jannik Sinner, asked f»»»

SINGAPORE: Seven commodity ships sailed along the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, ​just half the previous day’s tally, showed data from shiptracker Kpler, amid concern over risk to Middle East shipping as US-Iran peace talks remain in limbo. Of the total, four ships entered and three exited the water»»»

Russia’s Pacific Fleet has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, as a territorial dispute between the two countries deepens. The test was announced on August 20 amid an intensifying row following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the disputed area »»»

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Delaware repeatedly called on Dover residents Thursday to "STAY HOME" after a likely tornado caused "significant" damage throughout the city. The Dover Police Department declared "a state emergency" at 6:20 p.m. EDT, saying the city "likely experienced a tornado, wit»»»

WASHINGTON: US President Donald ‌Trump had a warm public reunion on Thursday with Michael Cohen, his former fixer turned foe whose court testimony contributed to Trump’s 2024 conviction in ​the Stormy Daniels hush-money trial. Cohen, who is seeking a pardon, interviewed Trump on his New York radio »»»

SACRAMENTO, California: California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term after securing victory Thursday in a special election. Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he »»»

ISLAMABAD: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s most popular politician, was moved to a hospital for medical tests on the orders of the Supreme Court, his political party said early Friday. Hundreds of police, some wielding sticks, were deployed near Shifa International Hospital in t»»»

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»»»

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»»»

Dubai: The UAE is set for a mix of intense heat, humidity and possible rainfall on Friday, with unsettled conditions expected to continue into the early part of next week. The National Centre of Meteorology said conditions on Friday would be fair to partly cloudy, with convective clouds likely to d»»»

A Palestinian man inspct carcass of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen, that was hit by an Israeli strike the previous day in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Canada and Australi»»»

What do you mean the school life I've basically grown up with is coming to an end so soon? It's the final year of school for Johana Alexzander, who is in Grade 12, GIIS in Dubai. "It's a little scary every time I realise that," she says frankly. Alexzander, who moved to Dubai in Grade 6, during COV»»»

US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Daesh (Islamic State) group with a terrorism offence Thursday after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed. Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State»»»

Five women and three men are in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis. Observers say it is difficult to pick a favorite, given that the world's major powers are divided on the ou»»»

TOKYO (AP) — An express train entering a station in Japan hit and killed four people who were doing weed control work on a railway track Thursday, officials said. The accident occurred at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, on the Tobu Nikko Line, and involved the Tokyo-bound Spacia express train,»»»

New York: The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals that are "part of a network responsible for transferring cash" to Hezbollah. The network utilises couriers travelling on commercial airline flights between Lebanon, »»»

Economic strength is no longer defined solely by growth, wealth or productivity. In an era shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions and technological competition, the real advantage belongs to countries that can keep their economies functioning under pressure. This is what I des»»»

The patio at Seamus McDaniel's bar on March 17, 2021 in St. Louis. A Gallup poll found that drinking by Americans' remains at a record low. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The percentage of Americans who say they consume alcohol remains at record-low levels, accor»»»

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 »»»

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. "»»»

Share: File photo of Hezbollah flag: Several Arab and Western countries designated Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based militia, as a “terrorist” organization.The designation covers the entirety of the group, both the political and military wings . The United ⁠States will ​on Thursday issue»»»

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager. Harvard Medical School Deans George Q. Daley and Bernard S. Chang announced the development in»»»

Iran can impose major costs on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but it cannot sustainably “own” or permanently close the waterway without accelerating diplomatic isolation, military risk and economic damage to itself. The world gets it: Iran has proven its coercive maritime leverage over the »»»

RIYADH: As Saudi football continued to digest Wednesday’s news that the Public Investment Fund, the Kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, was officially acquiring the remaining ownership stakes in the league’s “big four” clubs, the fans of one of them, Al-Hilal, had other things on their minds on Thursd»»»

NEW YORK: US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Daesh group with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she “wanted to destroy” the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed. Located in Albany near the Canadian border, the New York State Capit»»»

WASHINGTON: More than 750 US service members have been wounded during US military operations against Iran since the war began in February, Pentagon data shows, underscoring the growing human and financial cost of the conflict. Of the 757 service members reported wounded, more than 580 are Army sold»»»

Share: The US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington transits the Strait of Malacca on August 13, 2026. © US Navy via Reuters The USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday. The aircraft carrier will repla»»»

New York (AFP) – US authorities charged Jessica Bowie, a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group, with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings. Located in Albany near the Canadian bor»»»

The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fueled by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans said Thursday. From September 3, the number of vessels allowed through the canal each day will be reduc»»»

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck central Peru on Thursday, Aug. 20, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at a depth of 99 kilometers, with its epicenter 31 kilometers northwest of Aniso in the Andes Mountains. There were no reports of injuries or damage. Get it: Fast, v»»»

QNA Cairo Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Dr Mohamed Farid Saleh and Egyptian Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk have said that relations between Egypt and Qatar have opened new horizons for bilateral cooperation, paving the way for long-term investments and increased trade and to»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Al Wakrah and Qatar SC played out an exciting 2-2 draw while Al Rayyan chugged past debutants Lusail 1-0 in their respective opening games of the Doha Bank Stars League 2026-27 season on Thursday. At the Lusail stadium, Qatar SC’s Aron Gunnarsson scored the first goal of t»»»

QNA Doha The Lawyers Admission Committee held a meeting on Thursday, chaired by Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi. The meeting discussed the items on the committee’s agenda. Three new lawyers took the legal oath before t»»»

QNA Doha Qatar Museums, in cooperation with the UNESCO Regional Office for the Gulf States and Yemen, has marked the International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage observed annually on August 21 highlighting international efforts to raise awareness of underwater cultural heritage as part of hum»»»

QNA Cairo Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil Fahmy in Cairo on Thursday. At the outset of the meeting, the prime minister congratulated the secretary-general of the Arab »»»