Marine heat wave conditions have been affecting the western Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Atlantic through the summer. This data visualisation, based on Copernicus Marine Service data for Aug. 13, shows sea surface temperature anomalies across the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic. R»»»

Tunis, August 19, 2026 (TAP) — A ministerial council chaired by Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri examined the draft budget for 2027 on Wednesday at the Government Palace in Kasbah. The draft budget serves as a roadmap for translating the State’s...»»»

Nairobi: Ecuadorian authorities announced today the death of Michel Sensi-Contogui, head of Ecuador's intelligence service, and his wife, along with five others, in a tourist helicopter crash near Mount Ololokwy in central Kenya. Ecuadorian Transport Minister Roberto Luque confirmed the deaths of t»»»

Bangui: More than 100 people were killed following a collapse inside a gold mine in western Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon. Others were injured, while several people remain missing. An official from a Central African mining association said the death toll had exceeded 100, »»»

Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) National Commission for Transitional Justice and the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for Syria discussed strengthening cooperation on evidence management and supporting the country’s transitional justice process during talks in Damascus on Wednesda»»»

DUBAI: A Yemeni minister has warned the country’s Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, which would allow them to further threaten the vital shipping artery. Three Houthi military sources and a spokesman for the Yemeni government forces battling them near the wate»»»

Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Syria and Saudi Arabia discussed expanding agricultural cooperation and investment opportunities during talks in Damascus on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to strengthen ties in food security and agricultural development. Agriculture Minister Basel al-Suwaidan met Sau»»»

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced Wednesday that the department will double its bond buybacks this fall. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it will buy back about twice the usual amount of its bonds in»»»

Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa warned Wednesday of the relentless cataclysmic situation in the Gaza Strip and the disruption of relief operations and recovery arising from the throttles put on them by Israel. He also cautioned against shortages of medical supplies, fuel and f»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities on Thursday received former Maj. Gen. Adel Issa from Lebanon after his extradition to face charges including premeditated murder and torture, state news agency SANA reported. His handover marked the first extradition of a former Syrian military officer from Lebanon sinc»»»

RIYADH: Al-Kholood's historic run to the King Cup final last season remains a surreal achievement for Des Buckingham's side. Against all odds, they fought to avoid relegation in only their second season in the top flight before going on to face Al-Hilal in the final, even taking the lead before fal»»»

WASHINGTON: The Democratic Party’s left wing on Wednesday celebrated its latest stunning upset in a US Senate primary in Florida, extending its winning streak into President Donald Trump’s home state as voters rejected several of his preferred Republican candidates in other races. State lawmaker An»»»

People at the United Airlines counter check-in at the main terminal at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on July 30. President Donald Trump announced a $20 billion plan to rebuild and renovate the airport that includes terminal expansions and an underground U-shaped train to m»»»

DUBAI: Israel’s airstrike on the Abu Al-Duhur military airport in Syria’s Idlib province on Tuesday was not just an attack on Syrian military infrastructure. Analysts believe it was a calculated message to the post-Assad leadership in Damascus and its Turkish allies. The strike, which damaged the r»»»

A Russian Il-76 aircraft crossed Bulgarian airspace on a humanitarian mission to help fight wildfires in Serbia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BTA on Wednesday. The overflight followed a request submitted by the Serbian authorities in a diplomatic note concerning the wildfires, the Ministry »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sport said on Wednesday it had begun transferring the remaining 25 percent stakes in four of the Kingdom’s biggest football clubs to the Public Investment Fund, following the completion of the necessary regulatory procedures. The transfer covers Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahl»»»

More than 7,300 excess deaths have been recorded in France over the historically hot summer as Europe grapples with worsening heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, public health authorities said Wednesday. France has suffered a record-breaking 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, an AFP analysis found»»»

MONROVIA: Liberia said Tuesday it would receive up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the United States, as President Donald Trump pursues an unprecedented immigration crackdown. The Trump administration has launched a sweeping expansion to deportations where the government has argued it can »»»

NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher on Wednesday rejected any characterization of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the “dismantling” of the UN aid system. Despite enormous damage to aid operations there and in Lebanon, he said, the system “has taken the shocks to it and conti»»»

View taken from a Danish F-16 interceptor of the Nord Stream 2 gas leak just south of Dueodde, Denmark, on September 27, 2022. The leak was one of three on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. File Photo courtesy of Danish Defense | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian man was arr»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration has told Congress it is sending more than $206 million for a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force, the first significant funding for the stalled US plan to ​rebuild the devastated enclave. In two July 30-dated notifications seen by Reuters, the State »»»

President of the Argentine Republic Javier Gerardo Milei speaks at the United Nations Headquarters in 2025. Bolivian prosecutors will seek six months of pretrial detention for Argentine political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, Milei's former campaign advisor. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License »»»

Péter Magyar’s first 100 days as Hungary’s prime minister have produced two sharply different verdicts. The Tisza government says it has already delivered more than 100 commitments and put the country on a new course, while Fidesz, now in opposition, argues that the period has been defined by broke»»»

“The Mystery of Henri Pick” is my not-so-mysterious pick for a good read as I prepare for an upcoming visit to France. Penned by French wordsmith David Foenkinos, originally as “Le Mystere Henri Pick” (2016), and translated into English in 2020 by Sam Taylor under Pushkin Press, it provides intrigu»»»

Hungary has avoided another shutdown at the Paks nuclear power plant despite the Danube approaching a critical low, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Wednesday evening. The government now expects the plant to begin restoring additional capacity from Sunday and potentially return to full oper»»»

Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Florida man launched a miniature basketball into a hoop from a distance of over 100 feet to break his own Guinness World Record. Nicholas DeMarinis, aka Nickybucketz, threw his ball into the hoop from a distance of 102 feet and 11.76 inches to break the Guinness World Record for »»»

Nine birds - eight vultures and one crow - have been found poisoned in Central Balkan National Park, the Green Balkans nature conservation organization and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) said on Wednesday. Following alarming data from the GPS transmitter of a bearded vultu»»»

1 of 4 | Scaffolding and tarps cover the building name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 15. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts notified a federal judge that the facility »»»

Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has set his sights on the Ballon d'Or after receiving his second European Golden Shoe in Munich on Wednesday. The England captain collected the prize after scoring the most goals in Europe's top divisions last season. Kane won the 2023-24 award afte»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli air raid targets Al-Mansouri town, and enemy force carry out a new bombing in Zawtar Al-Sharqiyeh town, South Lebanon: Al-Manar rep»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Netanyahu: We will not tolerate a Turkish military presence in Syria that threatens ‘Israel’ 19-08-2026 21:42 PM Latest News Urgent News Ne»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Alice Weidel, co-chair of the opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, accused the German government on Wednesday of remaining inactive four years after the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The German Attorney General's Office announced on Wedn»»»

Dubai: Several participants have won cash prizes in the latest UAE Lottery Lucky Day draw held on Wednesday. The UAE Lottery announced the results of Lucky Day Draw No. 260819, held on August 19, with 4,246 participants winning prizes. The winning numbers in the Days section were 3, 10, 11, 15, 19 »»»

Dubai Municipality has completed integrated community market projects for workers in Muhaisnah 2, Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 and Al Quoz 4, while a fourth market in Jebel Ali Industrial Area 1 is scheduled to open in the coming period. Together, the projects span more than 69,000 square metres and f»»»

QUSRA: Children trapped inside three Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra’s hilltop Ras Al-Ain area are bearing the brunt of an Israeli siege that entered its 11th day on Wednesday, their families and the local mayor said. Restrictions on movement continue to disrupt access to food, medicine a»»»

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday the EU would "stand firmly" behind the International Criminal Court after the US levied new sanctions against its president, Tomoko Akane, in a move the ICC called a "flagrant attack" on its independence. "These sanctions are a flagr»»»

London, Aug. 19 (SANA) U.K. Special Representative for Syria, Barrie Peach, expressed Wednesday deep concern over Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Syria’s Idlib province, saying the attack risks further destabilizing the country. In a post on X, Peach said the s»»»

Rome: Italian club AS Roma announced the signing of young player Rodrigo Mora, who will join their first football team. In a statement released today, the club explained that Moura, 19, signed a contract extending until 2031, noting that the player will strengthen the team's ranks in preparation fo»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated András Baka on taking office as Hungary’s new president, stressing the long-standing friendship between the two countries. The message comes, however, at a sensitive moment for Hungary-China relations: after years of exceptionally close political and e»»»

Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Ivaylo Mirchev criticized the Government’s response to reports of a possible Iranian threat to US targets in Europe, including Bulgaria, in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Mirchev said a deputy defence minister should already have been at NATO headquarters for urgent consultati»»»

BEIRUT: A Canadian government official condemned what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon, saying Beirut should govern its own space and have sovereignty over its lands. Randeep Sarai, Canada’s secretary of state for international development, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitar»»»

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani TikTok star was killed in the eastern city of Taxila this week after unidentified men opened fire on her, according to a copy of the police complaint. Fazal Sahibzada, 28-year-old Bibi’s father, said in the complaint that the incident occurred on Aug. 14. He said Bibi, who wa»»»

CEUTA, Spain – FRANCE 24 spent an evening with unaccompanied minors who are sleeping rough in Ceuta but refusing to return home. Amid the fear, the cold and the long wait for help, these young Moroccan migrants shared their stories.    It’s 2am local time and a heavy s»»»

Riyadh: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Wednesday in Riyadh with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between»»»

1 of 2 | Protesters hold up an image of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl who died under Israeli fire with six relatives in 2024, on a beach in Barcelona, Spain, on January 29. File Photo by Enric Fontcuberta/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Israeli military announced Wednesday that it's opening an investigat»»»

Capital Park Group has concluded the consultation process on the Nowy Wełnowiec project. Discussions with residents of Katowice and representatives from various communities have enabled the collection of opinions, needs, questions and recommendations regarding the future of this area. These have be»»»

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., sent letters Wednesday to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine asking them to confirm that they wouldn't send troops to polling stations. File Pool photo by Paul Sancya/UPI | License Photo Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Elissa »»»

The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee will hold its fifth meeting of the year on Thursday to decide on its key interest rates, a major indicator of the near-term direction of interest rates on the Egyptian pound, amid strong expectations that rates will remain unchanged for a »»»

US President Donald Trump has instructed his top envoys to halt talks with Tehran in a strategic shift aimed at gradually “choking” Iran over time, a move that coincides with heightened risks to commercial shipping and a reported attack in the Strait of Hormuz. A US official told CNN that Trump is »»»