WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is getting praise from his most ardent supporters for withholding some weapons from Ukraine after they recently questioned the Republican leader’s commitment to keeping the US out of foreign conflicts. This week’s announcement pausing deliveries of key air defense»»»

Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the group said on Thursday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people. Israeli officials said prospects for reaching a ceasefire and ho»»»

The massive US tax and spending bill slated for a final vote in Congress runs counter to the International Monetary Fund's recommendations that Washington reduce fiscal deficits over the medium term, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said on Thursday. Kozack told a regular news briefing that there was »»»

President Donald Trump complained Thursday that the United States provided too many weapons to Ukraine under the previous administration, his first public comments on the pause in some shipments as Russia escalates its latest offensive. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a flig»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia moved on Thursday to reassure Egypt about its water supply after completing work on a controversial giant $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile. “To our neighbors downstream, our message is clear: the dam is not a threat, but a shared opportunity,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. “T»»»

KHARTOUM: Civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan face mass atrocities and ethnic violence in the civil war between the regular army and its paramilitary rivals, the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned on Thursday. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have sought to consolidate their power in »»»

US President Donald Trump pushed for a quick halt to the Ukraine war in a Thursday phone call with Vladimir Putin, while a Kremlin aide said the Russian president reiterated that Moscow would keep pushing to solve the conflict's "root causes." The two leaders did not discuss a recent pause in some »»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia moved on Thursday to reassure Egypt about its water supply after completing work on a controversial giant $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile. “To our neighbors downstream, our message is clear: the dam is not a threat, but a shared opportunity,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. “T»»»

Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object has been observed visiting our solar system. According to US space agency NASA, the interloper - named 3I/ATLAS - was first spotted on Tuesday by an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact»»»

US First Lady Melania Trump visited with sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington on Thursday as the children made Fourth of July arts and crafts ahead of the holiday. Trump, continuing a tradition of support by first ladies for the pediatric care center, also stopped by the hosp»»»

About 100 countries are likely to see a reciprocal tariff rate of 10%, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, adding that he expects "a flurry" of trade deals announced before a July 9 deadline that could see tariff rates increase sharply. "We'll see how the President wants to treat »»»

The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said. A network of companies run by Iraqi-British national Salim Ahmed Said has been buying and shipping billions of d»»»

People work on reconditioning and preventive maintenance in a dry chamber at the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, in May. File Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA-EFE July 3 (UPI) -- Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino urged member nations at the Mercosur Summit in Bueno»»»

Police in Finland are investigating a stabbing incident that left at least 4 people injured Thursday. Image by Simaah from Pixabay July 3 (UPI) -- One assailant has been arrested after allegedly stabbing at least four people near a shopping center outside Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday, local media»»»

WASHINGTON, July 2 (KUNA) -- The Pentagon announced halting military assistance to Ukraine and other nations pending the completion of review of the US inventory.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said that ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2»»»

KUWAIT -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs decries recent calls by Israeli occupation officials for expanding the scope of settlements in the West Bank. GAZA -- At least 142 Palestinians are massacred and hundreds others injured by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza Strip in one day. CAIR»»»

KUWAIT, July 3 (KUNA) -- 1965 -- Mashaan Khudhair Al-Mashaan passed away at age 73. He was member of the Al-Ay'an (noble) council in 1920, member of the legislative council in 1921, member of the municipal council in 1932, the first and secone Legislative Council (1938), and member of the Ma'aref (»»»

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports has issued 8,155 administrative decisions against violators of residency, labor, and border security regulations during the last Hijri month of Dhul Hijjah.Administrative committees under passport departments in various regions of th»»»

“The Hidden Life of Trees” is a controversial 2015 book by German author Peter Wohlleben, who argues that trees communicate with each other as well as feel. Wohlleben presents the idea that forests are a living social network — claiming that trees have ties akin to families, which they care for and»»»

Birmingham, United Kingdom: India captain Shubman Gill said work he'd done in the build-up to the tour of England was paying dividends after a record-breaking double century helped his side into a commanding position in the second Test on Thursday. Gill's majestic 269 was the foundation of India's »»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday secured a major political victory when Congress narrowly passed his signature tax and spending bill, cementing his radical second-term agenda and boosting funds for his anti-immigration drive. The bill underlined the president's dominance over the R»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s tax-cut package cleared its final hurdle in the US Congress on Thursday, as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the massive bill and sent it to him to sign into law. The 218-214 vote amounts to a significant victory for the Repub»»»

Registered miners in Peru have had been given a deadline to submit documents, meet environmental and labor standards and transition to legal operations. But after four extensions, the process has failed to deliver many results. Photo by Tyna_Janoch/Pixabay July 3 (UPI) -- The government of Presiden»»»

Megan Greenwell’s “Bad Company” tells the hidden story of private equity through the experiences of four American workers who watched as private equity upended their employers. Greenwell pulls back the curtain on shadowy multibillion dollar companies like Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, and»»»

ISLAMABAD: Political temperatures rose on Thursday as Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Malik Ahmad Khan, suggested opposition lawmakers backed by Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan could be disqualified from the provincial legislature. Earlier, the speaker had suspended the membershi»»»

The Republican-led US Congress narrowly passed President Donald Trump's flagship spending bill Thursday after a marathon voting session on the package, which is set to slash social welfare programs and add more than $3 trillion to the national debt. The White House said Trump would sign the bill&nb»»»

ALGIERS — The President of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defense, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, chaired Thursday at the People’s Palace in Algiers the annual ceremony of conferring ranks and medals to senior officers and assimilated civilian personnel (PCA) of t»»»

ALGIERS- The Speaker of the Council of the Nation, Azouz Nasri, received Thursday, in Algiers, a delegation from the Republic of Nicaragua which is participating in the International Forum on the crimes of colonialism, this parliamentary institution said in a communiqué. For subscribers only, Pleas»»»

NEW YORK CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said he was “appalled” by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, condemned recent deadly strikes against displaced people, and warned that the enclave is on the brink of total collapse as fuel supplies run out. He expressed grave»»»

NEW YORK CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said he was “appalled” by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, condemned recent deadly strikes against displaced people, and warned that the enclave is on the brink of total collapse as fuel supplies run out. He expressed grave»»»

More than 39,000 deaths, nearly 100,000 non-fatal heart attacks and up to 65,000 strokes in the U.S. could be prevented if people eligible for statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs were taking them, researchers reported Monday. Adobe stock/HealthDay July 2 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of peopl»»»

The judges tended to agree with each other regarding what a tattoo said about a person, but those judgments rarely corresponded to the tattoo owner's self-reported personality, study results show. Adobe stock/HealthDay July 2 (UPI) -- Tattoos have become a form of self-expression, a means of tellin»»»

SILVERSTONE, UK: Max Verstappen on Thursday refused to be drawn on questions about discussions with Mercedes and exit clauses in his Red Bull contract when he spoke to reporters ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Facing a succession of questions about his future, following reports in Italy»»»

July 3 (UPI) -- The Russian military confirmed today that the leader of the Russian navy was killed near the Ukrainian border. Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian military, was killed in an operation near the border. Russian defense ministry said the operation in the western Ku»»»

Remember last week and that collective sigh of relief among allies that Donald Trump had a) showed up at the Nato summit and b) agreed to a sidebar meeting with his Ukranian counterpart after which the U-S president gushed that Volodymyr Zelenskiy “couldn't have been nicer.” Quite the contrast»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told his US counterpart Donald Trump that Moscow would not give up on its war aims in Ukraine during a lengthy phone call – their sixth publicly disclosed chat this year – that also touched on Iran and the Middle East. Russian President Vl»»»

Silverstone, United Kingdom: Max Verstappen on Thursday refused to be drawn on questions about discussions with Mercedes and exit clauses in his Red Bull contract when he spoke to reporters ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. Facing a succession of questions about his future, following repo»»»

Dubai: Dubai has officially cemented its position as the world’s branded residence capital, leading a global shift in luxury real estate where lifestyle, prestige, and brand power now rival square footage and skyline views. According to a new report by Betterhomes, Branded Residences: Dubai vs The »»»

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Dubai: Americana Restaurants International Plc, the MENA region’s largest quick-service and casual dining operator, is making a bold move into the premium food retail sector by signing an exclusive franchise agreement with carpo, the Greek-born luxury brand known for its artisanal chocolates, speci»»»

LONDON: The Diriyah Company launched an interactive pavilion this week in London’s Knightsbridge area to broaden the brand reach of one of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious real estate projects that combines tradition, sustainability and modern design. The Diriyah House London, located at One Hyde Park, fea»»»

Athens: A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists, officials said Thursday. An elderly man died in neighbouring Türkiye, where wildfires forced the evacuation of six villages in the western province o»»»

LONDON: The executive producer of a shelved BBC documentary on Gaza has accused the corporation of attempting to silence him over its controversial decision to pull the film. Ben de Pear, former editor of Channel 4 News and executive producer of “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack,” said he was repeatedly »»»

The director of ActionAid Zambia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the dire conditions women are facing in the country because of cuts to USAID. This as the organisation is officially wound down, ending billions of dollars' worth of aid programmes across the world. In Zambia, the cuts mean women are ha»»»

Poland will invest PLN2.6bn ($665mn) to increase its domestic ammunition output, the government announced on July 2, as it seeks to strengthen national defence capabilities and support Ukraine's military needs, Reuters reports. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the funds would be channelled to»»»

WASHINGTON: The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil, and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said. A network of companies run by Iraqi-British national Salim Ahmed Said has been buying and shipping »»»

WASHINGTON: The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil, and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said. A network of companies run by Iraqi-British national Salim Ahmed Said has been buying and shipping »»»

Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong docked at Victoria Harbour to allow for a ceremony and visitation of residents on Thursday. Photo by Leung Man Hei/EPA July 3 (UPI) -- Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong docked at Victoria Harbour for a ceremony on Thursday. The task force was welcomed with a ceremo»»»

Global cocaine trafficking is reaching record levels, authorities say, and the Latin American region remains home to several of the world’s top producers. Photo by Mart Production/Pexels July 3 (UPI) -- This is part of an occasional series on organized crime in Latin America. Using new and improved»»»

Construction workers in China's city of Jinan have installed a massive inflatable dome over a large building site. The dome, designed to reduce dust and noise pollution, provides a cleaner and quieter environment for nearby residents. Standing about 50 meters high and covering approximately 20,000 »»»