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World Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a session of the House of Councillors budget committee in the National Diet in Tokyo on December 15, 2025. (AFP)

China Reiterates Demand That Japanese PM Retract Taiwan Remarks 

China on Tuesday reiterated its demand that Japan retract Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan, more than a month after Takaichi said an attack…

Arab World Photo of the meeting between the US Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Israeli Government). 

Barrack Presses Netanyahu to Accept a Turkish Role in Gaza

Hebrew-language media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday in Jerusalem with US envoy Tom Barrack, amid what were described as…

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World A photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) shows its chief Mohammad Eslami, and IAEA director Raphael Grossi in Tehran last month.

Iran: IAEA Has No Right to Inspect Nuclear Sites Attacked in June 

The UN atomic watchdog has no right to demand inspections of sites attacked by the United States and Israel during the June war, said head of the Atomic Energy…

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World People walk past a Taiwanese flag in New Taipei City. (AFP/Jiji Press)

Taiwan Says Its Military Can Respond Rapidly to Any Sudden Chinese Attack 

Taiwan's military can respond rapidly to any sudden Chinese attack with all units able to operate under a decentralized mode of command without awaiting orders…

Australian Police Say Bondi Beach Mass Shooting Was Inspired by ISIS Group 

World An Australian flag is placed near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Australian Police Say Bondi Beach Mass Shooting Was Inspired by ISIS Group 

A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS,” Australia’s…


World This combination screen grabs from a video posted by US Southern Command (Southcom) X account on December 15, 2025 shows what the US military says are lethal strikes on three separate alleged narco-trafficking vessels (top) as they get hit (middle and bottom) in the eastern Pacific Ocean on December 15, 2025. (AFP photo / US Southern Command's X Account / Handout)

US Military Says Strikes on 3 Boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Kill 8 People 

The US military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny…

Arab World FILE PHOTO: Sudanese people, who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan's Darfur region, receive rice portions from Red Cross volunteers in Ourang on the outskirts of Adre, Chad July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Sudan Once again Tops International Rescue Committee Crises Watchlist

Sudan has once again topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization, as warring sides…

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King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Launches Framework on Multilingualism at UNESCO

Culture The UNESCO logo is seen during the 39th session of the General Conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (AP)

King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Launches Framework on Multilingualism at UNESCO

Saudi Arabia's King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language (KSGAAL) launched its Framework on Multilingualism Framework at the UN Educational,…


Culture The Biennale will feature more than 65 artists from 37 countries and will present 22 newly commissioned works by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation - SPA

65 Artists from 37 Countries to Participate in Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026

The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced the list of artists participating in the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026, scheduled to open on January 30…

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Culture This photograph shows a banner which reads "Louvre Museum on Strike" outside the entrance to the Louvre as museum workers voted to go on strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025. (AFP)

Louvre Workers Vote to Strike in Another Blow to the Paris Museum 

Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris landmark and home of the…

Culture The event is part of a series of cultural activities showcasing 14 global cultures, held at Al-Suwaidi Park, one of the Riyadh Season venues. (SPA)

Saudi Media Ministry Launches Sudanese Culture Week as Part of 'Global Harmony 2' Initiative 

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media launched on Sunday the Sudanese Culture Week as part of the "Global Harmony 2" initiative, organized in cooperation with the…

Culture Saudi Heritage Commission Wins 2025 New York Product Design Award

Saudi Heritage Commission Wins 2025 New York Product Design Award

Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission achieved a new international milestone after winning the Silver Category at the 2025 New York Product Design Awards for its…

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ATP to Introduce New Heat Policy from 2026 Season 

Sports Novak Djokovic of Serbia cools himself with water during the men's singles semifinal match with Valentin Vacherot of Monaco, at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center, in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP)

ATP to Introduce New Heat Policy from 2026 Season 

The ATP Tour said it will introduce a new heat policy that will come into effect from 2026 after a string of retirements due to soaring temperatures and…


Sports Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Rodrygo secured the visitors a much-needed victory at Alaves. ANDER GILLENEA / AFP

Rodrygo Scrapes Real Madrid Win at Alaves

Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo Goes's goals earned Real Madrid a tense 2-1 win at Alaves in La Liga on Sunday to potentially keep coach Xabi Alonso in his job. …

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Sports 14 December 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer warms up ahead of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FSV Mainz 05 at the Allianz Arena. (dpa)

Bayern Goalkeeper Neuer Set to Miss Last Game of Year with Hamstring Injury 

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could miss his team's last game of the year because of a hamstring tear. The club said on Monday that the injury to…

Sports Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - December 8, 2025 Manchester United's Bryan Mbeumo reacts. (Action Images via Reuters)

Mbeumo Faces Double Cameroon Challenge at AFCON 

Manchester United star Bryan Mbeumo must handle the twin challenges of scoring and captaincy when playing for Cameroon at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in…

Sports 06 December 2025, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Wolfsburg's Mohamed Amoura celebrates a goal that was later ruled out during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin at the Volkswagen Arena. (dpa)

Striker Amoura Has Key Role as Algeria Seek AFCON Redemption 

Striker Mohamed Amoura is set to be a key figure as Algeria seek redemption at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco after disastrous campaigns in…


Another Home in British Village Torn Down Due to Seaside Erosion

Varieties The bulldozers have moved in to demolish The Chantry (ITV News) 

Another Home in British Village Torn Down Due to Seaside Erosion

Demolition work has begun on a second clifftop home in a picturesque seaside spot, just weeks after another property was knocked down in the village. …

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Varieties Quarry work in the occupied West Bank is tough, but there are few other options available in the territory's wilting economy. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

Famed Jerusalem Stone Still Sells despite West Bank Economic Woes

Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the occupied West Bank, proudly points to an armada of…

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Varieties General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Riyadh Becomes First City in Region to Receive Global Active City Certification

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) announced that the capital has been awarded the Global Active City (GAC) certification, becoming the first city in…

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Varieties This image, provided by NASA, shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025, about 178 million miles (286 million kilometers) from Earth. (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory), J. DePasquale (STScI) via AP)

Interstellar Comet Keeps Its Distance as It Makes Its Closest Approach to Earth

A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the…

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Varieties Giant panda Lei Lei eats bamboo at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, Japan, 28 November 2025. (EPA)

Japan’s Only Two Pandas to Be Sent Back to China 

Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for…