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World Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Foreign Secretary David Lammy, second right, during a meeting with US President Joe Biden, 2nd left, in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington, Friday Sept. 13, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)
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Biden Meets with Starmer, Brushes Off Putin's Threats About Weapons for Ukraine

President Joe Biden brushed off a threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about war against the West if Ukraine’s allies allow it to use weapons deeper…

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World 09 September 2024, Australia, Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Minerals Council of Australia parliamentary dinner at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP/dpa
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Australia PM Hits Back at Musk after 'Fascists' Quip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Elon Musk on Saturday after the tech mogul called his government "fascists" for proposing laws that…

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World NATO's outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) smiles as he meets Norway's Prime Minister (not in picture) at his residence in Oslo on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Fure / NTB / AFP)
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Stoltenberg Says NATO Could Have Done More to Prevent Ukraine War

NATO could have done more to arm Ukraine to try to prevent Russia's invasion in 2022, the outgoing head of the Western military alliance said in an interview…

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Gulf The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi
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GCC Secretary General Welcomes Statement Issued at Madrid Meeting on Two-State Solution

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, has welcomed at statement issued by several countries that met in…

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CENTCOM: Four ISIS Leaders Killed in August Iraq Raid

Arab World US military personnel are seen south of Mosul. AP file photo

CENTCOM: Four ISIS Leaders Killed in August Iraq Raid

Four ISIS leaders were killed in a joint US-Iraqi raid in western Iraq last month, including the head of the group's operations in the country, the US military…

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World FILED - 06 September 2024, South Korea, Incheon: The German frigate "Baden-Wuerttemberg" is moored in the port of Incheon. Photo: Fabian Kretschmer/dpa
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China Condemns German Navy's Transit of Taiwan Strait

China's military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it increased security risks and sent the "wrong"…

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S&P Affirms Saudi Arabia’s 'A/A-1' Credit Rating, Outlook Improves to 'Positive'

Standard & Poor's (S&P) affirmed Saudi Arabia's credit rating in local and foreign currency at "A/A-1" with an improvement in outlook from "stable" to …

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Madrid Meeting Statement Calls for Israel’s Full Withdrawal from Gaza

Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares (C) addresses a press conference with (From L) European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi following a meeting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion Has Slowed Moscow’s Eastern Advance

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the Fourth Crimea Platform Leaders Summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Saudi, Spanish FMs Discuss War on Gaza

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares in Madrid on Friday. (SPA)

Trump Campaigns in Western States as Harris Focuses on Critical Pennsylvania

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

Raided West Bank City Holds Funerals after Israeli Army Withdraws

Mourners carry the bodies of two of four Palestinians during their funeral following an Israeli operation at Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 13 September 2024. (EPA)

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian receives a traditional robe as he attends a community ceremony during his visit to the Iraqi city of Basra on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Pezeshkian Calls from Basra for ‘Unity’ in West Asia

(FILES) A picture taken on April 15, 2016 shows fishing boats moored along the coast of the Tunisian island of Kerkennah. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

Saudi Arabia Joins Arab World in Celebrating 'Arab Meteorology Day'

GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

(From Front-L) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi, Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, and (From Back-L) Quatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and Bahrain's Foreign Affairs subsecretary Sheik Abdulla bin Ahmed al-Khalifa pose for a group picture after a meeting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid on September 13, 2024. (AFP)

Spain Hosts Meeting on Israel-Palestinian Two-State Solution

Residents walk on a flooded street in Morocco's Ouarzazate city on September 7, 2024. (AFP)

Deadly Floods Bring Relief to Moroccan Farmers

(FILES) A view of Sudan National Museum in Khartoum on August 12, 2020. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

Sudan Museums' Precious Antiquities Looted in War

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Beirut-Baghdad… Fate or the Judiciary?

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France: No Extremist in the Elysee

Amir Taheri
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Sending International Forces to Sudan is Not a Solution

Osman Mirghani
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On These Religious Settlers!

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From the Supreme Leader to Sinwar  

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On the Absence of Accountability in Lebanon and its Dire Consequences

Rami al-Rayes
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America Is Losing the Battle of the Red Sea 

Hal Brands
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France Appoints Prime Minister and Awaits Formation of a Government

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Jordan’s Stability Is Necessary for Palestinians, Arabs

Ghassan Charbel
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On ‘Names’ and Competently Confronting Israel

Hazem Saghieh
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Enough with Repeating Failed Strategies

Tariq Al-Homayed
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America Between Two Readings

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The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi

GCC Secretary General Welcomes Statement Issued at Madrid Meeting on Two-State Solution

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Saudi, Spanish FMs Discuss War on Gaza

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares in Madrid on Friday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Netanyahu's ‘Provocative’ Visit to Palestinian Jordan Valley 

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin’s visit to the Palestinian Jordan Valley. (EPA file)

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of Angola

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, GCC Condemn Israeli Bombing of UNRWA School

Rubble after the Israeli attack in Gaza (EPA photo)

Saudi Interior Minister Holds Talks with Emir of Qatar in Doha

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - SPA

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian receives a traditional robe as he attends a community ceremony during his visit to the Iraqi city of Basra on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Pezeshkian Calls from Basra for ‘Unity’ in West Asia

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CENTCOM: Four ISIS Leaders Killed in August Iraq Raid

US military personnel are seen south of Mosul. AP file photo

Israeli Raid in Syria’s Masyaf Targeted Iranian Missile Manufacturing Facility

Israeli raid on Masyaf

Madrid Meeting Statement Calls for Israel’s Full Withdrawal from Gaza

Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares (C) addresses a press conference with (From L) European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi following a meeting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

Raided West Bank City Holds Funerals after Israeli Army Withdraws

Mourners carry the bodies of two of four Palestinians during their funeral following an Israeli operation at Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 13 September 2024. (EPA)

Spain Hosts Meeting on Israel-Palestinian Two-State Solution

(From Front-L) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi, Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, and (From Back-L) Quatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and Bahrain's Foreign Affairs subsecretary Sheik Abdulla bin Ahmed al-Khalifa pose for a group picture after a meeting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid on September 13, 2024. (AFP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Foreign Secretary David Lammy, second right, during a meeting with US President Joe Biden, 2nd left, in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington, Friday Sept. 13, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

Biden Meets with Starmer, Brushes Off Putin's Threats About Weapons for Ukraine

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Australia PM Hits Back at Musk after 'Fascists' Quip

09 September 2024, Australia, Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Minerals Council of Australia parliamentary dinner at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP/dpa

Stoltenberg Says NATO Could Have Done More to Prevent Ukraine War

NATO's outgoing Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (C) smiles as he meets Norway's Prime Minister (not in picture) at his residence in Oslo on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Fure / NTB / AFP)

China Condemns German Navy's Transit of Taiwan Strait

FILED - 06 September 2024, South Korea, Incheon: The German frigate "Baden-Wuerttemberg" is moored in the port of Incheon. Photo: Fabian Kretschmer/dpa

Comoros President Slightly Injured in Knife Attack, Spokesperson Says

Comoros President Azali Assoumani addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2023. (Reuters)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion Has Slowed Moscow’s Eastern Advance

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the Fourth Crimea Platform Leaders Summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)

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Stacked containers and cranes are shown at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California (AFP)

US Locks in Steep Tariff Hikes on Chinese Imports

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ECB's Lagarde Rejects 'Political Pressure' after Italy Seeks Bigger Rate Cuts

President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends a press conference following an informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and central bank heads of EU countries in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)

Nippon Steel, US Steel Send Letter to Biden on Merger Plans

The Edgar Thomas Plant of the United States Steel Corporation in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2022. Branden Eastwood/AFP/Getty Images

Egypt’s Tender for 20 Winter LNG Cargoes Fully Awarded

Traffic during rush hour in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo (AFP)

S&P Affirms Saudi Arabia’s 'A/A-1' Credit Rating, Outlook Improves to 'Positive'

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China Approves Plan to Raise Retirement Age from January 2025 

Commuters ride an escalator at a subway station during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP)

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GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

Culture GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

The Saudi Ministry of Culture was presented with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Medal for 2024 in recognition of its innovative work in this area on…

Culture The MoU covers several key areas, including developing unique and engaging cultural experiences for various segments of society. SPA
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Saudi Culture Ministry, stc Group Partner on Cultural Projects

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with stc Group to collaborate on strategic projects that will enhance the Saudi…

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Culture The building now houses Irth Café and Store. SPA
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Jeddah's Historic Beit Al Kottab Reopens as Irth Café and Store

The Saudi Ministry of Culture's Historic Jeddah Program has successfully restored and rehabilitated Beit Al Kottab, a historic building in the city's UNESCO…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture Helle Horsnes, senior researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, looks at seven rare coins that the museum bought earlier this year from the collection of butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun, in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)
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Danish Butter King’s Coin Collection for Sale 100 Years After His Death 

The 20,000-piece coin collection of Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun, worth an estimated $74 million, is set to go under the hammer on Saturday in…

Culture (FILES) A view of Sudan National Museum in Khartoum on August 12, 2020. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
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Sudan Museums' Precious Antiquities Looted in War

Sudan's priceless archaeological heritage is being stripped from museums, with looters loading statuettes and fragments of ancient palaces onto lorries,…

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Slain Ugandan Olympian Buried with Full Military Honors

Sports Relatives and friends view the body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue in the western city of Eldoret, in Rift Valley, Kenya Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Slain Ugandan Olympian Buried with Full Military Honors

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on…

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Sports Olivia Gadecki of Australia in action against Martina Trevisan of Italy during their quarter finals match at the Guadalajara Open WTA 500 tennis tournament in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 13 September 2024. EPA/Francisco Guasco
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Gadecki Continues Impressive Run in Guadalajara, Reaches her 1st WTA Semifinal

Olivia Gadecki continued her impressive run in Mexico on Friday by advancing to the Guadalajara Open semifinals after beating Martina Trevisan 6-2, 3-6, 6-1…

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Sports Funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson - Torsby, Sweden - September 13, 2024 A photograph of Sven-Goran Eriksson on display at Fryksande church. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via Reuters)
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Funeral for Ex-England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson Held in Sweden 

The funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to manage England's national soccer team, was held on Friday in the small Swedish town where he grew up…

Sports Pedestrians walk on the Gran Via street in downtown Madrid, as a thermometer reads 35 degrees Celsius, on September 12, 2024. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)
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Barcelona Has its Spending Limit Increased but Remains Well Below Real Madrid's Cap

Real Madrid remains with the Spanish league's highest spending limit following the summer transfer window, while Barcelona improved significantly but remained…

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Sports FILE - Perica, the mascot of Espanyol F.C., performs before the match against Atlético de Madrid in Barcelona on Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, file)
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Spanish Footballer Convicted of Sexual Assault for Inappropriately Touching a Mascot

Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual assault for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said…

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Saudi Arabia Joins Arab World in Celebrating 'Arab Meteorology Day'

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Saudi Arabia Joins Arab World in Celebrating 'Arab Meteorology Day'

Saudi Arabia will join the Arab world on Sunday to celebrate "Arab Meteorology Day," which is held under the theme "Climate Impact and Adaptation Programs." …

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Varieties FILE - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
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Prince Harry Turns 40 on Sunday with Eyes Focused on his Future

Britain's Prince Harry will turn 40 in California on Sunday, thousands of miles away from his royal roots, with no sign that distance is dimming interest in…

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Varieties A pigeon takes flight in front of Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP)
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Studies on Pigeon-Guided Missiles, Swimming Abilities of Dead Fish Among Ig Nobles Winners 

A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners…

Varieties Fairmont Château Laurier General Manager Geneviève Dumas listens to Ottawa Police Services Detective Akiva Gellar speak about the stolen Yousuf Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill, during a news conference in the hotel in Ottawa, Canada, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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‘The Roaring Lion’ Portrait of Winston Churchill Stolen from Canadian Hotel Is Found in Italy 

Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy. Investigators will…

Varieties King's Guards wearing bearskin caps stand by Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain, September 12, 2024. (Reuters)
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Animal Rights Groups Object to Buckingham Palace Guard’s Distinctive Bearskin Caps 

An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King's Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the…

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