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World Tomoyuki Mimaki, representative director of the Nihon Hidankyo, attends a press conference after the group was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, in Hiroshima on October 11, 2024. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Japanese Organization of Atomic Bombing Survivors

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its…

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World This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, April 4, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

US Still Believes Iran Has Not Decided to Build a Nuclear Weapon

The United States still believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran's recent strategic setbacks, including Israel's killing of…

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World FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi looks on as he meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Iran FM Reiterates Israel Retaliation Warning

Tehran will not hesitate to take "stronger defensive actions" if Israel retaliates for last week's missile attack by Tehran, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas…

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World A billboard in the streets of Damascus for President Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2022. (Reuters)

Moscow’s ‘Tactical’ Retreat in Syria, Shift in Priorities

The recent successive withdrawals of Russian military forces from observation points near the frontlines with the occupied Syrian Golan have raised questions…

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US Draws Roadmap to Disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Arab World The UN Security Council meets in New York. AFP file photo

US Draws Roadmap to Disarm Lebanon’s Hezbollah

The United States has drawn a roadmap to end the war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, calling for the group's withdrawal from the border area and its…

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Arab World Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. AFP

Israeli Military: Head of Islamic Jihad Killed in West Bank

Israel said it had killed Muhammad Abdullah, the head of the Islamic Jihad's network in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nur Shams in the West Bank. The…

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World William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales speak to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Center in Britain to meet rescue workers and the families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. Picture date: Thursday October 10, 2024. Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS

Prince, Princess of Wales Meet with Families of Dance Class Stabbing Attack

Prince William and the Princess of Wales on Thursday carried out their first joint public engagement since the end of Kate’s chemotherapy by meeting the…

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Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang's Books Fly Off the Shelves in South Korea

Culture South Korean author Han Kang speaks to the media during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang's Books Fly Off the Shelves in South Korea

South Koreans flocked to book stores on Friday and crashed websites in a frenzy to snap up copies of the work of novelist Han Kang in her home country, after…

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Culture Iraqi students walk through Bab al-Wastani on a walking tour of the historic center of Baghdad. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

'Soul of Old Baghdad': City Center Sees Timid Revival

An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic center invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall…

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Culture 10 October 2024, Berlin: A customer in the bookstore Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus holds a book by 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang from South Korea. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee…

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Culture The Saudi Falcons Club and King Saud University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wednesday. SPA

Saudi Falcons Club, King Saud University Sign MoU to Preserve Falcons' Cultural Legacy

The Saudi Falcons Club and King Saud University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wednesday to preserve the Falcons' cultural, heritage, and environmental…

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Culture The logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seen in front of its headquarters in Paris, France, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Rabat Named World Book Capital for 2026

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Rabat as the World Book Capital for 2026, following a…

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Toyota Returns to F1 with Haas Technical Partnership

Sports In this photo provided by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Chairman Aiko Toyoda, center, with Ayao Komatsu, left, Team Principal of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Tomoya Takahashi, President of GAZOO Racing Company, poses for a photo in Oyama, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.(Toyota Motor Corporation via AP)

Toyota Returns to F1 with Haas Technical Partnership

The US-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand…

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Sports Bukayo Saka of England in action during the UEFA Nations League match between England and Greece in London, Great Britain, 10 October 2024.  EPA/ANDY RAIN

Saka Leaves England Match with Leg Injury in Potential Blow to Arsenal

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka came off with a leg injury during England's 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday. Saka was substituted in the 51st minute at Wembley…

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Sports Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024.  EPA/Terje Pedersen

Haaland Becomes Norway's All-time Leading Scorer

Erling Haaland marked his first game as Norway captain by becoming his country's all-time leading scorer — then appeared to indicate he will soon become a…

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Sports Brazil's forward Luiz Henrique (unseen) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Chile and Brazil, at the National stadium in Santiago, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP)

Brazil Has Away Win over Chile in World Cup Qualifying and Messi's Argentina Draws

An 89th-minute goal by substitute Luiz Henrique gave Brazil a 2-1 away win over Chile on Thursday in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. The win meant under…

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Sports Spain's Carlos Alcaraz hits a return to Czech Republic's Tomas Machac during their men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

Alcaraz Out as Top Players Pay Tribute to Nadal at Shanghai Masters

World number two Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in straight sets by 33rd-ranked Tomas Machac on Thursday, losing 7-6 (7/5), 7-5. The…

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Everest Climber's Remains Believed Found after 100 Years

Varieties (FILES) This photograph taken on May 2, 2021 shows a helicopter flying over the Khumbu glacier in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district, some 140kms northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Everest Climber's Remains Believed Found after 100 Years

A documentary team discovered human remains on Mount Everest apparently belonging to a man who went missing while trying to summit the peak 100 years ago,…

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Varieties The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF)

Red Sea International Film Festival Reveals Arab Short Film Lineup for 2024

The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has announced the lineup of Arab short films participating in the Red Sea Shorts Competition. These films will…

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Varieties The forum’s first session hosted Prince Turki Al-Faisal.

Saudi Film Forum: Cinema Beyond the Screen

“Where cinema transcends the screen,” marked the opening of the Saudi Film Forum, which began on Wednesday evening in Riyadh. The event attracted a large…

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Varieties Chinese tourists visit the Mutianyu Great Wall in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

China to Hold Nationwide Survey on Population Changes

China's National Bureau of Statistics said it will conduct a nationwide sample survey from Thursday to "accurately" monitor population changes and better plan…

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Varieties In this photograph taken on October 1, 2024, a tiger rests under a tree at the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district of India's Rajasthan state. (Photo by Peter MARTELL / AFP)

WWF: Wildlife Populations Plunge 73% Since 1970

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment…

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