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World Rescue workers walk past a building damaged by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Panama City, Panama, 09 October 2026. (EPA)

Two Powerful Earthquakes and Multiple Aftershocks Rock Panama

A second powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Panama Friday afternoon following a series of aftershocks, the US Geological Survey said. It came after a…

Arab World A Palestinian woman weeps during the funeral of an eight-year-old boy killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Friday. (EPA)

A Year into Ceasefire, Israel Wages a Scaled-Down War in Gaza

October 10, 2026, marks one year since the announcement of an end to the war in Gaza, even as Israel continues to wage it on a smaller scale, killing more…

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World US President Donald Trump speaks during a Columbus Day celebration in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Says Putin Agrees to Major Release of Diesel to US, Global Markets

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply diesel to US and global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices ahead of…

Arab World An Israeli army vehicle operates in East Zawtar, as seen from West Zawtar, southern Lebanon, October 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Lebanon Says 6 Wounded in Attack That Israel Says Targeted Pro-Iran Syrian Operative

Lebanon said an Israeli attack on Friday wounded six people as Israel said it targeted a "Syrian terrorist" who planned anti-Israel attacks under Iranian…

Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces

Arab World Members of Yemeni government forces during confrontations with the Houthis (AP)

Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces

The military operation “Dawn of Yemen” entered its fifth day on Friday, as government forces completed the clearing of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the…

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Gulf Planes sit on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport after a Flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned Suicide Attack on Tel Aviv Airport, Says UAE Prosecutor

The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last week had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab…

Arab World A displaced Yemeni family enters a makeshift shelter at the Al-Kod Al-Othmani displacement camp in Sheikh Othman district, Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Houthi Escalation Strains Health Services, Deepens Displacement

Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is worsening as the Houthi escalation spreads, leaving more than 5,000 people dead or wounded since August, displacing about 200…

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Mayor: Two Renoir Paintings Stolen in France Recovered

Culture FILE PHOTO: A sign indicates the entrance of the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, France, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

Mayor: Two Renoir Paintings Stolen in France Recovered

Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town's mayor said…

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Culture Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, performs her work "Antigonick" at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, May 8, 2015. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP)

PM: Anne Carson's Nobel Literature Prize 'a Proud Moment for Canada'

Canadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a "proud moment" for the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The 76-year…

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Culture The exhibition showcases photography and video installations documenting lighthouses across diverse global locations. SPA

Red Sea Museum Opens 'Photographing Distance' Exhibition in Historic Jeddah

The Red Sea Museum, operating under Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission, inaugurated the "Photographing Distance" exhibition by Argentine artist Matilde Marín…

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Culture A statue of Alfred Nobel in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 5, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP

Latin American, Caribbean Women Top Nobel Literature Buzz

This year's Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has…

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Culture KSGAAL Signs MoU with Jordan Academy of Arabic

KSGAAL Signs MoU with Jordan Academy of Arabic

As part of its fifth annual international conference, themed "Arabic Language and Culture: Intersections and Dimensions," King Salman Global Academy for Arabic…

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Verstappen on Pole for F1’s Singapore Sprint After Cars Slowed by ‘Error’ in Race Control

Sports Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of Netherlands in action during the Sprint Qualifying at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, 09 October 2026. The 2026 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix is held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on 11 October. (EPA)

Verstappen on Pole for F1’s Singapore Sprint After Cars Slowed by ‘Error’ in Race Control

Max Verstappen snatched pole position for the Formula 1 Singapore sprint race in a hectic qualifying session Friday, while George Russell seized a chance to…


Sports Ronaldo celebrates after scoring. (Abdulaziz Al-Numan)

Ronaldo Returns After Portugal Quarrel and Scores in Al-Nassr Win

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to club action on Friday after a controversial international break with Portugal and bagged the opening goal as Al-Nassr beat…

Sports Türkiye Sack Coach Montella After Nations League Woe

Türkiye Sack Coach Montella After Nations League Woe

Vincenzo Montella was sacked as head coach of Türkiye on Friday following a string of Nations League defeats. "It has been decided not to continue with our…

Sports A photo of the 2019 African Cup of Nations trophy ahead of the final football match between Senegal and Algeria at the Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, July 19, 2019. (Getty Images)

CAF President Says Keeping Africa Cup of Nations as a Biennial Competition Is Back on the Agenda

The Confederation of African Football is reappraising its decision to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every four years, CAF president Patrice Motsepe declared…

Sports Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho attends a press conference ahead of the team's training session at the Valdebebas Sports Complex in Madrid, Spain, 09 October 2026. EPA/JAVIER LIZON

Mourinho Lashes Out at 'Ridiculous' Criticism of Mbappe

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho slammed criticism of star striker Kylian Mbappe, on Friday labelling the attacks as "ridiculous". The French captain has…

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Mongolia Urges No School Outings after Fatal Bear Attack

Varieties A brown bear and her cub play on the road in the outskirts of Sinaia, 140 km north of Bucharest, June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/File

Mongolia Urges No School Outings after Fatal Bear Attack

Mongolia warned schools and kindergartens on Friday to avoid outings to forested and mountainous areas after a fatal bear attack and a sharp rise in sightings…

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Varieties This undated handout photo taken by Curtin University professor and lead researcher Christine Erbe and received on October 9, 2026 shows a sea lion during a hearing test at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. (Photo by Handout / Christine ERBE / AFP)

Seals and Sea Lions Get Hearing Tested at Australia Zoo

Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise. …

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Varieties Pedicabs operate throughout tourist-rich areas of New York City — ANGELA WEISS / AFP

$1,000 for 20 Minutes: New York’s Tourist Pedicabs Spark Outrage

New York lawmakers mulled a bill Wednesday to regulate pedicabs, which swarm touristy areas like Times Square and Central Park and have drawn criticism for…

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Varieties Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail looks out at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton, Australia, on Oct. 7, 2026. (Chris Lewis/Australian Broadcasting Corp via AP)

Australian Shark Attack Survivor Says he Hit at the Predator's Eye in Effort to Fight it Off

Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail jabbed at the eye of the predator that severed his leg in an effort to fight it off before struggling back to shore, the…

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Varieties Kuala Lumpur's skyline shrouded in haze from regional wildfires, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Malaysia Closes Schools in Capital, Parts of Country Due to Haze

Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday, as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again plunged local air quality…

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